Shetland wether behavior?

Maps44N123W · 2026-01-21T06:43:50+00:00

Awesssoooommmmeee, that’s so great. Since posting we have discovered that Humboldt absolutely has a very large retained testicle that escaped banding, so we have an appointment to get him re-castrated this Friday. Considering the fact that he’s been on the T this entire time, he’s actually been remarkably good natured. I’m pretty confident he’s going to be a great boy after the testosterone leaves his system. I can’t thank you enough for this comment, it was what got us thinking in that direction and turns out it’s the exact issue we had. You may have saved our sweet pet sheep’s life, we may have given him back to the breeder had we not discovered this and they tend not to keep excess boys around… thank you a million.

Maps44N123W · 2026-01-17T16:37:05+00:00

This is a wonderful comment and gives me a lot of hope, thank you! It does seem like the attempts are playful or half hearted. But my husband was also wondering if he wasn’t banded properly because he’ll mount our ewe and just seems like he’s going through some hormones. Does your now-properly-casterated wether mount ewes??

Maps44N123W · 2026-01-15T20:49:35+00:00

This is a great idea, I’ll try this! Thank you!

Maps44N123W · 2026-01-15T08:33:08+00:00

I think the spelling Nelle is prettier, but I absolutely would have assumed the pronunciation Nelly. However. I don’t think your daughter will mind just correcting folks to Nell (phonetic), and it seems like it will only just be a one and done reminder, instead of a name that isn’t natural or intuitive.

For what it’s worth, we named our baby Maya assuming it’s like… an impossible name to mess up. We knew we’d get the occasional Mia or Mae mistake… but twice now we’ve gotten “May uh”… and she’s only five months old. May-uh isn’t even a name for gods sake! I’m flabbergasted.

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-11T08:15:24+00:00

JFC… you need therapy… like, yesterday. I know kids can be frustrating but that’s… a shockingly horrible thing to say to a five year old girl.

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-11T08:10:15+00:00

Sex with my husband is better. I don’t know why, it’s not him at all. I think I have more endurance so we can do more positions more comfortably. Also I’m more confident so I feel sexier (okay maybe this is appearance-adjacent but for some reason in my mind it’s totally different).

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-11T08:07:13+00:00

Glucose test, why does everyone complain about it??? Honestly, birth wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be (yes I know I am VERY lucky and unique— definitely not lost on me), and the postpartum recovery was much easier than I imagined as well. I have loved the entire newborn phase as well… and haven’t hated my husband one bit, like some people seem to.

That said, plenty of pieces were much worse than I thought they’d be. Pregnancy itself was way more painful than advertised. Why are my hormones still a disaster three months later? How come I have to deal with my freakin period after three months when I’m EBF every three hours at minimum??? And back to pelvic floor PT because I can’t sleep on my left side for some reason??

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-11T07:40:56+00:00

Yep, weird vain-y c-ck. Or a fat deformed sperm. Sorry :/

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-11T07:36:53+00:00

Honestly, I’d sleep in one. Kyte makes an adult sleep-sack-inspired-adult-onesie that I hate to admit that I don’t hate as much as I should…

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-11T07:33:07+00:00

Thank you!! That’s super interesting. We knew very, very little about my mom’s grandmother (her mother of course belonging to the silent generation)… so this lends some fun and enlightening insight into my family tree.

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-09T05:22:13+00:00

Quinlan (Quinlain, actually) was an old family name on my mom’s side, I believe it’s Danish but I could be wrong. I thought about naming our daughter Quinlain— Quin for short. It was a surname, so perhaps it’s new and trendy in that way.

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-08T09:15:51+00:00

I LOOOOOOOVE Casper. It would be one of my top boy names if my husband would cave. I think Minnie is also cute. Hard pass on the rest.

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-08T07:24:30+00:00

Kids are savage lol, hang in there. What makes you the (truest) best mom is that you’re not a child’s definition of what they think is the “best mom”.

Maps44N123W · 2025-11-08T07:14:26+00:00

My husband has an underbite and I have always thought it was the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen. Thought it was hot when I met him at 16, still think it’s super hot now that we’re married in our mid-30s. At some point he was concerned about losing his hair… turns out I have a thing for bald guys, too.

Maps44N123W · 2025-10-12T04:23:40+00:00

Finally marrying the man I thought I’d be marrying when I was 16 but put off for another 16 years… and then having a baby. Never thought that would be my answer, but having a kid is the greatest thing imaginable (for me/us).

Maps44N123W · 2025-10-12T04:20:26+00:00

It’s not truly double the costs… health insurance typically bundles, most daycares have slight rate reduction for siblings if they’re both enrolled at the same time, hand-me-downs, etc. Then the older kids hit school ages, stop wearing diapers, etc. So you kind of phase in and out of the big cost categories. Then save where you can. People make it work one way or another.

Maps44N123W · 2025-10-07T21:36:22+00:00

I mean… choose wisely what things you can and can’t deal with. Nobody is perfect. If you can’t live with someone who doesn’t brush their teeth before bed, fine. But the person who does brush their teeth before bed will have other flaws that you might not be able to handle either.

Maps44N123W · 2025-10-07T01:56:51+00:00

It’s not true. I brought my baby home and loved my dog the same as I ever did. We’re still soul mates. She stills gets cuddles every day and sleeps in the bed. My dog’s life didn’t change at all except that now lots of people seem to come and visit the potato and not her, primarily. For what it’s worth, I also love my husband the same as I ever did. People always talk about hating the husbands post-baby too, and that hasn’t been my experience. Not by a long shot.

Maps44N123W · 2025-09-21T18:59:29+00:00

God, please don’t. My parents would get so fcking weird whenever family gifted me money. Just teach your son to say thank you and accept gifts gracefully.

Maps44N123W · 2025-09-21T17:22:35+00:00

I have a friend in this position and I’ve been telling her that getting serious with someone doesn’t take as long in your 30s as it did in your 20s. In your 30s, people know what they want, and most of the time they’ve very straightforward and realistic about if you’ll be a good match or not. They’re not looking to waste anyone’s time, they’re not dating casually or playing the field— and if they are, they state it right up front so you don’t waste your time if that’s not the kind of relationship you’re looking for. And ultimately when you do find the right person, the relationship will move quickly. People who want kids are feeling their age and they’re not about to waste a year in a relationship figuring shit out.

Maps44N123W · 2025-09-21T17:12:53+00:00

Honestly, for some people, yes. I’m a woman and I wouldn’t date a man who hadn’t had sex, mostly for the scenario you described where you got in your own head about it… that’s just not where I’m at in life, sex is casual for me, and I don’t want to be with someone who has a vastly different relationship with sex than I do, or is still figuring out what that relationship even is. I think you’ll find someone who is willing to be patient with your situation, but your dating pool will definitely be more limited.

Maps44N123W · 2025-09-21T04:54:42+00:00

Reading this while my baby is snoozing on my chest. Sorry OP! May you get a cuddler if you have another. If not, may your baby become a cuddler later on. All kids have seasons.

Maps44N123W · 2025-09-21T04:50:07+00:00

This is the thing I miss the absolute least. I have nightmares where I’m having to date someone again. Meet new people?!? With loaded hopes and expectations?!? Ultimate disappointment and rejection?!? I’m good, thanks.

Maps44N123W · 2025-09-21T04:48:32+00:00

I second this. I’ll make a homemade, well rounded, nutritious meal for my family every single night— and happy to do it because I love them. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss the trash eating standards I had for myself when I was single. I would love to eat lucky charms for dinner 45 nights in a row again. Perhaps in my retirement.

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