Well that’s adorable.

“Also, there is, I think, a fair amount of value in children learning that the world doesn’t revolve solely around them”

In my albeit limited experience, the types of parents who choose to home school their children are the same types of parents who believe that their children are super special snowflakes who are invariably gifted and so far above average that they require a super special snowflake upbringing.

This was exactly my thought as well. I love my kids. I’d walk through fire for my kids, but being the one who has to teach them? No thanks. We pay a ridiculous amount of money each year in taxes so I can have someone who is trained to do that actually do that.

I’m glad she enjoyed the show. I saw it in August. It’s not worth walking away from 10K though...

My husband and I did a Barenaked Ladies song because we obviously take things very seriously.

I’m guessing you don’t have kids. When you’re a mother, and you need to take a shower, yes- it is a group activity. Little children will poke their head in, scream for you, throw toys in there with you, open the shower curtain, start fighting with each other when you’re soaking wet, etc. etc.

Having another woman in your community you can depend on is invaluable. I’m so very fortunate enough to have three such women. We met at the park when our daughters were just little babies and since then, we’ve all had more children. We carpool, drop our kids off at each other’s homes when there is a…

Seriously? How the fuck is it eye roll worthy for a person to spend their vacation/free time doing something for the benefit of humanity?! Even if they’re just doing it to impress other people they’re still fucking doing it.

Ugh! I know! I want my kitchen to be the kitchen and my living room to be the living room. I don’t want this hybrid layout where I’m basically relaxing in my kitchen that happens to have a couch at the end of the day.

First, it’s their arms, not there arms.

Honestly, at this point I don’t give a shit. Banning all guns sounds perfectly fine to me. Going about it in some backhanded way is also perfectly fine to me. There have been too many deaths, too many moments of silence, too many mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, children, and friends, shattered…

It’s kind of like a work strike. Nothing can be done or voted on until that person (the one filibustering) cedes his/her time on the floor.

Yes, a thousand times, yes. Make anyone who sells a firearm to someone who then uses that firearm to commit a crime, an accessory to that crime. Fuck this fucking shit. ENOUGH.

I agree. As terrible as that is, I think it would go a long way to helping idiots really understand how fucking insane it is to allow civilians to own firearms capable of killing 20 children in under two minutes.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

It does. It’s hard, so very, very hard, because toddlers and small children can be such assholes, but if you’re consistent and lovingly firm about expected behaviors, it works.

They absolutely crave boundaries. They need to know someone is in charge and keeping them safe. You’re really not doing your kid any favors by not having rules and limits. That kind of thing is scary for a kid.

One month is way too young. We waited until our kids were about 6 months. For some reason I can’t remember, it was important to me that they have object permanence before sleep training them. I guess I was worried it would be too traumatic before then? Who knows. Lack of sleep does interesting things to logic.

I don’t understand how you can have children and not lay down the law if for no other reason than it makes YOUR life infinitely easier. My kids know, without a shadow of a doubt, that when I say no to something I mean it and no amount of screaming or throwing a fit will change that. The result is that they rarely…