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Decided to do the "volcano" thing with my 5yo last Saturday. Used baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, all the classics. Well I miscalculated the rati
Switched from texting with my ex (nightmare) to OurFamilyWizard 3 months ago. Game changer, honestly. All messages are timestamped, there's a custody
I'm trying to renovate a corner of the garage into a little workshop situation but my toddler keeps getting into everything. She's destroyed paint, tr
My ex is way stricter than me. She has a bunch of rules I wouldn't enforce - no screens after 7pm, limited snacks, bedtime at 8:30 even on weekends. I
My son is 6 weeks old and I haven't slept more than 3 hours straight in forever. Last night I put the diaper bag in the fridge instead of the milk. My
Okay so this is apparently a good problem to have but like... my son decided last week he just wants to sleep 10 hours straight now. Which is amazing!
My 4yo caught some stomach bug and I've been a complete mess for 2 days. Not even about the bug itself—she's fine—but I keep catastrophizing about eve
My daughter is 8 weeks old and I thought this was supposed to be one of the best times of my life. Instead I feel empty and resentful and anxious all
Been thinking about this a lot lately. The world keeps changing and sometimes I feel like the rules keep changing too. But at the core I think it's st
Tried working from home today while my 18mo had a fever. Got maybe 45 minutes of actual work done in an 8-hour day. My boss kept messaging asking abou
Found out through our 8yo that his mom's boyfriend is the new assistant coach for his baseball team. I have NOTHING against the guy - don't even know
She's 9. She tried out kind of last minute, wasn't even sure if she wanted to do it. Got the email this morning that she made the U10 competitive team
So we did this thing where we literally took everyone's devices away for 2 hours after school and said "go outside or find something to do that isn't
Christmas is hers this cycle. Easter is hers. I'm trying not to be bitter about it but ngl it sucks. We're supposed to alternate but life keeps happen
Had what we thought was gonna be a fun 6-hour drive from Boston to NYC yesterday. My 9yo gets carsick super easy and I KNEW this but forgot to pack gi
She went back to her job 5 months post-baby and honestly we underestimated how much this would shake things up. She's exhausted, I'm exhausted, baby i
This is what parenthood does to you. My brain is fried. I had the phone pressed to my ear the whole time. My oldest watched the whole thing without sa
Small thing but after literally 3 years of nagging, battles, forgotten assignments, and general eye-rolling, my 13yo has actually been doing his homew
This might sound dumb but I'm genuinely asking. I leave work at 6, pick up kids from daycare by 6:15. We're home by 6:45. I'm absolutely wrecked - men
Looking for recommendations on paint, markers, clay - stuff that's actually good quality but also won't destroy our kitchen table or the rug. My 5yo i