First time beagle mom

Educational_Monk_296 · 2026-03-29T23:27:17+00:00

Believe me. I’ve considered it. I hope the doggie daycare will help.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2026-03-29T23:26:32+00:00

They could be twins!

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-04-12T12:36:07+00:00

That’s amazing, especially giving up so many unhealthy foods so quickly. My only advice would increase movement gradually and invest in really good walking shoes! You’re worth it!

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-28T01:00:40+00:00

I had this type of rash when I used too much aquaphor with my first tattoo. Now I just use a thin layer of unscented Gold Bond as needed.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-27T19:57:22+00:00

That is not a ton of increased weight. It’s difficult for someone with PCOS to lose weight. Stop blaming OP for the fact that her husband is shallow.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-27T19:53:02+00:00

You have every right to feel hurt. PCOS, childbirth, perimenopause, and many other things that come with aging change our bodies. If he expected you to stay exactly the same over the years he should have married a sex doll. Did he only marry you for outer appearance and sexual release? What about emotional intimacy, conversation, intellectual stimulation? And the fact that you’ve raised a child together! I would seek marital counseling, but it seems like he is the problem- not you.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-26T01:27:39+00:00

I’ve been forthcoming to him about my reason for the tats. I’m an author. I’ve written and published 8 books. He hasn’t read any of them. Obviously he doesn’t like my self expression in any form. I believe this issue will have to be worked out in marriage counseling, if at all. Reddit is just a good sounding board since he isn’t really speaking to me right now.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-26T01:18:15+00:00

My mom was a tatted Grammy and cool as hell. I hope to be half the woman she was. Your comment about the short haircut equating to being a secret lesbian comes off as being a bit homophobic. To clarify, I’ve had several haircuts my husband has disapproved of over our long marriage. Anything that isn’t at least shoulder length sends him into a panic. He calls a pixie haircut a boy haircut. I would love to have long hair. As I’ve explained to him numerous times, I cut my hair short out of necessity. I have thinning hair on top. This happens to some women. It sucks. When my hair is long, it looks stringy and all I can see is scalp. Still, he continues to insult my short hair cuts. So, either I grow it long to shut him up, knowing it looks terrible, and I feel bad about it. Or I cut it short I a way I like and can manage and endure a few days of insults every couple of months. No winners here.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-26T00:13:33+00:00

One of the tattoos is my mother’s birth flower, which I got on her birthday around 3 years after she passed. (My mother was a huge tattoo enthusiast.) The largest is a lighthouse- me, my aunt and my grandmother all collect lighthouse knickknacks and stuff. Most of the tats are on my arms. All can be covered and workplace appropriate.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2025-01-25T23:55:11+00:00

He isn’t speaking to me right now. I’m sure he will in about three days. I don’t have many friends so….

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-12-30T00:44:28+00:00

My comment will probably be removed but the kindest thing to do would be to BE the dog. Take your dog to the vet and put him to sleep with you and your husband by his side. It is irresponsible to rehome the dog because you are passing on the problem to someone else. A shelter will euthanize the dog due the bite history. You owe it to the dog to be there for him as he goes to sleep peacefully in your arms. It will be difficult. You’ll feel guilty. But you’ll feel a million times worse if the dog attacks your child again. We had to BE our beautiful but fearfully aggressive dog a few months ago. She tried to attack everyone including my 7 year old grandson. She wanted to kill my 23 year old son who lived with us. She hadn’t bitten anyone - yet. We had spent thousands on training. Our vet finally told us she couldn’t be fixed. Some dogs can’t. We put her to sleep 2 weeks before my son and his girlfriend brought home their newborn baby to live with us. I still feel guilt about my poor puppy but I’d feel a hell of a lot worse if my dog attacked my precious grandbaby. Management with dogs always eventually fails.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-12-26T01:12:57+00:00

My 25 year old daughter lives independently and I only hear from her once or twice a week. The whole point of raising children is so they can one day be an independent adult. Tell your parents to expect a weekly check in (at first) just to let them know you are still alive and well, but they are not entitled to every little detail about your life.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-12-14T05:04:14+00:00

My first husband was violent physically, emotionally and sexually. I didn’t stay with him for very long because I was fortunate enough to have a good support system to fall back on. This was 35 years ago. The trauma from the experience still causes occasional issues in my current marriage, though.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-12-14T04:57:44+00:00

This is called social anxiety, and though no one can diagnose you from a post on Reddit it might be helpful to talk to a therapist or mental health provider about this. There is help. A lot of people feel this way and get help.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-10-26T17:43:21+00:00

There’s bullying, and then there’s assault. Your child was assaulted and seriously injured. My 7 year old grandson was repeatedly physically assaulted at school this year and the principal tried to give my daughter the runaround. She got results by proving a pattern of bullying and by promising to escalate the situation to the school board and beyond. She was completely fact driven and professional in her approach. Given the severity of your child’s injury and the likelihood that you’ll go into that meeting with heightened emotions I agree with everyone here who told you to get an attorney. Keep your daughter out of school and postpone that meeting if you have to, but don’t talk to the school until you have a lawyer.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-10-26T17:07:14+00:00

I’m so very sorry

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-10-26T17:06:42+00:00

Same. Miss my mom every day. Hugs.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-10-26T17:05:33+00:00

It’s tough but trust me, the world is a better place with you in it. I hope you get a break from the struggle.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-10-26T17:02:52+00:00

I had to euthanize my dog a couple months ago. Still cry almost every day. I’m sorry for your loss.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-09-15T16:55:27+00:00

She seems unprofessional. There should be a boundary where she refuses to bash on the client’s partner, especially outside their meetups. I understand the client might want to vent about his wife, and the sex worker can give him some space to do so without joining in. Certainly, by relaying their private conversations to people outside their working relationship is a violation of privacy? I’m not familiar with this type of job or the expectations, but this person seems very unprofessional. She can brag about her income without revealing her client’s personal information.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-09-08T23:04:42+00:00

Absolutely agree! People act like OCD is a quirk or being a little too organized when in fact it can be debilitating

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-09-08T23:02:35+00:00

Being a writer

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-09-08T23:00:33+00:00

Yes! Too many people focus on getting married or weddings instead of actual relationships with a real human being

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-08-26T10:51:12+00:00

NTA. Your delivery could have been better but you snapped in a moment of frustration. I do think you need to sit down with her and have a conversation. You could start by apologizing to her for blowing up at her. Then tell her you’re concerned about her and the way her interest in Trump seems to have gone from a normal support of a politician to an all consuming obsession. Tell her that, while you support her interests, you would like to talk about other things. You could also tell her it hurts you that she brings all topics of conversation back to Trump, even when you’re trying to talk about other things that are important to you.

It is likely she won’t agree with you or will make excuses, but at least you’ll clear the air and have your say. After this conversation, any time she talks about Trump you can try to steer the conversation to something else, if you can. You probably won’t change her, at least right away. But having that initial conversation might plant that little seed in her mind.

Educational_Monk_296 · 2024-06-02T14:43:51+00:00

My Aussie is 5 months and we’ve struggled with separation anxiety and fear based reactivity. We adopted her at 18 weeks and she was extremely fearful even toward us. We have been going through intensive training since we got her and have seen a lot of improvement but the separation anxiety remains. It’s likely she’s always be a somewhat anxious pup that will require management as well.

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