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@samanthaadams We often host playdates with my niece, who is 5, and my kid, 7.5. Granted, there is something nice about them being able to play together. Neither needs a ton of direct supervision. I think this is because neither of them are toddlers any longer. However, my niece LOVES to make...

@lackadaisical I just taught my daughter about unions today. Fuck corporations. I'm so fed up with it all.

@robertnethromik Definitely not! I gave birth in a Northern California hospital staffed primarily by midwives, and they had no fear of deploying a variety of medical interventions if needed or requested. (However, I was one of those loonies who wanted to do it sans epidural... But the decision...

@bachatagirl I am OAD because I waited to see if I would be struck by baby fever after the birth of my kid and it never hit. I'm 7.5 years in so it isn't ever going to hit. Plus, my spouse says he's too old and wouldn't have the energy to deal with a newborn again. (He's 48, and I'm 39, so, fair.)

@atlkate There's nothing worse than starting a new job and realizing early on into your tenure that it's a bad place to work. In my last job, I was eight weeks into having started when I thought to myself "oh shit. I've made a horrible mistake by taking this job." Like you, I put my head down...

@quantum777 You're incredible. I commend you for parenting with Ehlers- Danlos!! I have MS, which was a virtual nonfactor for the first three years of my kid's life, but now that it's catching up with me, I am VERY grateful to be OAD. I don't really have the energy or physical wherewithal to...

@lilpeoplez YEP. I NEVER email or Slack my direct reports outside of work hours. I don't ever want them to feel the need to respond when it is not work time!!!

@acuriousgirl I think it gets easier once your kid is older and doesn't need you to do everything for them. And they're not always putting themselves in danger, so you don't have to keep an eye on them always. But here's what's unfair - as they get older, so do you, which means you're just more...

@abraham7777 I have helpful grandparents nearby, but let me tell you, asking for help is loaded and I feel guilty about it. My mom still works, and my dad just got diagnosed with cancer. So, I don't take advantage very often. My sister on the other hand has no problem foisting her kid off on my...

@uluvsamm My grandmother's youngest brother was born on her sixth birthday. When her parents brought him home, she said to take him back. She already had two brothers and wanted a sister instead.

@mjes It was the saddest day when my daughter stopped napping (she's now 6, so it's been a minute.) We used to nap/nurse, where we'd both lie in bed. I could rest and read, and it was always great. Now I only get those breaks when my spouse takes her out and about. This is one of those...