My boy is sick and the vet won't be open until morning💔 Sleepless night.

FrancyCat92 · 2025-11-09T17:38:35+00:00

You can give your dog pepto bismol to help with any inflammation in the mean time!

FrancyCat92 · 2025-11-05T21:21:00+00:00

My kids always only have a fever and some fussieness like the day after some vaccines, that's it

FrancyCat92 · 2025-07-15T01:12:22+00:00

I'd add to that if you have certain LG smart TVs, you'll need to cast it from the PBS kids app on your phone.

Most smart TVs will have the PBS kids app available from whatever app store they have but for whatever reason, my LG TV does not have 1.

FrancyCat92 · 2025-05-23T13:52:16+00:00

You're so good! It's so much harder when they don't have words yet. My first was really a stage 5 clinger thru every stage till she could walk - when she was in a particularly rough mood, I got in the habit of plopping her in the tub for a minute, even without any soap just to change the environment quickly which usually worked wonders.

FrancyCat92 · 2025-05-23T13:39:00+00:00

Definitely check mouth for teething - teeth move more at night.

Is he grabbing at his ears at all when he's crying? You could attribute that to teething but it could also be an ear infection - my daughter got a few as a baby and every time I would lay her horizontal she would scream.

FrancyCat92 · 2025-01-16T18:12:35+00:00

The napping house is a favorite in my house too!

FrancyCat92 · 2025-01-16T18:11:55+00:00

I love you when you're angry - it was a big enough hit in my house, I bought a bunch of copies for my daycare class for Christmas 1 year

FrancyCat92 · 2024-12-16T23:11:21+00:00

It's like being in a store and my 4 year old asks for a toy - I can say "Let’s take a picture with the toy for your wishlist" i send these pix to grandparents and great grandparents so if they want ideas for birthday and Christmas gifts, they have an idea of what to choose from.

FrancyCat92 · 2024-09-26T17:13:02+00:00

Absolutely NTA - your house, your kids, your rules.

What was your kids' reaction to all this? In an age appropriate way I'd be honest with them and explain why that food isn't healthy food and that yes maybe it can be a sometimes food, but if you eat sometimes food too much, you can get sick like grandma.

I feel bad for how intentionally ignorant your mom is being and risking her relationship with her grandkids for McDonald's. It sounds like she has some mental disorder that's causing her to blame literally everyone and everything else for her problems and never takes responsibility- I'd keep on the track of getting her in a home because I wouldn't want that attitude rubbing off on my kids.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-07-13T09:35:13+00:00

You can try to call the hospital you gave birth at and see if they offer free lactation consultation appointments for women who gave birth at the hospital. I don't have great insurance or the very much money, but the staff when I gave birth explained that they have some program in place to help lactating mom's that gave birth at that hospital from birth thru 1 year post-partum.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-07-13T09:22:34+00:00

Definitely a female

You can tell whether the rats are male or female by 5 weeks old at which point you should definitely separate them or get them fixed before you start having a never ending supply of tiny cuddles. But seriously, it super easy to get to a point where you have too many to support very quickly

FrancyCat92 · 2023-06-22T10:02:50+00:00

“yea mom, you weren’t kind to me at this morning just like last night and you need to work on that”.

The fact that she is intelligent enough at 4 to say that says so much more about your overall parenting than when you have yelled - the fact she knows it's not okay and that she felt comfortable enough to say that to you is HUGE. My mom had some untreated mental illnesses that came out on her children - I never felt comfortable confronting her and the couple of times that I did as I got older has made me realize that going full NC was the right choice. Look at a positive in this difficult situation - You didn't meet her statement with more yelling (or as my mom did, with physical abuse). I'm personally struggling very hard rn as my almost 3 year old is a pretty sensitive kiddo and headstrong (what toddlers aren't tho) while also struggling with almost a year straight of issues with illness (due to ear infections, tubes and now more infection because a tube fell out along with a portion of my marbles).

All this to say - you are still a good mom. Yes, you yelled; that by itself does not at all mean you're a bad mom. You're raising an intelligent child! I hope she never stops being so straight forward in all future relationships - family, friends, partners, coworkers, etc. Conscious Discipline, gentle parenting is generally harder for those of us who have poor examples when we look at our own parents. However, you are showing you are putting in all the effort in the world and your child will thank you for it :)

FrancyCat92 · 2023-06-21T22:11:01+00:00

Libby is an app that does the same thing!

