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@aegisheart I don’t have a lot that would be relevant, because it pertains to retraining myself- a process I’m still in. Something I’m working on with my children is praising the effort. Stuff like “I see you’re struggling with x, and that’s frustrating for you, but I’m so proud that you’re...

@aegisheart As someone who was in the gifted stream in school- make sure he doesn’t take shortcuts. I went through elementary and highschool without ever really needing to apply myself, got into my top selection school, and then hit a fucking brick wall because I had none of the habits I needed...

@randypnw We didn't find out for either, despite wanting to- they just weren't in a good position to get a clear shot. For me the main thing is knowing what you're going to buy for them, but they're out of the newborn stuff so fast it doesn't matter.

@safat I think we wound up going with pitocin, because some stuff didn’t want to come out. The process of passing the miscarriage was fairly traumatic for my wife, emotionally speaking. We have two children, and were trying for a third… I’m not sure if we’ll ever get back there, but the...

@purplequestion Yea, that’s why I specified “known” pregnancies. Women can have an especially heavy period without realizing they were pregnant and had a miscarriage. Can’t say I’m upset being born a guy.

@safat Hey dude, I think something like 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. And that’s not even age-adjusted. It’s incredibly common, but people don’t tend to talk about it, especially since it tends to happen early on, before you’ve told people you’re pregnant in the first place. That...