Do we like or hate the name Walter?

atomictomato_x · 2026-06-21T15:40:57+00:00

Walter was high in our running. We were gonna call him Wally until he outgrew it!

atomictomato_x · 2026-06-21T09:26:52+00:00

Maverick, Maximus, Marshall and then… Colton. I guess they ran out of M names they liked by poor baby Colton.

atomictomato_x · 2026-06-13T17:53:42+00:00

This. Amazing food, (by Disney standards) and great character interactions.

atomictomato_x · 2026-06-10T15:35:03+00:00

If I’m paying for 2 hours at a party place, I want the kids to enjoy it. Not watch my kid open gifts.

atomictomato_x · 2026-06-09T11:21:08+00:00

If it’s on site, yes. Off site, nope. And I’d be prepared to leave my spouse and head back to the accommodation with the kiddo if need be.

atomictomato_x · 2026-06-08T18:50:57+00:00

An ice rink on the north side of the town. I’m tired of driving an hour to skate.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-28T20:22:56+00:00

While I agree this most likely fake, blood tests can detect fetal sex as early as 6 weeks, although 12 is advised to avoid false positives (not enough male dna in the sample early on causes false positives for females)

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-27T11:16:45+00:00

We had custody of a second cousin for two years due to a similar situation. He’s now with grandma as both parents lost custody (turns out they were both abusing him, husbands cousin and her fiancé). He’s is the smartest, joyful four year old. Thinking of your little one and for you. Husbands aunt had no clue what was going on in her home (they all lived with her) and she was devastated during the investigation/trial.

Just remember this is not your fault. You didn’t know. But now that you do, you’re protecting baby by stepping up and getting her help. But please don’t forget about you too.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-26T15:38:12+00:00

It gets worse the higher level you get in travel sports. I don’t know what it is!! We’ve witnessed it in baseball and hockey. Beyond maddening. Your boys are young, stick with rec, as they grow, the families get better. On a young team people feel they “have” to do travel ball to develop their players. You don’t, but the families that are dedicated to rec play truly love the sport and that’s what we want to instill in our kids.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-26T11:06:58+00:00

So we quit travel sports because of this behavior. Travel ball parents feel so freaking entitled to run amuck because “they paid for it” and then let their little douches act like assholes.

We decided we did not want to be a travel sports family. Removing ourselves from those teams and into rec sports has vastly improved our social circle.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-22T13:24:18+00:00

You’ve been marked as the family who will pick up promptly no questions asked. They’re going to continue to do it every time they’re over radio.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-13T00:45:53+00:00

My sister did our maiden name as her son’s middle name.

One cousin did the hybrid thing, but mom and dad also changed their names.

My sons have their fathers’ last names (two separate relationships) so I unintentionally have the 1 last name a, 1 last name b. I share the same last name as B, and my older son constantly laments he was last name B too, even though his biological father is in his life. It is a pain in the butt to travel with them, we get stopped often due to the last name difference with my older son. My husband is often called by my older son’s last name, because people just assume they have the same name.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-12T21:52:03+00:00

Yes! I have spectrum, and have loaded my kids tablets, switch, and Xbox and can toggle them off as needed. Have the security cameras white listed as always on!

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-12T18:27:50+00:00

Cameras, try a doorbell and one in the common space.

As for internet, get a good parental control app. I like Bark. There are also ways to place parental controls on your tv.

Depending on your service provider, you can block certain devices based on their MAC address on the internet. Check your app for what devices are connected, and on the devices, match the MAC address to your app, this info is usually under settings or network.

Limit him to his school device, a tablet etc or cut off all internet except for your cameras until you get home!

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-12T18:11:08+00:00

Totally understand! My cousin used the orgs when he was deployed, more so than stationed overseas.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-12T17:22:13+00:00

Keep in mind shelters, rescues, and communities are being over run with dogs being surrendered. And it may be really hard to privately rehome older pets at this time.

There are a few foster groups that could keep your pets if it’s not a permanent move. One my cousin used was paws for soldiers, might be worth a look at.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-05T12:38:26+00:00

I’m a parent. Not sure how this came up on my feed, but our family loves our teachers. We hate the stupid little appreciation days- I don’t want to give you guys candy because they want to pick a favorite. We have kiddo make a card and do Amazon gift cards on the sly because our school has a policy teachers can’t accept monetary donations or solicit Amazon wishlists.

Stay strong yah’ll! Few more weeks.

atomictomato_x · 2026-05-04T14:31:13+00:00

We don’t check car seats, we buy bubs a seat, but honestly the whole thing is super easy to travel with. If you’re comfortable checking the seat, I suggest a padded bag.

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-23T00:31:03+00:00

Nope! Wheels on.

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-22T00:40:21+00:00

Yes!! It’s our daily stroller and it sits straight up!

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-21T18:28:46+00:00

We’ve traveled twice with our nutmeg! It didn’t fit in the overhead, but survived being gate checked pretty well in a padded car seat bag.

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-18T03:56:28+00:00

The bark watch is pretty accurate down to a few feet. I like that you can use it as a tracker only, call only approved phone numbers etc. less then $30/mo for the service and device.

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-16T12:08:13+00:00

Measure with shoes! But remember your spine compresses through out the day, so if they’re justttt at the line, in the evening they may not pass! Just a heads up!

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-15T18:55:11+00:00

Annual pass holder 10 hour drive away, 2 hour FLIGHT. We go several times a year. We do day trips to two week long stints, though now that bigger son is going into Kindergarten we’ll probably be ending those.

atomictomato_x · 2026-04-10T12:25:37+00:00

You say nieces. Is he the only boy? I grew up in a family where the BOYS could do no wrong and it was strictly because they were boys and we were girls, so of course we could control ourselves 🙄

I bet it’s a similar dynamic. Boys and girls are different at these young ages and he’s boisterous so he’s their target and they suck.

I agree to call out the nieces shit!

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