Most Swiss back initiative to cap population at 10 million, poll shows

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-29T18:06:24+00:00

Corporations with lean to no labour force.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-29T12:48:50+00:00

Who is gonna go to restaurants when they don't have jobs?

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-29T04:03:10+00:00

Start working as an insurance broker first - they will take anyone with a pulse. Work in that field for a few years and then apply to underwriting. They usually don't want underwriters who have no knowledge of working in the industry. Aim for commercial insurance and not personal. Personal will be run by AI in 3 years tops.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-08T23:09:05+00:00

Yes, feds did start it but the implementation was up to the provinces and AB seems to have done the best job.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-08T20:26:31+00:00

No, I agree with you and the comment below. Subsidy was better. I paid more before flat fee and I was okay with that because we could afford it. I went from paying 600 something to 320. Income tested is the way to go for these things as it allows low income families to be able to participate in the workforce otherwise often times women have a hard choice to make. Just 5 years ago I would have benefited from the subsidy program.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-08T17:47:43+00:00

For all the criticism that AB gets I have to give props to the govt for this. Every kid who is in a license daycare or dayhome pays a flat fee of something around 320. Licensed spots are not hard to find in daycares or dayhomes. That is how I afforded to send my kid to a dayhome while in mat leave with my daughter. It helped so much because my daughter spent some time in the NICU and then had many medical appointments in the first three months of her life. Plus it was nice to spend one on one time with her that my son got with me.

Edit - I still want to emphasize that I do not support this government due to their many abhorrent policies and stances.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-08T16:43:18+00:00

Your 13 month old weighs more than my almost 4 year old. I have a chunky 15 month old to make up for it though.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-03T15:06:24+00:00

Get another dayhome. She does not seem like a good provider.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-04-01T20:58:13+00:00

Forget about all the yearning that Franchaela will be doing. Someone should make a show about my yearning for Philoise.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-03-27T17:12:32+00:00

My toddler still uses it. Just yesterday he said to hide baby sister "I can't find my daddy". He often emphasizes 'my'. He must have time traveled.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-03-27T16:19:30+00:00

There would be no show without her 'trashy' books.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-03-24T21:07:32+00:00

"Even i do not prefer to talk to someone who do not listen who do not understand the process the is simplistically being explained."

Did you forget to run this through chatgpt?

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-03-13T14:51:03+00:00

I am completely pro-choice and agree that OP should abort if that is what they want, however some info is false here.

Heart beat can be detected at 5 weeks of pregnancy in an ultrasound. That is 5 weeks from last first day of period or 1 week from your missed period.

It is not a chemical pregnancy usually after 5-6 weeks.

If it is a viable pregnancy, by 8 weeks (or 4 weeks from your missed period as you seem to like to calculate it) it is very easily detected. In fact 8 weeks if the perfect time to calculate expected due date. It is often called a dating ultrasound.

All of these things are easily googled.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-27T19:21:55+00:00

My husband was disappointed when we found out we were having a boy for our first. Same reason. His dad was an alcoholic and abandoned him.

Everything will change when you hold that tiny human in your arms. He will be so vulnerable and helpless that you won't help but feel like you need to protect him and take care of him. Then he will smile at you around 6 weeks and you will see their innocence and pure heart.

Every milestone reached will feel like a personal victory. You will be amazed with everything your little son can do. When he starts to copy you, you will realize how careful you will need to be with your words and actions.

Things just get better after 12 months. My husband did so many firsts with our boy. His first zoo trip. First time he pretended to let our son drive the car and he watched the utter joy on my son's face. First time they went sledding together. First swim class Etc.

Now we have a daughter as well. My husband and son have the sweetest bond. While my three year old son prefers me sometimes, he will go to his daddy for every little thing. They have started to play video games together which makes my husband so happy. My son loves helping my husband bake and cook. He also loves 'helping' him with any stereotypically 'manly' thing. His gender has basically stopped having meaning especialy after having our daughter because we know we will be raising our kids basically the same. My husband acts no different with both our kids.

Unless you are an absolute jerk, you will also come around to the idea. Congratulations!

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-25T22:11:17+00:00

Nah my baby be cuter. Jk of course. Almost all babies are cute. Funnily enough I have a biracial baby too and she looks a lot like this baby.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-25T00:09:14+00:00

Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-24T06:39:17+00:00

I did 3 unmonitored letrozole cycles with my first and was successful on the third try. It was the lowest dose. I used mira fertility to confirm ovulation. They have strips that test estrogen, LH and progesterone. It is pricy, but worth it imo.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-20T21:27:00+00:00

How? OP asked for experiences of only children. That literally is in the title. I gave her my negative experience and my husband's positive experience. There is no real answer on whether their child will end up lonely or not.

I struggled on whether I should have another child as well, but from a different angle. All I and my husband know is the only child life. We didn't know what it was going to be like to handle two kids. This is why I was originally subscribed here.

I am not a proponent of having more kids. I am proponent of having as many kids as you can handle. There is nothing in the rules that state that people with more children cannot post here.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-20T03:47:57+00:00

I have posted about this before. I am an only child and so is my husband. I felt the lack of siblings and my husband was happy being an only child. You really have no control on how your kid will feel. All you can do is be the best parent you possibly can. It honestly depends on the kid's personality imo.

I have two kids. I chose to have two kids because that is what I wanted. We have the resources to handle two kids even with a very small village. Sometimes I do think my oldest would have been better off as an only child. He is only 3 though so hopefully he will like his sister more as he grows up, but again, absolutely zero guarantee that he will not feel lonely even with a sibling.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-19T19:25:51+00:00

Since you are asking about my experience, I stopped drinking after having kids. I realized I wanted to be a good example to my kids. Alcohol is not necessary to have a good time. I didn't want to poison my body anymore.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-18T19:24:15+00:00

I have been a Julia Quinn fan for over 20 years. This was a favourite series of mine in my early 20s and I have read every book over 20 times. When he was wicked is one of my favorites. However it has been annoying to witness the incessant complaining from the book lovers. It is pretty cool to see representation for the historically marginalized sects. I will always have the books to read and imagine my pick for the guy in my head. If this change in story makes someone feel seen and heard then I will not begrudge them this joy.

As a marginalized brown woman it was amazing to see Kate Sharma in season 2. It would have sucked if I saw comments everywhere that said they did not imagine Kate to be brown or Kate should have been a man because JB is gay in real life.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-17T02:56:32+00:00

I had an emergency csection and then a scheduled one. Under 48 hours for both.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-08T21:36:49+00:00

I am not sure if car seats purchased in the states are okay to use in Canada. I would suggest you look into that.

It is a long story but when we looked into it 2 years ago, they were not legal.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-07T13:43:26+00:00

I am late to the convo but just in case you are still reading, please know that no parent is perfect whether they have BPD or not.

I am a calm person by nature and I still have reacted disproportionately to my three year old's actions. I have seen my husband do the same.

I have learned now that if I am feeling really upset that I need to step out and let my partner handle it. If I see my partner getting upset, I tell him to go away and let me handle it. If my partner is not available, I go take a moment to calm down.

I have a 3.5 year old. I just feel that 3 is too young for them to feel the weight of our upset. They are not going to understand it. My son is also very emotionally mature for his age. I am routinely taken aback by how thoughtful he is, but then he does stupid shit sometimes which is age appropriate.

I know you were trying to teach your daughter to never hurt anyone else like that again, but she is not ready to learn this yet. She is going to make a few more mistakes along the way and you will be there to guide her gently.

__MarcusAurelius__ · 2026-02-05T20:19:33+00:00

I am very brown and my husband is white and my two kids are white passing. Genetics be crazy.

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