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I never really cared and wound up with five boys. I think they are easier as teens from what I have observed. They get mad, then it’s over. Not simmering gossip, drama, and doxxing for years.
I agree and disagree. A second made about 10% more work. That part has felt manageable but we had a pretty tough time with sleep and other things with first.
And agree that 2 has nothing on 3-4. Mom friend called it ******* fours and yep. So sweet sometimes and others you are like I see how people lock kids in closets
I agree and disagree. A second made about 10% more work. That part has felt manageable but we had a pretty tough time with sleep and other things with first.
And agree that 2 has nothing on 3-4. Mom friend called it ******* fours and yep. So sweet sometimes and others you are like I see how people lock kids in closets
My sick three year old has moved past cranky to grade A ******* today.
You must have had 2 calm children then. I noticed you said they go to daycare also, so you only have to deal with them a shorter amount of time.I agree and disagree. A second made about 10% more work. That part has felt manageable but we had a pretty tough time with sleep and other things with first.
And agree that 2 has nothing on 3-4. Mom friend called it ******* fours and yep. So sweet sometimes and others you are like I see how people lock kids in closets
My schedule is setup where I watch them 2 days a week and the other 3 they split between grandmas.
Right now our 3.5 year is in the in "I love my baby sister, but when you're not looking I want to poke her eyes out phase" because she's not getting the attention she wants.
I can tell you from experience that watching 1 by yourself is easy compared to watching two. Usually when I get one of them put down for a nap or "quiet time" the other one needs something so there's no room for a mental break all day.
Girl mom friends literally look askance at the tantrums that come out of our 4 yr old. I always think it's interesting when people think women/girls are the more gossipy/drama types. In the corporate world, women have nothing on men, in my experience. I would put money on my parents saying (actually my Dad HAS said this) that I was the easiest kid. Little brother was the hardest. They didn't appreciate how good they had it at the time
Just drove from Cedar Falls to the south edge of Waterloo, all in town, and it was miserable. Can't see, wind pushes you everywhere. Do not recommend. Anybody considering driving out in the open is crazy. Just stay home.
There is something to say for quantity with kids at a certain age, there is someone to play with besides the parents.
Nope. My first one is anything but. 2nd is definitely calmer albeit more into climbing and being physically dangerous. Usually actually getting injured via the mundane things, like standing up or walking. We actually prefer having both around because they'll somewhat entertain each other instead of entirely hanging on us. But of course that wasn't the case first year when baby was less able to defend himself. They are in daycare but have been home now....51 days this year where we also tried to work. By far the hardest stretch was the four months the oldest was home during Covid. 18 mth old at the time did not mix well with minimal attention. Part of what made 2 not that bad is that spouse is now WFH vs. with just 1, I often got left doing dinner prep, dinner + bedtime solo and that sucked when you're already worn out and short on patience.
That said, there's a reason I think SAHP should get payment and that the working parent needs to recognize they are on equal duty when they get home. It's grossly unfair to expect the SAHP to be on call 24/7 with no breaks. **** wears you down.
Yeah the problem is that the salt is basically ineffective in these temps. The roads are going to suck for a few days.
As the mom who always had to help on various trips, it was weird to me to notice girls on a bus texting the girl next to them. Assume it was talking about someone else on the bus. Boys tended to extremes, either slept or were loud. Girls all quietly texting.Girl mom friends literally look askance at the tantrums that come out of our 4 yr old. I always think it's interesting when people think women/girls are the more gossipy/drama types. In the corporate world, women have nothing on men, in my experience. I would put money on my parents saying (actually my Dad HAS said this) that I was the easiest kid. Little brother was the hardest. They didn't appreciate how good they had it at the time
Our school seems to have a grading bias in favor of girls too. Any kind of squishy “participation” component to grading is what I expect is the culprit. There have been years lately where not one boy is in the top ten percent of the graduating class. One of those boys is now a physician
When one of mine was in high school, an English teacher decided to put all the boys in detention. Changed her mind and excluded one of the other teacher’s kids and my son. I asked him what they did and he said one of the girls kicked the boy in the seat in front of her and made some rude comment about his acne, so some of the boys threw bouncy balls at her. Public education at it’s best I guess.
The good thing in our neighborhood are all within a year or 2 of each other. 10 kids altogether. Its nice throw them outside all afternoon.
KidSilverhair
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When our son was about 18 months or so he’d throw everything into the trash - cans out of the pantry, parts of toys, everything. Got to the point where we’d check the trash can before bagging it up to take it out.
My grandson just turned one and his parents tell me he’s starting to do the same thing.
Trash is better than flushing things down the toilet that require a plumber to remove.
When of my best mom friends - met in baby group and then "re" a year or so later during Covid when she was walking in our neighborhood. We have since had our second boy - also within two weeks age. Most kids on our street are 5+yrs older but she's about a 5 minute walk around the corner so we're both looking forward to the day we can send our boys back and forth on bikes and entertain each other.
like a brand new albuterol inhaler.
Well MrsWx is getting extended to a 16 hour day at the hospital (she had a scheduled on call shift after her normal shift). That should be a fun drive home at damn near midnight.
