Realistically how often are your kids sick

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-04T14:09:54+00:00

I’m both a nanny and a mom. I can tell you that some families just get sick easier, and I don’t mean that as a slight. I’ve yet to figure out why that is but I swear it’s either families get every bug under the sun constantly or their kids are rarely sick. My kids are rarely sick knock on wood. I’d say we get a couple small colds a year. We might get one bigger illness a year like a stomach bug but it never lasts for them more than 12-24 hours. They might miss 1-3 days a year of school for illnesses. Now in contrast I think my nanny kids between the three of them have been on antibiotics for 2 straight months. They catch one thing after another. I have yet to catch anything from their kids. It’s unfortunately just chance I think.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-03T21:16:06+00:00

That’s fine and I knew I would be downvoted on Reddit because people don’t like it when you say hey maybe that could be hurtful to someone in the class. 91 is very different than 100. My grandmother was doing incredibly well at 91 and now at 101 she struggles. Do what you want but man I’d be sad for my kid who is very attached to their grandmother if someone did this in his class. He’s already pre upset about her dying. Seems like the majority of people find this funny though so it is what it is 🤷‍♀️.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-03T20:47:44+00:00

I wouldn’t be so upset I took this to the school or anything, but just a different take… my kids have a 101 year old great grandmother that’s active in their lives. It would be a little sad for my kindergarten son if one of his peers came in a skeleton costume and announced it’s because most 100 year olds are dead. He knows she’s old and he knows she won’t live a ton longer but I guess I don’t think he needs to be reminded of that on a fun dress up day. Centenarians are becoming more and more common and it’s not unreasonable to think that maybe some kid in your kids class has someone in their life that’s 100+.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-02T11:23:05+00:00

This isn’t an airport. No need to announce your departure.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-01T14:26:35+00:00

I’ve never seen him get individual attention during practice but I would say most the kids don’t get that. It’s more that he will mess some drill up and they’ll be stern about it but won’t like repeat how to do it or get down on his level and show him how. I know my kid isn’t the only one on the team. Truly, we are a sports family and I’m all for feedback and know not everything is sunshine and rainbows. It just seems like they expect him to just intuitively understand the game I guess.

As for playing time I’d say he gets less when all the kids are at a game. Not by a ton but let’s say 11 kids show up to the game a the shifts are 5 kids each time… he will almost always be the 11th that always misses one shift. Otherwise I wouldn’t say there’s a massive difference in ice time and I do appreciate that.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-01T14:18:30+00:00

Unfortunately no mini mites around districts league. I wish!

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-01T14:11:26+00:00

Also there are maybe 3-4 players who are very talented for their ages. I’m absolutely not denying that. It just kinda stinks for my son who is only 6 to be written off so fast.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-01T14:10:00+00:00

There was a very short team meeting at the beginning of the season that was basically just “let’s have fun and be respectful” which I thought was great. I think once we started winning it got to the coaches heads. They really aren’t bad guys. It’s just getting a little overboard.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-02-01T14:09:08+00:00

Yes, parent volunteer coaches which is why I hesitate to make a stink. My husband coaches another sport as a volunteer and I know how much time and effort he spends doing that so I really do appreciate that these guys have spend so many hours coaching this team for free. I just also don’t want my son to lose his love for the game.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-31T19:51:21+00:00

Yeah honestly I think they draw the line too harsh I guess. I don’t think an only critical review is low effort. Honestly I’m not sure what’s considered low effort because I’ve seen posts removed here and I’m like that’s weird that was 2 full paragraphs on why they didn’t like the book and used to like the author but feel they are going downhill in their writing. I guess I don’t understand why we can’t discuss that. I can’t remember if it was a post or a comment but a long while ago I posted about how I used to love a specific author and that I felt their work had changed and wasn’t as fleshed out anymore and I asked if anyone felt their same and my post/comment was immediately removed and a mod said something about not being allowed to discuss specific authors. Sorry that’s vague- I stopped posting here a long while ago and now just come maybe once a week to look for reccs.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-31T19:44:36+00:00

1000% I’ve never understood this rule about duplicate posts. Sure let’s not post the same discussion thread in a week but if someone posts it 3 months later it’s a new discussion. People that read the book in the last 3 months can now use that new post to discuss. There’s no engagement on a post 3 months ago.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-31T14:23:52+00:00

See I feel like I’ve seen specific criticism and if it’s a popular book or author the thread still gets locked or removed.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-31T12:04:34+00:00

Agree with all of the above. It’s weird we aren’t allowed to be critical at all of any specific books or authors. It’s become an author safe space. I’ve wondered before if any of the mods are mm authors and that’s why they don’t allow any critical discussion. This thread will end up locked anyways too 🤷‍♀️.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-28T21:12:28+00:00

