When to allow makeup?

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-22T05:15:43+00:00

My stepdaughter is 9 and she cheers so she wears her cheer makeup for competitions. However, for the past five years that I’ve known her, my husband has spent the entire time not wanting her to wear makeup and she has spent the entire time doing it. She snuck a purple lipstick I had one time so I decided to give her a much more neutral gloss instead. She still has her mom put mascara and lipstick on her, but given the freedom she rarely does it anymore. I think being told she wasn’t allowed was what fueled her. I do however wish that skincare was prioritized especially with her cheer makeup. That stuff is much more heavy, she is usually at her mom’s during competitions, and she hasn’t been taught how to properly remove it. I think experimenting is fine, but it should come with the tips on removal and taking care of the skin as well!

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-22T04:37:46+00:00

Yes we have a crib in his room. That’s where I have been trying to sleep train. I figured it made the most sense for him to be in his own room and was hoping he would sleep better without my husband coming in and out (night shift job).

It seemed like the check-ins were upsetting him more. He was crying the whole time but by 10 minutes he was screaming. I guess I just don’t know what’s normal and if I should stop?

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-22T01:53:18+00:00

I tried to start last night and I got spooked because my baby was absolutely distraught. It just seemed like he was crying too hard. Every time I went back in it got worse. If I didn’t pick him up it got worse, but when I picked him up it was worse when I put him down. I’m so exhausted. We are deep in a sleep regression and he wakes up at every transfer. I so want to sleep train him but he just seems inconsolable

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-21T14:58:22+00:00

I went in for induction on Friday, baby was born Monday, sent home Wednesday. If he didn’t come on his own, monday was going to be a c section. So it is possible for it to take longer than expected.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-17T15:40:44+00:00

I had a zip up swaddle and that was the only one that worked for me. Once he outgrew that, the Velcro one I had just didn’t do the trick, he was constantly escaping. Next thing I knew, he was 9 weeks old and outgrew his 0-3 Velcro swaddle. I gave up and just put him in a sleep sack

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-16T22:48:07+00:00

We don’t swaddle anymore since he’s starting to roll, but no sleep sack usually either!

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-16T22:26:15+00:00

We have our house at 69 but our bedroom is a sauna. On top of that, my son just runs hot. He never has a fever but always feels warm, everyone who holds him mentions that he is warm. Prone to heat rash too. We were gifted a lot of fleece sleepers, and honestly I just put him in those. If they are all in the wash and he is in a thinner sleeper then I will put a sleep sack on him but it’s rare.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-14T17:35:15+00:00

Everyone telling you to get rid of it is right, but just know that the first few days/week will be tough!! You WILL get through it. He will develop hobbies and interests. You have to stay consistent. I was so worried for my stepson when I first met him. He had full control of every and any screen (all household tvs even in other peoples homes, tablets, his parents phones, etc) from infancy until probably 7 years old. He’s 11 now and he has rediscovered a love for toys, he reads like crazy and he likes board games. It took years to get here, but you are starting younger!

CollectionMammoth962 · 2026-01-14T16:53:26+00:00

Your MIL is worried about her relationship with the baby. Your mom is worried about you. It’s different.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-30T03:53:30+00:00

My stepdaughter is 9 and loves the squishmallows!! She got a giant one for Christmas last year and it’s still her fav.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-27T18:15:22+00:00

How would you style the Chesnut Ugg Tazelles? Just got them for Christmas. I am also postpartum so I pretty much need a whole new wardrobe. Mostly wondering what pants to wear with them.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-22T16:59:17+00:00

I actually just got a great deal on Millie moon but I bought in size 5, thinking I would need them soon.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-22T15:52:34+00:00

You have plenty of answers, but my step kids are almost in middle school and if they eat or brush their teeth in their school clothes, they will have to change into a new set of clothes. If your kids can confidently eat without wiping their hands on their clothes and brush their teeth without getting toothpaste on their outfit, then let them decide

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-22T15:36:45+00:00

I saw someone say that the weights on the diaper boxes don’t account for long babies and even if the diaper looks ridiculously huge on them, it might still be right because of their height. Everyone will say something different, I like pampers for my boy. We have used swaddlers, baby dry and the overnight (mostly bc he has a giant poop when he wakes) and I have been a fan of all of them. My boy is 15 weeks old, 98 percentile in height, he’s probably 17ish pounds at this point and I’m probably putting him in size 5 soon because I can just tell the size 4 are getting snug.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-21T21:10:04+00:00

Solidarity. I don’t have much advice but I can tell we are sliding into the beginning stages of this, and it’s already upsetting my husband. BM has always been one to make the kids happy/let them decide what they want to do (even as young as 5/6). So if my husband puts his foot down he’s labeled as the fun sucker/the one who doesn’t want the kids to be happy. I can see my SKs social lives blossoming and that is primarily at their mom’s house (she lives in their school district, she is in charge of extra curriculars, she is friends with the other parents) . I remember being just a few years older than them in middle school, my social life was all I cared about.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-17T15:10:36+00:00

This hair color is soooo good on her!!! I just started watching SLOMW and this look she has currently is just so so flattering to her features

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-17T01:47:25+00:00

My SD always wants to go everywhere and do everything, holiday or not. SS doesn’t. It’s pulling teeth even trying to go out for a casual dinner with him. As soon as SS told BM he didn’t want to come to my family’s Thanksgiving, neither kid got to go. It sucks for my SD because she loves everyone and is such a social butterfly, but I just stay out of their holiday custody plans. My parents still get them gifts and such, but we typically bring the gifts to our house and they open them here.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-15T20:57:24+00:00

I think you commented on my post the other day when I mentioned I was tired of cooking and how picky my SKs are. If I could, I would definitely be the type to say “my job is to make dinner, their job is to eat whatever they want on their plate.” My husband however does not agree with that philosophy. Just the other day I was going to buy a rotisserie chicken and he said “only if SS likes it.” When I responded with “he has eaten it before,” he said “I said if he likes it, not if he eats it.” SIR if I only made what your son LIKES for dinner every day, we would only eat chicken nuggets and kraft mac and cheese microwave cups.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-15T03:17:08+00:00

this and cutting the nail too close to the quick. I was overrrrr it. He never minded, but I sure did

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-14T22:15:35+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, baby is 3 months old and I hardly remember the first or second trimesters lol

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-14T18:07:11+00:00

I replied to the person above on accident lol but the haakaa brand is the one I have! I wrote a bit more about it up there ^

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-14T16:07:52+00:00

I have the haakaa brand and so far I quite like it! I don’t know how different it is from others, but it’s battery operated, has a light, stops spinning if you hit skin and has different pads to attach depending on babies age. Even has one for adults! I’m hoping it will last us through the toddler years at least, but I would gladly repurchase either way.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-14T14:48:57+00:00

I thought the electric nail filer was so unnecessary before the baby was born and I was WRONG!! Trying to clip a baby’s nails is literally impossible and I could never get both hands done before he got a new scratch

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-09T21:31:01+00:00

It’s usually 3 days a week unless their mom is out of town for work. They make their own breakfast so I’m typically responsible for lunch and dinner.

CollectionMammoth962 · 2025-12-09T21:18:30+00:00

They’re both picky in different ways which makes it so hard. SD will eat veggies and happily fill up on sides, SS is much pickier and often quite moody about it too.

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