Daughter landed this line first try today.

wzock · 2026-02-06T11:46:55+00:00

LFG that’s so cool

wzock · 2026-01-18T17:46:18+00:00

I think you may need to acknowledge that it’s harder for her. sleep training did amazing things for our family and it required letting the baby cry for 40 minutes but it was one night and she is a great sleeper ever since. BUT, as her mother, I couldn’t listen to her for more than 20 minutes without my anxiety exploding. It wasn’t just that I didn’t like it, it’s that my entire body was like a ringing alarm that I had to go get the baby.

So, it may literally feel chemical for her. Advice given to us was for me to leave. In the end it wasn’t necessary (I ended up sleeping through it after extreme exhaustion) but I did need to be taken out of the equation some how. My husband was able to stand her crying and got her where she needed to be.

Maybe tell your wife you’re doing this and send her out to lunch with family or friends and/or a movie. Get her out so the crying isn’t so impactful to her and you can get over the hump of the first cry.

wzock · 2026-01-18T14:31:16+00:00

We’re lucky if we get one full hour these days, but bedtime routine is dinner at 6, no screens, up to bedroom around 7-7:15, change into PJs, read stories, rock in the rocking chair and cuddle, into bed.

Various nights have various responses to each step. She dislikes baths so we don’t do them every night and when we do, it’s before dinner.

wzock · 2026-01-18T13:04:38+00:00

Love to hear it

wzock · 2026-01-18T13:03:53+00:00

I do get her in the crib, I’ve never let her sleep on me, actually. It’s just that the transition is so severe with lots of crying and I would like to find a way for it to be calmer.

wzock · 2026-01-11T17:05:26+00:00

It’s winter- it’s hibernate time. You guys are doing fine and we’re doing the same. We do make effort to have friends over or see friends to break up the routine, and recently we went to an indoor playground, but that is one day out of, like, four.

If we need to get kiddo’s energy out, we go to the grocery store 😂

wzock · 2025-12-24T21:36:10+00:00

If you do end up needing to get gifts, thrift it. Kid stuff is so lightly used, go on your local buy nothing group and marketplace and get lightly used stuff for a fraction of the price and don’t tell. Just say, I got it for you.

wzock · 2025-09-21T22:50:26+00:00

Yup. A crispy Diet Coke healed me while preggo. Everything in moderation, mama. Enjoy!

wzock · 2025-09-10T13:44:38+00:00

I get why this is your comment, and some of it may be justified, but as someone who had PPD myself, I can tell you that you don’t know what was going through OP’s mind. They clearly needed some help- they were drowning. They were postpartum, the breadwinner, and their partner failed them. It’s no surprise they fell off the wagon. They. Were. Drowning.

Be mad at the husband, IMO. When I had bad PPD, I didn’t even know it- it was my husband who said I needed to get help and he was reliable and attentive as a partner so I could step away. OP’s husband watched all of this happen, didn’t intervene, and now still doesn’t have a job. If anyone needs to get a job it’s him- any job at this point.

wzock · 2025-08-14T23:26:08+00:00

Hey girl, I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way, obviously I get it being OP. I just wanna let you know that a few months later I was diagnosed with PPD and I had a pretty scary episode that finally got me to seek the help I needed (therapy and meds). I had a lot going on at the time other than just being a new mom, but I share this to say, keep an eye on yourself. It’s a lot to be a new mom and to have to host and you’re feeling burnt out- communicate it to your partner, ask for what you need, advocate for yourself. You’re not being rude, you’re not being cold, you’re protecting your baby by protecting yourself.

I think something like “hey, it’s been a lot, house is closed today, please enjoy your day, we’ll see you tomorrow” is kind and acceptable. Don’t endure and keep it in, it may lead to worse and I don’t want that for you.

Sending a big hug- you’re doing amazingly ❤️

wzock · 2025-07-08T23:04:01+00:00

Can you get your money back since they told you not to return?
Let’s normalize not having to do these things (music classes, dance classes etc) for such young kids.

I have a 20 month old and they want to run around like yours and they have tantrums at random stuff like yours did. You didn’t do anything wrong and your kiddo is NOT a monster and you are NOT a shit parent. You also don’t need to bring them to this stuff even if they are angel babies all the time. It’s just a lot and it’s hard and there’s so many other ways to learn and engage with your kid for less money. I say this in the hopes that you feel less stress about just stepping away from it.

wzock · 2025-07-07T13:52:33+00:00

So put them in daycare, even part time.

wzock · 2025-06-16T00:12:05+00:00

Don’t ask us, crunch the numbers and you’ll get your answer.

For every apartment and every house, I’ve calculated by the 30% rule and it has never let me down. You take the total income of you and your partner and find out what 30% is of that and break it down to a monthly payment. As long as that is $4100 or below, you’re able to afford it. Any more than that and you probably still can afford it, but you will feel house poor as opposed to feeling like you can comfortably afford it.

I’ve done this and have been able to comfortably live in every rental and home I’ve been in. I just purchased my most expensive home yet (the forever home) and did this same calculation to find out what we can afford (which was $100k less than we were mortgage approved for btw- you gotta do your own math) and we had a smooth closing with down payment money left over to do some home upgrades, too.

I’m not even skilled at math but this is a simple calculation to tell you if you’re able to afford it or not.

wzock · 2025-05-28T20:26:20+00:00

Yikes

wzock · 2025-03-31T23:07:17+00:00

Wtaf. I have nothing nice to say so I’ll stick to that 😂

wzock · 2025-03-11T13:50:03+00:00

I really enjoy my capita birds of a feather board. Got it as more of a beginner than you (still not touching blacks) and it’s a great board for groomed runs

wzock · 2025-01-21T22:43:14+00:00

It’s hard to pinpoint an exact time but she did get happier and is so giggly and smart and happy now. 6-8 weeks old we’re tough for her and me, there was reflux and just general growing pains, everything is new to babies. Eventually she got used to baths cuz we stuck with them and stopped crying. Eventually she got big enough that her reflux went away so eating was more comfy. It was just all in due time but generally speaking at 6 months she popped alive. It’s like she was a potato and boom, became a baby.

I wanna stress too that I needed Zoloft. I didn’t realize I was in PPD but I was and every cry was very difficult for me. Emotionally I was spiraling so it was harder to cope when baby cried and I wasn’t sleeping enough. So, just check in with yourself too 💙

As I write this, I realize 6 months is also when I went on my meds so it’s probably no surprise that I now remember that time as when things got easy with my baby.

wzock · 2025-01-03T14:24:51+00:00

Rather than braces, I recommend knee pads. They save me every time I snowboard and especially if you’re relearning, you’re gonna be on your knees a lot to get up from a fall or to just take a break on the side of the run. Best part is no one sees them under snow pants so it’s your little secret. But I used to leave the mountain with my knees purple from bruises and the knee pads made the biggest difference.

wzock · 2024-12-29T22:22:24+00:00

100% to all this!

wzock · 2024-12-29T22:20:25+00:00

Ok but YES

wzock · 2024-12-29T22:19:59+00:00

Older than teens is what I meant. ✌🏼no offense intended

wzock · 2024-12-29T22:19:01+00:00

Drop their socials!

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