After I read the WaPo article I told my sitter (in-home daycare) that any time I don't drop off my son by 9:30am to call or text me. It could be because he's home sick and I didn't remember to text her, but better safe than facing a tragedy like this.

I was coming down here to post "oh, Mark, honey..."

I had a bike stolen from our apartment complex, after it had been chained to the bottom of our building's stairs. When we reported it to the police, I showed him the bike chain we'd used (it had been cut) and he scoffed at me and said "THAT'S what you had it tied up with? Why didn't you take it inside the apartment?"

My husband flagged down a park ranger when we got separated during a run (for me) and bike ride for him. He told the guy "My fiance's missing, she was running on the trails, she's wearing a blue shirt and has a yellow dog-" and the park ranger interrupted to sternly ask, "is the dog on a leash?" He followed up by…

It won't be exactly the same. Each phase will have different challenges but you'll also be better at handling different challenges than others. People kept telling me when my son was a baby who NEVER SLEPT EVER and got bored if we sat still more than two seconds that "it only gets harder!" and "just wait until he's a…

Mine has started trying to climb out (only when really pissed that I won't let him out) and it's giving my hives. I have no idea how he will ever sleep if I put him in a bed.

We should get our sons together for a playdate. My kid is stubborn and a sleep-fighter as well. His latest favorite phrase is "no sleeptime!"

Dude, why WOULD you be in such a rush to get your kid out of the crib?My kid's over 2 and I am dreading the day he can get in and out on his own.

Do you get people telling you "Enjoy it! It goes so fast!"

Super hugs! Different phases are easier and harder for parents. Sounds like you'll feel more comfortable when your kid is a little older.

Wait, the woman playing Aurora confirmed the whole prince cutting through pubic hair into her soft pink chambers bit to be about rape?

I've been saying the same thing! We even have different classes of driver's licenses depending on what the holder will be driving - why not different levels of gun licenses?

No.

My class did something like that. At the end of the lesson, she asked us all to anonymously answer when we thought Sex was "appropriate." Answers varied from "not until marriage" to "with someone you love" to "with whomever, whenever."

This, exactly. When we talk about fitness relative to someone's photo, we aren't talking about fitness, we're talking about appearance. Talking about what size we can fit into is talking about appearance. And while becoming fit and making physical health a priority is obtainable to most everyone, a specific body…

Yep, I'm kind of in a similar boat. I'm a distance runner and I try and log 15-25 miles a week (more if I'm training for something). But I have a toddler, and while I can drop him off at the gym daycare or run with a stroller, I have a harder time whipping up a full meal from scratch with him hanging around, and since…

Yep, I'm living that right now. Husband works until 9pm most nights, so my two-hour post-work gym sessions are but a distant memory now. And while I could get up at 5am like you do (which is a hell of an accomplishment!) it would mean going to bed before my husband even got home from work, and the hour or two we spend…

I got into an argument with someone about this. She was offended that I'd said that being super-fit requires sacrifices and kept saying "No it doesn't, you just have to make it a priority!" Well yeah, that goes without saying, but it still means sacrificing something (at least for most people). And we were talking…

My husband stopped by a house to give a guy a quote on landscaping his front yard for his father's business. It was a quick errand on the day he had our then-infant (6 mo) son, on a shady street, mild day, and he'd be standing outside the entire time, so he left our (sleeping) son in the car (windows open) in the…

My thoughts exactly. I can't imagine letting a kid that young come with me on what's supposed to be a quick errand , but as you said - you gotta pick your battles.