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Kids/Parenting: It’s fine, everything is fine.

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  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    edited August 2021
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one for sale that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    dennis on
  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    So for the last 6 weeks I've been not talking about Bulgarian girl being pregnant since last time we found that out she miscarried like a week later. But this time we just got the Harmony genetic screen back for chromosomal abnormalities and it's all normal so I guess I am going to be a father if all goes well?

    But the real important part is I got to send this to my family since we also got the sex back: https://imgur.com/gallery/JqRBeXZ

  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    The only ones I've come across are in-wall mounted units which yeah that's extremely uncommon in the US these days.

  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear out a stuffed nose of a 6 year old? The dude can't blow his nose to save his life. We've been running a humidifier in his room and making him take a hot bath or shower every night but he's still blocked.

    I know if he could just learn how to blow his nose he'd be able to clear it out.

  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear out a stuffed nose of a 6 year old? The dude can't blow his nose to save his life. We've been running a humidifier in his room and making him take a hot bath or shower every night but he's still blocked.

    I know if he could just learn how to blow his nose he'd be able to clear it out.

    We got one of those Fridababy snot sucker things - a tube with a filter, one end at the end of the child’s nose, one end on your mouth, you suck, snot comes out their nose. Works pretty well on a 10m old, though he hates it. I assume the principle would be the same.

  • GilgaronGilgaron Registered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

    Double ovens have a smaller compartment and elide the drawer if you want a smaller compartment. Otherwise for a really small oven most Americans would just use a toaster oven.

  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    Gilgaron wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

    Double ovens have a smaller compartment and elide the drawer if you want a smaller compartment. Otherwise for a really small oven most Americans would just use a toaster oven.

    It’s the two compartments, one with the broiler element and a separate oven temperature control, which I really miss. Being able to cook two things at the same time at two different temperatures is - well, I’m finding it so hard to cook without that ability.

    Having a toaster oven to do it is…fine I guess. But it’s adding a separate appliance and counter and outlet space for something ovens can do already. It’s one of the weirdest, most aggravating everyday culture changes I’ve had since moving.

    But I digress!

  • honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

    Don't most of Europe also have single cavity ovens? I hadn't actually seen a double cavity one with a door like that before.

  • GilgaronGilgaron Registered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Gilgaron wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

    Double ovens have a smaller compartment and elide the drawer if you want a smaller compartment. Otherwise for a really small oven most Americans would just use a toaster oven.

    It’s the two compartments, one with the broiler element and a separate oven temperature control, which I really miss. Being able to cook two things at the same time at two different temperatures is - well, I’m finding it so hard to cook without that ability.

    Having a toaster oven to do it is…fine I guess. But it’s adding a separate appliance and counter and outlet space for something ovens can do already. It’s one of the weirdest, most aggravating everyday culture changes I’ve had since moving.

    But I digress!

    https://www.lowes.com/pl/Double-oven-gas-ranges-Gas-ranges-Ranges-Appliances/4294715788

    That's what I meant, you can get ones with two chambers here, they're just less common. We loved ours so much that when we moved we had a wall oven setup done so we could have two full size ovens. But the standing oven we had with two chambers was great so long as you weren't trying to do a turkey and a big pot at the same time.

  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

    Don't most of Europe also have single cavity ovens? I hadn't actually seen a double cavity one with a door like that before.

    Straight up, I’d never seen a single cavity oven before I moved across the Atlantic.
    It does make making baby food and other food at the same time trickier than it needs to be.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear out a stuffed nose of a 6 year old? The dude can't blow his nose to save his life. We've been running a humidifier in his room and making him take a hot bath or shower every night but he's still blocked.

    I know if he could just learn how to blow his nose he'd be able to clear it out.

    We got one of those Fridababy snot sucker things - a tube with a filter, one end at the end of the child’s nose, one end on your mouth, you suck, snot comes out their nose. Works pretty well on a 10m old, though he hates it. I assume the principle would be the same.

    Might have a couple of these still laying around too.

