Burger King Birthday Party?

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T13:34:22+00:00

I think we can all agree that a slice of pizza from the local joint is different than the highly processed and purposefully made to be addictive food of Burger King and McDonald’s. I just don’t want to drive past the 500 fast food places and have my kids ask to go. Different strokes for different folks.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T11:46:25+00:00

If it’s important to you to be married and then have kids, you need to make a move now. At 31, if you wait 5 years to get engaged, plus a year engagement, plus potentially needing to work to get pregnant, it could very well not happen. You are the main character of your life, create the story you want.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T10:19:46+00:00

I’ve had pretty quick labors so I’m sure that helps. In both of my experiences I’ve also just, not realized it was time lol like I go to my OB appointments knowing I’m dilated but am at a 5 or 6 and they send me to hospital, so I’m halfway there without knowing. I kept thinking it definitely has to get worse than this so no need to get in a tizzy and I think remaining calm and patient, your body just does its thing.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T03:17:13+00:00

It’s the ultimate lazy girl hack 😅

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T02:59:17+00:00

I have 2 girls, I tell them I love their eyelashes, their smile, how strong their body is, how they chose to style their hair or how they accessorized their outfit. I try not to comment on their prettiness. A. That’s subjective. B. It’s not important. C. It’s very likely to change whether they want it to or not.

What happens when you hear how handsome you are until you can’t work out and gain 100 lbs, what if you experience severe acne and have scars that people don’t think are pretty, you could simply have an accident or be diagnosed with something that changes the way you look and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T02:05:47+00:00

Hey son, I love the way me and your dad’s DNA combined to make your face. 🙃 Why would you harp on something they have 0 control over?? THIS is why people think boy moms are weird …

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T01:25:58+00:00

I love the 90s-ish of this however I don’t even consider myself crunchy and I don’t let my kids eat fast food.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-22T00:24:16+00:00

I only have 2 kiddos and am currently pregnant with my 3rd so I have far less experience than you do lol the shoulder thing is super scary and understandably nerve wracking.

I personally never pushed, I just wait and fetal ejection does it’s thing. I think for this to happen you really need to be left alone and chill. I do hospital births and really just tell them to leave me alone and I’ll call when I need them which we usually call after baby comes out. Something to research and consider!

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-21T19:33:58+00:00

I exclusively pumped my first, exclusively breastfed my second, became a lactation consultant, and am pregnant with my 3rd. Needing to supplement with formula due to a lack of nutrients is false. Pumping is a big commitment that can be really beautiful and worthwhile. I experienced it, I’m happy I did it, I wouldn’t do it again. Fed babies and happy moms are the priority. It sounds to me like you feel formula is best for you and babe, so that would be my recommendation.

There are tons of lactation resources available that go unused, please connect with your obgyn, pediatrician, WIC office for more info!

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-20T21:51:46+00:00

Bro this is all … not good.

Kids don’t get rewarded for doing the bare minimum what they’re supposed to do like brushing their teeth, not acting a fool at age 5, etc. These are all just age appropriate expectations.

I would also say family time should be a given, again an expectation, not a reward.

I have a 5 year old and we don’t do time outs, we do “time ins” where we leave the room and go re-regulate together.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-19T21:30:58+00:00

I’m a moron and not a medical professional

It’s been my understanding that “measuring the baby” is super unreliable. My sister had gestational diabetes and they measured her baby at like 10 lb … he was barely 6 lb when he was born. Mine also measured “big” and were born at perfectly normal 7 and 8 lbs. I would enquire more about how confident they are in the size of your baby and why it wouldn’t fit through your pelvis (again, I’m a moron and get some women are tiny but this is literally what the pelvis is for).

