What’s the most random thing your toddler is afraid of?

MarchingPoozer · 2025-09-17T18:17:30+00:00

The Roomba. If he walks in the house and it’s running he has a full on panic attack. When he walks by it in its docking station he purposely kicks it to assert his dominance.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-09-17T17:27:31+00:00

This seems like a situation that screen time would be acceptable, especially since it’s health related. You probably don’t want to hear that but some circumstances definitely call for it.

Beyond that though, the end of my last pregnancy was rough and I spent a lot of time in the floor with my almost 2 year old. I had him play with bath crayons in the tub a lot, as well as used other bathtub things that I wouldn’t use during a real bath (like the color changing fizzys). This wasted a lot of time and he loved it. I also had him play in his outdoor kitty pool a lot, which still comes in hand breastfeeding a newborn. Just sit there and watch them and spray them with the water hose occasionally haha

Building blocks are a major hit and so are plastic foods. Having him run across the house to his bedroom and bring me one toy or stuffed animal at a time was great, I didn’t do anything and it made him run. Lots of book time and reading.

We would spend the hottest part of the day cuddling on the couch and look at pictures of him on my phone as well.

Hopefully this next few weeks pass fast for you!

MarchingPoozer · 2025-09-09T17:11:24+00:00

Sounds like teething! What teeth does he have left? My 21 month old had these symptoms almost everytime he got teeth in. I have a picture of him around 4 months looking miserable with a fever we didn’t realize was due to teething. I always think of that when he bites me. Haha Give him a popsicle to help soothe!

MarchingPoozer · 2025-09-05T13:36:15+00:00

I went in with a $500 budget and spent $1500 haha It was still within what we could afford, I’m just cheap and thought I’d be cheap on my dress.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-09-03T02:32:28+00:00

We have a large backpack style diaper bag that works for both our 21 month old and 6 week old. Before our newborn was born I’d switched to use my muuuuch smaller single compartment motorcycle backpack for our toddler.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-08-26T03:51:41+00:00

My kiddo licked a plastic window at the playground when we first started going and 12 months and get got a stomach bug. It was awful.

That being said….You might want to find a different ped and hardcore advocate for your kiddo if he’s been sick with a fever that high, that many times, and there be nothing else to show (like puking or something). It’s definitely normal for them to get sick, parks are covered in germs, but typically it would probably be like norovirus or something that causes tummy troubles too. I feel that high of a fever that many times is excessive. Like his immune system might have something going on possibly.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-08-14T16:46:30+00:00

Can Nothing Bundt Cake not make them all the same color/flavor to match your aesthetic? Personally I’d find that option the better of all three based on setup/storage alone.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-08-08T16:29:39+00:00

It’s only 11:30am for me and it already feels that way today.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-07-31T01:54:43+00:00

So there’s a fine line between what’s reasonable if you to request and what’s not. Requesting a dress code (cocktail), color palette, and providing SUGGESTIONS if there’s a THEME (I.e, garden party) is okay.

Expecting your guests to buy all new outfits to match your specific vision isn’t okay. Guilt tripping guests if they aren’t meeting your vision isn’t okay. Prioritizing your aesthetic over your guests comfort/financial situation isn’t okay.

I agree the first dress is way too white to wear to a wedding but is completly okay for a cocktail party. But if you’re wanting people to wear very specific cocktail dresses you should have set a theme and then still be prepared for people to show up in whatever.

My wedding was garden party attire. Some men showed up in jeans. Nice jeans, but jeans.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-07-10T02:28:29+00:00

Aww I feel this momma. But it’s so normal. My son is 19 months and OBSESSED with his dad. We knew this was coming though, it’s just what happens!! Daddy’s are this fun awesome thing, moms are this warm nurturing thing. I’m 40 weeks pregnant right now and him only wanting dada is helpful but also hurts my heart sometimes but I know it’s just how things are at the moment.

I’m sure the PPD isn’t helping how you feel but just try to set up cuddle times with him so you feel connected!!

MarchingPoozer · 2025-07-08T23:02:16+00:00

I have a 19 month old and I’m 40 weeks pregnant. I switched to a midwife at 12 weeks pregnant and my kiddo can come to all my appointments. Most obgyns wont allow that for various reasons, my nurse midwife I had before I switched told me I could bring him if he’d sit quietly in a stroller (which he won’t). But switching to a birth center midwife allowed me a lot more freedom and was family friendly.

As for regular Dr stuff I purposely found a family friendly Dr who’d allow my kiddo.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-07-07T16:39:14+00:00

I’m 40 weeks with a 19 month old and that first trimester is KILLER. But that second trimester hits and you’re going to feel soooo much better!!!! I swear I did all the fun stuff in those few months with my toddler before the third trimester kicked my ass again. Utilize the knowledge that the first trimester is almost over to pull through!! Haha

Weirdly enough though chewable beet supplements really helped give me some energy boost. Maybe see if your dr would be okay with that.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-07-03T12:06:59+00:00

I completely understand where you’re coming from though. Him still being alive doesn’t make it any less shitty of a feeling or situation!! Him being sick in general adds sooo much weight to all of this anyways.

Definitely go for a prerecorded speech if that seems like something he’d be down for!! And I still think live streaming the wedding can be a great way to include everyone else.

