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Was supposed to go to the in-laws for a turbo 7 kids under 6 day of insanity, but two of those 7 kids woke up from a dead sleep with explosive vomit and diarrhea so we were forced to stay home, play with toys and go sledding. In three days baby turns two and I’m really looking forward to cycling out just about every old toy with a new one. I don’t have any idea how people stay sane through the holidays, it’ll take me 1.5 hours to clean the kitchen and the rest of the night to clean up the rest of the house, on top of making another meal.
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Oh God so many dinosaurs Someone help
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Dec 25, 2022 23:33
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Renegret posted:Oh God so many dinosaurs 
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Dec 25, 2022 23:47
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The 15 month old is handling big family Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma's surprisingly well, especially since all she got for a nap so far today was like fifteen minutes on the drive down. She's about to nap a little maybe, so tonight she'll either conk out or be a hot mess, can't wait. Next year we get to do this with two of them.
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Dec 26, 2022 00:16
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It has been an hour and my son has been ritualistically pressing the same button on his new fisher price toy to maximize the playback time on a clip I've dubbed "his jam".
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Dec 26, 2022 00:29
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My neighbor just rang the doorbell and handed my child a wrapped box containing a toy that plays the Baby Shark song. This is a war crime.
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Dec 26, 2022 01:35
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Dec 26, 2022 01:56
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wizzardstaff posted:My neighbor just rang the doorbell and handed my child a wrapped box containing a toy that plays the Baby Shark song. When my kiddo was 1 my wife gave his cousins this baby shark puppet that sang the song, but only as quickly as you moved it's mouth. I declared it a WMD and I'm still waiting for the payback.
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Dec 26, 2022 02:00
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This year's clear winning toy is Rody the Horse Now if we can just avoid any grevious bodily injury I will be overjoyed
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Dec 26, 2022 02:07
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My 4 year old was given the Minions Fart Cannon by his great uncle. I don't know what we did to offend him so, but I know how we're going to wake him up next time we stay over.
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Dec 26, 2022 02:38
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My daughter got a remote control fart machine and we put the remote on our keys so we can announce we're home to whoever is inside with a cacophony of flatulence
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Dec 26, 2022 02:44
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Chernobyl Princess posted:My 4 year old was given the Minions Fart Cannon by his great uncle. I don't know what we did to offend him so, but I know how we're going to wake him up next time we stay over. Is that the one that haa the spray bottle you fill with water so it releases a mist when used? Because we too got one of those and its hilarity quickly runs thin before finally becoming loving hilarious again.
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Dec 26, 2022 03:45
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The Khan household has entered hour 1 of the OMEGA MELTDOWN.
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Dec 26, 2022 04:35
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The big metal dump truck from my parents was well received as were the magnetic letters, but the books were the highlight of the presents. Unfortunately Mrs Pony is recovering from the cold kid brought home so I've been the designated reader and lead toddler wrangler since Friday. I have read "Watch Your Step Mr. Rabbit!" many many times. I am so very tired.
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Dec 26, 2022 04:45
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wizzardstaff posted:My neighbor just rang the doorbell and handed my child a wrapped box containing a toy that plays the Baby Shark song. Any jury with a single parent on it would never be able to convict you for any retaliation you make
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Dec 26, 2022 05:05
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citybeatnik posted:Is that the one that haa the spray bottle you fill with water so it releases a mist when used? Because we too got one of those and its hilarity quickly runs thin before finally becoming loving hilarious again. Exactly that. Thankfully he's pretty good about being told "you can play with that for one minute, here, I'm setting a timer"
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Dec 26, 2022 06:29
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The second he clapped eyes on the hot wheels that my nephews got him, all other presents were forgotten. This boy has like 40 loving hot wheels now, it's gotten out of control.
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Dec 26, 2022 15:53
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Happy day of assembling toys, everyone!
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Dec 26, 2022 17:28
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My daughter got so many craft supplies, and is seemingly set on using every single bit today
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Dec 26, 2022 17:35
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My wife gave our toddler a bunch of dress-up outfits and the firefighter has a bullhorn that just makes a siren noise. As with most toys like that, one or two layers of tape over the speaker makes it the perfect volume.
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Dec 26, 2022 19:12
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davebo posted:one or two layers of tape over the speaker makes it the perfect volume. ... you have just improved my quality of life ten fold.
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Dec 26, 2022 19:13
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In the spirit of the new thread title, me and 5yo spent some quality time today learning with some tools for excellent fine motor control. 
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Dec 27, 2022 02:25
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Nice My 4 year old loves my practice locks. They prompt some good conversations with my little fence-jumper about the meaning behind things that restrict access; the symbol of the barrier is important sign even if we can get around it.
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Dec 27, 2022 02:48
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The kids did so great for our little Christmas Eve get together, they were on their best behavior and they seemed to truly like every gift they got. Plastic high heels were my daughter’s favorite, and a garbage truck was my son’s. Daycare is closed this week for the holiday but is still charging like the kids are attending, which really irks me. That being said, I worked on Christmas Day, and now I have four full days in a row of 24/7 just me and the kids. I do a day shift on Friday, and it’s immediately back to more kid time. Their dad gets them Sunday night. I decided to put them in daycare that following Monday, because between my two jobs and taking care of them, I will have literally zero time to myself between yesterday and January 21st if I don’t take it “off” and put them in daycare. My mom doesn’t understand the concept of giving a day to myself, and was throwing me a little guff for it tonight. She has saved me so many times with helping watch the kids, so I can’t be too irritated. I’m putting them in daycare anyway regardless. I need at least one 8-hour block to myself in a month.
