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@elzappozah It might be worth posting on r/workingmoms to see if there are other folks in your area with similar aged kids! I've learned that just having kids in common is not enough to make a friendship, so I've definitely had some false starts. However, I have found that most of the mom...

@leedoldol Do it! I went to one, and most of the moms there were meh (one later tried to use our friendship to sell me MLM crap) but I met one woman who happened to live two blocks from me and we hit it off! She's smart, educated and politically engaged. It's funny, because we have stayed...

@azngirl4god YES! Elementary school age is the best. Mine is 8, and we can have actual conversations, and she can help care for herself and help around the house. It's WAY better than infancy and toddler-hood!

@magdalenab My daughter started attending center based care at 18 months, and they moved her into a preschool classroom at 3. But they didn't have a super academic curriculum. I didn't see her learn to read or write in any meaningful way until last year, when she was in first grade. It was a...

@yunus061 And meanwhile, the AAP is now suggesting that everyone breastfeed for two years. Fer crissakes. I'm fed up.

@marialavender Please do not be afraid to talk to your doc about medication. I had pretty bad PPD, and went on Lexapro shortly after my kid was born, which was super helpful. I know that Lexapro can also be used for anxiety. And I was a mess when my husband went back to work. I had milk supply...

@rosemeka13 I know! I feel like I believed in Santa for a really long time... But I actually don't remember when I stopped believing, so maybe I was actually six or seven? I've been trying really hard to get my kid to understand that Christmas is really about the spirit of giving. Yes, it...

@rosemeka13 Sounds like it may just be your daughter's personality Mine is also five, and Christmas is always SO EXCITING! We typically have her Nana and Bompa (my parents) stay over on Christmas Eve, so that everyone is there when she wakes up and can experience her excitement. Of course, we...

@servewithlove I have a friend who wanted to have a second, and so she and her spouse started trying and - whoops - now they're pregnant with twins. So they're going from 1 to 3. I am shuddering at the thought. And like me, she's turning 40 this year. Which makes me shudder again. I'm wiped out...

@samanthaadams We often host playdates with my niece, who is 5, and my kid, 7.5. Granted, there is something nice about them being able to play together. Neither needs a ton of direct supervision. I think this is because neither of them are toddlers any longer. However, my niece LOVES to make...

@lackadaisical I just taught my daughter about unions today. Fuck corporations. I'm so fed up with it all.

@robertnethromik Definitely not! I gave birth in a Northern California hospital staffed primarily by midwives, and they had no fear of deploying a variety of medical interventions if needed or requested. (However, I was one of those loonies who wanted to do it sans epidural... But the decision...

@bachatagirl I am OAD because I waited to see if I would be struck by baby fever after the birth of my kid and it never hit. I'm 7.5 years in so it isn't ever going to hit. Plus, my spouse says he's too old and wouldn't have the energy to deal with a newborn again. (He's 48, and I'm 39, so, fair.)

@atlkate There's nothing worse than starting a new job and realizing early on into your tenure that it's a bad place to work. In my last job, I was eight weeks into having started when I thought to myself "oh shit. I've made a horrible mistake by taking this job." Like you, I put my head down...

@quantum777 You're incredible. I commend you for parenting with Ehlers- Danlos!! I have MS, which was a virtual nonfactor for the first three years of my kid's life, but now that it's catching up with me, I am VERY grateful to be OAD. I don't really have the energy or physical wherewithal to...

@lilpeoplez YEP. I NEVER email or Slack my direct reports outside of work hours. I don't ever want them to feel the need to respond when it is not work time!!!

@acuriousgirl I think it gets easier once your kid is older and doesn't need you to do everything for them. And they're not always putting themselves in danger, so you don't have to keep an eye on them always. But here's what's unfair - as they get older, so do you, which means you're just more...

@abraham7777 I have helpful grandparents nearby, but let me tell you, asking for help is loaded and I feel guilty about it. My mom still works, and my dad just got diagnosed with cancer. So, I don't take advantage very often. My sister on the other hand has no problem foisting her kid off on my...

@uluvsamm My grandmother's youngest brother was born on her sixth birthday. When her parents brought him home, she said to take him back. She already had two brothers and wanted a sister instead.

@mjes It was the saddest day when my daughter stopped napping (she's now 6, so it's been a minute.) We used to nap/nurse, where we'd both lie in bed. I could rest and read, and it was always great. Now I only get those breaks when my spouse takes her out and about. This is one of those...