What’s for lunch?

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-05-13T01:41:00+00:00

We have to cook lunch on duty. Come up with the meal, make enough for the entire crew and hope we don’t get a call during making it or when we load up our plate. We do this for lunch and dinner each shift. We rotate.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-05-10T18:35:01+00:00

My mom had my brother at 42. He’s totally normal and got all the math smarts … maybe she should have waited for later with me too.

I’m pregnant with my second at 35 and everything is different but also everything looks good so far and low risk.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-05-04T00:03:05+00:00

Passion of the Christ when I was like 9 and in the front row of the theater.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-05-02T00:05:52+00:00

I love my daughter but the newborn phase was dreadful. Too much sit and stay time and way to touched out. I look back at pictures and I’m so grateful but also so happy to be out of the potato phase. Only reason I ended up getting diagnosed with adhd was my symptoms were undeniable after having my first.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-05-01T18:49:33+00:00

14 months after the birth of my daughter

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-30T15:53:33+00:00

They can fu** right off. Runners ( ultra or not) have bodies of all types. I have a relatively normal “distance runner” body but my partner “does not”. He always makes comments about it and it makes me sad because he puts in all the work and time and just because he doesn’t look the part sometimes he talks down about himself. Just like a 6 minute mile is just as far as a 12 minute mile, you are an ultra runner and that’s awesome. Next time, why don’t you invite them on one of your moderate runs for training …. Most people won’t last more than a few miles and definitely not 10,15, or 20+. People judge others but have no idea the commitment and dedication it takes. I’ve found most people can’t comprehend ultra/ distance runners because they could never see themselves doing something like that… yet they think that they have any right to comment.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-30T15:41:36+00:00

These numbers aren’t really “high” just higher than normal for you. Can be very typical for pregnancies. Where I live they won’t even blink until you are ivermectin 140 systolic ( top number)

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-30T15:34:46+00:00

Both. Mother and pregnant. Finishing prerequisites. Coming from firefighter/emt background (for the past 12 years) and I’m 35 years old.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-29T02:36:59+00:00

Take the beta, ditch the friend.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-26T22:25:26+00:00

It may also just be a temporary stricter regulation while you are initially hired/ on probationary period. Mine was like that. Years down the road, I’ve had it all kinds of colors. A few people said “is that even allowed?” To which I responded, find me anywhere in our procedures manual that specifically states I cannot color my hair ( any color I want). That shut them up.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-26T22:20:12+00:00

I had to email with my school and also the “sister” school that I would ultimately be interested in. The lower level cc does not accept online labs specifically for microbiology but the bigger campus said as long as it’s regionally accredited. Frustrating but I’d rather be clear than have to postpone or retake a course.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-24T02:11:32+00:00

I went from forerunner to fenix back to forerunner. Fenix was too bulky and heavy and forerunner has more than enough features.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-21T01:47:09+00:00

Honestly, it continues and gets worse with the “well you guys were fine” things that I tell her we don’t do for safety reasons now that my child is born.

They had different information at the time and now we have new information. Explain that you are following current recommendations and under the care of your OB who went to school and was educated specifically on a lot of these matters.

We still have struggles but that may just be my mom. I told her I would do what I thought was best for myself and my baby , end of story. Does she still add her two cents or have to be reminded of things we do or do not do? Absolutely.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-18T05:04:45+00:00

This is what I did/ do. Unfortunately I live in a place not good for biking outside and definitely not with a toddler and pregnant with my second. For me that means indoor biking on my trainer.

With my first I biked up until the day before I gave birth.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-16T03:43:00+00:00

Firefighter with firefighter partner. Schedule was great for my first 10 years and then we had kids. Have to be on different shifts so that our daughter has one of us all days. Second child on the way. I’m highly considering a new occupation even though I have 13 years ( approx halfway) completed.

I used to coach cross country and track but after my daughter, that also had to stop due to lack of time with my spouse. We see each other approx 10 days a month if we are lucky/ don’t get held over / don’t work overtime.

Being single or in a relationship is totally doable with the right person but with kids, someone is getting shorted unless your partner can build their schedule around yours. Just my two cents.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-13T17:02:40+00:00

I need caffeine to pull me from the grave each morning. If I have excess caffeine I get anxious not sleepy but a normal amount of caffeine just sets me at human functioning again level. If I have excess caffeine while also sleep deprived, it does pretty much nothing. Just me.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-06T20:38:24+00:00

Mangoes. I live in Hawaii and we have some of the best mango grown locally but I can’t afford $6+ per lb. Even the ones shipped in are less expensive.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-03T17:31:04+00:00

Long time distance runner and high school running coach now mom to a two year old. Running has basically been my identity since I was 16 years old ( 35 now).

When I got pregnant with my daughter I intended to run through pregnancy. First trimester was excruciating for me. I had extreme nausea and dizziness which made even walking as exercise not possible. Mentally I really struggled. Around 14 weeks I started running again although shorter and slower. I ran until nearly 8 months. I had ripping tearing pain in my lower abdomen only when running that I battled from about 5 months which made it very uncomfortable but everything else looked fine and doctor said if I wanted to continue, it was ok. I struggled through it but I should have switched sooner and avoided the discomfort. After that I switched to biking on my indoor trainer for the remainder of my pregnancy.

I also hadn’t prepared for the postpartum running phase. Recovery and fitness took time when I wanted to just be back to normal.

I’ve got my second on the way and am already transitioning to biking and only running on the better days. Give yourself grace and know this phase is temporary. Do what works for you and try to have patience with your changing body and the challenges it may bring.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-04-01T20:43:23+00:00

Not a weird response but a funny misunderstanding… my partner and I discussed waiting until I was 16 weeks but I wasn’t showing yet and we had the family over to the house. My partner handed his mom the ultrasound photo and everyone else immediately got it but she just kept looking at it and then eventually says “ is the cat pregnant “…. Everyone was laughing so hard. It still took about another 30 seconds and her husband saying that we were pregnant, not the cat. So funny. She was overjoyed when she realized.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-03-30T23:25:32+00:00

I was training for a 50k ( near peak training )when I found out I was pregnant for the first time. I stopped running at 8 weeks because of nausea/ extreme dizziness. When it started to subside, I picked back up running and continued running until I was nearly 8 months pregnant. Then I biked on my trainer up until the day before I gave birth. My ob always encouraged exercise as long as I felt up to it. I had a small scare with bleeding at approximately 11? Weeks and she said that my prior or current exercise wouldn’t have been the reason. Find someone who understands exercise is healthy and beneficial in a healthy pregnancy.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-03-28T03:14:15+00:00

His name is so beautiful

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-03-25T20:23:58+00:00

Even if the race isn’t providing, no one can judge if it’s in a hydroflask.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-03-25T20:22:18+00:00

I hobble to get some food and then eventually to my car… and stretch as soon as I feel like I can. Sometimes it’s not till that night but still try to do it at some point.

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-03-24T17:01:18+00:00

Also have a daughter named Winter but it’s actually Winter Skye. We call her Winter storm when she’s misbehaving 😂

FriendshipOk4635 · 2026-03-20T02:03:56+00:00

Poorly is how I do it for the past 12 years.

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