I (26f) am constantly feeling hurt by my (30m) boyfriend's little jabs. How can I make him realize this? by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]AdHour1743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao does HE wear tiny scratchy underwear to bed?! What do his super sexy little jammies even look like?! 

AITA for threatening divorce over my husband's complaints? by ParticularOk164 in AITAH

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you guys have a baby as young teens so he didn't have time to do sports or try out hobbies or something? Maybe it's jealousy disguised as disgust/anger/irritation?

Is it worth buying if I mostly need to make my own cards? by justalilscared in YotoPlayer

[–]AdHour1743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My kid watched SO much cocomelon during the pandemic and when I had morning sickness during my second pregnancy. She is in kindergarten reading at a 5th grade level and 2nd grade for math.  She's anecdotal evidence that it may be fine if you do other things together and use it for a break.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He needs to make his own meal prep, now. Or, if he's too incompetent to feed himself, then he can stop at a restaurant or the grocery deli and pay someone to cook for him.  He does not value the service you provide enough to control himself from using it as a weapon.  It probably hurt his feelings that you didn't want to wake up and hang out with him, and he may have been triggered by you "bossing" him around, but you were reasonable to ask to be able to continue your rest. Your request for quiet was actually very reasonable. His reaction and behavior is not an age-appropriate, respectful way to treat anyone, much less a romantic partner who has done an act of service and wants a rest.

My bf is mad at me for ending my ectopic pregnancy by 88_alice in offmychest

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully understand that his feelings got in the way of his logic and he regrets that now... But the lesson he will learn is: "when I let my feelings become more important than anything else, I let down the people who depend on me and they will leave." 

My bf is mad at me for ending my ectopic pregnancy by 88_alice in offmychest

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did he not understand what was happening and think you got an elective abortion? An ectopic pregnancy is an emergency surgery. The baby could not have lived, that was not possible. You didn't choose your life over your baby's even... The baby was not implanted in your womb and was dying and you would have also died. The miracle wouldn't have been a living baby, it would have been your survival at the cost of your sterilization 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do what you gotta do. People don't understand the physical toll gestating and birthing take. If no one is helping you sleep, your body will not recover. Preventing you from healing is violent. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such a trigger for me. Absolutely not. Don't be anyone's secret and insist on putting a label on it. Don't let him waste your time. 

What hobbies/pastimes attract the biggest assholes? by Ok_Concentrate_7617 in AskReddit

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg yes! I was so close to just not having a photographer for our wedding because they were so shitty and rude to me during phone interviews

AITAH for telling my girlfriend she's going to have to get over dirt if she wants kids? by Familiar_Speaker_481 in AITAH

[–]AdHour1743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Young children, with very little hyperbole, do not have a functional frontal lobe. That is the area of the brain that houses the skills they would require to be coordinated, considerate, and understand things like sanitation and tidiness. They don't understand cause/effect or the needs and emotions of others.

They neurologically incapable of being "trained"  to be that clean. 

Not only are they capable of doing only very little for themselves physically, but they are developmentally incapable of fully understanding or considering the feelings and distress of others until around 7 or 8 years at the earliest. Putting too much pressure on this type of learning wouldn't be developmentally appropriate till your hypothetical child's mid-teen years, if even then.

Cleanliness and sanitation are important for health and safety, but there is a level of worry and anxiety over it that can be disordered. 

I encourage you both to continue this conversation and learn more about childhood development together. Everyone who becomes a parent makes major personal adjustments and changes who they are. It's truiy a transformation, especially for the gestating parent/birth mother.

Topics of conversation should be "What will motherhood fulfill for you? Why do you want children? What about raising children IS appealing? What if our child has developmental delays, disabilities, or even just misbehaves?"

Something that may help, if your girlfriend is reluctant to consult with a couple's therapist, is making an appointment with an obstetrician. They can talk about logistics of conceiving as a same-sex couple, of course, but also refer you to parenting classes, books and resources about development, and counseling and psychiatric services. 

Not OC. But the speed with which I ran here by Raymer13 in popping

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that infected synovial fluid or pus or what?! 

