One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
@liv582 I have to say, I said SO many times "my kids will eat what I cook or they will go to bed hungry" and you know I actually still say that but I lose a lot. I'm not sure if I'm the pushover or if my child is just that stubborn (or maybe both) but he is extremely picky and I "pick my battles." Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I am more stubborn and he will eat his dinner and sometimes I have no fight left. I wish you best of luck and if you are able to get your kids to eat what you cook every night PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.
Oh, and we have a very strict "no electronics" at the dinner table and no one can get up until everyone is finished. Its always been this way and I will pride myself on it staying this way
Beat them!!! I will keep you posted :-) .. Also, I love the must remain seated until everyone is finished. We are big on eating at the table together nightly - Pretty much has been a tradition since we started seeing each other.
It's hard not to judge other moms when it seems like every other pic on social media of kids in car seats shows them used incorrectly. I definitely don't shame them, but I do educate them an it doesn't tend to go over well, even if I'm super nice. Losing an aquantence on FB is better than having a dead kid, I guess.
I see this allll the time on fb and Instagram but I'm not confrontational enough to say something I feel like it's not my place to say anything but at the same time I would hate to see the child seriously hurt or something because they weren't buckled correctly.
@liv582 I have to say, I said SO many times "my kids will eat what I cook or they will go to bed hungry" and you know I actually still say that but I lose a lot. I'm not sure if I'm the pushover or if my child is just that stubborn (or maybe both) but he is extremely picky and I "pick my battles." Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I am more stubborn and he will eat his dinner and sometimes I have no fight left. I wish you best of luck and if you are able to get your kids to eat what you cook every night PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.
Oh, and we have a very strict "no electronics" at the dinner table and no one can get up until everyone is finished. Its always been this way and I will pride myself on it staying this way
Beat them!!! I will keep you posted :-) .. Also, I love the must remain seated until everyone is finished. We are big on eating at the table together nightly - Pretty much has been a tradition since we started seeing each other.
Ok this is off topic but I went away this past weekend with some women from my family and some of my mom's fiance's family and I felt like my mom and I were the only two to wait until everyone was served to eat. Is it me or is that just common decency? We were a large party, so our waiter had to take a few trips and people dug in when others didn't even have their plates. It wasn't even a situation where someone said " please don't wait" and even when they do say that, I still wait.
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@liv582 I have to say, I said SO many times "my kids will eat what I cook or they will go to bed hungry" and you know I actually still say that but I lose a lot. I'm not sure if I'm the pushover or if my child is just that stubborn (or maybe both) but he is extremely picky and I "pick my battles." Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I am more stubborn and he will eat his dinner and sometimes I have no fight left. I wish you best of luck and if you are able to get your kids to eat what you cook every night PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.
Oh, and we have a very strict "no electronics" at the dinner table and no one can get up until everyone is finished. Its always been this way and I will pride myself on it staying this way
Beat them!!! I will keep you posted :-) .. Also, I love the must remain seated until everyone is finished. We are big on eating at the table together nightly - Pretty much has been a tradition since we started seeing each other.
Ok this is off topic but I went away this past weekend with some women from my family and some of my mom's fiance's family and I felt like my mom and I were the only two to wait until everyone was served to eat. Is it me or is that just common decency? We were a large party, so our waiter had to take a few trips and people dug in when others didn't even have their plates. It wasn't even a situation where someone said " please don't wait" and even when they do say that, I still wait.
I like to wait for everyone to get their food before I start eating. First because it's polite and second I hate eating in front of people when they aren't eating...
@liv582 I have to say, I said SO many times "my kids will eat what I cook or they will go to bed hungry" and you know I actually still say that but I lose a lot. I'm not sure if I'm the pushover or if my child is just that stubborn (or maybe both) but he is extremely picky and I "pick my battles." Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I am more stubborn and he will eat his dinner and sometimes I have no fight left. I wish you best of luck and if you are able to get your kids to eat what you cook every night PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.
Oh, and we have a very strict "no electronics" at the dinner table and no one can get up until everyone is finished. Its always been this way and I will pride myself on it staying this way
Beat them!!! I will keep you posted :-) .. Also, I love the must remain seated until everyone is finished. We are big on eating at the table together nightly - Pretty much has been a tradition since we started seeing each other.
Ok this is off topic but I went away this past weekend with some women from my family and some of my mom's fiance's family and I felt like my mom and I were the only two to wait until everyone was served to eat. Is it me or is that just common decency? We were a large party, so our waiter had to take a few trips and people dug in when others didn't even have their plates. It wasn't even a situation where someone said " please don't wait" and even when they do say that, I still wait.
