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My 2 year old does 8-1 at nursery Tuesdays and Wednesdays as I work those days. She seems to really like it and even wakes up and asks to go to nursery on days she’s not in.
Here’s the thing, I was wondering about sending her in for a Friday morning also, but I don’t work that day so it would be some personal time (well, cleaning the house, haha) but I keep seeing all these reels etc about how nursery is damaging before the age of 3 and you shouldn’t send them in more than absolutely necessary… apparently it causes all sorts of problems when they’re at school age, anxiety and attachment disorders etc… I wonder how subjective it all is given she seems to love it there.
What say you general parents of Reddit?

I used to love a good morning snooze after my long nights sleep. Now all of that has disappeared, to the point where a common occurrence is everybody in the house is fast asleep and I’m wide awake at silly o’clock in the morning, knackered, yet unable to go back to sleep. My daughter is only 2 years old so everything’s still relatively active usually, but mornings like this where we’re all poorly, everyone’s resting except me and I’m genuinely sat here wondering how many years into the future if ever my brain will let me have a doze again…

Nobody ever logs into the damn thing, I’ve spent half an hour with it saying user busy, now it seems to be entirely disconnected and says the number you’ve called does not exist 🙃 last time this happened I tried to call so many times my number was blocked by the system because it thought I was a spam caller.
I wouldn’t mind, but upper management are really passive aggressive at my place, and last time it happened I was made to stand in the office in front of everyone and call the sick line, as if that wasn’t humiliating enough, of course it rang through and worked. A manager then sarcastically asked if I was sure I wasn’t just AWOL. I replied I wasn’t, I was looking after my daughter and I couldn’t get through, which he clearly didn’t believe.
Not looking forward to the inevitable anxiety and uncomfortableness of going into the office to do a return to work with such toxic managers, especially as it’s an operational failure on their part… ho hum, such is life at Tesco…

Had a strange one yesterday, I’m sure it’s just coincidence other than some higher power but it does make you wonder…
I was waiting at some temporary traffic lights. I was absolutely bushed from work and I can hold my hands up and say I was not wearing my driving head that afternoon. I went to pull away and left my handbrake on which jacked the car up. Just as that happened a cyclist sailed past my side.
Now I can tell you straight up I was so tired and in my own head I would have just pulled off without a mirror check and turned that poor cyclist into crispy fried chilli beef on the road under my wheels.
I have never in a few years of driving forgotten to take the handbrake off, I’ve never jacked the car up like that before 😂
Just a really lucky moment where the stars and moon aligned for both of us..
Anyone else got any weird ones?

Had a strange one yesterday, I’m sure it’s just coincidence other than some higher power but it does make you wonder…
I was waiting at some temporary traffic lights. I was absolutely bushed from work and I can hold my hands up and say I was not wearing my driving head that afternoon. I went to pull away and left my handbrake on which jacked the car up. Just as that happened a cyclist sailed past my side.
Now I can tell you straight up I was so tired and in my own head I would have just pulled off without a mirror check and turned that poor cyclist into crispy fried chilli beef on the road under my wheels.
I have never in a few years of driving forgotten to take the handbrake off, I’ve never jacked the car up like that before 😂
Just a really lucky moment where the stars and moon aligned for both of us..
Anyone else got any weird ones?

Noticed whilst playing SuperHero IdleRPG my last 3 milestones hadn’t clocked. After some ChatGPTing I realised with abject horror that I’ve been grinding the levels and not the challenges. Now I’ve completely shot myself in the foot as I’m at such a high level (level 177, compared to I’m just on challenge 57) I’m struggling to progress through levels to complete challenges. So annoyed at myself!

Supposed to be going to a fun family event later, I’m the only driver in the family so guess who gets to cart everybody about. Normally I’d be into these things but man, is today one of those days. My 2 year old has woken up on the wrong side of the cot this morning, and so have I seemingly.
Huge meltdowns over absolutely nothing, like a morning nappy change, not allowing her to go in the garage, all normal everyday things but the tantrums have been full scale. I’m at my wits end already and the thought of trying to drag her round a fun fair type place makes my nerves jangle.
Part of me really wants to throw the towel in and just have a chill day but the fact I’m driver adds so much pressure. Just a rant, I don’t wanna gooooo

It is the crispiest thing I have ever put in my mouth. I think I’m addicted. Or maybe it’s just the huge amount of salt I’m rubbing it with before cooking.
Just been doing it with potatoes, chicken and onions so far, any other recipes I should try?

Just a vent post. Took my two year old to the library today. It was going well until it wasn’t, you know the drill. She tarted knocking books off the shelves and just being a menace in general, I ended up snapping at her to stand still just for two minutes, I also said “for fucks sake” under my breath that actually turned out to not be under my breath at all as we were in a deathly quiet village library. Ahhh. Mortified.

My phone is on 24/7 idling whatever mind numbing game to earn literal pennies, at night my screen brightness is turned down and phone face down to continue the madness.
I think I’m going to cash out and step away for a while. I have a two year old and the two don’t mix, both require constant attention…maybe I’ll pick it up again when she’s started school, until then, WeWard, you’ve been a great obsession, see you some other time Wardy.

I dream of one day realising midway through a pick this is my shop and load it to high heaven with freebies… one can dream.
I hear during the Christmas period people become festive and throw a nice bargain in here and there

I’m not even sure why I’m posting this, maybe to get dogpiled by the masses so I really hang myself from the rafters, but I (36f) threw foam blocks at my 2 year olds face during a blind rage.
Its just been me and her all weekend as her dad is away for work, it’s been so tough.. this evening I was trying to tidy and she was just having meltdowns at everything I was trying to touch, I snapped and started throwing blocks. One bounced off her face, knocked her dummy out and yet like the crazed monster I am I kept going, probably about 5 more, only one more made contact and bounced off her head. She’s crying during all this ofc.
I calmed down and comforted her, apologised again and again, kisses and cuddles etc but Jesus wept, I need to be in a fucking institute or jail cell.
I am weeping typing this. I don’t know what’s gone so wrong. I was on setraline for just over a year, I weaned off them in January and I thought I would be ok without them, I really want to be ok without them but my god, I do not deserve a child. I am a monster.

Since having my baby who just turned 2, I feel like I call in to take a day off work at least once a month to look after her for random illnesses etc.
Before her I had almost a perfect record for attendance. Obviously needs must, but I feel like work is becoming impatient with me constantly taking days off here and there.
What sort of track record are you guys running?

We were on our way out earlier, taking both the cars as we were picking up family.
Whilst loading the baby into the back of my car, my key fell out my pocket and seemingly disappeared into thin air.
Whilst tearing the car upside down and all around trying to find it he didn’t really do anything to help except stand there giving off the most foul energy with looks to go with it, peppered with the occasional “how could you lose your car key?!!”, “where was it? Can you just retrace your steps?” And all the huffs and puffs you could imagine.
Would you believe they’d fallen out my pocket into the pocket that sits at the rear of the passenger seat. Any normal couple this would have been a helpful hunt together, and then probably laughed at where they’d ended up. Instead I found myself being literally punished for the sheer human error of my keys falling out my pocket. It soured my day completely with my family and I hate that I let it ruin everything