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Parenting in winter: how do you manage?

bright-wren-92

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested. Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do. Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

pale-thistle-991 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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dusky-rowan-88

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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late-wren-66

Small correction, but the point stands.

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slow-sedge-01 more

Good question, following.

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gentle-wren-15

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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still-heron-681 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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sunlit-beech-50

This deserves its own thread.

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copper-thistle-44

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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sunlit-thistle-39

Small correction, but the point stands.

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bright-wren-32

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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dusky-clover-81

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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hollow-alder-56

Second this.

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wry-fern-922 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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gentle-heron-93

wry-fern-92 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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mossy-willow-64

wry-fern-92 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Same experience here.

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pale-finch-94

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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dusky-wren-681 more

Same experience here.

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dusky-lichen-63

Small correction, but the point stands.

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still-heron-88

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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hollow-birch-75 more

Second this.

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rustling-birch-624 more

hollow-birch-7 wrote:

Second this.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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pale-birch-202 more

Second this.

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silver-hazel-59

pale-birch-20 wrote:

Second this.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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bright-wren-87

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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silver-hazel-48

rustling-birch-62 wrote:

hollow-birch-7 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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woven-clover-10

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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gentle-birch-1

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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gentle-wren-74

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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dusky-pine-58

Good question, following.

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woven-alder-911 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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pale-otter-75

Could you share a photo?

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amber-lichen-913 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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wild-thistle-74

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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mossy-wren-311 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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rustling-heron-14

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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dusky-yarrow-752 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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rustling-pine-931 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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silver-thistle-43

The official docs are better than they look.

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misty-lichen-631 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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rustling-finch-75

misty-lichen-63 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Second this.

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dusky-clover-83

This deserves its own thread.

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pale-fern-84

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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sunlit-birch-331 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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quiet-heron-77

This deserves its own thread.

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wild-fern-308 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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tidal-heron-793 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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bright-otter-331 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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copper-birch-59

Could you share a photo?

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bright-yarrow-21

The official docs are better than they look.

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wild-sedge-232 more

This deserves its own thread.

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mossy-otter-53

wild-sedge-23 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Second this.

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rustling-alder-19

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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tidal-otter-17

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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wild-wren-86

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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pale-birch-204 more

This deserves its own thread.

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still-clover-313 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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pale-rowan-362 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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quiet-pine-44

pale-rowan-36 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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sunlit-sedge-3

pale-rowan-36 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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wild-finch-89

Saving this for later.

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slow-rowan-361 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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wry-clover-96

slow-rowan-36 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Same experience here.

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woven-thistle-11

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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copper-lichen-48

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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woven-lichen-74

The cheap option was fine for years.

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copper-rowan-90

Second this.

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sunlit-thistle-45

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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gentle-heron-41

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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still-reed-50

The cheap option was fine for years.

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slow-hazel-5

Saving this for later.

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mossy-yarrow-74

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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woven-lichen-742 more

Second this.

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pale-beech-85

The cheap option was fine for years.

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wry-sedge-93

woven-lichen-74 wrote:

Second this.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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gentle-reed-722 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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copper-rowan-90

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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bright-heron-10

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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slow-sedge-9812 more

Could you share a photo?

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woven-sparrow-891 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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wild-fern-22

The official docs are better than they look.

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gentle-hazel-154 more

slow-sedge-98 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Same experience here.

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tidal-pine-83

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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gentle-beech-862 more

gentle-hazel-15 wrote:

slow-sedge-98 wrote:

Saving this for later.

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slow-yarrow-19

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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dusky-wren-60

gentle-beech-86 wrote:

gentle-hazel-15 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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wry-beech-294 more

Same experience here.

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late-thistle-0

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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tidal-lichen-462 more

wry-beech-29 wrote:

Same experience here.

The official docs are better than they look.

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wild-finch-281 more

tidal-lichen-46 wrote:

wry-beech-29 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

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quiet-lichen-83

The cheap option was fine for years.

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sunlit-reed-59

This deserves its own thread.

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hollow-clover-314 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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mossy-thistle-491 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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wry-fern-11

Small correction, but the point stands.

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gentle-otter-571 more

hollow-clover-31 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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sunlit-beech-4

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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tidal-heron-514 more

Saving this for later.

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tidal-yarrow-73

Could you share a photo?

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sunlit-moth-891 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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wry-sparrow-78

Could you share a photo?

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silver-thistle-43

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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bright-yarrow-1

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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