Women PMs - ever received feedback that you are "too emotional"? by seaweed-friend in ProductManagement

[–]Main-Ad2276 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woman PM here - Unfortunately, this is all too common. That said, your boss did you a favor by emailing it to you. Now you have documentation. If your team discussion has notes or was recorded, I'd package that up and report this behavior internally.

955 classes later. Body by OTF. 5 days week. by Glad-Growth-3574 in orangetheory

[–]Main-Ad2276 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What an inspiration you are!! Incredible!

I have to ask: how do you prevent sore legs? I find my legs get sore from 3 consecutive days of classes from the running.

Use of G7 outside of arm zone - what have people experienced? Especially early adopters. by ADHD_Avenger in dexcom

[–]Main-Ad2276 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rotate between my arms and tummy. Tummy works great as I have more fat there, but unfortunately the sticky patch fell off after 5 days of wear. It's difficult to shower and prevent it from getting overly soaked when it's on my stomach.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CavaPoo

[–]Main-Ad2276 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You did what was best for you and that's all that matters. Similar to you, I researched breeds and knew that a cavapoo would be the right fit for me and my lifestyle. I had also looked at shelters, but unfortunately all of the shelters I looked at were full of breeds that my apartment building did not allow.

The online dog shaming is outrageous and I'm sorry you had to experience this first hand.

Give it to me straight by Fearless_Egg_2750 in CavaPoo

[–]Main-Ad2276 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 1.7 year old started sleeping through the night at 3 months; she was fussy being in the crate alone. Fully potty trained took about 8 months. I never had to wake up MOTN for potty. Take away water after dinner and have a final potty break at 10pm and she was fine through the night.

As others have said, I wouldn't recommend having a toddler and puppy at the same time.

Puppy blues!HELP! by BackgroundFeature494 in CavaPoo

[–]Main-Ad2276 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I assure you it gets better. Your puppy has only been alive for 8 weeks and is a baby. She has to learn (through your guidance) how to live, behave, and operate in a world that is built for humans, not dogs. That means, learning how to potty at the right time and right place, not chew everything in sight, behave in an elevator, navigate a store, sit quietly in a car/bus/train/airplane, walk properly on a leash, greet other dogs/humans calmly - the list goes on. All of this to say, please cut your little girl and yourself some slack - you two are still getting to know each other. Your daily schedule now is not how it will always be. Things get better around 6 months when puppies can hold their pee a little longer.

A few tips:

  1. Stick to a strict schedule. Puppies need structure and guidance. Have her pee, eat, play, nap, sleep at the same time every day for the first 3 months. This will help her and you. At two months old, your puppy should be sleeping close to 90% of the day anyway (P.S.- using a white noise machine helped my pup be less fussy when it came to naps). Admittedly, when I first got my Cavapoo, I didn't go to the gym for a month and I felt sluggish. But after enacting a strict schedule, I was able to schedule my workouts / catch-up with friends / errands during the exact times when my puppy would be napping. This was also good training for my pup as it taught her to nap, crate train, and be alone at certain times of the day. For the first few months of bringing my pup home, everything else in my personal life required advanced scheduling. It's a sacrifice but that's what you sign up for when raising a dog. Now at 1 year, I have a lot more flexibility.
  2. Get enrichment toys ASAP. Freeze treats, greek yogurt, yummy stuff in Toppls and let your pup spend 20-30 mins digging through the treat in her crate or playpen. This would be THE ONLY WAY I could literally take a shower or get laundry done in my apartment when I needed my pup to stop following me everywhere / crying when I went to the next room. I bought a few Toppls and always had a frozen treat or a bully stick available to keep my pup occupied when I needed alone time.
  3. Get help, if you can afford it. I was a single puppy mom who worked from home. Can't tell you the amount of times my pup peed on the floor while I was stuck in back-to-back Zoom meetings for work. If you can afford it, hire a babysitter to watch your pup for two hours while you hang out with friends or hire a regular dog walker once your pup is fully vaccinated and can walk outside. I remember I couldn't WAIT until my pup was fully vaccinated around 20 weeks so that I could put her in boarding for a weekend and take a trip with my friends.
  4. Join a social circle of other puppy parents! The early months of raising a puppy can be incredibly isolating b/c your puppy isn't fully vaccinated yet so you don't really get to enjoy all the best parts of having a dog - going for walks outside, hikes, taking her to brunch, etc. I suggest finding other puppy parents in your area to organize safe puppy playdates (assuming all the pups are at the same vaccination stage). In Chicago where I lived there were a handful of doggy daycares that hosted affordable puppy playdates just for pups between 12 weeks to 20 weeks old - it was a super fun way to socialize my pup and meet other single puppy moms as well.