  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Corvus wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    We solved that by baby gating the kitchen until she was old enough not to need it anymore.

    Due to the landlord renovating this into “open concept” by ripping out a doorframe and sliding doors, there is no baby gate large enough to block off one of the accesses to the kitchen area. I looked, at length.

    It is…upsetting.

    What about this?

    Regalo 192-Inch Super Wide Gate and Play Yard, White https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B003VNKLIY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_Q6HRG7W6HNR678FK43MV

    We’ve got a couple of the smaller Regalo’s blocking out our stairs right now, actually! Sadly due to the irregular size of the opening, I don’t think the giant one would fit (or a subsection of it, as the opening isn’t that wide - maybe three doorways across?)

    We really just need to get on with finding our own place.

    This is the gate we used to keep the kids corralled away from the kitchen. It is configurable, so you can make it much smaller as needed- the individual panels can be removed. The connections are also moveable so you can turn and bend them, and sort of lock them into place once configured.
    We gave up very quickly in babyproofing our kitchen. We have a wide entrance to block off, and it worked until the kids learned how to unlock the gate themselves

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  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Corvus wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    We solved that by baby gating the kitchen until she was old enough not to need it anymore.

    Due to the landlord renovating this into “open concept” by ripping out a doorframe and sliding doors, there is no baby gate large enough to block off one of the accesses to the kitchen area. I looked, at length.

    It is…upsetting.

    What about this?

    Regalo 192-Inch Super Wide Gate and Play Yard, White https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B003VNKLIY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_Q6HRG7W6HNR678FK43MV

    We’ve got a couple of the smaller Regalo’s blocking out our stairs right now, actually! Sadly due to the irregular size of the opening, I don’t think the giant one would fit (or a subsection of it, as the opening isn’t that wide - maybe three doorways across?)

    We really just need to get on with finding our own place.

    This is the gate we used to keep the kids corralled away from the kitchen. It is configurable, so you can make it much smaller as needed- the individual panels can be removed. The connections are also moveable so you can turn and bend them, and sort of lock them into place once configured.
    We gave up very quickly in babyproofing our kitchen. We have a wide entrance to block off, and it worked until the kids learned how to unlock the gate themselves

    Ah, the smaller ones have panels you can add/remove, but I couldn’t make them fit the gap - it was too wide or too narrow. Now if they can turn and bend a bit, that’s very interesting and useful to know. Might fit the gap then. Thanks for that! Shall give it another look.

  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    I was going to recommend the one mentioned by @Corvus and @MulysaSempronius. We used it on our also-open-concept first-floor to block access between the living room / kitchen area and the stairs / hallway. We just had to take a couple panels out, then it mounted nicely between one wall and the bottom of the stairs.

    (The connection points were at 90 degrees to each other, too - one mounted facing south and the other east, as an example, and it worked just fine like that.)

  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    dennis wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Wait.. you pull on the oven door and it swings downward?

    What other kind of oven is there?

    You pull on the oven door and it swings left to right. Harder for tiny people to do, and also harder for them to fall.

    ETA example: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8261858?clickPR=plp:14:69

    I have never seen a single oven that didn't open up in the "normal" pull down fashion. I just don't think any other kind is popular in America. I've never even seen one that doesn't.

    e.g.: https://www.homedepot.com/s/oven

    I hate North American ovens and their huge single cavity so much. But this isn’t a good thread, so will just say it’s a safety problem I hadn’t even thought of before I moved here!

    Also I need a new oven lock I guess.

    Don't most of Europe also have single cavity ovens? I hadn't actually seen a double cavity one with a door like that before.

    Yep. They're the norm in the UK and France at least. You need a really fancy one to get anything else

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    So my son hasn't had any accidents in the last few days of potty training. Like, he's been really good about using the toilet when he has to, way faster than his sister did at the same age.

    Are we....are we almost done with diapers (except for naps/sleep)?! It feels like the finish line is so close.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    My kid's have a Taekwondo class they go to (enrolled my daughter to hopefully build some self confidence) and they have a Nerf Nite coming up... We asked my son if he wanted to go and of course he's excited. I asked my daughter and she said "as long as they don't hit me I'll go" which is exactly what I expected her to say haha.

