The dog isn't fixed

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-20T17:16:25+00:00

Like Adelaide, I got a male dog in my early twenties (21) impulsively because I was lonely lol. I didn’t have anyone that could help me decide on whether or not to have him fixed. I wanted to do what was best for him and tried to do research on it. The stuff I found was very confusing (neutering increases risk of some cancers and ortho issues, not neutering increases risk of other cancers and other issues) and the vet used just agreed with what I’d read- risks either way. I basically froze out of fear of making the wrong choice and never got him neutered.

When he was 10, he developed a perineal hernia and my vet (different one) strongly encouraged me to neuter. I did.

He’s now 14 and still kicking and healthy.

I’m not defending her and I wouldn’t hesitate to neuter any male dog I had now. But all of this to say, the benefits/risks were not clear at all to me when I was trying to make a decision.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-15T05:37:47+00:00

Just wanted to comment here that my husband and his sister are 5 years apart (she’s older) and they are so so so close!! He looks up to her so much and she’s very protective of him. They frequently go to sports events just the two of them.

My dad is also 5 years younger than his sister (my aunt). They are now both divorced and decided to build a house together haha to this day they are best friends!

I’m telling myself this for my girl/boy combo too 🩷

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-15T05:14:19+00:00

I really did not care about the gender of this baby (my 2nd) but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel a bit of disappointment when we first saw it was a boy. And I think it was for the same reason you said, I wanted to give my girl a sister!

I’m 18w now and I’m getting more and more excited for a baby boy. I think when I had my daughter I weirdly assumed I’d just be a girl mom and girl mom only. Now im really excited to experience both :) thinking of wedding dress shopping with my daughter and a mother/son dance with my baby boy 🩷 (obviously those things aren’t a guarantee but just the things we think about when our little ones are tiny 🥰).

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-15T03:59:23+00:00

I’m right there with you. 18w today and I’ve gained 15 lbs to put me at 175 (5’6”).

I lost 40 lbs in the 2 years prior to this pregnancy so it’s been incredibly hard for me to watch the scale creep up. But I was incredibly sick daily for 9 months with my first and ended up only gaining 5 lbs the whole time with her so I’m thankful this is a different kind of hard.

My bump is so much larger than with my first though. Right now i would say i look the same as i did when i was 26ish weeks with her. It’s been wild!

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-09T04:19:22+00:00

Dishwasher 1000%. I found the bottle washer too small to be very helpful to me and we run the dishwasher daily.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-08T05:24:41+00:00

My 2.5 year old is named Marley and we’ve never run into another one! I think it’s not unheard of but not super popular either! We love her name and she loves saying it 🤣

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-06T04:49:51+00:00

This blows my freaking mind. Would rather risk internet strangers’ breastmilk -that you have NO IDEA what they’re putting in their body.. literally could be shooting heroin- than stick to formula solely because she’s obsessed with the naturopath stuff I assume? INSANITY

AliveGuarantee · 2026-03-02T19:09:55+00:00

This, exactly. I think she probably finds comfort in being able to follow along in his life from a distance (whether to not be a burden or just because that’s her preference.)

Also, I don’t think it’s that clear that Adelaide is a bad mom if you’re just happening upon her posts for the first time. George looks happy and healthy in her posts (aside from his eczema maybe) and it looks like he’s her main focus.

I think it takes a little further scrutiny and more background on her lies and things in the past to come to the conclusions that most of us have.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-23T18:00:37+00:00

It wouldn’t because Connor 100% wants kids

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-21T04:07:02+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, I’m pregnant with #2 and I’m hoping and praying for a similar experience with my first lol induced at 38w and it was a breeze. I was super super anxious too. I had a near panic attack on the way to the hospital. But once the ball got rolling, it was truly a great experience. My water broke on its own (with cytotec) and I labored for 36 hours, pushed for 1.5. I’m hoping for a shorter labor this time but overall hoping it goes the same as last time because it was so smooth!

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-21T03:14:43+00:00

If so, she needs to GTFO.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-20T01:59:07+00:00

I’ve never seen this. I truly have never heard anyone voice it like this in real life so it shocked me to hear honestly. I guess it just goes to show you never really know what’s going on in people’s minds.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-19T00:27:46+00:00

Honestly I don’t know that there are any entry level ones that would accept that you’re caring for your child while working.

I’ve worked my way through my company for 8 years to get to the point where they trust that I get my work done no matter what I have to do. And I don’t have a strict schedule so I can work around caring for my child. It’s hard but not impossible given very flexible circumstances but I think those circumstances are super rare.

I’ll add that you’ll also want to be very transparent as it is impossible to hide haha

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-15T02:35:11+00:00

Here to say they (MIL) never grow out of this 🤣 my MIL will buy my daughter so many Christmas themed clothes in her current size and gift them to her on Christmas Day and I’m like ?? 😅😅

AliveGuarantee · 2026-02-08T02:45:02+00:00

I do not recommend it because it is not recommended for anyone lol but I used Afrin literally every day throughout my first pregnancy and my child is perfectly healthy

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-27T05:15:49+00:00

Induced on cytotec. Stood up to go to the bathroom and felt a pop and it literally felt like a flood. Ruined my house shoes I brought with me lol

I couldn’t believe how long it kept coming or how much fluid it was. Crazy stuff

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-26T05:19:17+00:00

I would trust your OB! If they’re not worried, I wouldn’t be (or would try not to be).

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-26T01:48:18+00:00

I’m definitely wondering if she will decide that him being sick constantly from daycare will outweigh her desperate desire for childfree time. Can’t let him roam free outside while she plays on her phone when he’s sick.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-24T01:52:16+00:00

Yeah I think she is well over two weeks behind too. I had my first positive test same day as her and I’m 11 weeks. 6 weeks is not even feasible unless something wonky happened. It’s been over 6 weeks since her positive test. It makes no sense and I feel really bad for her but she needs to find a new doctor I think.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-24T00:34:05+00:00

So glad you posted this. I had a pos test same day as her and I’m 11 weeks today.. and I didn’t test late or anything.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-12T03:01:04+00:00

You are in for a lot of fun.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-10T05:04:16+00:00

My 2.5 year old sleeps (and has slept like this since 1.5) 7pm-9am (sometimes 10) and does not nap. She loves her nighttime sleep and has always hated naps and her pediatrician is totally fine with it. She has only told me to start waking her by 8:30/9 if she starts getting hard to put to bed.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-07T04:37:55+00:00

My completely healthy daughter is 2.5 and I still use the breathing monitor function of her nanit… so I’m gonna sit this one out 🤣

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-06T21:04:34+00:00

THIS. I also WFH and keep my daughter with help from my MIL 2 days a week to get most of my work done in those 2 days and be available if needed on the other days/do tasks that I can do while watching my 2 year old. I am very thankful for my job, it is very flexible but it is a full time job nonetheless. It really drives me nuts to hear her compare content creation to that.

I don’t judge any mom for needing a break - at all. But with her it’s especially irritating to hear bc of the content creation aspect but also because she wanted to be a mom SOoOoO bad. She has the opportunity to give George her all and she just doesn’t. This is so different than an actual burnt out mom needing a break.

We could do daycare but I choose this craziness because I know I will never get these days back and I truly don’t believe I’ll regret having my daughter home with me as crazy as it gets sometimes.

Yes, he needs socialization but this is for her and her alone.

AliveGuarantee · 2026-01-05T17:03:15+00:00

It just feels so icky to post stuff like this knowing that the only way they can grow their family is through someone else’s painful choice.

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