I like to wait for everyone to get their food before I start eating. First because it's polite and second I hate eating in front of people when they aren't eating...
At home by ourselves, we just start eating. If we're out to dinner or having dinner with others, we wait.
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
@liv582 I have to say, I said SO many times "my kids will eat what I cook or they will go to bed hungry" and you know I actually still say that but I lose a lot. I'm not sure if I'm the pushover or if my child is just that stubborn (or maybe both) but he is extremely picky and I "pick my battles." Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I am more stubborn and he will eat his dinner and sometimes I have no fight left. I wish you best of luck and if you are able to get your kids to eat what you cook every night PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.
Oh, and we have a very strict "no electronics" at the dinner table and no one can get up until everyone is finished. Its always been this way and I will pride myself on it staying this way
Beat them!!! I will keep you posted :-) .. Also, I love the must remain seated until everyone is finished. We are big on eating at the table together nightly - Pretty much has been a tradition since we started seeing each other.
Ok this is off topic but I went away this past weekend with some women from my family and some of my mom's fiance's family and I felt like my mom and I were the only two to wait until everyone was served to eat. Is it me or is that just common decency? We were a large party, so our waiter had to take a few trips and people dug in when others didn't even have their plates. It wasn't even a situation where someone said " please don't wait" and even when they do say that, I still wait.
@liv582 hahahaha I have threatened! We had a complete MELTDOWN by my almost 9 year old a year or two ago about eating a black eyed pea. I'm like EAT THE DAMN THING. Its a serious issue that I just can not fight anymore. Sometimes we will get lucky and he will eat without fuss but mostly he refuses. I refuse to bribe him and have sent him to bed several times with the old "sorry, if your hungry your dinner is in the microwave" but when I feel soft hearted Ill cook him a hotdog or two. Damn stubborn kids!
@inomniaparatus You know, I have never thought about it (mainly because we don't go out to eat often with other people) but I would like to say that I wait until everyone gets their food. I try to be mindful and respectful.
Honestly, I'm not trying to be some person on their high horse....but I've been pretty consistent about what I said I would do as a mom and how I actually am with my son. I am very low key as a parent and I just let him be basically.
I will say that when I was pregnant I was SURE I was going to breastfeed. How hard can it be? Just put the baby on your boob. Um...yea...I give MAJOR props to ladies who breastfeed. I couldn't do it and bowed out at a week. It was tough and you all deserve medals.
@liv582 I have to say, I said SO many times "my kids will eat what I cook or they will go to bed hungry" and you know I actually still say that but I lose a lot. I'm not sure if I'm the pushover or if my child is just that stubborn (or maybe both) but he is extremely picky and I "pick my battles." Sometimes I get lucky, sometimes I am more stubborn and he will eat his dinner and sometimes I have no fight left. I wish you best of luck and if you are able to get your kids to eat what you cook every night PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.
Oh, and we have a very strict "no electronics" at the dinner table and no one can get up until everyone is finished. Its always been this way and I will pride myself on it staying this way
Beat them!!! I will keep you posted :-) .. Also, I love the must remain seated until everyone is finished. We are big on eating at the table together nightly - Pretty much has been a tradition since we started seeing each other.
Ok this is off topic but I went away this past weekend with some women from my family and some of my mom's fiance's family and I felt like my mom and I were the only two to wait until everyone was served to eat. Is it me or is that just common decency? We were a large party, so our waiter had to take a few trips and people dug in when others didn't even have their plates. It wasn't even a situation where someone said " please don't wait" and even when they do say that, I still wait.
I like to wait for everyone to get their food before I start eating. First because it's polite and second I hate eating in front of people when they aren't eating...
At home by ourselves, we just start eating. If we're out to dinner or having dinner with others, we wait.
Same if we're at home, but when we are out to eat, we always wait.
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One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
I always said I would be fine with letting my baby stay at his grandparents. I have only let him stay twice and only with my parents. It's so much harder than I imagined. I think it will be easier when he is older and wants to stay.
I was only 20 years old when I had my son. I was young, and kind of "hippie-dippie." Maybe I still am. I breastfed him until he was 19 months old, he slept with me, I made homemade baby food, and he had lots of "naked time." I wouldn't change any of those things. Now, fifteen years later I am pregnant with my second kid. This time around I would like to do a better job at providing structure. I was bad at enforcing things like chores, and... you know...rules.
