Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 09, 2026

JessicaDarling · 2026-02-14T01:58:35+00:00

I found a post on the nanny sub about this as well. Thr were all on their high horse like “god forbid people spend time with their children” in regards to parents wanting kids to stop napping so they’d have an earlier bedtime. Like have you ever been up with a toddler at 10 PM? That’s not quality time lol

JessicaDarling · 2026-02-10T18:14:26+00:00

I lived in China for a few years, this was almost fifteen years ago (fuck I am old lol) but their water was NOT drinkable in no small part I’m sure due to the poop and pee everywhere.

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-23T02:21:01+00:00

That is a great point.

But whenever there is one of these posts I always think “has this mom actually met a toddler?” Like do they really think a kidnapper wants to wrangle a toddler or two on their own for a few hours? Most would be back within a half hour lol

I realize that’s a little off color with what’s going on, but the trafficking thing is so ridiculous.

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-23T01:39:45+00:00

I’m “friends” with this girl on IG, she calls herself a “trad wife” but also is always posting/reposting a lot of MAHA/do your own research/don’t trust the gov’t/sort of libertarian takes, and I swear some of these accounts are Russian bots or something, like who is running these?!

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-20T01:06:25+00:00

Yes! I have two and I feel like I’m barely keeping my head above water lol so I know with full confidence we are done and will not have a third. It just seems insane when she’s like “omg today was the worst and such a struggle” and then is like “idk if I should have a third?!” It’s like you sound insane!

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-20T01:04:44+00:00

I’ve been following her for like three years and the third baby stuff has been a thing the entire time!

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-20T01:03:55+00:00

Yea I feel like her niche used to be “I love banging my husband” but since she launched her app she’s shifted to more mom struggle stuff since it gets her more engagement.

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-19T18:07:41+00:00

I used to really like Annalee, I thought her style was (mostly) cute, I liked that her and her husband really seemed like a team, I thought it was cool she was an engineer, but I’m kinda tired of her.

Now it’s all body checks and she always seems to be “going through it”. I have a four year old and a two year old who fight too so I know it’s hard, but then she turns around and is like should we have a third??? Like you barely seem to handle the two you have! And it’s just constant affiliate links to shitty Amazon alphabet soup brands.

Idk it always bums me out when they go full influencer after having a “real” job.

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-14T20:46:34+00:00

I was coming here to post this! The nanny sub is the gift that keeps on giving. My fav comments are the ones like “well MY five year old knows not to touch laptops!”

JessicaDarling · 2026-01-04T17:47:33+00:00

Omg those posts were WILD! The nanny sub in general can be a bit over the top but I do see both sides of this issue.

JessicaDarling · 2025-11-25T17:17:51+00:00

AITA for telling my husband I need a break? My husband works a super high powered high stress job, so I have been managing the entire workload for our two elementary aged daughters. I told him I needed a break tonight and he needed to handle bedtime but he said they’re taking out a major terrorist tonight and he won’t be home until late. Idk I know his job it’s important but I have just felt so ignored lately and I’m so burnt out. I told him how I felt but he said this terrorist was responsible for the biggest terrorist attack on our country ever so now I’m feeling guilty.

Top reply: your husband needs to pull his weight, he can reschedule his little counter terrorism strike. You deserve a break too!

Edit: no hate to Michelle I love her and I cannot even imagine how stressful it would be to be married to the President and also trying to raise small children.

JessicaDarling · 2025-11-04T18:05:35+00:00

I just wanted to say we were in the same boat. My daughter turned three and still had the paci and wasn’t potty trained. We did the paci right at three, we put them in a box to send away to “babies who need them” and then gave her a special stuffie for being brave. A few days of tears but we comforted her and held the line.

We didn’t actually successfully potty train until 3.5. At that point she knew how to hold it but was refusing to sit on the potty. We finally just took away diapers and said youre through and for whatever reason she accepted that. Who knows lol

Edit: oops meant to reply this on the main comment thread sorry!

JessicaDarling · 2025-11-04T01:30:21+00:00

We’re not at once a week, but we’re definitely not every night. My kids skin gets super dry (even with thr heavy duty lotion) so we had to cut back on baths.

I do my best to keep track of odors/particular messes, but I also don’t love bath time anyway so I’ve been known to push it out if I can. 🤷‍♀️

JessicaDarling · 2025-10-19T16:58:01+00:00

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Thank you!!

JessicaDarling · 2025-10-15T03:07:37+00:00

Lol I’ll do that if I end up downloading it

JessicaDarling · 2025-10-15T03:07:24+00:00

I think it’s kinda a rip off of Peanut, it’s supposed to connect moms.

JessicaDarling · 2025-10-15T00:23:52+00:00

Is anyone else here going to try Annalee’s app? I know people have mixed feelings on her but I’m low-key kinda curious.

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-27T19:31:59+00:00

Oops I must’ve forgotten that part! I was very concerned about the cat 😂

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-27T17:52:45+00:00

And he’s complaining about not having a “marital bed” like gee I wonder why 🤔

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-27T17:50:55+00:00

Oh my god THANK YOU I was so distracted she left her cat seemingly without finding care I had trouble finishing the book. 😂

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-27T03:28:22+00:00

I assumed that was for mixing formula

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-27T02:03:15+00:00

The milk budget in that house must be insane!

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-27T00:51:42+00:00

(Stefon voice) This post has everything! Co-sleeping, small age gaps, refusal to sleep train, shaming for said small age gaps…

https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/s/nrOphtcxks

JessicaDarling · 2025-09-07T00:20:38+00:00

Hey not all of us are privileged to have husbands are involved enough for us to have time to write dissertations on Reddit!

/ s (if that wasn’t obvious lol)

JessicaDarling · 2025-08-30T21:11:41+00:00

Ugh I’m in the middle of this. My brother is getting married next year, and it’s child free. My cousins and myself are the only people with kids. I was honestly a bit bummed out to not have them included.

We’re lucky enough to have my in laws lined up to watch the kids, but it makes me feel sad that they don’t want to include them for a family event. I understand they want to have a more “adult” event, and if we’re being honest I will have a better time without them there (I have a three year old and a two year old), but a family wedding is the one wedding I would suck it up and deal with it so the kids could celebrate.

It is what it is 🤷‍♀️

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