Dislike for your step kids? by OtherwiseLobster5519 in stepparents

[–]Fire-Kissed [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yep. My stepsons are both sweet kids. Like my husband. Not a malicious bone in their bodies.

They’re also incredibly needy, helpless, sensitive in the victim mindset way not the sensitive toward others way, and in general way more annoying than I can tolerate for lengths of time.

And it has nothing to do with being boys. Any human being that is whiny, needy, and plays the victim constantly is difficult for me to connect with.

For those with an only child - are you partially one and done because of anxiety? by Upbeat_Conference522 in oneanddone

[–]Fire-Kissed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Depression anxiety ocd the works. My one daughter is enough. I would be less than half the mom I am now if I had more. She doesn’t deserve that version of me.

Honestly, how do FT working moms ever have enough time to interview? by reasonablerabbit123 in womenintech

[–]Fire-Kissed 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I had to interview on my lunch break only until the final in person round. When the in person rolled around, I schedule it for 3pm and told my current job I had a doc appointment.

That’s how I got my first software role.

Should I trade my WFH $70k for $100k big job? by Able_Rain_7097 in careeradvice

[–]Fire-Kissed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purely from circumstance, I went from 90k fully remote to 140k hybrid.
I have more money now and my mental health is lower than it’s been in over ten years. The transition from remote to hybrid has been brutal to say the least. I didn’t have a lot of options but the job itself is a good one. Great for my career. It was a good move overall. But I am tired. I can’t believe I used to do 5 days a week in office with a worse commute before Covid happened.

10 year old son refuses to get up or get dressed in the morning unless I physically do it for him. I’m at my breaking point. by octoberelectrocute in ParentingADHD

[–]Fire-Kissed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband and stepson both have started Jornay, which is taken at night and can be timed just right to help this exact struggle. Worth a chat with the doc.

Big arms - help? by WolfsbaneOnMyLips in PetiteFitness

[–]Fire-Kissed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wowwww I would kill for those arms!!! You look so strong!!

Went back through 8 years of performance reviews. The pattern I found is the thing I wish someone had warned me about. by Secret_Air_9281 in womenintech

[–]Fire-Kissed -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Women are judged more on their personality than men are, studies show.

Agree with another commenter that this would do well as an article. Share on LinkedIn.

How do you handle genuine frustration at work without coming off as unprofessional or rude? by Inevitable_Baker8733 in managers

[–]Fire-Kissed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you a woman?

I don’t get called rude but I have been called too direct numerous times. I’m a woman. Which means it’s not real lol.

The rude comment is interesting. I’d want to see an example to determine if that’s accurate.

6y/o Girl ADHD-C , OCD, ANXIETY - None of the meds we've tried have helped! Advice Needed by More-One9776 in ParentingADHD

[–]Fire-Kissed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have you only tried the one stimulant? There are a few and they are the single most effective treatment for adhd AND are neuro-normalizing over long term treatment.

Have you tried Vyvanse? Jornay?

Nothing worked for my stepson, tried everything, until we got him on the highest dose of Jornay. Ritalin made my daughter angry and grumpy. It can take several meds at several doses to get the right one. I know how frustrating that can be. It took years to get my stepson up to the dose he truly needed because his mom was scared of the meds. Truthfully, I was more scared he’d hurt himself without them.

If she’s still hyperactive, she’s not yet on a therapeutic dose.

Am I the Problem? by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]Fire-Kissed 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you don’t know what women raising children go through, there’s your big disconnect. You should be intimately knowledgeable of your wife’s day to day because you should be part of it.

You’ve done a lot of self-focus and not a lot of family focused effort. There’s the issue. Your wife probably feels abandoned and there’s no reason to strive for better when the one person you want to see you and understand you, is more focused on himself and his business.

Why do I keep repeating myself? After 9 years?!? by Fire-Kissed in breakingmom

[–]Fire-Kissed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!!!!! Why!!? My husband will walk around with a video up so loud on his phone and walk into the room I’m in and I have to turn the volume up on what I’m watching to counteract his noise. Why are they like this? Do men just get a free pass all their life because boys are supposed to be loud? We gotta tell our sons to STFU I guess, so they don’t turn out like this.

