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flkong

Let's hear them ladies!

 But remember...it's flame free! 

I don't understand.......

MOTN roll calls at 12 anything! That's only the MOTN if you go to bed at 6

 Bumpies who's discussion count is almost as high as their reply count. -It's so all about you *side eyeing*

emmanemm

MIL is sick right now and hasn't been over to visit for 2 weeks! While I'm sorry she is sick I am still enjoying the fact that she isn't up our asses lately.

Also, I know 3 people that are pregnant right now(one is my SIL) and seeing them makes me miss being pregnant. One of them just started feeling her baby kick, it reminded me of when I first started feeling Kenzie kick and move. Am I crazy for missing that?

And I agree about the 12 motn roll calls. That isn't the motn for me. Lol

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I just dropped my dog off to be groomed and parked in the handicap spot. It was the only 1 of 3 parking spaces currently vacant because the 1 other car parked there decided to take up both spaces by parking like a douche. I felt guilty but damn it, I was in my pajamas, had the baby carrier on one arm and my dog leash in the other, and it was pouring down raining.

Stina2012

I keep dreaming about telling off my ILs. I wish my DH wouldn't be as passive about his shitty parents.

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Stina2012

mermomo5 said:

I hate when people jump on the bandwagon of other people's thoughts! In my opinion have your own thoughts! If someone who people feel is "cool" it seems their opinion become the overall opinion of everyone else. Drives me insane..

Totally agree. Oh wait.....

MrsFurMom

fklang said:

Let's hear them ladies!

 But remember...it's flame free! 

I don't understand.......

MOTN roll calls at 12 anything! That's only the MOTN if you go to bed at 6

 Bumpies who's discussion count is almost as high as their reply count. -It's so all about you *side eyeing*

You can see discussion count vs reply count? I've barely been on the bump on a computer since the change. I am so behind!

flkong

@chunkymonkeylvr When I had to be at work by 6, so did I. Now, since I've been on maternity leave, I wake up after 11. 

=P~

@mrsfurmom Yes, it tells it all. 

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Mamasighs said:

I feel best about myself when I'm underweight.  I've heard that self confidence is supposedly higher the older you get, but that's not been the case with me.  I feel less confident than I did in my 20s.

I feel the same way... if I weigh over 103 I feel crappy about my body. I struggle with the scale all the time.

Hilaboo86

My family is starting to get on my nerves. While I couldn't do it without their help and DH of course, their opinions are being given too much. Also if DH says "that's how my sister would do it" I may nut check him! I don't care if she didn't change diapers in MOTN so she didn't wake them up, I am, and that's what I'll do as EVA'S mother!!! End rant.

heyhaylee

My confession is I'm ready for my husband to go offshore again. He's been working in the shop in town since baby was born so he could be here. I love him so much, but reality is I'm used to him being away, and we are getting on each others nerves.

kaylakim

I just did the happy dance when my 5 year old got on the bus for kindergarten. She had only been up for an hour and was already pushing my buttons and fighting with her sister. Ugh! TGIF!

rondokye

Nothing annoys me more than people pretending to not want to give me back my baby when I ask for her. Especially if she's crying. You aren't funny. It's not cute. This goes for my mom most of all.

M0ON

Its been a month and so far I've kept my promise (which was completely my idea) to my husband: he hasnt changed any diapers!

Really dont see what the big deal is with sharing that task. It takes 60 seconds at most and usually half that. I would much rather have his help elsewhere.

Besides, I think babies deserve to be changed by somebody who isnt gagging, looking away, etc- which I'm sure he would do if he had to change her.

gutsymama

Sometimes I don't reply to threads because I don't want to make people feel bad about complaining about ______ when it could be worse, and I definitely don't want it to seem like I'm passive-aggressively *trying* to pull that card. I feel like I've got a permanent rain cloud.

That said: the threads about how hard it is to see your baby get shots make me want to scream. Believe me, I know it's hard, and it should be. But I was actually happy Luke cried at his vaccines, because he's stopped crying when he gets his blood sugar checked and that's a million times worse, I think, for your baby to be used to pain.

je2161

I'm secretly super excited to enroll my DD1 in a preschool program for 2 year olds through my local Y. It will give her a chance to play with other kids her age. It will force everyone to get out of the house throughout the week. It will give me a break and let me bond one on one with the baby. We can easily afford it with disposable income. It's great all around!

And if anyone else IRL has something judgey to say about it, I might lose it on them!!

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valstulas

So. Much. Alcohol. Last. Night.

je2161

A midnight feed is a MOTN feed for me. I'm usually in bed by 8 and asleep by 930. Except for last night when I barely slept and it wasn't the baby's fault. Yes I'm a zombie today. Ugh.

lancomechica

Sooo...yesterday in wegmans I saw a lady with her babies carseat perched on the top. I learned from this board that's not safe and because I am kind of a know it all IRL and always give my 2 cents I so thought I would say something to someone when I saw them committing this unsafe faux pas. I had just the day before called out someone for littering. But instead I said nothing to this mom and went on about my business. I guess I didn't want this new mom to think I was judging her or telling her what to do...now I feel bad about and wish I would have said something.

