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stable genius. acid western. homesick for heaven

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@tallsnail Does the husband have other redeeming qualities, like being really handsome or funny or appreciative?

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@IvanaDGreco @InezFeltscher Is it easier or harder now that you also have a cohort rational, pseudo helpful older kids? Asking for a friend

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@adesertdryad For real. Plastic toys only exist to give the boomer grandparent a feel-good rush. We’re going to start requesting contribution to the ballet lesson fund instead

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@selentelechia I’m a transplant to DC which is supposed to be worse, but is actually fine because everyone is similarly cash strapped and sort of intellectual. Minnesota sounds..hard

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@chlosiphus Yes—the mother is an archetype, the career woman is an ambivalent, real person. This is the right reading

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@adesertdryad The sweet spot is white ethnic Catholic, or like third+ generation Hispanic

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@Romy_Holland My first baby was like this, insane demands. My second is a peaceful love slug who just needs bodily contact and to be read books

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@mercurygurl Smile, say thanks, throw in the trash

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@literally_chad The problem is I’ll be at church at that time

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@berrysweetmum There are three ok ways to handle a “mothering difference”, and only three:

-Call CPS (abusive/neglectful)
-Talk to the mother privately and offer information and support (suboptimal/problematic but not abusive)
-Keep your mouth shut (everything else)

Gossip ain’t one

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@InezFeltscher @jeremykauffman 18 months- consistently understands no
2 years- follows simple 1 or 2 step directions

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@chlosiphus Yeah, motherhood was transformative bc I was just a young adult who needed to grow up, but both my babies have been moderate to low needs and I openly acknowledge that

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@jmrphy If you do good dad things, you’re a good dad. Your feelings are ok to have. There will probably be another phase of parenting you’ll enjoy more. I’d say the same to a mom

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@webdevMason I’ve had two middle ground babies. 1 slept great but intense temperment. 1 calm and agreeable but a bad sleeper.

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@ouranometrian2 It’s a pretty accurate way to convey the thing? But it’s so obnoxious

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@CleverFool5 @xwanyex 80% of our public discourse at a minimum is now conducted online

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@xwanyex At a minimum, be polite and respectful to conservative married mothers, the women who are already on your side. Online right continually fails this most basic test

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@DuckieLouise Yeah, I get how she feels! But also “let’s go grab coffee while the kids nap, I’d love to catch up” is a low risk thing to say. I get growing up in a dysfunctional family and not learning those relational skills

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@audrawrongspeak 2-3 weeks of frozen meals, meal train, or money to order in

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@berrysweetmum Yeah. If you think you “don’t like other women” you either a) have had bad luck with a particular group/type of women or b) are failing or refusing to understand female norms of communication (which are not all evil and censorious and bad)