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“Normal didn't work for too many of our kids. ... The notion of a return to normalcy I really think is a wrong headed approach to this moment. And I hope people resist it.” @pauldarvasi https://t.co/2tjggtPa7c

Anyone else dread seeing what the grandparents got the kids for Christmas?

Between the overall size of the gifts and the number of pieces that will end up all over my house, I can't stand holidays where gifts are exchanged. I'm running out of square footage to fit this stuff! Oh and surprise! They also got my daughter a kitten without discussing it with us at all.

My husband is getting stoned for baby’s first Christmas

It’s 12pm and my mother is here from another country for our 7 month old baby’s first Christmas. It’s also my husband and my first Christmas with my mother in 7 years. We haven’t even finished opening presents, because baby got grumpy and needed a nap halfway through. My husband just informed me that he’s going outside to have a “virtual smoke session” with his best mate. I’m so upset. I’m not a smoker and I hate the smell and don’t like him to be around baby too much immediately after smoking. I just don’t understand why he needs to do it now. It’s only 12pm and the day has barely started. I think I would be a lot less upset if he did it this evening, but to be stoned all day on baby’s first Christmas…? Am I overreacting? Can anyone who smokes please explain this to me?

How are you? Answers in gif format only 😉

I am picturing many of you collapsed on the floor, surrounded by piles of wrapping paper and sugared up kids 😆

I thought first Christmas with my son would be nice

Or maybe it’s just me that wanted things to be perfect. Since last night after we got back from my family’s he refused to go to sleep. Which he’s been doing fine with for a while but I guess we’re entering that sleep regression phase. The most either of us slept last night was 2 hours. Non stop crying all morning. Spit up all over his nice Christmas onesie that I wanted to take pictures in. He’s fussy not matter what I do, trying to get him to nap makes him scream his head off… it’s normal baby stuff I know but I was hoping our first Christmas would be something different. I’m tired, I’m sad. I miss his mom. Knowing she’s not here I wanted to make it extra memorable so this whole day wouldn’t be about feeling that loss for my son and me. Not crying in the living room while I hear my son crying in his crib. Maybe he misses her too, just didn’t want today to be like this. Any other day fine but not Christmas.

Nanit Camera is bullshit

So we spent the $500 on the nanit camera. Plus another $100 for the stand and probably around another $400 on the breathing wear. Now that our one year subscription is up we can’t track his breathing anymore!? The video quality is subpar. It loses internet connection all the time. It doesn’t communicate well with your phone so it won’t even shut off when you want it to. They have bad customer service. It’s not worth the money. It’s not a one time buy. You have to spend minimum $150 per year to be able to use all of its functions! I am having regrets. Edit: I also tried to leave a review on their website but couldn’t figure it out haha

Breastfeeding is so isolating

Sitting here crying in my room on Christmas as I nurse my 2 week old for what seems like the millionth time. Outside in the kitchen, I get to hear everyone eating and having a great time and it makes me so sad. That I'm missing out on all the fun. I'm so ready to start pumping. Yes it has its own set of challenges but I look forward to having a bit more freedom. Where I'm not the only one responsible for feeding my girl. My husband is great but he is unable to comprehend the responsible I have. He still is able to get out and have his freedom. To get uninterrupted sleep. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day

I took my youngest to the ER last night, and now I'm a state away from my other kids.

What started as a trip to the ER that I anticipated would end with IV fluids and being sent home turned into an air ambulance ride to a bigger hospital in another state. My little one is okay, but her symptoms worried the ER doc, her Primary, and a PICU doc enough to recommend transport for observation. I'm happy she's stable, but I'm bummed that I'm missing Christmas with my other 2 kids.

MIL comment on Christmas

My husband got me a treadmill for Christmas (I asked for it). Mother in law FaceTimes me to see our toddler today. I told her that we got a treadmill and she asked me if I’d use it. I jokingly said ‘whenever my husband gives me a break’. Her response is, ‘oh you’ll just have to exercise during nap time or after bedtime’. I’m a SAHM and my husband works from home. My husband goes to the gym whenever he wants and spends several hours there. He doesn’t have to ‘wait until nap time’ he just gets up and goes. I’m pregnant and sensitive, am I overreacting by thinking her comments were rude?

How do I heal babys cracked lip?

Baby has had a cracked lip for a few days now. It's not red or infected, it seals it's self every day a bit. But this little dude is currently chewing on EVERYTHING (4 months), and rolling in his sleep rubbing his face on the sheets, and the smiliest baby, plus ya know, winter and dry air. So his lip doesn't get a chance to heal all the way. Baby doesn't seem to care, but dangit I want it to heal! I try to put something on it regularly, and luckily he doesn't mind me messing with his lips. Lanolin healed a separate little split in his lip (poor dude is messing with his mouth a LOT) but I guess the placement of this one's more prone to getting harassed. Any suggestions? I'm gonna buy a humidifier, and I'm gonna keep putting lanolin and occasionally a little coconut oil on it. Any out of the box ideas? Or ideas on how to seal it a little too give it a chance to heal?

LO woke up with HFM on Christmas one week after getting out of Covid quarantine and one month after getting over RSV

I’m going to lose my fucking mind. How is this shit even possible? How do people keep a damn job when you have to care for a constantly sick kid? I truly was so relieved once he got over Covid thinking we were in the clear AT LEAST for Christmas. Jokes on me. I know kids get sick in daycare but we are 6 months in and he has missed 40 days. I cannot wait to get out of this Covid denying, anti-masking, POS daycare. He got rsv right around thanksgiving. Covid the week of my husbands 30th birthday that I had a 4 day trip planned for us which cost me about $2k. And now Christmas and New Years. Also, yes, I do feel like Scrooge or the grinch whatever you want to call me because I didn’t get anyone at his daycare anything for Christmas as they ruined my entire month of December and now I feel even more vindicated for doing exactly that. FUCK THAT PLACE AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO REFUSES TO ENFORCE A MASK POLICY THERE.

Joy. Love. Gratitude. Health. Forgiveness. Equity. Acceptance. Empathy. Fairness. Inclusion. Respect. Hope. Peace. Good will. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays. From my house and my heart to yours. https://t.co/kl8ItC17Bq

Cocomelon doesn't work on my child!

Me and the Mrs are not the biggest TV people to start with so my son (9 months old) doesn't get exposed to it much at all. He's become really clingy all of a sudden which I love when I don't need to do things around the house, like wash and sterilize his bottles. I've seen people saying cocomelon is like baby crack and can distract them while you're busy... My son could not give less of a fuck about it, the second I move away he's off following me! 😅🤣 Does anyone else have this problem? And if you do how do you distract your baby when you have things to do that need to be done?

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