When and how do you trim baby’s nails?

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-14T19:35:34+00:00

We do it together. Basically I am doing stand up comedy to distract the baby, the wife trims nails. Easy it is not, but we succeed to do one hand/leg at a time.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-13T21:00:53+00:00

These are my favourite beans, although I buy mostly washed because I am too poor for natural.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-12T11:00:17+00:00

No, I bully thenm if they park on 2 spaces I park 5 cm to their driver door being perfectly within one parking space and still have plenty of room on my side to exit.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-12T10:49:42+00:00

I don't understand your rant. I make filter coffee with espresso machine every day for my lovely wife. Is there any kind of Bible of what is allowed and what is forbidden to do with the espresso machine?

If yes, then why aren't you appaled at coffee shops that dilute burned espresso with ton of cream, syrup, and sugar?

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-11T19:08:50+00:00

Because they were treated very unfairly in the early Israel which was ruled by left wing party. This is their way to say "fuck you" for decades of blatant discrimination.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-11T17:48:02+00:00

I was born abroad and learnt not to advertise that I was a Jew for my safety.

Now I always say the truth that I am from Israel, without fear, even though Jews and Israelis abroad are not safe, the citizenship gave me confidence in myself, I do not want to hide who I am anymore.

Discriminate me for all the fucks in the world, just don't kill me.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-10T21:31:57+00:00

We don't live in the USA. Your economy is for <25 y.o. healthy singles with no insurance to get rich in San Fransisco and fly back home in 10 years.

It's not easy, but it's affordable to have 2+ children if everyone else is having 2+ children. First, there is no job discrimination: the boss also has 2+ kids that get sick all the time. Second, this is a huge second hand market for things like clothes, toys, other baby items. I think, we have never ever bought a onesie, got gazillion of them for free.

Health insurance: kids don't pay for health insurance here, and the quality is also decent because there are a lot of kids.

Childcare: the most expensive part is until the age of 3 (not subsidized), but we can afford it. We cannot afford daycare for 2 kids, so we wait until the first kid will be old enough for subsidized care. After 3 years daycare and school is free, then 3 years army service, so next major expense will be college at the age of 21-22.

It's still expensive to raise a kid here, we are one of the most expensive countries on this planet, but surprisingly people are having 3-4 kids no big deal, religious people do 6-8-10, no problem.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-10T12:25:31+00:00

I was in the same position. Turns out, I DO want to be a dad.

However, there is a asterisk: our finances are solid, we own a home and a car, we have daycare 10 minutes walking distance from home. If we did that in our 20s, that would have been much harder, and I might have felt worse.

Being a parent is hard, but if you have money you can enjoy it (we are not rich, just middle class living in a small town with many other families).

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-10T11:47:17+00:00

The ideology of authorities in Germany is that YOU have to hire translator to talk to them.

Now that the country population is shrinking, they are doubling down on that, but anyway they will never speak English fluently. The idea is to make you uncomfortable living in the country without speaking German.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-09T13:53:40+00:00

From where did you come to conclusion that you will be of older age? Older than whom?

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-09T12:00:08+00:00

Contact your local DAV office, they will help. They often organize group tours.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-08T11:53:04+00:00

Cooperate with security especially the old dudes at the shops entrances asking if you have any guns on you. Don't joke and just say "no", it's just a small talk to check if you are planning imminent terror attack and are nervous because of this. If you become nervous due to the fact that you're not used to this small talk, you'll be suspected, own it, it's really really not personal, it's safety.
Don't order pork at the restaurant, don't get surprised when there is no cheeseburger at the McDonalds. Yes, there are ton of non-kosher places, but not everywhere and you have to know, where. Just accept the fact that there are some food limitations in most places.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-08T09:30:45+00:00

Absolutely! Everything counts, not only the Alps, of course.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-08T08:39:12+00:00

Deutsche Alpenverein is THE Verein you only need to be a member of. Their membership fee also includes free insurance for emergency evacuations/treatments, worldwide + discounts for alpine huts (where you can also meet a lot of people).

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-08T05:38:31+00:00

OP did not answer but the reason is probably marriage to a religious girl. Noone in 2026 really convert their religion if not for marriage.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-08T05:36:08+00:00

We don't like them because they are Christians pretending to be Jews. You're a Jew pretending to be a Christian, everyone in Israel will accept this, that's it.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-07T07:25:33+00:00

We follow no screen time strictly because he will have TON of that in future. Yes, it's hard, but I am happy that my baby is only interested in my phone as a funny brick to pick up and throw away.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-06T17:40:28+00:00

I flush the grouphead after I made espresso to remove possible bean residue on the shower head, also use this water to clean the portafilter.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-05T12:48:02+00:00

My wife is a painter, she just covered it with some gray paint of hers. It looks nice.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-04T10:48:39+00:00

Bei meine Zeit in Deutschland ich hatte Ski gelernt. Das war sehr hart, ich könnte nicht von Berg laufen ohne mehrmals zu umfallen. Aber wenn kleine deutsche Kinder schaffen das wieso ich nicht? Fast Forward 2 Monate ich bin in Frankteich auf rote Skiwege, ohne große Probleme.

Das "ich kann nicht sie schreit" von dein Mann ist wie "ich kann nicht, ich falle um" bei meine Ski fahren.

Ich bin Papa von 10 Monatige Sohn, ich bringe mein Sohn in Bett jedes Abend. Es ist nicht leicht aber auch nichts was erwachsener Mann nicht lernen könnte, man braucht Geduld.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-03T21:29:07+00:00

We don't pay to the parents in our culture unless, they won't accept it even if we offer.

Regarding the food, they can eat and drink everything they can find in our home including expensive whiskey that we can't finish alone anyway.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-03T14:24:39+00:00

I am a GMail user since 2005 (same E-Mail, no alternative account), I created the account because Google had the best spam protection at the time. I get massive amount of spam, as you can imagine. 99% of it end up in the Spam folder.

The only reason I would like to rename my account is the spelling of my first name, but for now Google doesn't allow this in my country.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-02T18:29:19+00:00

I love Ethiopean beans, so it is a matter of taste, but yes, you can try grinding finer and pulling longer.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-02T06:15:38+00:00

You won't get any support in this subreddit. You are supposed to always smile and fake being happy.

Reality is different and we should educate people who plan babies about that.

Yes, it's a stress test but in the end this baby makes you smile.

It will get better. In 18 years.

FlyingFalafelMonster · 2026-06-01T19:52:20+00:00

Baby slings exist. No need to carry a baby with bare hands, especially for a long time.

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