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M0ON said:

Its been a month and so far I've kept my promise (which was completely my idea) to my husband: he hasnt changed any diapers! Really dont see what the big deal is with sharing that task. It takes 60 seconds at most and usually half that. I would much rather have his help elsewhere. Besides, I think babies deserve to be changed by somebody who isnt gagging, looking away, etc- which I'm sure he would do if he had to change her.

My SO hasn't changed a diaper yet either.  I'm ok with that...I'd just hover the whole time anyway, while critiquing the whole process.

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kaylakim

Chunkymonkeylvr said:

I'm laying in bed which I choose not to get of today bawling watching the first 10 min of UP

I was just watching that too! The beginning is so sweet and sad. What a great movie though.

WifeyLovesHubs

I feel really guilty about this- but I'm wishing my colicky baby would just skip over this part and be happy. I love her more than anything- but I feel like all she does is fuss and cry. I know how fast time flies and I love how teeny she is now, but I'm really looking forward to the next stage.

sdtchica13

Chunkymonkeylvr said:

@spartanmomma. I sent my DD to my step mothers house to get trained.

Ha,my mom had to do this with my little sis back in the day...it was August and she had to be trained by September for preschool, so mom sent her to my grandma's for the weekend...I have no idea what grandma did, but she came home trained, lol!

@spartanmomma- I have only PT'd a girl, so I don't know if it will help, but is there any way to convince him to sit down to pee so you don't have to clean pee off your walls? Or is he too far past that point?

jeng100

Ella was born with a slightly deformed ear. The doc said that since it is still so pliable we have an 85% chance of correcting it if she wears an ear mold for the next month. I didn't think her ear was a big deal at first, but DH was super concerned that she would get teased, or grow up self conscious. So we decided to do it. My mom has since taken to telling me that she thinks we're vain for doing so, and that if Ella grew up hating her ear she could have just gotten plastic surgery. I've spent the last 24 hours doubting myself as a mother because of it.

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emmanemm

Mamasighs said:

I feel best about myself when I'm underweight.  I've heard that self confidence is supposedly higher the older you get, but that's not been the case with me.  I feel less confident than I did in my 20s.

I totally relate to this! However, I struggle with an ED and have always struggled. I guess my other confession would be that I have been slipping back into my ED habits since Kenzie was born. I am trying so hard to get control over it but it's really tough. I weigh myself every day, most days I weigh 3 times a day. I have horrible body image issues.

kaylakim

Mamasighs said:

Chunkymonkeylvr said:

Okay I have a real one now......

People who constantly complain about their spouse..... You married them! I am pretty sure how they act now is how they were before you married or had children.

I also don't understand in constantly sharing how your SO sucks at life. I believe in praising my hubby to others not tearing him down.

YES! Couldn't agree more. Those posts drive me bonkers. H isn't perfect but neither am I. I'd be very hurt if I found out he'd been complaining about me on an online forum.

This for me too! I would be heartbroken if I found out dh was complaining about me online. Of course he drives me crazy and doesn't always make me happy but he's my husband and we're a team.

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Spartanmomma said:

I feel the need to explain LO's acne to people. It looks horrible. I can't wait until it's gone. I would pay money, really good money, for someone to get my kid to shit in a toilet, and for all things related to pooping and peeing to stop being a battle. I'm so sick of arguing with DS to stop what he's doing to go pee, listening to him SCREAM for up to hours when he has to poop because he's holding it in and then refusing to do it in a toilet, cleaning pee off my bathroom walls and floors because his aim stinks, washing sheets every other day because he pees through night diapers regularly, and all things related to the above bodily functions. SICK OF IT. If there were a camp I could send him to to get past this stage I would do it. I'm not joking that as I type this, he just missed and got half the urine stream on the wall and his underwear. Off we go to put on pair number 3 of the day.

I realize how irritated this makes you and it would me too...but I did giggle a little as a read through your post.  Just the way you stated everything was slightly funny.  I hope he learns to pee and poo in the toliet correctly soon

sdtchica13

Spartanmomma said:

@sdtchoca13 Tried quoting, but did it wrong and since it saves drafts every time I went back to fix it got worse But yea, we're too far along for sitting now, in fact I have to bribe with M&Ms just to get him to sit on the potty for 30 seconds as practice for pooping, haha. Crossing my fingers DD is way easier to train than DS!

Boo to the no sitting! I definitely think girls are easier, especially because there is no aiming involved...I am terrified for when I have to PT Gavin down the road, lol! 

tarabob19

I agree with the PP about shots...although maybe for different reasons. Of course I don't like to see my baby hurting, but I'd rather see that then my child with measles or tetanus. It seems crazy to me that so many moms freak out/bawl/etc during shots.

valstulas

kaylakim said:

Mamasighs said:

Chunkymonkeylvr said:

Okay I have a real one now......