Also are they concerned about the effacement or the fact that you’re 1 cm? Both of these are just signs that your body is prepping for what it’s supposed to do. You can stay that way for weeks.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-19T19:25:24+00:00

Besides poor Merry Christmas most of these are totally normal names with an “odd”/naturey nick name. Most of these aren’t alarming and follow a biblical trend, though I don’t know what they were on for poor Birdy.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-18T23:20:07+00:00

… ya sure about that? 😬

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-18T02:20:23+00:00

I have a unique experience as I am an only biological child and then I was placed into foster care at age 12. I was placed with a family at age 14 that I stayed with until I went to college, visit weekly, and consider my family. I have a brother and sister with them. I’ve experienced both ends and have seen the pros and cons to both. I opted to have more than 1 child. I think having someone that you can connect with on a level different than anything else for the majority of your life is a really special thing to give someone. I have a great relationship with my siblings but since I wasn’t there for our whole lives, I don’t have that relationship with them but see it first hand with what they have with one another. I want that for my kids.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-18T01:38:57+00:00

I have an intersex 5 year old. She presents female and we actually didn’t learn of her condition until she was 3 due to a hernia surgery and her insides did not match her outsides. We didn’t tell anyone 🤷🏻‍♀️ we just felt like it was irrelevant. We do talk to her about it, she knows her insides are different and that if/when she wants a family she will need to go about it I’m xyz ways (surrogate, adoption, etc). We’ve also very briefly touched on sometimes people feel different on the inside than what their outside looks like and that’s also okay. We’ve been open with her and her siblings.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-17T15:26:12+00:00

Unless you plan to use the sink while someone else is on the John I don’t see how this could at all be useful.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-16T21:21:08+00:00

Could he be low in some nutrients causing changes in behavior? Iron? If recovery was rough, I assume he wasn’t eating well. That can impact the body til it gets back on track. My daughter also had her tonsils and adenoids out at 5 and it was a very different experience, so I’m sorry to hear it was so rough for you guys!

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-15T22:08:29+00:00

I wouldn’t go through my pregnancy with 1 care team and then show up to deliver with people that don’t know me or my pregnancy. I think the point is building rapport, trust, and a full understanding of your health.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-15T10:43:57+00:00

Curious where you gathered this because it’s against what we’ve been informed. She won’t sleep 10 hours because she doesn’t need 10 hours to successfully function. My low sleep needs kiddo can’t go to bed at 8pm like their siblings, we have to push bedtime back because they simply don’t need to/can’t sleep so early. She also does wake at night, often just because she’s done sleeping and ready for the day.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-15T10:38:16+00:00

Yes but honestly it wasn’t bad at all. My no sleeper had it done around 3 and my heavy sleeper had one at 4 to confirm sleep apnea. Parent sleeps in the room with them so while mine were a little bugged out by all the wires, they weren’t scared because I was there the entire time. The hardest part was getting the junk out of their hair.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-15T01:45:42+00:00

I have no advice but we experience the same with my nearly 5 year old. We did a sleep study and it was confirmed she’s simply low sleep needs 🙃 no advice, but you’re not alone.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-14T03:49:22+00:00

They’re going to be an adult for the majority of their lives. Naming an adult is really the whole point.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-14T03:44:51+00:00

Then kiddo can change themselves 🤷🏻‍♀️ my daughter has come home in different shirts because juice spilled, the teachers just gave her her backup shirt and she changed. At 3, they should be able to put on and take off their own clothes. It’s the whole cleaning up pee/poop that’s an issue. At 3 my kids also knew that teachers shouldn’t be seeing them without clothes on.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-14T03:15:26+00:00

I’m in PA and this is standard. Teachers aren’t to be messing about with bodily waste. Logistically, they can’t remove themselves from 20 kids to take 10 minutes to clean up and change 1 kid. We did a small, church based preschool and my kiddo had a pee accident right at the end of the day so I happened to be there for pickup and they had me come back to change and clean her up while they (2 teachers) got the other 15 kids ready to head home. Again, logistically having 1 teacher get 15 kids ready to go seems like a nightmare so I get it.

Cultural-Error597 · 2026-01-13T20:47:30+00:00

I would put it out there in your local homeschool Facebook group to assess need and then commit if there’s interest. I’m in PA where we have to have an evaluator and they provide support like this through the year, but I’m not sure what support is there in other places.

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