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    • GraemeEG
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      Just made it through a spring break trip, including 2 8hr drives, without selling a single child to the circus

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      • Tago MagoT
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        @GraemeE is that good or bad? If that was the purpose of the trip I’d be unhappy with the outcome

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          @Tago-Mago @GraemeE - in my experience that's a very romantic idea, but the buyers are just not there....

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          • BrianB
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            Id happily take some magic beans off a circus performer for Jacob some times

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            • MattM
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              The buyers are most certainly there. Just depends on what kind of circus you’re willing to sell to.

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              • Sir_Cuffs-a-LotS
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                Babyhood of Bib

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                • S
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                  FML
                  My daughter’s 9th birthday party sleepover with 9 more little girls.
                  I just keep telling myself, this too shall pass…

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                  • MattM
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                    It gets worse.

                    For real though guys, for the first time the other day I had this feeling like 11 and 13 is fun and I should be appreciating it a lot more. Everything up to this point was drudgery and I’ll block it out if I can. That is all.

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                    • goosehdG
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                      @Matt Ginny used sarcasm on me the other day…I was so proud of her 🙂

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                      • steelworkerS
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                        @goosehd how sharper than a serpents tooth...😉

                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                        Well, I have others.

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                        • steelworkerS
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                          @Matt said in Parenting:

                          It gets worse.

                          For real though guys, for the first time the other day I had this feeling like 11 and 13 is fun and I should be appreciating it a lot more. Everything up to this point was drudgery and I’ll block it out if I can. That is all.

                          Children have no idea they're a royal pain in the ass.

                          Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                          Well, I have others.

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                          • GraemeEG
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                            We hung out on the deck while the big kids ravaged the forest for easter eggs

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                            • chillmonroeC
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                              I dunno if yall do serious shit in here but

                              We hadn’t had the death conversation with my four year old yet and my aunt took it upon herself to have it without our knowledge or consent, spontaneously, without any forethought or consideration. He flipped out after and later that night started screaming in a panic “we’re all gonna die.” We’ve had to do some major damage control and not only make a game plan for how we want to frame it but also unwind the shit she did. We’re on the other side of it now and we’re good, just wanted to share a couple things that helped immensely.

                              1. get the book Lifetimes on Amazon. Super wholesome, comforting, but also straight up honest explanation of what it is

                              2. I had a conversation with ChatGPT where I asked about quantum mechanics, quantum physics, simulation theory, basically the nature of reality as the leading minds in these theories understand it today, drilled down from that and asked, ok, if we take these things as truth, what does this mean for the nature of death and what could potentially happen to our consciousness after death. Then asked it to condense this down to a digestible form that a four year old could understand. Wild ride and super interesting read for grown ass adults but also super helpful for my kid.

                              Sharing in case some of yall with younger kids might get some benefit from it. The link is weird so scroll to the top and start there

                              https://chatgpt.com/share/681191ba-3680-8011-9114-c95a21c2dcbc

                              And the book on Amazon

                              https://a.co/d/4CFbD8c

                              “The root of all suffering is the giving of fucks”

                              • Siddhartha Gautama
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                              • scarfmaceS
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                                @chillmonroe I remember having the talk, didn't use chat GPT for help, but the circle of life or "the Tree" it uses in one of the examples was the main part of it. Very helpfull stuff.

                                "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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                                • OaktaviaO
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                                  Nothing to report parenting-wise yet but our baby Jack Hickory is 20 weeks and one day old in utero. Halfway there, Amanda is feeling kicks when we lay down for bedtime. I felt one last night! It was so cool to make contact!

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                  • Danimal506D
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                                    @Oaktavia Awesome! That’s great to hear man. My wife feels lots of kicks too, but they’re from our 3yo 🙄

                                    Kyle, TX

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                                    • OaktaviaO
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                                      @Danimal506 😂

                                      IG: electricindigowizard

                                      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                      WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                      • scarfmaceS
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                                        the kicks I get from my boys are to be avoided, Jiu-Jitsu lessons are starting to come back to bite me in the ass

                                        "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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                                        • EdHE
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                                          “Like daddy’s” she said. 🥰

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                                          Take the dive...

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                                          • OaktaviaO
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                                            @EdH hahaha

                                            IG: electricindigowizard

                                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                            WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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