DO NOT do a youtube search on nature birth.....not only are there people who actually give birth in a forest, but they film it and throw that shizz up on youtube O_o
I was just gonna mention that very weird video on YouTube with this lady giving birth in a forest in a stream with her naked daughter watching the birth. It was really weird.
YES!!! She had a yoga mat to squat on at the stream edge over the stones?? I don't even know why I watched it. It was like I couldn't look away because I almost didn't believe I was actually going to see it all!
Totally random: DH is sleeping next to me and he just declared his love for fish sticks in his sleep and asked me if we could have fish sticks for dinner tomorrow. When I said yes, he hugged me and went back to deep sleep. Looks like I'm buying fish sticks tomorrow even though I've never in my life seen him eat them before.
Totally random: DH is sleeping next to me and he just declared his love for fish sticks in his sleep and asked me if we could have fish sticks for dinner tomorrow. When I said yes, he hugged me and went back to deep sleep. Looks like I'm buying fish sticks tomorrow even though I've never in my life seen him eat them before.
Lmao! Sleep talking is the best! Some of my funniest conversations with my husband and sister have been when they've been asleep, because they are both avid sleep talkers and can carry full conversations, respond, and kind of make sense while dreaming away.
I like to watch weird things... I'm just gonna blame anime and leave it at that haha! Unless you were referring to the FB thing I shared, in which case yeah, I got nothing.
I like to watch weird things... I'm just gonna blame anime and leave it at that haha! Unless you were referring to the FB thing I shared, in which case yeah, I got nothing.
Definitely referring to the rhogam shot nonsense. SD is super into anime.
@Knottie9983816 birth in nature: natural birth. It's like 22 minutes long. I mean props to her but I just could never!
Dude I was more concerned about the fly buzzing around the baby's head as soon as she was born... The clean freak in me was totally aghast over it! But yeah... Not really into that for myself lol.
That awkward moment when you aren't anywhere near as crunchy as you thought you were 0.o
So this was the response she got... I have very little faith in humanity at times...
OMG Avoid the Rhogam shot???? Is she actively trying to kill her baby????? Sure, it only applies if her Rh is negative and the father's Rh is positive (due to the possibility of the baby being Rh positive); but it will never be recommended in any other scenario... and if a provider recommends it, this is nonnegotiable!!! What's wrong with people????? This makes my blood boil!!!!!
Ugh to top all of my other stress this week, I just found out that my other brother (he's been at our house more than his POS mother's house for over a decade and if she wasn't getting food stamps, and government benefits, my parents would have outright adopted him by now) Anyway, he is in the hospital because he tried to commit suicide on Monday night. Apparently he got into a fight with his girlfriend, called one of my sisters to come get him around 3AM and my mom said no because gas money was really tight. He called another friend and took something while on the phone with her, and she called 911. When he found out she called 911 he ran away from the house, and the police had to search for him. Found him at a friend's house a few streets down.
He wouldn't tell the Dr what he took, so they pumped his stomach. Now he's been Baker Acted for like the fifth time (this is the first time he actually NEEDED it) He is completely at his mother's mercy at the hospital. She won't allow any visitors because she's "punishing him for trying to destroy God's handy work" and won't let anyone call him either. The only person he's allowed to see is her, not even his biological siblings. In response to this he apparently hasn't spoken a single word this entire time and is barely eating. His mother had the audacity to post on FB that if he really wanted to kill himself it would have been successful and that people need to stop feeling bad for him.
I guess no one in my fam thought to tell me because they don't want to stress me out this close to the baby being born >.< So I just found out inadvertently from a FB post of one of my sibling's...
@Knottie9983816 I am so sorry, both for your brother and for you having to find out via Facebook. From a psychology standpoint, the number of things his mother has already done wrong makes me want to drive to wherever she is and beat the shit out of her. How old is he? If he is old enough to be emancipated, ensure that someone records the things she is posting and saying. That is not a healthy environment, especially for a teenager.
Also, your mother wouldn't allow his sister to help him because gas money was tight? Isn't she religious? On what planet is it ok in any religion to turn your back on someone in need? JFC, that whole situation is awful; I am so, so sorry you're dealing with this.
@AmadorRose It was more of a "if we go pick him up we won't have enough gas money to make it work this week" situation. She has apparently been beside herself and crying constantly over the entire situation all week. From what she told me after I called this morning, it just sounded like he wanted to come over, not saying "I REALLY need to come over" or anything like that...
He will be turning eighteen by the summer, but he doesn't have a driver's lisense, or ever had a job because his mom refuses to allow him to have either, so emancipation is out of the question. Especially with how twisted the situation looks when DCF is involved. She makes it look like she is the best mother in the universe on paper, and anytime he tries to stand up for himself or act like a normal teenager (like being up past 11 on a weekend at seventeen) she calls the police and says he hit her or if he does get inconsolable she baker acts him. It's her routine, so no one believes he could possibly be the victim in these cases.
