My Livejournal Archive
Parenting
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The Paradigm Shift in the Crisper Drawer
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4–6 minutesRead More →: The Paradigm Shift in the Crisper DrawerLet me set the scene: It’s a standard afternoon, and The Girl (my 8-year-old force of nature) is playing Roblox on an old Android phone. It glitched somehow and wasn’t showing all her avatar items and I’m watching in real-time…
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Mom made daughter cry over bangs and I don’t know how to deal with it
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1–2 minutesRead More →: Mom made daughter cry over bangs and I don’t know how to deal with itPosted to r/Parenting My 8yo daughter wanted bangs (has wanted bangs for at least a year) and last night daughter decided to try it herself. I was up first this morning and noticed it. There were a few stray hairs…
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The Magical (and Gross) Truth Behind Spotless Undies: A Guide to Laundry Miracles
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4–6 minutesRead More →: The Magical (and Gross) Truth Behind Spotless Undies: A Guide to Laundry MiraclesIf you’re anything like me, you’ve had that heart-sinking moment when you pull a pair of your kiddo’s underwear out of the hamper (or worse, off the floor) and think, “Oh no, this one’s a goner.” Those brown streaks just…
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Everyone really is dumber than you; get used to it
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3–5 minutesRead More →: Everyone really is dumber than you; get used to itBetween living with my daughter and visiting my nephew during the Christmas season, I think often about how difficult life will be for people who’s brains are operating many steps ahead of most people. This is an open letter to…
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Practical Guide to Handling “It’s Too Hard!” (The PDA Approach)
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4–6 minutesRead More →: Practical Guide to Handling “It’s Too Hard!” (The PDA Approach)I was trying to help my daughter with homework the other day and ran into a weird situation. We got the point where I was saying things like, “write a 5”, then “draw a line”, then I’d hold her hand…
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8yo want to contact grandma we cut off
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1–2 minutesRead More →: 8yo want to contact grandma we cut offOriginally posted on r/absentgrandparents with 23 upvotes and 27 comments For context: We had to cut off my mother several years ago after my father died because she is incredibly toxic to my wife (making backhanded insults and never apologizing…
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A Happy Unicorn Story
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3–4 minutesRead More →: A Happy Unicorn StoryThe Girl had this kick where she absolutely HATED sad parts of stories. I tried to explain how it’s a common plot device called the “darkest hour” or “low point” and that it’s basically used in all storytelling, but she…
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Daughter’s Attitude destroying my wife
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1–2 minutesRead More →: Daughter’s Attitude destroying my wifeOriginally posted on r/Parenting on February 3, 2025 (14:38 UTC) with 85 upvotes and 169 comments. Permalink: https://reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/1igqj0h/daughters_attitude_destroying_my_wife/ My daughter is 7 and has always been independent and had zero interest in having us comfort her or help her. She…
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Parent Cleanup
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1–2 minutesRead More →: Parent CleanupWhat do you do when your oldest is spending the night with his grandparents? You go through his toys and condense them and move the toy box upstairs! Boy did we accomplish a lot tonight! Current Mood: 🙂amused
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