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    It’s ok if your nursery isn’t finished or doesn’t exist

    @sofie My nursery is still not finished. My kid is almost three months old 🤣 All your kid needs when they’re born is a place to sleep. A changing table might make things easier for you, but you can change them on any flat surface. A rocker or glider might make things easier for you, but I’ve...
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    Anyone else want to go back to 1992 when every single grade didn’t have a “graduation” ceremony?

    @godsgal41 Yep. I had a preschool graduation, too, in addition to kindergarten, 5th, and 8th. I do remember being quite put out that we didn’t have graduation every year when I moved from 1st to 2nd grade!
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    Do you think i would deserve Christmas presents if you had 3 F’s in school?

    @kolson0319 As I’ve gotten older, and moreso since I’ve become a parent, I’ve begun to dislike the idea of Christmas presents being based on “good” behavior more and more. I was a “difficult” child. I was incredibly argumentative with my parents, stubborn, and independent to a fault. I had a lot...
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    Do you give your children medication (e.g. Tylenol) when they have a fever?

    @jaxson I tend to medicate based on how my child seems to be feeling, not his temperature, because he rarely runs fevers even when sick. Conversely, he’s always felt bad when he’s running a fever. But if he were running a low-grade fever and seemed otherwise ok, I probably wouldn’t. Higher...
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    I’m so lost. Please help.

    @jtjohnson365 So here’s the thing to keep in mind: your friends’ families are not yours. What makes your friends happy will not necessarily make you happy. It’s hard. I’m in a similar boat to you. If my husband were in favor of a second, I’d probably go for it. But the reality is, all the...
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    Article in The Atlantic about Only Children

    @shammysdad Rory didn’t exactly turn out so well, though. Still disappointed about that one.
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