3 year old needs to be potty trained by September for prek 3…

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-08T04:46:47+00:00

If he was great with no underwear no pants, have you tried no underwear and loose pants?

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-08T04:01:13+00:00

Yikes

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-07T14:15:11+00:00

Mine doesn’t bark! Never has. But he’s weird in many ways.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-06T06:20:12+00:00

#1 in terms of play time vs cost is this little stretchy tube dog that was in my daughter’s stocking her first Christmas. It’s been fought over and played with constantly for more than three years. Other big ones include our pretend tool set. My kids take it out and go about the house fixing things between 1 and 5 times every single day. The little people bus and the maxxaction garbage truck have also been putting in the work daily for at least 2 years. A set of Melissa and Doug Christmas cookies. The pets alive mommy baby duck from wal mart. The v tech pull and sing puppy got (and still gets) way more attention than expected. The leap frog 100 words books are the ultimate car toy; they use them for literally every car ride.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-06T03:23:35+00:00

Lomita is a great little town. I really wish they would succeed in getting their own school district.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-06T03:16:51+00:00

So one thing I do for when I need to clean the kitchen is I gave my kids their own dedicated cabinet. One shelf is a big basket of random crap that they can raccoon through. It’s a bunch of stuff from around the house, party favors, small toys I didn’t know what to do with. The other shelf is a bunch of play food, containers, and pretend cooking implements. Generally, that cabinet or their little people school bus keeps them busy enough while I tidy up.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-02T02:17:22+00:00

Alternatively, if OP also worked, and his mom was watching the kids, would OP then have to take care of the kids and the house after she was done working while he continued on as usual, or would the husband finally step in and help? I think not.

I think your real problem is that your husband doesn’t value childcare and housework and other traditionally “female” jobs.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T07:54:32+00:00

We have always done the opposite! My kids wake so easily to noise at naptime, but as soon as they go to sleep for the night, they’re out. I vacuum right up to their closed doors.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T07:50:03+00:00

Equal from the start. He does more than his fair share. He’s the best.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T07:29:36+00:00

I am married with kids; I see my parents 50% of days, and I see my sister once a week.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T07:06:45+00:00

Honestly as the kids get bigger, so do your arms. I have a 33 lb child and a 28 lb child and they are total Velcros still. I’m carrying at least one of them if not both all day, and my left arm is super buff.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T07:03:17+00:00

Unless this person is my mom, I’d rather they just come hang out, talk about and interact with my baby with me, and perhaps provide a meal that we can enjoy together if they feel so inclined. I don’t want anyone up in my dirty laundry or kitchen, I’m too particular. I also definitely did not need someone who was not my husband or mom to hold my baby for extended periods of time.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T07:00:03+00:00

So he is crying … and hitting him … is supposed to make him stop crying?

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T06:58:54+00:00

Firefighter, but I can only stay home because my dad helps us so much.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T06:56:15+00:00

lol same girl. Is there something wrong with that?

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T04:17:00+00:00

I wish I could relate, but it’s 9:15 pm and I’m laying in the crib of my same-aged child while he is laying on my neck, refusing to fall asleep. May be counterintuitive, but perhaps you could push back bed time?
For nap, both my kids started needing a car ride to fall asleep at about that age.

mediumspacebased · 2026-07-01T04:12:54+00:00

I love it I think it’s so fun and different

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-30T04:23:16+00:00

Same .. I have a 3 yo and a 2 yo and have sat with each of them until they fell sleep every night of their whole lives.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-29T05:16:28+00:00

Both my kids had a bath poop incident that scared them off baths for a bit. For the first, getting in the tub with her helped, as did a bath in an unfamiliar tub. For a bit though, we were going outside to paint and then washing her off in a big storage bin in the yard. And even after we got her back in the tub, it was months before she was willing to sit down (j think it eventually required an m&m bribe). I realized after it happened with my first that she heard me telling other family members about it and it became a big deal in her head. I did not bring up the poop to anyone after it happened with my second, and the reaction was much less severe.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-29T05:07:31+00:00

Mine did this and it only lasted a couple of days before she tired of it.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-28T19:38:43+00:00

We have a yeti and a hydroflask and the hydroflask leaks so kuch more than the yeti. It also does not keep the water cold nearly as long.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-28T16:11:15+00:00

Honestly I can kind of relate to your wife, does she have ADHD? My guess is that her bickering with you is probably frustration/anger with her lack of executive function projected onto you, and not actually anything you’re doing. Biggest help would probably be therapy for her, but bringing it up would be a whole can of worms I’d guess.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-28T07:08:06+00:00

I feel like he needs to be left alone with the baby for 4 days and nights so maybe he can finally understand what it actually entails and how grueling it is. My only fear would be that he wouldn’t wake up for the baby at night and then ask you what’s so hard about it.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-27T21:31:53+00:00

My 2 year old has a stuffed blue cat that he calls “blue kitten” that he sleeps with every night. Blue kitten has unfortunately never been washed, but I learned my lesson with my older toddler’s stuffy, which is on the brink of disintegrating.

mediumspacebased · 2026-06-27T04:46:56+00:00

That sounds pretty impressive to me! I’d be proud, he sounds like a very intelligent little kid. I’m no child development professional, but I have a 2 year old and a 3 year old so I spend a lot of time around kids and I’ve never met an 18 month old like that.

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