My boyfriend, on the other hand, is very old fashioned and conservative. This will be his first child. He started out saying all this crazy stuff like he doesn't think the baby should sleep with us, he doesn't think babies should hang out with no clothes on, and he thinks babies should just "cry it out" (I don't believe in this). He is already starting to change his mind about some things. It was his idea that we ought to set up the crib in our bedroom so that baby is "right there." Then he said we ought to just buy a King size bed, because baby will be in it all the time. We will have to find a middle ground between hippie-dippie and American Dad. It should be interesting. Hopefully we can rub off on each other.
I thought of a good one!! Before I was a parent, I always thought I'd be open to the occasional spanking if my child needed it. Now that I've read a ton of research on it and I actually have a child, I know for a fact that I will never ever ever ever ever spank or physically discipline any of my children. Never.
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
Yes! This. I'm with you ladies here.
Me too! ERF for the win!
YAY!! I absolutely love hearing this! I know we aren't suppose to promote things but that is why I started my blog was to help educate people on breastfeeding, baby wearing and carseat safety. I have only done one post on each subject but I share them as often as I can to help educate mothers on the importance of extended rear facing, the pros and cons of breastfeeding and the LOVE you can have baby wearing. I figured as much as I hate public speaking I can totally hide behind a computer screen and be a advocate. score.
I thought of a good one!! Before I was a parent, I always thought I'd be open to the occasional spanking if my child needed it. Now that I've read a ton of research on it and I actually have a child, I know for a fact that I will never ever ever ever ever spank or physically discipline any of my children. Never.
So kind of a reverse I never.
We always said that we would. I mean, I was spanked as a child and so was DH so we just assumed we would follow suit. Now, we have popped a few bottoms over the last 9 years but have learned that it does no good. Time out, taking away privileges and a serious "talking too" does much better of a job than spanking. Since having the littlest and actually thinking (and doing research) most people start the spanking at a early age, popping a toddlers hand and say "No hitting." doesn't that kind of give off a mixed message? Yeah, we don't spank anymore, either.
I thought of a good one!! Before I was a parent, I always thought I'd be open to the occasional spanking if my child needed it. Now that I've read a ton of research on it and I actually have a child, I know for a fact that I will never ever ever ever ever spank or physically discipline any of my children. Never.
So kind of a reverse I never.
Oh that's another "never" for me - I'll never spank - that one I'll make sure to stick to!
Also, @silverwood ... The cry it out method is b.s. for babies. You really need to respond to a baby when he or she cries so they learn to form proper attachment. I know you must know this but make sure your partner reads some articles or books before baby comes.
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I thought of a good one!! Before I was a parent, I always thought I'd be open to the occasional spanking if my child needed it. Now that I've read a ton of research on it and I actually have a child, I know for a fact that I will never ever ever ever ever spank or physically discipline any of my children. Never.
So kind of a reverse I never.
Oh that's another "never" for me - I'll never spank - that one I'll make sure to stick to!
Also, @silverwood ... The cry it out method is b.s. for babies. You really need to respond to a baby when he or she cries so they learn to form proper attachment. I know you must know this but make sure your partner reads some articles or books before baby comes.
I'm a huge fan of the SleepEasy method. It's a modified CIO. You do what works best for you. My baby is attached just fine and sleeps 11 hours a night straight.
I'm laughing at all of it. Psh. I did some of my best parenting before I had kids. Then I had kids and got real.
Katie ~wife to my beloved, Scottfor 25 years mama to SEVEN +1 wonderful Waggoners K~ 22yo, C~ 20yo, J~ 18yo, N~ 13yo, G~ 11yo, M~ 7, A~5 and baby due 2/12/2016
I told myself I'd never take the crusts off of bread, but sometimes I do, just so she doesn't waste as much since she won't eat it anyway!
This made me lol! I just started doing the same thing even though I always said id never do that. But alas, my toddler won't even eat the bread close to the crust. Lots less waste if I just cut the crust off lol.
I told myself I'd never take the crusts off of bread, but sometimes I do, just so she doesn't waste as much since she won't eat it anyway!
This made me lol! I just started doing the same thing even though I always said id never do that. But alas, my toddler won't even eat the bread close to the crust. Lots less waste if I just cut the crust off lol.
