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loquacius posted:My son is ~2.5 weeks old. Last night during "bedtime hours" he woke up 3 times -- at 9:30, at 1:30, and at 3:30. The only time he required any attention other than a quick feed was 9:30. That is really good for this age. Choosing to believe it's not a fluke. It is good to record the good days. Jinx belief was pushed by people who believed in The Secret and wanted to hoard all the "desire for good things" energy for themselves.
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Nocturtle posted:The younger kid put their own name on the sign. In their older sibling's room the younger sibling apparently also placed a sign reading: lol
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May 25, 2023 18:21
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Baby is over 3 months old by now.  Wife has somewhat decided on her additional name. And I remember someone asked, and yes, it would be like "First Name" "Original name as middle name" for our girl. Earlier today we had the first time our baby cried her lungs out. I had finished feeding her her bottle, when she suddenly smacked herself in the face with her right hand. It seems it was hard enough to hurt, and we spent over half an hour trying to pacify her. Put on the Baby Shark song she loves and did the dance, and even then it took a while for her to calm down enough to fall asleep. Wife's sister says that our baby girl probably thought one of us did the hitting, so that's why she cried extra hard.  One positive thing is that she's already learning to grab stuff with her hands. 
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May 27, 2023 07:13
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man, I saw a tiktok today about how a volcano erupted in geologically recent history and caused a worldwide blackout and famine for a few years, and that this is something that could really happen at any time. which is something I already knew, but haven’t really thought about it as the dad of 2 girls under 3 and it triggered a weird distant panic about raising toddlers in a disaster. on top of raising kids in America, which is a slightly less distant type of background panic. moral of the story is that having a newborn is bad for anxiety!
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May 28, 2023 00:56
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Changing the names here but I know a guy called "Bob." His parents, since he was born, referred to him as Bob. All his family and friends, everyone he knows, refer to him as Bob. His legal name is roughly Ruben Dane His parents have never given an adequate explanation.
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May 28, 2023 01:06
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Benagain posted:Changing the names here but I know a guy called "Bob." His parents, since he was born, referred to him as Bob. All his family and friends, everyone he knows, refer to him as Bob. You should read the Boynton book Fifteen Animals, if you haven't already
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May 28, 2023 01:11
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I live with an informal name / formal name split and it's p cool. Very useful for answering unlisted phone calls. It adds a layer of mystery to interactions with people. I like it, couldn't imagine life without it.
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May 28, 2023 01:16
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“good morning dad I brought you a monster truck and a battery and where is my dinosaur shirt and I want breakfast and curious george tv and all of this is shouted at full volume at 5 in the morning” 🥱 yeah ok buddy
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May 29, 2023 12:12
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Willzilla posted:“good morning dad I brought you a monster truck and a battery and where is my dinosaur shirt and I want breakfast and curious george tv and all of this is shouted at full volume at 5 in the morning” 🥱 yeah ok buddy at least you get a "good morning", I just get belted in the nuts by a 3 year old demanding yoghurt
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May 29, 2023 12:47
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At 3, my kid had learned to find shows on the tablet for himself, so we would just leave a tupperware of apples and crackers on the couch table and he would get up himself, watch paw patrol and eat apples while we slept. Honestly a pretty good arrangement.
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May 29, 2023 13:04
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Our oldest has chicken pox. Thankfully I'm booked solid for 3 days straight so my wife has to take care of the kids
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May 29, 2023 13:42
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Willzilla posted:“good morning dad I brought you a monster truck and a battery and where is my dinosaur shirt and I want breakfast and curious george tv and all of this is shouted at full volume at 5 in the morning” 🥱 yeah ok buddy Starting the day with a monster truck sounds great though.
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May 29, 2023 14:07
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Struensee posted:Our oldest has chicken pox. Thankfully I'm booked solid for 3 days straight so my wife has to take care of the kids Chicken pox? In the year 2023? Like, I hope they're okay and all, but how does one get chicken pox nowadays?
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May 29, 2023 15:13
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Elissimpark posted:Chicken pox? In the year 2023? It's not covered by the vaccine program in Denmark. He's fine, bit itchy at night. The worst is probably one of the pustules that popped up between his buttocks 
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May 29, 2023 15:46
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Elissimpark posted:Chicken pox? In the year 2023? got some bad news about the state of the concept of public health
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May 29, 2023 15:55
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I would have guessed some bible thumping rural state
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May 29, 2023 16:00
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We only recommend it after the age of 12, if you're getting a transplant or severely immune deficient.
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May 29, 2023 16:18
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we got our older son (he's 9) a Gabb watch and it's kinda nice giving him a longer leash to go do stuff. he also sends me tons of emojis while I'm at work now.
