Ha, ha, right, I loved how the guy basically said, “I ordered them all out of the room and told them they had better not cry!” I mean, really? I would have punched the bitch if that were my kid.

Yep it’s exactly the kind of shit my more random FB mom friends tend to post or like. They don’t read any news, but they have all the time for this shit.

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I’ve never heard that expression before but it’s perfect! Those should be the official four presents for Christmas.

That’s a great rule, I am going to try to remember it. This is the my daughters last year as an only child, so we went a little nuts-o. Baby due 12/20. Next year is going to be waaaaaaaaaaay different.

We’ve followed the same scheme every year for our soon-to-be 8 yo. It’s been sustainable thus far. She also “knows” that Santa will only bring her one present (because the sleigh only has room for one present per kid).

The fact that you refer to it as “Xmas” is proof that you’re a tree-hugging, America-hating, pinko, Commie Clintonite. And will thus raise a horrible child.

Plus it’s really fun!

that’s the rule we’ve followed since our kid was born and i think it works well.

We did that last year with our 1 month old and will do it again this year. Last year we got the baby a Christmas outfit, some velcro swaddlers, a book that I wanted to read to him, and the Lego Movie. It was on sale. I only bought it because I felt pressured to get him something. Tissues for an 8 month old sounds…

Kleenex boxes are *the* best idea. Seriously it’s stupid how easily entertained little littles are omg.

Yeah, my kids were hilarious around Christmas and birthdays because they had no idea what to ask for except things they already had or saw their friends had. They were such nerds: they asked for paints and drawing paper. Don’t get me wrong—they were spoiled because they had many, many relatives, but they never asked…

I read about the “Want, Need, Wear, Read” thing a couple years ago, and I LOVE it! It’s the perfect mix of practical and fun.

I think the best thing you can do for your kids is not let them watch commercial TV (just public TV with no commercials). Then they don’t see all the crap that’s advertised and aren’t always bugging for it.

What’s the Over/Under on how long it will take for Trump to attack Professor Clark on Twitter?

Lol, when you said “half a dozen” I just snuck a look at my two year old’s overstuffed bookshelf...I may have a problem. Kids books are just so fun to buy, though!!

We’re planing on doing something similar. Our baby will have just turned two at Christmas, and she has about a half a dozen books and toys. That’s, simply put, enough. My mother bought us so much stuff—both expensive, desired, appreciated presents and piles of crap because she has a shopping problem—that we opened…

I’d be OK with banning trilbys.

It’s really disturbing to think about how people use sex acts as insults like that. “Cocksucker,” “suck my dick,” and so on. These things can only function as insults if it’s understood that sucking dicks is supposed to be demeaning and shameful. Like making someone suck your dick is something violent and angry you do…

Let the kid wear the dinosaur shoes outside FFS. You just said life is too short.