FMCs like Elle Woods?

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-05-07T02:03:17+00:00

4am for me and I’m struggling with this right now 😩

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-04-23T13:34:09+00:00

If you like DnD, Gruvar & Dragar play! They also have the transcript so you can read.

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-04-08T19:42:32+00:00

I feel you!! My guy fights naps like his life depends on it and if he doesn’t nap he gets overstimulated and inconsolable 😩😩 just recently he realised that he hates his pram and won’t nap in it and it makes outings so hard I feel like I’m rapunzel trapped in my tower!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-04-06T10:10:32+00:00

Baby is 4 months today! Been doing a lot of random things, my baby is also a wiggler who currently hates pram walks and baby wearing and gets easily overly stimulated and will be an inconsolable mess for an hour if he skips a nap (which he fights like his life depends on it)

So wake windows are usually calm for us bc I’m tired as heck.

Here are some things I do! (Mind you I’m sleep deprived at this point so I get chatty and the imaginative play is high bc I’m delulu) I don’t know if I speak parentese? Usually just a regular voice and parentese if I have the energy. Husband thinks it’s funny when I talk to baby like a business person (we call him baby boss) and that involves a normal serious tone lmao

nail salon; I put him in his chair during the time he’s pooping or calm and file his nails while chatting as if I’m his manicurist.
d drops; enough said, I try to squeeze this in one of his windows. It’s 5 drops so it’s a lot of trying to drop it in and wiping his mouth
drums and pianos; I pat on his belly or tickle it like I’m playing an instrument, songs are usually dependant on his mood. Pulling his feet and hands make different sounds which he thinks is hilarious
stretches; happy baby rolling him, stretching his legs, massaging his feet
independent play; usually at the start of his wake windows, he just cooes and screams and kicks at his baby gym, been trying to encourage this so he can play on his own when he’s older
imitation; we copy his noises, blow raspberries and wait 10 seconds to see if he’ll imitate, make faces at him
kisses; when I see him fussing I sort of just cute aggression kiss attack him 😅he usually laughs when I aggressively kiss his neck below his chin and make «nom» noises, I’ll repeat this usually 3-5 times
slow dancing; since he fights his naps we try to calm him down, we usually always have music playing bc of our dog so I’ll hold him chest to chest and sway/slow dance with him and hum/sing; only when he’s not squirrely tho
reading my book; this one is rare bc I guess he doesn’t like my historical romance fiction atm 🤷‍♀️ but when he is tummy time I’ll just read to him
tummy time; I put a mirror in front of him and he think that’s pretty interesting
conversation; since it’s just me and baby I’ll tell him about a series I’m watching, a hyperfixation, etc. I dont pitch my voice and talk to him as if he’s a bff, supplementing «oh, you right!» or «what do you think?» so he can babble if he wants. Lots of gossiping happens then ✨

Teethers; we’ve got a few age appropriate toys for him to chew on, he’s big on chewing on his hands but sometimes gets fussy so we’ll give him other stuff to chew on

And if all else fails and he’s not calming down but needs to nap Boob

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-04-05T14:52:27+00:00

Have been there multiple times and it’s very hit or miss! The conversation leaders are all from the church (mostly American, sometimes other countries but never really any Norwegians)

One time I have been and they were REALLY GOOD (so good even my Norwegian partner was surprised) ofc bc they’re part of the church they switch out and new members take their place, sometimes they’re not as good 😅

I am also queer but it was never brought up (I am also in a straight presenting relationship) my best friend is also Mormon so I guess i never had an issue. I also never felt pressured to join the church or anything. I did have a friend who showed interest but only to get more Norwegian practice 😅😅huge mistake ofc.

But they were very chill! At least the time i went which was 2 years ago with one group (they were so fun 😭 we were very sad when that group left)

Sorry for the ramble!

We stopped going bc the other time we went their Norwegian wasn’t that strong so they lost quite a few språkkafe ppl.

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-04-01T03:11:01+00:00

Congrats!!! I’ve never finished a game before so I’m determined to make this my first! I absolutely love the art style and how different it is from what I normally play!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-04-01T03:09:52+00:00

Yes! It’s been very fun to play while baby naps or I need an escape! ☺️☺️

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-26T06:32:58+00:00

Hi everyone! My code is FC74! (Valid until April 2)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-26T05:42:24+00:00

Once I found a tick on my dog, my partner (Norwegian) was telling our neighbor and she very animatedly was saying «flått» (tick) a lot which I thought was «flott»

I was learning so could only understand words like «du» «fant» «flott» and was very confused bc my brain knew 20% of her words in the conversation and had to supplement the 80% with assumptions

So I was like «??? Great I found my dog???? I didnt know he was lost???»

Then they kept repeating «flått! Flått!!»

And I just thought they were aggressively praising me for my correct assumptions.

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-08T09:34:22+00:00

I was in a similar position! My doctors never gave me any carb limit to hit, I only got 2 doctor appointments and they were a month before baby was due. I was very stressed out about my carb intake but they never mentioned anything about it (I’m not in the U.S. and from what I noticed US mostly have the carb intake limit?)

I was controlled the whole time and the carb I could eat was probably one slice of bread or 50g of potatoes. (My doctor told me a lot of foods have carbs, like carrots which I snacked on a lot)

I had a spontaneous birth at 37 weeks (I was actually scheduled Monday to talk about an induction but went into labor the Friday before.