I guess he is planning on moving in with my parents when he is 18 and has graduated this May, and when my sister and her two kids move out. So that will be something to look forward to in his part. He is apparently getting to go home today, but idk if that is better or worse for him. >.<
Ugh to top all of my other stress this week, I just found out that my other brother (he's been at our house more than his POS mother's house for over a decade and if she wasn't getting food stamps, and government benefits, my parents would have outright adopted him by now) Anyway, he is in the hospital because he tried to commit suicide on Monday night. Apparently he got into a fight with his girlfriend, called one of my sisters to come get him around 3AM and my mom said no because gas money was really tight. He called another friend and took something while on the phone with her, and she called 911. When he found out she called 911 he ran away from the house, and the police had to search for him. Found him at a friend's house a few streets down.
He wouldn't tell the Dr what he took, so they pumped his stomach. Now he's been Baker Acted for like the fifth time (this is the first time he actually NEEDED it) He is completely at his mother's mercy at the hospital. She won't allow any visitors because she's "punishing him for trying to destroy God's handy work" and won't let anyone call him either. The only person he's allowed to see is her, not even his biological siblings. In response to this he apparently hasn't spoken a single word this entire time and is barely eating. His mother had the audacity to post on FB that if he really wanted to kill himself it would have been successful and that people need to stop feeling bad for him.
I guess no one in my fam thought to tell me because they don't want to stress me out this close to the baby being born >.< So I just found out inadvertently from a FB post of one of my sibling's...
This is awful! I am sorry it happened! What a stress! Does he get regular psychiatric care?
@Knottie9983816 at least he has family who is more than willing to help him out. It's hard to see how short a few months is in the big scheme of things at that age, but his emotional maturity has probably been twisted enough that, hopefully, he is able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Won't DCF take his word into account, since he's a competent near-adult?
@Knottie9983816 You should never have to find out things like that over Facebook. If my mother had not of called me right before I opened my Facebook app, I would have found out that my grandmother had died that way because my dad doesn't know how to wait and make sure the appropriate people are informed before saying anything to social media. They should have called you, regardless of "not wanting to stress you out." You need to know these things. He's family and you love him.
@Knottie9983816 I'm so sorry to hear about that tough situation with your brother. I truly hope things can improve soon now that he's close to being 18.
I hate seeing this kind of family stuff posted on FB. Even if everyone has already been notified, airing out these things on social media is so inappropriate and unnecessary. I feel angry at the lack of respect for your brother on all fronts.
I'm sorry to hear it too, Knottie. Suicide is so sad. I'm glad they found him in time! Even if it was meant to be an unsuccessful attempt, people can still end up dead! My sister in law died that way. That mother sounds like a crazy person that is involved in my family. Why do people do such mean things?
@thaisac1 He has been in and out of therapy for years, but it hasn't been consistent. Every time he starts to get better his mom stops taking him, or lies to his case workers about his home life making him out to be a lying monster. (I just want to throw it out there that if I hadn't personally seen half of the things he's said she does I wouldn't believe him either.)
@AmadorRose I know that time is the hardest for a kid with emotional issues and is reliant on their parents. I went through it myself, but my parents are WAY more chill with my siblings. Thank God. I don't think him trying to commit suicide is going to work in his favor right now to prove he would be better off on his own. When we are allowed to see him again we will try to work something out anyway.
@fbanke42 I did find out about my grandma being in the hospital that way. Lord I was pissed back in August! Same thing. Mom didn't want to stress me. I am glad you were able to find out through a phone call instead of that impersonally.
@emgee27 It was one of my teenaged sisters who posted it. She literally posted "Please pray for my brother X, he is in the hospital and needs lots of love" So I messaged her. Then called my mom.
@fbanke42 DS & I's workplaces like to take their sweet ass time in distributing W2s. They seem to love waiting until the last minute allowable to finally release them. Work switched payroll systems at the end of the year so I can't even sign in to my old account to get electronic copies/tax info like I used to. Sigh..
@fbanke42 DS & I's workplaces like to take their sweet ass time in distributing W2s. They seem to love waiting until the last minute allowable to finally release them. Work switched payroll systems at the end of the year so I can't even sign in to my old account to get electronic copies/tax info like I used to. Sigh..
We're just waiting on DH's W2 as well. Well and technically our savings acct interest income statement, but I can get that from our regular statements. I wish we could just print it off online like *every* other form we need.
Apparently DHs coworker got his on Thursday, so fingers crossed it will be in the mail on Monday, since all we've gotten since then is political junk mail...
ETA. I think I may stop by the library and pick up the worksheets/forms and see if I can do them that way this year. MIL worked for H&R for years, so she typically helps us and we all share a copy of Turbo Tax; but I kinda want to see if I get the same number the software does.
@mrstrax tax season is the ONLY time when I think math is almost fun! Lol
Haha - I love numbers and math in general, so long hand taxes actually seem like a fun challenge to me. I'm pretty sure that should be either a FFFC or an UO though
The idea of ending up getting paid for it is pretty great too though
We OWE on taxes this year! DH thinks I filled in some exemption accidentally so our work hasn't been taking enough out. It isn't terrible, about $600, but UGH the baby stuff we could have bought! There goes my Tula and CityMini double stroller
@RoseShadow873 Before I put in my W-2, it was saying our refund would be around $7,000. After my W-2? $2,000. This at least gives us enough money for a deposit and to put $1,000 in savings.
