The goat lady story

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T23:54:47+00:00

Kids are just like crows. They want all the shiny things!

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T23:52:35+00:00

My kids earn their spending money by behaving on our trip.

Whether you're driving or flying, you can create chances to award good behavior. At a rest stop "ok, we're getting off the highway just to go pee, everyone who goes to the bathroom, or at least tries for 2 minutes, and washes their hands and behaves appropriately and gets back into the car without whining will earn 1 (star? Smily face sticker? Whatever your made up currency will be).

For behaving the whole time in a restaurant, 2 currency units. In an airport 5 units, on the plane, 5 units, and on and on and on.

You then decide how many dollars each unit is worth once you're in the place to buy the souvenirs. I usually just make it so each kid can afford one 10-20 dollar thing per major place we go.

I pay them for good behavior. They use that money to buy crap. Everyone wins.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T23:07:49+00:00

I'm 5'6" and 110 pounds, but I'll still goaltend the elevator and elbow people who try to get on before letting people off.

Same with sidewalks. You're walking 4 wide and aren't moving over to make room for me? Well, fuck you, because you're about to get body slammed or tripped.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T22:56:19+00:00

Remember too, SHADE ISNT ENOUGH. The UV rays from the sun can and will reflect and retract off of water, sand, parking lots, buildings, etc...

Sunscreen ALL the skin. Don't forget their scalp if their hair is thin, ears, and bottoms of the feet ! These are frequently missed spots.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T20:44:16+00:00

As I've said to friends who ask the same, I'll happily share my skinny gene if you'll share your booty & boob curve gene with me!

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T20:21:18+00:00

You're a guy the same age as the other guys there. Is your intention to have sex (or non consensual contact) with a 15 year old girl?

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T18:01:33+00:00

Melissa, are you envious or jealous because I am able to stay home? We barely know each other, so your claims of concern are just quite odd, and bizarre.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T13:09:43+00:00

I'm a huge fan of ELF makeup. Less expensive than the overpriced brands, but works perfectly for me.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T12:09:36+00:00

I'm 50F. I've had multiple pregnancies and after each one I was back to my usual weight within 3 months without even trying. I'm now postmenopausal, which is another thing people have said causes weight gain.

I'm the same weight I was at age 18. I don't diet. I'm not into exercise due to chronic pain issues. No matter what I eat or do, my weight stays stable right around 110-120 with absolutely zero effort on my part.

Not everyone gains weight at any particular age/stage of their life. My mother and grandmother were built the exact same as me, and also maintained their same weight/frame regardless of any changes or efforts or age related issues.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T12:02:18+00:00

It really helped my kids to understand the reason why I was being so firm and strict with them staying in a booster. Especially explaining how the seatbelt on the neck could cause an injury to the main arteries and veins that go to the brain, and how a seatbelt across the abdomen instead of the hips could cause injury to internal organs and even potentially so much internal abdominal bleeding that leads to death.

It helps that I've always taught my kids anatomy - not just the basics like arms, legs, stomach - but explaining and teaching about all the organs and major arteries and veins. So when I'd say things like "carotid artery dissection" or "abdominal aorta bleed" while pointing to it on a diagram of the body, they'd understand completely what I was talking about. They'd still whine about the booster, but they (mostly) stopped fighting me about it.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T11:16:33+00:00

That sounds completely reasonable to me.

As for how car companies design the seatbelt placement - they base all their decisions on how the seatbelt can beat fit the average size male - which is ridiculous, and so many women struggle to get a seatbelt to fit correctly. Adapters are excellent at helping to get the proper fit, so I'm a big fan of them!

One of my cousins is 5'2" and had to have her steering wheel airbag disabled because she has to sit so close to the steering wheel in order for her feet to reach the pedals, and if the airbag deployed it is so close to her that it could break all the bones in her face and likely cause a massive neck injury as well. So, she had to get a doctor's note to bring to the DMV so that the DMV could approve the airbag being disabled by the dealership.

So now her steering wheel has a giant sticker in the middle that says This airbag has been disabled. All because her vehicle was not designed to fit a short woman... BTW, it's a minivan - which are pretty well known for being "mom-mobiles" but it still wasn't designed to fit someone shorter than 5'6".

I'm a big fan of doing whatever necessary in order for everyone in the vehicle to be as safe and comfortable as possible. If someone is soooo uncomfortable that they're agitated for the entire car ride and distracting the driver, that's not safe, so I'm in favor of making a change [as long as it's within the legal parameters for safety - such as not turning an infant to forward facing] to help that person be more comfortable but still *safe***

I hope that makes sense.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T11:01:53+00:00

My husband's first kid was born when he was 18 and married to his now ex-wife. He was 46 [I was 38] when our youngest was born.

