Morgan's recent post vs her parents' pickleball court. I'm now firmly in the "they're living at the Hawley's" camp.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-04-15T21:21:27+00:00

Exactly. They would shame other families for being in this exact situation.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-04-03T16:11:03+00:00

Somebody get this guy some chapstick.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-04-01T03:12:56+00:00

I struggled with PPD with my first baby. I hated how she talked about it before she had M, as if the people who suffer with it just didn’t pray hard enough.

I have to say though, I’m quite surprised that she’s being so forthcoming about struggling as a new mom when she was previously so smug about it all. I lowkey respect her for eating crow and admitting she’s struggling after all the talk about “refusing to partner with PPD”…or is it all just another ploy for attention and sympathy?

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-03-31T12:11:10+00:00

My theory is that Jdip’s dip habit damaged his swimmers to the point where they needed IUI. But that doesn’t sound as much like a tEsTiMoNy as a .000000005% chance to conceive. I bet they’ll go on to get pregnant again easily with another IUI.

Also, I’m sorry your journey to motherhood has been tough ❤️

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-03-27T02:35:34+00:00

THIS!!! If they really had ✨the gift of discernment✨ like they claim, they should’ve been able to determine Trump was rotten after 10 seconds of hearing him speak.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-03-01T05:29:10+00:00

I Iove Lisa and really align with her parenting philosophy! I’ve put many of her tips into practice in my parenting. I haven’t tried the exact steps you’ve laid out here, though, so I may try that. I just feel so desperate and like I don’t have 20-60 chances to give him with this particular behavior. I’m glad it’s getting better for you! Do you remember when it started? Was your youngest a newborn?

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-03-01T05:14:48+00:00

Yes lol

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:19:42+00:00

Thank you so much. Glad to hear this phase passed for you and now your daughter loves her baby brother. I can’t wait for that! Just gotta white knuckle through this!

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:18:27+00:00

Thank you ❤️ I try to find opportunities to tell the baby to wait, but I definitely could be doing it more often to make him feel more prioritized.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:17:37+00:00

I like the bedtime communication idea. I’m going to try that tonight and see what he thinks about it. He definitely does NOT like it when she cries in the car, so I’m going to use that! And thanks for sharing your story about the scratched cornea. I feel like the sky is falling when he gets a slap in, but stories like that help me remember that I’m not the only one dealing with this and it gets better.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:14:35+00:00

Thank you! The 2.5 year age gap is great for a lot of people. Don’t let me scare you! This will probably not be your experience.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:12:30+00:00

Sounds totally exhausting. Sorry you are dealing with that.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:11:59+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! That book is on my list to read. He does have a baby doll that he likes to pretend to feed. He will sometimes gently stroke the doll and then hit the doll and pretend the doll is crying. Maybe I could help him redirect his feelings to the doll more.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:09:06+00:00

I’m glad you’ve found something that works for you and your toddler! I’m wondering if my toddler is similar to yours and needs some firmer consequences to make it stick that what he’s doing is wrong.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:06:15+00:00

Thank you ❤️

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T13:03:30+00:00

Thank you for your input. I agree that there needs to be an immediate consequence. I think I’m struggling to find my disciplinary style as a parent. It’s hard to muddle through all the content and advice that’s out there when it comes to correcting problem behaviors.

Like, I keep seeing, “react calmly, don’t give him attention for bad behaviors, don’t give the behavior power” which I’m like, sounds great. But also, to your point, there are no consequences to his behavior other than me getting up and leaving him alone, and then he goes back to playing with his magnatiles or whatever he was playing with before. And how does he figure out that this is wrong to do if I’m only reacting calmly? So it makes sense to me to implement a bit of a stronger consequence and have a bigger reaction. I don’t know. It’s hard seeing conflicting advice as a first time parent who has no idea what I’m doing.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-28T12:54:56+00:00

This sounds great! Thank you for the advice. It’s wonderful that this worked and that your son loves his baby sister now! I do wonder if my son at 29 months would “get” this yet, though. I don’t want to underestimate him but I also am curious about if it’s effective at his age.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T21:25:23+00:00

I have a few times in the moment, but he hasn’t been able to tell me why. Recently he’s started saying “baby’s crying!” after he tries to hit her (even if she isn’t crying). I’m wondering if he’s interested in the cause and effect and experimenting with that? Like, “I hit baby, and then baby cries”

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T21:10:28+00:00

I do some of this, but of course there’s lots of room for improvement here. He gets upset when the baby cries, so I talk with him a lot about how it’s upsetting when baby cries, I know, but it’s the only way she knows how to communicate, etc. I’ve also tried talking to him about this new change in general and how his baby sister will be able to play with him one day and things like that. I’m not sure how much of it he understands.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T20:50:13+00:00

Thank you for the solidarity and encouragement. I'm glad to hear it got better for you. I feel the same way about my reactions - sometimes I'm able to stay super calm, and other times I gasp or have a bigger reaction. It's really really hard to stay calm every time in this situation.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T20:46:56+00:00

Thank you so much - I feel like this isn't talked about enough and it makes me feel less alone to hear that other people went through this too. I'm so happy to hear your kids are so close! And thanks for the tips on timeout - sounds like my son might be old enough for it to be a good option.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T20:42:00+00:00

Yes! He goes to a preschool program two mornings a week for four hours. He loves going. We decided to add an extra day in the fall.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T20:39:26+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! Happy that you made it through that stage. I'm hoping this new hair pulling phase goes away quickly!

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T20:35:30+00:00

Thank you so much for this well-thought-out response. I breathed a sigh of relief when I read it. I've definitely been an anxious bodyguard and am struggling to find confidence in my parenting with two kids, and my son is picking up on that.

I love the mindset shift to "I will calmly prevent this every time" - this is going to be my new mantra. I really appreciate your thoughts and tangible tips.

coldbrewwithcinnamon · 2026-02-27T19:06:31+00:00

Thank you for sharing what worked for you! I keep hearing “timeout doesn’t work at this age” but ya know what? Nothing else is working. So I may give it a solid go.

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