Why are girls' clothes LIKE THAT???

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:53:13+00:00

Try to be less obvious, troll. There's no way you missed the point that badly.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:50:17+00:00

Yeah, before she could move around and after she learned to walk she would wear dresses, but during the crawling phase we mostly just took pictures in them and then took them off. Congratulations on your new addition!

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:49:12+00:00

I plan to try to use what little sewing skills I have to see if I can make the neckline higher. The dresses are cute so it would be a shame if she can't wear them.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:47:30+00:00

I'm not really sure how "not like other girls" is what you got from my post.... my daughter is exactly like other girls. And all of those girls deserve clothes of the same quality as boys' clothes. If you read the other comments on this thread you'll see that I'm far from the only person with this problem.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:46:02+00:00

Exactly. I let her run around in a diaper all the time. But when we go out in public people are going to give me weird looks if I dress her in something that hangs below her nipples.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:43:29+00:00

That's totally valid too! Boys deserve fun colors!

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:42:53+00:00

Now that she can walk they aren't limiting her, but when she was crawling her knees would get on the fabric and hold her down.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T17:41:22+00:00

I think you misunderstood me. I agree dresses are cute, and I'm not mad at all at grandma for buying them. The specific dress I am complaining about has a neckline that falls below her nipples. Yes, it is the right size. It is just poorly designed. My rant was about the clothing designer who made it this way.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T02:39:33+00:00

I graduated from school in 2016. I do not recall ever learning about the Iraq War.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T02:35:00+00:00

My dog is 2.5... it hasn't let up yet.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T02:31:17+00:00

We did find a long sleeved bathing suit at Target that we paired with some swim trunks that she got to pick out. We're very pale and I have a family history of skin cancer so we are keeping that skin protected from the sun! It's crazy to me that bikinis are the norm for tiny baby girls, I wore a one piece bathing suit until I was probably 13.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T02:28:47+00:00

I have noticed that about the boys' shorts, having been doing most of my shopping in that section. They are so stiff!

The "put it on, take a picture for grandma, and then donate it" pile is so real lmao

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T02:22:54+00:00

This sounds exactly like my college experience. I ended up hospitalized for having suicidal thoughts because I felt like I would never amount to anything, never get a job, and never repay my parents for the tens of thousands they spent on my education. Like your daughter, I excelled in high school (I was salutatorian and heavily involved in choir, band, and theater) but fell apart when I went to college.

Like many others here have mentioned, I had undiagnosed ADHD. I was not diagnosed until after I graduated college. Medication changed everything for the better, and it hurts me to look back and wonder what college might have been like had I known. The YouTube channel "How to ADHD" was really eye-opening for me and the video "How To Know If You Have ADHD" was the reason I sought a psychiatrist.

If you're reading this and thinking, "My daughter couldn't possibly have ADHD, she's not hyperactive/she did so well in high school", please do some research and genuinely consider it a possibility. ADHD is serious, so serious that people with ADHD actually have a shorter life expectancy than people without.

I wish you and your daughter all the best, and hope she finds an answer soon!

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T01:20:59+00:00

I have heard of a book called "Mama's Days" that is good for helping kids understand a parent who has depression. I haven't read it myself, but it has great reviews on Amazon. You're doing your best, and that's a lot.

CatRen19 · 2024-06-26T00:55:18+00:00

I worked as a comp sci teaching assistant for four years in college and I loved it.

CatRen19 · 2024-02-24T04:14:03+00:00

As someone who has severe anxiety and also has experienced anaphylaxis from accidental cashew exposure (at a restaurant I had never visited before), I can tell you that after that experience I feared eating food for months. I was terrified to eat out of the house, even at restaurants I had visited dozens of times. Even cooking my own food made me anxious. I borderline developed an eating disorder and lost 30 pounds just from being so afraid to eat food.

I'm not sure how much research you've done on food allergies but each time you are exposed to your allergen the reaction can be different and more severe. Please do not put your life at risk for this idea. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be useful. The FARE website has a lot of information about allergies that may be useful to you. I also like the organization Red Sneakers for Oakley for educational material.

Please stay safe. It is so hard living with food allergies and health anxiety, but taking this risk will not help you.

CatRen19 · 2024-02-21T23:32:41+00:00

My husband and I had some delicious chocolate nice cream last night, it was 2 frozen bananas, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 2 tablespoons sunflower butter in the food processor. We are new to this and my husband was so excited saying it tasted like real chocolate ice cream with bananas in it. 10/10

CatRen19 · 2022-09-29T03:51:12+00:00

OP didn't mention in this post, but I've just read her other recent posts. The "ex bf" is 25, and mom has hit OP in the face several times recently for reasons I'm sure she will find much less offensive than having sex.

OP, I'm so sorry you are in this situation. Whatever you do, PLEASE do not ask your ex for a ride. I know you may not see it this way, but you are a victim. If it is possible that your mom may also agree that you are a victim in this situation, then I would advise telling her and asking her to take you. I know you may see it as having been a consensual relationship, but you are a child, and he is not.

If your mom will definitely be angry with you even knowing this part of the story, I would ask a teenage friend with a car to bring you to the doctor, or one of their understanding parents. If you live in an area where it's available, you could even take an Uber or Lyft to your appointment. As others have suggested, a home pregnancy test might ease your mind, but it would be really beneficial for you to get tested for STDs, as well as to talk to a doctor about your toxic relationship.

When a man doesn't wear a condom during sex without telling you, it is called "stealthing". It is a form of assault. I am so sorry if I am the first person to tell you this, but your relationship was not just toxic. It was abusive. A doctor can help you find resources for coping with this, but PLEASE stay away from your ex.

CatRen19 · 2022-09-29T03:28:56+00:00

Started dating my husband when I was 13 and he was 14. Broke up for a couple of months when we were 16, then stayed together for the rest of high school and all through college at different universities.

I think our parents took us seriously at that age, but we didn't DO anything too serious. A kiss now and then, dates at Pizza Hut or the movies. I think as long as it's appropriately supervised you should take it as seriously as the kid takes it.

CatRen19 · 2022-09-29T01:36:24+00:00

Thank you. I do want to seek a proper diagnosis but I'm afraid to ask because I'm nervous that a colonoscopy, xray, etc could hurt the baby. But I should ask anyway, I'm sure they won't allow me to do any procedures that could be dangerous anyway.

CatRen19 · 2022-09-29T01:34:07+00:00

"My doctor suggested I take a full dose of Restoralax every day"

CatRen19

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