People who constantly complain about their spouse..... You married them! I am pretty sure how they act now is how they were before you married or had children.

I also don't understand in constantly sharing how your SO sucks at life. I believe in praising my hubby to others not tearing him down.

YES! Couldn't agree more. Those posts drive me bonkers. H isn't perfect but neither am I. I'd be very hurt if I found out he'd been complaining about me on an online forum.

This for me too! I would be heartbroken if I found out dh was complaining about me online. Of course he drives me crazy and doesn't always make me happy but he's my husband and we're a team.

I am super guilty of this. I get so frustrated with my SO at times, but I love him and he is my best friend. I guess I've never really thought of it this way. We are a team and I should be wanting to build him up to others. Plus, I bet he would be very hurt to hear some of what I've said about him. It makes me sad that I've acted like this. Definitely something I am going to work on.

gutsymama

missymr said:

jeng100 said:

Ella was born with a slightly deformed ear. The doc said that since it is still so pliable we have an 85% chance of correcting it if she wears an ear mold for the next month. I didn't think her ear was a big deal at first, but DH was super concerned that she would get teased, or grow up self conscious. So we decided to do it. My mom has since taken to telling me that she thinks we're vain for doing so, and that if Ella grew up hating her ear she could have just gotten plastic surgery. I've spent the last 24 hours doubting myself as a mother because of it.

Wearing a mild for a month as an infant seems far less invasive than plastic surgery.
If its easily corrected this is not vain. We have a hard enough time with body image. Why make it harder if you don't have to.

I think you're doing the right thing and would do the same.

This. Tell your mom to shove it.

somerandomlady

Asbromle said:

M0ON said:

Its been a month and so far I've kept my promise (which was completely my idea) to my husband: he hasnt changed any diapers!

Really dont see what the big deal is with sharing that task. It takes 60 seconds at most and usually half that. I would much rather have his help elsewhere.

Besides, I think babies deserve to be changed by somebody who isnt gagging, looking away, etc- which I'm sure he would do if he had to change her.

My SO hasn't changed a diaper yet either.  I'm ok with that...I'd just hover the whole time anyway, while critiquing the whole process.


I would think if you can trust a man to wipe his own butt you can trust him to wipe a baby's. Diaper changing is not exactly complicated, as long as you know which side of the diaper is the front.

Bmore721

If my ILs want a relationship with DD, they need to make an effort. Call. Text. Email. Use snail mail. Visit. Something! Commenting on pictures I post to FB does not count. Stop being so selfish and support your son!

valstulas

@Spartanmomma: I had the hardest time training DS1. He was over 4 before he would poop on the potty. I had him trained earlier, but he was always reluctant to poop on the potty. One day my mom was watching him and he told her he had to poop but didn't want to go on the potty. She told him it was fine to just poop in his underwear. It set us back about 8 months.

What I eventually did was this: I told him that he would have to sit on the potty every night at the same time for 10 minutes, whether he had to go or not. If he pooped, he could get up as soon as he was done. I put on the TV for him and stayed with him. At first it was a huge fight. I had to hold him on the potty while he screamed and hit me the first night. A few days later he started pooping on it. He accepted it eventually and was trained within 10 days.

valstulas

jeng100 said:

Ella was born with a slightly deformed ear. The doc said that since it is still so pliable we have an 85% chance of correcting it if she wears an ear mold for the next month. I didn't think her ear was a big deal at first, but DH was super concerned that she would get teased, or grow up self conscious. So we decided to do it. My mom has since taken to telling me that she thinks we're vain for doing so, and that if Ella grew up hating her ear she could have just gotten plastic surgery. I've spent the last 24 hours doubting myself as a mother because of it.

You are not vain. Teasing is a real concern and she probably won't like her ear as she gets older. It's true that she could have surgery when she gets older, but if a simple ear mold can fix it now, I don't see the sense of putting her through that.

flkong

Mamasighs said:

I feel best about myself when I'm underweight.  I've heard that self confidence is supposedly higher the older you get, but that's not been the case with me.  I feel less confident than I did in my 20s.

I totally relate to this! However, I struggle with an ED and have always struggled. I guess my other confession would be that I have been slipping back into my ED habits since Kenzie was born. I am trying so hard to get control over it but it's really tough. I weigh myself every day, most days I weigh 3 times a day. I have horrible body image issues.

I've never been diagnosed but I've always wondered. It's worse when I'm under stress (like now) or need to feel in control of something because of chaos in my life. I need to get this pattern of thinking out of my head because I do not want my daughter to think its normal.

For what it's worth, I think you're both on your way to healthier eating! You've done the first step which is acknowledging that there is a problem. Lots of women have it but may not recognize that they do. I hope it gets better for you. 

jeng100

Thanks ladies. I really needed to hear that.

Hilaboo86

Thought I'd add another one. A guy just tried to cut into our lane while driving because he was in the wrong lane. He was one inch from our car. I wanted to show my fat redneck ass. Dude, we have a infant in the car. I have road rage. :-S