@tincupchalice if they're half as bad as mine then I'm scared for you. She's not happy unless ALL the toys and books (and sharpies and anything else hidden) is out. It takes me a solid 30 minutes to put it back away at night.
@tincupchalice if they're half as bad as mine then I'm scared for you. She's not happy unless ALL the toys and books (and sharpies and anything else hidden) is out. It takes me a solid 30 minutes to put it back away at night.
Sometimes they even have competitions to see who can pull more things out of the drawer the fastest!
UO: I don't care if people say showing when it's just bloating. I mean obv it's not the baby at 6 weeks but it is pregnancy related body changes, so what does it matter?
Lol I am not a wine person, and I am not a perfect parent, but some of my BEST parenting days have lead to alcohol. Why? Because my best days were the days when I found it in myself to sit patiently while my kid threw fits to try to get what they want. When I got down to their level with a soft voice only to have them scream in my face. When I held my stuff together, knowing this kid just does not know how to deal with a bunch of emotions or because they are exhausted from a full day as they collapse on the floor crying.
Boundaries were tested, children were awful (in that moment) and I kept my cool while being firm with my lesson/discipline. Beer me!
That being said, I hear you. It is a thing now to just talk about drinking wine all the time. If it is being used as an every day coping mechanism for stress, that is not healthy.
stuck in the box....gah! Anyway, @lady_mormont18 Thank you!!!! I think a lot of people are totally misunderstanding what I'm trying to say. I like wine. I drink wine. I don't care if you drink wine every day. I have no issue with wine or people who drink it. I don't think people who drink wine (responsibly) are bad parents. And yes, I totally understand that some kids have behavioral issues that have nothing to do with parenting skills. What I'm trying to say, and I think @ivyvines6, too, is that the whole idea that wine is a necessity for moms now because being a parent is the most awful thing in the world, and you "just can't" (another UO, I'm SO sick of this saying) without drinking wine. When you google "mom wine memes" there are PAGES and PAGES of "funny" memes talking about how awful kids are and how you need 8 glasses of wine to deal with them. The fact that it's not uncommon to see alcohol at kids' birthday parties because otherwise how would you ever get through the torture?? The fact that I saw people handing out beer on Halloween last year because "the parents need a treat, too!" The fact that this meme exists:
Me, 35 Hubs, 32 Married June 2012 BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013 BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014 BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
UO: I don't care if people say showing when it's just bloating. I mean obv it's not the baby at 6 weeks but it is pregnancy related body changes, so what does it matter?
My uterus grew incredibly fast during my 3rd and 4th pregnancy, so fast that I had ultrasounds to check for twins. I was "showing" super early. I'm very slim so I think that makes it more obvious.
I literally never drink. I'm Mormon so it just doesn't happen. There are obviously other ways to deal with the crap your kids pull. Wine isn't a necessity. I think that's what the other ladies are saying. If you like it, that's fine. If it's a true coping mechanism there might be an underlying issue. If you CAN'T give up wine then that's an issue and it should be addressed and the culture of all moms must drink wine to cope is what is wrong. Not the act itself.
I literally never drink. I'm Mormon so it just doesn't happen. There are obviously other ways to deal with the crap your kids pull. Wine isn't a necessity. I think that's what the other ladies are saying. If you like it, that's fine. If it's a true coping mechanism there might be an underlying issue. If you CAN'T give up wine then that's an issue and it should be addressed and the culture of all moms must drink wine to cope is what is wrong. Not the act itself.
Off topic but... My best friend from my last bmb is also Mormon. Am I Mormon magnet?
I literally never drink. I'm Mormon so it just doesn't happen. There are obviously other ways to deal with the crap your kids pull. Wine isn't a necessity. I think that's what the other ladies are saying. If you like it, that's fine. If it's a true coping mechanism there might be an underlying issue. If you CAN'T give up wine then that's an issue and it should be addressed and the culture of all moms must drink wine to cope is what is wrong. Not the act itself.
Off topic but... My best friend from my last bmb is also Mormon. Am I Mormon magnet?
UO: I don't care if people say showing when it's just bloating. I mean obv it's not the baby at 6 weeks but it is pregnancy related body changes, so what does it matter?
My uterus grew incredibly fast during my 3rd and 4th pregnancy, so fast that I had ultrasounds to check for twins. I was "showing" super early. I'm very slim so I think that makes it more obvious.
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Married June 2012
BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
BFP Oct 2013- twins! A&H born May 2014
BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17
I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
Meimsx no more
I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
Meimsx no more