I love this!

Cats: I had one that peed through three different couches

Parenting. Before I had kids I was often judgmental of parents, but now I've realized all the things I didn't take into account and all the things you just don't have control over. In my case, I was not expecting to be a single parent, there was the pandemic, and I did not factor in how impactful the lack of sleep and autonomy would be.

Yes I agree with all of this!

So far no. He doesn't like ice cream, which is so wild to me!

Yes, that may be the answer. He's getting help through early intervention and on the waitlist to get tested for autism so see if that's what's causing his picky eating. Luckily his pediatrician is not urgently concerned about his diet because he's growing well enough and seems healthy, but since I've stopped breastfeeding I've been keeping track of what foods he's been eating and noticed how few vitamins are in all the things he'll eat.

That's a good idea. It's rare, but sometimes he will nibble on banana chips.

Not with real food, but I have saved the mcnuggets box and tried giving him other kinds of chicken nuggets. He nibbled on a couple and then made a look like "well this whole batch is messed up."

He's a super picky eater. I serve him a wide variety but the only things he'll actually eat are the more predictable, processed stuff so I'm trying to make sure he's at least getting all the vitamins and nutrients he needs.

That's a good idea. He's turned down all the cereals we routinely buy, but I should experiment with more of those.

Just ordered some. Thank you!

Haribo gummy bears