Relationships
To say that all of your relationships change after having kids is an understatement. They’re not necessarily better or worse, just...different. Nevertheless, navigating relationships post-baby can be tricky.
Luckily, seasoned NPN parents have plenty of advice for adjusting to the new normal with friends (new and old), in-laws, your parents, co-workers and, most of all, your partner. Have a question about a particularly thorny situation you’re dealing with? The discussion forum is here for you 24/7.
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Hi all...Does anyone have an ADHD teen who switched to or is taking Mydayis? If so, can you share what the experience has been like? We are about to test it out and I am a little concerned about sleep. My teen has been using Adderall XR and is, at the paychiatrist's suggestion trying i...
So when my autistic kid asked for a school map during his recent high school IEP transition meeting they said that there are no maps for “security reasons.” I don’t know why this rubbed me the wrong way, but it did. Maybe it was because it was the only thing he asked for? It makes me won...
I am not the OP who started the topic in the vent thread, but was hoping to move it to its own thread for more discussion. I have had the same experience...long time friends that I used to love hanging out with now leave me feeling kind of drained more often than not. ...
So I am still friends with a lot of my gfs from undergrad. Mine tend to be stay at home moms of 4 kids while I went on to the big corporate lawyer thing. Most still live within 3 hours of my parents down south so I try to see them when I make it home 2 or 3 times a year. They put out a thing in the ...
I've been rewatching SATC because things are really stressful right now and I just need some escape. I've been so looking forward to "And Just Like That." I watched episode 1 today and it is a depressing bag of suck with a really heavy handed attempt to address all of the social changes ...
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