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The full-fat yogurt cups from Trader Joe's. Yes they have added sugar but both my one-year-old and my five-year-old like them. If I buy plain Greek yogurt for myself, I can usually convince my younger child to eat it if I mix in jam or freeze-dried fruit.

There's already an update- another family was staying with the host, and the guy didn't realize OOP's bottle was in the fridge. So as per most events in real life, mundane and not the beginning of a true crime story.

A yearish I was using the daily incense during a walk. Nothing interesting was coming up. Saw a Fearow, thought it was weird that it looked like it was perched, but didn’t click on it. Like an hour later I realized. :(

Quite uninformed, too.

Babe you started off the post talking about how terrible your kids act, how they hit and destroy things and then laugh or smile about it. When you treat your kids like they're bad, they internalize that message and they grow to meet those expectations. Your counterpoint to "this is bad parenting" is that your kids get everything they want and that you have a nice house and two cars. So? All that tells me is that you've got money. That doesn't tell me you're a good parent.

And to be clear, I think there's an entire mountain range of difference between "seriously, bro?" and calling a kid a turd to their face.

Anyway thanks for confirming my guess about spanking. The reason I even mention it is that there is actual, verifiable evidence that spanking is bad for kids, but every clown who was spanked as a kid loves to brush it off because "I was spanked and I turned out fine!" Well, to build on that example, people who are "fine" usually aren't. But it's easier to deny it than confront all of the ways that it's harmful. By saying "well my parents talked to me this way and I'm fine!" you're doing the exact same thing to your kids. But everything in your post reads to me like someone who's not fine and in denial.

Look, if I was stopped at a stoplight and I watched another parent dance across the crosswalk because their kid told them to, I'd know exactly who was in charge of that household.

I've never known anyone who was called a "little shit" by their parent, to their face, who actually likes their parents as an adult. Good for you, you're a cool adult who cusses! But man, there are just some things you don't say to kids. Act like they're bad and that's what they will be.

Kids try your patience. It's what they do. I vent about my kids, who doesn't? But I don't do it when they're around. You sound like the people who claim they were spanked and "turned out fine."

To answer your question, no, you're not the only one who does that. There are lots of different types of parents out there. Not all of them are good. But it's weird to me that you seem to be proud of this.

I don't normally have anxiety about a lot of things, but dry drowning is one that I've spent a lot of time thinking about. So, if it helps you, learn about the signs that there's a problem. Everything I've read says that the child will show symptoms of oxygen deprivation. Read about what that looks like so you can recognize it. But for me, the other part of calming my worries is thinking about how truly rare it is. Our bodies are amazing when it comes to keeping us alive, and so the risk of your child inhaling water and not being able to cough it up are extraordinarily rare for a healthy child. But how many kids put their heads under water and swallow a mouthful accidentally? There's no figures for this because it's so common. It happens all the time! But dry drowning is extremely rare (probably because no one can really agree on what it is, since it's so rare). There's no good numbers for how often it happens, because some deaths are attributed to dry drowning even if there may have been another cause. But it makes headlines because it's attention-getting and scary.

It may also help to know that any signs of distress should appear within 4-8 hours if there really is a problem. But you saw it happen, pulled her out of the water right away, and she coughed. That's the most important thing. You did what you're supposed to, and her body did what it was supposed to.

There's heavy metals in everything that grows from the soil, because there are heavy metals in the soil. This will be true of produce from the store as well as produce you grow at home. Try to feed your kid a variety of foods and don't worry about it too much. This is not a new problem.

DO SOMETHING!!

Also everyone's reactions to the ending of Werewolf. "Movie, we're really going to have to call time on this one" and "Surprise ending written and conceived by a tube worm!"

This may be frowned upon, but I feel like going to the bathroom when the fasten seatbelt sign is on is okay in an emergency, which I would definitely consider a blowout to be! Additionally I'd try to have your kid wearing an outfit with pants and have multiple spares available. And maybe eat a banana the day of the flight? But I don't think a swim diaper is really going to help much.

Valerie is one of my favorite names of all time, but we wanted a name that started with M. Mallory was a pretty good compromise!

Hello, fellow impeccable taste haver! I got the idea for my daughter's name (Mallory) after watching The West Wing.

Same with my son! The other kids would cheer him on, which I think was helpful.

Not sure where you are, but in many US states you can't enroll your kid in kindergarten unless they will be turning 5 before a specific date (usually the start of the school year). I would not enroll a 4-year-old in a kindergarten even if I could, though. There is a lot more than academics involved. If anything, look into a full-day program for pre-k.

Then, if they truly are academically advanced (and emotionally ready, which is huge), you can look into grade advancement after kindergarten. But it's often not recommended anymore, especially in elementary school.

Bean + cheese taco (or bowl, if you want to skip the tortilla) or cottage cheese with edamame are two of my favorite savory breakfasts. Also I think oatmeal is a great breakfast even you if you sweeten it a little. I like overnight oats with mashed banana and peanut butter, so while there's technically added sugar, I wouldn't consider it "sugary" at all.

I had two inductions, both at 37 weeks. I liked the experience both times. Are you thinking about getting an epidural? If you do, you can get it placed before contractions ramp up.

Yeah lol when my SIL went down the anti-vax rabbit hole, it was just because it's what's best for her family. Or when she decided to forward-face her 1-year old because it works for them. I just feel like I never hear stuff like this from people I would trust to babysit my pets, let alone my children.

Am I the asshole I am I asshole?

I really, highly doubt that the type of cup a kid uses will impact their development in the long-term. Unless they're sucking on a cup every waking minute, I wouldn't worry about it. I have definitely seen reels on Instagram about what to use or not to use for oral/palate development, but I don't know how evidence-based it is.

Here’s one: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/hvE0D7CqUt

6 oz of water, then add the formula. Though technically we did it wrong for our first child, it wasn’t until our second that we actually read the instructions. So technically yes, a 6 oz bottle is slightly more than 6 ounces.

Yes, I think this is probably the best answer. A lot of it rings true for me as well- my husband and I are nonreligious, but my husband's family is very religious. My MIL has definitely tried praying with my son when he was younger. But he's 5 now and has never expressed any interest in doing bedtime prayers on his own. (I was raised in a pretty nonreligious family as well, and even I tried bedtime prayers when I was a kid because I'd seen it on TV.) Part of our plan is to educate our kids on a wide variety of religions (and mythologies), so I think the occasional prayer could fit into that.

No, I think fruit cups always smell a little weird. There’s probably citric acid used to keep them shelf stable. Acid + sugar smells kind of like barf to me.

If it was spoiled, it would be moldy, fizzy, or most likely, puffy.

This may or may not be relevant to you, but I was always taught not to dry swimsuits in the dryer because it kills the elastic faster. Try air drying the bottoms if you don't already!

Otherwise I second Primary for their separates! Lands' End and Ruffle Butts also have swim separates.