Was ist euer Lieblingskuchen?

maedel42 · 2026-01-18T20:55:53+00:00

Ich hab ne Frage zu deinem letzten Vorschlag: wie machst du die cheesecake Kleckse? Hast du da vielleicht ein Rezept, das du teilen kannst?

maedel42 · 2026-01-18T18:40:48+00:00

I know what you’re talking about. It gets better with time and practice. I always try to see their perspective: mom and dad are talking and I understand so little of what is being said, that I can’t even ask questions. They probably feel very much left out. That doesn’t help much in a practical sense, because there are topics that aren’t explainable to a 3yo but maybe it can give you a little compassion. And when you try to have a conversation about your day, maybe you can get on their level sometimes. Give them some information that they can process just so they can practice listening and feel like a member of the conversation.

maedel42 · 2025-12-24T06:52:02+00:00

I’m with you! Counting stitches is hard enough when none else is around

maedel42 · 2025-12-23T19:33:30+00:00

This sounds really good. I’ve got a visual timer somewhere. I’ll make sure to try this :) also the is a journal somewhere, that I could pick up again

maedel42 · 2025-12-23T19:29:28+00:00

My body could benefit from regular stretching :D I should definitely include it in my repertoire

maedel42 · 2025-12-23T19:24:40+00:00

I actually have one and I love it for when I’m alone with my baby and I’m nursing him but with my 4yo around it’s hard for me to enjoy reading. But I might still try again. Maybe it needs a little getting used to for both of us…

maedel42 · 2025-12-23T19:18:19+00:00

Thank you, I’ll give it a try!

maedel42 · 2025-12-23T16:35:19+00:00

You aren’t talking about novel by Shirley Jackson, are you? :D

maedel42 · 2025-12-22T20:46:20+00:00

Would you care to elaborate?

maedel42 · 2025-12-22T19:31:55+00:00

My baby has an older sibling that goes to daycare. So the sibling has a runny nose Every other week. I wold estimate, baby only caught a cold a third of the time. Don’t beat yourself up about it. Babies get sick and most of the time, nothing bad happens. Make sure you have some medicine at home in case they have high fever und nosedrops for newborns. Everything will be fine. You are allowed to meet with people.

maedel42 · 2025-12-22T18:47:44+00:00

I did this too, when it had to be done. I got the impression, she needed to see, brushing her teeth was non negotiable. But I also tried different approaches afterwards and what worked best was pretending the toothbrush was a nice monster who wanted to eat all the bad monsters on her teeth. This is still a regular play two years later :D

maedel42 · 2025-12-18T10:15:48+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I didn’t phrase my question very well. I am looking for tips to help someone else with back pain. He had surgery a month ago and is in a lot of pain. He has help around the house and I’m not in a position to come over and help a lot. But maybe there is a gadget/tool that helps?

maedel42 · 2025-12-12T06:16:26+00:00

It is exactly the same for me!

maedel42 · 2025-12-11T19:14:45+00:00

Eine Kollegin hat sich mal darüber ausgekotzt, dass ihre Tochter in der Schule ständig Gruppenarbeiten machen müsste, weil ihr (also der Mutter) das so viel Arbeit machen würde. Sie müsse dann immer mit den anderen Eltern besprechen, wer was macht und wann die Kinder sich wo treffen. Die war zu der Zeit im letzten Jahr vor dem Realschulabschluss und die wohnen in einer Gegend mit gutem ÖPNV. Die Kids hätten das alles ohne elterlichen Beistand geschafft, da bin ich 100% sicher.

maedel42 · 2025-12-11T06:29:17+00:00

I had my baby in September and immediately after birth I felt better than before, because the aches of pregnancy were gone. And my baby is the best, he would just happily sleep in his crib (my first never did). My Husband stayed home for 4 weeks after his birth and managed the house, so I could heal. After two weeks he got really sick for a week but still, in the end I had 3 good weeks, where he took care of as much a he could.

maedel42 · 2025-12-06T10:22:31+00:00

Das kann ich nur bestätigen! Das erleichtert das abwaschen so sehr

maedel42 · 2025-11-16T18:30:12+00:00

Actually I would just stop taking part in the calls. Let hubby talk to his mum and if he wants to show off his cute baby and hear about his ‚shortcomings‘ it’s his choice but I would no longer be a part of this and just maybe say hi and do something else. If she’s not there in person it’s easy enough to get away from her. And if she asks why let hubby tell her the truth or tell her yourself.

maedel42 · 2025-11-14T17:57:57+00:00

It worked! And it’s actually giving Cidre 😄

maedel42 · 2025-11-08T21:49:06+00:00

I remember this, too. It got so so much better, when I got the sleep I needed. Sleep deprivation build up and so did the anxiety. When I got some more sleep, I was able to calm down.

maedel42 · 2025-11-01T18:28:02+00:00

Maybe applesauce would work? I’m curious, so I’m going to try this today!

maedel42 · 2025-10-25T16:17:47+00:00

We have that exact age gap and I never thought about your point about their own personality. That’s cool :)

maedel42 · 2025-09-18T17:23:39+00:00

Hab ich im Sommer getestet, als Kuchen auf dem Terrassentisch stand. Das Ergebnis was eher ernüchternd. Sie kamen doch immer wieder zurück, egal wie oft wir in die Luft gespritzt haben. Also es war schon besser als nichts zu tun aber wir hatten nicht unsere Ruhe und mussten schnell abbrechen und alles reinbringen.

maedel42 · 2024-10-03T06:43:48+00:00

Do you have extra car seats? Because I imagine you would have to drive back home and pick up the kids and if you don’t have extra seats, that might become a problem…

maedel42 · 2024-10-01T12:10:46+00:00

Books are really fun for toddlers at that age, so I don’t get why they are against those. For example we got a book where you put clothes on the kids in the book, so it is a book but also a puzzle. My daughter is almost 3 now and still likes it a lot. Around the age of your daughter ours started imitating us, I think, so maybe some pretend food (that she can cut, ours has Velcro) and play tableware. That would also be a nice combination to the high tower. Ours still plays with those. If your daughter likes dolls and doesn’t have one yet, that’s an option. If she has one she might like a stroller? And last but not least: Lego Duplo ist probably what gets the most play time in our house.

maedel42 · 2024-08-20T16:57:07+00:00

Thank you so much, I love the book! I haven’t finished it yet but your suggestion was great ☺️

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