If you are feeling like super woman you could turn the crust into croutons! Just throw them into a ziplock container and toss some olive oil and spices around- add to it for the week then throw them in the oven. So effing good. I'm hungry.
FTM mom here so I'm probably going to eat my words or inadvertently insult someone (hope not!)
I will never...
-Let me toddler walk around the house naked or only in a diaper. I'm all about teaching them about boundaries like this early on. I also don't think it's appropriate to shower with your child or anything like that. Private parts are private.
-Breast Feed after age 1. Ill prob pump and feed them from the bottle after like 8 months if I can. An older baby sucking on my nipples makes me want to vom right now (again, will prob eat my words!)
- talk "baby talk" to them
- let them get away with using "baby words" for things. Like "go potty" ummm it's "go to the bathroom"
- let them ride in a stroller if they are over the age of 4
I can go on and on I'm sure...
You should start eating them now.... Here are my "You just waits!"
Toddlers run away in diapers, sometimes they eat spaghetti.... way easier to clean skin than stained clothes. Sometimes it's hot outside. Sometimes they start popping before you even get their clothes back on especially if you're nursing, that stuff goes right through - I could go on
If you think nursing a baby over 8 months is gross I don't foresee you wanting to see a baby attached to your breast either. This one annoys me possibly the most out of all of your "never will I"
I agree with the baby talk thing to some extent, you're going to use SOME words it's a guarantee BUT I also don't let people talk to dd using baby talk. By that I mean made up goo goo gags crap. We say toosh, potty, tootsies, and nuh-night and that's it. Words like tubbie cuppie, binky, etc make me crazy! My step mom uses baby words when talking to my middle school aged sister and even to me it's horrible
I thought of a good one!! Before I was a parent, I always thought I'd be open to the occasional spanking if my child needed it. Now that I've read a ton of research on it and I actually have a child, I know for a fact that I will never ever ever ever ever spank or physically discipline any of my children. Never.
So kind of a reverse I never.
Oh that's another "never" for me - I'll never spank - that one I'll make sure to stick to!
Also, @silverwood ... The cry it out method is b.s. for babies. You really need to respond to a baby when he or she cries so they learn to form proper attachment. I know you must know this but make sure your partner reads some articles or books before baby comes.
Just to clarify, I think what you are describing is letting an infant cry instead of trying to figure out what their needs are. I read this at first as the cry it out sleep training method is bs and will cause your child to not properly attach to you. The CIO sleep method while not for everyone, is a perfectly validl form of sleep training for kids over the age of 6 months.
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I'm also anti-CIO for little babes, didn't realize I would be before I had a kid. We didn't let DS cry until 13 months... At that point he needed us to rock/cuddle him to sleep every night and we needed a break. Two days of less than ten minutes of crying at a time, and he started sleeping. It was magical.
I didn't have a huge amount of 'I will never' before hand. I said I would never let me kid eat any where except at the kitchen table, well, as soon as he was mobile that went out the window. I said I would never co-sleep, and while I haven't done this I feel differently now. I actually want him to sleep with us sometimes and get sleepy snuggles but he refuses to sleep in our bed.
One thing I have stuck to is refusing to let him play with my phone. It has been a pet peeve of mine for infants using phones for entertainment. Although to be honest I did pull it out once in desperation but it didn't work so I never tried again.
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On the CIO front, I never had any opinions before having a baby but having a baby who would not sleep made me try every method possible. From birth to 6 months my baby woke up every hour, all night long. In this time I had maybe 6 times he gave me 3-4 hour stretch. That kind of sleep deprivation will drive you crazy. I tried all of the newborn sleep methods before he was 6 months and they all failed. At 6 months I ferbered (CIO) him and he was sleeping 6 hour stretches in 3 days. This saved my life and my sanity. My husband and I still talk about how this was our best parenting decision ever. I will forever be pro CIO.
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I'm trying to think of what my "I'll never" type things were before becoming a parent. I think I was pretty realistic especially because I was so much older than my younger siblings and I often felt like a mom more than a sister to them.
I guess I was kind of on the train of you'll eat what you're given. We actually stick to it pretty well. Unless it is clearly going to make you sick, or is too spicy (at which point we probably already made a simple option for the kids) they can sit there for hours. If they still don't eat they go to bed with hungry tummies. Because we have done this from an early age and just had them eating whatever we eat we have really good eaters. They aren't super picky. I did have to learn the hard way that my oldest son does not need to be forced to eat hard boiled eggs lol.
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
Yes! This. I'm with you ladies here.
