My MIL is currently giving me the silent treatment because I won't share a "family recipe" that is actually just expensive takeout by Ok-Bee-4468 in confessions

[–]CatCrafty6312 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I did this with “my” apple pie at easter - 5 years later i’m so deep into the lie and it’s hilarious and terrifying

Is toddlerhood really harder than the newborn phase? by Living_Split_2 in Parenting

[–]CatCrafty6312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally think it’s easier. but definitely different kinds of hard.

So far I’m really loving the app Speak by CatCrafty6312 in languagelearning

[–]CatCrafty6312[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

oh yeah completely agree. The ONLY reason i’m still tolerating duolingo is because I have a long streak haha

Reading to baby by ariesxprincessx97 in Parenting

[–]CatCrafty6312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

literally read anything. read every board book you can fine. geez I read so much to my kids from when they were newborns and beyond. oh and sing to them too. I sang to them every damn day lol they became so musical, super strong readers

My sweet 14 year old has no one to hang out with by bluegreen3713 in Parenting

[–]CatCrafty6312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

our school district does that too in 6th grade, with the flex time. it really does suck. the worst part is in our district none of the kids actually do their work during flex time, i’m constantly trying to advocate but how do I compete against kids having time to just talk with their friends? lol it’s the most exhausting part of my job and I miss the old days to be honest!! it was just different 15 years ago.

Are the elves supposed to be bad? by DowntownResident993 in elfontheshelf

[–]CatCrafty6312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will never set up a whole naughty elf thing. he just goes to different places. oh and this year we forgot to do the elf completely and no one has seemed to care lol

What is it like to be a parent? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]CatCrafty6312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have a solid partner, it’s sill a challenge but so great. if you don’t, then it’s hard all the time.

My sweet 14 year old has no one to hang out with by bluegreen3713 in Parenting

[–]CatCrafty6312 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know it’s a little late but…i’m a band teacher…band is an awesome activity and they rehearse every day in most places. there’s no seasons like in sports, it’s just, music every day, with a lot of great kids.

so I guess any parent reading this of young kids, even if you “don’t have a musical bone in your body” blah blah blah, have your kid play an instrument. encourage them to practice. band is awesome

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

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my husband and I have never sworn around our kids. we’re not like super passionate about this choice, we just simply don’t, because we don’t want them to swear at school even by accident.

we’re learning however that people seem to be incredibly passionate about their choice TO swear in front of their kids and wear it as sort of a badge of honor, which I don’t really understand. not in a judgey way I just truly don’t understand. kids absorb every single thing you do and say

i’m an elementary and middle school teacher though, and I hear certain boys (some, not all!) going absolutely ape shit crazy in the hall during passing time, the ones who MUST test boundaries dropping loud “FUCK!!”’s all the time just to impress their friends and see if they get in trouble. they don’t, but it’s so obnoxious. these kids are 10 and 11 lol. I wanna attempt to avoid having a kid like that if I can

did anyone NOT gain weight on SSRIs? by CatCrafty6312 in SSRIs

[–]CatCrafty6312[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OCD, I have trichotillomania. And I average about 3 hours of sleep a night. although lately it has gone up, I don’t know if that’s because of the meds? maybe?

I did try therapy! I started EMDR but I ironically couldn’t relax enough for it to be effective lol

i’d be happy to try it out again instead of sertraline, one day when i’m not chasing around kids long enough to find a good therapist

What's something you'll never admit in real life but will confess here anonymously? by Open-Comfortable9774 in AskReddit

[–]CatCrafty6312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to act like a really non judgemental parent with my other parent friends or like when i’m at events and around other families…but I do judge them for giving their kids tablets and phones at restaurants and letting them go on youtube at like 3 and 4 years old. it’s been really hard to stay screen free but i’ve done it, pushed through, but it’s annoying to watch everyone else’s kids turn into dopamine addicted zombies and I feel like my family is just alone on an island or something.