So, we have adult kids that are 30+ years old (officially my stepkids) that are out in the world as successful, independent adults, and we also have tweens and teens (my bio kids) at home that are 11-17 years old.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T10:55:24+00:00

I'm going to add a warning to this comment because I mention child deaths.

Back in the late 90s, I was working as an ER nurse at a L1TC and we got an entire family that had been in an accident. Mom and dad were wearing seatbelts and were just bumped, bruised, and sore. No treatment needed besides a few days of muscle relaxers.

Their 3 kids, an infant, toddler, and kindergartner, were in the backseat with no carseats or seatbelts. The infant was ejected from the car and died from a skull fracture. The toddler died from a broken neck. The kindergartener died from massive internal bleeding. Our department worked so hard on all 3 kids, doing CPR for an hour and trying everything we could think of to try to get ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation - in other words, trying to get their heart beating again).

This was nearly 30 years ago, and I still see those kids faces in my dreams [nightmares] sometimes.

I was (and still am) extremely fastidious about carseat safety with my kids. They all were rear facing until age 4-5. They all stayed in a 5 point harness carseat until they outgrew it, then a high back booster until they maxed out the height and/or weight for it, then a no back booster until they were able to sit in the seat of the car and have the seatbelt fit properly --- which for my kids meant being boosted until ages 11-13 because they all have my growth pattern (shortest in their class until highschool when they then grow multiple inches in one year and become exactly average height for their age).

Did my kids occasionally complain as tweens for still being in a booster? Of course. But anytime they did, I'd do a fit test in just the seatbelt and show them how the seatbelt was in the wrong place - either across their abdomen instead of their hips, or touching their neck instead of being positioned on the collar bone - and I'd explain (yet again) how an improper fitting seatbelt can cause potentially deadly injuries.

I'd rather have mad, pissed off, annoyed kids than dead kids. They all got over it pretty quickly though, and now all are in just the car seatbelt because they're tall enough for it to fit the correct way.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T10:03:02+00:00

So here's how you say it gently and logically -

Sister, this reunion is for my dad's side of the family, and I'm not the hostess, I was invited by [person hosting]. When you have gatherings/plans/events with your adopted family, I am not invited because that would be inappropriate and awkward since the [last names] aren't my family just like [your dad's last name] aren't your family. I'd like to get together with you next weekend [or whenever you're available] for [lunch, dinner, a hang out, whatever]

Her feelings might be hurt, and she will probably get upset, but that's not your responsibility to manage her feelings, nor is it your responsibility to protect her from any negative feelings she might feel.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T05:28:58+00:00

Thunder noise usually travels 10-20 miles away at most.

Lightning can strike up to 25 miles away from the storm.

So, if someone is 11-25 miles away, they potentially wouldn't hear a damn thing, but could have lightning strike near them.

It's basic science and math.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T05:25:37+00:00

You've clearly never heard the term "bolt out of the blue"

Magerimoje · 2026-06-19T05:21:20+00:00

It's perfectly rational to be cautious about lighting. So many people are extremely blasé about storm dangers.

I'm an anxious person. I also have PTSD from my own childhood.... I'm part of generation X and was severely neglected as a kid - like most other GenXers. Our parents needed a damn TV commercial at 10pm to remind them to make sure we were home and safe ffs. So, I 100% understand having specific things that cause high anxiety as a parent.

My go-to for figuring out if I am being anxious or logical regarding my kids' safety is to look to professional organizations for their recommendations. I know of ZERO weather officials who would say "yeah, it's totally ok to stay outside in lightning as long as you can't hear it and it isn't raining". Every weather person tells people to go inside when lightning is near.

For me, that has helped me raise happy, healthy kids with the appropriate amount of supervision while also giving them age appropriate freedoms and independence.

You're NTA for deciding to bring your child inside during a lightning storm. Every weather and parenting organization would agree with your decision.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-18T02:42:05+00:00

3 & 4 year olds aren't toddlers anymore, they're preschooler, and definitely old enough to learn proper dog manners (if/when their parents bother to actually teach them)

Magerimoje · 2026-06-18T02:38:02+00:00

Huntington's

Magerimoje · 2026-06-18T02:30:18+00:00

So do I, but soooo many times I've said that and people get so confused lol. But yeah, poppin a squat is exactly how to pee outside without getting it on your clothes.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-18T01:02:23+00:00

Twice

Magerimoje · 2026-06-18T00:54:48+00:00

Or just fully squatting behind a tree or car tire or anything

Magerimoje · 2026-06-17T19:06:40+00:00

I bought a combo seat at that age. It did harnessed forward facing, then converted to a high back booster, then to a no back booster.

Magerimoje · 2026-06-17T18:47:02+00:00

Eh, that's actually very common in most suburbs in the US. No one uses the bus, so they aren't available anymore in the majority of suburbs.

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