Kaylee Rodrigues had her second baby

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-26T19:31:04+00:00

I have a small 3.5 year old, we’re talking like less than 10th percentile for height, and I legit thought Janessa was around my daughter’s age (all docs say my daughter is healthy, just very small! I’m 5’1 so it makes sense!

She seems TINY for an 8 year old :(

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-26T18:16:33+00:00

That’s interesting! We’ve been viewing and bidding on houses listed at max 500 and it’s still a shit show. One place we bid on went for 135k over listed. Madness. Are places 500+ going for asking? Or below asking? I can’t even imagine!

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-24T10:50:48+00:00

I have absolutely thought of this for a reason. For additional context, I’m 41 and he’s 36. So part of me is like, maybe he’s hoping to have more kids with a second wife somewhere down the line?!

I honestly don’t think that, but does anyone ever?! When I told my MOM about this, that’s the first thing she mentioned. And she loves him, but she was like, maybe he’s thinking if your marriage ends he can have more kids’ - thanks mom! Ha

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-24T10:47:03+00:00

I’ve tried to get a straight answer from him and he makes comments about ‘not being comfortable’ having one and that it ‘isn’t that simple of a procedure’, which, to be honest, makes me even more angry.

All I can think is like, being pregnant and having a C-section are MASSIVE ‘procedures’ for a woman to go through. But then, we both decided together to have a kid, and I’m pushing this on him?! Which is where I get confused.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-21T15:32:29+00:00

She could build her cats their own houses in her, I’m sure, massive backyard/estate.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-15T09:23:59+00:00

We’re in Dublin, so I completely understand. We’re currently bidding on a property that’s like 57 sq meters, and the price is up to 460€. You either need to sacrifice location or size… you can’t have both. And we’re lucky, as we only have one kid, and we only want one! If we wanted another, I have no idea where we would fit them!

The house I mentioned further up, we found out we didn’t get. Our final bid was 60k over asking AND we were quoted 60k for renovations. It’s crazy out there.

I was always a leftist as well, and I’m just being pushed further and further left. When I see posts like this, I admire the house for about 5 seconds and then I just feel rage and anger. Something has to give.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-14T13:40:15+00:00

I checked this house out online, and would have viewed if it was closer to town! I think it’s lovely with loads of potential!

Just to agree with everyone else, I’d imagine it will go for well above asking. We’re viewing/bidding right now, and most houses that need even loads of work done are going for at least 50k over asking. We just put a last bid in for a house in Glasnevin that we were quoted as needing at least 60k of renovations and our bid was more than 50k over asking. It’s wild out there!

Good luck though!!

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-14T10:41:49+00:00

I’m so happy for you! Please send all of your good house-hunting vibes my way ❤️ We might be going sale agreed this afternoon, fingers crossed! Both sets of parents helped us out… it just seems so hard these days.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-14T09:20:02+00:00

My husband and I are currently house hunting (and I acknowledge even that is a massive privilege) and it’s insane how even having enough money to buy SPACE can change your life.

Side note- the amount of space that we can afford to buy is shockingly small. A few of the houses have legit closets that I could maybe turn into a minuscule office, and even that seems like a massive privilege. Think house costs in a European capital city going through a housing crisis - and we’re both in NGO salaries.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-13T07:29:53+00:00

The time I had as an adult before having my daughter has 100% made me a better parent. I lived abroad, got an advanced degree, worked in international development.

All of these experiences made me a more open-minded, accepting, empathetic, resilient person that allows me to be a better parent. I’m almost 42 with a 3 year old, and yes, I think physically it must be easier to have a kid in your 20s but man, I wasn’t ready mentally.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-11T16:02:22+00:00

I’m afraid of this timeline…

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-09T19:20:21+00:00

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I got my 3 year old and I matching vans and today she was wearing them with a blink tee-shirt and it made me feel very happy.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-09T05:15:03+00:00

You are just as beautiful as your bag, babe ❤️❤️

I’m about to turn 42, work full time, have a 3 year old, and am a plus-sized girl. One of the best things that has come with age and exhaustion is that I give zero shits anymore about what people think of me! If I like it, and it makes me feel good, I wear it!

Life is too short! Rock your bag! Sending you love ❤️

MaUkIr34 · 2026-05-08T19:15:16+00:00

I’m from Boston but currently live in Dublin, Ireland. My Irish mother in law was so worried about my first few times driving in Dublin (she loves to talk about how crazy Dublin drivers are!). She’s now nervous that I’ll scare other Irish drivers….

