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Saw this technique to make babies stop crying, does it work in your experience?
  • Sideways was the only one that worked for my oldest.

  • Parenting in an uncertain future, solidarity? Feels?
  • My oldest is 4 and she takes no BS. She is so strong-willed it can be absolutely maddening. As much as I fear parenting her is going to be rough, I hope she maintains her spirit. She feels all her feelings in quite a big way, for better or worse. She has always been this way. I truly hope it sticks. I've had strangers tell me that she's the type that is going to run the world.

    My other one is 2.5-ish. She is so tuned in with others' feelings, it's pretty incredible. She likes to make sure everyone has their napkins and dinner and utensils and everything before she'll sit. If she keeps this up, she's going to be taking care of everyone all the time. That's not a bad thing. The world needs some more of her empathy.

    As you see their personalities emerge, it's hard not to feel confident in them and hopeful that you'll also feel proud of the decisions they make on their own.

  • Progress Tuesday - What is your child's latest achievement?
  • Successfully uses the potty as a bedtime stall. It's the only time she consistently goes potty on the potty.

  • [Meta] Ideas for weekly recurring threads?
  • "stuff I never thought I'd say"

    As in, "please don't put your toe in your nose"

  • Do you register your products for warranty?
  • I registered a bunch of baby products like the crib and stroller because I wanted to be notified if there was a recall.

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  • FMLA is job protection and is not about pay. Not every job offers sick time. I don't know what percentage of salary STD covers. IIRC FMLA is only applicable to larger companies.

    People shouldn't have to dig into sick time or take Short Term Disability after having a baby just to maybe get paid for a few days or weeks, maybe at 100% if they're lucky.

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    Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years for role in George Floyd's death
  • Somehow he still believes he did nothing wrong. Unbelievable. But somehow believable. Ugh.

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    Aggressive much?
  • That's a lot of data flying about.

  • 10-year-old girl suffers severed spine in I-70 traffic crash near Genesee; off-duty sheriff’s deputy cited with careless driving
  • Dude was going 70 in a 65 while traffic was at a stop

    What the fuck.

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    Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name
  • Maybe self censored "shit"?

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    Spotify: "Adjusting Our Spotify Premium Prices"
  • Premium Duo is increasing by $2/month. The others are a $1/month increase.

    Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/24/spotify-increases-prices-for-its-premium-subscription-plans.html

  • Agile is shit and leads to worse outcomes.
  • In my experience, it's better when people are accountable for defined stories without scope creep in the name of being agile. Or having entirely blank story descriptions "that will be filled in later" but make sure you add a story point!

  • Chicken Marsala
  • This looks incredible!

  • Reddit now won't let non-logged in users see subreddits until they've been "reviewed"
  • Certainly not all scary. I don't work with these that collect the data but wonder if it isn't just some deviceData.collect() function or something.

  • Reddit now won't let non-logged in users see subreddits until they've been "reviewed"
  • I just installed this and am trying the app tracking protection (it's in beta, for those reading who haven't used it). Shockingly, Candy Crush Soda doesn't come up with a list of junk being tracked. whew or something

    Here's a screenshot from Discord:

  • UN warns against implanting AI chips in your brain because it could threaten your mental privacy
  • Sure, you'll get that... Along with ads for coffee subscriptions.

  • Poor AQI, trapped inside

    Running out of ideas to entertain my toddler and preschooler. Help! One eats everything and the other is in full three-nager mode.

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  • The best was that you couldn't see people's legs moving when they walked.

  • Toddler Antics

    My 3 year old just kicked me off the couch so she could invite her dad to come snuggle with her.

    What are your kids up to?

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    New parenting community

    I've been thinking about this for a few days. I want a place where parents can come talk about parenting with a group of peers to commiserate, seek advice, provide advice, etc.

    Parents of all children of all ages are welcome.

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    Do you want to help mod?

    Title says it all. I've built up communities before but that w as s before I had any children. I'd love some help here. Something about how it takes a village comes to mind. 😂

    I want this to be a respectful place. If a child's health or safety is at risk, feel free to speak up. Respectfully.

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    Tot Tot @lemmy.world
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