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Men's reaction to dating single moms

There's a thread on another sub asking for input. Just curious what this groups reaction is without being belittled by a bunch of teenagers. My thought is I don't understand the "I'm not raising another man's kids" like, you're talking about a child...They're not less of a person because you didn't seed them. That and the whole "I won't be another payday" when those same dudes would happily jump at a sugar mama too I'm sure.

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Postpartum Help

I am a FTM and due in November with a baby girl. I’ve read a lot on here about how horrible the newborn phase is and wondering if a postpartum doula, cleaning lady, lactation consultant would help relief some of the stress that comes during this phase. I’m also thinking about hiring a family member to come cook and clean for us. I only have 3 months with my baby and want to enjoy it. Do you guys think these services would help? Thank you!

Local libraries often have free memberships and toddler story time!

How can I deal with my wife’s protective attitude towards our daughter at nursery?

Our daughter started nursery around 2 weeks ago, and the settling in process has had ups and downs. For example she’s not always eating all her dinner in the evening at the moment, and she’s crying a bit more in the evenings. Generally though she’s still been happy and still wants to play, sing and dance etc. While dropping our daughter off at school this morning, my wife saw another 2 year old boy walk up to our daughter and push her while taking her toy. My wife is now saying she is being bullied, and even wants to remove her from the school. I said it’s probably just a case of another young toddler seeing a toy, and just going for if - there was no intent or bullying involved. Especially if he has siblings it would probably be normal behaviour. Our daughter is an only child and quite sensitive when it comes to this type of scenario. Any ideas should I approach this situation? EDIT: just to add, our daughter is turning 2 in around a month.

School adding a kindergarten class and my daughter has to move classes and away from bff.

My daughter started kindergarten this year. There are 3 classes with 24 kids each. They moved a PE teacher that had elementary experience to be a kindergarten teacher to make a 4th class and my daughter is being moved to be in his class. Her best friend since she was born is in her current class and she will have to move to a class away from him. He is her safety net and what really helps her cope with things. There is no option to stay in class together. Her current teacher is also great and we are sad to move on from her. I'm sure the new teacher will do fine. I'm a little apprehensive since the youngest he's taught is 5th grade. Big difference between an 11 year old and a 5 year old. I'm not sure how to break the news to her. She's going to be devastated. Tomorrow is her last day in her current class.

Did you know Bro-Mos have a sourcebook????

I just finished The Husbands by Chandler Baker. I know we’ve got lawyers, we’ve got Texans, and we’ve got writers. But if I didn’t know better, we’ve got a Texas lawyer/writer mom of two who wrote a fantastic psychological thriller about…momming. And fighting for 50/50 parenting and mental load. And how far, exactly, would you go to get closer? To succeed professionally and personally without either suffering too much? To make your husband reorganize closets, recognize your work and sacrifices, and skip happy hour, cheerfully and voluntarily, to parent? To step up to the stove at dinner time, without prompting, and fix a balanced meal for your kids? The book was great. The plot, twisty. The characters, accomplished. And the inner dialogue of a mom is one we’ve all quietly chanted to ourselves. If you have a chance or need a new book, it’s highly recommended.

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My 5 year old stole chocolate from the shop. Is this punishment too harsh?

I was tidying up her room and I found a bag of chocolates under her bed. The same bag of chocolates I had told her to put back when I was in the shop earlier. I don't have it in me to go into it before bed so I told her we would deal with it in the morning. I'm going to march her into the shop first thing and get her to pay for the chocolate using the money she got from the tooth fairy. But that is just standard, paying for what you take. She needs to learn. So I've decided that Halloween, trick or treating and any candy is not happening this year. I know she is 5 and I know it's quite normal for them to do this and this age but she is a very intelligent girl. And it's the fact that she laughed when I found it. I am not having it. I feel like a terrible parent. Like, am I not paying enough attention to her? Why does she feel the need to steal and lie so casually to my face?

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How did you introduce foods to breastfed baby? Did you skip rice cereal?

I watched videos and tips for BLW. And most just gave baby one food per day. Today I fed him avocado. He ate more than I thought he would. But should I have fed the rice cereal first?

Why does race affect SIDS risk?

I've been playing with [http://www.sidscalculator.com/](http://www.sidscalculator.com/) to get an idea of what our baby's SIDS risk might be. Our baby hasn't been born yet so I can't put in all the factors but our baby will be mixed race. Selecting 'Non-White' increases SIDS risk by 3 times. Does anyone know why? TIA

Sleep when the baby sleeps!

As I lay here at 4:44am feeding the baby for an hour I thought now why didn’t I go to bed when she finally went to sleep before 9pm for once. (3 month sleep regression hitting hard, her bedtime has been past 11pm for what feels like forever!) I then remembered that I can’t eat when the baby eats therefore making it impossible to sleep when the baby sleeps! She’s also a bit of a slacker and I never see her doing laundry or washing dishes… (/s)

Let’s face it – sibling spats are a part of life. While it may be normal, let's talk about tips to move towards sibling HARMONY and less fighting. https://t.co/Qrr8LwDkR0

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