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@aegisheart You could be describing my son, who is now 10. I don't have scientific advice except to keep an eye on the autism possibility. We also thought my son couldn't possibly be on the spectrum as he didn't have the signs except for a bit of compulsive behavior (things need to work in a...

@katrina2017 Night weaning or weaning in general eliminated wakeups for both my kids, fingers crossed for you!

@goodnews84 On the plus side, I go to bed at 9 and just say "goodnight dude, don't read too late" and he puts himself to bed around 10.

@ebveloz Anecdote: My oldest was a terrible sleeper. When he was young we resorted to unsafe cosleeping because we literally couldn't do anything else. Then we tried sleep training for a while. It was rough, it took hours for him to fall asleep, but sometimes it would work for a bit. But then...

@leematthew1234 They might actually be saying that spanking them is not damaging? Still wow.

@antnf8900 My local library hosts knitting circles where people get together to do just that, maybe see if there's something like that or a meetup in your area!

@kimmjohns OK so you shouldn't need an excuse (no is enough) but camp is fucking expensive and you probably paid a deposit or the whole thing up front, does she think you're just going to cancel on a whim?

@cliffco If you had your kids at someone's in-home daycare, and they ignored your kids while they prioritized their own family's laundry and chores, would you want to keep your kids in that daycare?

@raptureman2020 In kindergarten last year my daughter came home and said "I'm going to marry [female classmate] when I grow up. Girls can marry girls, you know." I said, "Yup, you sure can once you're a grown-up." A while later she decided she was going to marry a male classmate instead. "Yep...

@kings73186 Wellll, kind of logical consequences more than natural (natural would be "get a cavity and see how you like that" I think). But, logical in the sense that "well, if I can't trust you to brush your teeth, then I'm going to do what I can to keep your teeth healthy otherwise"

@guilhermesilva My son had the same thing. It totally makes sense because when you speak to him you address him as "you," it's like a name. My kid grew out of it on his own. If you want to be "proactive" I'd focus less on correcting him and more on using those pronouns around other people a...

@mercantilewriter Good for you, mate. Sounds like you're doing great! Regarding the bath thing, here's my two cents: 1) there's nothing wrong with you hanging out in the bathroom with him if he wants company; you can chat, play with bath toys together, or you can read him a book. 2) if he...

@gypsysoule Do you get the impression that you would spend a lot of time together if you lived close? Some families don't.

@hanakahiro And also, some kids are just genetically predisposed and even avoiding pacifiers/bottles/thumbsucking they will still wind up with terrible crossbite! Source: my kid's orthodontist bill

@bjorn Yeah I'd be bummed about exposing my kids to people like that whether or not my kids were cishet.

@theycallmejt This. OP doesn't want their kids around the in-laws, it's not just that they don't like their in-laws.

@glowfood Maybe this worked for me because my kid was relatively sheltered, but I have the same age gap as you. I didn't tell him about the impending sibling until we were 5 months in and had determined the sex. He was oblivious to the belly until then. Saying "you're going to have a little...

@jcbones Anecdotally, after an emergency c-section with my first kid in which I had to be put under general anesthesia, by the time I was out it was really hard to get him to stay awake long enough to nurse. Like, we had to keep poking him and putting a wet washcloth on his head. Did not have...

@ccmrockman Does your kiddo still nap/do you want them to still nap? If so, the morning one might make for a better schedule.

@atlas2023 If you hired a nanny, how much cleaning, cooking, and washing up would you expect them to do? If you put your child in an in-home daycare, would you be happy if the provider stopped engaging with your child in order to do their family's laundry or prep their dinner?