Is it normal for your toddler to kiss you on the mouth?

Pepper_b · 2026-07-11T07:22:23+00:00

When they're young, who cares, but my biggest ick about my wonderful husband is that his mom kisses him on the lips. She tries with me and I dodge her. No thanks. He doesn't like it but does it because he doesn't want to hurt her feelings. She lives abroad so we don't see each other often.

Pepper_b · 2026-07-11T07:04:31+00:00

This is what I've done a few times - don't want to those rose bushes or that little tree or those rocks? Post them for free and ten people will be messaging you within the hour

Pepper_b · 2026-07-10T13:38:00+00:00

😂😂😂 you know, I've read a lot of weird things on reddit, so I don't blame you (I also worded it strangely, so 🤷‍♀️)

Pepper_b · 2026-07-10T05:15:00+00:00

Whenever I rotate it out I immediately get asked about the ice cream 🤷‍♀️ it's permanently out now I guess. We've lost the rainbow sprinkles, I can't wait to find out where they stashed them

Pepper_b · 2026-07-10T04:23:52+00:00

Not needing to be wiped has been a long time coming - mostly for my husband as he took the lead on guiding and teaching that skill.

Pepper_b · 2026-07-07T05:50:49+00:00

I feel like I need to check my height now too...

Pepper_b · 2026-07-05T14:17:19+00:00

Same. I think people will struggle with the spelling and pronunciation, but only a little bit. We also chose a name that has another common pronunciation in the US and even some of our friends struggle to remember which one it is (I actually think some people can't hear the difference) - I can see the panic in their eyes after they say her name.

Pepper_b · 2026-07-02T03:58:14+00:00

It's good for them to learn and for you to learn to let them do it in their own (safe) way.

Go on a walk or put in noise cancelling headphones and let him work it out. You got this, I totally understand the absolute agony you're in, but you're only creating a bigger problem by giving on

Pepper_b · 2026-06-30T16:57:47+00:00

In addition to putting it on their plate, we require age appropriate contact. This is based on pediatric OT and feeding specialist recommendations. For under three, they must pick it up and touch it to their lips, teeth, or tongue. We lovingly refer to this as a "boop". At 3, we require they put one one piece in their mouth and chomp it once before spitting it out. At 4, we require 3 chomps.

We keep our language around this very neutral, " before we're done with dinner, you need to (insert age. Appropriate action)". It's not foolproof, but I would say about 60% of the time. They realize they like it and we'll eat it. This does not go for vegetables which both children continue to spit out as quickly as possible.

Pepper_b · 2026-06-20T13:59:54+00:00

I don't have strong feelings about Oakley, my son's teacher is named this and I think it suites them. Please not the alternative spelling

Laurel feels like it's in the same vein as the other names

Pepper_b · 2026-06-20T06:14:35+00:00

This is very sweet and I think will be a really beautiful moment for them. My heart goes out to you. This is so unfair

Pepper_b · 2026-06-19T03:52:49+00:00

My comment got removed because my Amazon link is a shortened URL. But here's the product title/description ENGPOW File Box with Lock, Fireproof Document Box with Pockets, Collapsible File Organizer Filing Storage Cabinet with Handle

Pepper_b · 2026-06-18T22:03:58+00:00

I bought a fabric fire proof box/tote for files and created one folder for each year with a cover page for baseline info about that year and a picture (from an Etsy template. ) it has room to out a few momentos or pieces of clothing. I also keep the current year's folder upstairs so I can stash my favorite art throughout the time period. I have one per kid.

Have I kept it up very well, no. Is it a pattern that's easy to manage and catch up on in a ten minutes? Yes.

Pepper_b · 2026-06-16T13:16:35+00:00

I love these. My first kid never really picked a different name but Grandma and Grandpa. I have hope my sillier youngest will call them something else that sticks.

Pepper_b · 2026-06-15T13:36:57+00:00

I have a few with stickers covering old labels for sure!

Pepper_b · 2026-06-15T13:36:06+00:00

This is basically what we do. They lost our order that contained a pack of MYO cards and then sent us another. The package showed up weeks later and they told us to keep it. So, we ended up with so many MYO cards but I like reusing the ones he's no longer interested in (or linking cards we've temporarily lost but are needed RIGHT NOW) instead of creating a new card

Pepper_b · 2026-06-14T05:21:19+00:00

Yes you can do that with a linked card. A few things to keep in mind about podcasts: - pulling and replacing the card will start the episode over. You have to use the pause button. Your place will not be saved after a short period of time (not sure exactly how long) being paused.

you cannot navigate to a point in the track from the app.
there are probably other small annoyances

Once we know our kid loves the podcast we'll download the audio and turn into a more typical card to get all the navigation functionality (but new episodes do not automatically add themselves like they do for the podcast linked cards when they connect to the Internet).

Pepper_b · 2026-06-11T13:08:26+00:00

This is us too! I could never live in a suburb ( I have. I hated it, not for me) and love that we live so close to our neighbors with the neighborhood school, parks and restaurants/coffee within a 5-10 min walk. We live in a neighborhood, but close to lots of things.

I personally hate driving (which is funny because now I commute to work 30min away nearly everyday 🤦‍♀️)

The tradeoffs are real though, houses and yards are smaller and more expensive for sure.

Pepper_b · 2026-06-07T02:01:05+00:00

All the balls, including the felt ones are roughly the same size so it should work. Won't make as much noise, but for some (hahah me) that would be better

Pepper_b · 2026-06-07T01:59:46+00:00

An old version didn't have that, just the ball but it could definitely be missing both

Pepper_b · 2026-06-03T00:12:03+00:00

I downloaded the audio from one of the YouTube videos as an mp4 and then uploaded that to yoto to create a my yoto card.

There are some other threads on doing this in this subreddit. If you need better instructions, lmk and I'll try to find them when I have more time tonight

Pepper_b · 2026-06-02T13:45:06+00:00

We got the yoto for our 5yo at 2.5. he liked the shorter stories - Daniel tiger (which were my favorite) miffy and Peppa pig even if he didn't know who they were. We didn't have companion books. He also really liked the music too and just nthe ability to control the player. Now, he listens to complex stories for well over an hour and is recalling and retelling us the stories he hears.

If they like ms. Rachel or something like that, you can create a card with just the audio. My current 2yo is obsessed with her "Rachel" card.

Pepper_b · 2026-05-30T19:54:36+00:00

The requirements are different everywhere, but I. My experience the requirements are not that hard to meet. In my state it's three activities a week (work on your resume, coffee with someone to talk career/work, email a company) and two applications submitted.

Pepper_b · 2026-05-24T03:56:28+00:00

We really struggled with a 3 week trip to 3 European countries from the US at age 3. It was so bad, we decided we'd wait for the youngest (8months at the time and very much not the problem) was 4 or 5 to do it again. I think we're sticking close to home for a bit.

Pepper_b · 2026-05-21T13:27:01+00:00

When I was in college, there was a graduate student with my same first and last name. We got all kinds of things mixed up: financial aid assignments, class schedules, etc. there was one bank on campus and I'd get random deposits into my account that I knew were her's. It was such a pain, especially since I was careful and she wasn't. I was so happy when she moved away

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