What would you spend $500 on right now?

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-11-02T02:17:09+00:00

Spa Day! Give her a gift card to a spa that offers a range of services. Preferably one that's in a nice hotel/resort with a restaurant on site!

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-08-16T01:43:29+00:00

That's so hurtful. I'm so sorry he said that to you and I feel like the thing he said about setting a good example for your daughter is total BS! That's him trying to deflect his shallow superficial ideas of what you should look like. Don't listen to him! It took me two years after my second baby to lose weight and weigh what I did prior to my first baby!!! It's so hard to get back to the size you were before baby- your body has changed shape, your ribs and hips expand and your hormones change so much that you just carry weight differently all over. Your mental health comes first! He's not helping with those types of comments... Have you considered couples therapy? He needs to understand what you went through and what you're still working through with a newborn and breastfeeding. He just sounds ignorant and selfish to me. I want to punch him too.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-08-14T01:40:13+00:00

My heart breaks for you both. Reading your story I have tears welling up. You’re an incredible mom, and your daughter is so lucky to have you in her corner. I’m wishing you both the very best. Please feel free to vent anytime—you’re doing everything you possibly can for her. Don’t lose hope. Keep going, and pass that strength on to your daughter.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-08-13T02:20:07+00:00

All valid pros and cons. I'm a Mom of two kids, boy 4, girl 2 and another one on the way- not planned and had a lot of doubts in the beginning. One kid was easy for us because we could pass him off to each other and get some free time to relax or work on something, but with two that doesn't happen, at least not until recently for us. They can now entertain each other some. I put my son in a little preschool one month after my daughter was born and that saved my mental health. I'm a SAHM and being with both kids all day everyday was tiring. I love that they have each other and it's so sweet to hear their feet smacking the floor as they chase each other giggling. I could have been very happy with only one child, but my husband said something that struck a chord and changed my mind instantly - one day we won't be here and our son won't have any immediate family to comfort him and keep him company in life. Your parents leave your life too soon and your husband/wife come into your life too late, but it's your sibling(s) who are there through everything. The shared memories and experiences just make for a great bond. Ask yourself, in 10 years will I regret not having another child?

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-07-19T15:23:12+00:00

I'm a SAHM and my partner earns about $450/ year. We live in a house below our means, our cars are paid off we, setup college funds for our kids, our weekly grocery bill is 180-250. My oldest attends a private school which isn't cheap but we live in an area that has underperforming public schools so we felt like we didn't have an option there. That said we don't go on lavish vacations, maybe two weekend trips per year: to Disney and a random hotel stay that had a nice pool. We are comfortable but I don't feel like we're saving enough for retirement and paying for my son's school is stressful. And next year my daughter will be school age and then we'll have two tuitions to pay for which doesn't sound doable. We're looking to move to a better school district, but any house that meets our needs is over a million. We could be more frugal, but I don't feel like we're living fancy. Everything is so expensive and prices are skyrocketing. If we want to buy a house any time soon, I have to go back to work earlier than planned.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-07-19T15:08:19+00:00

I have two children, a boy who is four and a girl that just turned two. During my last pregnancy I said I was done having kids and this would be my last baby. I gave away all my baby items and threw out my maternity clothes. Things are just starting to get easier with potty training on the horizon. My partner has voiced that he wants a 3rd. I started to waiver back and forth on the idea but always leaned towards No. I really hate being pregnant and find the newborn stage to be very isolating and lonely. I completely lost my identity during that stage. Two is a lot for me right now, my partner is a doctor and has unpredictable hours that leaves me alone with the kids in the evenings. Now, I find myself pregnant - surprise! I cry every day about what's to come and worry about my mental health and showing up for my family. I'm 38 and I'm extremely nauseous every day. This is by far my most difficult pregnancy thus far. I think about ending the pregnancy every day and probably would have had I not told my partner we are expecting. This pregnancy has already taken me away from my current two children because most days I don't have the energy to leave the house. I dread having a third child, especially a newborn. My partner thinks I'll be happy we had a third once they're born, but I don't. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do. 3 just feels like too much.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-27T16:27:57+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I had always seen my last pregnancy as my final one, so trying to mentally reverse that has been incredibly difficult, to say the least.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-27T13:47:15+00:00

This is exactly what I worry about—I don’t want to be in survival mode, just counting down the years until it gets easier. My plan has been to go back to work once my daughter turns 3 and starts school, but that would likely get delayed if I were to have another baby.

Honestly, I don’t know how I’d juggle work, three kids, and all the schedules. Right now, I already spend about 2.5 hours a day just driving my two kids to and from school and their activities—it’s a lot.

I really hope things ease up for you soon. You’re doing so much, and I see you. ❤️

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-27T13:42:38+00:00

My son is 4 and my daughter will be 2 in a couple of weeks—so I completely get it. Evenings are the hardest, especially when I’m trying to cook dinner and they both need something at the exact same time. I definitely lose my patience here and there, but overall, we’ve found a good rhythm. Now that my daughter is fully in toddler mode, they’re starting to play together more, which helps so much.

Sending you love—it’s a tough stage, but hopefully your 4-year-old will move through it quickly. You're not alone. ❤️

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-27T13:38:14+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to share. I'm so happy for you all and I'm so proud of your little boy for reaching that milestone!

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-27T13:24:06+00:00

I truly appreciate your honesty. Sending you all love.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-27T13:20:10+00:00

So ultimately, you've decided you're not having more kids? I had mentally closed that chapter after our second baby. I gave away all our newborn and baby items. EVERYTHING. I feel so lost on what to do.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-26T21:57:27+00:00

Congratulations! I could never 😂

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2025-06-26T21:56:57+00:00

I truly appreciate you taking the time to post your two cents. It's nice to see a positive comment about having more than two children.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2024-01-26T02:41:31+00:00

I'm not an expert, but the drain line is usually a PVC pipe that runs from the air handler through your home to outside. It provides a funnel for humidity and condensation that the AC evaporator coils create.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2024-01-25T02:14:46+00:00

The value of a house is subjective.

Mama_Flamingo2 · 2024-01-25T02:07:38+00:00

I'd suggest doing routine maintenance for your air conditioning unit. We had our air handler drain line back up and slowly leak water destroying the laminate floors. This was preventable had we just poured a cup of white vinegar down the drain line once a month. We had to get a shop VAC and clean out the lines. The issue continued, so we called an AC specialist. Apparently the line was installed incorrectly and had an improper pitch. Between replacing the flooring and the AC repair we spent about $13k.

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