  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Corvus wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    We solved that by baby gating the kitchen until she was old enough not to need it anymore.

    Due to the landlord renovating this into “open concept” by ripping out a doorframe and sliding doors, there is no baby gate large enough to block off one of the accesses to the kitchen area. I looked, at length.

    It is…upsetting.

    What about this?

    Regalo 192-Inch Super Wide Gate and Play Yard, White https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B003VNKLIY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_Q6HRG7W6HNR678FK43MV

    We’ve got a couple of the smaller Regalo’s blocking out our stairs right now, actually! Sadly due to the irregular size of the opening, I don’t think the giant one would fit (or a subsection of it, as the opening isn’t that wide - maybe three doorways across?)

    We really just need to get on with finding our own place.

    This is the gate we used to keep the kids corralled away from the kitchen. It is configurable, so you can make it much smaller as needed- the individual panels can be removed. The connections are also moveable so you can turn and bend them, and sort of lock them into place once configured.
    We gave up very quickly in babyproofing our kitchen. We have a wide entrance to block off, and it worked until the kids learned how to unlock the gate themselves

    Ah, the smaller ones have panels you can add/remove, but I couldn’t make them fit the gap - it was too wide or too narrow. Now if they can turn and bend a bit, that’s very interesting and useful to know. Might fit the gap then. Thanks for that! Shall give it another look.

    We have one, I'll have to see if I can find a link. It's got three panels, and the middle one has a latching gate so you don't have to step over it.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Toddler is back to Daycare this week after being out since March 2020. I'm still working from home... And even though the 8 and 6 year olds are still home it's insane how quiet it is. I don't know what I'm going to do with 0 interruptions.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    @urahonky we'll tag you once in a while to give you that distraction you crave.

    Or you could give us your phone number and we can really bug you.

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  • CarpyCarpy Registered User regular
    I'm impressed you made it 17 months. We had to send it toddler back once daycare reopened last fall, it was impossible to get anything down with them around.

  • shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    School starts next Tuesday for my 6 and 8 year olds and I cannot wait.

  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    We're lucky to have "summer camp" here that is basically school only during the summertime. However, that only goes for this week and next, and school starts the day after Labor Day. I do not look forward to that two week gap.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    @urahonky we'll tag you once in a while to give you that distraction you crave.

    Or you could give us your phone number and we can really bug you.

    Don't you dare!!
    Carpy wrote: »
    I'm impressed you made it 17 months. We had to send it toddler back once daycare reopened last fall, it was impossible to get anything down with them around.

    Honestly my mental health has suffered a lot. It's part of the reason why I'm going to have to send my kids to in-person schooling and daycare again. It's a risk but at this point I don't think it's good for my kid's mental health as well.

  • CauldCauld Registered User regular
    edited August 2021
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    @urahonky we'll tag you once in a while to give you that distraction you crave.

    Or you could give us your phone number and we can really bug you.

    Don't you dare!!
    Carpy wrote: »
    I'm impressed you made it 17 months. We had to send it toddler back once daycare reopened last fall, it was impossible to get anything down with them around.

    Honestly my mental health has suffered a lot. It's part of the reason why I'm going to have to send my kids to in-person schooling and daycare again. It's a risk but at this point I don't think it's good for my kid's mental health as well.

    We debated sending my then 3yr old to preschool last year. I thought he needed to interact with other kids since we'd done a bad job of doing that even before COVID. We both strongly believe it was the right choice. He really enjoyed it, and all of our mental health really suffered whenever he was home.

    Edit to say I'm worried about the large number of young kids who have now gone 1yr+ without really interacting with other kids their age. I don't begrudge any parent for making the choice they think is best, but I'm still worried about the long term impacts. Hopefully they're minimal.

    Cauld on
  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    @urahonky daddy, where do trees come from?

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  • CarpyCarpy Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    @urahonky we'll tag you once in a while to give you that distraction you crave.

