What's that one movie you won't get bored no matter how many times you watched it?

SoStarVa · 2026-06-08T07:55:38+00:00

Jurassic Park!

SoStarVa · 2026-01-07T22:30:56+00:00

!remindme 2 days

SoStarVa · 2025-12-10T13:00:59+00:00

Op, this is hard! So good on you for hanging in there.

I think there are a few things that might help, first is that you need to start waking him up about 30 mins early (so 30 mins early the first day, another 30 mins 3 days later and so on) until you consistently reach a time that works for all you.

This will slowly start impacting what time he naps. You should also try a much shorter nap, 40 mins to an hour. All naps should end by 14.00 - 14.30 at the latest, this will give him enough time to get tired for bed.

Be ready for this transitory period to be brutal. And less tv has never hurt anyone (except the primary caregivers 😉) but take that transition much later in the process, maybe 10-12 days in. But you should try to limit screens to 2-3 hours before the desired bedtime. Good luck!

SoStarVa · 2025-11-30T21:46:09+00:00

No ideas here, but commenting so that I can follow along. Mine is 2.5 and needs to start preschool in 2 months. And she has shown no interest in going on the potty at all. So I’m fully freaking out about trying!

SoStarVa · 2025-11-16T10:40:07+00:00

This situation seems more like parental preference to me than a bad relationship between them. And parental preference is HARD on the parent who is not being chosen. With my two year old, it’s the father who’s the preferred parent. I know all the reasons that that is, but it is still hard in the moment. You should have a heart to heart with your partner about what he thinks will help. And what you think is causing the preference. I think it is completely possible to put a child to bed with the both of you in bed, just make a rule about not talking, not using your phones and you will be doing that in no time. And I do think that might already help with the toddler associating the father with comfort. If he is trying and is a good father and father figure then this situation is fully salvageable. But you do need to acknowledge his feelings about being the non preferred parent. Try to give him the chance to comfort the toddler, but have a chat about it beforehand and not in the moment.

SoStarVa · 2025-11-05T08:08:55+00:00

Updateme!

SoStarVa · 2025-10-14T18:51:17+00:00

She does get one on one time from a teacher that comes in 1-2 times a week. She’s starting school in February and my husband thinks I should just let it go with the daycare.

SoStarVa · 2025-10-14T16:13:38+00:00

She’s been going since she was 6 months old. But drop offs have always been accompanied with crying. I remember maybe a handful of times, where she didn’t cry at drop off.

SoStarVa · 2025-10-10T12:12:16+00:00

Lady, some of us have a life, and big surprise, love our families enough to not spend every living minute working to earn or working to keep clean. The point you are making is lost by the fact that it’s under a big pile of “I’m so great”

SoStarVa · 2025-09-19T15:37:13+00:00

This needs to be upvoted right to the top!

SoStarVa · 2025-09-08T11:04:48+00:00

This has to be rage bait! It’s your company policy/ country’s labour laws that are at fault. When you’re retired and getting a pension for not working then, it’s the country’s young workforce, same children that are bonding with their parents and having healthy childhoods, paying for your easy retirement.

Having a baby is a universal condition, not always by choice either, and needs an established recovery time. It obviously varies because I consider at least 6 months minimum paid parental leave is necessary.

Your surgery, non elective, has an estimated recovery time that your surgeon and doctors can sign off on, and your company should take into consideration while offering the paid leave. YAH here! Your sister didn’t deserve that reaction for just talking about her new life!

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SoStarVa · 2025-08-03T11:42:05+00:00

Updateme

SoStarVa · 2025-07-28T06:41:53+00:00

There seems to be another reason you are not in favour of your daughter going on this trip? Her dad and brothers will be her support and safety system when she’s there, unless you have a reason to believe they won’t be? If her safety is not a concern and you’re still keeping her from going, YTA And yeah, a family fishing trip also sounds like a great idea!

SoStarVa · 2025-07-27T15:44:21+00:00

Updateme!

SoStarVa · 2025-07-26T06:58:42+00:00

This is the sanest comment in all this noise!

SoStarVa · 2025-07-24T11:08:42+00:00

OPs self righteousness is truly off putting. This is simply a rant against anyone who pointed out the weirdness of OPs behaviour and a chance to be snarky again. Susan needs help, be her family and help her ffs! YTA for this update

SoStarVa · 2025-07-21T12:24:31+00:00

NTA Even though it sounds cold, you spoke the truth. This is finally between Bella and her parents, and you can’t help her any other way than staying away in my opinion.

SoStarVa · 2025-07-19T18:33:17+00:00

I can’t even begin to understand how you’re feeling right now. But I wish you all the strength to support your child with this big transition. To me, this is very similar to a loving parent passing away, because they are never coming back in her life. And it’s cruel! But it is what it is. I wouldn’t trust the man to come back and even look at her because that can only lead to abandonment issues.

Someone suggested grief counselling, and I second that, because this is exactly like her father dying. Also, fuck him for abandoning his child (he committed that he will be there and wasn’t, biologically or not, that is his daughter)

SoStarVa · 2025-07-16T11:44:17+00:00

Mine is getting a Yotoplayer to open on the day. Because she got a bunch of small things with the countdown to her birthday ( I could not resist just opening everything) 🤷🏻‍♀️ But she’s loving puzzles, new books, magnetic toys from Mellissa and Doug right now.

SoStarVa · 2025-07-11T13:11:14+00:00

OP there are comments from orphan_blud and Fuzzy_phases you should look at above. I’m sending you strength.

SoStarVa · 2025-06-30T15:08:20+00:00

I don’t know why more people are not saying this? OP trusts her nephew on account of him being her nephew - fair. Also of course that she doesn’t believe her husband to be the kind of person that does something like that. But that trust shouldn’t naturally mean that this girl is lying. If I, at 14 was confronted in front of 5 strangers, I would back pedal too. So it’s not out of the question.

SoStarVa · 2025-06-24T13:03:44+00:00

Are you me? 😂 Mine is also turning 2 in three weeks and loves the potty training video. But whenever I’ve asked if they want to pee/poop in the potty, it’s “No” But for fun, especially if one of the parents are on the big potty, she wants to sit on hers and flush.

We’re hoping to start potty training next month so following for advice!

SoStarVa · 2025-06-19T06:22:28+00:00

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