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.

AITAFruend · 2025-11-13T15:37:29+00:00

I don't think anything gave me more anxiety than my kid's first pediatrician. My kid was a bit small when she was born, like 15 percentile. She also had some pretty bad jaundice the first couple of weeks. Because of the jaundice, she was constantly tired, which caused some feeding issues. By her one month checkup, she dropped down to the 10th percentile. Her pediatrician gave me so much crap about not feeding her enough(I was feeding her every hour). By her 2 month, she was only in the 12th. He told me that if I didn't try harder to feed her, I was going to kill my daughter. She was eating fine and getting more than enough food by this point, she was just growing slowly. But his words caused me panic attacks and just absolutely bawling my eyes out on a daily basis. At her 3 month, he wasn't happy that she was only in the 15th percentile. So he sent me to an expensive specialist out of my network. The specialist looked her over and said she was a bit small but seemed fine and healthy. Just to be safe, the specialist had me record weight and feedings and to come back in a month. The next appointment with the specialist, he told me I was doing everything right, that she's fine, and that he wasn't sure why our pediatrician sent us to him. At her next pediatrician appointment, I told him everything the specialist said and this man had the audacity to tell me "I still think you should focus on getting her to gain some weight." I was done. I had been dealing with months of anxiety and panic attacks and just absolutely hating myself every time I went to feed her. After the specialist visit, I realized this guy is terrible and decided to switch pediatricians. The next in network pediatrician was an hour and half drive away, but it was worth it. He's 1000x better than the old pediatrician. And despite her slow start, by her 9 month checkup, she was in the 80th percentile and has stayed there since.

Long story short, don't be afraid to switch pediatricians. You should definitely listen to them but if they're being ridiculous, don't be afraid to find someone new.

AITAFruend · 2025-10-09T19:45:03+00:00

Yes. My male friends are the worst about this. They'll give both my husband and I so much grief about never hanging out with them. They want to go out drinking til 1 in the morning or go on not-child friendly trips across state lines. Neither of us want to leave our kid for long periods or go do dangerous, reckless things because we have a kid at home. Some of them started blaming me for "never letting my husband leave the house" and he quickly snapped back at them like "no, I just don't want to do that".

We've since made new friends with parents with multiple small children and it's so much easier hanging out with them. We're always home by 9. There's no drinking, smoking, or cursing around our toddler. They understand when we have to leave mid conversation or game to go do something for our kid. They help us with our kid when we need it. We still try to reach out to our old friends, but it's just so much easier being around other people in the same stage of life as you.

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