Parenting & Family Life

Today Ayden said, “Jack (his friend) wants to be firetruck driver and I will be ambulance driver. Jack will put out fires. I will take people to hospital. It will be so much fun.”

Yesterday, after I picked up Ayden from his daycare, he said, he didn’t know what he wants to be. I guess they asked him this question in his class. I told him he has plenty of time to figure it out. There is no rush. Then later at night he said, “Baba, I know what I want to be. I want to be a Tow Truck Driver.” He said it would be so much fun to tow cars. ...

Here is a list of parenting books recommended by members of Hacker’s News community. All links are affiliate links to purchase these books from Amazon: How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, and How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk One of a few books that are recommended multiple times in this thread. 4.5 stars with 1000+ reviews. Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster Another book that was recommended by multiple people. ...

It is amazing how having your own kids changes everything. I love my my dog and because of him I love almost all dogs. I hated leaving him home, so much, that I would not go to restaurants that don’t let dogs in patio. (With Whiskey Cake being notable exception). Every grocery trip, I would buy him a new toy, many times had arguments with wife because he had too many toys. Every vacation we would have huge argument because I wanted dog friendly vacation where we can take our dog. ...