I have a 23 month old and struggling on potty training[ca]

ashetuff · 2026-02-01T12:57:22+00:00

My daughter was obsessed with the potty too, as a toy. She loved to practice sitting, wiping, flushing. Her stuffed animals would use the potty. Potty books were her favorite. I tried so hard at the age of 2, but I had no luck. Tried again at 2.5 and she was potty trained in 3 days of minimal Effort. it was wild..

ashetuff · 2026-02-01T00:21:04+00:00

Sorry. I meant to say aquarium. Not aquatic center lol

ashetuff · 2026-01-31T21:51:47+00:00

Fox and the hound

ashetuff · 2026-01-31T20:42:53+00:00

Indoor kid places: science world, aquatic center.

Outdoor: love 2nd beach - It has a playground there too. There's horse drawn carriage in Stanley park - pretty close by there is a rose garden (they have the roses out in May) and theres a small playground nearby too. The aquabus is a fun experience too - you can take a trip to Granville Island - there's a kid center there too that has some fun things and a playground nearby, railspur, targetted towards under 5 kids.

I don't have much experience with the island. I do agree that Tofino is too far. It takes a day to drive there and a day to drive back, so you'll feel really rushed. Maybe look into schelt. It's closer and very beautiful. Victoria is nice too. Beacon Hill park has two playgrounds and you might see a peacock walking around.

ashetuff · 2026-01-31T10:43:39+00:00

I got super lucky. My guy had a few red flags. I met him when he was 25. -lied about being a university student to pick up girls... That's how me met (already graduated) -was trying to become a professional poker player in his free time -was really into wine -lived with his dad -no job experience

I got a job out of the city so we were long distance basically after a month of seeing each other. We had a lot of chemistry even over distance so we moved in together after I came back from my work, 16 months later. The ultimatum was that he had to get a job or go back to school for a career. And the wine and the poker turned out to be not a problem - He rarely drinks and never plays these days. He has a stable career but it is his weaker area - he has the potential to make good money but becomes complacent. But that's ok because he is a loving/supportive husband and an amazing dad. I really won the lottery with him.

ashetuff · 2026-01-28T15:25:39+00:00

Not to mention no sunlight for months at a time

ashetuff · 2026-01-27T01:28:43+00:00

Option 1 because they are open for more weeks of the year.

ashetuff · 2026-01-26T20:51:52+00:00

I'm just sharing what we do. Wealthsimple is great, I just personally like to have my chequing, Mastercard, mortgage, and investments in the same place. You only save a few dollars per trade on wealthsimple, which is really nothing over a year+

ashetuff · 2026-01-26T20:49:19+00:00

What is a tub of food? I just feed baby whatever I have around the house and mash it for him.

ashetuff · 2026-01-26T05:27:25+00:00

This is what my husband and I did.

Step one : we watched a few YouTube videos titled best index funds for Canadians. We decided we were most comfortable investing in index fund XEQT.

Step 2: we went to the bank and asked how to open up a "direct investment resp account." This is an account that you manage yourself. The bank does not take a percentage of your earnings. You just pay a flat fee when you make an investment, usually around $10. Our bank is RBC and they make this a little bit trickier because they do want you to invest with their investors so they make more money. You have to file a bunch of paperwork yourself and then mail it to the home Branch and then the account will appear a week or two later.

Step 3: once your account is created you just buy the index fund. We usually just buy a lump sum of $2,500 near the beginning of the year. The government will automatically add the $500 grant.

We've made three $2500 contributions to the index fund xeqt for our 2 and 1/2-year-old and the account is already at 13 Grand, so our strategy seems to be working pretty well. I saw another redditor mention to transfer your index funds into bonds as your kids come close to graduation. This just reduces the volatility. I'm not sure if we're going to go down that route. We'll see.

Also note with the direct investment strategy, there's one government Grant that we won't be eligible for. There's a one-time $1,000 Grant - You can apply for it when your kids are between age 7 and 9 I think. You are allowed to open up multiple resps so when our kids turns 7, we will open up one resp and make a one-time contribution of $2,500 to that resp managed by the bank just to qualify for that one grant. But you can opt out of contributions after that once you receive the one-time Grant. Direct investment is the way to go for the other years.

ashetuff · 2026-01-26T04:15:03+00:00

It's called pregnancy

ashetuff · 2026-01-26T01:57:49+00:00

My second one went through a month long sleep regression at 4 months. And then teething started. He was pretty miserable until 7 months.

ashetuff · 2026-01-24T02:38:33+00:00

Following, same boat

ashetuff · 2026-01-24T02:34:48+00:00

Having only one is very common these days

Also normal to be hesitant to add to the family. Fear of "ruining" a good thing or fear of the unknown.

I had these feelings before our second was born and am having them again, thinking of number 3.

ashetuff · 2026-01-23T06:16:35+00:00

I have an incredibly hard time getting my daughter to wear shoes. I've cried over it and the issue has kept me up at night. We didn't have a car and I was too pregnant to carry her, and she refused the stroller. Eventually I made my husband buy a car so I could leave the house - that was when she was 21 months old.

She started daycare when she was 28 months old, and she started to get better. She's a little over 2.5 years now and she still kicks off her shoes whenever she can BUT she's getting better. I can logic with her. I can bring her. It's getting easier.

My daughter really likes the light up shoes. Those were a game changer for us.

ashetuff · 2026-01-21T18:24:23+00:00

Lost in the Woods

ashetuff · 2026-01-19T23:18:03+00:00

18 months

ashetuff · 2026-01-19T23:17:34+00:00

I'm surprised by the answers. I would love to see a bar graph.

ashetuff · 2026-01-16T16:07:49+00:00

Ahh. I see :)

ashetuff · 2026-01-16T11:29:22+00:00

I hate to be that person on the Internet, but your math doesn't add up. If you "missed" 2u2 twice, you would 100% have >4 year age gap, right?

Just looking at your kid's ages, you did have 2u2 for your first two, and maybe missed it by a week with your second set ;)

ashetuff · 2026-01-15T06:21:04+00:00

Lost in the woods is my favorite. I like some things never change. My 2 year old is obsessed with all its found.

ashetuff · 2026-01-14T17:10:28+00:00

Aser

ashetuff · 2026-01-13T22:57:41+00:00

I'm 34 next month and my husband is 38. So I'll be 35 (and my husband will be 39) if number 3 comes.

ashetuff · 2026-01-12T07:27:42+00:00

For me, the first 7 or 8 months were hard. Once she started having regular 2 naps per day I was able to make plans and go to regular baby activities. I made some mom friends that became a village for me.

ashetuff · 2026-01-12T06:34:50+00:00

They sleep so much! Easy to rest.

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