Love the idea of that lending library, and the intergenerational units.

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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

(I hate scheded play dates)

Ugh same here. I tried really hard, but it's so awkward to make small talk with other parents.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I know, right! It removes all the fun of spontaneous play for our kiddos, and is incredibly hard on the parents. I have a friend who is overwhelmed by the urban parenting, which includes constant play dates, school activities, and entertaining her kids in a tiny enclosed space. Women should probably be in charge of ur an housing going forward...

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I have a friend who is overwhelmed by the urban parenting, which includes constant play dates, school activities, and entertaining her kids in a tiny enclosed space.

    I can't blame them, it is all consuming! I took a stance pretty early on that I simply didn't have the capacity to sign up for every single playdate, activity, etc. There's still a lot to juggle, but putting those boundaries down really helped.

    It would be so nice to live in a place like this where we could share the burden! Rotating who takes the kids to swim lessons, whose hosting the birthday parties, send the kids out to play together. I love that!

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