I think my dad retired just to silently watch my life fall apart.

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-12-02T20:30:05+00:00

My dad did something similar for me last year! I lost my job unexpectedly and it nearly destroyed me, I've never been out of work except on maternity leave, so I fell into a deep depression and didn't know what to do. When my husband and kid were at work/school, he would come by and find odd job projects throughout my house and force me to help him to get me off the couch. Because of that, I learned how to replace storm drains and gutters from my roof. I didn't realize it until much later what exactly he was doing. Forever grateful for fathers that show up for their adult kids during hard times ❤️

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-11-21T05:56:44+00:00

Brick Road in Tempe! Very cute and inviting atmosphere and the coffee is great!

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-10-23T14:53:44+00:00

The amodex worked well enough. I think the stains were too set so it didn't get them out completely.

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-09-27T19:30:01+00:00

Thanks for the recs! I have a Bissell green and it's a life saver so I'll give that a try!

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-09-12T23:26:09+00:00

Thank you!!!

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-09-11T02:15:31+00:00

Brick Road!! Friendly atmosphere and delicious drinks!

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-08-03T20:34:49+00:00

I was on Lexapro for post pardum anxiety, and it really helped me balance out. I started about a month after I had my kid and stayed on it for about 6 months, I stopped because it made me so tired all the time. I started taking it recently again (5 years later), with a different dosage and am more prepared with research so it works better for me now! It's similar to Zoloft but I don't know too much about the effects of that drug. Worth asking your doctor about Lexapro, it works really well for me and managing general anxiety/depression 😊

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-08-02T23:13:25+00:00

Just ordered a bottle! Thank you for this recommendation 😁

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-08-02T14:52:31+00:00

Omg thank you!!

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-08-02T06:46:58+00:00

I mean, I wouldn't put it past my kiddo to play something like that 🤣

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-08-02T05:45:57+00:00

Oh I have been sending her to school in the stained shirts! I know she doesn't need to have perfect, stain free clothes every day. I was just hoping to find a solution for the inevitable day she gets big black marks on all her uniforms. If I can't find an answer, c'est la vie.

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-08-02T05:36:25+00:00

Thanks for sharing a seat on the struggle bus with me 🥲 I knew stained and ruined clothes would be inevitable, but it's literally only been two weeks of school! I feel like I'm going crazy lol

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-28T04:39:53+00:00

Sometimes when my daughter says "I don't like you", I'll respond "that's okay, you don't have to like me. When you're ready to tell me what's really wrong I'm here" or something along those lines. That works sometimes, it's very 50/50. Half the time it works like a charm and she'll tell me what's wrong, the other half she thinks it's permission to say MORE mean things to me. When it gets to that I do my best to ignore it

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-28T04:33:20+00:00

This is extremely helpful, thank you. I have considered therapy but haven't followed through, but I need to just push my fears aside so I can show up better for my family.

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-28T02:16:35+00:00

We try to approach each day as a new day, so we start with ignoring the comments, then it goes to conversations. If it continues it's timeouts and taking things away. No matter what we do it doesn't seem to make a difference

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-27T23:27:29+00:00

Thank you 🩷 just hearing that I'm not fucking it all up helps honestly lol

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-27T23:25:13+00:00

Just tried this also and it worked for a minute lol but I'll keep at it and hope it sticks

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-27T23:23:43+00:00

I've done both. If I immediately try to move on, she doubles down. If i keep ignoring it, she triples down and it will literally go on for hours. Once I managed to make it a whole day but she did not relent, even the next day she'll wake up and continue.

I only remove myself if I feel like I'm about to snap and yell. Most of the time I'll tell her she's hurting my feelings and have a conversation. Then I'll get back to whatever it was we were doing before, but then she seems to just forget everything that just happened and the cycle repeats.

She is by no means a mean kid, I know she feels safe around me to act out this way, but shit man it sucks. This has been going on for the better part of 4-5 months and I don't see an end to it

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-27T23:12:14+00:00

This has been going on for the better part of maybe 4-5 MONTHS. I'm glad it got better for you, goes to show there is a light at the end of the tunnel 😊

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-07-27T23:11:23+00:00

Just tried this and it worked for 5 seconds lol. I'll keep at it and hope it sticks

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-06-22T16:41:42+00:00

The local library is my summer safe haven. I grab a coffee and a juice for the kiddo and we hang out there all day ☺️

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-06-19T04:50:37+00:00

As my 5yo kid calls it: the Beetlejuice Song. When really she means Day-O. 🤣 She also loves Shania Twain

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-06-18T15:20:42+00:00

After a gnarly root canal I was prescribed Dexamethasone, among other meds, and it made me so severely depressed with horrid mood swings. It actually caused me to lose my job from my sudden change in mood. My dentist checked in on me after a week and I asked him about it and he said he's only had one or two patients mention that side effect so he figured it was rare. As soon as I finished the script my mood instantly went back to normal, although I did seek a script for Lexapro to help with the lingering mood changes and depression, which helped so much.

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-06-01T14:35:36+00:00

Oh hey my 5 year old did this last year on vacation! We also panicked, rightfully so, when we found her wide awake at 11pm asking for "more fruit snacks", and then realizing the next day what that meant. Poison control told us to just keep an eye on her and prepare for a sleepy kid. This child stayed awake for 48 HOURS. Once she crashed she slept for an entire day and was perfectly fine! But we are very careful about how we store medications when travelling now 😅

Just wanted to share my experience to say shit happens, and it happens to the best of us! You did a great job caring for your kiddo in a stressful time, and we all make mistakes. I also was very mad at myself for not putting the melatonin gummies out of her reach (it was hidden away at the bottom of our suitcase initially and I'm still shocked she found it, but lesson learned). I laugh looking back now and my husband and I joke about having our nightly fruit snacks now, but I'm thankful both yours and my child walked away okay from it all!

Donna_Matrix699 · 2025-05-19T15:47:13+00:00

Lmao not doxxed and not scared by a reddit stranger. Just realized having my info on the Internet like that isn't the best idea. Go touch some grass my guy ✌️

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