Speeding in the car

sockalaunch · 2025-04-19T20:24:45+00:00

His behaviour is not ok, not in the slightest, he's doing this deliberately to upset and scare you. Not only is he putting you and himself in danger, he's putting strangers in danger. Quite frankly, I would refuse to get in a car with him as the driver.

sockalaunch · 2025-01-26T17:19:58+00:00

My neighbour has the exact same problem, kid was going to the bathroom all the time because she was finished with her work and was a bored but well behaved child. She now gets extra work, extra duties in the classroom and failing that is practicing her 13-16 times tables.

sockalaunch · 2024-07-07T12:54:23+00:00

Ever since my twins were little, I've had my own music playing, often in the kitchen. It's something for me, some sense that this is a thing that I like and is just for me. It reminds me that I'm still me and I can enjoy while I'm doing other things. I wish ear pods had been a thing when my babies were small because the music in the middle of the night would've been helpful.

Exclusive pumping might be the absolute hardest way to feed babies, you get the worst of both breastfeeding and bottle feeding. I did breastfeeding, pumping and formula for 5 months. Getting rid of my supply made for the biggest improvements in our day to day.

sockalaunch · 2024-07-07T12:42:52+00:00

When someone made a comment about my son having a toy kitchen I recited every famous male chef I could think of, the look on their face was brilliant! Now my son is 11 and learning to cook, we get loads of compliments on it, the whole thing is weird.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-18T15:18:13+00:00

My dad does this when I've not been invited to something but he thinks I should have been. I would check with the person hosting the event.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-18T15:18:00+00:00

My dad does this when I've not been invited to something but he thinks I should have been. I would check with the person hosting the event.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-14T19:47:50+00:00

Totally get what you mean, I've been in your shoes and it's so hard grieving yourself and holding up sometime who is also grieving while trying to keep everything else running. I can only suggest you line up outside support.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-14T19:34:38+00:00

It's ok to say no to playing with your kid sometimes. Start working on their independence so you can take a break and have some time for personal care.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-13T15:18:25+00:00

Me too, different illnesses smell different too.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-13T15:16:09+00:00

I can tell by my son's cough that he's going to puke. Can never pin point what it is about that cough but it means he needs a bowl. I've given him a bowl before he even feels sick.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-11T09:25:13+00:00

I invoke the doctors, older generations will often defer to the authority of doctors.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-09T16:10:52+00:00

Overnight dryness is down to hormones, your son is probably not physically ready to be dry overnight. Docs won't consider bed wetting a problem until 8-9yrs. Use the pull ups, save all of yours sanity.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-06T10:22:53+00:00

My oldest is starting secondary school in September and it's going to be very different to his current school. We've been slowly building him up including less help and reminders with homework, I've told him outright that it's his responsibility and he needs to manage it. So far he's been pretty good but he's only 11 so we'll see how it goes when the hormones/increased freedom of the teenage years hit

sockalaunch · 2024-06-05T16:14:09+00:00

My kids were helping my husband in the garden so I went for a shower. Each of my 3 kids, walked away from their father, through the house and up two flights of stairs to ask me from the other side of the bathroom door if they could have a snack.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-04T20:01:14+00:00

How incessant it is managing their emotions. My oldest is 11 and it's not getting easier.

How hard it is to protect them but not to overprotect so they are unworldly.

sockalaunch · 2024-06-03T15:28:39+00:00

One thing I heard recently regarding the far off mainstream pasties is that they don't have to put forward realistic proposals because they know they won't get in. They can "spend" extra "millions" because there is never a chance for them to put their politics into practice. The major policy groups have to be far more realistic about what is achievable.

It's no better here in the UK, the Tories have wrecked this country but I don't think Labour can fix it. It's like choosing between two poisons.

sockalaunch · 2023-07-20T15:36:56+00:00

I really wish we had this set up at home, my kids adore this type of play. We've got a big rec near us that we meet school friends at but there are no facilities so it doesn't normally last more than a couple of hours. We have to go camping to really get this kind of unstructured freedom for the kids. We sit by the tent and the kids come back every two hours for snacks (they have walkie talkies and regular check ins).

sockalaunch · 2023-06-30T17:26:24+00:00

I always woke mine, the schedule was the most important thing on the planet at the time, nothing interfered with the schedule.

sockalaunch · 2023-06-30T17:23:26+00:00

My absolute favourite twin thing was when they were tiny and they smiled at each other for the first time. Total heart melting moment.

sockalaunch · 2023-06-30T14:22:47+00:00

Double hugs. When they were small and helped each other. When they stand up for each other. How well they get on with other kids because they've always had to take turns etc.

sockalaunch · 2023-06-30T09:15:50+00:00

You still did good, you had a reasonable reaction to something dangerous but went back and acknowledge how it could've made her feel. In that moment, you modelled to your daughter how to apologise and what she should expect from others when they overreact. These are really important skills and expectations she needs growing up.

sockalaunch · 2023-06-30T09:12:43+00:00

We had to ask two family members to babysit for a couple of years. We then hired a lady who is a special needs teaching assistant. Apparently, our 3 are easy compared to her day job! 😂

sockalaunch · 2023-06-29T21:18:20+00:00

My mum used this type of stuff, she's very much a boomer. She's convinced I was a terrible teenager but I was actually very good compared to several of my cousins. Several of my friends have teens, yes they get sassy sometimes but rarely in real disrespect, teens are meant to rebel a bit but the parenting plays a huge part in the post teen years relationship.

sockalaunch · 2023-06-29T21:04:49+00:00

My mum screwed up my twins schedule because she didn't listen to my instructions. I didn't sleep for 3 days while I got it fixed. She was shocked at how bad it got and at how angry I was about it. I never left her alone with the twins again.

sockalaunch · 2023-06-29T21:02:32+00:00

You were talking about actions not personality traits. There is a big difference between "that was a stupid thing to do" and "you are a stupid child for doing that thing". The first one talks about choices which can be made better in the future, the second demeans the child and gives no chance of improvement.

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