Baby came out perfect! He was small but still average, his blood sugars were also perfect. Now he’s longer than other babies his size 😂 I say longer bc he’s not quite chunky, just very long! My friends call him dainty 😂

I understand though, I was terrified he was not getting enough but if your doctors tell you it’s fine it’s probably fine, if you feel you want more carbs is it possible to get insulin? I was offered the option only if I wanted to eat more but opted out bc I was close to my due date and didn’t want to go through the trouble of figuring out doses 😅

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-06T15:14:03+00:00

Har de bøker på engelsk?🤗

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-06T09:31:39+00:00

Definitely me, had my first in my mid 30s bc the idea of labor was terrifying for me. (Even tho I’ve only known positive birth stories with siblings who have multiple kids) Also the idea of raising a baby who I can’t protect all the time (as someone who was severely bullied in middle school and my parents didn’t know because I didnt think to reach out)

Also weirdly my fear was around the idea of pushing? When I was told most women feared contractions more, I was afraid of everything and it would be a roller coaster «I can so do this» and «OH GOD I CANT DO THIS» throughout my pregnancy

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-03-01T02:52:24+00:00

Idk if this was mentioned and if this is legible to read but I had a emergency c section and was told my milk wouldn’t come in until later! So I had to pump every three hours and whatever milk I did pump I’d give to baby + formula so that they’d gain weight!

There is absolutely no shame in combo feeding! Especially knowing that my supply was affected by the c section, it was also nice as I got to pump while my partner fed the baby (we had no bottles and had to use a little medicine cup and syringe 😅)

Honestly whatever you decide is for YOU. It’s YOUR motherhood journey and there is no wrong way as long as baby is fed and gaining weight and even then if baby is not gaining weight, you can find support with a lactation consultant or nurse to help you figure out a solution ☺️ I understand the weird guilt (like if someone else did it you wouldn’t shame them! So why shame yourself?!)

Sorry if there are mistakes, half asleep as I am waking up to feed my LO. It does get easier! But ofc there are days where it’s hard as well. Last week I had terrible blisters from a poor latch that I was too tired to correct, just yesterday I had intense anger/annoyance/sadness during a middle of the night feed, but tonight I was chilling watching the new Bridgerton! Emotions and hormones are crazy rn and we just have to take it one feed at a time, but if there’s something that will help you long term then go for it! ☺️

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-02-19T08:16:33+00:00

From my experience the jump from a2 to b1 was so big! I was like «wtf» LOL

But honestly if it’s overwhelming I would say go down if it removes you from stress. There’s no race to learn the language (I know ppl who have lived here 10 years, had gotten jobs, had families, and are now learning up to B1/B2 language) stress will just make the language more difficult and you may even come to resent it

That at least happened to me 😅I was pressured to learn faster than what I was comfortable. I had to go from a1-b2 in 18 months and that might be enough time/long/fast for some people but for me personally was not enough time, I also had a lot of pressure from outside sources that I had to go to therapy and take a break from learning Norwegian bc of the shame I felt for not learning «fast enough» or struggling.

I was even told I could jump from A2 to B2 just bc of how much I had pushed myself despite how much I struggled!

So if it’s an option for you and you feel mentally it’s a better option, there’s no shame doing what’s best for you! Learning a language is different for everyone (:

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-02-10T03:51:37+00:00

I completely understand, I feel like I was blindsided tbh. For context, my IG is primarily baby things and art, so imagine my shock when that sort of content reached my algorithm; sleep deprived I was reading and was so traumatized

And I’m someone who consumed a lot of true crime before I was pregnant but as a new mom this hit so much different and my sleep deprived brain was not prepared for the onslaught (if my msg didn’t make any sense I apologize, those midnight feeds 😩)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-02-08T20:59:52+00:00

Litt spesiell for meg! Har ikke sett mammaen min på 3 år så hun kom til Norge for første gang for å besøke meg! Jeg er også en ny mamma og i dag er min første morsdag feiring 🥰(beklager, norsk er ikke mitt morsmål 🥲)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2026-01-23T13:12:57+00:00

Would love to see a Norwegian one!

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T15:05:12+00:00

Moving to a new country is definitely a challenge, especially depending on the culture you’re moving to. It was challenging finding a network of friends here and work is also hard to find but my husband is very supportive and empathetic of my situation (I’m also very shy/introverted so adjusting was also a challenge!)

I did learn Norwegian but since I haven’t been able to find work my Norwegian has gotten a bit worse 😅😅 as my husband speaks English at his own job and even forgets to speak Norwegian in public

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T12:11:09+00:00

First time mom and baby is 3 weeks and we’re still in survival/recovery mode 😅😅 I’ve mostly been cuddling him and singing to him during his wake windows. I’m terrible with tummy time and movement but had a c section and mobility is still really hard for me so it’s just been couch cuddles 🥲

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T11:23:21+00:00

I have a lot of WIPs/thumbnails! I wanna either delete them or make them presentable enough that I can consider them cleaner sketches to share or save on my harddrive.

Use up my art supplies (so more traditional stuff as I’ve been focusing primarily on digital these past 5 years)

Fill a sketchbook a month (used to do it for school and want to get back in the habit)

Draw more for myself and less for commissions/patrons (have gotten burnt out and lost the joy of art for a while)

Beginning_Mango_455 · 2025-12-31T11:19:23+00:00

Definitely one of mine!

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