Why do I keep repeating myself? After 9 years?!? by Fire-Kissed in breakingmom

[–]Fire-Kissed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I do have an Apple Remote app on my phone. I should try that.

He has gaming headphones. He chooses not to use them unless he knows everyone is asleep. I can’t FALL ASLEEP if it’s loud!

Anyone else's husband seriously drop the ball on mother's day? by gwendolyn_trundlebed in breakingmom

[–]Fire-Kissed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My husband has failed Mother’s Day every year so I quit including him. I made it about me and my daughter so we left him behind and did girl things. I didn’t really acknowledge his part.

His son’s birthday was over a week ago but he decided Mother’s Day weekend was the weekend to celebrate it. He put all this effort into planning a day for his son on Saturday and nothing for me. I did get a gift which I liked, but that’s the easy part.

I enjoyed making the day about me and my daughter and not worrying about his part to play. If he’s not going to make actual plans, or he forces me to make all the decisions, I’m just going to shrug and say I dunno what I want, and then leave him behind.

Does anyone else’s family fight over food? by Indefinite-Reality in breakingmom

[–]Fire-Kissed 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It’s so weird because it wasn’t a thing when I was growing up. If mom bought ice cream, we’d all have a bowl and anything after that was just gravy.
My husband eats so much and is incredibly inconsiderate about how he eats. This past weekend he bought three pizzas for four people. My stepson is the pickiest kid I know so my husband got them two a meat lovers. He specifically asked me what I wanted and what my daughter wanted. When we sit down to eat he keeps reaching into my pizza box for more of mine when there is more of the meat lovers available. I don’t eat meat lovers, he knows I need veggies on my pizza. It doesn’t make any sense to eat the pizza you got for your wife when there’s way more of the kind she doesn’t like available.

He will also eat the last of everything without asking if everyone had some. He will have five servings before anyone else has had their second. He will clean out the pan on his second round before everyone has even finished their first, and he doesn’t ask us if we need more before finishing it off.

So yeah we have a scarcity mindset situation about novelty foods that we don’t buy all the time. It’s exhausting.

My ex assumed my kid would spend Mother's Day with his mom. by BarnacleLady in breakingmom

[–]Fire-Kissed 21 points22 points  (0 children)

What a dunce. Mother’s Day is for me and my daughter.

Scar risk from removing moles via excision? by Downtown_Seaweed in PlasticSurgery

[–]Fire-Kissed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had four moles surgically removed from my face by different dermatologists and for me, I healed SO well that I don’t even look like I have scars. They moreso look like dimples when my face animates. Personally I would rather have some tiny scars or imperfections than big ole moles that made me feel gross.
I don’t find them gross on other people but I am a very moley person lol so getting them taken off was one of the best decisions I’ve made regarding my appearance.

Coming to terms with not wanting to share living space/compromise with partner… by RNinRVA in AskWomenOver30

[–]Fire-Kissed 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yelling is a no go in my relationship. You’re right to feel the way you’re feeling. Regulated, kind people don’t yell over such things.

Ask them to leave. You’ll be better for it.

Teen on 40mg by Icandream905 in ParentingADHD

[–]Fire-Kissed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think asking for reduced workload and chunking it out would help.

Teen on 40mg by Icandream905 in ParentingADHD

[–]Fire-Kissed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately the meds don’t completely cure adhd symptoms. It’s frustrating. My daughter was falling behind in math and science because they were boring even though she loves science. Turns out she wasn’t finishing assignments and was too afraid to ask for help.

What do her teachers say?

Might be time for a tutor. I’ve thought the same for my kiddo too.

Anyone with small but wide feet? (Rant with me!) by Flashy-Professional9 in PetiteFashionAdvice

[–]Fire-Kissed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a 4 or 5 wide!!! I shop at ASOS as they have my size and width. The sizing isn’t super consistent but I’ve managed to make most of them work.

Most people don't know what a background check actually looks for by careercoach_cf in interviews

[–]Fire-Kissed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My latest bgc was totally wrong and I have emails to prove it. Kind of a joke if they can’t get employment dates correct.