UPDATE: When do you find time for sex?

Thank you all so so much for helping me with my question the other day. I got so much good feedback.I really liked the idea of getting down to business as soon as the kids went to bed. Usually I go to the gym at that time, but I had needs this week! Sexy time right after the kids go to bed has been working really well as we've managed to have sex for about an hour each day for the last two days. I tried to sneak a few quickies in there too, but hubby has really been against quickies lately for whatever reason. Anyhow, I feel so much happier now. I'll probably have to find a way to get to the gym earlier or sacrifice a day here and there. Thank you!! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2aDh65r

4 year old stung by stingray

My (35m) daughter was stung by a stingray and I don’t know how to reassure her, here’s the story: Our 4 year old daughter was stung by a stingray when I was playing with her in the surf on vacation this past week. She was in immediate pain and screaming hysterically, but we had no idea what happened! I quickly scooped her up and we saw the blood on her ankle and thought she must have stepped on a sharp shell. But the crying and screaming did not stop; assumed she was hysterical because of the blood and continued to try and calm her down to no avail. Poor thing. Said she wanted to go get PJ’s on and get in bed. 2 hours later she was still very upset, alternating crying and hyperventilating. We were finally able to get a good look at it again and her whole ankle was swollen and bruised. At this point we thought she rolled it or even broke her ankle. Packed her up for a trip to urgent care. When nurse saw it she immediately guessed it was stingray, based on looks of cut, location, and the situation (we were playing in the surf). Only thing that helps is putting it in hot water. Within 10 seconds of submerging her foot she was a different person, an hour later we were home, and the next day she was running around with no problems.Long story short, she is now (understandably) scare of going back into the ocean. Thankfully that was our second to last day of vacation, but as far as next time goes…. I feel terrible that we let her suffer for so long, not knowing it was a stingray. And secondly I’m looking for advice on how to reassure that this very, very likely will never happen again. She is the first person I know to ever be stung. So how do you provide a reasonable explanation and also support to a child her age? She is amazingly strong and mature and sure handled it like a beast. With how much she loves swimming, I want to reassure her that the ocean is (mostly) safe. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2ax4cmU

What just happened? Am I overreacting?

Hey guys! I know I should probably post this in "relationships" but I'm so paranoid that someone might see it. Help me piece this together, will ya?My daughter just turned 1 and we had a little party for her at the restaurant my husband owns. We brought some toys for her and her friends to play with at the party. After it was all done, I just pilled them in a corner to bring home later. Well, it's been a few days and this morning I noticed they were gone. After a bit of investigation we found out that one of the regulars (a grown man) gave all the toys to another regular (on older woman) to give to her grandkids.Now I'm on an emotional roller coaster here. I'm pissed! Who the hell does he think he is giving away my daughters stuff? The waitress on duty said that he thought it was all free and seemed so sure of himself that she didn't stop him. I'm pissed at her too! But also I guess it's not that big of a deal. The toys were from a thrift store and we selected those for the party because if they got broken we wouldn't care. But it's one thing if she and her friends enjoyed them and messed them up and it's another that a costumer just took the liberty to hand them out to someone!So I don't know what to do. I have to go to work in a couple of hours and all three of the people involved will be there. I'm not good at confrontation especially right now that I'm so emotional about it. If I say something I'll either start crying or cuss one of them out. Should I just forget it? It just feels like a HUGE boundary crossing and I feel like it should be addressed. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2aCSWYH

Bringing Up The Topic Of Guns With Other Parents

A few years back we were staying at my father-in-law's house, their house had been burglarized recently. My 3 year old son wandered into their room, where there was a loaded gun on the night stand right by the door.Needless to say, this scared the shit out of me. Which makes me want to bring this subject up if my son will ever stay at someone's house without my supervision. But how do you discuss this in a way that doesn't offend someone?Since that incident, we stay at my SIL's, who also loves guns. I would like to have that conversation to make sure that the guns are locked up, but want to do it in a way that makes them feel comfortable. Is there a way for that to happen? I can't help but think it will be awkward at best. But it's a conversation that has to happen. Any ideas? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2amvWLJ

My dad think I need gates in front of all our upstairs windows.

Most of the windows in our house are about 6 inches off the ground. My son just turned one and my dad is insisting that we put gates in front of the windows because "the glass might pop out, with enough force." Now 2 of them are double pane, single hung windows. I just don't think the glass is going to pop out. There is one single pane, that is original to the house, (it's an architectural feature, so I guess that's why it's never been replaced) but is it really conceivable that the glass would pop out. The house was built in the 1970s. I was looking at the options and putting a safety latch to prevent him from opening the window and safety film to prevent the glass from shattering makes sense. Obviously, if I opened the window, we would either install a stop or a gate, but it's Texas in the summer and we have brand new A/C, those windows are staying closed! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2aPVTld

Teenage son is extremely fussy about which foods he chooses to eat.

My son is 15. He has always been quite fussy with regard to what he eats. He is very rigid about what brands he will eat and how meals need to be prepared and presented. If we try to save money by buying cheaper alternatives, it ends up being a false economy with as there is no fooling DS. He won't eat it something if it's not one of his preferred brands. We usually shop in Tesco, and he almost exclusively eats products that are organic or tesco finest, which are substantially more expensive than the regular or value ranges. He thinks food from Aldi and Lidl (these are discount supermarket chains in the UK) is "crap". He will also only eat organic fruit and vegetables, and he won't even drink regular milk because he says that the cows that produce it are "pumped full of chemicals". He also obsessively checks the labels of food to see if there are any ingredients he doesn't like. He knows the names of almost every food coloring, preservative and flavour enhancer and won't eat anything that has any of them in it.I am curious what types of food do your teens eat? Do they cook for themselves at all? Also, do you think my DS is being unreasonable with his preferences? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2awxjXK

Speech delayed son

My son is 3 years old and speech delayed. He has been in therapy for a few months now and is doing really good. He will talk while in therapy but outside of therapy he doesn't say much without being prompted to by my husband or I.Today was a normal day we woke up as usual and I had just made breakfast for the kids and I, we all sat to eat and out of the blue my son says "Momma I love you". It just melted my heart, he hasn't called me momma in like 2 years and saying "Momma I love you." Is the biggest sentence he has ever said.He can get away with anything right now. I am so proud of him and so happy to hear him say that and to say it unprompted was amazing. It almost seemed like he was practicing it. I love my little guy. Just had to share, this has got to be my happiest moment in parenting. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2aPGDEM