What's something you do as a parent that nobody else seems to do as much?

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Anonymous wrote:For me as a co-parenting single mom (however you want to word it?) most of our days off are spent at the river, lake, or ocean. I do see other families there, but we may go to a spot 3x a week and never see the same people. I have year round parking passes for nearby beaches/recreational areas so that gets us there more often.

I feel like it's such a parenting hack. Pack up a lunch, bring some chairs, sometimes bring our 5 person raft or paddle board, some tubes (we live in CA, though I did this as a kid in MN where lake life is big). Our spring break has been spent at a river 8 minutes from our home. I usually take a few puffs from my weed pen or drink a white claw when we get there to make it a little more fun (then by the time we leave several hours later it's worn off so no I'm not driving intoxicated).

I do have friends who like to go paddleboarding when my kids are away on the weekends, but none of my kids friends do this.

Something I never do as a parent? This

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I actually say no and follow through with consequences.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of screen time.

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Anonymous wrote:Well this is DCUM where the majority live in the DC area. So way to post something the rest of us cannot do on the regular. Sure we have the random lake areas that are within an hour and they get filled up immediately and stay packed all day. And that’s only when it’s actually the season for it.

This is the equivalent to posting “I don’t under stand why I don’t see more families ice fishing on the weekends, We live in Alaska and do this constantly! Parenting hack!”

Sandy point is 30 minutes out

From where? Because from where I live in MD it’s an hour and a half. You do realize that that this area is composed of places other than where you personally live correct?

Also do you go there any other time than when it’s warm? It’s simply not enjoyable when it’s cold/not good weather.

From DC. Of course if you live in Hagerstown or Aberdeen or wherever all these people who aren’t from the DC area live it’ll be an hour and a half away.

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Anonymous wrote:Well this is DCUM where the majority live in the DC area. So way to post something the rest of us cannot do on the regular. Sure we have the random lake areas that are within an hour and they get filled up immediately and stay packed all day. And that’s only when it’s actually the season for it.

This is the equivalent to posting “I don’t under stand why I don’t see more families ice fishing on the weekends, We live in Alaska and do this constantly! Parenting hack!”

Sandy point is 30 minutes out

From where? Because from where I live in MD it’s an hour and a half. You do realize that that this area is composed of places other than where you personally live correct?

Also do you go there any other time than when it’s warm? It’s simply not enjoyable when it’s cold/not good weather.

From DC. Of course if you live in Hagerstown or Aberdeen or wherever all these people who aren’t from the DC area live it’ll be an hour and a half away.

The DC area actually includes a pretty large area-not just “DC”,But ok. And in no way is Sandy Point 30 minutes away from DC either. Maybe if you go at 2am and even that’s a stretch.

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Zero social media posting, presence, and consumption. For the kids and for us.

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No adultery, abuse, addiction, nepotism, hate, racism, cheating, porn, misogyny.

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Blood draws. Dealing with days off from school. Seeing kid missing out on childhood joys. One of our kids has a chronic disease. I feel we spend our time in the lab.

Happy now, OP?

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Three hot fresh meals a day cooked from scratch with fresh organic ingredients. Minimal processed food and junk food. We will spring for well-regarded restaurants.

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Teaching my kids by myself at home. My kids go to public schools but I cherry-pick my own curriculum, textbooks etc, etc. And I teach them like a tutor - couple hours every day. I can teach all subjects from K-12 but not the foreign language that they learn at school.

Most parents cannot put that much time and effort with their kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I actually say no and follow through with consequences.

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The overuse of the word “hack” for basic functioning and problem solving is so tiresome.

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Anonymous wrote:Well this is DCUM where the majority live in the DC area. So way to post something the rest of us cannot do on the regular. Sure we have the random lake areas that are within an hour and they get filled up immediately and stay packed all day. And that’s only when it’s actually the season for it.

This is the equivalent to posting “I don’t under stand why I don’t see more families ice fishing on the weekends, We live in Alaska and do this constantly! Parenting hack!”

Sandy point is 30 minutes out

Lol. Midweek, after school, From where exactly is it 30 minutes?

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Anonymous wrote:I do not drink or use drugs around my kids because if there is an emergency I don't want to be impaired.

But we're in Potomac and always go on the Potomac to kayak. And we're pretty much screen free as the default

This. What is your plan if someone in your family has an emergency? This is incredibly stupid and you shouldn’t be giving parenting advice.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well this is DCUM where the majority live in the DC area. So way to post something the rest of us cannot do on the regular. Sure we have the random lake areas that are within an hour and they get filled up immediately and stay packed all day. And that’s only when it’s actually the season for it.

This is the equivalent to posting “I don’t under stand why I don’t see more families ice fishing on the weekends, We live in Alaska and do this constantly! Parenting hack!”

Sandy point is 30 minutes out

Lol. Midweek, after school, From where exactly is it 30 minutes?

Seems like if you’re in Bowie or further west on 50 then it could work to get there in under 30 minutes.