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Big Mad Drongo
Nov 10, 2006

Communist-Socialist Parented Adventurers Movement

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DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?
okay so of the parents who responded to the text thread it looks like four are staying 100% remote and three are definitely sending their kid to school.

one of the parents said they were staying remote so they could travel lmfao

Organic Lube User
Apr 15, 2005

Can't wait til my kid gets kicked out of zoom school for saying "inshallah."

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:
Finally start to see some semblance of a routine going and yesterday my 18 month old was pushed down at daycare by another 18 month old and then had her face bitten really bad. Her nose is really scraped up, forehead is bruised pretty bad and she has a nice bite mark on her cheek. Home now with her for the day but day care is really minimizing what happened despite one of the workers telling my wife yesterday the other child was aggressive and had been more so this week.

Not really sure what the next step is but super pissed at getting a response of "sometimes kids push each other" which yes is true but an 18 month old who pushes someone then climbs on them to bite their face is wayyyy abnormal.

sonatinas
Apr 15, 2003

Seattle Karate Vs. L.A. Karate

B-Rock452 posted:

Finally start to see some semblance of a routine going and yesterday my 18 month old was pushed down at daycare by another 18 month old and then had her face bitten really bad. Her nose is really scraped up, forehead is bruised pretty bad and she has a nice bite mark on her cheek. Home now with her for the day but day care is really minimizing what happened despite one of the workers telling my wife yesterday the other child was aggressive and had been more so this week.

Not really sure what the next step is but super pissed at getting a response of "sometimes kids push each other" which yes is true but an 18 month old who pushes someone then climbs on them to bite their face is wayyyy abnormal.

yeah that's hosed up sorry you had to go through with that. hopefully the staff and the other kid's parent(s) can get that sorted out.

SurgicalOntologist
Jun 17, 2004

all of a sudden I'm worried that all these months of fake-chomping on our now-14 month old is going to turn him into a biter at daycare

DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?
yeah don't normalize biting as a form of play or it's gonna be a bad time.

there was a serial biter at my kid's old daycare that was expelled from the facility for too many overt incidents. one time I was in class picking up my son and the kid bit his own mom while she was there to sign a literal stack of "incident forms" from previous chomps.

oxsnard
Oct 8, 2003
having a biter sucks. One of my friends' kids did it and it was a nightmare

Flavius Aetass
Mar 30, 2011
the risk of your kid getting kicked out of daycare or summer camp or w/e reeeaaaally sucks

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:
Yeah I feel bad for the other kid but not really sure what the answer is going to be moving forward. And trying to balance out what is actually right for everyone with pretty intense anger at the overall situation is pretty hard right now. Like legit my wife and I both work full time and that is barely making ends meet since she had cancer and was on chemo last year so we are in a decent hole. So we need daycare and that's the only viable option right now. Waiting to hear back from the director to set up a face to face meeting now

oxsnard
Oct 8, 2003
:( that sucks

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:
It's ok, I think I just got pretty frustrated since it seems that parenthood just seems to be careening from one problem to the next while I have no actual idea what I am doing. Both kids had a great day home with me today and despite her face being all busted up my youngest has been in a great mood today which has helped.

DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?
it's my kid's second pandemic birthday party.

he's seven and I got him some books and some Lego. his mom made a cake with him and they decorated it to look like a pokeball.

he's gonna hang out with his brother and his parents today. like he does every day.

oxsnard
Oct 8, 2003

B-Rock452 posted:

I have no actual idea what I am doing.

new thread title

Good soup!
Nov 2, 2010

oxsnard posted:

new thread title

Good soup!
Nov 2, 2010

My girl is two months old now and is all full of smiles and poo poo, it's so awesome

Not so awesome: the purple faced crying after her vaccinations lmao holy gently caress

oxsnard
Oct 8, 2003

Good soup! posted:

My girl is two months old now and is all full of smiles and poo poo, it's so awesome

Not so awesome: the purple faced crying after her vaccinations lmao holy gently caress

we're almost at 4 months. and just so you know She'll start "talking" soon. It's so cute

Another Bill
Sep 27, 2018

Born on the bayou
died in a cave
bbq and posting
is all I crave

poo poo POST MALONE posted:

it's my kid's second pandemic birthday party.

he's seven and I got him some books and some Lego. his mom made a cake with him and they decorated it to look like a pokeball.

he's gonna hang out with his brother and his parents today. like he does every day.

Yeah both my kids have had two pandemic birthdays and it fuckin suuuuucks but also I got an email from the local school today ( that they aren't attending this year ) that they're declaring an outbreak so I'm happy they're here.

Oh and I have a toothache and I'm scared to go to the dentist also because COVID

B-Rock452 posted:

I have no actual idea what I am doing

silvergoose
Mar 18, 2006

IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS




Good soup! posted:

My girl is two months old now and is all full of smiles and poo poo, it's so awesome

Not so awesome: the purple faced crying after her vaccinations lmao holy gently caress

I'm gonna admit I took some pictures of ours right after some early vaccinations. Big ol crying face.

