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@johnsubira In-home daycare, tuition is $2K/month. Both teachers and the owner are getting $100 in cash each. We started mid-year, so next year we may be more generous. My husband and I do not exchange gifts for each other and our toddler is 20 months so he has no idea what gifts are. We...

@brhjz Super easy baby that slept 11hrs at night starting 5 months. Also had a laughably easy pregnancy with zero symptoms. My kid is now a sweet 2yo that comes down pretty quickly from meltdowns.

@lordiben I love intermittent fasting! I’ve been doing it for years (stopped while pregnant). I aim first 18 hrs fasting, 6 hrs eating but usually ends up 17:7. 15 yrs ago I lost and kept of 70lbs doing calorie counting but now I like intermittent fasting for maintenance.

@breanne OAD before I even started IVF. My pregnancy was a joke - I had no symptoms besides a belly and regularly forgot I was pregnant. My now 2yo slept independently from the beginning and I formula fed from birth by choice. I do not want to roll the dice.

@atlkate My company has Summer Fridays but people don’t have to work extra hours M-Th to make up for it. That said, the rule is that Summer Fridays aren’t an excuse not to finish a deliverable and you cannot turn refuse client meetings. I manage a team of 14 and some people really take advantage...

@987abc VHCOL area (San Francisco). Daycare full time is $2000/month. Sitters are usually $25-30. We sometimes get a 14 yr old to watch him for a couple hours for $15/hr but she doesn’t change diapers.

@stevenglo I would take your complaints to yelp & google, since she was the owner. What a trash human.

@montycantsin We make the slow cooker version of this salsa verde chicken almost weekly! And add in a rinsed can of black beans at the end.

@jesusmypeace It's ok to know your limits. I had a laughably easy pregnancy (no symptoms besides a growing belly) and a newborn who was a sleepy potato, he's grown into a happy 2yo. My husband and I both work full time in tech, we're in our 40s. I don't want to roll the dice and end up with a...

@keety I’m South Asian and present spiced, flavorful options to my 20mo child daily and have done so since he started purées….and he basically only eats crackers and apples. 😑 There’s no way to predict it. Just keep presenting options and don’t force it.

@ladyknox I tell people that i don’t want to play life on hard mode. Although I had to do IVF to have my son (4.5 months old), everything else so far has been smooth. Virtually no symptoms in pregnancy, a medicated birth where I was cracking jokes while pushing, and a very chill baby that...

@jamescen Unfortunately when I cite fertility issues/IVF and my age, some people have the audacity to tell me "you never know, you might get pregnant again" and "my sister's neighbor's coworker got pregnant at 45 by accident!" Never mind that I have 5 embryos and just don't want a second.

@alexd97 A lot of people have two (or more) because they feel like they have to, that you can't "choose" to have just one. And then they are stressed & overwhelmed. I'm glad I know my limits.

@servewithlove The comments about how you have to wait a few years until the 2 can entertain each other made me cringe. My husband and his older brother are two years apart but his brother has been a narcissistic bully since birth - he's the reason their family had to cut vacations short or my...

@artzmel11 Because a lot of people think they “must” have at least two, whether they want to or not

@savemarriage101 Our house is from 1910 and people keep telling us to knock out walls and make it open concept but I hate open concept. I grew up in a house like that and it was just never quiet. We're a one-child family but between toys and kid shows, it's loud enough.

@logansc Almost 2 years old but since he was 12 months, bedtime at 7:30pm, wake up at 6:30am. We sleep trained and don't intervene at night. If he wakes up between sleep cycles, he soothes himself back to sleep within 15 min. Nap is at daycare from 1-3pm and we follow the same schedule on...

@aray92 I also attack with smugness. A friend with two kids who complains she never gets breaks always gives me a snarky “must be nice” to have time to exercise, read books, and have hobbies. I always say “yep, it’s great!”

@brcseac My baby is 8 weeks and I feel the same, am I “playing” enough? We do some tummy time and I shake little rattles at him, read a couple pages aloud from Harry Potter, or display a few black & white cards. We sometimes listen to music or podcasts while feeding. but then I just put him in...

@huskyblue My husband wanted a second, I don’t. Our son is also IVF, we are paying embryo storage fees. Allow your wife space to grieve the family she wishes she’d had. But also be firm as to why you are OAD. If you waver and give her hope, it’ll be more even more disappointing for her down the...