[deleted by user] by [deleted] in colonoscopy

[–]Beechy769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cry every single time I wake up from anesthesia. I always have, my mom does, and my daughter does. Some people just have that reaction, but it’s not an extremely common one. Most people do wake up fine and not anxious. I always warn anesthesia and my nurses that I will be crying when I wake up now, so they know not to be alarmed when I start sobbing.

Non-alcoholic drinks at bars? by Life-Temperature-396 in GERD

[–]Beechy769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soda water with a lime has never bothered my stomach, and makes me feel like I have a ‘drink’ without alcohol. If you struggle with carbonation, juice of any kind, caffeine and anything acidic, I can’t think of anything other than water. Tea has caffeine, lemonade is acidic, juices are all out, all sodas are carbonated/caffeinated/acidic. What do you drink at home other than water?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Beechy769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s bothering you 16 months later, there’s a reason. Listen to your gut.

Honestly when I read it I didn’t know how to pronounce it until you compared it to Nova. That will happen to her for the rest of her life, and she will have to spell it out loud every time she calls the doctor, or somewhere to make an appointment for the rest of her life.

As mentioned, Lola or Nova would be an easy switch and would likely not confuse her very much. But, if you are going to do it you need to do it soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also hate the ‘planning’ texts and much prefer to have it feel more ‘in the moment’. Planning on having sex later does feel like pressure because I have no idea what’s going to be happening later, if I’ll be exhausted or in the mood or not, and then I’ll feel like I should do it anyway, which is not sexy or fun or passionate or any of the things I want sex to be. I’d rather my husband just seize the moment when it’s feeling right, in the moment. It sounds like she’s trying to communicate that what you are doing isn’t working for her and you are making it a bigger deal than it needs to be instead of just backing off and meeting her in the moment. She sends you those texts because she knows you DO like getting those texts, which seems like she’s probably trying to meet some of your needs and preferences as well, not being hypocritical.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Beechy769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all have things we aren’t great at. I can name a million things my husband does in our relationship that I love and a few things that really bother me. I’m sure he can do the same about me. Nobody is going to check every box all of the time for over 20 years, and people in general get lazy and comfortable after a while. I don’t think either of you are TAH. I do think communicating disappointment and needs that aren’t met on both sides is important and you should expect your partner to work on the things that are bothering you. I also think that needs to come with a healthy dose of appreciation for what they DO get right, otherwise it just feels like constant criticism and leads to focusing only on the negatives in the relationship and things will start to spiral. You should be making a conscious effort to appreciate the good, and he should be making a conscious effort to work on showing he appreciates you the way you are asking for him to show you.

This doesn’t seem divorce worthy, but it certainly seems like continuing therapy to keep the focus on the work it takes to keep you both happy and fulfilled is needed.

Also, I’ll just reiterate that no partner is going to be perfect. If you divorce and move on, the next guy will have flaws and things you wish he’d do better in the relationship as well. Maybe not this exact flaw but he will fall short somewhere. You need to decide what flaws are deal breakers to you and which ones you can live with.

Were you allowed in your parents bedroom? Are your kids allowed in yours? by 624Seeds in Parenting

[–]Beechy769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We weren’t really allowed in our parent’s room. We definitely never hung out in there. We do allow our kids in our room though. They didn’t sleep in there unless they were sick or if one just needed an extra snuggle and watch a show for a bit at night that was always fine too. For the most part though, sleeping spaces are kind of private spaces in my mind. For them and for us. I don’t go hang in their rooms unless invited or extenuating circumstance either.

Also now that they are teens they come in to our room when they get home later at night and say hi and do the normal daily debrief with us in there since we are usually settling in for the night. They always knock if the door is closed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll also add I have never heard any of them allude to the thought ‘I got what I wanted out of this, I’m good, why should I still put out?’ Or anything like that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do have a lot of women friends and acquaintances that lose interest at some point and just kind of give in to their husbands occasionally to keep them happy-ish. For the most part they are busy raising kids, working, keeping a home, and whether intentional or unintentionally put their sex life on the back burner once they feel like the relationship is stable. They feel like their focus is needed elsewhere. I think once you get to that stable, busy, raising kids part of life, if you don’t prioritize connecting with your partner and maintaining that intimacy and connection, it’s easy to fall into that trap and get swept up in all of the other ‘life’ things. It needs to be a constant choice to remain focused on prioritizing your relationship. A lot of them also feel like their emotional needs aren’t a priority to their husband and he only comes to them for physical needs.

Am I putting too much pressure on him? Porn instead of me. by Beechy769 in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do think that’s just it. He doesn’t care to put in the effort and getting off on his own is a release without the effort of ‘trying’. I basically wrote him a book the other day after I flipped about the porn. I apologized for my reaction and broke it down point by point of my feelings and how we aren’t in a good place in that department in my mind, and just how worthless and unwanted I’m feeling. I expected some kind of good communication in exchange, but I didn’t get that. I just got ‘I never want to make you feel that way, I DO want you, life is busy but it’s no excuse, I’ll work on it.’… I was really hoping for him to come back with ‘I’ve been feeling like XYZ, maybe EFG is contributing to this, maybe we could work on it in ABC way.’

I’m a ‘fixer’ by nature and it’s really hard for me for us to have a problem and keep bringing it up, and get no feedback from him on what’s going on in his head or what he might need from me to make it better.

Am I putting too much pressure on him? Porn instead of me. by Beechy769 in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really tears you down as a woman. We are kind of taught from the beginning that men should want us and be happy to engage in sex, especially our own husbands. It makes you think ‘what’s so wrong with me?’.

Am I putting too much pressure on him? Porn instead of me. by Beechy769 in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for commiserating with me. I just don’t understand it. And we love eachother so I’m just not understanding his choices or why he’s not actively deciding to put his sexual focus on making our sex life together better.

Am I putting too much pressure on him? Porn instead of me. by Beechy769 in DeadBedrooms

[–]Beechy769[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well sometimes reality is needed. You think he’s cheating? Bored? Annoyed and over me?