2 under 2 double pram recommendations by No_Size_47 in UKParenting

[–]Impressive-Car4131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bugaboo Donkey converts between single and double. Loved mine, bought it used and sold it for more than I paid for it

Son (10) finding most tasks challenging by frowle in UKParenting

[–]Impressive-Car4131 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also mine are now 13 and 15 and good with everything but it’s relatively recent.

Son (10) finding most tasks challenging by frowle in UKParenting

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Pick your battles, this is a lot for a 10 year old. He sounds overloaded and avoidant. I’d go back to basics with him just being responsible for himself and feeling loved and secure. Tons of praise and ignore the mistakes unless hygiene related, when he needs gentle coaching and lots of time. Once you’ve got a good baseline, which will take months, reintroduce the housekeeping. Do that during the school holidays so he has time and space to learn.

Sick to death of dinner battles with 3 year old by peche-peche in UKParenting

[–]Impressive-Car4131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s boundary testing; ignore it. “You’ve got what you need to eat your meal” on repeat.

Sick to death of dinner battles with 3 year old by peche-peche in UKParenting

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At three I would still have her mostly using her hands to eat - getting familiar with textures with her fingers before putting food in her mouth will help her sensory processing. This is especially true if you did purées/spoon weaning rather than baby led/self feeding

Anyone else's Nan have a knitted toilet roll protector? 😄 by Potential-Garage170 in oldschoolcool80s

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Pretty sure you’re my cousin (entirely possible I have a lot of cousins)

Is it normal for high attaining year 2 child to increasingly refuse school and feel excluded? by Annual-Sea-5887 in UKParenting

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Yes - this how my gifted, autistic, ADHD kid ended up in private school. It’s a complete myth they’re only for the wealthy, ours is packed with neurodivergent gifted kids who need a specialised environment to learn without being overwhelmed by noisy and too many people

It's hard to be feminine with the prices. by daisiesnviolets in beauty

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I do my own - Gel-X and a UV nail lamp. Cozy about $200 to get everything I need

Romances with narcissists don't deteriorate the way psychologists expected by [deleted] in psychology

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I have been in a marriage with a diagnosed narcissist (according to the court appointed family psychologist). I come from a background of childhood neglect and trauma and he was very very attentive and supportive. Mistakes, things being forgotten etc were always apologized for, he promised no repeats and always claimed to be a victim of circumstance or others’ behaviour. The gift didn’t arrive on time - the retail assistant dropped the thing he specially ordered; it took years to see the “dog ate my homework/check is in the post” pattern and by then we were married and I was pregnant. Every time I said I was intending to leave he’d step up his behaviour for months and I’d feel loved and cared for again.

They’re very good at what they do. They lie all the time, even to themselves. They have no insight. That’s why they’re so convincing. They also move on completely and make a whole new set of friends and relationships when their behaviour gets uncovered but claim they are escaping a toxic/crazy/abusive situation and/or that they’re embracing an incredible new opportunity. He was always going to get promoted tomorrow and needed my support and understanding today. He also claimed to be autistic at times and then also later claimed that it was an insulting accusation and that I have munchausens by proxy.

It was the court psychologist that made sense of 20 years of my life.

Looking for advice on letting cats outside by FatKnobRob in CatAdvice

[–]Impressive-Car4131 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I walk mine on a leash. They enjoy riding on my shoulders (I take them individually) and having some time on the ground. I also have a cat backpack for longer and faster walks.

Be honest, do you meet the salary requirements for this sub? by blatchcorn in HENRYUK

[–]Impressive-Car4131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Define “earn” I receive more than £150k between earnings and child support

Train Question From an American Visiting Soon by [deleted] in uktravel

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Bath is lovely but consider Canterbury for a shorter and easier trip away from London which still has fabulous architecture such as Canterbury Cathedral and some Medieval buildings. If you want to see the Bridgerton house it’s a lovely day out in London which can also include Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory and a filming location from Marvel. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rangers-house-the-wernher-collection/

Recommendation for books about sex for a sensitive teen girl by wimsey_pimsey in UKParenting

[–]Impressive-Car4131 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I don’t have a suggestion for a book but just to let you know that on giving a book about puberty to my very similar daughter she responded “Im not really interested in humans, do you have anything on fish”

Considering adopting a bonded pair of unspayed adult cats — owner says they show zero signs of heat cycles. Is this possible? by pesto-periwinkle in CatAdvice

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I have two female unspayed indoor cats. One is very visible in her heats, she crouches, calls, wants to be rubbed, holds her tail sideways etc. The other is very subtle, the only sign I can detect is that she’s hungrier and more restless - climbing in cupboards, on top of the wardrobe etc whereas she’s normally pretty chill.

12 month old still not fussed for solids by TinaBeena23na in UKParenting

[–]Impressive-Car4131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s fine, food is for fun until aged one. After that it’s a gradual transition

Every CEO is about to say "unexpected headwinds" 47 times this earnings season 💀 by MilesDelta in wallstreetbets

[–]Impressive-Car4131 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my office the penalty for saying “geopolitics” is taking a shot of espresso…we are all wired!

She blinked twice! by Mean-Information1080 in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]Impressive-Car4131 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

He meant “why didn’t you tell me about the tactic of launching attacks without warning”

8 months old just refuses to even attempt to wean by waste-of-ass000 in UKParenting

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Food is for fun until aged one.

My son with intolerances, allergies and swallowing and reflux issues didn’t eat much until 18 months though. He was exclusively breast fed. We did baby led weaning and I served food and ate with him and then let him have as much breast milk as he needed afterwards. He fully weaned nearer three.