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Christmas Tradition
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/29910764
We have a rather unique Christmas tradition in our family. Some people like to get those gingerbread house kits and decorate them. We like to decorate them and then turn them into a cookie catastrophe. We call them "gingerbread crime scenes" but they're really more along the lines of Shrek meets Apocalypse Now.
It's something we started doing when our oldest child was probably 10 years old so she wouldn't feel bad about accidentally wrecking her gingerbread house. It just became an annual tradition after that and we have a lot of fun doing it. They actually seem to get more creative every year.
This years episode is "Gummy Bears vs. Peanut Butter Perps" (the 'ginger bread men' are actually peanut butter cookies).
Consolidating dad discussions at [email protected]
Hi Dads,
I made a post over in [email protected] about possibly consolidating the many dad groups down to just one (at least for now) to encourage activity.
The general consensus was that we focus discussion over at [email protected] because, among some other reasons, it’s the only community that seems to have an active mod.
I hope you’ll join me in posting over there!
New trick for getting my picky kiddo to eat her veggies:
New trick for getting my picky kiddo to eat her veggies:
I put all the music on my phone on random and whenever she wants me to skip a song she doesn't like she has to eat some of her veggies first.
Wife's away, time to turn off the AC and get a nice cross breeze going!
Wife's away, time to turn off the AC and get a nice cross breeze going!
Mother's day is just a few days away - what craft are we making Dads?
daddit used to have some great ideas for homemade crafts with the kids leading up to Mother's day. What are we making this year, dads?
That's right.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/64712
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/677131391477777355
That's right.
When can babies start eating bread? I don't know, but you can buy it for $37.39!
I was looking up when babies can safely start eating untoasted bread and one of the images led me to this website that sells... stuff? Are they selling me the question? Who knows.
Then if you scroll down to the related products, you can buy a basketball club for $30, down from $15!
I'm guessing this is some phishing website looking to steal credit cards. I also still haven't found an answer to my original question.
Kiddo lost another tooth.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/62330
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/670814344285901930
Kiddo lost another tooth.
Our tooth fairy is a little bit extra and likes to bring shiny coins from around the world
in exchange for fresh teeth.
My five year old asked me what calculus is.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/56031
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/56030
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/664838819785277759
My five year old asked me what calceulus is.
The context is that I'm an engineer and she wanted to know what I learned in engineering school, so I said calculus. (In my case, I only made it to pre-calc in highschool.) I swear I'm not the type of parent to try and push this stuff on her. I said it's about understanding how things change and then I tried to illustrate it. I'm open to suggestions on how I could answer her better.
Toddler is really into this hair detailer spray right now
I been smellin so good for the fellas at work
Wasn't prepared for all the dudes telling me to beat my kids
It's always in a joking manner... but not really? Just like "yeah you gotta pop em once or twice so they'll know". Idk shits weird
There is no lever.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/635274464812653119
There is no lever.
The trolley is controlled by a remote control in the hands of a maniacal five year old.
Cut down a Christmas tree today.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/36311
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/634210709485057213
Cut down a Christmas tree today.
I'm happy to report that what little I possess in the way of #shibari skills was sufficient for the tree to safely make the long ride home (on the highway).
Look, a horsey!
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/631278431517853403
Look, a horsey!
This one is from a couple of years ago. We found out our daughter is allergic to hay that day.
Howdy Halloween!
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/624023674822312177
Howdy Halloween!
My daughter insisted that I carve a cowboy hat into this pumpkin, so I tried. I think it came out alright.
“A Day in the Life of Abed Salama”: Interview with Author & Palestinian Father Who Lost His Son
We spend the hour with Nathan Thrall and Abed Salama, the author and subject of a remarkable new book detailing the many bureaucratic barriers and indignities that make the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation even more difficult. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerus...
Maybe this post isn't entirely on-topic, but as the father of a five-year-old, this interview really got my blood boiling. This sort of stuff (and the fact that my government keeps supporting it) just hits harder since I became a dad.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/22182
A painful case study on the Israeli apartheid regime.
Any dads here lonely?
I have young kids and I feel like I've pretty much become isolated from my friends. The ones that have kids live out of state. My best friends don't have kids so they usually come to me, but they also have their own lives so I don't want to bother them. And I can't really do my hobbies. I knew it would be hard with young kids, but I didn't realize it would be so lonely and without an outlet.
Research claims children whose fathers read and play with them see a ‘small but significant’ increase in their educational attainment
