Sure, we can tell our kids to just pee in the woods, but some kids are nervous about that. Some kids are going to need to poop. How can we help our kids peep and poop in the woods when they are too nervous to or they haven’t done it before? As I thought more about the prob...
Needing a break from Boobie, I have had to come up with an acceptable substitute. I sometimes become Slim Jim, the crazy cowboy that yells his own name every 30 seconds. I have a French chef character when it comes time to feed the kids. They call him Chef Daddy and he snobbishly se...
I live in a childfree bubble. I had to get away from my home on the Oregon coast to see that. Where I live, hanging out mostly with people over 60, I just don’t see a lot of children. Sure, my friends will show off photos of their grandkids, and sometimes they jet off to s...
I’m so happy to hear this message in general and definitely needed it with my first child, but my second is 4 and 1/2 and it feels a little different. She poops on the potty regularly but can’t seem to feel when she has to pee. The preschool pressure has been tough. My d...
Because now we know,Oh wow, they’re feeling eyes upon them, they’re feeling that we have an agenda. They’re uncomfortable and needing to hide.That’s a sign that it would help for me to back off and trust more and not let all those voices in my head get in the way. ...
You’ll probably never get the hang of anything again, besides getting the hang of letting go of needing things to stay the same. What you knew yesterday is out the door because today is a whole new ballgame. Yesterday morning my son woke up in exclusive need of snuggles and cuddles to...
The graphic above is from theWorld Childless Weekwebsite. You can see that you’re not alone in needing someone to talk to. Can you discuss your feelings about this with your partner? Do they sympathize, get angry, or simply refuse to talk about it? I know some readers have to read th...
excited to learn whatever the parents know how to do, delighted to follow the parents around learning their skills. There should be no thought of having someone around the house who doesn't share in work needing to be done. Children, if they are to become adults, should be functional and...
The other day my 5-year-old asked me about my belly. Something super subtle like, “Why is it so big?” It was an innocent observation, but still kind of a dick move, so, as her mother, I realized –like a fucking genius– that it’s my job to teach her something. ...
(at the same time), then a second round of injections in December. Today was going to be the third round of injections. The doctor said he wants to see me back this summer for another check, which is good because I don’t think I’m totally in the clear yet, but not needing the...