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May 29, 2023 16:44
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:we got our older son (he's 9) a Gabb watch and it's kinda nice giving him a longer leash to go do stuff. my kid has a old phone without cell service they can use for listening to books or music or whatever, and no one prepared me for a five year old texting me at work. it kicks rear end
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May 29, 2023 17:16
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500 good dogs posted:my kid has a old phone without cell service they can use for listening to books or music or whatever, and no one prepared me for a five year old texting me at work. it kicks rear end 
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May 29, 2023 19:02
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BonHair posted:watch paw patrol 
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May 29, 2023 19:12
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brother in law, the only one of my in laws I dont get along great with, is a cop who constantly buys my daughter paw patrol bullshit just to gently caress with me. I'm gonna get his daughter something like this for her birthday this year.
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May 29, 2023 19:15
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That is kinda an emergency. It is not worth coming home early, but it should be first thing upon return.
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May 29, 2023 20:40
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Struensee posted:It's not covered by the vaccine program in Denmark. Gunshow Poophole posted:got some bad news about the state of the concept of public health Wow. Probably on my mind because our 2yo got his MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) shot a few months back.
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May 29, 2023 21:15
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We're still on MMR. My wife and I are both employed in the public sector which provides two days of paid sick leave for each child each time they're sick, so I'm not sure they're saving much money by not including the vaccine in the program
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May 30, 2023 06:04
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bitmap posted:brother in law, the only one of my in laws I dont get along great with, is a cop who constantly buys my daughter paw patrol bullshit just to gently caress with me. I'm gonna get his daughter something like this for her birthday this year. Recorders are the worst, do it! And yeah, paw patrol is awful. But I don't want to do the fight, plus maybe having the same frame of reference as all the other kids could get him to interact with them (this did not work). Oh well, he's mostly advanced to junior bakeoff and Nak og Æd, literally "kill and eat", a show for old men about a hunter and a chef shooting and cooking various animals.
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May 30, 2023 06:35
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Elissimpark posted:Wow. When we started our baby girl's vaccinations she got the polio one. I was like "I thought that was when she was older" and the clinic lady said that since we live in a port city, we are at higher risk of polio spreads. Boy, it sure was worthy that the U.S. got Bin Laden by undermining confidence on health workers fighting polio, so we all can enjoy it some more years instead of being eradicated by now. 
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bitmap posted:brother in law, the only one of my in laws I dont get along great with, is a cop who constantly buys my daughter paw patrol bullshit just to gently caress with me. I'm gonna get his daughter something like this for her birthday this year. good choice
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Update: the five year old had to tell another parent (he doesn't really talk to kids) what he's not into. That's a weird way to start a conversation apparently. Turns out it's "Elza and that stuff". In other news, four months of paternity leave soft starts now. My wife starts a new job next Tuesday, so we're both at home with the baby for a week. I'm already tired from getting up at 5.30.
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May 30, 2023 10:24
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Try 04.30 on for size sometime.
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Struensee posted:Try 04.30 on for size sometime. Yeah, I know, and I'm also gonna be on lost pacifier in the middle of the night duty in a few days.
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May 30, 2023 16:02
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Got chewed out by our daycare provider this morning. My MIL visited on Friday and "wanted to see" our kid's home daycare. We assumed she just wanted to see the pickup happen but... she walked up with my wife and asked to look around. When the person at the door said no, she said, "Oh it will just be a minute!" and basically just walked in. I wasn't there when it happened. But the provider was teeing off that it was unsafe for random people to walk in, it was disrespectful of the provider, it was disruptive for them to just barge in while the kids were napping, etc. etc. All totally and completely correct! Actually felt very gratifying to hear someone else voice all my inner rages against this person who is the bane of my existence.
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May 30, 2023 16:38
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Lmao that is the height of arrogance JUST HAVING A NOSE AROUND E: should have bodyslammed her to the floor as a potential threat to the children
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May 30, 2023 17:37
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My daughter has apparently interpreted the phrase "if you say so" to mean something akin to "gently caress that" like, today she was crying because her grandpa and aunt had stopped playing hide-and-seek with her to eat lunch. I explained to her that everyone was hungry and needed to stop to eat but would be back to play with her soon, and between sobs she screamed "IF YOU SAY SO"
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Fuckin love when kids divine the true meaning of words.
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we were just on the upswing after getting leveled by daycare illness no. 2 and then my daughter puked this morning it hasn't even been a month 
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Anyone had their kids tear duct probed? My son had a crusty eye off and on until he was 1. Now it's almost all cleared up but sometimes you can see extra tears hanging around or a small crusty in the corner of the eye. I think I got roped into this procedure cause it was so bad when he was younger. Now that it's not really a problem unless you really try to look at it I'm wondering if we should just consider it too elective and not do it since it involves anesthesia. Gonna air this out at the pre op appointment Monday
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I wouldn't have my child put under for that when it's been getting better.
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Struensee posted:I wouldn't have my child put under for that when it's been getting better. same
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Yeah, my father in law is still low key traumatized by my wife being put under as a small kid. Apparently, seeing your kid essentially lifeless with a (very small) chance of not waking up is not that fun. I kinda get where he's going with it, so yeah, I'd also not do it if the issue seems to have resolved itself. Granted, he's also extremely squeamish, to the point that we do not mention even minor medical procedures like blood draws to him. Also he's a lovely boomer.
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