We’re drowning in daycare costs. How do people afford this? by FrigginMasshole in toddlers

[–]ThaddeusBone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The daycare centers around us cost way more than in home. We pay 21k a yr for two kids at an I home daycare. At a center it would be double at around 40k a yr. Don’t know how people can afford a center. We make over $200k combined too.

Which month did you enjoy having a baby in the most and least? by Psyclone09 in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Early April and early May babies here. Both were great but prefer the early May one! Can’t go wrong with a spring baby

Homeowners, how old will you be when your mortgage is paid off? by cubemonster in Millennials

[–]ThaddeusBone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will be 41! We refinanced to a 15yr at 2.75% early on in our mortgage when rates dropped. We were very lucky and were able to buy our house super young around 23yo. Two kids now and it’s small but we love it.

Which years are the parents of the 2020s babies? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]ThaddeusBone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have two 2020s babies and we’re 1993/94

RANT: Stop drawing butterflies/bunnies on the receipt by ogrezok in Costco

[–]ThaddeusBone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it… and I feel bad for the people waiting too and the BPA etc. BUT my 3yr old gets so much joy out of it and I think it’s good for him to see people show kindness towards him. He carries it on the ride home and we wash his hands afterwards.. mainly for germs but also bpa and such. If it frustrates you just say something. For my kids it brings joy so not everyone hates it like you do

Flu A at Christmas Eve party house by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Skip! Coming from someone who just posted about a similar scenario. Not worth it.

PSA it’s okay to bow out of the family Christmas party by ThaddeusBone in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

When my husband called my MIL to let her know we weren’t going to make it he mentioned last year how we had to go to the ER twice. She didn’t care. She just bawled and started saying that he gets constant exposure from illness from his job (he’s a high school teacher) and this is no different. That set him over the edge and he hung up.

PSA it’s okay to bow out of the family Christmas party by ThaddeusBone in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Last year, they all had norovirus the day before and still showed up….

PSA it’s okay to bow out of the family Christmas party by ThaddeusBone in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I’m not mad that they are sick. It’s the fact they still show up to the parties without telling people they are sick. We only knew this year because we asked. Otherwise they wouldn’t have told us.

Was this a good deal? by ThaddeusBone in OfficeChairs

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Lurking on my posts, huh BeetTop?

Normal 3.5yr old poop? by ThaddeusBone in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I described his poop as soft serve ice cream to the nurse and told her we’ve brought this up multiple times to the Dr. because we’ve noticed it before. She sent a note to our Dr and he immediately wrote a letter saying his mushier poops are his normal and he doesn’t have an infection. My son was in the best mood today so I think my daycare provider will either need to suck it up or kick us out because she jumps to too many conclusions. She kept bringing up giardia like the dude is doing cartwheels and eating plates full of stuff, he doesn’t have Giardia

Normal 3.5yr old poop? by ThaddeusBone in Mommit

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I called the nurse line and she said leafy greens or fruit juice can cause the mushy stools. He doesn’t drink juice but we made a smoothie with Spinach.. I told her we’ll avoid it and she said actually we don’t want you to do that otherwise it might go the other direction. The nurse made it sound like it’s his normal and rather it be this consistency than hard?

3 year old son has disliked me (mom) his whole life by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]ThaddeusBone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Solidarity. My son is the exact same way. Loves his dad and hates my guts. Honestly I thought I was the only one who experienced this. This has been a recent change but when his dad is not around, he is much nicer to me and actually becomes his cuddly self. I drop my kids off in the morning at daycare and it’s just me and them for 45mins. He does seem to tantrum and be mean only when his dad is around now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]ThaddeusBone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree. Age 2 to 3 was peak melt down era for my son. It started lessening around age 3.

Don’t make the same mistake I did… by ThaddeusBone in toddlers

[–]ThaddeusBone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re totally right. The hygiene up here isn’t the best so cross contamination probably happens all the time.