I’m not sure you can stop a kid from being a dipshit. I think the best you can hope for is to give them a chance to be good.
You’re about to be sleep tortured for 12-18 straight months. Your cognitive functions will get compromised, but they’ll come back once the kid sleeps through the night reliably. Try not to make any big decisions.
Freeze that surplus breastmilk. There are plenty of moms who have difficulty producing enough, and that’s fucking devastating to new moms. Find them and give them your surplus. Failing that, trade. Boosts the immune system.
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I’m not sure you can stop a kid from being a dipshit. I think the best you can hope for is to give them a chance to be good.
You’re about to be sleep tortured for 12-18 straight months. Your cognitive functions will get compromised, but they’ll come back once the kid sleeps through the night reliably. Try not to make any big decisions.
Freeze that surplus breastmilk. There are plenty of moms who have difficulty producing enough, and that’s fucking devastating to new moms. Find them and give them your surplus. Failing that, trade. Boosts the immune system.