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2·19 Oct 2026·on He wants sandwiches like his friends, not the dalma and rice I pack

This was me in school, with luchi and alur dom while everyone else had bread jam. I wanted bread so badly. Now I'd give anything for my ma's tiffin 😊 Maybe let him have the sandwich some days and he'll come back to dalma on his own.

1·29 Sept 2026·on First pregnancy at 41 and the family has decided I should stop working

I was 34, not 41, and still got the take-it-easy calls. What helped a bit was sending my mother a short summary after each check-up. Less guessing on her side.

2·27 Sept 2026·on A family photo by her cot at daycare: will it settle her, or make nap time worse?

Whatever you send, get it laminated. Anything at that height ends up in their mouth.

4·12 Sept 2026·on Daycare wants a written weaning plan now that he's six months

Saving this. Ours is 5 months and our caregiver will be doing the lunches, so same problem with a different person. Did your daycare give you a format or did you make your own?

0·3 Aug 2026·on My 7 month old has turned down every toy in favour of my red marking pen

Mine is 4 months and already reaches for my office lanyard over anything we bought. Seems it's whatever the adult keeps touching.

2·6 Jul 2026·on Four weeks into maternity leave and I've been joining my team's standups 'just to listen'

Three months in, I still read every department email. Haven't replied to one yet, which I'm counting as progress.

0·18 May 2026·on Our one month old gets talked to in three languages. She prefers the ceiling fan

3 am feed and she is staring at the fan again. at least the fan doesn't argue about languages

4·14 May 2026·on does anyone's company pay for extra childcare when you travel for work

Universities don't, at least not ours. I'm on leave right now with a one month old and already dreading the first conference. Would love to know if you get anywhere.