We've tried Pampers Swaddlers, Pampers Pure, Pampers Swaddlers Size 2, and literally three different rash creams and my daughter STILL gets diaper rash twice a week. Is anyone else experiencing this or are we just failing at the basics? We change her constantly, use wipes that say gentle, don't use ...
lol so my 7yo has discovered the shorts feature and now every time I pick him up from school he's like 'did you see that 30 second video about slimes???' I set it to a 30 min limit but he literally fills it with back-to-back 15-30 second videos and thinks he's being clever. Like sir you watched 60 v...
Not asking for sleep training advice or anything, just venting that our schedule has become 4am wake time, can't get back to sleep, so we're up for the day. This has been happening for 3 weeks straight. My wife is destroyed. I'm destroyed. Our lives now revolve around 4am. We've tried adjusting bedt...
We got rid of our WiFi password and made it physical. You have to go ask one of us to give you the password if you want to use WiFi (phone data is separate and they have limits on that too). Kids actually use it LESS now because having to ask creates friction. And here's the weird part - they talk t...
We've got 3 kids (6, 8, 11) with various devices and I'm honestly overwhelmed trying to manage everyone's screen time separately. Right now I'm using: - iPad built-in Screen Time for the youngest - Android's parental controls (poorly) for the 8yo - iPhone Screen Time for the 11yo Is there a singl...
Wake up at 5:45. Work 8 hours. Pick up kids. Dinner. Bedtime routine. Fall asleep reading. Repeat. Haven't had a full conversation with my wife in weeks. Haven't seen a friend since March. I'm not depressed (I don't think?) but I'm completely empty. Got mad at my 5yo yesterday because she asked me a...
Took my 8yo and 11yo up to the Appalachian Trail last Saturday for what I thought would be a nice 4-mile loop. Seemed easy enough, right? WRONG. My 8yo got tired after 2 miles, started complaining her legs hurt, then just... stopped moving. I had to basically carry her the last 1.5 miles. My legs we...
After about a year of chaos, we finally cracked it. Clothes picked the night before, backpacks packed, breakfast is just cereal (not trying anymore), I shower Sunday night instead of Monday. Takes us from a screaming meltdown every Monday to... only 50% chaos. I know this is small but after months ...
So this was my mini-me's idea, not mine. Kid watches too much cooking shows. We dug a hole in the backyard, built a frame out of cinder blocks, ordered a prefab oven insert online (best decision ever, don't try to DIY the actual oven part), and got a mason working with us for one day to help with th...
We're currently texting about schedule stuff and it's a mess - no documentation, easy to forget who said what. She's resistant to OurFamilyWizard because of the cost. Are there any free apps that actually work for basic scheduling and communication? Doesn't need to be fancy, just organized.
Set up a tie-dye station in the backyard yesterday with my 5 and 9 year olds. The 5yo got dye all over herself, we used like 3x more rubber bands than needed, colors came out kinda muddy instead of vibrant. But both kids had an absolute blast, laughed the whole time, and we got some genuinely cool s...
Just negotiated "flexible hours" with my new employer. Want to get a real sense of what that means in practice at other companies before I get surprised: - Can I really start at 10am if I finish at 6pm? - If I work Saturday am do I get time off Wed afternoon? - Is it actually flexible or just "flex...
I genuinely love my kids (3yo twins) but sometimes I just need to NOT be around anyone. I'll go sit in my car in the driveway for 20 mins and my brain finally quiets down. My wife thinks I'm avoiding the kids but honestly it's the opposite—I need that reset so I can actually be present with them ins...
Since everyone asks, here are the ones my kids actually use without me having to force them: **Duolingo** - My 8yo has been doing Spanish for 3 months, actually pretty fun with the streaks thing **Khan Academy Kids** - Free, solid math stuff for younger kids **Scratch** - If your kid's into creativ...
Was having a really dark day last Thursday. Not suicidal but just... done. Called in to work, told my wife I needed the day, and honestly just sat in my car at a park for a couple hours. Did nothing. Read a book. Breathed. Didn't go home, didn't try to "be productive" with the day. Came back Frida...