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@avnrsa Ah, darn. No, I'm just out of the loop, apparently.

@nolongerchaff To be honest, I just don't buy the dirty dozen unless it's organic.

@robertharris Oh, for books, here are ones we've loved. Chapter books and short story collections: Womenfolk and Fairy Tales by Rosemary Minard Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Long Christmas by Ruth Sawyer Pollyanna by Eleanor...

@madscribbler Also, truly, you can PM me if you are feeling lost, stressed, alone. I can listen.

@madscribbler 1a. Often there is no magical way to Do Things Right and have it be easier. Every company and influencer wants us to think their thing/method will fix everything if we buy it. My kids slept badly. Some things made it worse, a constellation of things helped, but there was no one...

@robertharris Things are tight this year, so we're doing repairs for Christmas. They have so many favorite clothes and toys that have broken, watches without batteries, things that need glued or mended... We'll get them all shipshape in a huge wrapped pile for Christmas. I have some things I've...

@lbrox We love those!

@wisdom08 My thirsties are being mailed to their fifth kid, my cheapies did not last one and a half.

@carolny :D It was glorious. She dressed as an owl (Hearthsong sells an owl wing cape) holding her favorite doll wearing Hazel's hat and overalls.

@lostinthepast Totally doable. I swear a simple plastic cup is the best toy at this age. Painter’s tape. Sticky notes.

@carolny My 6yo was Otis-rescuing-Little-Witch-Hazel for Halloween!

@youanna Everything you are doing sounds good. Library books on particularly beautiful bugs might be good? Or seeing some of the gorgeous embroidery on bugs people are doing lately? Add some awe and curiosity where possible. Mine was similar around age 2-3, but at age 4 named all the flies...

@jack_sdb After some time without the allergens bothering them, some allergy treatments, and a few years to grow older, they now eat almost all their former allergens without any reaction, and the remaining reactions are much more manageable.

@jack_sdb For my oldest two, eliminating foods did fully fix their eczema. With my youngest, I'm still figuring out his triggers—corn, wheat, soy, certain oils are all definitely exacerbating his eczema, If you can try just one or two weeks of simple meals without the major 8 allergens and...

@strange1 Hanna Andersson classic unders are similar.

@lcnolen2022 Seconding this—I figured out at one point that I was spending about 40 hrs a week nursing my newborn. It was intense. I had phenomenal support, or I could not have done it.

@marknjohson I completely understand. We're also stretched really thin, and it feels like the deck is stacked against us. My husband works 3 or 4 12-hr shifts each week, and the days are just so long. We used the book Fair Play to help make the work visible, consciously skip certain chores, and...

@annyfins It is okay to stop. It is also okay to switch to formula and just comfort nurse once a day for sweetness and connection. You are a good mom. You are doing wonderful things for your baby. The nursing you have done will always benefit him. And feeding him with formula so you can be...

@jayk I love everything about this comment. It's wise and funny and well-written, and a genuinely useful framework.

@nateharr Barefoot family here. AnyasReviews.com has oodles of options, but my favorite is Soft Walker Shoes on Etsy because it’s a small, woman-owned company that makes superb shoes for $25. And Pedterra.com has a ton of options and gives free custom advice if you email them. There are...