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Published in Modern Parent·Dec 1, 2022Member-onlyHow can I teach my son’s father to be more considerate?For background, my son’s father and I are not together and have never been. Things started out very rocky as could imagine. During my pregnancy, he wasn’t allowed to be around me because he was rude to me constantly and would always say the baby wasn’t his because I was…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 12, 2021Member-onlyHow to explain a best friend break up to a 7-year-old?My son (7) has been best friends with another little boy (also 7) about as far back as he can remember. They met in preschool. That is where I met the little boy's mom. We became “acquaintance friends”. We noticed our sons gravitated toward one another so we began arranging…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 12, 2021Member-onlyFeel like I’m expected to be a SAHM, but also keep my FT job.Husband and I have a 7 mo old Baby. We’re both in our 30s and work FT. H works A LOT, 60+ h/wk regularly. All our relationship, he’s talked about cutting back in the future (when he got X promotion, when he completed X project) but it never really happened…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 12, 2021Member-onlyAm I wrong for not letting my daughter go to a sleepover with a transgender boy?I should say this friend is two months from 18. The age is not an issue with me because they have been close their entire lives. This friend is a transgender boy. Last week a third friend had a party with friends, it was going to be my younger teen…Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 11, 2021Member-onlyHow much grace should I give my unemployed husband?My husband (36M) and I (35F) have 2 kids: 7F and 2M. The 7-year-old goes to hybrid public school every weekday for 4 hours and then is home doing virtual school for 2.5 hours. The 2-year-old is not in any childcare. My husband and I have had longstanding arguments about…Job Hunting3 min readJob Hunting3 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 11, 2021Member-onlyAttempted to set boundaries with my mom and now she’s upsetBackground: 15-month-old son, we live in the same city as my mom. We have been dealing with a bout of constipation for a little while. We’ll have a good strand then our little guy will get backed up and then good again. We’ve been in frequent contact with our pediatrician…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 11, 2021Member-onlySalvaging a Mother’s Day baking debacle through a minor lie of omission.For Mother’s Day, my daughters (9, 5) each decorated a photo frame that we filled with a recent picture of them. The youngest also decorated a face mask, because those are the times we live in, I guess. But the oldest wanted to bake bread for breakfast. She’s done this…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 10, 2021Member-onlyHelp Me Help My WifeNew dad here, looking for advice on how to help my wife. We are first-time parents and we had a baby girl last year in August. Our baby is an absolute dream. She’s been sleeping through the night for the past month and a half or so. She’s a super…Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
Published in Modern Parent·May 10, 2021Member-onlyI’m having a lot of pressure falling on me, worried I can’t provide and need some advice from other dadsAlmost 2 years ago we found out we were pregnant with our first kid, who came in March right at the beginning of the pandemic last year. Before the pandemic, we both had high-paying jobs in NYC with more than enough extra cash coming in to support a family of…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
