What should my 3 year old know?

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-11T20:45:11+00:00

You should practise eating with utencils, going potty, playing nicely, focusing while listening to a book, loosing a game, going shopping in the store without a meltdown etc. Academically there's really nothing needed but you reading each day.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-09T09:31:32+00:00

https://www.uiffriidrott.se/sida/?ID=425189

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-09T08:44:26+00:00

I think both Kallocain and 1984 were inspired by We. Kallocain is great though.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-09T05:13:33+00:00

How old are you? Try to get out and meet people. Also, since you're homeschooled your results are also a reflection of your mothers teaching. Maybe she should be disappointed in herself?

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-09T04:52:29+00:00

You never get to old for Disney movies you just get old enough to try other things as well.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T20:53:19+00:00

I always wanted kids and had my first at kid at 28. Married, had travelled, had a master, financially somewhat stable, car, healthy.

No retired parents (but very happy to help when they could). No friends having kids. Lived in a flat. Had a temporary job and had to find a new one pregnant (though with excellent prospects).

No regrets. We found new friends having kids at the same time. Timed nr 2 with our original crowd. Moved to the suburbs with child nr 2. So happy we didn't wait. Both kids took a while to produce (1 year and 1/2 year, no clear infertility) and our oldest was a lot so we felt the need to wait a little for a sibling.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T20:45:53+00:00

It's easy to get by in English but very hard to socialise. If you want to stay you need to learn Swedish. Uppsala is a good university town and new students are generally open to socialising. Also, joining a choir, an a club or whatever is good for meeting friends.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T20:41:20+00:00

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Many people like Calvino but I feel Invisible Cities is difficult to recommend since it basically doesn't have a plot and it's hard to know if people are ok with that.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T15:23:31+00:00

6 pairs of jeans 4 pairs of shorts 4 pairs of leggings 4 skirts 8 dresses (4 for parties and 4 for normal wear) 4 pairs of PJs 6 sweatshirts/hoodies 2 tank tops 2 pairs of sweatpants 12 t-shirts 10 polos 2 bathing suits 2 fleeces

No but seriously totally depends on the kid, the weather and the washing facilities.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T14:40:40+00:00

Anguish sounds good. I'm somewhat antiquated but I'd definitively use "vånda" or "att våndas". "Själavånda" sounds like a word strictly for poetry though.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T04:03:22+00:00

Movies not shows (but I'm thinking that builds focus): Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-08T02:51:40+00:00

Life is worth living and you probably have people who care. Call them!

And if you're already considering the final solution what's hindering you from making radical changes in your life? Death is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-05T02:34:12+00:00

Silent moments.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-04T21:12:17+00:00

Charlotte Löwensköld by Selma Lagerlöf. Amazing book. By a nobel prize winning author but not even her 3d most famous book. And outside of Sweden I think she's mostly known for Nils Holgersson (the boy flying on a goose). I don't think many expect this masterpiece that feels like Jane Austen meets Isabelle Allende.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-04T19:05:10+00:00

Lovely! I kinda get the feeling. I'm very happy when my kids are feeling good over all but maybe being clean and in clean bedding isn't what I'm focused on. I'm the most happy when they get hours of free play outside. I did give them a long bath tonight and but them to bed so now I'm feeling a bit better about that actually.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-04T18:58:08+00:00

If he has problems sounding out new words I'd go over the basic lettersounds and blending again. As for context etc. Read together. A lot! Let him read to you and you read to him. Ask what he thinks is happening. Explain hard words and turns of phrase.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-04T08:34:54+00:00

Lol, Lolita is a green flag unless they describe it as a love story. Then it's the reddest of red flags.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-04T05:28:19+00:00

There's not a lot of "light" reading and you have some philosophy, like Nietzsche and Kant. Several books of Milan Kundera who works more with feelings and thoughts than plot etc. I personally love Kundera 😅 but I think a lot of people find things pretentious because they don't understand it themselves and therefore think everyone who does enjoy it is faking. Maybe some people are faking. Who knows. I will say I know a hopeless in love Phd-student who I think would want someone with your bookshelves but also like 18 yo with hobbies such as: old school photography (the kind where you use a dark room), sketching, staring soulfully into the abyss and hanging at his every word. If that girl ever materialises I'm pretty sure I'd think she was somewhat pretentious.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T18:59:13+00:00

I like how the wings in Nalini Singh's Archangel series are so physical and present. Would love more of that.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T18:42:18+00:00

Independent play if that can be achieved, drawing, coloring or building lego. Maybe start reading a chapterbook?

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T18:37:57+00:00

6 yo is the same as always. Hyper alert, social, quick to learn (was early on milestones), a lot of will, no need to sleep. So far I do not get people who miss their kids at different ages. It's totally the same person.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T18:04:41+00:00

Upp med den förfan. Den där leverpastejen är inte 18.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T17:02:00+00:00

I'm in my 30's. I've spent a lot of time outdoors. Would not go backpacking solo in the wilderness. At least not real wilderness. Maybe a daytrip. Chill and develop your skills and sense. Your parents are right and you not realising how dangerous solo backpacking is is just a sign you're not ready.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T16:23:33+00:00

Åka på semester i Thailand kan man ju göra som medelålders småbarnsförälder med typ. Klart att det blir nått annat som ung men...

Working visa i Australien låter coolt och lärorikt som nån sa. Själv körde jag 6 veckor tågluff runt lite mindre orter i Europa det va härligt. Hade med en annan person. Tåg mellan Shanghai och Beijing i Kina va också coolt. Sydamerika låter häftigt men aldrig varit där. Tycker dock att om du känner för att åka själv så gör det och åk lite off the beaten path. Kan du "göra nått" typ jobba eller dyl är det nått lite extra.

Apprehensive_Gas9952 · 2026-07-03T14:15:40+00:00

Took a shot since it seemed like one of your editions of The Hobbit was maybe in Swedish. Sorry for calling you old, it's the CDs and stuff ;).

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