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Parenting Chat - 12/21 - 12/28 (hexbear.net)

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[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

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[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Took the kids on a Christmas train ride at a museum near us today. They had a blast.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I did take a blow to my ego a bit however...Ms. Claws came by and wanted to sit next to my son, she said something like "If Dad wants to move I can sit with the little one, or uh.. Grandpa.."

Ouch... I know I just turned 40 this year but damn.

After she left I mentioned it to my SO and she's like "I'm only a couples years younger then you..."

But I've been balding since my 20s and going gray since my mid 30s. My beard is almost completely white at this point. But I try to keep it clean and neat.. Oh well.

[–] waitaminute@midwest.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am really excited for Christmas because it’s the first year my kid is really starting to understand it. I’m so excited for him to see all the gifts.

We have been watching a bit too much tv. Lately he has wanted to watch The Wild Robot nonstop. I love that he loves movies so deeply, but also I feel guilty for not interacting with him for hours.

[–] JohnBrownsBawdy@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, TV time is rough. I’ll just go and sit with my boys when they’re watching and it always feels kind of reassuring that they want to cuddle up with me or turn and laugh with me or whatever during the programming. But I also have to remind myself that it’s OK to take that time to do things that I need to do, whether that’s boring adult stuff around the house or just taking some time for myself.

[–] waitaminute@midwest.social 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah. It’s really hard to reframe it as a positive thing for me, and that it is okay to do. But also it is really nice sometimes, especially if I go put a show on for me and clean the kitchen.

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's good to have some days off where I can relax without also looking after the kids. One of the kids has been saying childcare is scary though, I've been trying to get out of them whether it's just a bit of a regression or if something's going on.

We're heading up to see my grandfather tomorrow for Christmas. He's at an aged care facility closer to home so it's easier to go see him now. The whole family is coming so this might be the new meetup point whilst he's still there.

And I'm going to look at movies at a local independent cinema for new year's day when the session times are up. We watched the new Wallace and Gromit there this year, it would be nice to make it a tradition if there's something good on next year as well

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's hard to get to the heart of the matter when young kids say stuff like "daycare is scary". I find it's a lot easier then you think to "lead the witness" as it were. It could have been something as routine as a fire drill for example.

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Apparently they had Santa and the Grinch visit which he found quite scary but he's still going on about it. I want to make sure he's not being strapped into a highchair for 8 hours like I've read about