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BonHair posted:To be fair, being older and especially having a beard is considered Not Acceptable by babies also. my six-month-old can't friggin stop grabbing my beard, he loves it
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my six year old hates my beard and refuses to get near it. hell I get it.
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Nov 27, 2023 02:00
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No beard, so 7mo just grabs fistfuls of chest hair instead.
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Nov 27, 2023 02:50
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any and all hair is fair game to the moist, grabby hand of an infant
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Nov 27, 2023 03:39
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loquacius posted:my six-month-old can't friggin stop grabbing my beard, he loves it Dad is allowed a beard, strange men such as granddads and uncles are not. The baby actually did not appreciate me shaving after the paternity leave ended.
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Nov 27, 2023 07:12
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I have the day off. Kids slept until 07.45. Wonder what horrors karma has in store for me
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Nov 27, 2023 08:02
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Went to the natural history museum on the weekend and am looking forward to the day when such a visit doesn't result in multiple rounds of stern reprimands and tantrums. That appears to still be at least 5+ years off. To be fair there was a neat interactive exhibit where a projector system animated trails of bubbles/plankton on the floor as you move around a room which is made to look like you're underwater in a virtual ocean. This resulted in all the children running around as fast as possible in the darkened room staring at the floor trying to make the longest trails, with predictable results. The museum curators looked tired.
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Nov 27, 2023 19:04
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How do you all approach Christmas? Set budgets, lecture grandparents not to buy garbage toys?I have a 3yr old and 6yr old and they always have everything and don’t need new toys.
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Nov 27, 2023 19:08
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Glumwheels posted:How do you all approach Christmas? Set budgets, lecture grandparents not to buy garbage toys?I have a 3yr old and 6yr old and they always have everything and don’t need new toys. I have declared Jihad to sister-in-law. She who gave my 2 year old son Fancy Fabric Grade Sneaker Markers at the Ancestral Family Home and then left him unattended in the forbidden living room with all the fancy stuff and glass tables. The little guy was barely into his first Jumbo crayon lessons, this was a like handing a kid who just learned his first nun-chuck form a 9-ringed sword. He refused to destroy everything like she had plotted, which is a testament to the pureness of heart my boy has. To this day that was the most hateful present I have ever received as a parent and I haven't read any r/offmychest posts that compare to that. I put a link to the amazon wishlist in our christmas cards because I'm a gross goblin. In general, I think the people who would follow your input will seek your input and people who don't seek your input were gonna get your kid whatever they were gonna get anyways. All presents are precious. I have the fabric markers locked away for when the boy has graduated from the 36 Chambers of Coloring.
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Nov 27, 2023 19:22
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one thing that we find helps is that anything extra the kids ask for between Halloween and Christmas becomes Christmas gift fodder.
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Nov 27, 2023 20:21
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Glumwheels posted:How do you all approach Christmas? Set budgets, lecture grandparents not to buy garbage toys?I have a 3yr old and 6yr old and they always have everything and don’t need new toys. I finally went to "no gifts from family". They don't need them and it's a pain in the rear end to come up with gift lists, we don't have room for more toys anyway. Santa brings four gifts for each kid, The End. We still have a multi-year backlog of gifts in storage that they unwrapped but never opened.
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Nov 27, 2023 21:59
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Glumwheels posted:How do you all approach Christmas? Set budgets, lecture grandparents not to buy garbage toys?I have a 3yr old and 6yr old and they always have everything and don’t need new toys. We have spent years trying to get grandparents to chill with gifts. We have tried the Amazon wishlist thing, no dice. Saying "no gifts, please" was a total non-starter. So we've just straight-up told them "if we think it's too big or redundant or we just plain don't like it we are donating it and the kids won't have it." That was not taken well at all but we pointed out that being reasonable about gifts in the past has not worked so we were left with no choice but to go nuclear. Even that has still not stopped the deluge of plastic poo poo, but hey, some kids who actually do need toys are getting them, somewhere, maybe
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Nov 27, 2023 23:40
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"Too many Christmas presents" is not a problem I knew existed and I'm a bit confused by what you guys mean by it.
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Nov 27, 2023 23:50
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Sherbert Hoover posted:"Too many Christmas presents" is not a problem I knew existed and I'm a bit confused by what you guys mean by it. Christmas gifts take up space and our house does not have infinite square footage
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Nov 27, 2023 23:54
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Sherbert Hoover posted:"Too many Christmas presents" is not a problem I knew existed and I'm a bit confused by what you guys mean by it. 