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Dec 27, 2022 03:57
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Sending kids to daycare even when you're off from work is not only normal, but I'll argue the right thing to do. We all know the value of keeping a routine at this point. And you're paying for it, why not use it. I mean the way I see it, if I'm going to spend all day ignoring my kid to clean up, do laundry, run errands, meal prep etc, he might as well go to school instead of staring at a screen all day.
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Dec 27, 2022 05:15
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Oh man we deliberately plan to take a day off when the kids are in school and one of us already has the day off. Parent time with the kids at school is great. I personally also really appreciate solo time. A lot. Besides, it sounds like you have a ton of time with them this, you need to recharge!
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Dec 27, 2022 05:25
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My kid goes stir crazy if she’s at home too long with just us. The holiday week loving sucks because if we don’t entertain her 24/7 with constantly new things then it’s just one meltdown after another. Much healthier for everyone involved if she goes to daycare while we’re off.
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Dec 27, 2022 05:37
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Koivunen posted:The kids did so great for our little Christmas Eve get together, they were on their best behavior and they seemed to truly like every gift they got. Plastic high heels were my daughter’s favorite, and a garbage truck was my son’s. I put my kid in daycare for 6 hours every other Friday even though I’m off work with rationale: I’ve already paid for it I have projects/chores/tasks I’m behind on Even if I don’t, I would like to nap and drink coffee and play video games uninterrupted for one brief shining day 6 hours is less than his normal 8-9 hours, and we get to hang out after I pick him up Unfortunately for me when I pick him up early on my off Friday he is confused and upset because the “late time” aftercare from 3-5 is very unstructured and fun and I totally mess up his spot by getting him early.
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Dec 27, 2022 05:40
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My very picky 9yo son found another thing he likes, Heinz beans in chili sauce. Straight from the jar. We're trying to get him to eat more since he actually lost weight.
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Dec 27, 2022 10:52
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My 4 year old is already asking when he gets to go back to "school" and was upset he didn't get to go today. Sorry, buddy. It opens again on the 29th. I think he likes the break from his older brother and playing with kids his own age.
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Dec 27, 2022 16:44
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My 7yo daughter is painfully shy. I took her to a cooking class this morning at the YMCA. She was super excited to go, but immediately started crying when we walked in because of all the new faces. After she warms up, she's fine. When I picked her up, she told me how much fun it was. But it's that initial step that gets her. I can empathize because I was like that as a kid (I still don't like meeting new people). It's so hard to teach her how to handle the emotions and stress of that situation when it really only comes with practice and time.
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Dec 27, 2022 17:58
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My kids daycare sent a reminder that they'll be closed (and still charging) for a couple of weeks and included a reminder to donate to the teacher fund to give the teachers a holiday bonus. Which of course we did because the teachers get paid poo poo. But still gently caress you pay your teachers more
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Dec 27, 2022 18:15
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Good-Natured Filth posted:My 7yo daughter is painfully shy. I took her to a cooking class this morning at the YMCA. She was super excited to go, but immediately started crying when we walked in because of all the new faces. I think you did the right thing here to be honest. And it worked out okay in the end! 7 years old isn't too young for therapy for anxiety btw - those are the kind of kids my wife LOVES (she's a psychologist). I bet this was all exacerbated by the pandemic, she would've been what, 4 or 5 when it first started? It does sound stressful.
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Dec 27, 2022 18:22
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Oh good school is closed for another week minimum because a pipe burst and flooded the whole drat place. At least I don’t have to pay!
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Dec 27, 2022 19:38
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My boyfriend got his almost-4-year-old a rad Jurassic Park lego set (which BF had to put together and will definitely be taken apart ASAP), a really cool nerf gun and a truck that holds his micro machines and has a sick ramp. So, of course, kiddo spent most of Christmas playing with what his grandma sent him, this set of vinyl cups with animals on them that you stack up into a pyramid and knock down with a small rubber ball. It was really cool watching him learn to set up the cups himself though! I had to do it for him a few times and then I was like okay kid, figure it out. My poor boyfriend was like why do I spend money on this child. I got him these cute dinosaur jammies, the book No One Likes a Fart (which is a lie because farts are his favorite thing) and a little Zero (from his favorite movie, Nightmare Before Christmas) night light he can bring to bed with him. He told me he loves me :3 So that was my big present.
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Dec 27, 2022 20:26
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Our present today was our almost 4 year old not napping then waking up her almost 2 year old brother because she decided to wear a different dress and that the hallway outside his door was the best time and place to throw down about it. Ready 4 bedtime.
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Dec 27, 2022 20:53
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CherryCola posted:My poor boyfriend was like why do I spend money on this child. My wife is really keen on expanding our kid's play kitchen with some more fake food, like the fancy sliced vegetables with velcro holding them together, etc. Meanwhile the kid is ignoring half of what she already has, happily making sandwiches with an earplug and a ribbon scrap (a potato and a purple carrot). She's fine.
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Dec 27, 2022 21:40
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I am trying very hard to remain zen about toys that my boy has shown zero interest in. One of these days I will gift him that special stuffy or toy that he will be inseparable from and I won’t be able to predict which one it will be!
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Dec 27, 2022 22:44
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remigious posted:I am trying very hard to remain zen about toys that my boy has shown zero interest in. One of these days I will gift him that special stuffy or toy that he will be inseparable from and I won’t be able to predict which one it will be! The tissue paper from the gift bag
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Been having a lot of root beer and butterscotch Dum-Dums because my daughter doesn't like those ones
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