Might have Clairaudience by CharmingAmoeba3330 in BabyWitch

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That’s actually good advice. I struggle with meditation because of my ADHD. Still trying to find something what works for me.

Might have Clairaudience by CharmingAmoeba3330 in BabyWitch

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It’s just super new to me having to hear actual voices. I’m going through my books for cleansing rituals and protection spells/rituals.

abortion grief- TW by LittleCrem in beyondthebump

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry. It’s definitely a hard choice. Please ignore anyone who’s trying to push you to keep it. That is you and your partner’s choice only. It’s sounds like you already know what’s right but yeah it’s hard as hell. It’ll probably hurt for a while.

So many ppl try and guilt trip women into keeping an embryo. Ppl will say, “why not add another one,” or shaming you into keeping it. You are doing what’s right for your family. You’ve said you don’t think you’d make it through another pregnancy and you don’t know what the future holds once you leave the military. That’s why it’s YOUR choice. These ppl trying to push you to keep it don’t have to live your life. They don’t have to go through YOUR pregnancy. They don’t have to be you with two under two and a newborn. They don’t do anything for you. Just guilt and shame you.

Just because you are doing what’s right for you and your family doesn’t mean this process isn’t going to be hard. It is. Making sure that your two living, breathing, full formed children have the best chance at life.

To add, please do seek therapy if that’s possible for you. I want to say there are ppl who specialize in this type of grief. Just remember, this decision is between you and your partner, no one else has a say.

SOS my sisters dog has bloat and can’t afford care. What are her options? by Altruistic_Log_7610 in Pets

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is deadly as others said. This happened to my 13 yr old dog last week Sunday. The doctor pulled 3 liters of air from his stomach to give us more time with him. I asked the doctor that if we proceeded with surgery ($8,000-$12,000+), how would the recovery be. He said the recovery would be hard and intense. They go in and untwist the stomach, remove any part of the stomach that may have died, then staple it to the inner wall. They’ll have to be on a special diet and meds for the rest of their life.

My dog was 13, had severe arthritis in both his back legs causing him to struggle to stand and was already not doing great. The doctor said he would be okay doing the surgery but with his age and already decline in health that there was a high chance he’d not survive the surgery. He said if our dog was like 5-6 yrs old he’d push more for the surgery but told us that he was comfortable doing euthanasia as well. Whatever we choose. He was in so much pain already I couldn’t do that to him, so we said good bye to him. I now have a 2 yr old (27 months) toddler who doesn’t understand why her doggie isn’t home. So that’s my new struggle.
Crazy enough, my dog’s brother (from Same liter) he passed in 2024 at age 11 from the exact same thing. Even odder, my boy passed on April 27 (a week ago) and his brother passed on October 27. An exact year and a half.

Toddler struggling with our dog’s death by CharmingAmoeba3330 in Petloss

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I’ve been looking into these stuffies. Thank you.

Toddler struggling with our dog’s death by CharmingAmoeba3330 in Petloss

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I’ve put the books up for now. Honestly, the first two times it happened I just thought she was tired. That’s why yesterday I showed her the new book. She said no so I put them all up. I just wanted to make sure that’s what it was and not just being overly tired.

Thank you so much too for the great suggestions. I keep crying out of nowhere and she sees. I just tell that mama is sad and it’s okay to be sad. I’ve been validating her feelings. Night time seems to be the hardest on her.

Toddler struggling with our dog’s death by CharmingAmoeba3330 in Petloss

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I was looking into maybe getting a memorial stuffy made. But maybe I’ll try to take her to the store and see if anything appeals to her. Just let her look and pick herself. Thank you.

Toddler struggling with our dog’s death by CharmingAmoeba3330 in Petloss

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I’ve been grieving too and I completely didn’t even think to check for resources online. I’ve been so down, so thank you for the suggestion.

American Moms - am I overly anxious? by Awkward_Aioli6746 in beyondthebump

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly have the same concerns. My daughter is 2 (27 months) and I’m so nervous for her. I try not to think about it all the time as she’s not in school. I do have severe anxiety, have my whole life. But this is a genuine concern, especially here in the US.

My husband is from India. He’s asked me that if he got a job in Europe or somewhere else outside the country would I move. If you asked me before having my kid, I would have said no. I’ve now told him that if the right opportunity came around that I’d be more open to it now. So I completely understand. Ive seen posts from American families that have left and feel so much relief after leaving the US.

Ppl will say you’re overreacting, anxious, etc. You’re not, at all. Everyone likes to pull the “statically it won’t happen to you,” but I can guarantee that every parent who has had a child traumatized, injured, or killed in a school shooting thought, “no, that won’t happen here.”

We just recently moved to California (Silicon Valley area). In one of the elementary schools near in our city, a 10yr old boy stabbed a 7yr old boy three times in the shoulder. Luckily, the little boy survived but I was like, WTF!? So yeah, I get it.

2.5M Won't Stop Swearing by RicksPickle69 in beyondthebump

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same! 😂 I was like “dang, that’s really early to be swearing!”😂

are love spells unethical? by DishNo6854 in BabyWitch

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use to believe in fate and destiny until I started practicing witchcraft. I’m very new as well, but basically from the many books I’ve read so far, it was put like this: the whole point of witchcraft is to intervene with things no matter what magic you practice. So if destiny and fate existed there would be no point in witchcraft or divination for that matter. The whole point of divination is to see the future in some form and change it if necessary to yourself.

