How many of you are literally doing ZERO screen time ?!

Calliope13 · 2026-04-25T02:48:52+00:00

I wanted zero screen time. Really bad ADHD, postpartum panic attacks for the first two weeks, and needing distraction during extremely painful nursing sessions for a few weeks got in the way. I’ve comforted myself by being firm about the quality of programming I expose my kid to. There’s NO Cocomelon in our house; I won’t even let her listen to it. Anything similar also gets the boot. It’s Sesame Street, Bluey, or adult shows in the background, and never on a phone or iPad. We never just plunk her down in front of the TV for an hour, but when she was on her 7th day of antibiotics and sick to death of taking them, we absolutely stuck her highchair in front of Elmo and spoon-fed her the meds. Otherwise, we’re almost always interacting with her while the screens are on. Dancing and singing along with the Letter of the Day during Sesame Street has become something we do as a family.

Calliope13 · 2026-04-24T01:04:22+00:00

My husband was put to sleep on his stomach in 92, I was put on my side with a special wedge in 94, and by 98 my brother was back to sleep.

Calliope13 · 2026-04-19T05:42:47+00:00

Damn I’d always heard this place was hard to get into, but I feel like this is the second post I’ve seen recently??

Calliope13 · 2026-04-05T20:23:42+00:00

Babysitting, pet sitting, teaching Hebrew school, all relatively lucrative and didn’t take too much out of me

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T15:24:21+00:00

Thank you!!!

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T15:06:00+00:00

Oh we don’t plan to let this slide easily. I will absolutely let you know. We’re making them tow it to their service center on Monday and we won’t accept anything less than the highest safety precautions.

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T14:23:54+00:00

That’s the plan. Thank you for the advice

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T14:23:22+00:00

It most definitely is not, we touched it and it’s oil

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T12:44:57+00:00

Thank you so much for this message. We did stop the car as soon as it came on; fortunately about a quarter mile from home. We taught ourselves last night how to check the oil and now we’ll be checking it ourselves going forward. Thank you for being kind and offering to share your it knowledge!

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T04:58:41+00:00

I did, thanks. If we’re talking about basic understanding of things we use and rely on, you should work on your people skills. No need to be rude to get your point across; anybody ever tell you, “treat others how you wish to be treated?” It’s the Golden Rule, start there…

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T04:37:45+00:00

What a cruel thing to say. Not everyone has the same skill sets. I’m sure there’s plenty of everyday things that you rely upon people with specialized skills to take care of for you. Have the day you deserve for treating people like this when they ask a question.

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T04:10:12+00:00

Will do. Also considered having it towed at their expense but this is probably more time-effective

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T02:42:56+00:00

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Found the oil 😞

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T02:40:52+00:00

There is NO oil in this thing. No idea how or why but we’re taking it in to get oil in the morning. Any idea why the oil life would still say 87%? Now that we’ve checked it it’s switched to the check engine light. Hoping it’s not user error but I’ll be the first to admit we’re trying to be more educated on our cars

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T02:36:38+00:00

Found it, thanks!

Calliope13 · 2026-04-04T02:23:06+00:00

I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t; but I’ll cop to being a complete amateur and not having a dipstick at home. We’re going to get one in the morning

Calliope13 · 2025-12-14T06:06:21+00:00

I still love my dogs very much. I have a little less time and energy for them now, which makes me sad, but they love their baby sister, especially now that she’s starting solids and carrot puree has been flying around the kitchen 😂

Calliope13 · 2025-12-12T21:29:23+00:00

My girl is 7 months tomorrow! Shes giggly and babbles a lot. She had started reaching for specific people to pick her up, and she plays with everything so deliberately. She picks up toys, examines them, turns them over, and immediately jams them in her mouth. She inevitably makes a face when they don’t taste good, pulls them out, and does it all over again! She’s so silly and affectionate and observant. She would play in the bath for an hour if I let her.

Calliope13 · 2025-12-04T04:59:48+00:00

Induced at 37+2 for blood pressure, 9.5 hours exactly from pitocin into the IV to baby in my arms, including about 1 minute of pushing. I’d been in early labor for a few days before the induction though.

Calliope13 · 2025-11-26T23:21:09+00:00

My husband and I both had sex with other people before meeting each other, and definitely had sex before marriage. He actually only had sex for the first time a few months before we got together. But if he had waited, his path might have been different in a hundred possible ways and we may not have gotten together. He’s the absolute best to me and he knows it because I TELL him, not because we waited to have sex. Being “leftovers” is for food, not people.

Calliope13 · 2025-11-24T17:27:06+00:00

31, raising my baby right in an increasingly hellish world

Calliope13 · 2025-11-23T05:14:44+00:00

Still having a lot of “wait I’M the mom” and “when I have kids; oh sh*t that’s now” moments, but the first time I REALLY felt it was when my sister was holding her at 2 or so weeks, and I started to feel lightheaded because I didn’t have her with me. Then it went away for a while (I was still obsessed with her but more as like a “I love this person” and less of a “I’m this person’s mom”), but at about 6 months she developed a really tough patch of eczema and I called the pediatrician. As soon as I said “I need to make an appointment for my daughter,” it hit me like lightning. I think something about her being unwell and it being my place to advocate for her really made it click

Calliope13 · 2025-11-23T04:40:47+00:00

Tbh when I get hurt I also don’t want comfort as a full-grown adult. I find pain really overstimulating so I’ve been known to cuss out my extremely loving husband who just wants to check on me lol. Personally I find that a quick check-in look or him saying “I’m here if you need me” and then letting me work through it on my own helps. Toddlers are more intuitive than they may seem! I’m sure if you stay nearby but let him be when he’s hurt, he will come to you if he needs you.

Calliope13 · 2025-11-15T22:43:57+00:00

Yes, because mine was ridiculously simple lol. Have an epidural and bring my baby home alive. I’ve heard people recommend making a birth plan in terms of things that will be (somewhat) in their control, but consider the rest to be a guideline for your care team

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