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@kerithravine410 I say this with the intention of being supportive and not strictly as advice or even a suggestion… But at least you know you’d be just FINE as a single parent.

@sakura656 She said this, I presume, in front of your kid and hers as well? Great opportunity to look at the kid directly and remind them “what your mommy just said was not kind. It’s best to be kind to people. We aren’t mad at you, it was a mistake, just try to be kind next time. I know you’ll...

@chai92 I think the standard for “overboard” needs to be better appreciated as a very specific degree. It is extremely rare for someone to be objectively overboard about something— the word has meaning and, as far as I understand, when something interferes with your basic happiness...

@2the1whojudgesjustly I’ve actually had to be extra careful to not laugh when my daughter does one of the classic impulsive things because it truly is kind of amusing to see a tiny little human look you dead in the eyes and put her hand in the dirty dishwasher door pool of dripping filth...

@2the1whojudgesjustly Oh yes, we’ve done literally everything you’ve listed and then some. She actually has made progress, too— excitedly shouting “I can pick my nose here! We’re in the bathroom!” when we take a potty break. When she isn’t in the bathroom she can use a tissue if she needs one...

@2the1whojudgesjustly Totally agree about the punitive part being challenging! Sometimes we’ll run into situations where I find myself racking my brain in a panic to think of what the “natural consequence” of an action might be where there is no obvious one. For example, when she picks her nose...

@2the1whojudgesjustly This is a fantastic explanation!