Me too! ERF for the win!
I really want to keep my boys rear facing as long as possible as well, but i might have to turn them when this baby comes. Not sure how I'll fit two rear facing convertible seats and an infant seat and be able to get them all in easily in a van! Hopefully I'll figure out something. They'll be almost 2.5 yrs.
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
Yes! This. I'm with you ladies here.
Me too! ERF for the win!
I really want to keep my boys rear facing as long as possible as well, but i might have to turn them when this baby comes. Not sure how I'll fit two rear facing convertible seats and an infant seat and be able to get them all in easily in a van! Hopefully I'll figure out something. They'll be almost 2.5 yrs.
I'm trying to figure this out too. We have a Chrysler town and country so we'll probably put one of the captains chairs down. By 2.5, they'll be able to get into the car and go climb in their seats themselves which leaves us just needing to buckle them. No need to climb over seats either because one of them will be down
Reading the "I will nevers" has been super entertaining. Not trying to poke fun at all! Just entertaining because before I had my daughter I thought a lot of the same things. But then the baby is born, they have a mind of their own and they are their own little person and all our best laid plans go out the window lol.
FTM: After seeing all my nephews freak out over their iPads, kindles and iPhones (two oldest are 6), I say no. This kid is not having their own. I'm fine letting him or her use mine from time to time, but no.
As for the leash thing, I was a leash kid back when they were awful and I do see the benefit of them if you have a runner... My nephew is autistic and could out run us all when he was 2-3. So needless to say, he had a monkey backpack leash.
One thing I have stuck to my guns on that everyone called me crazy for (and still does) is extended rearfacing.
If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
ME TOO!!! I am a big car seat safety advocate and plan to finally turn my littlest around once this one is here in Feb.. he will be past 2 years old. He knows no difference and love being able to see big brother in the back seat of my mom van!
I'm hoping to make as close to 4 as possible before I turn DD.
Yes! This. I'm with you ladies here.
Me too! ERF for the win!
I really want to keep my boys rear facing as long as possible as well, but i might have to turn them when this baby comes. Not sure how I'll fit two rear facing convertible seats and an infant seat and be able to get them all in easily in a van! Hopefully I'll figure out something. They'll be almost 2.5 yrs.
I'm trying to figure this out too. We have a Chrysler town and country so we'll probably put one of the captains chairs down. By 2.5, they'll be able to get into the car and go climb in their seats themselves which leaves us just needing to buckle them. No need to climb over seats either because one of them will be down
This is kind of what I'm thinking. Except I have two to buckle back there so I'm sure I'll have to climb back there anyways
FTM: After seeing all my nephews freak out over their iPads, kindles and iPhones (two oldest are 6), I say no. This kid is not having their own. I'm fine letting him or her use mine from time to time, but no.
I'm the same! My kids won't have their own electronic devices because I think it's unnecessary. I'll let my boys play with my phone but it's always locked so they can't do anything on it anyways. I don't even let my kids play on my iPad! They can play with real toys in my opinion!
DD does play with my phone (I have a few apps for her). She doesn't get to play for more than 10 minutes once a day. She usually only plays once or twice a week. It's mostly when DH and I are trying to get out the door in the mornings.
Unless we're on an airplane. Then she can play as much as she wants for as long as she wants as long as she's quiet. Traveling with a toddler is not the easiest or most fun thing in the world.
DD does play with my phone (I have a few apps for her). She doesn't get to play for more than 10 minutes once a day. She usually only plays once or twice a week. It's mostly when DH and I are trying to get out the door in the mornings.
Unless we're on an airplane. Then she can play as much as she wants for as long as she wants as long as she's quiet. Traveling with a toddler is not the easiest or most fun thing in the world.
I've never had to take my kids on a plane but I'm sure I'd be open to it if if kept them quiet! I don't see us going on a plane anytime soon though!
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If you know that rear facing until AT LEAST age 2 is safest and you turn them because it's not convenient for you...I'm gonna judge you. Not that you care...clearly.
Ok this is off topic but I went away this past weekend with some women from my family and some of my mom's fiance's family and I felt like my mom and I were the only two to wait until everyone was served to eat. Is it me or is that just common decency? We were a large party, so our waiter had to take a few trips and people dug in when others didn't even have their plates. It wasn't even a situation where someone said " please don't wait" and even when they do say that, I still wait.
I like to wait for everyone to get their food before I start eating. First because it's polite and second I hate eating in front of people when they aren't eating...
