October 2017 Moms

FFFC 6.2.17

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  • @carries2018 I've thought about that as well, and I think it depends on the honesty/integrity of the child. My brother did that with my nephews (they are 19 and 21), and they only needed them once or twice. They have a pretty open relationship, but I could see a kid taking advantage of that situation, and bragging that their parents let them drink. 
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  • FFFC: we haven't made a will yet and that's primarily because I can't decide who DD would go to without hurting feelings, or how to ensure she would still get to see all her grandparents. I know NOT doing a will is worse but ugh, putting our decision in writing is so hard.
    We have said since I was pregnant with DD that we would do one. She turns 3 in August and we're finally getting around to it
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  • @carries2018 my parents used the fear of gd to prevent me from underage drinking and drugs and it worked lol. DH's parents did the same thing you want to do but he never called them even tho he's told me he got into a tricky situation at some guys house once. Im not sure what we'll do - but I know I did a lot of lying to my parents about who was going to the movies on Friday nights and I don't want those kinds of secrets between me and my kids. 
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  • My kids are to go to my parents and only my parents. MIL is so overbearing that my kids would turn into absolute hellions out of spite. My parents know this, but we really need to get it in writing. We don't even have wills and we've been married almost 9 years  :#

    My brother caused so much trouble during our childhood that it made me want to be the good kid. I never drank or smoked or did drugs in HS. The very first time I actually drank was the night after HS graduation and got so ahead of myself I blacked out. That scares the shit out of me, so I will be very vocal with my kids about being responsible. We will not tell them "don't drink", we will tell them how to do it responsibly and to understand that there can be serious consequences. Drunk driving, alcohol poisoning, getting ticketed, etc. 

    I was nearly at the bottom of the social ladder in school and it made it hard for me as an adult. I wasn't social, had a hard time at my first couple if jobs, I know I missed out on a lot because of it. So I will encourage my kids to branch out and make friends, but not necessarily be popular. Right now, we're focusing on teaching our kids how to make friends with the *right* people, since DD1 (8yo) has some friends at school that aren't good kids and this ish is hard y'all. And it's only the beginning


  • @ChocolateIsLife Nice!! That's pretty much what my nursery looks like at this point too. We cleared out a lot of the stuff we had stored in there a few weekends ago, and built a crib. But otherwise it still doesn't look like a nursery lol
  • i get really angry when people use loss as almost like a game of "i knew her/him best" like all these people come out of the woodwork posting all over FB looking for sympathy and acknowledgement. like that person is someone's mother/father, wife/husband, brother/sister, child, friend. it just lessens those condolences for them. i think FB is a great tool to express condolences and that can be helpful to the people grieving by posting nice memories on the person's page. but this carrying on on your own page doesn't sit right with me.
    Some people get so weird and self centered about others' losses. When I was in high school, a good friend of mine named Matt passed away, and random popular kids who had never exchanged a sentence with Matt or me would come up to me and try to commiserate. Not just "I'm so sorry for your loss" stuff but actually acting like they were part of the grieving. And then they'd turn around and act like they were in the know "oh bluejeanbabi is sad but she's doing ok, etc" gross.



  • shan24shan24 member
    We also struggle with who to put down as guardians. Our closest friends are childless by choice, so I don't think they'd be up for it. My mil has some pretty serious mental health issues, so it wouldn't be good for her or our kids. My sister assumes it'll be her and bil, but I have some reservations, not about her parenting, but about her family's dynamic. So, I guess it'll be my parents by default. 
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