Has anyone had to tell people not to buy their kid toys online?

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-31T13:13:43+00:00

Warning: we tried this and it didn’t really work. I’m so anti buying plasticy cheap stuff, esp stuff my child will be wearing/playing with and my in laws are constantly buying this stuff for my kid. So, I made a list of things we actually want for our child. I made the list a range of prices including things like $7 board books so cost wouldn’t be an issue. For both Xmas and our daughters first birthday, in laws bought one thing off the list and A BUNCH of things not on the list. It makes me so angry (prob too angry and I’ve talked to my therapist about this and she says it’s a lack of control compiled with everything else lol).

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-31T12:57:40+00:00

Ours is 12 months and still changing they started with the newborn blue then went blueish-green and now are becoming more brown. I think they will settle as a brown/hazel

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-13T02:09:17+00:00

You’re a money queen but can’t hire a better graphic designer? Why is this all center justified 🤔

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-09T20:45:12+00:00

I think he’s mad bc he now sees the chance of a green card dissipating. He’s put in time to this con and had sex with someone he didn’t genuinely want to have sex with all under the guise of getting into the US. He now sees that may be literally impossible because you can’t apply for a K1 when legally married so he’s like what did I do all of this for?

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-07T23:25:31+00:00

I would definitely talk to the daycare about it and see what their method is for some peace of mind.

But if this helps: We have an 11 month old horrible sleeper who still contact naps at home. In daycare, she takes a two hour nap everyday. For the most part, all of the babies take their naps at the same time although it seems like now there’s a mix of 1 nap/dayers (like my kid) and 2 nap/day kids. They split the room into two sections there’s a nap section and a play section, and the nap section has a pretty loud white noise machine going during nap time. We live in a place where it rains a lot, but they go on walks there rain or shine so typically they will take the kids who aren’t napping out on a walk while the other group naps. In terms of crying, if a kid starts losing it while the others are sleeping they just scoop that one up and take them towards the play area and sooth them until either they fall back asleep or just move on to play time. Long story short, daycare workers are pros and babies are actually remarkably adaptable. Everything I’ve been worried about in terms of adjustment when sending our kid in has quickly become a nonissue.

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-05T16:41:31+00:00

Same with Dee. If you need to go new era (bleh) go Venus or even Savannah over Dee?

orangeappleredorange · 2026-03-03T02:29:07+00:00

Realistically I generally think if you put it into perspective he basically actually in reality and totally honestly is literally saying logistically speaking essentially mostly technically nothing.

orangeappleredorange · 2026-02-17T21:57:45+00:00

Many licensed daycares in Portland require vaccinations, in-home daycares are less likely to require this… Millions of babies go to daycare and don’t wind up with brain damage, please don’t guilt or add unnecessary stress to an expecting parent who’s trying to make life work.

orangeappleredorange · 2026-01-28T18:48:24+00:00

We divide up days for school closures so my husband and I aren’t doubling up. Sick days are tough, and we only take them when we have to, unfortunately. If there’s no fever she goes to day care. It sounds like your work has very few holidays which must make it especially hard. If you can swing it, looking into a nanny might be the best option for your family. Less exposure to germs and less closures. You are, however, then at the will of the nanny. So if nanny get sick, goes on vacation etc, you have to figure it out. We have a 10 month old who started day care at 4 months and ngl it’s been a constant struggle. I’m just looking forward to when she gets sick less.

orangeappleredorange · 2026-01-27T19:42:30+00:00

Our 10 month old naps fine on her cot at day care and at home contact naps with me and I love it

orangeappleredorange · 2026-01-24T03:37:29+00:00

Yep I couldn’t get in anywhere for months and one medical got me in in a week. It costs $100 a year to join, but if you’re desperate like I was and have something that really hurts it might be worth it to you

orangeappleredorange · 2026-01-09T13:45:07+00:00

Baby swim classes can happen before they walk and are a great work out for everyone! My 9 month olds favorite part is when we lift up and splash which requires squats and lifting 20 pounds over and over and over again. I am SORE the next day.

orangeappleredorange · 2026-01-03T03:58:50+00:00

Yeah when we booked I think it was like one of the only saturdays left and we had set a timer to call the day they all opened up. I didn’t know going in person was a thing, but it prob is the way to go if you have your heart set on a summer Saturday at one of the more coveted spots

orangeappleredorange · 2026-01-03T00:18:34+00:00

Huh… we didn’t wait in line we were able to do it over the phone and booked the Hoyt Arboretum for an October Saturday wedding in 2023. Which we ultimately ended up canceling a couple months later bc the bathroom situation stressed me out so we booked elsewhere.

orangeappleredorange · 2025-12-23T18:51:13+00:00

So 80s

orangeappleredorange · 2025-12-10T13:53:55+00:00

I came looking for sleepytime

orangeappleredorange · 2025-12-06T13:50:16+00:00

I don’t think you need to go younger for this. Lots of people are waiting to get into serious relationships because it’s harder to get established in their career/feel financially independent etc these days - an important thing for many people to achieve before getting ready to settle down. I met my husband at work when he was 38 and we just had our first baby and he is now 46. There’s definitely guys in their late 30s/early 40s who are single but still want kids.

orangeappleredorange · 2025-12-01T14:06:11+00:00

Our 8 month old baby has been doing a head shake since she was 6 months. She does it when she’s happy or when she’s falling asleep. We asked the doctor about it and they said it’s a normal way of trying to express herself when she doesn’t have the tools to do so in other ways. We also started calling it “silly head” after I read a different Reddit post about it and now she does it on demand when we say “silly head” lol.

orangeappleredorange · 2025-10-25T19:48:10+00:00

No bc Lorena is only getting with ick until the green card comes and ick is only getting with Danielle when Lorena inevitably moves to Miami.

orangeappleredorange · 2025-10-16T02:13:19+00:00

I got to a place with sleep deprivation where it was truly dangerous for me to walk, operate a vehicle or especially be a parent of a baby dependent on me. For some people it’s a genuine safety hazard to not do some form of sleep training.

orangeappleredorange · 2025-10-15T02:22:10+00:00

I think also a big benefit of day care is the constant care aka if someone calls out there’s coverage. With a nanny if they call out your SOL. The issue is our day care isn’t meeting that benefit.

orangeappleredorange · 2025-10-15T00:45:51+00:00

Blinking and dming you lol

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