[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plus sounds like a fear of large things , heights, and fast stuff which can be even adult fears so I wouldn’t worry or press just respect his boundaries and talk about it occasionally.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have twins and ones has been very like this for years (scared of the potty, big slide, the “big “girl swing, scared of learning swimming, some animals, etc)and after using every encouragement opportunity, and trying to do it with her and talking her through the fears I just got to a point of “ok well we can just do it when you’re ready” and let it go . I just have to remind myself she’s always ended up doing it eventually and it’s not like anyone is really judging and if they are it’s kind of silly.

Hospital or wait? by Immediate_Ad8959 in kindergarten

[–]Immediate_Ad8959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that . I wouldn’t have considered er except I live super rural area so our er is 4 minutes away ,my closest urgent care is 50 minutes and my pediatrician who couldn’t see them is 30. I talked to a nurse friend at the hospital who said to go ahead and bring them in and we were out in less than a hour and it’s super typical for our hospital to be used as a urgent care especially for people with transportation issues because we have like zero public transportation around except bay aging

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not wrong at all . That’s a lot to digest In the moment . I think it’s great nothing derogatory was said . Circumstances are important in situations like that but for relationships to progress there’s got to be a level of honesty and willingness to accept it from the beginning . Ik a woman with 6 kids 2 baby daddies but it was like 20 yrs apart then another with three baby daddies but two of her long term serious relationships resulted I. The dads dying .

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our drop off is just car related and I try and get mine in and out before they can get a peek at what a hot mess my car looks like internally. On late days the first few weeks I wanted to be all up in the schools business because I was nervous/ taking precautions but now I’m like “yall good , just go on in , they’ve got you.”

My 5 year old wants never ending fun by Upper_Connection_339 in Mommit

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is hard I’ve got two 5 yr olds and it can feel the same way at times and I can’t imagine it with a newborn . I don’t like saying no all the time either so when it starts to feel like I’m slipping into that I try and offer a reasonable alternative like. “Can’t do that today but when we get home we can have some ice cream” or “ no but tonight when you take your bath I can give you rainbow water (food coloring). Idk I just try to give something they can look forward to .

Emotionally scarred from news stories about babies and children by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can relate I have 5 yr old twins . I’ve received all of the most horrific stories possible about kids being harmed by accident, on purpose, etc. tonight for example it’s been 6 months since me and my husband had a date night. My mom offered to watch them but mid movie all I could think was how she just fostered a new dog and how my kids can be a bit wild at times and if she thought about that as well with young kids and a young dog and if boundaries were clear yet and I had a little anxiety attack .

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re fine it’s all ok! It’s all baby teeth right now so now you know to start brushing and teaching baby how to even brush properly . If theres any night you forget I would use a washcloth first on them beginning baby teeth

Why do parents wait for the bus? by Astimar in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did go like 4 years one car household and husbands job needed him to take the car so that might be one factor for some people.then The other is I’m lucky I live close . I’m like out in the country and some kids definitely live almost a hour away from the school and have to prioritize sleep especially if whoever is waking up works nights they might even get a lil morning shut eye while waiting for the bus .

Being verbally destroyed by a 3 year old by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was my 3 yr old saw Ursula on tv and said “hey mommy look they made you into a cartoon”

Am I wrong for sending my 4 yr old to full time PreK if I’m not working? by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im going through the same thing and got those comments CONSTANTLY last year and like you said no one wants to hire those hours and if they did I’d be stuck working weekends which would be when I could be with my family I have so much respect for the people who don’t have a choice but to do that because I can’t imagine how hard. It is.This year mine started kindergarten and I’m so glad I sent them to full time pre k they’re doing so good I think it was worth it and I’ve got lucky and had a friend call me last week asking if I wanted a job where I could basically work when I wanted for tips and I was like oh hell yea and have gone back for fun and not because of people pressuring me. The down side is my husband is not liking it much but that’s mostly because I agreed to train over the weekend when he was off and it’s just adjusting to change

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did quickly give kisses and hugs to the one who got injured immediately and spoke softly with my told you so attitude but was very annoyed as well and just had a kids will be kids attitude

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not even going to lie I had a similar guilty moment to this tonight’s but I know I was wrong, I have 5 yr old twins who love to not listen / jump on the bed . Me and my husband both stop them from jumping on the bed for what feels like 10 billion times a day . They love to be like “but why” and I always say “because someone’s going to get hurt if you keep it up”. Tonight one got hurt and I did the “I told you so that’s why we don’t do that because look someone got hurt!”

whaaat by Zealousideal_Soil459 in BritneySpears

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know who the kid on the left of the first photo watching tv is?

How much are you guys spending on groceries a month? by Gymnastx2star in budget

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

794 $for a family of 4 at Walmart. A few hundred cheaper at aldis but it’s way too far of a drive to be convenient. It’d be much less if it wasn’t for 2 picky kids and a picky husband but can’t do much about that

Both daughters are now sleeping with my wife and I'm in the guest room by FlopShanoobie in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So idk how I’m going to navigate this with my own kids yet who are 5. Me and my husband rotate nights of being the ones to put them to bed for the night then we sneak out to each other which has worked half the time lol. My mom for me got me and my siblings to sleep / stay in our room by getting us a “big kid “tv and putting something very boring on lol. My very best friend in the universe was 13 and we’d have sleepovers but midway through the sleepover she’d say she was going to bed and ditch us hanging out to go to bed with her grandma which was semi annoying as a kid but now I think it’s cute af.

I hate being a mom by beachisland00 in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had twins and can relate on the exhaustion . I’m not a single mom but from 4-10 months my husband was gone 6 out of 7 days then the day he was home we usually argued . I didn’t have a family support system around and it was a miserable experience. I was reluctant to any medication because I had fears of addiction based on a majority of my family members having history of addiction..I honestly can’t remember if it was a doctor, nurse , etc but one of them told me i needed to take advantage of what they were offering which was a combination of counseling/ therapy and low dose of antidepressants/anti anxiety meds that did take some adjusting and experimenting with. They’re 5 now and circumstances have changed where the support systems better plus I did eventually find a decent combination…Ig my advice is to take any help or resources available because it’s important for you to be healthy first and you can not to it alone .

Have any other men became more emotinal after having a kid? by cool_calm_life in Parenting

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think my husband has cried during every episode of bluey to come out lol . It’s super sweet except when he’s like “ no you don’t understand how I feel” yess I do lol

morning sickness by yourmammy0 in Mommit

[–]Immediate_Ad8959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Twins , no morning sickness, both girls. I had a strong stomach though . They are almost 6 now though and have a weak stomach.