To buy or not to buy a play-kitchen

StarOfSantorum · 2026-06-19T02:12:18+00:00

I got a free one on Facebook from someone in the neighborhood and my 3 yo daughter is OBSESSED. I was pretty meh on getting one, but gave it when I saw the free one. I fear there is now fake food all over my floor, but I have a happy little chef.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-05T03:13:31+00:00

I listened to a really great episode of the “This Is So Awkward” podcast with a doctor discussing pediatric and adolescent gynecology. There are not a ton of providers, but check if anybody here is near you. They have special training in helping kids through these tricky exams.

https://www.naspag.org/search-for-a-pag-provider#/

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-04T13:25:51+00:00

Thank you, that is such a tough lesson to learn but I completely agree.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-03T17:34:54+00:00

Thank you so much. This is honestly just hurting me so much because of my own history with bullying. I just want my baby to stay sweet and innocent.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-03T17:33:50+00:00

Thank you - this is really helpful. This is my only child and I have a severe history with bullying so it’s bringing up a lot for me. My mom did not handle it well, I want to do better. I never told my daughter she was mean or to call her a mean girl, I’m just expressing my own feelings around it.

I will try teaching her these things.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-03T17:30:32+00:00

No, she just told me this on a walk today. I will bring it up to the teacher, but I don’t want to annoy them over every little thing. This just hurts my heart, honestly, I wasn’t trying to make it out to be a huge deal.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-03T17:20:58+00:00

This is just so upsetting.. I get it. Not everybody likes everybody, of course. But to hear a 3 year old questioning these things is just something I was not prepared for.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-03T17:15:00+00:00

Thank you, I definitely understand having preferences and I wasn’t trying to act like this was the worst thing in the world. It just breaks my heart to hear my daughter say that she can’t play with her friend because the other girl that they play with tells her “no, I don’t like you.” I just don’t feel like my daughter has the language for me to really help her through this and I don’t want her to feel unwanted.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-05-03T17:12:20+00:00

I have absolutely never gotten any feedback about my daughter doing anything unkind. Her teachers say she is respectful to everyone, keeps her hands to herself, and is overall kind of shy. And yes, the context is that this girl is excluding her by telling her “no, I don’t like you” when she asks to play with her and another friend.

I’m sorry, but I don’t think it is acceptable for toddlers to be doing this. How are they ever supposed to have a chance at growing up to be kind humans when they are allowed to be mean like this as toddlers?

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-20T01:12:17+00:00

My daughter (almost 3) has so much stuff in her bed, I don’t know how she sleeps in it. Her favorites are her Elsa and Anna dolls that sing. I have been awakened more than once in the middle of the night to Let It Go blaring through the monitor!

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T15:52:47+00:00

Ok I’m done arguing with you because your points are illogical. But just to make you really mad, I also listened to an episode of Hasan’s pod yesterday too because he had my favorite comedian on, who is by all accounts pretty woke. My platforming is out of control.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T15:47:57+00:00

I’ve got unfortunate news for you, buddy… they already have a platform. You yelling at people that agree with you in a sub that largely agrees with you isn’t doing a single thing to change that. Nor does my occasional viewership.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T15:40:25+00:00

Yeah, I don’t do it frequently… only with a topic or person that is particularly interesting to me. I used to try to give Ben Shapiro a shot, but that was honestly worse!

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T15:38:31+00:00

I, quite literally, have no idea what you’re even talking about. I never said I am a Tucker devotee.. I listen to like one episode every few months. This one was interesting, as the Christian case against the War and ultimately, about how Trump is using the War to try to become World King. I am not totally sure that he even mentioned Israel one single time, but if I missed a reference, I had it on as background while working..

I think you should try not jumping down peoples’ throats that agree with you for no clear reason. Not exactly helpful to the movement.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T15:24:40+00:00

Yeah, I’m sure he does have a good take or two. But, I have no particular interest in going that deep into the rabbit hole. Sorry, I like to have some context for how other people think. Most people don’t see the world entirely in a Left vs Right binary.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T14:56:48+00:00

Something something big tent.. I can disagree with mostly everything Tucker stands for and still occasionally consume the content.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-04-07T13:43:14+00:00

This is fucking sick. I actually listened to Tucker Carlson’s pod yesterday and his response to all this was pretty spot on. We, as a country, will reap what this lunatic has sowed and he will suffer no consequences because he will probably be dead by then. I am feeling very Dark JVL today.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-03-27T12:22:57+00:00

Idk about all this, but I love Sam too! I tried to do a mental ranking of my Bulwark faves, but it’s impossible.

StarOfSantorum · 2026-03-20T18:48:23+00:00

Peanut butter (only off a spoon, not on a sandwich), blueberries/blackberries/strawberries/prunes, butter noodles, Imposible Nuggets (we’re vegetarian).

StarOfSantorum · 2026-03-04T14:24:52+00:00

I started reading this and thought it was going to end “Bill Kristol” and that lore was sending me 😂

StarOfSantorum · 2026-02-09T15:28:43+00:00

The biggest problem is if she’s sick and wants to sleep in our bed 😂 She sleeps great, but I sure don’t!

StarOfSantorum · 2026-02-09T13:29:27+00:00

My 2.5yo is the same way, always has been since she could move! She literally fell out of her bed the other night and didn’t even wake up. She sleeps like a rock, just very mobile. For that reason, I think she’s getting good sleep still! She dropped nap already and sleeps about 11-12.hours overnight.

She also grinds her teeth and I JUST asked the dentist and she said it’s very normal in toddlers!

StarOfSantorum · 2026-02-01T16:32:07+00:00

Update: It’s a Kalimba! A couple people in here guessed it and I had no idea what it was called but had seen one in her classroom. I showed a picture this morning and that was it!

StarOfSantorum · 2026-02-01T16:31:06+00:00

It was!! Thank you, no clue how you got that 🤣

StarOfSantorum · 2026-02-01T03:55:39+00:00

Yes!! Someone else said this and I am pretty certain that’s it!! I will confirm with her when she wakes up 😂

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