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We're all just doing our best for our [Kids]

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  • MusicDragonMusicDragon Registered User regular
    We have this Star Wars abc book for Damian called ABC-3PO. It’s really cute, goes through the whole alphabet using Star Wars characters. Underneath each letter/character, there is a little poem about the character. Damian has just been bonkers over it the last week or so. Enough so that he has retained bits and pieces of the various poems. Squirrel and I walked into the nursery last last night to hear “A for Ackbar, poor Ackbar. B for Boba Fett, bounty hunter.” It was cute.

  • schussschuss Registered User regular
    Eh, if they like dresses, let them play with dresses. I know a bunch of boys that love their princess dresses.

  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Burpette has discovered that poo jokes are hilarious

    Ours' favourite joke is currently:
    Knock knock
    Who's there?
    Europe
    Europe who?
    No, you're a poo!

    It's hilarious the first, I'd say, 3-5 times

    The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    Yay for new baby!

    Congratulations! Hope mom is doing well too!

  • JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited February 2019
    Woo baby!
    schuss wrote: »
    Eh, if they like dresses, let them play with dresses. I know a bunch of boys that love their princess dresses.

    Yeah, Niko loves his rainbow dress especially.

    I actually prefer the kids use makeup sometimes over... marker, which is what both kids used last night to decorate their bodies. Niko still has bright blue circles all over his legs!

    Janson on
  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Man, fuck this winter.

    Jack has pink eye, a scratched cornea (has to wear an eye patch.... Mallory called him a pirate when she saw him lol), and has a bad cough

    Mallory has double ear infection, sore throat, pink eye, and croup

    My wife has a sore throat, cough, and fever

    And I, a week after getting over the flu, have a sore throat and a really nasty cough

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Kid names are a funny business

    Somebody I know has just named their baby Xander. It feels very odd to not give the baby the full name and then use a shortened version. Going straight to short form rubs me the wrong way for some reason

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  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    Mom is doing great, thanks for asking, and baby is off the air pressure system. Oxygen says are 95+ with no assistance.

    She even latched for a good 30 minutes on the 2nd go so mom is super happy. Think we’re staying on more night.

  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    As if it's on some biological clock or something.

    Today, on her 3rd birthday, my sweet girl has uttered out those words that every parent at least slightly fears,

    "But why?"

  • SmrtnikSmrtnik job boli zub Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Kid names are a funny business

    Somebody I know has just named their baby Xander. It feels very odd to not give the baby the full name and then use a shortened version. Going straight to short form rubs me the wrong way for some reason

    What's the full version of that?

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    Smrtnik wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Kid names are a funny business

    Somebody I know has just named their baby Xander. It feels very odd to not give the baby the full name and then use a shortened version. Going straight to short form rubs me the wrong way for some reason

    What's the full version of that?

    Alexander, probably.

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  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator mod
    I remember with our son we celebrated each new thing he could do. And we would think "that's so cool, oh my goodness he's getting so big!" And then he'd incorporate it into his play with his toys and we got to watch him build on it and grow and it was so nice.

    With his sister one of says "hey guess what she did today?" and the other is like "shit don't even tell me I'll just go tape all the batteries to the ceiling and hopefully she won't figure out how to get them down right away."

    And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Smrtnik wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Kid names are a funny business

    Somebody I know has just named their baby Xander. It feels very odd to not give the baby the full name and then use a shortened version. Going straight to short form rubs me the wrong way for some reason

    What's the full version of that?

    Alexander

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  • ProlegomenaProlegomena Frictionless Spinning The VoidRegistered User regular
    William (7) suggested we play I Spy in the coffee shop; he started with "two words, 'a' 's' " which turned out to be.... "a shop", which I declared to be cheating.

    Owen (almost 4), who clearly lives in some kind of dadaesque reality that overlaps ours in some way followed up with "two words, 'p' 'n' ", which after me and William had completely exhausted any possibility was declared to be "horse aeroplane".

  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    I'm currently struggling to be patient and tolerant of my teenager. I feel like I might be failing at the patience part of things.

  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    Ugh. 5 year old has the flu. No fever. Just stomach ache, fatigue, and nausea. Wouldn't have taken gone to the doctor if she hadn't thrown up twice today.

    If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited February 2019
    So I think I've discovered the secret to getting my 4-year-old to concentrate on an activity for a length of time.

    We just played LEGO together for 3 hours straight, using just basic blocks and me pulling up PDF build instructions from their website, showing him each step one at a time and letting him figure out what pieces needed to be added where. We got him that classic box as well as a Jurassic World set last Christmas, and while he worked with me putting the set together just fine over the holidays, he didn't show an interest in the generic LEGO experience of free building until very recently.

    His favourite build today was this friggin toaster, of all things. He mixed in some darker browns in the toast though "so it has peanut butter, daddy":
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    Ugh. 5 year old has the flu. No fever. Just stomach ache, fatigue, and nausea. Wouldn't have taken gone to the doctor if she hadn't thrown up twice today.

    I feel you. Our son has had the same bug for 2 weeks now. We thought he kicked it and was fine all week, then he randomly puked late last night and this morning. No fever, regular energy, just randomly has a sore stomach and needs to puke. And diarrhea.

