Like you, I think it's so important to preserve her awe-inspiring strength and spirit, which will be such a huge asset when she's older. But at the same time, it's completely exhausting to be on the receiving end of her firehose of stubbornness. Everything is an argument. Nothing will make her stand down when she really believes in something or wants to do something.
I (F/33) am single and have been since the end of my long-term college relationship. We were together for 5 years before calling it off in my mid-twenties and I've been on the apps, trying to meet people through friends and events ever since. I've had a few short-term relationships and maybe a handful of okay dates that went nowhere - but I haven't had someone I'd bring home to meet my family.
Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Dear Care and Feeding, Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. My parents have always had some issues with respecting boundaries that my wife "Mia" and I set for our two boys, ages 5 and 7, but last weekend they did something that has my wife ready to cut them off for good.
Amy Palanjian has more than a million followers on her @yummytoddlerfood Instagram account who gobble up her suggestions for feeding kids ... as well as her advice to avoid force-feeding them. So when her 6-year-old son mentioned that one of his camp counselors said he had to finish his lunch, Palanjian, who also happens to be the author of " Dinnertime SOS," was understandably concerned.