Waterbed Wendy
Jan 29, 2009

Another Bill posted:

Yeah both my kids have had two pandemic birthdays and it fuckin suuuuucks but also I got an email from the local school today ( that they aren't attending this year ) that they're declaring an outbreak so I'm happy they're here.

Oh and I have a toothache and I'm scared to go to the dentist also because COVID

I put off my 20 month old's first dentist visit for so long because of covid but now almost all of his teeth are in so we are going tomorrow. Having to assess every normal activity day in and day out is taking its toll.

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:

Good soup! posted:

My girl is two months old now and is all full of smiles and poo poo, it's so awesome

Not so awesome: the purple faced crying after her vaccinations lmao holy gently caress

I looked forward to vaccinations cause both my kids would always just sleep amazingly after they got them. I also told my 3 year old I was scared of needles last year when I got my flu shot and she held my hand while I got it. ( My wife is an ER nurse and bought one home for me so I didn't have to go out to get it) A month later when she and her sister had to get their vaccinations she held her little sisters hand and made sure not to cry so she wouldn't be scared.

Joey Steel
Jul 24, 2019

Good soup! posted:

My girl is two months old now and is all full of smiles and poo poo, it's so awesome

Not so awesome: the purple faced crying after her vaccinations lmao holy gently caress

Our kiddo had his first vaccine and he would cry and scream unless he was cuddled. We did it in shifts, but by the next day he was OK and back to his happy self.

sullat
Jan 9, 2012
Are you getting your kids one of the mRNA vaccines or the J&J one? And are you having two of them wearing a trenchcoat to disguise their age?

sonatinas
Apr 15, 2003

Seattle Karate Vs. L.A. Karate
if a trial is in my city it is tempting to enroll my kid. She asked me the other day when she can get her coronavirus vaccine.

oxsnard
Oct 8, 2003
I had forgotten about developmental leap #4, which starts at 15-18 weeks old

it sucks. The happy baby just screams all goddamned day long. She's happy some too but she won't sleep and is pissed off a ton.

silvergoose
Mar 18, 2006

IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS




oxsnard posted:

I had forgotten about developmental leap #4, which starts at 15-18 weeks old

it sucks. The happy baby just screams all goddamned day long. She's happy some too but she won't sleep and is pissed off a ton.

4 month sleep regression, it's the worst.

Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

Good soup! posted:

My girl is two months old now and is all full of smiles and poo poo, it's so awesome

Not so awesome: the purple faced crying after her vaccinations lmao holy gently caress
lol I live for this poo poo. I think I've recorded a video each time my kids got their shots.

B-Rock452 posted:

I looked forward to vaccinations cause both my kids would always just sleep amazingly after they got them.
Yeah this too, it made the rest of the day a breeze. Spoil them with some snacks and then after dinner they're in bed early and out the entire night.

Tzen has issued a correction as of 04:59 on Mar 28, 2021

Greg Legg
Oct 6, 2004
Oh wow. I had no idea this thread existed. Our younger one just started teething but it's hard to describe how different it is with him compared to our first. It's weird!

sonatinas
Apr 15, 2003

Seattle Karate Vs. L.A. Karate

Greg Legg posted:

Oh wow. I had no idea this thread existed. Our younger one just started teething but it's hard to describe how different it is with him compared to our first. It's weird!

our kid was at the longer end of the tooth eruption charts. it sucked for her but all of her teeth are evenly spaced so that’s good!

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:

silvergoose posted:

4 month sleep regression, it's the worst.

We were super lucky in that our regressions weren't that bad. There was a week where our three year old had croup so I slept with her to help calm her down before she panicked and had breathing issues and I have never been that tired before. I think I was borderline hallucinating near the end of the week. Luckily my in laws came down near the end to help.

Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

Greg Legg posted:

Oh wow. I had no idea this thread existed. Our younger one just started teething but it's hard to describe how different it is with him compared to our first. It's weird!
Having a second kid and seeing the extreme differences in their personalities/development/etc. is fun. My first had all their teeth in by 6 months old. Second one had just 1. First one was not physical at all, as in, they didn't know how to climb, were extremely cautious in all physical play, etc. Second one has no loving brakes and constantly wants to kill themself.

Remulak
Jun 8, 2001
I can't count to four.
Yams Fan
I have no idea either and my kids both survived until adulthood, so it’s possible I guess?

Sharks Eat Bear
Dec 25, 2004

Recommendation for all C-SPAM parents: get your kids hooked on traditional folk music! Folk music is as anti-capitalist as it gets, both in terms of the context in which it's created, and the subject matter of lots of the music itself. And so much of it is geared towards kids.

Pete Seeger is a great jumping off point (at least for Americans, IMO). I didn't actually know his leftist bona-fides until recently, but he was a member of the Young Communist League and Communist Party USA, and some of his early groups were apparently intended "to function as a singing newspaper promoting the industrial unionization movement" (per Wiki).

