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I'm not circumcised and I'm married and looking to have kids soon? It's honestly not a big deal, my dad gave me a few talks about cleaning when I was young and then I was fine. As for "people will judge him" people judge you for literally everything. Being circumcised is something I've gotten the least poo poo about compared to e.g. being bald.
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If you choose to circumcise your kid or not that's fine but as an uncircumcised dude it's loving hilarious how the major argument for it appears to be "their dick will look weird and also ew smegma." Sti thing is interesting but also I used condoms w no problem.
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Apr 13, 2018 14:37
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I knew a dude who got circumcised after zipping his penis. He's fine and slightly prefers it. I'm uncircumcised and can't imagine being circumcised and have had no problems. Whatever you do to your kid will be fine unless you go out of your way to give them a complex.
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Apr 13, 2018 17:55
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When I found out about death, I looked at my mother with tears in my eyes and said "I don't want you to die!" When my younger sister found out about death, she thought for a second and then said "But I don't want to die!" in a very aggravated tone.
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Jul 12, 2018 15:10
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I really appreciate everybody posting all this, including you phiz. My wife and i are about to start trying and my job is not going great and i'm freaked out about the future and i've just been not having a good time anticipating any of this. I'm lucky as hell in that i've got a good community of people having kids all around me right now but it's still terrifiying and it's nice to have a slight layer of distance to ask the "but seriously what if i don't bond with them for a while" questions. Also i was watching a 6 week old briefly while it's mom was taking a shower and i calmed it down while holding it and basically okay, i can do that, i can calm a baby and change diapers.
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Jul 21, 2019 17:09
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Airbnb's are definitely still accepting stuff, a buddy of mine did exactly the same thing and stopped at an airbnb halfway.
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May 2, 2020 17:03
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I'm about to have my first kid and I have a 2006 toyota camry which I've kept in good condition, car seat's looking good thankfully.
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Aug 5, 2020 23:38
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animals don't have tents you're doing good
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Sep 24, 2020 18:10
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I got a great photo and then accidentally sent the wrong name, resulting in our family believing we'd named our daughter after my MIL for about 12 hours. Double check everything. You're sleep deprived and jacked on adrenaline.
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Sep 30, 2020 21:39
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yeah i'm not even near potty training but I also will not give up my bidet so if anyone has ideas on how to child secure a bidet handle that'd be nice
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Oct 10, 2020 19:09
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On a routine basis when i used to work late i'd walk past a playground at like 930 with three ladies playing cards and chatting and their kids messing around.
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Nov 15, 2020 05:14
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The only appropriate way to sleep is with your hands crossed over your chest like a vampire
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Nov 29, 2020 04:19
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edit: this was dumb
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Nov 30, 2020 15:31
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Zeeman posted:First time poster in the thread, honestly need somewhere to vent. I'm sorry and I'm in the same boat. I don't have any advice for you because the decision is so loving fraught but I hate everything.
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Jan 12, 2021 21:16
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Lead out in cuffs posted:Another reason to breastfeed if you can... I know that this isn't where you're coming from and you're in no way trying to imply this, I just like repeating this. LABOR ISN'T FREE. All value and breast milk is ultimately the result of labor and effort.
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Feb 6, 2021 03:24
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as a tip for people that we definitely didn't do the first time we had baby shots, get no-stick or some other kind of easy take off bandaid and bring them with you. The medical person should have no problem with you slapping those on instead and it's wayyyy easier getting them off.
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Mar 2, 2021 03:19
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For babies and new moms especially there was solid research that showed that MMR vaccines decreased symptoms pretty dramatically, more recently you'd gotten the shot the better. That plus adult vaccinations have been a huge relief for me.
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Mar 16, 2021 12:36
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the fan was my kid's major source of joy and hope till around 3 1/2 months.
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I was just having this conversation with my dad, who informed me I still do dumbass things that might bring me active harm at the age of 34. He has high hopes that his granddaughter will be much more intelligent but right now we agree that she's not quite dog level.
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Jul 22, 2021 14:56
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A good thing someone posted about in this thread re: sleep was keeping my hand on her chest for a bit after laying her down. It soothed her a bit more and let me feel how fast her heartbeat was, which helped me know if she was relaxing more or not. It was another source of feedback for figuring out what worked.
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Aug 2, 2021 02:41
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Hadlock posted:What is the magic ingredient in boogie wipes that keeps the nose from going raw Saline and aloe
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Aug 2, 2021 04:22
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It's a personal call and we didn't but I think it's likely that a large majority of humanity does it with no problem.
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Aug 27, 2021 03:58
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https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfrien...sleep-and-sids/quote:Ball & Russell (2014), SIDS and infant sleep ecology. Evolution, Medicine and Public Health 146. doi: 10.1093/emph/eou023 there are lots of studies on this, they say a lot, it's hard to know, and again we didn't but consensus is starting to shift more towards 'if you're not drunk or smoking and you're related to the baby/give a poo poo about the baby it's probably fine'
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Aug 27, 2021 04:12
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living the thread title life, our nicely snuggled baby with pjs and a sleep sack managed to fill both with just ungodly amounts of poo poo this morning, to the point where we had to hose her down in the sink.
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Oct 29, 2021 15:13
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I figured out Santa wasn't real around 6 but i' d had an intense, vivid, realistic dream where I saw the easter bunny hiding eggs in my house and so I figured the easter bunny was real for another couple years after that. My parents did baskets but they in no way ever dressed up in an easter bunny costume so I don't know where that came from.
