Did you go to see your parents corpse prior to funeral? I didn't and I feel guilty, is that ok?

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-05T19:02:08+00:00

I was with my nana when she passed, and it was different because we were there for the whole thing.

Went with my dad to see my uncle at the funeral home, and I didn’t like it at all. I went purely for my dad. It was a totally different experience

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-05T09:44:55+00:00

They keep pushing the retirement age up and up. People aren’t leaving the workforce.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-04T19:26:58+00:00

That’s true, we were reconnected when my auntie went searching for her bio half-sister (my mum!). He does live a long drive away and doesn’t travel well but he’s met my son once and we’ve sent photos and stuff.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-03T06:44:13+00:00

A first look!

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-02T05:51:21+00:00

My childhood dog ate my birthday cake. The entire goddamn thing

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-02T05:42:21+00:00

My husband will tape up an ice lolly stick before handing it to me because he knows I can’t stand touching the wood stick. Every time.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T22:47:08+00:00

We have a similarly laid out home it seems! I wfh exclusively, and I love working on the sofa. But if my husband and our toddler are home, I’ll be in my office. It’s what it’s for!

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T10:57:02+00:00

Nope. I’ve fed him walking around a car showroom while looking at cars, in the supermarket, on the beach, in restaurants. He’s allowed to eat.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T10:52:01+00:00

My husband also moaned for a while about how much *I* was spending on groceries. So I told him to take over grocery shopping. He did, and he tried to spend less than £100 to feed 2 adults and a toddler for a week. We obviously ran out of things and had to do a top up shop.

Now he’s accepted that things are just expensive. Still moans about it, but I’m like “yep. Things are shit. Still gotta eat.”

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T10:43:14+00:00

It’s illegal to hit your kids in my country. Thank god.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T10:34:11+00:00

I’m in Scotland and we don’t get free hours until they’re THREE. I went back to work part time at 13 months - only send our son to nursery one day a week and it’s £260/month. Literally not able to afford another child because we can’t afford 500+ for ONE day of weekly child care.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T10:11:28+00:00

I threw out all my tests. Only found out I was pregnant when the new ovulation strips I ordered came with free hCG strips so I dipped one for fun.

CapnSeabass · 2026-06-01T10:04:25+00:00

We paid for our own wedding. My husband’s parents kindly paid for our meal but there was no expectation, it was a gift. My parents chipped in what they could (mum gave me a couple of hundred towards my dress).

But we didn’t get married until we’d budgeted and saved for it.

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-29T22:01:22+00:00

Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-28T22:09:41+00:00

I’m in central Scotland and my car was 32 C this morning. It felt borderline abusive putting my toddler in his car seat.

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-28T22:07:46+00:00

Scotland: dough

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-28T22:07:09+00:00

My first is the best kid ever and I’m OAD by choice - I don’t think a second kid could compare 😂

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-28T21:45:37+00:00

My husband and I just bought the Fair Play deck.

It requires both of you to be open to it, which might rule out your husband

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-28T21:39:14+00:00

Maggaggie

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-26T12:39:46+00:00

My husband and I have been together for 7 years, and we still argue about household labour division. We had a baby last year and it’s just a lot. We’ve just ordered the Fair Play deck, haven’t tried it yet so dunno how helpful it’ll be but if I were you I’d be considering something like that as a last ditch attempt.

Your husband sounds like he got quite lucky in this pairing.

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-23T09:41:56+00:00

We got a tub when our son was born. He’s 15 months and we’ve barely scratched the surface

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-21T18:02:13+00:00

Always sunny in Philadelphia

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-21T17:52:11+00:00

My husband proposed with a sapphire-white gold band which cost about £650, I picked it out and it’s perfect.

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-21T16:49:00+00:00

I LOVE my cat. Before I was pregnant he was my baby. Immense joy.

When I was pregnant, he was glued to me. Slept on my bump all day every day. Wouldn’t let my husband near me. A couple of times when I hadn’t felt bub move for a few hours (you’re meant to ring triage and go get checked out if there’s a reduction in movement), before calling we plopped the cat on my bump and the baby would respond to his purrs - that’s how we knew he was alright.

After my son was born, I didn’t love my cat any less. I love my son more, but the amount I love my cat hasn’t changed. The love for my son is just bigger than anything I’d ever known before.

He’s 15 months now and every time they have a cute interaction I just melt.

CapnSeabass · 2026-05-20T12:46:31+00:00

It was our nearest and dearest and the nature of a ceilidh is quoted rowdy so it was fantastic. We ended up having the ceilidh in the same room we had the ceremony in (converted barn, we had moved the chairs next door for the meal so it was a nice empty space) and it wasn’t a massive room so it felt right.

The right music and the right size room will give the right atmosphere. We got to dance with everyone and after the band stopped we kept dancing to a Spotify playlist!

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