parent-to-parent

So for starters I am pregnant due in May with our first, I was raised in a very white family and spicy foods were all but forbidden! Me and my dad snuck them in and eventually my mom just accepted it, but we had to give a verbal warning before any meal that included anything spicy so that the...

How can we convince him this is a bad idea? (because we can't legally stop him) Some additional info. They started dating at the end of their senior year and she followed him to the same university. They are about 1000 miles from home. Neither have jobs and this is their first relationship...

My partner (F) has made friends with another mother at school in the last year. (let's call her "J" ). "J" has a boy and we have a 5yr old girl in the same class and the kids are friends, my wife is kind of friends with "J" although it seems it is always "J" that will be instigating all contact...

Does any one have any advice on how to get my baby to eat table food?! He’s 15 months old and only eats baby oatmeal with yogurt, apple sauce or baby food.. any time I have tried to feed him any and fruit, veggies, pasta, even cake! He won’t eat it as soon as the food hits his mouth he spits it...

I just find a crying baby to be extremely bothersome to me. I’m helping my lovely wife as much as i can with preparing food for us, cleaning, shopping, holding him when she needs some time, etc. I guess i’m just simply not understanding why this is so wonderful (as everyone expressed to me)...

My son has just switched over to regular milk from formula as he turned 1 recently. But I have no idea on the temperature of milk. Since I couldn't go to the Dr with him due to work and my wife says it's the same rules as formula I still want clarification. Can it be room temperature? How long...

My wife and I had a daughter 2 months ago. In the past two months, my wife has spent no more than 1 hour total daily with my daughter. She says she’s very tired and needs to rest so she spends a lot of time sleeping. When she is awake, she goes out for coffee with her friends or to get her nails...

I apologize if this is the wrong sub and if someone has a better suggestion please let me know. I was wondering if anyone has any advice of where I can go from here. I made the awful decision of filing a neglect report on my sister through DCFS and OCS. They sent me a letter stating they will...

I live in a basement suite in Vancouver, BC with my 14mo and there is a family above me with 2 kids that are 10y/o & 3y/o. My son 90% of the time sleeps through the night but the odd night he will wake up and I just give him water and he goes back to sleep. But one night, about a week ago, he...

How many every day shoes does your 9y/o have? I mean, like shoes they can wear to school and on the playground to play soccer or football on recess (i.e. closed toe sneakers)? My son has 1 pair every day sneaker shoes and he wants another pair to change it up. Am I being a cheapskate if I say...

I was in my son’s room this evening asking him about something I can’t even remember now, and I looked over towards his phone and saw a bunch of “blue” messages in a row. I didn’t think anything of it at first and didn’t think to read the messages. After I thought about it, I asked him who he...

I honestly don't know if I should be asking this in r/legaladvice sub, which is why I am posting this question here. My ex and I share custody of a nine-years-old boy and she has a history of preventing him from keeping things I get him. My kid loves music and has been learning to play the...

We brush twice a day, though for the last year/year and a half kiddo’s been brushing her own teeth (that’s now at and end). Flossing only when she felt something stuck (that’s also at an end now)… I feel terrible, evidently we failed, it’s not her fault! But this seems ridiculous! Kid’s not...

I (32M) and my partner (25F) have 4 kids, and I believe our oldest (5yM) is special needs (possibly ADHD, or on the spectrum). My partner doesn’t believe either condition is real in general (long story, pertinent but not the focus here), as a result of her position ADHD AND Autism spectrum...

My daughter is in preschool with about 15 kids in the class. My friend asked if we were going to Sally’s birthday party this weekend. I said I never got an invite and my friend sent me a pic of the invite that she got from her daughter’s cubby. These are basically all 3-4 year olds so no...

As the title says. I have three daughters: 14, 9, and 7. My eldest is from another relationship than my two youngest. I’m a single mom. My eldest daughter and I are rather close because I had her when I was only 19. She’s always been rather honest with me I thought. She’s not shy per day but...

I’m reaching out because I’m not entirely sure how to handle my situation and would appreciate other parents’ insights. My 16 y.o. son has recently developed a keen interest in firearms. On the one hand, I'm glad he's taking an interest in something that could be considered a "manly" hobby, and...