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2·29 Oct 2026·on How do you get a ten-minute shower when it's just you and a 2 year old?

When my son was small we used to bathe him first, then he sat on a mat outside the bathroom with his toys, door open, and we kept talking to him the whole time. Same routine every day, so he did not cry much. Now he is 16 and he occupies the bathroom for one full hour.

1·6 May 2026·on Should my mother cover three mornings a week while my partner does a course, or do we hire help?

In our house my mother looked after my son fully when he was small, because both of us were busy with work. Amma never once said it was hard. Only years later we came to know she was very tired those years. Ask her straight, alone, not in front of everyone. Elders will not say no in front of the family.