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@itsmeheathermarie A redditor who had lost a sibling used to comment on oneanddone. The tldr is that siblings are no antidote to the loss of a child, they’re another person in the family who suffers a tremendous loss. I love my son. If he died, nothing would make it ok. And parenting another...

@deano1 Why not spin up your consulting business again and use the money to send her to private school?

@vash07 Ngl lots of women, married or single, have little patience for the vast number of minimally competent men out there. I love my husband but I wouldn’t sign up for marriage again if, god forbid, something happened to him. If I was you I probably wouldn’t date either.

@lovejoyhope I hope they feel better soon, it’s so difficult right now. Gentle correction if you’re open to it? The phrase is “all for naught”. As in “all for nothing”.

@leras My son loves all the same girly stuff as me so I’m entirely set. He’s getting a musical jewelry box for his birthday and I know he’s going to love it.

@reddragon4444 You’re doing the right thing IMO. For us it was adhd, and the reality that I have a disabled adult sibling who needs full time care ++ money.

@sweetascandy1990 If it makes you feel better, BPA at least is only leached at higher temperatures. A room temperature plastic toy isn’t capable of transmitting BPA. Fun fact: store receipts are full of BPA!

@juanna Does your 7 year old endeavor to take care of themselves? My kiddo has been taking over progressively more of his own care tasks since he was 2; at 4 he can do a lot of the steps of his own laundry, likes to wipe down his table, is getting decent at some cooking tasks, etc. I bet your 7...

@earlw To an extent, yes. I grew up with A LOT of neglect and abuse. I was also parentified. I deal with anxiety and depression, and even when those are well managed, I get overwhelmed easily. My overwhelmed response is identical to my trauma response, which is deeply unpleasant. Some days it...

@gavinbatsonezoic All of this, plus, if you’re like me and do a lot of thrifting/buy-nothing, the toys that still work on the third kid are all analog. My kid’s favorite toy for a year was a 1970s smiley face apple with a bell inside. I’ve kept that one to give to his kid(s) someday.

@laird Not intentional, but our ikea rug doesn’t quite reach the nursery door so there’s a few inches of hardwood there. My son peed on another door yesterday so, yeah. Have I mentioned that ikea rug is getting incinerated as soon as he’s potty trained?