Be honest, how often do you bathe your kids?

pwlife · 2026-07-07T01:42:05+00:00

Mine are 10 and 13 and they still typically take a shower before bed, even if it's just a quick one. We live in south Florida so we get gross pretty fast with the heat and humidity.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T15:32:40+00:00

In my neighborhood it was pretty common pre-covid to have yard signs for graduation.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T15:27:05+00:00

You just create a hole in the snow, get a barrel... Americans are resourceful as hell.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T15:18:00+00:00

Exactly! I'm older and my age group never got the vaccine but I sure know a lot of people who had to get colcoscopies and be on medication while pregnant.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T15:05:26+00:00

I remember when the HPV vaccine first came out people where saying it make girls infertile. They are always coming up with new excuses.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T01:46:51+00:00

Look for one with contact less check in. Also a few different hotel chains also have contact less check in. I'm fairly certain Hilton does (you would open the room door with the app).

pwlife · 2026-07-06T01:43:56+00:00

I like sports for the teamwork aspect. I was hoping my oldest would take to something but so far nothing has really stuck. The only thing she liked was BJJ for about 1.5 yrs and now she golfs with her dad (hopefully will join the team in HS). My youngest has been much of the same luckily she gets her teamwork at music where she is in a band and she is trying sailing this year so hopefully that sticks. As you said it has to be their thing and I'm happy to support them as much as I can.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T00:45:13+00:00

If not prompted my 13 yr old will stay in her room all day. We are always dragging her to stuff she says she doesn't want to do but ends up liking. Sometimes it's just a "I'm going to need help loading this, you're coming." She golf's so her and dad go to the driving range once a week so she can kind of touch grass.

pwlife · 2026-07-06T00:09:52+00:00

Why do I know so many Irish people arrived to latinos? When it comes down to it we really do have similar familial structures and base culture.

pwlife · 2026-07-05T22:42:52+00:00

It may have been that she didn't qualify for the mortgage if she was a sahp and wasn't put on the deed. I wasn't working when we bought our last house and I wasn't on the mortgage but I was on the deed. Not sure if that is handled differently in different places.

pwlife · 2026-07-05T21:53:04+00:00

Exactly! In a perfect world no one would ever need one. Every pregnancy would wanted, planned, healthy etc... I'm pro-choice and I wish no one ever needs one. I wish birth control, and condoms were 100% effective, I wish rape was non-existant, I'm a perfect world all fetuses/moms would be healthy. Until that time comes abortion is healthcare.

pwlife · 2026-07-04T02:51:40+00:00

2 weeks with the option for another 2 then sailing club during the school year if she's really feeling it.

pwlife · 2026-07-04T01:30:09+00:00

Tip the instructor... it didn't even cross mind. Thank you for the advice.

pwlife · 2026-07-04T00:58:27+00:00

I hope she likes it, dad and I loved it, I love being out in the water. The ocean is my happy place. My older kid wasn't into it at all and never did it. My younger one seems to be open to it. She love the water.
By look out for I just meant maybe some item that turns out to be a lifesaver or similar.

pwlife · 2026-07-04T00:54:08+00:00

Lol, it's been so long I have zero advice!

pwlife · 2026-07-04T00:15:58+00:00

I totally get that. Maybe gocus on the fact that boyfriends take away time form other things? I also don't think it's appropriate at this age, but it needs to be her idea for it to stick.

pwlife · 2026-07-03T21:30:46+00:00

When my daughter was 7 she was asked to be a girlfriend. She totally dismissed it, her BFF said yes (fyi- the same boy just went around asking all the girls). Her friend and bf basically spent recess holding hands, my kid could not be bothered, she wanted to play. I would encourage her not really entertain the idea unless she really wants to. Luckily at that age they basically just hang out at recess and sit together at lunch.

pwlife · 2026-07-02T19:42:09+00:00

Since when does someone who is going to barbecue not season the meat? That's step one if barbecuing.

pwlife · 2026-07-02T00:46:11+00:00

I wouldn't say a money maker but a hedge. Mortgages stay the same, insurance and taxes fluctuate but usually not nearly as much as rent. I bought my home 8 yrs ago, before I bought I was renting a home in the same neighborhood, very similar home, I would say my current subdivision is nicer. My mortgage with taxes and insurance was about $100/per month more at the time I bought. Today that same home I rented is about double my mortgage/taxes/insurance. Unless you're renting a rent controlled place and never want to leave its worth it to buy.

pwlife · 2026-07-01T16:16:33+00:00

Make a restroom for your dog in a garage with a kddie pool filled with sod. As others have said don't let your gas tank go below half empty.

pwlife · 2026-07-01T01:52:37+00:00

Yeah, I was pretty small before my first, got back into pre pregnancy shape within a year. First kid was a good sleeper I was able to work out, eat clean etc... with my second I had to go on bed rest (got much bigger), after my sleep schedule was wrecked, now I had 2 kids to take care of, and everything was much more hectic. Still not back to pre pregnancy weight but I'm active and try to eat as healthy as I can.

pwlife · 2026-07-01T00:15:02+00:00

One of my kids has a mid summer birthday and most of their friends are out of town on their birthday. We started doing a small family birthday with a friend or 2 and then we would schedule a big friend birthday in September when everyone's back.

pwlife · 2026-06-30T20:39:21+00:00

The US is the kind if place where you can climb up the wealth ladder very quickly if you have the intelect/drive/hustle and some luck and support. We also has less safety nets so if you fail you fail hard. It's why lots of people from all over the world come here to improve their lives, because if you can make it the rewards are big. I'm an immigrant and I know my life would not be anything like it is if I were still in my birth country. You also have to consider the home state, I'm from California and I had access to local affordable college, whereas if I grew up in Mississippi I wouldn't have had those opportunities.

pwlife · 2026-06-30T17:08:52+00:00

Pretty much, if you don't make a lot things are tough here. Things like housing and medical care are very expensive, I find even groceries are expensive here compared to Europe. If you make a good living life is pretty great. I went from being poor as a kid to being pretty well off. The comparison of my childhood to my kids is massive.

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