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Today the 4yo asked if his brother could sleep in his room

Two years of fighting over who-touched-what and tonight he came up and said 'I want him close because the lightning is scary for him.' I cried in the hallway. Sharing this here because nobody at work would get it.

AIBU to refuse a phone for my 10yo until middle school?

Her entire class has phones. Half the parents I know caved already. I keep feeling like the villain, but I genuinely don't think she needs one yet. Am I being unreasonable, or is this the hill?

Just need to vent — no advice please

Got a call from school AGAIN. Same issue. I know exactly what every parenting book would say, I know the script. Tonight I just want to be tired and frustrated without fixing it. Thanks for letting me say it out loud.

Is Stranger Things genuinely okay for a sensitive 8yo?

She begs because her friends watch it. I watched the first episode and I'm not sure. Looking for honest takes from parents whose kids are on the sensitive side — did you let yours watch, and how did it go?

I let my kid have 4 hours of screen time today so I could finish a work deadline. I'm not even sorry. I'm just tired.

If your kid loves Bluey — try Hilda on Netflix

We were Bluey-deep for years. Hilda has the same warmth without the toddler energy. My 8yo is hooked, and I actually enjoy watching it with her. Not sponsored — just genuinely good.

Roblox safety settings — what do you actually use?

My 7yo started Roblox last month. Chat is off, but I keep reading horror stories. What settings do you swear by, and which games do you whitelist? Need to know what real parents actually do, not what the help center says.

What's the hardest part of parenting nobody warned you about?

I thought sleep deprivation would be the worst of it. Five years in, I'd take a sleepless newborn over the relentless emotional labor of an 8yo any day. Tell me I'm not alone — what hit you out of nowhere?