The two of youSettling

What's the shorthand you've invented — the looks across the room?

Why this question

The code words for 'your turn'. The eyebrow that means 'we're leaving'. The smile over the bottle that means 'we made this'.

Where it leads

Every couple builds a private language in year one. Write down a phrasebook page of yours.

If you’re parenting solo

Solo version: what's the shorthand between you and the baby — the looks and signals only the two of you understand?

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Rather say it than write it?

This question lives in the Save These Days app as a one-minute voice prompt — answerable one-handed, while the baby sleeps on you, kept on your own device.

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