Ugh I was scheduled to start my midterm 10 minutes ago. I take them online through a site that uses my laptop's camera to proctor the test. There is no proctor and I'm seriously starting to get annoyed. If I'm late to the test, I have to pay to reschedule it but God only knows how long it'll be until someone decides to swing by and stare at me through a camera for the next 30-45 minutes. Ugh. I'm so ready to be done with college.
DH finished his model, but informed me that the model would be part of an entire scene for his portfolio. He told me he's taking this weekend off, and then he's going to start working on the other models. Which means I get to go back to having zero breaks. He's also decided that he want to do a LAN party got his birthday, so that means I get to exclusively take care of DS that weekend. We're also doing absolutely nothing for my birthday... DH wont even be home until 9:30 PM on my birthday. We usually celebrate together, so being the only one left out and being the responsible one has left a sour taste in my mouth. He hasn't even asked me if I wanted to do something for my birthday or if his plans are even ok with me... I'm too hormonal and tired for this crap.
I'm dying to do our taxes and really hoping we get a refund. I usually break even or owe a small amount, and DH got a big refund last year. But my investment account takes FOREVER to send my 1099 (like, mid to end of February), so I'm just sitting here twiddling my thumbs until then. The first year I didn't even know they sent something that late - filed in mid February and then got that form in the mail 3 days later, and had to re-file and pay
We did our taxes last night. I think this is the earliest we've ever been able to get them done. Last year, I got a huge refund because of grad school and DH had to pay. This year, I got a good deal less back, but DH pretty much broke even.
@Knottie9983816 I saw that on Facebook the other day and just simply said "nope," and moved on. Of course the person who posted it is obsessed with being super crunchy.
@Knottie9983816 That is vile! Would someone really give that to a kid to play with?
I totally just managed to forget to move the clean clothes from the washer to the dryer and then put a whole new load of dirty clothes on top of the clean wet ones and add soap before realizing there were two loads in there at once.
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I mean props to her but I just could never!
He wouldn't tell the Dr what he took, so they pumped his stomach. Now he's been Baker Acted for like the fifth time (this is the first time he actually NEEDED it) He is completely at his mother's mercy at the hospital. She won't allow any visitors because she's "punishing him for trying to destroy God's handy work" and won't let anyone call him either. The only person he's allowed to see is her, not even his biological siblings. In response to this he apparently hasn't spoken a single word this entire time and is barely eating. His mother had the audacity to post on FB that if he really wanted to kill himself it would have been successful and that people need to stop feeling bad for him.
I guess no one in my fam thought to tell me because they don't want to stress me out this close to the baby being born >.< So I just found out inadvertently from a FB post of one of my sibling's...
Also, your mother wouldn't allow his sister to help him because gas money was tight? Isn't she religious? On what planet is it ok in any religion to turn your back on someone in need? JFC, that whole situation is awful; I am so, so sorry you're dealing with this.
He will be turning eighteen by the summer, but he doesn't have a driver's lisense, or ever had a job because his mom refuses to allow him to have either, so emancipation is out of the question. Especially with how twisted the situation looks when DCF is involved. She makes it look like she is the best mother in the universe on paper, and anytime he tries to stand up for himself or act like a normal teenager (like being up past 11 on a weekend at seventeen) she calls the police and says he hit her or if he does get inconsolable she baker acts him. It's her routine, so no one believes he could possibly be the victim in these cases.
I guess he is planning on moving in with my parents when he is 18 and has graduated this May, and when my sister and her two kids move out. So that will be something to look forward to in his part. He is apparently getting to go home today, but idk if that is better or worse for him. >.<
I hate seeing this kind of family stuff posted on FB. Even if everyone has already been notified, airing out these things on social media is so inappropriate and unnecessary. I feel angry at the lack of respect for your brother on all fronts.
@AmadorRose I know that time is the hardest for a kid with emotional issues and is reliant on their parents. I went through it myself, but my parents are WAY more chill with my siblings. Thank God. I don't think him trying to commit suicide is going to work in his favor right now to prove he would be better off on his own. When we are allowed to see him again we will try to work something out anyway.
@fbanke42 I did find out about my grandma being in the hospital that way. Lord I was pissed back in August! Same thing. Mom didn't want to stress me. I am glad you were able to find out through a phone call instead of that impersonally.
@emgee27 It was one of my teenaged sisters who posted it. She literally posted "Please pray for my brother X, he is in the hospital and needs lots of love" So I messaged her. Then called my mom.
Apparently DHs coworker got his on Thursday, so fingers crossed it will be in the mail on Monday, since all we've gotten since then is political junk mail...
ETA. I think I may stop by the library and pick up the worksheets/forms and see if I can do them that way this year. MIL worked for H&R for years, so she typically helps us and we all share a copy of Turbo Tax; but I kinda want to see if I get the same number the software does.
The idea of ending up getting paid for it is pretty great too though
I hate tax season
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I totally just managed to forget to move the clean clothes from the washer to the dryer and then put a whole new load of dirty clothes on top of the clean wet ones and add soap before realizing there were two loads in there at once.