I can imagine it's harder to get kids into folk music if they're already into pop music, but if you've got really little ones who don't yet have their own taste developed, I definitely recommend adding some trad. folk into the mix. Even Raffi is great, if you go beyond his most famous songs -- he's more of a pop musician but with heavy folk stylings and definitely with a leftist/activist bent. Raffi deep cuts, baby

Some of my family's faves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg8UgQz4tBA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgT4VwucH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlmSEk-t0eY

sonatinas
Apr 15, 2003

Seattle Karate Vs. L.A. Karate

Sharks Eat Bear posted:

Recommendation for all C-SPAM parents: get your kids hooked on traditional folk music! Folk music is as anti-capitalist as it gets, both in terms of the context in which it's created, and the subject matter of lots of the music itself. And so much of it is geared towards kids.

Pete Seeger is a great jumping off point (at least for Americans, IMO). I didn't actually know his leftist bona-fides until recently, but he was a member of the Young Communist League and Communist Party USA, and some of his early groups were apparently intended "to function as a singing newspaper promoting the industrial unionization movement" (per Wiki).

I can imagine it's harder to get kids into folk music if they're already into pop music, but if you've got really little ones who don't yet have their own taste developed, I definitely recommend adding some trad. folk into the mix. Even Raffi is great, if you go beyond his most famous songs -- he's more of a pop musician but with heavy folk stylings and definitely with a leftist/activist bent. Raffi deep cuts, baby

Some of my family's faves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg8UgQz4tBA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgT4VwucH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlmSEk-t0eY

yah my kid loves abiyoyo

DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?
just blasted "what did you learn in school today?" for my kids. poo poo slaps.

B-Rock452
Jan 6, 2005
:justflu:
My youngest (18 months) loves my folk music. Every night after dinner she points at the tv and says "music" and I put on Pandora and she will dance (spin in place until she falls down or just shakes her butt a lot). I have been on an Irish/scottish kick lately and she goes hard to the Paul McKenna band. I also love Dave Carter/Tracy Grammer and both my kids will dance to some of their faster songs.

Vishass
Feb 1, 2004

Tzen posted:

Having a second kid and seeing the extreme differences in their personalities/development/etc. is fun. My first had all their teeth in by 6 months old. Second one had just 1. First one was not physical at all, as in, they didn't know how to climb, were extremely cautious in all physical play, etc. Second one has no loving brakes and constantly wants to kill themself.

My first was a moody, sullen teen at the age of 5 whose preferred amount of physical activity is remaining motionless. Basically me. The other one is 5 now and considers playing minecraft on the TV a full contact cardio sport and if I lie on the ground anywhere near him I am putting myself in real physical danger.

Another Bill
Sep 27, 2018

Born on the bayou
died in a cave
bbq and posting
is all I crave

I play folk music for my kids too, in fact every lullabye i ever sang them i learned from either Woody Guthrie or The Pogues.

Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

cross-posting from the covid thread,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE5Uo3F2TdU

based off this video i got some of the Bluna Facefit KF94 White-Adjustable(Kid) masks for my K-aged kid. The adjustment straps are perfect and they fit like a glove A++ would recommend

some links to buy
https://kollecteusa.com/collections/blunakf94/products/bluna-kf94-kids
https://behealthyusa.net/products/facefit-kf94-white-small-kids?variant=36887270326436

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Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

Sharks Eat Bear posted:

Recommendation for all C-SPAM parents: get your kids hooked on traditional folk music! Folk music is as anti-capitalist as it gets, both in terms of the context in which it's created, and the subject matter of lots of the music itself. And so much of it is geared towards kids.

Pete Seeger is a great jumping off point (at least for Americans, IMO). I didn't actually know his leftist bona-fides until recently, but he was a member of the Young Communist League and Communist Party USA, and some of his early groups were apparently intended "to function as a singing newspaper promoting the industrial unionization movement" (per Wiki).

I can imagine it's harder to get kids into folk music if they're already into pop music, but if you've got really little ones who don't yet have their own taste developed, I definitely recommend adding some trad. folk into the mix. Even Raffi is great, if you go beyond his most famous songs -- he's more of a pop musician but with heavy folk stylings and definitely with a leftist/activist bent. Raffi deep cuts, baby

Some of my family's faves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg8UgQz4tBA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgT4VwucH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlmSEk-t0eY
I knew about Pete Seeger but only of Which Side Are You On and never dived into anything else from him. poo poo never thought to listen to union/labor/left artists or even folks songs with my kids at all. Usually my K-aged kid is singing along with me to deep house / techno / electronica / etc but yesterday we took a drive and listened to the songs you mentioned and others I knew. loving a man we had a blast. We ended up listening to Froggie Went A-Courtin' and Abiyoyo several times. i'm definitely going to be adding these to the mix as well as others

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