#parentposting

[weewoo911]

Explained the concept of New Years Resolutions to my 4 year old and he told me his are:

- Play Games

- Grow Plants

- Make Art

[massivegaynerd]

“Whimsy is my middle name.”

—my dad yesterday in a very solemn tone for some reason

[bayetea]

it's always very striking to me when we see the mortal parents defy the gods they were involved with. like when sally turns poseidon's offer to be with him down and may insists on becoming the oracle against hermes' warnings and maria refuses to lock herself and her kids away in the underworld and marie screams at pluto and tells him to leave her alone. they didn't have powers like a demigod would, they would no means of protecting themselves in case of retaliation, they looked a god in the face and said "I will not do what you tell me to do."

and an interesting thing is that sally is the one who doesn't get punished for it. hermes/pluto/hades were motivated by a desire to protect their """lovers""" from danger (still controlling behavior especially in maria's case) but poseidon mainly wanted to give sally a luxurious life and to have her all for himself under the sea

[potatoattorney]

it’s so utterly fucked up how if a kid can stand up for themself to an authority figure it’s “antagonizing” and “defiant” and oh it’s clearly part of their premeditated plot against me or whatever the fuck so now the kid needs to be punished. will they ever get an explanation of what the issue even was? no of course not because they’re seen as a traitor who doesn’t deserve that “courtesy” because you know what you did.

it’s utterly sickening watching how enthusiastic a parent will sound saying the words “punishment” and “they need to learn their lesson”

[roboraindrop]

Pearl has a hard time with Mother's Day, since her mother isn't in the picture anymore. She still considers Morgan to be her mother, even after finding out the truth. She's got a lot of trauma around the situation, so this day can be pretty rough on her...

We go out together and spend the whole day doing things that she loves! We pick flowers, play with her favorite ball, and even go to the beach! It's after a year or two of this that we create a new tradition; Mother's Day doesn't exist to her now- It's Pearl and Rain day!

[weewoo911]

Gonna need anyone who claims kids “wont be able to tell” a recipe has hidden veg in it to run it past at least one autistic child

[weewoo911]

Made the mistake of letting my kid read one atlas in bed. I’ve opened a floodgate here

He’s now surrounded by open atlases like he’s trying to solve a conspiracy

[weewoo911]

Got a vomiting bug from my son and now my cat will NOT stop sitting on my tummy. Thanks for the emotional support girl but YOUR ASS IS TOO FAT