Right? Sugar is the polar opposite of a babysitter. Sugar is that kid in your neighborhood who is really fun but always gets you grounded.

No. People without kids don’t get an opinion. They have no experience, no vested interest, and no idea what it’s like.

Yeah I saw this and thought thst baby Is either braaaand new or else he had huge hands. I tried holding my 2 month old like that but she’s too big for me!

I mean most parents don’t check on a sleeping baby that frequently either, especially at night.

Oh yeah my dad is like that. People who meet him have a hard time reconciling that facet with the stories I’ve told. I have to remind them that he was a salesman for 30 years. Once you get to know him it’s a little more obvious.

IME it’s pretty much impossible to work from home and simultaneously care for an infant. You end up cheating both your child and your company. If you work, you need childcare.

UGH. I just wish that for this, he has to somehow, someday give birth. A long, traumatic, unmedicated birth in a body that is completely unprepared for that event.

Oh just wait for mobility, buddy. They go from “boring” to effing terrifying as they spend the next couple years gleefully trying to kill themselves with their lack of respect for gravity.

This has definitely never been that complicated. Before they start eating solids, baby poo isn’t really especially stinky (and breastfed baby poop smells exactly like Greek yogurt), although it is frequent. In public, I throw it away in the rest room. I’ve never heard of a pediatrician’s office not just letting you…

I think that territory is Portland, Maine. When I lived there all my lady neighbors looked like Hilary Swank during her short haircut days (so basically better than I would ever look with short hair) and drove motorcycles.

Yep! Cold air is the ticket! Our pedi told us to stand in front of the open freezer with the baby!

This resonates with me. A) I was severely bullied all through middle school and high school and my parents didn’t care enough to let me switch schools. And yes, I communicated my distress to them at great length (and often at the top of my lungs). B) My dad frequently threatened to shave my head at the first sign of…

Agreed. How are kids supposed to learn how to behave in public if we can’t take them in public? Honestly, we don’t take our toddler to things we think he can’t handle (dinner out with a 4 month old = easy, dinner out with a toddler = mayhem, for example) but we take him just about everywhere we can (including on…

Well if Kim K’s ass won’t do it, someone has to step up. :P

That goes against the safety argument. Lots of dogs die in the cargo hold every year. That being said, sometimes while flying with the toddler (and doing my best to keep him relatively quiet and still) I do think it would be nice if there was a way to safely crate him. :P

You change your lifestyle significantly to accommodate the well being of your child. You don’t change it to accommodate the preferences of cranky adults in public spaces. Infants and children can and do fly safely. Unfortunately, they don’t always do so quietly.

Love this. Also, your blue hair is GORGEOUS.

I actually really like the Gap normally. The stuff there just fits me really well so I can order online and not have to worry about needing to send a bunch of stuff back. But now I’m pregnant and their maternity stuff is hideous this year. (It was pretty good 2 years ago.) Old Navy does amazingly well at making…

Just saw Alec Baldwin listed as an example of Dadbod. I’m like “NO! He’s hot b/c he’s well dressed and has a lovely voice.” Another was Vince Vaughn who is hot b/c he is funny and confident, not b/c he has a “dadbod.” All the other examples (especially Leo Dicaprio who at this point just looks like a blonde Jack…

“dadbod” just feels to me like the body equivalent of something I saw a lot in college. Guys in jeans and an old t-shirt routinely going out with girls who were dressed to the nines. I happen to think that caring about how you present yourself to the world is sexy. That doesn’t mean you have to be super fit, but the…