on the other hand, the baby owes you everything. they would be nothing without you, donโt let them forget that. i started charging my kids rent the day they got home from the hospital. itโs important they learn that nothing in life is free.
Iโve been telling my partner this from day one. The night the baby got home, they were on their own. They could breastfeed but only if they worked it. Now a couple months in, we just put the food in their play pen and a days worth of milk. Theyโre smart too! Once they ran out of food and started to eat their poopy diaper.