The only reason the 3 year old stayed put is because they were acting as lookout for the other two.

I had people suggest that if I was a stress analysis engineer (instead of a project engineer) I could have worked at home with my baby. I can only guess these people have never met a real life toddler. You can hardly sort laundry with a one year old, let alone do detailed computer analysis of high pressure steam…

Haven’t there been studies that *do* show a correlation between older fathers and autism? Mr. De Niro..?

It’s been a long time since my last statistics course, but I recall that a “normal distribution” (your run of the mill bell curve) approaches the horizontal axis, but does not intersect it. Meaning that, in the mathematical sense, being different - or further from the mean -is definitely still normal. So mathematics…

And is it really 60% of salary? Or is it 60% up to some cap? That’s what Canada has under the maternity and paternity leave under our employment insurance program. So in any sort of professional or skilled job it doesn’t come close to replacing your income. Which is likely why most fathers don't take the leave they…

I might as well watch a tutorial on how to paint the Mona Lisa. Besides extreme laziness, complete ineptitude is the main reason I’ve never worn make-up.

They might be things she’s heard somewhere and is “trying on” so to speak, particularly if she associates it with grown-ups she’s heard talking. I don’t think there’s anything better you can do than relax about it, and keep telling she’s beautiful,inside and out, at all sorts of times.

You can cook Anything that fits in it really. I bake scones and cornbread, eggs, and make a tomato/bean dish with actor bread topping. I love mine.

Ooohhhhh.

Totally agree with CarrieA6 - husband is being unfair. (He could just as well blame himself for how he comments on appearances!)

Good vibes coming your way.

I kept my own name when I got married. From childhood I just assumed I would. Our kids have the same suns me as my husband. Path of least resistance, and I guess I felt that having given birth to them I didn’t need to share a name for them to be mine, so it wasn’t a big deal for me at all. We gave them my surname as a…

It took me longer to scroll though this than my entire skincare regime takes.

Why can’t womens clothing just have measurements???? Why the judgement? Even the plus size models look unrealistically perfect to me. I’m 5'10, with a 34" inseam,and I’ve weighed 135 and 210. Doesn’t seem to matter where I am on the scale, clothing never fits me like it fits the people in vogue. Shoulders too narrow,…

Those are lovely!

Looks very good!

Beautiful! (And that hedgehog sheet/blanket is great!

Brown rice and green lentils, cooked with an onion, a couple of chopped carrots, and seasoned with ground cumin and coriander. It’s my go-to meal when I haven’t planned anything. Kids like it, it’s nutritious and economical.

Those marshmallow stormtroopers are fantastic! As a child, they terrified me. Vader, not so much.

There will always be one kid who's scared no matter what you do. There will likely always be one kid ready to kick you in the shins.