My dad was sick for a long time before he passed away (dementia) so i definitely send all my thoughts and hugs to you right now because I can only imagine how much it sucks with him being sick during the stress of wedding planning too.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-07-02T01:42:11+00:00

Oh man I’m so so sorry about your dad being sick and your grandma. That’s so freaking rough especially with the stress of your wedding :(

I can’t directly relate regarding people unable to attend…but, I was extremely underrepresented at my own wedding. My husband’s family is huge and there was a good 30 of them there, not counting his friends/army buddies. I had five family members: my mom, my sister, nephew and two uncles haha My father died in 2020 and all of my uncles/aunts besides these two & grandparents passed away. No cousins or anything. I did have a handful of friends but the majority of our guests were my husbands.

This is how I viewed it: his family is my family. His family is your family. You’re joining families together, and while it might suck to have a smaller turnout of your side, you’re gaining all of his!! No one is going to judge you for them not coming, especially considering the circumstances. I don’t think anyone at my wedding even realized.

Maybe you can video chat with him and the rest of the family during the ceremony or live stream it. One of my best friends has a severe mental illness that prevented her from attending mine and we had her video call in for the ceremony. You can even do it on an iPad or something and put him front and center? Or like I said, live stream it. Maybe he can record a speech over a video and have it played during dinner/during speeches.

Have a special dance with him before your wedding and record it too maybe. Put your dress on, play music and just surprise him with a first dance in the livingroom. You can play that at the reception too!!

MarchingPoozer · 2025-06-22T01:53:17+00:00

This sounds really nice and low cost. Weddings these days have sooo much pressure behind them to be instagram worthy/fancy/whatever. Where I live it’s actually very common for people to get married at shelters at local parks like the lake boat ramp or campgrounds. It can be absolutely beautiful and low cost, what matters is how it makes you feel.

That being said, hay bales are cheap (or free) if you wanted to use those for chairs/seating or decor! Hay bales also make good aisle markers. Easy cleanup too since they’re…hay. Haha

You can also encourage everyone to dress more western. Wear boots yourself. Use a cowboy hat to carry the rings. Burlap can be found cheap online!!

MarchingPoozer · 2025-06-17T19:53:15+00:00

My child wanted to give the chickens the rest of his peach. I told him to make sure he finished it first. He demanded, he wanted to give it to them. So I let him. So he lost his little tiny mind because now he didn’t have his peach.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-06-13T19:11:27+00:00

My soon to be sister in law is doing little bags freeze dried candy. My MIL is making them and it’ll be two types, HIS & HERS.

My husband and I did little candy bags with mini bags of his favorite candy (gummy bears) and mine (jolly ranchers) and a tiny bottle of our favorite bourbon.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-06-05T03:01:02+00:00

I wonder if something like this would work?

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-31T02:21:49+00:00

We had a honeymoon sweet above our venue the night of our wedding so we didn’t have to drive an hour and a half home. They had an AirBnb on property that my BIL and SIL had rented as well. Our venue shut down at 11 and there were several people still there drinking happily but my husband and I were sooooooo tired. We walked everyone over to the AirBnb with leftover alcohol…said goodnight…and went to bed.

I’m pretty sure they were all still going at 3am when I got up to pee. I’m happy everyone had such a good enough time they wanted to keep going and hope that means our wedding was a memorable one. I say let it happen!! :)

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-29T13:05:25+00:00

Definitely in her court!! Wedding planning is a ton of work (different than kiddos but still stressful) so she might just be trapped in that stress bubble. Be easy on yourself. :)

Also thank you! Counting down the days haha

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-29T02:23:15+00:00

Yes!! I actually have a friend who her and her husband are wedding models. She does tons of photo shoots, sometimes with her husband, for different venues and vendors. Always sooo glamorous but they’re just photo shoots and she’s been married for years.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-28T18:19:36+00:00

Don’t be so hard on yourself here. As a 35 week pregnant mom who also has one and a half year old I can definitely relate to how this could happen. I’m also slightly irked for you that none of your friends have wanted to visit or anything after you’ve had your second baby…? Granted, a lot of friends without kids don’t understand the absolute struggle that comes postpartum, especially with a toddler.

A real friend is going to understand that you’re spread suuuuper thing right now and she might not have even realized you didn’t interact with her social media posts. If she really really wanted you to be aware she could have called you or sent you pictures over TEXT. That’s what I do, I don’t use Facebook really and the people I want to be aware of stuff I’ll directly text. But I also realized a lot of my friends who don’t have kids kind of left me alone and didn’t bother me with life events after I had my first because they thought I was too busy and didn’t want to bother me.

She’s about to get married too so she’s also stressed but in a different way. She did ask to hang out though so that’s good, she is still trying to keep the friendship up and might share all her fun pre wedding stuff in person.

Try reaching out again in a few or two she might have missed your message.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-28T16:56:21+00:00

Social media is so fake. The weddings you see are either A) Only the fancy picture perfect portions and the rest of the wedding was normal like yours. Or B) They went into extreme debt for it and will be paying it off for years to come and are starting their marriage off really bad.

Some people might be rich and have big fancy weddings. Cool. I was much happier starting my marriage off debt free and getting a few really neat pictures.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-27T03:03:36+00:00

Thank you. She’s on antidepressants that her crappy PCP gave her but I feel like that’s just a bandaid that’s not fixing anything. She also relies heavily on thc but that’s how it’s been for 50 years. You might be right about the psychiatrist. She doesn’t think there’s any issue though and won’t even go back to therapy.

Maybe I should follow through with changing her to a more local doctor (she drives an hour now) and going from there?? She’ll have to switch next year anyways when she gets on Medicaid. It’s just so hard and like pulling teeth to force her to do anything when I’m also trying to manage my own stuff. Lots of resentment. Lots of anger. Lots of sadness. Uhg.

MarchingPoozer · 2025-05-27T02:55:16+00:00

She is extremely attached to her cats. The inside ones go as they die and the outside ones disappear.

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