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    My kid wakes up every day at 4am and I’m drowning

    @mickaela Feed her cheese or something and she’ll go back to sleep. That, or increase fiber because the need to poop is waking her up. I promise
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    Just got hired at a new job and also found out I’m pregnant with baby #2

    @jfortizzle I had this exact same scenario! Verbally accepted a new job on a Thursday, got a positive pregnancy test that Sunday. I felt a lot of stress and embarrassment but my company was chill about it. Waited a while to tell them about the pregnancy. When I did bring it up to people I said...
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    My bonus was pro-rated to deduct my maternity leave

    @mh86 My bonus was prorated for my maternity leave, but I knew it would be. Not from HR, but because another employee told me. Bummer.
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    Why is overworking a flex?

    @atlkate Honestly, that SUCKS. We have summer Fridays too and it’s respected like 75%, so I’m pretty lucky. And I always think I’m going to use it for something cool but then I take a nap. Which is a fantastic use of time too, of course
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    5yo is getting a g-tube

    @christianarmywife I work with a group of people who have a certain disease, and the majority of them end up with gtubes. The families try so hard not to get one, and after they get it they all wish they had done it when it was first suggested because it’s so helpful. I hope this makes life much...
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    Called 9-11 on daughter

    @jar1437 You are saying that your daughter hates you for calling 911, but she also said she hated you before the incident as well. Recognize that she is full of dysregulated emotions and, as one of the closest people in her life, they are going to spill over onto you. That’s okay.
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    Long term deployment w/o family: would you do it?

    @jwesley There are certainly families who live with a parent away. You might want to find a group of military spouses to talk to. It sounds like this might be a great job when your kid is older. I travel for work and had to be away for two nights one week and three nights the next week. The...
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    Is it a bad idea to wait until Black Friday to order my car seat / stroller? I’m due December 6th

    @mrssmith Chicco tends to do 20% off pretty often, which is probably what you’d get on Black Friday. Subscribe to their email list and get your discount sooner
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    Pls help. Irrationally angry w husband :(

    @1stjohn0666 Hire more help. We have daytime childcare and an au pair who helps with dinner/bath/bed
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