My College Senior #Son asked to speak with me tonight about something "very serious".

He is going on vacation to Japan in May 2026 and I need to make sure to note the dates in my calendar that I am babysitting his pup.

His #dog is so spoiled.

I keep reiterating how sex positive I am. You know, to freak out my kids

Kid asked me today:

”If you could have one superpower only, what would it be”

Without even thinking about it I answered:

”Arbitrary bidirectional matter-energy conversion. I can do everything else with it.”

Sometimes, scientifically literate parents can be extremely boring.

I have discovered that in my journey to learn ASL with my family, in order to deal with my selective mutism, my children and I have learned *So Many* ways to swear.

I'm not sure if we should be proud or not

It's #3DPrinting-with-the- #toddler-time! Today: glasses for the favorite #hamster

(yes, massively underextruded, I used 150% speed )

Here To Be Human

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Beyond The Tube: Real Stories, Real Support

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#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Podcasters #Australia #Kids #Family #Health #Wellness #Parenting #Families

"No, I don't want to go to bed. I can't. I'm TOO TIRED! to go to bed".
- Child B.

Wish me luck, I'm going to need it.

What a terrible country we have here in the US. A young black dad needed to go to a job interview and couldn't afford a baby sitter for his 3 kids and didn't have time to take them home before his meeting bc he also can't afford a car.

So they walked to McDonald's next to his job interview to let them play while he went to the interview.

When he returned he was arrested and may still be in jail rn

https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/04/02/georgia-father-arrested-for-leaving-kids-ages-1-6-and-10-in-mcdonalds-alone-while-he-went-to-job-interview/

Good morning and happy Friday!

My kids have a half day today and a bunch of stuff they're doing tonight in different directions. So, that'll be interesting.

Hope your day is going well and you have a great weekend

Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
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“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Do you know the expression "herding cats"? Next level is "putting young kids to sleep" :-P

“One does not simply walk into Mordor.”

JRR Tolkien

Bags 5 & 6

#goodnews #health #technology #parenting #hospitals #babies #NonProfit #Philadelphia

‘Angel Eye Cameras’ Let Parents of Premature Babies Check-in on Neonatal Ward Whenever Anxiety Strikes

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/philly-nicus-equipped-with-angel-eye-cameras-so-parents-of-premature-babies-can-check-in-whenever-anxiety-strikes/

Long time ago, in a faraway land, when I was a medium sized lass, I hurt my back. No one actually figured out why it happened. Looking back I realize, 50% of it was depression and the rest of 50% was because I couldn’t lie down horizontally at night because of said depression. Only way I could get any sleep at night was if I curled up like a ball and used pillows to prop me up. Never told any one this, even the doctor who treated me. Cause I felt like I did something wrong and it was my fault.

This my very roundabout way of saying that don’t treat/raise your children as if they can’t come to you with their problems without feeling guilt or shame. #mentalhealth #parenting #trauma

Me: “Son, we don’t just eat salt. It’s for putting on our food.”

5-year-old, making constant eye contact with a silly expression, slowly maneuvers himself under the table to enjoy his pinch of salt in peace.

Pregnancy, Birth And Recovery: FitNest Mama

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Words Grow Minds Parent Podcast

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New Comic Strip Found: Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for Tue, 01 Apr 2025 https://www.gocomics.com/babyblues/2025/04/01

Good morning and happy Wednesday!

I'm trying to think of something clever to say for the morning, but I got nothing. Dragging a bit today.

Oh, MDMRNia (13) has decided she's going to make herself some chainmail out of soda can tops. So, we'll see how that goes. I've been saving them for her off my energy drinks.

Also, the MDMRN Twins are having a field trip to visit the Middle School. They'll be middle schoolers in the fall. The passing of time is a bitch.

Hope you have a great one.