Parenting

[northsouthdenimguy]

Parent here, five “kids” total. My daughters are 11 and 16, step kids are 15/17(girls) and 22. Lots of estrogen around me.

[chillmonroe]

@northsouthdenimguy dang dude you are IN IT

[chillmonroe]

Party preppin’ w my sous chef

[Matt]

I’m about to wash down my anti depressants with a bourbon then smoke a bowl. This was the most appropriate thread I could find to announce this.

[scooter]

@Matt , just be sure to show the girls the proper way to go about it...

[Matt]

They’ll learn the same way I did. At school.

[flannel slut]

@chillmonroe “little bit over here” proceeds to mozzarella the counter good stuff pops/nice vid

[Danimal506]

@Matt Happy Monday!

[chillmonroe]

@flannel-slut thanks dude and yeah the countertops taste better with a bit of cheese on em anyway haha

[SKT]

I may have said this before but I’m delirious…middle school car line in the U.S. is a trip and every resource we have available should be used to expedite its demise. It’s just so stupid

[chillmonroe]

@SKT Montessori preschool carpool is insane. The Montessori Karen moms in their Teslas are also insane. Middle school has to be actual hell

[SKT]

@chillmonroe carline just brings out the worst in people. And it’s such a time suck. Maybe I need to move this to rants cause I could go on and on. Middle school is awful because it’s poorly managed chaos…there are 20 different things going on at once with clubs and sports and events that you don’t have in elementary school.

[Matt]

My kids walk to school now so I don’t have a clue what’s going on there. Sometimes they’re here, sometimes they aren’t. It’s great.

[SKT]

@Matt to be so lucky…

[Danimal506]

@Matt Haha that’s awesome. I hope I’m so lucky in the future

[Brian]

I loath the drive to school drop off and pick up

[chillmonroe]

@Brian hate drop off but love pickup. I get my boy screaming “DAD” and running up for me to pick him up. But he’s four. I’m sure that’ll change once he’s in middle school

[SKT]

I love (and miss) the “let out of school run to Dad” moments. My 5th grade daughter will still manage a hug most days at pick up but my 7th grade son is done with any PDA. One of the most bittersweet things is happening to me at this stage of parenting…the inevitable pulling away. The need for independence. The testing of the waters. Anyway, it’s natural and right but can sting. Not to get too sappy but that saying, “you never know when it’s the last time you’ll pick up your kid”…I’ve been feeling that lately and wish I could pick both mine up and give them a big hug.

[bluemantra]

@SKT i needed to hear this. Sometimes it can be tiring putting my 7 y/o to bed every night after a long day of work and it feels like it will never end, but my wife keeps telling he's not always going to be asking for you at bedtime so enjoy it.

[SKT]

@bluemantra I’m glad and I think your wife is absolutely right…gotta enjoy it while it lasts.