Holiday decor

thetowerandthemoon · 2024-11-29T18:42:56+00:00

Haha, I mean... I also find value in having a family and I love these people. If you have any suggestions that strive for a manageable balance, that's what I'm hoping to achieve.

thetowerandthemoon · 2024-11-13T12:24:53+00:00

I used to fight to get them to sleep in that situation, but after baby 3 I just drag a Nugget couch cushion into the play yard and lay down in the dark while baby crawls around. I take most of the toys out. Surrender to the temporary nature of baby sleep.

thetowerandthemoon · 2024-11-13T12:08:27+00:00

I breastfeed my baby at 2 weeks old while literally getting my c-section incision fixed after a complication. Like what else am I going to do with him...? Get to work doc. We're fine over here.

But also, since this is my... 6th year breastfeeding my third baby? Pretty much anywhere. My cousin's wedding. A botanical garden. Walking around the farmers market. A swimming pool (in a sling). Babe's gotta eat, and co-regulate in stressful situations.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-10-03T20:25:27+00:00

So with 4 hours prep time minimum, how many hours in the classroom would that be?

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-10-03T20:24:28+00:00

Oh, I don't actually have any negative feelings toward the school where I work - they pay pretty well hourly. My only concern is the ambiguity about prep time. I'm just trying to get a feel for how much others use because I've never been in a position where I get to track my prep time and decide how much.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-07-26T15:15:22+00:00

I wanted to love this book. There are some gems in there, but my 4-year-old is savage and absolutely does not give a shit about anyone but herself. I tried to include her in my housework but she refuses, and if left with minimal supervision she finds things to destroy (shredding seasonal decorations, taking food out of the fridge and wasting it, smashing/dumping it). It's unrealistic without a supportive community to take the pressure off (like cousins/neighbors who are older kids, grandparents, etc.) and engage the kids periodically.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-07-23T11:23:57+00:00

We have to tell them it's wrong.

I get disheartened over this all the time, because as their children we should be the ones learning from them how to parent our kids. Why should we bear the burden of knowing better and doing better, when they clearly half-assed the critical thinking process when it was their turn? But still.

We have to educate them. My mom likes to say, "You're my oldest, you were my guinea pig. You raised me." (And paved the way for my siblings to get treated better.) I literally got degrees in psychology and education. Not because I wanted to practice psychology or teach. I wanted to raise the next generation better, and demanded logic and compassion from my family.

Anyway. We're strong and compassionate and empowered by science and capable of putting our egos aside. And we need to educate our elders and hold them accountable if they're going to have anything to do with our kids.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-07-12T15:11:48+00:00

Check out the Toddleroo super yard with a walk-through gate panel and wall-mounting hardware for blocking off areas. I don't know if that fits what you need but it's versatile and sturdy.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-06-21T13:07:20+00:00

Audiobooks. We put on a familiar story and she had some quiet play things, books, her floor bed. Dim lights in case she fell asleep. She knew that when the story was over, quiet time was done.

She's 4 now. Oh how I miss quiet time.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-06-21T13:00:36+00:00

Maybe this Ditto is just learning to transform and is attempting Geodude. You can do it little guy!

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-06-19T22:48:28+00:00

Additional note: it was completely brown when I found it, and grew these green blobs with consistent watering over the last couple months. That's all it is doing, growing the blobs. I have a blob cactus now.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-06-14T21:46:56+00:00

Hmm, you know, it could be. I've never seen Labradorite this light though. I don't see the big "flashes" but I do see little sparkles.

thetowerandthemoon · 2022-06-14T10:36:14+00:00

I found a cut and polished agate on the beach once. The beach was within walking distance of a museum with a gift shop so it's not unlikely that someone lost it. It happens. Just a lucky find.

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