    Or you could give us your phone number and we can really bug you.

    Don't you dare!!
    Carpy wrote: »
    I'm impressed you made it 17 months. We had to send it toddler back once daycare reopened last fall, it was impossible to get anything down with them around.

    Honestly my mental health has suffered a lot. It's part of the reason why I'm going to have to send my kids to in-person schooling and daycare again. It's a risk but at this point I don't think it's good for my kid's mental health as well.

    The upswing in my oldest's mood and demeanor was significant and immediate when they started in school again for the last month of the semester. They were only going 4 days a week and it was less than a half day but just getting to see other kids again was huge for them.

  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    We had our kiddo out of daycare for about 14 months, sent her back in May. We were worried about her development, but toddlers (she’s now two and a half) can bounce back pretty well, and since she has been back she has been learning new things like crazy.

    That said, I am worried about having to pull her out again if Delta gets worse. Last year was tough, and I am a little shocked we managed to get through it, but I don’t know if I can handle going through that again.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    @urahonky daddy, where do trees come from?

    You're pure evil!!

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    @urahonky daddy, where do trees come from?

    You're pure evil!!

    Why?

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  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    @urahonky daddy, where do trees come from?

    You're pure evil!!

    But what if he isn't?

  • DisruptedCapitalistDisruptedCapitalist I swear! Registered User regular
    Why is the sky blue white?

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    That's it. You guys have all made the list!

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Day 1 of daycare and we get an email sent to us (to every parent) saying Hands, Foot and mouth virus is sweeping the daycare. And if your child gets it you must wait for the sores to heal before they come back in.

    Ah how I've not missed this part of the daycare lol

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Day 1 of daycare and we get an email sent to us (to every parent) saying Hands, Foot and mouth virus is sweeping the daycare. And if your child gets it you must wait for the sores to heal before they come back in.

    Ah how I've not missed this part of the daycare lol

    Ugh, I don't miss that.

    Schools here start 24Aug, which is earlier than we thought they would. Full masks inside, still doing contract tracing and all that jazz. Which is good, hopefully things are relatively smooth again this year.

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  • SoggybiscuitSoggybiscuit Tandem Electrostatic Accelerator Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Day 1 of daycare and we get an email sent to us (to every parent) saying Hands, Foot and mouth virus is sweeping the daycare. And if your child gets it you must wait for the sores to heal before they come back in.

    Ah how I've not missed this part of the daycare lol

    If I remember correctly you are near Dayton right? It’s definitely a thing in that area right now because my nephew got it from one of his friends at his birthday party mid July.

    I honestly hadn’t even heard of it until he got it. It was one of those things I missed as a kid.

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  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    Go to daycare, they said. It'll be fun, they said. Meet new kids and catch interesting diseases, they said.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Day 1 of daycare and we get an email sent to us (to every parent) saying Hands, Foot and mouth virus is sweeping the daycare. And if your child gets it you must wait for the sores to heal before they come back in.

    Ah how I've not missed this part of the daycare lol

    If I remember correctly you are near Dayton right? It’s definitely a thing in that area right now because my nephew got it from one of his friends at his birthday party mid July.

    I honestly hadn’t even heard of it until he got it. It was one of those things I missed as a kid.

    Yeah I'm in Dayton. They said normally it's a one time deal per season but some of these kids have gotten it twice already so that's why they are requiring them to not have the sores. They're being extra precautious.

  • m!ttensm!ttens he/himRegistered User regular
    Parents of SW Ohio kids who got HFM this summer, represent! :biggrin:

    We were freaking out because a week before we left on vacation my daughter had to be picked up early because she threw up at school (and she has never thrown up before in her life, aside from spitting up as a newborn). She got off easy though with just 1 sore on her cheek and one on her tongue. She got over it just a day or two before we had to leave but then caught the other bug circulating around daycare that week, which was an upper respiratory virus. Let me tell you how fun it was driving 16 hours in the car with a sick kid who is too young to take cold medicine and cannot entertain herself for long stretches at a time.

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