Zoe Thorne

Also, no reason for that particular post. It's not like I have a baby that doesn't sleep despite us doing all the same things that worked with the first one and even hiring a sleep consultant and oh my god I'm so tired I can barely function hahahaha it's fine I'm fine

My least favourite take on parent social media is "Don't stress about sleep".
Just no.
This isn't about brushing off when things aren't perfect. If the baby isn't sleeping, you aren't sleeping, and prolonged sleep deprivation has consequences for both physical and mental health. You can complain.

Seriously, though, I enjoyed the 'not interested in watching TV on my phone' bit though not sure if it still works today!

I liked the bit about Magners being made from 100% pears.

A children's book called My Best Friend Is An Otter

Well, obviously. I live in Brighton.

Oh god, this.

Do they not do the secret code over your way? "3... 7... 2 erupting... 5b sound..." etc

Excellent! Love a flag puzzle. I shall listen to the song forthwith.

6yo went to the dentist yesterday. This morning she tells me she wants to be a dentist when she grows up. I ask if it's so she can help people have healthy teeth. "No, it's so I can learn their language and understand what they are saying to each other." Fair.

#earworm

"I did not hit her, I did not, it's bullshit- oh hi Mark"

Oh Christ.

👀

Four out of five dentists agree that the fifth has stood against them for too long.
Soon their rule will be absolute.

My 1yo at every waking moment, on a loop:

Instagram recap saying "In July, you shared 3 posts. Way to go above and beyond! You're really putting yourself out there, which will help your content get seen more regularly."

I love when those recap/unwrapped templates only have overly positive comments so if you don't engage much, it just comes across as really sarcastic.

Sorry I couldn't be there - my mum is visiting. Sounds like it was brilliant!

Right?!

do you know about the bankthefood app? if you tell it your closest food bank, it will buzz when you’re near one of their collection points and tell you what they’re most in need of (and you can tell it what you’ve bought for them, so that gets updated in real time)

I grew up on these streets.

Small adorable baby toddling round carrying two wooden saws

The baby was walking round like this in a kids' role play centre today, and when it was time to go, I said, "Come on, Madame Two Saws" and NONE of the other parents laughed. Absolutely fuming.

I am so happy for you getting to experience that for the first time! Absolutely brilliant film.

I'll be honest, I'm surprised. I saw those and was skeptical.

Young people. Whenever I spend time with the next generation, I have hope that the world will be OK once it's in their hands.

Wish I could be there for this - CJ is excellent!

A Euler diagram showing a circle on the left with “Understanding of Venn diagrams” and a circle on the right with “Math(s) ability” Both circles create the shape of a yellow tennis ball in the centre.

I'm hopeless at Venn diagrams. I really don't get them.😕

Amazing! 👏 👏 👏

I'm impressed. That took you under a minute and you weren't even tagged!

“Frappe frappe”
“Qui est lá?”
“J’adore…”
“J’adore qui?”
“J’adore qui not working?”

It would be remiss of me in this situation not to mention this amazing audio drama podcast about that very subject @theameliaproject.bsky.social
But seriously, I'm sorry, Vix. That's rubbish for you and you deserve better. I hope things pick up soon!