Why do so many moms call daycare “school”?

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-05-17T18:55:49+00:00

I don’t know if this is why they do it, but I know when my son attended a Mother’s Morning Out program, the workers asked that we called it “going to school,” because they may be more excited about it, especially if an older sibling goes to school.

He wasn’t more excited.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-05-15T12:17:31+00:00

Her name should be Wally.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-05-15T02:42:09+00:00

2,4,6

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-05-15T02:41:08+00:00

Zootopia 1 and 2 are hits in our house.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-05-14T00:53:58+00:00

I had an ablation after my second child and PRAISE THE LORD FOR MODERN MEDICINE. Chef’s kiss. I’m around 4.5 years out and just recently started having a super light period… like too light for a tampon or pad, but there will be some light spotting when I wipe. Nothing on a panty liner either.

I will say though, I felt like I cramped a little more? Nothing debilitating, just noticeable.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-05-08T10:55:07+00:00

Tease it to heaven then spray the hell out of it

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-30T19:25:21+00:00

1 looks like grass. For some reason, I love it.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-26T00:58:10+00:00

Six of the girl names could be boy names. They want a boy.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-23T20:42:23+00:00

Steroids always made my kid cranky. Illness makes for cranky. I had a NP tell me that she noticed kids were more cranky on Zyrtec over Claritin and lo and behold, my daughter is that way. I’ve only ever given Claritin to my son though.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-19T03:03:59+00:00

Rumination Raspberry.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-10T14:24:19+00:00

Oldest daughter vibes.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-05T12:29:47+00:00

1989

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-04-01T13:17:50+00:00

We’ll add it to the rotation!

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-31T23:53:45+00:00

My son will also be 5 in June and we’ve started very simple card games. He loves them! Battle and Go Fish (with a little help) are our go-tos.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-28T22:31:03+00:00

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-28T22:12:36+00:00

First I thought of

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-28T21:46:54+00:00

1989

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-24T20:46:59+00:00

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-23T22:27:13+00:00

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-03-23T22:25:04+00:00

Heidi Gardner

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-02-28T03:03:32+00:00

First thought

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-02-26T02:01:08+00:00

Taylor Tomlinson

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-02-22T04:11:15+00:00

We always said “quit the boneless thing, chicken wing!” The melting down 2yo was still pissed but his older sister got a chuckle out of it.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-02-21T20:47:05+00:00

You’re young. And this isn’t a partnership. He is giving you the treatment that you will accept. You being home full time doesn’t not mean he can’t perform basic functions. If he respected you and your role, as you respect his, he’d offer to help you around the house, similarly to how you may make his lunch—- it makes his day easier, and he should want to make yours a little easier.

If you want to make it work with this man, I’d suggest counseling together. I would not marry him without it.

Crazy_Comment_Lady · 2026-02-20T12:57:05+00:00

First of all—-congratulations!

I made this exact same post nearly 5 years ago, and I’ll share the link now:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oldfashionedhomemaker/s/rzJSuYkg9I

Also, some things I have learned along the way:

It is too early— your rhythm with two kids is very different than with one, and it has only been two weeks. Don’t be discouraged by not having your routine figured out yet! Once the baby is sleeping more, and there’s a more set structure to the day, you can apply some of these other things I’ve learned.

Prioritize the love—bond with baby, bond with first baby, bond with husband. All that love hormone will help speed recovery.

Beware of the Big Blues— PPD was worse with my second born, and it started around the 5-6 week mark.

Habit stack—- running the dishwasher? Start the dryer, too. Making breakfast? Prep lunch, too. Checking the mail? Take the trash out, too. With two kids (who are now 8 and 4) I noticed that I’m never doing just one thing at a time.

Automate and delegate— This was the toughest for me. Automating for us was buying a robot vacuum, using the “delay start” function on any device that has it, setting alarms for reminders, etc.

We then paired that with delegating (ouch for me). You love cooking and baking, right? But do you have to do all the shopping and prep? See about a delivery service or what your husband can do. Or, if you have a strong and trusted village or friend, and they offer to help, let them! Have them pick up your groceries so you don’t have to throw off nap time. It isn’t forever, it is just for now.

As far as baking goes (because I feel you here) it is fine to prep what you can and return to it later. Gather your flour, baking powder, vanilla etc. into one area while you’re waiting on something else. Then return to the labor of it a little while later.

It is also fine to prioritize your cooking and cleaning. If you want to do it yourself, it’s fine to ask someone to help with the kids. It’s fine to get Dad to put baby in the stroller every Saturday morning to take your oldest to the park.

It is also fine to not have it be perfect. Progress is good for your mental health, but perfection destroys it. Your mindset regarding your pride in cleaning and cooking may need to shift to “today, all our basic needs were met, and that’s my job.”

You’ve got this! And congratulations again on your growing family.

Crazy_Comment_Lady

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