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Nov 28, 2023 00:01
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My folks like to spoil the kids at Christmas and I don't want to ruin their fun. The kids are good about giving away toys that they're sort of done with and that keeps it manageable.
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Nov 28, 2023 00:29
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Sherbert Hoover posted:"Too many Christmas presents" is not a problem I knew existed and I'm a bit confused by what you guys mean by it. Some of us are petit bourgeoisie.
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Nov 28, 2023 00:42
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In my case it's actually because there's 4 grandparents who are only getting this one grandkid, and some boomer family friends who aren't getting any from their own kids so...
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Nov 28, 2023 00:44
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Great grandparents love to go to yard sales and buy the kids toy cribs and 2' tall dolls that they will never play with but were probably the poo poo in 1955.
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Nov 28, 2023 01:50
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My sister-in-law bought my daughter a 2'-tall doll for Christmas last year that scared the absolute poo poo out of her and which she has refused to even look at and I don't blame her, it's uncanny-valley as hell
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Nov 28, 2023 02:00
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I love how kids exclaim "let's gooooo" when they're excited now.
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Nov 30, 2023 01:25
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my kid just elbow dropped me on my balls. it's been a rough day for dad
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Nov 30, 2023 02:03
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daughters one year birthday party is this weekend. cant believe its been a whole year lol.
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Nov 30, 2023 04:22
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lobster shirt posted:daughters one year birthday party is this weekend. cant believe its been a whole year lol. you are about to enter a pretty fun age to be followed by an absolutely soul crushing age 
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Nov 30, 2023 04:41
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Insanite posted:you are about to enter a pretty fun age i have an older kid (almost 4... drat...) so i know what im in for
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Insanite posted:you are about to enter a pretty fun age Every age is both. Edit: My 3yo to my 6yo: "Are you available? I really want to play with you." PerniciousKnid has issued a correction as of 05:48 on Nov 30, 2023 |
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Nov 30, 2023 05:46
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lobster shirt posted:daughters one year birthday party is this weekend. cant believe its been a whole year lol. Happy to see you are well~
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Nov 30, 2023 05:48
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Dreylad posted:my kid just elbow dropped me on my balls. it's been a rough day for dad I know that feeling. I'm often asked to move my arms, which are protecting my balls and stomach from various drops. Kids are fun, right?
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Nov 30, 2023 06:57
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I’ve tried hinting and now demanding to limit the gifts to certain toys or items (board games, educational/art/craft sets, experiences, books, clothes) to stop the endless plastic accumulation. I was pissed that my SIL bought a Barbie camper, which has endless tiny plastic pieces, when she doesn’t have the money. I’d rather she save her money to buy a ticket to visit her niece and nephew vs us having to do it. They won’t remember the camper in the future and my daughter hasn’t touched it in months. My parents have the nerve to complain constantly about all the toys at their house that they bought for the kids. As if I told them to buy those toys or something. I may have to resort to new toy donations or returning to the store for cash back or gift cards to use on items the kids actually need. Maybe then they’ll all stop.
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Dreylad posted:my kid just elbow dropped me on my balls. it's been a rough day for dad My 5yo's head is at crotch height and she loves dashing at me for a hug when I pick her up. I learnt quickly to brace for impact.
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Glumwheels posted:I may have to resort to new toy donations or returning to the store for cash back or gift cards to use on items the kids actually need. Maybe then they’ll all stop. They probably won’t but you gotta do what ya gotta do to maintain your own sanity
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Nov 30, 2023 13:33
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"Why is the remote covered in vaseline?" "You know why."
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Nov 30, 2023 13:38
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I should really change my avatar 
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Nov 30, 2023 13:42
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Votskomit posted:I should really change my avatar Yeah how butt fuckable can you be? Or did it become a necessity once the front got occupied?
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Nov 30, 2023 13:45
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Votskomit posted:"Why is the remote covered in vaseline?" ominous...
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HootTheOwl posted:Yeah how butt fuckable can you be? Apparently this avatar belonged to smarxist, and the responsibility was handed over to me. You'll have to ask smarxist the origins.
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Nov 30, 2023 14:31
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Votskomit posted:Apparently this avatar belonged to smarxist, and the responsibility was handed over to me. You'll have to ask smarxist the origins. Can't, he daed. My toddler has been snuggling with dog this week and it has been the absolute best.
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Nov 30, 2023 14:49
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KirbyKhan posted:Can't, he daed. Awesome.
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actually laughed because I got a robocall from the school saying there was an event investigated by the police while the school went into lockdown that turned out to be a car backfiring
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