URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST

Rent due Aug 1 + other expenses coming up quickly. We still don't have a car but I have to get the bills paid first.

Recent DV survivor + solo parent of 11-month-old, unemployed + need support while I seek work + childcare.

361/3000

venmo/cashapp @ natsmith89
https://paypal.me/natoleander
https://chuffed.org/project/replace-our-car

#mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #queermutualaid #genderfluid #lgbtq #disabledmutualaid #transmutualaid #helpfolkslive2025 #babies #parenting #domesticviolence

"You have to let your kids get bored! Boredom breeds creativity!"

Roll a D10 for every 30 minutes the Toddler has the Bored condition.
With each roll, the Toddler gains one of the following spells for free:

1. Color Spray
2. Knock
3. Spider Climb
4. Create or Destroy Water
5. Shatter
6. Vicious Mockery
7. Chaos Bolt
8. Nondetection
9. Storm of Vengeance
10. Psychic Scream

#parenting #ttrpg

Parenting win! I came up with a solution for my son's bedtime fears. He imagines detailed tools and weapons to bring into his dreams, stored in an infinite backpack. Drawing them helps too! It's a calming, empowering ritual before bed, and also a fun imagination exercise!

#parenting #nightmare

Are there any places in #London #UK that offer drop-in child minding, either as a standalone service or as part of a museum/science centre/cafe visit? I'm thinking something like at Ikea, or the Pavillion of Knowledge in Lisbon (at least when we visited in 2019, there was a staffed children's play area that allowed us a bit of a break). We could really use a few hours of child-free time on this extended #holiday. #travel #parenting

Please boost for reach.

Rec'd $186 in donations since yesterday AND a friend of a friend sent a $100 doordash gift card, which I'm excited to use! Please keep boosting + supporting, would love to get rent squared away this week.

https://kind.social/@nat/114904002928849514

#mutualaid #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #disabledmutualaid #mutualaidrequest #helpfolkslive2025 #domesticviolence#survivor #disabled #trans #genderfluid #lgbtq #solidarity #support #fundraiser #fundraising #crowdfund #crowdfunding #parenting #soloparent

Japan's kids have summer projects to do. From book reports to research projects, here’s how parents can help — with a grammar lesson to boot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/24/language/japanese-children-screens-summer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #summer #parenting #children

The Little One and I have finished reading the Wild Robot trilogy together and loved it.

They wanted a fourth or fifth book, and were very disappointed that it simply has not been written (yet at least).

So, pressed to find a new book to read together, I reached for the excellent Terry Pratchett and have started reading Truckers, first of the Bromeliad trilogy, which I remember adoring as a child.

We'll see how it goes.

#parenting #bookstodon

1. Me buys ice cream, wanted to share with the little one
   2. Little one confiscates ice cream, no intention of sharing
   3. Hungry me has no energy because of no ice cream
   4. Little one in sugar rush runs around like crazy.

   Lessons learned the hard way. #parenting

Daughter: Dad, I'd like a new earring for my birthday.
Me: What kind of earring were you thinking of?
Daughter: A big skull in each ear.

#parenting

Daugther is listening to my music collection. Girl has good and varied taste by the sounds of it. Her brother, who wants to just lay down and read, is less amused.

#parenting

We are going to be traveling to #Portland#Oregon at the end of the month. Do you have any recommendations for any of the following?

1) A good #vegan or #vegetarian place? (Esp. South Asian and East Asian)

2) A good, cozy #coffee shop / cafe?

3 Good #tea shops?

4) A good #bakery ?

and a bonus question -

4) Any activity that might be good for a very curious nine-month old?

We really like the city and are looking forward to our trip!

#PDX#PNW @coffee @vegan#Travel @tea #parenting

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• The #marketing origins of the #PledgeOfAllegiance, by John Gorman

• #SimCity spin-offs from the 90s, by @penguinpete

• Learnings from the #TheAISummit London, by Elliot

• Toddler #parenting hacks, by Amarie Skrzyp

• Making #gazpacho to beat the heat, by Dim Nikov

https://medium.com/blog/how-the-pledge-of-allegiance-started-as-a-marketing-campaign-d66a0d38df7c

#Medium #writing#AI #gaming

Both kids awake after midnight; highly irregular scenes.

I'm lying here with kiddo snuggled into my left arm while bubs lies on my belly feeding, occasionally looking around and trying to propel himself elsewhere.

He sees his sister's hair.

He reaches

"Hey, Goo baby, no! Treat me like a museum! No touching!"

#parenting