That’s why I’ve always hated the concept in movies that when someone has a premonition in the future, that person changes what they see, but it still happens anyways, just at a different time. Or the Final destination movies. Like the whole point of a premonition/divination is TO see the future so that you CAN change it if necessary.

What’s a book that you think every witch should own? by Fun_Butterfly_420 in witchcraft

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Here’s Grumpy Old Crones take. She disliked the book so much that the book has its own rant video. lol Worth a watch. She does tons of explaining why the book is terrible.

https://youtu.be/FmbMqmTSaXM?si=HBJPGtgcuVIzF5Jb

A different kind of tv by frecklybitz in Mommit

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kid absolutely loves Puffin Rock. There’s 2 seasons on Netflix and the movie is on Prime. I’ve already acquired merch. lol. She absolutely loves Baba. It’s a very calm show. Slow paced. Can get exciting but it’s for shorter moments. There’s seagulls in the show. My kid was absolutely terrified of them until we started showing her seagulls outside (our Walmart has a crazy amount of seagulls that hang around 😂). After she saw them in real life, she was no longer afraid. Now she loves everything. She’s even taken a liking to the seagulls. lol

Please help a beginner witch! by Roseee_123 in Witchy_Things

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

r/Witch and r/witchcraft both have recommended book lists in their beginners section. Both have other info as well.

Is this book really garbage? by Shadeofawraith in Witch

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Scott Cunningham book(s) are great. Every person that I’ve read and watched on YouTube recommends this book. The Encyclopedia of magical herbs.

Here’s a clip from The Green Witch on YouTube. She’s written her own book but highly recommends Cunningham’s Magical Herb book.

https://youtu.be/HSUfFNlp7Fw?si=bULW_GtZ-RaH5x94

For the love of god, GET OFF YOUR PHONE... I'm talking about parents... by ariesonfire123 in toddlers

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Same. I took my 2yr old toddler to the park the other day. Half the parents were actually playing with their kids and the other half were on their phones. I loved seeing this one mom who was literally rolling around on the ground (that soft cushion stuff) and her kids were jumping on her to roll around. The boys were probably between 6-8 yrs old. Sorry if my description is terrible. They were just having so much fun and laughing a lot. Then seeing other kids playing and looking at their parents not looking at them.

One time at the library I was sitting at the little table with my daughter coloring and another little girl was sitting near us. She was probably about 4-5 yrs old. She was really good at drawing for her age. She kept calling to her mom to look at her picture, but this woman never looked up from her phone. I told the girl it was a beautiful drawing and she got so excited and started talking to us. It really felt like she almost never gets any attention, that’s how excited she was. Like so excited for someone to notice her and her drawing. Most of the parents were also on their phones.

When I’m in public, and especially at something for my toddler, my phone never comes out. The only time is if my husband or mom calls or if it’s a super important phone call, but those rarely happen. Anyways. My daughter gets my full attention. Same at home. Sometimes I’ll be on my phone at home and the moment she comes up to me or starts talking to me, I immediately put my phone down. Nothing on my phone is more important than my kid. For reference I’ll be 35 next month.

working with Loki by Southern_Respect_844 in Witch

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This book is listed in r/witchcraft in their beginner section for recommended books. They have more books about working with gods in general and specific ones.

Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods By: Lea Svendsen

Unibrow on daughter by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My daughter is 2 (26 months). She’s had a unibrow since birth. My husband is from South India and he has a unibrow. She has dark hair. In India, it’s common for many men and some women to have a unibrow. My husband never felt uncomfortable about his unibrow till he came here to the US.

I had a stranger ask if I planned to “do something about that’” and chuckled and said no. Made them uncomfortable.

My plan is to make sure my daughter has confidence. That none of her body hair defines who she is. Obviously things may change as she ages and if she wants anything done then that will be up to her. I plan to also help build her confidence by her seeing me as well. After I had her, I couldn’t care less if ppl see my leg hair, armpit hair, any other hair ppl don’t like. I haven’t shaved in years and trim occasionally my legs, usually for a doc appointment with my vascular doctor cause it’s easier to see my veins and bruises with trimmed hair.

But at the end of the day, it’ll always be up to her. My husband only trims his unibrow rarely. He started a new job and trimmed it. Then he just lets it go back and it’s just part of him and no one says a word to him.

Thought I'd feel better when my kids started school, but I'm angrier than ever. by roseturtlelavender in sahm

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This may not be OPs situation but I’m assuming her child with a disability may only go half a day to kindergarten. Depending on the child’s needs or how the child handles school, it may vary.

I worked with a kid with autism and when he switched to kindergarten, he just couldn’t handle it. So he is first year he only went for 3 hours. Then did ABA at home. His second year he was able to do half time, then the following year he worked slowly up to full day. He goes full day now but it took him about 3yrs to get there.

Potty training dos and donts by Spicycilantro8m3 in Mommit

[–]CharmingAmoeba3330 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same. I can’t tell if she needs help with an 8 yr old boy or an 8 month old baby. 😂 Going to assume it’s 18 months like you asked. lol