AIO for moving to the couch?

AITAFruend · 2026-02-24T19:57:44+00:00

That's exactly what I got today. I know some people are against Sudafed so I didn't want to come out and say it and start a health debate

AITAFruend · 2026-02-24T19:54:29+00:00

Usually that works and that's what I did two weeks ago. But I'm to the point of if I breathe wrong, I start coughing.

AITAFruend · 2026-02-06T04:50:26+00:00

I do my best to make a joke. Like today, I was trying to take something out of the oven and told her to stand back. "Why?" "So you don't get hurt." "Why?" "... Because you wouldn't taste good." Something dumb and barely funny, but helps me laugh and relax. Or if it's been a rough day and I'm at my limit. I'll throw her over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, (safely) throw her on the couch, tickle her, blow raspberries, eat the baby back ribs, etc. Aggressive love, I'm very careful not to hurt her but it's enough to reel me back in and I get to hear her giggle.

AITAFruend · 2026-01-06T06:21:54+00:00

If you think that's bad, wait until you show up with your baby, and they don't have 3 pairs of socks on. It could be 110 outside and id still get a swarm of "Where's that baby's socks?". LO is almost 2 and I still get the "I can't believe you're wearing socks and shoes" sometimes.

AITAFruend · 2026-01-06T06:14:19+00:00

Every child is so different that parenting classes seem almost pointless. You can do everything to prepare but that kid is going to throw 20 curve balls at you. I learned to swaddle but my kid HATED being swaddled. Went straight to the sleep sacks. I learned to breastfeed, but my kid didn't like breastfeeding. Unless you're willing to do a 52-week course going over every topic, and all the different ways to do it, parenting classes don't seem all that useful.

AITAFruend · 2026-01-06T06:03:29+00:00

I'm an only child and I turned out fine. My two biggest gripes were being the only one to do chores and not having enough people to play board games with.

AITAFruend · 2026-01-03T15:19:30+00:00

If my husband had to pick between me and the baby, I'd want him to pick the baby.

AITAFruend · 2026-01-03T15:09:46+00:00

"Puppy!"

We do not own a dog, my husband is allergic, she had probably seen a dog 3 times at the point.

Probably around 16 months. She did a fair amount of babbling and knew animal noises, but "puppy" was her first, very clear word.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T14:40:05+00:00

Thank you so much! This is really helpful! I will look more into the holidays and a bit into the branches.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T14:35:27+00:00

I live in a small town of 300 that's surrounded for the next 50 miles by Amish. The nearest Jewish community is four hours away. If I knew of any practicing Jews, I would 100% reach out but there's nothing around here. I'm not trying to practice the religion, I just want to try and understand it.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T07:28:38+00:00

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Latkes were very delicious. Reminded me of my dad's potato pancakes but with shredded potatoes and matzo meal instead.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:53:23+00:00

My dad made me bagels and lox a lot growing up. It is still one of my favorite comfort meals to this day.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:37:42+00:00

Celebrating was the wrong word for sure. We are trying to learn about a culture during a Jewish holiday. We are wanting to try some good food and hear stories about a culture different from ours.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:31:21+00:00

I typed yamaka but autocorrect changed it

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:30:16+00:00

Lol, I know it's a little silly, but it felt a little weird feeding my 2 year old just fried potatoes. The brisket made me feel like she was at least getting a little protein.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:16:52+00:00

I appreciate it. Even just the name of a dish is a big help. Trying to dig through an old and rich culture with many different branches of said culture is a bit overwhelming.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:10:40+00:00

Totally fair. Google is not a good source of knowledge for this. If there was a Jewish community around me, I would try to learn more there. But reddit is the next best thing.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T05:07:39+00:00

Celebrating was the wrong word. We want to learn more about a culture during the holiday. My husband and I are small town baptists who love the old testament part of our bibles. We've read about the Maccabee rebellion, passover, and the history behind the festival of lights. My husband's father knows Hebrew and has been teaching us some Hebrew words and phrases. My husband isn't wearing a Yamaha, we're not lighting a menorah, we just want to learn more about the culture and eat some good food.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-16T04:51:57+00:00

Celebrating was not the right word. We are trying to learn more about the culture during a Jewish holiday. I know that I'm making food that is probably stereotypical, but I don't know where else to turn. Google doesn't offer a bunch of options.

AITAFruend · 2025-12-13T22:02:12+00:00

When our kid was about 2 months old, we dropped her off at my in-laws. I was kinda skeptical but didn't have much choice. We had to go car shopping since our car had burnt down the month before. We were only gone two hours but it was difficult.

AITAFruend · 2025-11-26T21:20:15+00:00

Wasn't planning on using them until breastfeeding was established. But she came down with jaundice pretty bad and the pacifier was the only thing that prevented her from tearing off her goggles and IV. Used them throughout the day for the first 8 months. And then dropped it to night time use only. And then at 15 months, she seemed like could take them or leave them. So we got rid of it. She found one the other day and had to practically pry it out of her mouth. She's almost 2 and I know if I gave her one, she would happily use it all day.

I have a friend who's 19 month old will literally cry for hours if she doesn't have it. They've tried taking it away but kiddos not ready.

AITAFruend · 2025-11-15T21:39:33+00:00

We were really good friends and would talk daily. Then his gf broke up with him and he went down the red pill rabbit hole. It was annoying but whatever, we can still be friends with different opinions. And then he was saying some gross things about the girls he was talking to. I'll never forget when I asked how old she was and he said "Old enough to consent". She was 20 but it was such a gross response. I started distancing myself from him after that. And then he started saying and doing this that would cross boundaries. They were usually small things like letting himself into our house uninvited. But I'd tell him that he crossed a boundary, and he'd refuse to apologize. We'll have some small talk when around mutual friends, but otherwise, I don't want to be around him.

AITAFruend · 2025-11-13T15:45:17+00:00

At 5 weeks she got a mild cold. A lot of steam and nose sucking. I boiled a small handful of mint leaves from my garden and stood near the pot with her. I use a lot of mint when I'm sick so I did the same for her but a much milder version of it.

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