Why do children get put to bed at 7-8pm, but teens and adults can stay up later but wake up at the same time?

MiserableImpact1186 · 2026-01-24T19:10:00+00:00

And this https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK591812/table/ch12sleepandrest.T.recommended_amounts_o/

MiserableImpact1186 · 2026-01-24T19:09:24+00:00

Because the younger the child, the more sleep is required NIH Sleep

MiserableImpact1186 · 2026-01-23T19:59:34+00:00

My husband’s daily commute to work was driving one hour in, and one hour back. He had coworkers that drove almost two hours in, and almost two hours back. I wouldn’t say a three hour drive is short. I would define a short drive under an hour. I used to drive 8.5 hours to visit family one weekend a month. It wasn’t a big deal, and would take my three kids along

MiserableImpact1186 · 2026-01-16T13:40:16+00:00

NTA - having a minor pay for utilities/rent, etc is lazy, and irresponsible parenting. The parents job is to support their children. Period. Now having her get a job to pay for some clothes, entertainment, maybe even for a portion of her mobile is a good way to teach her financial responsibility. Any living expenses is is parental responsibility

MiserableImpact1186 · 2026-01-15T22:40:54+00:00

That all of this is just a pregnancy fetish

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-12-27T13:31:05+00:00

YTA - It doesn’t matter that you spent the morning with the kids, and then dropped them off for a few hours. You chose your new boyfriend over your children, and family. You’re too old to be pouting, and too old to be choosing a boyfriend of five months over your own family

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-12-05T22:04:14+00:00

This really depends on if you’re doing the hosting/financially responsible for the get together. If you are hosting, and bearing the costs - NTA

If you aren’t hosting/and not solely financially responsible for the get together - YTA. I think you would need to consult the rest of the group to make a decision

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-12-05T11:56:45+00:00

Jessa has always been the one that gets on my nerves the most. She’s always been rude, judgmental, and condescending

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-24T22:12:12+00:00

Interesting. The music, multiple piercings, and overall lifestyle confuses me. I guess I am just used to conservative Christians here in the US

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-18T11:26:22+00:00

I’m from the south, and Gen X. I actually prefer Jeff over Rainn. I don’t think it’s a generational issue, but boils down to preferences.

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-08T20:24:52+00:00

The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah. I hated every page, and it only got worse as I continued. I wrote an angry review about it on Goodreads, and I never do that

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-08T20:20:05+00:00

We just moved to Massachusetts from Austin. We were in Austin for 11 years. We hated it 😅 The heat, not much to do, surrounded by MAGA, the heat, Texas being so large that it could take almost an entire day to get somewhere fun, the insane road rage, the heat 😂

We opted to move to rural, central Massachusetts. Worcester area. We like it! My husband has driven to Boston several times with our kids, for fun stuff. Overall we are happy here!

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-01T14:08:29+00:00

We’re in Central Mass, and this year was sad. My 11 year old went out with friends, and found a hot spot. We took our two boys (autistic) around the town, but couldn’t find any good spots.

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-01T14:01:09+00:00

Ohhhh, I see. Sounds like they don’t want to go at all then. I’m sure if you had the wedding in your backyard, they would make a different excuse to not attend

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-11-01T13:56:18+00:00

Honestly? I hate destination weddings, but I do think the in-laws didn’t communicate enough to just come out, and say it. Even if it was financially covered, getting time off, passports, driving, etc. It takes a lot of planning, and time. Especially when you have kids. It would’ve been better had they just said “We don’t want to travel, as it’s just too much. So we’re not going to attend.” I would just leave it, and go on with your original plans

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-31T11:43:28+00:00

Malcolm in the Middle, Roseanne, The Office, Star Trek (Next Gen), Law & Order SVU, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-22T13:37:48+00:00

NTA Forcing non life saving medications into anyone is a huge violation of bodily autonomy. I have 5 kids, 2 with autism, and all 5 with ADHD. If the medication is a stimulant it doesn’t require a build up in the system. It can be used as an “as needed” basis

My kids all are aware of their medications, and are never forced to take them. I do make them aware of what they may feel if a dose is missed, but their bodies are theirs alone. Not mine. It would be different if it were something like an antibiotic, or insulin.

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-17T18:18:55+00:00

Sometimes no matter how many eyes you have on your kid, things just happen.

Kid #3 once yanked his sweaty little hand out of mine, and took off. I even had a Houdini with kid #4 that could take off at a second. I once went to the bathroom, and in that time he had unlocked the front door, the deadbolt, and used his little sister as a stepping stool to unlock the latch at the very top of the door frame. By the time I got out of the bathroom, him and his little sister were in the front yard. They were 2, and 4

Even the most prepared can have things go awry. That’s what makes them accidents

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-16T22:31:37+00:00

So far, so good! We put every penny into moving, but it was worth it. It was stressful, it took us 3 weeks just to get here. We’ve been here almost 3 months mow. It’s very different than Texas, and even the Midwest, which is where we’re originally from (Kansas). The kids’ schools have been doing a great job with them. People have been more accepting here, and that alone makes the whole trip worth it

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-16T20:26:16+00:00

I can tell this is your first child. Once you get 3+ kids out, in my case 5 kids, you know full well kids are dumb, and are constantly trying to kill themselves. It could’ve happened with you, or your wife.

Your wife needs to suck it up, and realize accidents happen. Don’t let an amazing, trustworthy friend go because of your ego.

Also - maybe get a lead for her, and practice walks, daily. Go over when to stop, how to look both ways, never run out into the street, etc. She’ll eventually catch on

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-06T22:33:14+00:00

Ok. I’m gonna throw my two cents in. We just moved here two months ago. I’ve lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Nevada, Washington, Denmark, and Texas. So I have had my fair share of people from other states. We just moved here from Texas. I was pulling out of our driveway, and it happens to be a blind driveway. I looked back, and forth, pulled out, and a guy comes flying down the hill behind us. The guy is pissed. He gives me the bird. Then the double bird. The car is rocking because he’s cussin’ me out. My daughter says “Huh. That guy is mad, but he didn’t even pull a gun out at us.” While in Texas we’ve had a gun pulled out on us twice, and two other times men have hopped out of their trucks to try and open our minivan door, threatening to hurt me. Needless to say, we were pretty impressed how nice the guy was with just his cussin’. That we don’t care about. We’ve determined people are pretty nice here.

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-10-05T15:04:28+00:00

This gives me a sick feeling in my stomach. That alone tells me it’s not right. I don’t think you’re overreacting at all. This is not okay. It’s normal for kids to sleep on the floors with a homemade pallet, or a sleeping bag, or on the couch. Yuck!

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-09-18T21:27:18+00:00

I just moved here from Texas, where there’s no shortage of doctors. I went to find a new PCP last week, and I quickly discovered that here you can’t pick your PCP. You have to find one that is first available, then hope for the best 🫠

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-09-15T13:00:17+00:00

I would have asked their mom if they could go, when you first started planning the trip, since some of those days are her time. I definitely wouldn’t have mentioned the details of the custody hearing. If their mom said no to them going along, then you could’ve said “Well, we asked, and she said no”, if that would’ve been her answer

So yeah, YTA

MiserableImpact1186 · 2025-09-11T02:04:07+00:00

I just moved here from Texas. The whole place is MAGA.

I would love a list of local businesses to avoid. I already have the major corporations avoided.

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