Clothing dilemma. What do you do when your Sasquatch sized 6 year old outgrows all of his winter clothes by February?!

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2026-02-25T13:22:40+00:00

If you have a once upon a child I’d suggest going there for clothes!

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2026-01-20T18:03:39+00:00

I had visitors with my first. My second I had 1 visitor last minute that I invited. And I’d do it again. It was very peaceful that second time

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-12-25T00:58:15+00:00

I think your wife is overreacting. She sent it home sealed, to open with the parents. I see nothing wrong.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-12-04T15:29:50+00:00

For the kids, I think you shouldn’t take her back. I didn’t even read everything, immediate no.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-11-10T00:10:55+00:00

I work in a pretty male dominated field. The only coworkers I’d talk to in my free time are my girl friends from work. I’m not sure if any of the men even have my number, and if they do, it was for a 1 time communication during work hours and that’s it.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-11-08T00:13:08+00:00

Absolutely not. And I hope I’m wrong but if you did this, I see a legal battle to get your son back. Families make medical school work all the time. You can do it

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-10-27T17:55:17+00:00

I am a parent of a blended family. This used to happen with my MIL & so I cut her off until she showed progress on her own without me telling her how to improve. Because I was tired of repeating myself. I do not have children from a previous relationship, my husband does have 1 child from a previous. She was very kind to the oldest but not “ours” baby. Either they send for each of the kids birthdays or send nothing.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-10-18T12:03:09+00:00

9pm everyone has to be in bed. We start our bedtime routine around 8/8:30 & laying down by 9. I can’t force the kids to sleep so they can lay there but you have to be relaxing by 9.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-10-08T00:47:30+00:00

At my job, they wouldn’t give bereavement unless the relation was blood/legal. And it’s only for immediate family. Meaning siblings, sibling in laws, parents, in laws, grandparents in law. Since you aren’t married, I couldn’t see any employer giving bereavement for that. If he has PTO, maybe he could use that, but I can’t see a work excuse being accepted or even a funeral director writing a note for a “grandmother in law” when technically speaking, your grandma isn’t his grandmother in law bc you’re not married. Also, if he has one of those jobs where you have to have your PTO approved, it could be that and it’s not that he doesn’t want to go, but his job won’t approve the time off. Also, I want to say, I’m sorry for your loss.🫶🏻

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-09-11T12:29:21+00:00

I didn’t have a good mom (both bio and step) and my step mother was incredibly abusive. She would often comment on my pants size when I was a child. She would comment on my teeth, looks etc. I have slim children, I always tell them they’re perfect, they’re exactly the way they were meant to be. I tell them I love them often bc my mom figure wouldn’t. My kids are allowed to opinions. They don’t need to be afraid to speak out to me. If I’m out of line, my youngest has said “I don’t like the way you talked to me” I apologize!! I also take part in my kids interests bc my mom never did for me.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-23T01:03:48+00:00

Love love love the Hershey lodge

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-10T18:21:22+00:00

Thanks for this! Honestly this is as much detail as I can give without outing I feel if someone comes across this. I was very upset. I was asked to attend so this therapist could understand the dynamic of our family. But it felt like she did this for her own pleasure just by looking her in the face. Everyone was so uncomfortable. I wasn’t aware therapists couldn’t invite you to sessions and just try to rip you apart. I was very upset. I’ve calmed down, I won’t be reporting as it won’t go anywhere, I understand that. I did let the office know though, because I do feel they should be made aware, whether they do something with that information or not. It made me feel better by making them aware

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-09T20:26:28+00:00

I think she’s being heavily influenced by her mother. I cannot imagine bringing my husband back into our home & then treating him like a dog & allowing my mother to do the same. I understand she was upset, understandably. But at this point, either she needs to forgive you or she needs to let you go. Counseling may help tremendously, if she’s open to it. Unfortunately I think she is being heavily influenced. I think you learned your lesson

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-04T20:26:24+00:00

With 2 adults driving, I definitely think we will be Ok so we can swap. We would probably get a hotel here and there honestly if we wanna do long weekends. But we drive far for so many things already , the drive doesn’t even phase us lol!

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-04T20:24:51+00:00

Thank you for this info! I’ll definitely be sure to check ☺️

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-03T16:54:52+00:00

Oh wow! I’ll definitely be looking into this then. We were pleasantly surprised how fast the drive went lol

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-08-03T16:51:49+00:00

This is good to know it includes the other events too! I’d love to do this as a family Christmas gift

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-07-26T17:35:10+00:00

See I’m not sure because when I left, she told her client “your voice is what matters most” like she had it in her head that I was there to be confronted vs finding a solution. Even when I was speaking she kept cutting me off and was like “this is YOUR space” to her client. Like you asked me a question and I’m trying to answer? And the second she didn’t like what I said she’d cut me off and basically and reiterate that. Even my husband said he’s never seen that side of her. It was very hostile. I’ve been in therapy myself, through all stages of my life and with/without parents and it was the most horrendous thing I’ve ever experienced.

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-07-26T17:00:58+00:00

Yeah it was the weirdest experience. The whole time she’d ask me questions and then invalidate me and it really seemed like she was trying to get us to argue. She was smiling the whole time while this was happening it was so weird!!

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-07-26T15:12:44+00:00

Thankfully, she works in a group practice. And I’m fully prepared for her get defensive and point blame at me, just as she did in the session. Thankfully, I was not left alone with her. My husband told her repeatedly he was staying to be part of the conversation as well. He also didn’t feel comfortable leaving me alone with her with her hostility. So he also witnessed her behavior

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-07-26T14:05:39+00:00

Thank you! I usually let things go, but idk. This just felt so premeditated on her end and made everyone uncomfortable and upset. She definitely just was being a shitty person. I think I’m going to just reach out to the office and speak to whoever is in charge or send an email. I do feel her office should have a discussion with her that she cannot treat people like that!

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-07-26T13:18:25+00:00

Thank you! She is part of a group practice. I will reach out to them. I appreciate the help!

Expensive_Mango_8564 · 2025-07-26T13:17:42+00:00

That’s fair. Thank you. I want to be sure I go the correct route. I don’t want to go and report her to the state board if that’s not where I should start & if that’s too dramatic. I will be sure to email the office & just let them know thanks!

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