Idk. I feel like there is always something going with my kid that’s stressful. I think it’s time we put him therapy. His transition to his new school is still rough for him. Since the return of winter break, I am hearing he is beginning to struggle with participating in all areas of school. He keeps to himself and puts his head down and won’t speak. He has stopped caring to participate in speech, social work, and OT sessions at school. I am at a loss. I also didn’t realize how stressful it is fi...

Okaaaay did anyone else SOB throughout The Wild Robot??? I sobbed so hard my kid patted my back until he fell asleep last night 🤣

Every year I’m surprised I am reading more books than the previous year. Here’s the best books I’ve read in 2024 in no order:

The Tattoist of Auschwitz
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Crescent City 3

Honorable mentions include:
The Housemaid 2
Circe
A Court of Silver Flames
Whimbrel House 2
The Very Secret Society of Witches
Piranesi
Emily Wilde 1&2
Ready Player One
None of This is True
The Briar Club
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
1984

Would you go as far as to make a police report if another child chokes your child on school grounds? Even if it was a soft choke.

We closed on a place in August right before the school year started. It was kind of a stressful time for both of us since we both started at a new school and then adjusting to being on our own. It was a slow transition—only staying here during the weekends at first to help BB with so many changes since he really struggled adjusting to his new school. I feel happier here. We are close to our schools and that alone makes it worth it since I don’t have to drive 1hr+ all the time. I recently had fri...

My kiddo is very immature in his social/emotional skills. He’s going into 5th grade to a new school with an excellent reputation and better opportunities. Well. The transition has not been going well all summer. He won’t exit the car and if he’s forced he is screaming and crying like a toddler. He starts to swear and becomes physical with me (he never does that). I literally don’t know what else to do. We drive by it he won’t open his eyes to even look at it. He was able to walk around twice but...

I’ve made the decision to start the process of buying and moving out of my parents home. It’s not what I wanted to do since I wanted to keep saving but I feel it’s what best for me, even if I know it will upset my son and things will be SO much harder. With my income & the area I want to move in, I can only afford a condo. I am going to a few open houses this weekend. Is there anything I should be asking? I know I should ask things like HOA fee…I do have a realtor.

Lately, I’ve really been struggling with the fact that I still live with my parents (sorta a basement apartment). Don’t get it twisted. Without me, they wouldn’t be able to pay their bills. But I am 100% sacrificing my own comfort & peace so my son has a stable environment. If I lived in an apartment, I’d also have to pay for someone to take him to school & back home. School bus is not an option. He also can’t even FATHOM the idea of living somewhere else & without his grandparents. It also make...

So we had an outside neuropsych testing done for my kid and 1 of the diagnoses was Other Specified Anxiety Disorder and they recommended psychotherapy. While I think that everyone benefits from therapy I feel uncomfortable forcing my child into this. We have discussed getting help from someone to help him when he feels nervous or when he has a hard time with his emotions (he does not understand ‘anxiety’); however he keeps saying “no” and has asked me not to make him. According to the results of...

My kids switch needs more memory room. Can anyone tell me if I need to buy an SD card that specifically says Nintendo switch or can it be any brand?