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BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
@inomniaparatus You know, I have never thought about it (mainly because we don't go out to eat often with other people) but I would like to say that I wait until everyone gets their food. I try to be mindful and respectful.
I will say that when I was pregnant I was SURE I was going to breastfeed. How hard can it be? Just put the baby on your boob. Um...yea...I give MAJOR props to ladies who breastfeed. I couldn't do it and bowed out at a week. It was tough and you all deserve medals.
Same if we're at home, but when we are out to eat, we always wait.
Bunny: 10.9.13
Jellybean #2 Due: 2.1.16
F16 July Siggy Challenge: Favorite Summer Activity
Hiking and Baseball Games with the Fam
So kind of a reverse I never.
Bunny: 10.9.13
Jellybean #2 Due: 2.1.16
F16 July Siggy Challenge: Favorite Summer Activity
Hiking and Baseball Games with the Fam
Also, @silverwood ... The cry it out method is b.s. for babies. You really need to respond to a baby when he or she cries so they learn to form proper attachment. I know you must know this but make sure your partner reads some articles or books before baby comes.
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
mama to SEVEN +1 wonderful Waggoners
K~ 22yo, C~ 20yo, J~ 18yo, N~ 13yo, G~ 11yo, M~ 7, A~5 and baby due 2/12/2016
This made me lol! I just started doing the same thing even though I always said id never do that. But alas, my toddler won't even eat the bread close to the crust. Lots less waste if I just cut the crust off lol.
Toddlers run away in diapers, sometimes they eat spaghetti.... way easier to clean skin than stained clothes. Sometimes it's hot outside. Sometimes they start popping before you even get their clothes back on especially if you're nursing, that stuff goes right through - I could go on
If you think nursing a baby over 8 months is gross I don't foresee you wanting to see a baby attached to your breast either. This one annoys me possibly the most out of all of your "never will I"
I agree with the baby talk thing to some extent, you're going to use SOME words it's a guarantee BUT I also don't let people talk to dd using baby talk. By that I mean made up goo goo gags crap. We say toosh, potty, tootsies, and nuh-night and that's it.
Words like tubbie cuppie, binky, etc make me crazy! My step mom uses baby words when talking to my middle school aged sister and even to me it's horrible
He swears he will never take our kids to a fast food restaurant ever. hes showing me pictures of obese children as I type this right now.
Feb 2016 Siggy Challenge, Favorite Thing About Fall
Bunny: 10.9.13
Jellybean #2 Due: 2.1.16
F16 July Siggy Challenge: Favorite Summer Activity
Hiking and Baseball Games with the Fam
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
Feb 2016 Siggy Challenge, Favorite Thing About Fall
Feb 2016 Siggy Challenge, Favorite Thing About Fall
Me too! ERF for the win!
I really want to keep my boys rear facing as long as possible as well, but i might have to turn them when this baby comes. Not sure how I'll fit two rear facing convertible seats and an infant seat and be able to get them all in easily in a van! Hopefully I'll figure out something. They'll be almost 2.5 yrs.
Me too! ERF for the win!
I really want to keep my boys rear facing as long as possible as well, but i might have to turn them when this baby comes. Not sure how I'll fit two rear facing convertible seats and an infant seat and be able to get them all in easily in a van! Hopefully I'll figure out something. They'll be almost 2.5 yrs.
I'm trying to figure this out too. We have a Chrysler town and country so we'll probably put one of the captains chairs down. By 2.5, they'll be able to get into the car and go climb in their seats themselves which leaves us just needing to buckle them. No need to climb over seats either because one of them will be down
As for the leash thing, I was a leash kid back when they were awful and I do see the benefit of them if you have a runner... My nephew is autistic and could out run us all when he was 2-3. So needless to say, he had a monkey backpack leash.
Baby F.......02/02/2016
I really want to keep my boys rear facing as long as possible as well, but i might have to turn them when this baby comes. Not sure how I'll fit two rear facing convertible seats and an infant seat and be able to get them all in easily in a van! Hopefully I'll figure out something. They'll be almost 2.5 yrs.
I'm trying to figure this out too. We have a Chrysler town and country so we'll probably put one of the captains chairs down. By 2.5, they'll be able to get into the car and go climb in their seats themselves which leaves us just needing to buckle them. No need to climb over seats either because one of them will be down
This is kind of what I'm thinking. Except I have two to buckle back there so I'm sure I'll have to climb back there anyways
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019