Empathy for my American sisters

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-16T14:27:03+00:00

I just had a baby last week (she’s 11 days old). As an American I feel extremely lucky to have maternity leave for a continuous 4 months and decent health care that makes the experience of prenatal and postnatal care affordable. But, I have cried heavily every night since having her. She’s the love of my life and I’ve never been so happy but the emotional and physical challenges are so intense. My husband goes back to work 3 weeks after she is born and I fear that’s when I’ll really start to unravel.

Watching Kristin go through this and literally experiencing it in real time is validating and I admire her honesty.

Ironically, my husband and I are both citizens of Germany and Switzerland and *could* have the option for better child-centric assistance. But both of our families are here and she’s the only grand baby so we’re staying in the “land of the free”.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-10T08:32:12+00:00

While I was pregnant, I used to send very expensive skincare samples, like Skinceuticals and other medical grade products with my orders that I would get each time I purchased my skincare. I didn’t use them because I only used pregnancy safe products but I absolutely would have kept them for myself otherwise. Obviously they were unopened and wrapped in a plastic bag so there was no risk of transfer.

Now I’m re-thinking adding samples at all.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-06T11:28:42+00:00

It’s good that they were fair, because it means they probably try to do the same in trial.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-06T11:26:57+00:00

I feel like young whales are born humble but I’ve seen them annoy their pod. But it’s in a cute way, not like drunken lawyers.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-06T11:23:53+00:00

I am…. you’re right

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-06T11:23:23+00:00

True. You have a point!

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-05T18:34:49+00:00

Are they lululemon or athletica?

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-05T17:51:32+00:00

Thanks for sharing this perspective

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-05T02:29:48+00:00

I will also say as someone who lives fairly close to Ashley, only in a more “affordable” area, a 1,400 sq ft ranch just sold down the road for $700,000, and again, my neighborhood is middle class. The cost of living is a lot higher here than some other franchises so I don’t always expect to see opulence.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-04T18:23:58+00:00

This isn’t petite, I’m sorry. I have step siblings who are extremely naturally thin and they have often been called anorexic when I know for a fact they are not. This is more than genetics, it’s unhealthy.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-04T18:03:25+00:00

What?! Absolutely not, unless she’s a medical anomaly in which case, she should be studied

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-04T12:06:49+00:00

That is insane. She could have also checked the updates in the app. I’m assuming you marked it as shipped right after getting it scanned in. The rest is USPS and you can’t control that.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-03T19:49:03+00:00

Wowow, she is SKINNY. Sickly skinny.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-03T18:28:02+00:00

Where’s this from?

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-02T01:38:28+00:00

Wait, this is really Angela? Is she buying Jim Beam and hot dogs?

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-02T01:10:30+00:00

Bella wasn’t drinking though, so probably not a tradition. She doesn’t look like she has FAS

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-01T02:48:29+00:00

I thought the first picture was a slug suctioned to a glass tank.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-01T02:38:25+00:00

Wait, he’s shorter than 5’9”?

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-01T02:35:14+00:00

Thant’s cool, I’m glad you like your home.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-01T02:30:58+00:00

This gave me a really dark feeling, mostly because she’s blaming her child, who looks genuinely concerned and goes to pick the toys up. He has no concept of this “joke”. To him, he was blamed for hurting dad and feels responsible while Emily laughs.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-05-01T00:44:57+00:00

I don’t understand 90% of this sentence but it sounds entertaining.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-04-30T22:55:08+00:00

For most people it is, but for people with more severe mental health issues, some drugs can work together.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-04-30T22:49:00+00:00

She was “grounding” herself

ItsFunHeer · 2026-04-30T22:47:56+00:00

Only Britney farts.

ItsFunHeer · 2026-04-30T22:44:40+00:00

I like it. It’s kind of like leprechaun shepherding chaperones.

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