I just don’t want to be the number one reason they’re in therapy as an adult.

My 2 yr old peed on two of her daycare teachers today (so far), so your last line made me laugh out loud.

Ah yes I see that now. Missed it before.

If you’re seeking feedback, that needs to be clear.

I’ll clarify: Are you advertising here with this post?

Are you advertising?

I think that’s why you’d be hard pressed to find Daria in its original form too: music licensing.

Mine would LOVE to turn into a mermaid!

… My FIL just asked me if this is actually true.

Yes, FIL. I wanted to ask him how much he even helps, because sitting on his phone in my living room watching sports commentary videos every week isn’t contributing positively to my kids’ lives.

Locking this because nothing productive or positive is happening in the comments.

I sure hope.

It probably does help to quantify, though I suspect all the numbers in the world wouldn’t change some minds.

Man, did they really need a study for this?? Seems pretty obvious but I guess not.

Let’s see, what are points of stress? Costs of living, raising children, time…

Yikes, nobody needs that kind of scramble at the last minute.

Done!

Water in her ear.

Ohhh ok. I don’t think the vinegar odor would linger despite not really being able to rinse it out.

A Fels naptha bar may be your friend too.

Nah vinegar is great for removing odors, or even just used as a fabric softener. Does not make clothing smell like vinegar. Obviously you rinse it out.

Worth noting that this did not work when they were infants, especially not for my oldest.

Somehow, simply touching my kids helps calm them down enough to sleep. Now my four year old reaches for my hand at night. Am I trapped for a while? Yes. Do I mind? Not one bit.