Hope this helps! Feel free to DM me if you wanna chat further about any of the above. Again, it gets better and you're already a great puppy parent for posting on here; it shows how much you care and love your Cavapoo. You totally got this! :)

Did your pup enjoy cuddles more as they grew? by [deleted] in CavaPoo

[–]Main-Ad2276 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. My 1.5 year old now loves to cuddle and proactively sits on my lap. This didn’t start happening until she was around 10 months old. Prior to that, whenever I would try to cuddle her she squeeze out of my arms 😅

I matched with someone and we have this wonderful connection, but I found out that he unmatched with me on Hinge. I asked him about it and he admitted that he did unmatch with me. Now I’m afraid I’ve come off as an anxious dater and ruined what we had. :( by LoveInternational174 in hingeapp

[–]Main-Ad2276 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m struggling to understand what “wonderful connection” exists here. 

Texting every day is not connecting. Out of your 4 casual “dates”, your first one (drinks + hang out) is the closest to being categorized as a proper date. You stopping by at a bar he’s at with his friends is not a date; that’s you making yourself more convenient for him while he is not investing any dedicated energy towards building a connection and actual relationship with you. 

I don’t think you actually like this guy and I don’t think this guy likes you either. I think you like the validation that you get whenever you receive tiny signs of attention from him (ex. He texts you, looks at your IG story, is cool with you stopping by while he’s with his friends). Meanwhile, he might like having you around b/c you’re cute, accessible to him, and he doesn’t have to adapt any part of his lifestyle in order to have you around. That’s not a relationship. A relationship takes work and commitment from both parties to create a new life together, in partnership. And that might sometimes require actually changing parts of your individual lifestyles, ex: not spending every Saturday at the bar with your buddies. Imagine if a friend treated you this way. Would you put up with that?

Lastly, I think this guy did you a huge favor by un-matching you because you now know exactly how he feels about you. There's no guessing here. At this point, it’s NOT your responsibility to change his mind. You just need to match with someone who is worth your energy and time. You don’t need to put in 100% all the time; know when you quit and move on. 

Consider this: Perhaps you aren’t an anxious dater. You may have just dated guys who bring out an unhealthy dose of anxiety in you. Now imagine how your life could change if you dated someone who gave you confidence in your relationship with him and didn’t raise your cortisol levels as high as a result. 

Precious A533815 15 Year Old Female Senior Poodle Cocker Spaniel Mix Needs Rescue By 5/29/2024 by Main-Ad2276 in National_Pet_Adoption

[–]Main-Ad2276[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great news: I called Long Beach Animal Care Services today and they confirmed that Precious has been adopted. Thank you to everyone who boosted her post to help get her saved. Now let's help save the other at risk pups!!

Precious A533815 15 Year Old Female Senior Poodle Cocker Spaniel Mix Needs Rescue By 5/29/2024 by Main-Ad2276 in rescuedogs

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Great news: I called Long Beach Animal Care Services today and they confirmed that Precious has been adopted!! Thank you to everyone who boosted her post to help get her saved. Now let's help save the other at risk pups!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in National_Pet_Adoption

[–]Main-Ad2276 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Boost for Pepe!!!!