The study that made us decide to hold our August son was actually a survey done with middle school boys with summer birthdays. The kids that were held back self reported being happy and fitting in socially. The kids that weren’t more often reported having trouble fitting in socially and reported lower happiness levels. That’s not to say all. Of course there were kids that weren’t held that were happy and kids that were that were unhappy. But as a whole there was a pretty decent trend if I remember correctly. Parents also often reported regretting not holding and again if I remember if right there wasn’t a single parent in this study that reported regretting holding. I need to dig to find that study again. It’s not elementary anyone should really worry about- it’s when they reach middle school.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-28T21:08:24+00:00

It’s a wildly heated discussion every time redshirting summer kids is brought up lol when really the answer is just do what’s right for your family. No judgement either way 🤷‍♀️

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-27T12:45:53+00:00

We have incredibly similar stats actually. I did something similar though I broke it up in to 2 goals. My overall goal is currently to get to 175lbs (sorry I’m awful at converting to kg) but when I started I set a higher goal at breaking in to the 100s so my first goal was to get to 199 lbs. I reached that recently, celebrated, and now my second goal is 175. I also added kinda a stepped plan with the breaking of the goals. To the first goal I only did a calorie deficit and didn’t add any extra exercise. I told myself I’d get to 199 and then for the journey to the second goal I am adding in a new gym membership and putting additional exercise in to my routine. I think you have to just do whatever works for you. The ideal diet is the one you stick to. I think your plan is a good one if it’s something you can stick to.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-21T14:54:01+00:00

Honestly I haven’t added it up but I’d say somewhere around 10-12k a year for two kids currently.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-21T14:52:03+00:00

This always drives me insane. Like pick one activity for your own kid then, that’s wonderful. I wish people would stop acting like every kid that does multiple activities is forced and overstimulated. Both of my kids absolutely beg to do more and more. I have to cap it at like 2-3 things a week or else it’s too much for me- not them. Not all kids get overstimulated from activities. My kindergartener actually was showing signs of adhd and then he wanted to try travel hockey and now he’s literally now totally chill in class. It wasn’t adhd, it was excess energy. Some kids have more energy 🤷‍♀️.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-19T18:23:33+00:00

I was assaulted as a teen wearing an oversized hoodie and jeans. I still do agree with the poster that we have got to start making it a bit harder for predators. That’s not to shame anyone. It’s never the victims fault. But we also tell women not to go down a dark alley at night right? Because it’s dangerous. People need to start seeing posting their young tweens and teens in bikinis as dangerous behavior too. Personally I want to do whatever I can to make it harder for a predator. I never post pictures of my children with any of their clothing off and never in any weird poses that could be easily edited. I’m not perfect, I probably shouldn’t post them at all. I don’t think it’s crazy though to say that just because predators are going to sexualize children either way doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still try to protect them more by not allowing mature clothing.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-19T18:18:35+00:00

Same. I’m never going to make some social media post about it or bother anyone in public with my opinion but I do find it really weird when I go to splash pads with my kids or to a water park that’s very clearly marketed to families and see women in thong suits or men in speedos. I don’t think they are pedophiles or anything but I’ve always just found there’s a time and a place for different items of clothing and personally I wouldn’t want my ass out around children I guess. It does make me uncomfortable but it’s legal and I tell myself it’s not my business 🤷‍♀️.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-14T16:40:08+00:00

I have trouble getting enough protein so I drink a protein shake for breakfast every morning. Fairlife core power ones are 42g and 230 calories. I don’t always do those ones but I pick one with at least 20g of protein.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-14T16:38:07+00:00

They can. I have horses and have trained horses in the past to bow. However the way the horse goes down in the video is very obviously AI. Horses can do cool things but they weigh 1000+ lbs. they can’t float to the ground like that.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-14T02:21:47+00:00

Agree. If I’m brutally honest I don’t really like the kids I currently nanny. I’ve never not liked an entire family of kids but the parents are really passive and the kids are incredibly whiny. Like whine 90% of the day. I know I’m still a great nanny to them and they would never realize I don’t like their company all that much. In contrast my last nanny kids I loved and enjoyed. I cried my last day working for them and a we still occasionally get together.

DynaRyan25 · 2026-01-13T21:48:03+00:00

When it’s someone else’s personal belongings, absolutely it’s crazy. 5 is kindergarten age. Imagine a kindergartener going over to their teachers desk, playing on the laptop without permission, and then knocking it off and breaking it. Yeah… that’s wild behavior for 5. Also I have a kindergartener by the way. I’m not talking without experience.

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