… 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.
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.
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.
Dinner. I don’t even know why.
My 2 year old treats them like stickers but for any pain she has. Or just to stick on her forehead.
You’re doing it. One day at a time.
That sounds intense and incredibly stressful. Kudos for all your hard work.
I’d not heard of that before. Does the therapist help? If it’s ok I ask, at what point did you realize it wasn’t just “picky kid” and was something deeper?
I don’t know what it counts as, but it’s certainly evident that he’s listening and can understand quite a bit!
Mine would LOVE to turn into a mermaid!