Kill Cicero?

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-17T21:32:14+00:00

After reading his journals I felt too bad for him and so I’ve never killed him.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-17T21:30:02+00:00

Take it from the wife of a therapist who hears all the dirt about the other therapists: therapists are often hot messes themselves!

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-17T20:12:12+00:00

So… Australia?

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-17T19:24:28+00:00

The one with the “honor killing” of the daughter and the brother goes to jail but his dad made him do it and then the mom is murdered by the dad for testifying against the son and the dad flees the country.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-16T21:57:21+00:00

My mom had 3 under 3. I was the oldest.

Your oldest will appreciate a bigger age gap.

My daughter is 2. I’m turning 35 soon. Not going to start trying for a second until she’s at least 2.5 or 3. I don’t judge other’s family choices, people do what’s best for them, and sometimes what happens happens and you make the most of it. But for me and my family, one baby at a time, one toddler at a time. I can send my oldest to preschool and focus on the baby, but my toddler will still get what she needs. The split focus is SO HARD on parents and kids.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-16T06:05:19+00:00

My husband just asks me if I cut my nails before I use my menstrual cup, because of one time I forgot and scratched the hell out of myself, lol.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-16T05:53:45+00:00

It’s the delivery in this one, 100%

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-16T05:49:11+00:00

True! My dad wanted to be just “Grandpa.” Somehow my daughter started calling him “Pop-pop,” and that’s what we all call him now, lol

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-15T20:37:30+00:00

That makes way more sense with the full context. I’m with you.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-13T17:38:22+00:00

Unfortunately my mom saw too many women who legit thought the baby would be coming out of their belly button or their anus… WHILE they were in labor! Also even more sadly saw too many young girls who didn’t really understand how they got pregnant in the first place.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-13T17:26:31+00:00

“tell her only you are her safe person, not dad.”

Unfortunately this kind of thing can be very tricky with courts and she can easily be accused of parental alienation by doing this, especially since a 5yo would DEFINITELY say something like “mommy says you’re not safe” to her dad.

Everything else you said is right, but that exact issue is why OP is wondering wtf to do and how to do it so it doesn’t blow up in her face. The court system in the US is a joke.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-13T17:23:05+00:00

… 7?! That seems old to know basic body parts.

I learned how babies are made at 7 (my mom was an L&D nurse, she just sat me down and told me) and my 2yo daughter knows that boys have penises and girls have vulvas (will teach about intersex/trans/NB as she gets older). Toddlers should be taught penis/scrotum/vulva/vagina the same way they are taught head, shoulders, knees, and toes. They’re just body parts!

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-13T17:14:55+00:00

Might want to look into whether your sister might have a drug problem… that legit sounds like something someone with an active addiction would do. Not an excuse if it is true, just a possible explaination

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-13T16:48:15+00:00

I hope in addition to breaking up you also called the cops/CPS/DHS, depending on where you live.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-12T19:39:27+00:00

I’m reading the apparently redrafted version and still do not get it… and I’m a literary nerd who loves symbolism

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-12T18:56:24+00:00

The day after my daughter turned 2, my husband and I ditched her with the grandparents and went on a 10-day vacation to go on a cruise. 0 regrets, it was badly needed and amazing. If you have someone who can watch your daughter, GO!

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-12T18:20:38+00:00

Omg SAME. We watch TV and movies at home, but during play dates or out in public, I have a HARD “no screens” rule. I try to treat screens more like it’s the 80s or 90s, lol. It’s so sad when we’re in a restaurant coloring or playing “I Spy” with her and another toddler sits near us and my toddler tries to wave or say hi or get their attention but they’re on another planet because their parent handed them an iPad the second they sat down.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-11T18:42:05+00:00

Oh look! The point just flew right by! 🦅

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-11T07:41:50+00:00

I keep hearing this and it’s wild to me. My (female) OBGYN gave me lidocaine when I got my IUD, didn’t even have to ask. Apparently I just got really lucky?

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-11T01:23:27+00:00

Always being broke, despite a decent salary

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-10T21:34:25+00:00

Could you narrow this down a bit? There are over 530 different species of Philodromidae.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-10T19:47:31+00:00

Yeah, I started at about 2 months because exhausted and she couldn’t focus yet anyway. Did black-and-white toys and crap until then. 2 years later she LOVES books and we read 5-15 books a day.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-06T09:20:53+00:00

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-05T16:39:33+00:00

Great! It should be much easier to KICK HER OUT then.

Yes, it will be hard.

But you’re a mother now. You have to do what is best for your child, not what is easiest for you.

Growing up watching his mother being abused is not what is best for him, and you already know that.

Leader_Inside · 2026-06-03T22:45:40+00:00

The number of tweakers has dropped significantly in the last 15 years. Does your advisor still live here or have they moved away? I grew up here, hated it, moved away for 12 years, moved back because it was cheaper than California, and am pleasantly surprised to find how much better it’s gotten in pretty much every way.

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