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Nov 10, 2021 19:44
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Honestly they're probably ready for two naps.
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Nov 27, 2021 03:36
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L0cke17 posted:Stupid fatso keeps wailing at 4am. Apparently loud enough to wake up my wife but not me. Set up shifts and tell her she's free to elbow you heavily when it's your turn
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drainpipe posted:My 6 week old thankfully has not exhibited any more of the colickiness from two weeks ago. However, she is now acting very fussy. She's extremely hard to put down to sleep during the day, although mercifully she's sleeping fairly well at night. The only way to calm her seems to be to either feed her or hold her and be in constant motion (more motion than a rocking chair I might add). The only activities that seem work reliably are holding her while bouncing vigorously on an exercise ball or going for a walk in the Baby Bjorn, both of which are not sustainable over long periods of time. Oh hey I remember this phase. Noise cancelling headphones. Wear them to stop the screams from destroying your hearing even if you're not listening to anything, I swear mine gave me tinnitus in my previously good ear. Other than that yes it sucks. You're building trust and helping her learn how to calm down but it will seem like forever
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Dec 29, 2021 23:54
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When my kid was around that age I went on a weekend trip with some buddies of mine and my kid remembered me just fine when I came back, I get the fear though. Also video calls. edit: it was kind of a letdown lol I came back in the door and she smiled to see me and then just immediately back to "okay now hold me and let's go" I was expecting more of a celebration.
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Jan 3, 2022 05:39
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Hand foot and mouth maybe? We both got more bumps then our kid when it hit.
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Jan 13, 2022 15:58
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Oh my god how is she four months old already I think, as I look at my friggin beast of a 17 month old.
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Jan 28, 2022 05:47
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My kid still gets pissed and starts making the up gesture when I sit down while carrying her at 17 months, sooooooo
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Jan 28, 2022 07:07
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I'm bald and god willing my daughter will be too, I'm already picking boogers out of her hair.
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Feb 6, 2022 21:40
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Our daycare's sensory activity today was putting the kids in a pool of cooked noodles. We have a picture of our child reclining as if she's in a sauna in a pool of noodles, surrounded by other vaguely confused toddlers. We checked and noodles are not the lunch menu. noodles.
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Feb 14, 2022 20:14
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iv46vi posted:How in the logistical hell do they set that up. All we saw is a small kiddie pool filled with noodles but I will be asking some questions at pickup today and will relay answers. Daycare said our kid was "confused but willing to explore the noodles" which hell, same.
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We've been reading Oscar Otter and the Goldfish a bunch lately, in which a bunch of animals that would 100% be eating each other hang out to find a goldfish. The only saving grace is that I get to do a lovely guido voice for Vinnie the Vole when he says hi.
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Apr 22, 2022 16:45
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Koivunen posted:You are right, he does have ADD, and I made a lot of excuses to myself for dismissing some behaviors. He takes adderall, but that’s a whole nother story. He is prescribed a certain dose, but only takes it when he feels he needs it, and he takes apart the capsules and dumps all the tiny beads into a pill container, then guesstimates a dose from there. It’s XR so it’s not like he’s snorting it, but he will take it for work or if there’s something he needs to concentrate for. That was a big issue… why not take the prescribed dose every day so you can be present in the lives of your wife and kids… Why save it for “special occasions?” He got really big into nicotine gum in the few months before we separated, I’m sure I’ve posted about it before. M Hi, I've got some pretty bad ADHD that has definitely caused issues in my relationships and my marriage. I have worked on it and I take medication and your husband's a giant rear end in a top hat. I give you full permission to think he's a jackass because even at my most loving unmotivated I have a child and I step up and do poo poo. Being disorganized, forgetting poo poo, not following through, these are things that I have struggled with and will struggle with for the rest of my life. Not giving a crap about the basic wellbeing of my partner and children is not part of my diagnosis. Not wanting to work hard to manage my poo poo for the people I love is not part of the diagnosis. He should absolutely not be doing that with his meds, if he doesn't like the dosage he should be talking to his psych and getting a different perscription. None of this is your problem obviously other than how it affects you.
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nachos posted:Our almost 2.5 year old has had a couple nap strikes recently and they seemed to be related to specific preferences that she wasn’t able to communicate well. First, she refused to sleep in her sleep bag and wanted blankets but it took a couple weeks for us to actually figure that out. The next one, which admittedly isn’t helpful for your situation, seems to be that she wanted to nap like they did at daycare. We switched her from half days to full days today and she took a 90 minute nap with no problem her very first time. At home she skipped probably 75% of her naps over the last month. Another thing that kinda worked for us was to wake her up an hour earlier, but gently caress that. Oh hey, our kid just vetoed sleep sacks too. We threw a light blanket in there which she seems to acknowledge but not use right now and dressed her in a warm onesie since it's still depressingly cold for april here.
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May 3, 2022 03:54
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We just moved to a street that has a bus go by about every ten minutes and this must always be commented on.
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Koivunen posted:Ok crisis possibly averted. Kid’s dad actually stepped up and worked things out at his job so he can take some time off, and he will take both kids this weekend as he was supposed to anyway. I have a couple days off mid-week and then my mom is YET AGAIN saving my rear end by covering my last two work days, she will be babysitting in an n 95 on quarantine days 7 and 8. This will work out great if I stay negative. If I pop positive it’s whatever, I’d have to isolate anyway. Doing two kids quarantines back to back is tough AF. I am really sorry that's happening! Really glad you were able to get it semi-covered.
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