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Had no choice... he cried if he was put down. So he was always held... truly 24/7!
My daughter was like that, but nobody else could hold her without her screaming bloody murder. Even her father couldn’t hold her until she was 4 months old. I taught the baby class at church because I couldn’t walk out of the room. As she moved up in age group, I moved up too. When she started kindergarten, sometimes the teacher had to get my son out of class to hug her and tell her that momma was coming back to get them. LOL
 

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That’s sounds like exactly what I want. Attachment parenting. Hmm I will look into it. I definitely had a big rebellious stage I don’t want for baby
The most important thing you can do is love your child unconditionally. Lots of hugs, lots of I love you’ots of positive reinforcement and discipline when and where needed.

My Mom didn’t like kids. She didn’t like her kids. She shipped my older sister to the Aunts in Louisiana the day after school was out and didn’t let her come home until the day before school started. Mom even told her it was so much nicer without her around. She made my sister do household chores because she worked. Mom tolerated my brother. All he ever wanted his whole life was a mom to bake cookies and give him lots of hugs. He died 7 years ago, he never got those hugs. By the time I came along, Mom was pretty much done. I was ignored. But I was Daddy’s girl, really didn’t know any better, thought all Moms were like that.

August 12, 1972, my momma told me that when I had kids, don’t bring them to her, she was not a babysitter. Bring them over to visit, leave and take them with me. I’ll never forget it. I knew I was on my own and didn’t have my son until 1982, my daughter in 1986. And you can bet your sweet you-know-what, I did visit and took them with me when I left.

If I did nothing else right, my kids always knew they were loved, no matter what and Momma had their back. Both are responsible productive members of society.

Love your child.
 

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But she turned out OK, right Bay?

Once you become a parent, .....
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Hahaha I was thinking more like 3.00 instead of 2.50 🤣 nothing crazy 😜
Well then you are definitely charging too little. But $0.50/dozen more is a LOT of eggs to sell to get one of those expensive strollers. And, of course, you have to subtract the cost of the chicks, raising them, feeding the hens.

Over the years (since spring 2013) I've sold an amazing (to me) 9,900 eggs :ep gross sales at mostly $4/dozen ( I was charging my first customers at work $2.50 until they 'made' me take more) - $2,600. Net cost for everything excluding converting the barn stall to a coop - $3,300. Nope, not going to buy a stroller on those "profits"!
 

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@Bruce we used to sell for 5$ a dozen but then we started to dwindle in chickens that were laying, so we sold in half dozens at 2$… and then 2.50$ because of demand… now probably 3$
 

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$2.50/6? OK you aren't charging too little. My customers know the egg drought is coming, I've told them one has already started moulting. I don't light the coop in the winter, figuring they need to rest their egg factories, so I get no winter eggs other than from the pullets if I got some chicks in June. I got 6 this year so there should be eggs coming mid to late November then the flood of eggs starts back up late February.

On kids, yep, YOU change. Remember when people used to go out to dinner? When our first was born we ended up taking turns walking around with her while the other parent ate and conversed. Eat fast because parent 2 wants dinner too!
 

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Remember both parents need to parent but if your husband is the bread winner let him sleep and rest to go to work. So many people abuse their husband when they have kids and the relationship never gets over it. Husbands can and should help.out but demanding it instead of asking isn't ok. Kids will change your life naturally but allowing them to control it isn't right. We have never had a kid sleep in our room let alone our bed. Kids are second priority to your spouse. All kids are different my daughter wouldnt let me hold her when she was mad it would only make it worse I tried for months. And there is time for u alone and u and your husband u have to make time. We have found time and ways over the years oldest is 9 daughter is 7 married 13 years.
 

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Remember both parents need to parent but if your husband is the bread winner let him sleep and rest to go to work. So many people abuse their husband when they have kids and the relationship never gets over it. Husbands can and should help.out but demanding it instead of asking isn't ok. Kids will change your life naturally but allowing them to control it isn't right. We have never had a kid sleep in our room let alone our bed. Kids are second priority to your spouse. All kids are different my daughter wouldnt let me hold her when she was mad it would only make it worse I tried for months. And there is time for u alone and u and your husband u have to make time. We have found time and ways over the years oldest is 9 daughter is 7 married 13 years.
Wife* but yes she is the sole bread winner of the home and I will definitely keep in mind respecting that, especially as she is a high school teacher. Those kids are brutal.
 

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What are some of those places you look up online to find places to stay. Not regular hotels, B&B's or campgrounds but the newer people renting a room or a loft out back. Besides craigslist.
This campground i'm at is double my house payment and doesn't even have sewer hookups. That'll make a hard 4 months.
Airbnb

Why are you stuck in a campground?
I would think a state park would be least expensive.

My youngest just turned 23. Oldest (of 5) is 35. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long since they were babies
YES!! How does time keep marching on?

keeps amazing me.

The most important thing you can do is love your child unconditionally. Lots of hugs, lots of I love you’ots of positive reinforcement and discipline when and where needed.
True.

I tell my kids all of the time that they are my biggest joy

I worked hard to always say the KID was good... but was currently making a bad choice. Like "I know you are a sweet boy, you must have hit me because you missed your nap" and then yes, little toddler was stuck in bed.

Clearly it stuck, it was so cute, he was maybe 4, and was playing with a friend who did something mean. Afterwards he came to me and said "she must have missed her nap".

I also made sure to be extremely consistent. No ALWAYS meant no, no wavering or taking it back, ever. But I also had very few nos. So, when I DID say no, it was clear that it had to be followed.
 
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