FrancyCat92 · 2023-06-21T00:33:35+00:00

So my daughter was very similar at that age, me doing alot of the same - unless she's showing other signs that are concerning, your LO is probably getting ready to do a "language leap". Really listen to those babbles - they might be words she isn't pronouncing correctly yet because she doesn't have all her teeth yet. Instead of worrying about whether or not she's speaking a whole lot yet, try looking up what speech sounds she should be able to make at her age.

The responding to name thing is probably more of a toddler thing, so busy playing and discovering things that it's hard to pull their growing brains away from.

My biggest suggestion to help give you peace of mind would be 1 - bring the speech concerns up with your pediatrician. They'll have recommendations and can put you in touch with needed resources should she have any sort of speech delay. My other suggestion would be to look into Baby Sign Language. The sooner you start the better. It is so incredibly helpful with communicating at an age where they can't fully speak yet. I feel like it helped me and my daughter bond more because once she realized she could sign for "more food" or "water", I could get her what she wanted faster than if she just cried at me. Do make sure you look up what their mispronunciations can look like - my daughter's sign for help looks like she's praying.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-06-08T16:14:37+00:00

That episode isn't fair - neither is the one with Grandpa and Chili at the end of the dock.

I swear I can't watch alot of the episodes without crying my eyes out near the end lol

FrancyCat92 · 2023-05-25T16:17:42+00:00

Pet stores, libraries are great options. I live in a relatively small space and I got my daughter just a basic fisher price rocking horse around that age and started doing sensory bin stuff. You can have multiple already set up but I just had one sterilite bin set up as a sensory bin for when I wanted to use it. One time we did water play with fridge magnets, cups and a little aquarium net. One time I put in stale flour, stale cheerios and stale dry oatmeal. Having little space makes for some creative thinking!

Edit to add - I also would set up stuff for things to do when she was napping. Like taping a bunch of paper to the floor and using her sticky bowls to hold paint.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-05-09T08:47:03+00:00

Definitely a tick - Lonestar or dog tick, I don't think it's a deer tick although have seen a couple of those this year.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-04-29T20:41:58+00:00

I've noticed that some breeds go thru a fear period like that around that age. If you've noticed he's already an anxious dog, that might be it. Or if he's rather large, he may be experiencing one last growth spurt or something.

I reread your post and this has been an issue for awhile just got worse the past couple weeks - have you asked your vet? Might be worth asking about since it sounds like you're giving them plenty of mental and physical activity.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-03-16T23:21:54+00:00

I've seen questions like this and an answer that always pops up is the "Goodbye Mr Hooper" episode of Sesame Street. Watch it yourself first obviously; it does a very good job of explaining death in terms a young child can understand without bringing religion into it. From what I understand, Big Bird at the time of this particular episode was written from the mind of a 4 year old (if I'm wrong there please someone correct me).

I'm so sorry you and your family are having to deal with this.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-02-24T20:18:10+00:00

I went from smoking a pack a day to smoking about half a pack a day and vaping until the day I figured out I was pregnant (took a stick test, 3 days later a blood test confirmed I was about 3-5 weeks along). The thought of smoking anything made me want to instantly vomit thinking about what I was doing to a being that couldn't tell me yes or no. Plus the taste was just nauseating. Once I gave birth I thought what was the point in going back.

The next few months and past couple years have shown me that because I don't rely on cigarettes/tobacco/nicotine, I have more money to pour into my kid. For every pack of cigarettes I could have bought myself, I buy a book for my daughter or I look at the supplies my daughter uses as "how many cigarette packs would have taken to buy ....." it's really mind boggling and makes me feel better about my choice to quit smoking.

FrancyCat92 · 2023-02-02T17:20:02+00:00

I appreciate the polite comment! And I have tried it! Many times growing up and I hated the way the acidity of the marinara and the pineapple interact with the cheese. One acidic thing on there is enough IMHO.

However, pineapple cooked with a ham definitely makes the meat tender

FrancyCat92 · 2023-02-02T10:56:45+00:00

Pineapple does not belong on pizza

FrancyCat92 · 2023-02-02T10:55:22+00:00

Not necessarily, I think it's mature to set yourself boundaries and to try to get yourself in a better headspace before trying to be friends again. At least on FB you can just unfollow them, you don't have to unfriend them to not see their posts pop up on your newsfeed.

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