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    Our guy and Mommy have had the same recurring bug since winter started. Mostly just a bad cough, but it starts disrupting sleep :(

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Could be a stomach virus.

    Apparently that's going around.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    My wife caught some kind of slow-acting cold a week ago that the two little guys are just now getting. My middle guy's just noticeably snotty and drained, but it's managed to crank Tiny Wonder's usually high needs to painful levels. Just messed up the dismount trying to put him down, again, and it's nearly morning at this point- between myself and my now almost-not-quite recovered wife, the baby has woken up needy on eight separate occasions since bedtime last night

  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    Apparently my almost six year old watched a Nailed It this morning where the host demonstrated how to make fondant flowers and then she did this with Play Doh. I didn't expect my children to start being superior to me this soon but what're you gonna do?

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Peen wrote: »
    Apparently my almost six year old watched a Nailed It this morning where the host demonstrated how to make fondant flowers and then she did this with Play Doh. I didn't expect my children to start being superior to me this soon but what're you gonna do?

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    Maybe you can send her to work in your place?

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  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    Peen wrote: »
    Apparently my almost six year old watched a Nailed It this morning where the host demonstrated how to make fondant flowers and then she did this with Play Doh. I didn't expect my children to start being superior to me this soon but what're you gonna do?

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    Break their hands to slow down your inevitable downfall.

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    I mean this is the same child who was eating chicken a few days ago and said "this is flesh and it is good!"

    so honestly I think I'm going to let her do what she wants and hope for the best.

  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    Left the NICU today and got to bring baby Monica home.

    Quick feed for us and then her, then a bit of sleep. She’s been pretty good.

    They did mention she looks at tad yellow, but when they checked her levels they were perfect so it’s something for us to just watch. Seems like the baby jaundice is pretty common but everything is perfect otherwise

  • JansonJanson Registered User regular
    Baby jaundice is definitely common! Yay for being home!

    Anya displays more adhd traits every day. Often it’s things like I’ll send her upstairs to retrieve a single item, and ten minutes later @Moriveth will have to retrieve her from the bathroom where she’s half-naked and singing.

    Last night I started her shower and called her to get in it. Five minutes later she’s not in the shower but is instead prancing around in a trash-bag dress. Mori brought scented trash bags for our cat litter and she loved the smell so much she decided she had to wear it.

  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    So I don't know whether to awesome your post, because if she has adhd that'll be a challenge for you both, but that's a good story.

  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited February 2019
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    Moriveth on
  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Miles sometimes writes "LUV MOM" and it melts my heart.

    I'm holding on for the inevitable realization by him that he can write bad things too.

    And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited February 2019
    Smrtnik wrote: »
    How do you get 2-3yo to eat sushi?

    you put a plate of it down and they eat it and then you get it every week for the rest of your life. my 2 year old and 4 year old both LOVE it.

    edit - it probably helps i live in Vancouver so sushi is EXTREMELY PREVALENT here.

    edit 2 - freaking Julia, who is now 2, will just eat a big ol plate of salmon sashimi and then get real mad if we have no left but then she notices there is still some on mommy or daddy's plate. spoiled ass kid.

    Hardtarget on
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  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    Well Siglet licked some salmon before rejecting it today so she's basically the same right

  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    After her name, the first thing Adeline learned to write was " I Love You". Now she's writing it everywhere. It's lovely. Wish she didn't write it with sharpie on her backpack, though

    If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
  • DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    when I was a baby, I was really into the carrot mush flavor of baby food

    I turned orange and my mom thought I had jaundice and the doctor was like "nah this mafck just loves carrots, feed him less carrots, it'll go away"

  • Banzai5150Banzai5150 Registered User regular
    Oh oh oh! I forgot to post this. So I’ll snag it from the NHL thread.


    On the 1st I take my daughter to Amalie Arena to skate with Thunderbug. Then Saturday the 2nd we get to see them play Ottawa. And the best part for daddy? We get a meet and greet with the players. All for $75 Kids Club membership. She already got a ton of swag and a signed mini stick from Point.

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  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    Events have transpired to decide that today is the day that my wife is trying to start nap training our 18 month old. We've had her sleep trained for 4 or 5 months now, basically right after she healed from her surgery, but she's already not a great napper. We tried this a couple of months ago, and she just sat in her crib and screamed for 45 minutes. Even with us going in to check on her, its just like its the end of the world all of a sudden. However, last time, we didn't really work to set a routine to make the move, like we did at bed time, so for the last couple of weeks my wife has been holding her for her naps in her room, after reading her a naptime book. So maybe it will go better?!?!? I'm guessing not based on early texts from my wife.

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  • Banzai5150Banzai5150 Registered User regular
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  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    Just got a call from my wife, C tripped over on the playground and has a gash on his forehead, he's with the principal. My in-laws are on their way to get him, I would take twice as long as I bussed to work today.

    I hope it's OK, but I can't do much.

    Also my uncle died last night and I haven't processed that yet either.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    plufim wrote: »
    Just got a call from my wife, C tripped over on the playground and has a gash on his forehead, he's with the principal. My in-laws are on their way to get him, I would take twice as long as I bussed to work today.

    I hope it's OK, but I can't do much.

    Also my uncle died last night and I haven't processed that yet either.

    Jesus. I'm sorry to hear all that Plufim. If you need anything at all, don't be afraid to ask.

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