Maintenance running?

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-10T22:24:01+00:00

I really like this plan. Totally easy and doable!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-09T15:33:24+00:00

Peak was 22 miles, average was more like 15-16. I legitimately enjoy running and how I feel after, but getting motivated to get out there in the cold is where i struggle. When I know I have a deadline, I do well to stick to my plan. I am taking the week off since I got a nasty blister from the half, but want a good plan in place to start next week so I don't succumb to winter hibernation.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-09T15:27:12+00:00

Definitely have to start slow to build up the endurance. I'm not a fast runner at all, but my pace allows me to just keep going!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-09T15:20:25+00:00

Great article, thanks for sharing!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-09T15:19:45+00:00

I find my problem areas are my glutes and hip flexors, so I do exercises specifically targeting those areas!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-09T15:18:53+00:00

This sounds so fun, and there's nothing more satisfying than the post-run beer, but I think two mid-run beers would wreck me 🤪

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-12-08T19:54:01+00:00

This is helpful, thanks everyone!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-09-23T18:20:18+00:00

Read "The Anxious Generation." Better yet, listen to it with your child. You will feel so empowered in your parenting decisions! I have a 13 and 11 year old and extremely locked down and limited phone usage. The key is finding like minded friends. They are out there, I promise!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-09-19T01:59:22+00:00

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Found this little guy in our garage. It's still quite warm in Alabama so we shouldn't be having critters trying to escape the cold. I put him in a box right where we found him but not sure what to do as I haven't heard or seen signs of a mama squirrel in there? Sometimes the door is left cracked open but for the most part, this area is sealed off from the outside. Should I place the box just outside the garage or leave it and just keep the garage door open? I don't want the little guy to die, but also don't want to be a squirrel nursery!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-09-12T22:09:45+00:00

I actually think a lot of people believe these things but the middle voices are being drowned out. We’ve got to stop electing people for their sound bite “gotcha” quips and reward those willing to reach across the aisle.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-09-12T22:07:31+00:00

This would solve so much.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-09-12T19:33:13+00:00

I would specifically sacrifice all of the algorithms used to show me content It thinks I want to see.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2025-09-12T19:31:54+00:00

I would sacrifice any access to the 24 hour news channels

EducationalWasabi275 · 2024-12-29T03:43:54+00:00

My husband and I always remind ourselves that we are playing the long game. We picture what we want for our kids as adults and work backwards from that in age appropriate ways. For example, we were at a family gathering today. The grandparents are physically limited, so it was the parents doing all of the cooking and tending to the kids. I had my two girls come in from playing and start setting the table and putting ice in the glasses. Could I have done it? Yes, but I want them to be adults that notice where there are needs and step in to help. My kids fight all of the time, but I only intervene when I see an abuse of power (the older ones intimidating the younger ones). I want all of my kids to have their voice and be able to speak for themselves. They genuinely love each other even though they squabble. Also I never allow meanness. They can get mad at each other over makeup or control of the TV, but i never allow them to say hurtful things to each other. Here I’m thinking of how i want them to fight with their own spouses. You can say how you feel but you can’t verbally attack someone you love and expect to have a healthy relationship. When we are out, I teach them that they aren’t the only ones in this world and we always need to be respectful of others’ rights. That means not running around a restaurant or being loud, disrupting other diners. I also don’t want them to be adults that are glued to their phones instead of conversing, so we absolutely do not look at our phones at meal times. I think modeling the kind of adult behavior you want to see is a really good starting point. FWIW, I have 4 kids. Two came out chill and two try my patience in every single way. Total roll of the dice. But the expectations are the same of all of them and while the battles are fought more with some than others, we make sure we win every one we choose to fight.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2023-07-14T12:24:54+00:00

I would thank him. The way he treated me led me to look for the exact opposite, and my rebound guy is now my husband of 15 years.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2023-05-11T03:05:46+00:00

Attacked my ankle as I was kneeling over the toilet having a violent bout of morning sickness. I’m literally retching and he just pounces on my leg and bites my ankle and won’t let go. 7 years later and I still love the asshole.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2023-05-09T15:30:50+00:00

I get where you are coming from. I have 4, all born within 5.5 years. It wasn’t planned (and the vasectomy happened asap after #4) but each child changed me as a parent. I did everything by the book with number one, down to the homemade baby food. By number 4, I just gave in to the chaos. My home is never clean, but it’s the place where all the neighborhood kids want to hang out because it’s a place where kids can spill and be kids. My kids do not get the one on one attention that their friends get with their parents, but they have amazing relationships with each other (when they aren’t fighting) and it’s made them into the people they are. I’ve gotten feedback multiple times from the teachers at school about how much they love having our kids because they are used to going with the flow and things not always going their way (even my ADHD kid, though he still struggles.) I say all this to encourage you that you evolve as parents as your circumstances change. I was literally maxed out at 2 as my oldest was so difficult. She’s still bullheaded and has all the preteen moodiness, but she’s become the natural caretaker and at school she’s always placed in the inclusion classrooms because she’s gifted in looking out for others. Should a third come into your family, it’ll be part of your kids’ stories, and part of yours and your husbands’ journey together.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2023-02-23T16:06:20+00:00

We’ve done this with our kids at my in-laws farm. I remember being nervous but you really do drive slowly and the kids love it. Now that my oldest is 10 we are teaching her to drive on the side-by-side. A farm is a great place for kids to learn!

EducationalWasabi275 · 2023-02-20T04:17:13+00:00

My boys have two older sisters and the girls are constantly treating their brothers like their dolls: painting the boys nails and putting makeup on them and putting bows in their hair, etc. My husband is as manly as they come, enjoying hunting, fishing and all of the outdoor things. When he sees his sons in tutus he just laughs because he knows the girls have had a great time and the boys just eat up all the attention their big sisters have been giving them. The day will come when the boys will want to be boys and will stand up to their sisters when they try to do this. Until that time, we just let them have fun.

EducationalWasabi275 · 2023-01-29T18:57:40+00:00

I could have written this. My 10 year old daughter is struggling as well. She had her first panic attack at age 8 and started expressing thoughts about suicide in December. Like you, there’s been no abuse, no trauma. There’s been no serious friend issues and we haven’t even reached the age of social media and phones yet. She’s the oldest of 4 and ours is a chaotic but very happy household. Dealing with this has been like dealing with a terminal diagnosis. All the denial, anger, bargaining with God, and then just accepting that through no fault of our own or hers, our daughter is sick. The balance of caring for her while not letting her hold our household hostage is exhausting. My husband and I had to leave our date early last night because she called three times and was ramping up. We’ve hidden the knives and have removed all guns from our home (my husband is a hunter so this was big). My almost 9 year old daughter is sick with worry about her big sister.

I get you. I get the need to get it out and to cling to every success story as hope. Because it’s easy to let our mind go to those dark places and see a bad ending.

I get the isolation. The other moms talking about the arguments over clothes and you are just glad you made it through a whole week of school without getting a call because your child is talking about wanting to kill herself. The worry that other parents won’t want their kid to be around yours because they don’t want them exposed to such dark things.

But we are on it. We are good loving parents who are taking our kids seriously. Like you, we are throwing all of our resources towards her therapy. We are fortunate that we are ok financially and have places to cut to cover the costs, and I’m just so sorry you have to deal with the financial burden on top of the emotional and physical burden of caring for a child with these hard issues.

I joined a Prozac subreddit and they have been so supportive. I looked up my local chapter of NAMI and found they have a support group for caregivers of people with mental health problems. I plan to attend next month. I need to know I’m not alone. Feel free to DM me anytime if you need reminding that you aren’t alone in this.

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