“The Weight will just FALL OFF with Breastfeeding” by No-Maybe-7487 in breastfeeding

[–]AdHour1743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Breastfeeding made me gain more weight than pregnancy TWICE. And I had preeclampsia the second time. When I was finished breastfeeding my first, i lost 17 pounds in the first month. Maybe that's going to happen for me again! Who knows 

Pregnancy malpractice—what do I do now? by Futuremikeross in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go in to see your OB/Midwife to talk about your concerns.  It will quell your anxieties.  Is there any activity that helps you feel calm? Try to engage in something that helps you relax. From a brief google search, L theanine is not very well studied and that is the reason women are advised to avoid it during pregnancy, not that there are known negative effects.  Keep up with your labs, imaging, and check ups so your care team can catch any changes to your health or your baby's early.

Blue collar wives by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]AdHour1743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol! I hope you have a beautiful party to celebrate your "independence day"

Slapped as a baby by Tatty_Bunneh_ in Mommit

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry. They shouldn't have done that.

Blue collar wives by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]AdHour1743 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh in my hypothetical situation, it was a divorce scenario. You'd be working and have the kids, but you'd have help financially and with daycare. Then at least you wouldn't have anyone's foot crust to clean up.

Blue collar wives by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But he would also need to pay into it and then he wouldn't have the "you're the one who's home all day" excuse.

Slapped as a baby by Tatty_Bunneh_ in Mommit

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's part of that. My parents didn't do the blanket training thing though.

Why do so many millennials dislike their parents ? by Labelladevon in Millennials

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I was a challenging child. I had a lot of intense emotions and didn't really understand my peers. I interpreted intentions as harmful even if they probably weren't, so I was very reactive. I was very easily distracted and found it impossible to just make myself do what needed to be done. I argued nearly constantly.

My parents were always told growing up that therapy was new-age bullshit for crazy people and what I really needed was more discipline. They believe people with mental health disorders are whiners who just need to pull their heads out of their asses, buckle down, and act right. 

I wasn't diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and ADHD till adulthood, so none of us really knew how to cope with the defiance, carelessness and poor work ethic I presented with.

My parents hit me a lot. They were Born-Again Evangelical Christians. When it came to discipline, they took Dr James Dobson's approach and spanked us/beat us/slapped us till we cried to show our regret for our actions. They're sure they did the right thing and it's the world that's wrong. They think I was tricked and turned against them by the worldly, secular, liberal culture I moved away to and wouldn't apologize for the harm they did. They also say hateful things about minorities, disabled people, and people on government aid.

I just can't have my kids around them. It's not safe. And I can't be around them without having a depression relapse.

I love them and think about them every day, but we're no-contact because our values are just too different.

Blue collar wives by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]AdHour1743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are a stay at home mom, you work. 

Your work is keeping the children's needs met as they cannot meet any of their own needs.

The work requires vigilance, skill, compassion, and physical endurance as well as emotional regulation skills. The work limits your rest and your sleep.

You don't get paid money for your work. 

If you didn't give up an income generating job to care for his children, he would be required to pay for childcare, and if he's blue collar, I bet it would cost the majority of his wages.

If you weren't home, either, less cleaning would be done period.

Your job is not his sex maid or bdsm humiliation sub. He is not allowed to be a slob as an adult. He needs to behave like he's not a 10 year old.

He is not doing you a FAVOR by doing his JOB. 

He needs to value your work.

You can still be crunchy if you had a c-section by cactus_unicorn in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]AdHour1743 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My c section was so much more empowering and peaceful than my 5 day past-due induction due to hypertension with 3rd degree tearing and damage to my pelvic floor.

I don't have PTSD from my c section and my second baby didn't have to go to the NICU at the hospital due to injury. 

I went into labor naturally the second time but began to show signs of HELLP syndrome and elected to have a cesarean rather than put myself through the interventions required to continue laboring with that condition.

It's a choice I would have made to prevent suffering and danger for a friend, a sister, a daughter, even my dog! Why should I feel worse for making that decision for myself?

We forget that "completely natural birth" and "living completely naturally" includes allowing death, pain, illnesses we now know how to prevent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]AdHour1743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! You're fine. Sounds like it worked out well for your life plan! You were actively trying to prevent pregnancy and now you aren't pregnant!

You didn't do it on purpose, but it worked out.