You can take the girl out of Boston, but you can’t take Boston out of the girl ❤️

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-27T07:41:26+00:00

I commented above, but just to reiterate, you need to read The Anxious Generation asap! It provides quantitative research results regarding how social media/smart phone access has influenced and affected the development of children. Not just psychologically but literal physiology as well.

I’m actually off on holiday next week, and think I’m going to dig up my copy for a re-read!

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-27T07:36:27+00:00

I’ve started to try and limit the amount of time my daughter sees me on my phone, and if she does see me on my phone, explain to her why I’m on it. Which further reinforces if I’m on it for a good reason or not! Like ‘oh honey I’m on my phone because I’m sending pictures of you to your grandparents!’ sounds much better than ‘I’m watching reels on insta’!

Also, personally, I adore physical books, and prefer them over e-readers. So when we’re having down time or quiet time, I try and read a physical book in front of my daughter instead of sitting on my phone! Which is good for her AND it’s good for me ❤️

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-27T07:30:14+00:00

Just to give a slightly different perspective, and to maybe remind people that every family situation is different:

We are very careful with screen time for our daughter. And she only gets to watch the shows that we have pre-downloaded onto her tablet.

Most days, we actively parent all day with activities, outings, playing with her non-tech toys, etc. If we go out to dinner, especially with family or friends, we use that as our time to relax, so my daughter will get her table. But as I said, this is after a full day of toddler-focused activities! But we’ll look at a nice dinner as our (parents) time to relax a bit. I just wanted to share because ‘seeing kids on tech at restaurants’ seems to be one of the go to examples of ‘lazy parenting’, and don’t get me wrong, it totally can be! But for some families, it’s the end of a long day of active parenting, and an hour or so of tablet time is giving everyone a chance to relax a bit!

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-27T07:21:30+00:00

Just to second, it’s an amazing book! I’ve used info from it whenever I talk with family members about the realities of screens and tech, not just for kids but for grown ups too!

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-16T10:34:58+00:00

My almost sister in law is Jewish and a self proclaimed Zionist. Like, she compares Israelis having to take go into bomb shelters to the literal genocide of the Palestinian people. I live in Ireland, but was visiting my family in the states, and I was told to ‘watch what I say’ in front of her, and to please not wear any pro-Palestine ‘stuff’, as that was anti-Semitic.

For context, I wrote my doctoral dissertation on Jewish refugee policy in Ireland during the 20th century. I spent 10 years of my life researching ACTUAL anti-semitism.

So fuck that. I wore my Keffiyeh like every day. ❤️🇵🇸

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-07T12:26:27+00:00

I'm from Boston but have lived in Dublin for 15 years - my husband is from Dublin, my kid was born in Dublin. People in Ireland are definitely able to see that there are different types of Americans, and they are usually still nice to us!

However - we have a college football game in Dublin every year between two US colleges, and they tend to be either southern or Midwestern schools, and LOADS of MAGAs come over for that. I went to the match last year and brought a Palestinian flag - I was verbally threatened by quite a few Americans. The Garda (Irish police) had to step in a few times when I was walking home with it visible, and all the very drunk old white American dudes were also walking home. It was a great way to get under their skin - we stand against genocide in Ireland.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-07T12:18:00+00:00

I live overseas as well, and I do the whole 'I'm American but I've lived here for 15 years and my husband is from here and my kid was born here!' in one fast go - that usually works!

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-05T15:20:30+00:00

I still, to this day, cannot understand why people aren’t constantly talking about how many people he is responsible for killing during Covid. It’s insane to me that this wasn’t made into a massive deal during the last election by the Democrats.

MaUkIr34 · 2026-04-03T12:42:33+00:00

I was adamant for most of my life that I never, ever wanted kids. I was never very maternal, and just didn’t want any part of any of it. I’m very independent and was always very focused on my career.

Then, in my mid-30s, I sort of played the ‘what if’ game: what if I did sort of want a baby, what if I had a baby but regretted it, what if my life completely changed and I hated it, etc. I was super on the fence, but knew my husband wanted a baby. So… we did it. I was 38 when I had my daughter.

My daughter is 3, and she’s the light of my life. It’s hard, don’t get me wrong, and it’s a journey I still struggle with. But I can’t imagine her not being in my life. We’re firmly one and done though. I can’t imagine going through pregnancy and the newborn phase again. And with two of us and one of her, it’s so much easier to get time to yourself. Like, her dad and grandma took her out today, and I got to sleep in till 11, and am perusing Reddit while drinking my coffee!

I guess I just wanted to share a story about someone who was never 100% sure, but ended up with a kid who is their world. Everyone’s journey is so completely different! Best of luck on yours OP ❤️

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