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Difference in parenting views...am I wrong?

If your child is really good a sport, do you make them play it? Theres a back story but its quite long so i will post a short version but if more details are needed i will address it but im just trying to get some other views on it. Short version: 16 yr old son was really good at football and played the last 3 years but over the summer he was in a AAU Basketball league and was approached by other coaches from around the country, telling him how good he was and what an improvement he had made. He made the decision to not play football and focus on basketball. The football coach thinks Im wrong for supporting his decision. He says Im holding him back from a great oppurtunity. He has been trying to guilt my son into playing and i have a meeting with the coach and superintendent next week about it all bc i think the coach is overstepping. Am i wrong? Should i make him play bc he is good?

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My son is convinced that he’s turning into a zombie. What do I do?

Okay, so my adopted son (10) went through a lot of trauma in his early childhood which I won’t go into here but only mentioning in case anyone thinks it’s relevant. So, for the past month maybe 6 weeks, every time he feels slightly ill (most likely anxiety) at night he’s convinced he’s turning into a zombie. He needs constant reassurancing that he’s not turning into a zombie, that he’s fine, that he can’t turn into a zombie, that I’ll protect him etc. I’ve tried rationally explaining that he, obviously, cannot turn into a zombie because they do not exist. But rationally explaining doesn’t help him at all. I tried to just comfort him but it keeps coming up almost every night. Anyone else have advice on what I can do?

I don't exist anymore

Does anyone feel like you don't exist, except when you're being a parent or being seen with your kid(s)? For example, when I post something on social media, it's like I only matter when I'm with my son or speaking about my son. Like, the photos I have with my son will have maybe 20 likes whereas my selfies or anything about myself have maybe only 3... People only seem to pay attention when I'm being a mom. And, to be frank, I *hate* being a mom. I LOVE my son. I just hate being a mom... But if for some reason, I stopped being a mom, would I essentially cease to exist according to others? Am I only good enough when I'm with him? I've thought this before in the first few months after giving birth, but I still feel it 6 years later....

My daughter's been gone for About a month and like..... What do I do now?

She moved to Oregon for college in July and like What now? Do I just...... Feel old, and complain about gas prices now? Do I like, start hating the yungins now? I'm so confused

You’re Doing a Great Job.

Just in case you haven’t heard it today, you’re doing a great job and your baby is so lucky to have you 💕

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Help us: Only way to comfort 8 mo is milk

We’re the proud parents of our 8 month old boy. My partner wants to dial back on breastfeeding, but more often than not the only way we can seem to comfort our young one when he wakes up in the middle of the night is by breastfeeding him (or giving him a bottle). We’ve been reading al sorts of advice about leaving him to cry until he falls asleep again, but this goes completely against our instincts/gut feelings. We’ve also tried comforting him by rubbing his belly, singing, and so on. But milk often seems to be the only way to get him to fall asleep again. Any advice?

How to navigate non-binary life

As title suggests, My kid is 21yo & has labeled themselves as non binary & changed their name to be more masculine. Of course we love them, accept & support their self discovery. It seems like they are leaning heavily on the idea of taking T & having a mastectomy to make them feel like themeselves. I understand where they are coming from, wanting to eliminate the male gaze & not wanting any connection to being seen as female. When we talk, she presents it like doing these two things will eliminate ALL their problems but that's just not true. When I try to bring up just regular ways to solve things they bring up that I don't understand "queer" relationships. How do I navigate ? Where do I even begin?

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Anybody Own a Doona Car seat/ Stroller?

I have been looking at these and I was wondering if anybody had any personal experience with them?

Unpopular opinion: I can't wait for my kid to stop napping!

After my oldest kid stopped napping, I fought it at first. I enjoyed that break in the middle of the day to just chill out and recharge before we continued our day. Now that my second kid is here, I am over the napping thing. On days my oldest is home, I feel like I can't plan to get out of the house until the little one's nap is over around 11 and then we have to plan for a car nap later so we have to leave earlier than anyone wants. On the days that my oldest goes to preschool, I still feel like the whole day revolves around naps and I'm wishing I was at work. I'm over it, I can't wait until the youngest stops napping and we can enjoy our entire days together.

Actions are remembered long after words are forgotten - Lolly Daskal. This is great for #parents and children

I know I should be grateful, but…

Our old vacuum died last weekend so I wasn’t able to do the floors. Our new one finally arrived and I told my husband I was going to vacuum and wash the floors today. I like to vacuum a room, then use our mop/floor washer before moving to the next. Well, I was mopping the floor in the front entry and DH grabs the vacuum and starts doing all kinds of random chores with it; ie playing with the attachments. So, I’m ready to start on the next room, but I can’t because he’s playing with the vacuum. There are a million other chores he could do, but he had to take the tool I need to do mine. 🤬