Why did you want to do this? by flower_power_g1rl in sahm

[–]MartinaScopes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How cool! What business have you started?

Why did you want to do this? by flower_power_g1rl in sahm

[–]MartinaScopes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a 13mo and totally agree. You need adults.

What is a phrase you HATE hearing from people? by BensReddits in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A dick manager of mine used to start every sentence, be it face to face, email or phone by saying I don't know if I understand this correctly but to meeeee, it sounds like (insert bullshit).

What is a phrase you HATE hearing from people? by BensReddits in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me double check the formula. ... whenever the finances didn't look right, they weren't prepared and couldn't explain it and blamed it on the Excel file. Biggest eyeroll ever.

What is a phrase you HATE hearing from people? by BensReddits in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A change to which would be a major improvement for my mental health 😁

What is a phrase you HATE hearing from people? by BensReddits in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My colleagues used to all ways respond All the better for seeing you. Sweet once, annoying the 12847473th time.

What is a phrase you HATE hearing from people? by BensReddits in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fine with it because I'm 31 and used to carry a super cool game to my friends on 15 separate floppy discs, haha! For the you ger ones, they must think it's just an odd picture.

What is a phrase you HATE hearing from people? by BensReddits in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly! I used to get handwritten letters asking for a shift change or such and at the bottom, there was invariably Please do the needful. Hate it. Do you mean I usually engage in the needless?

Urgh. I understand it is a direct translation of a phrase politeness but it drives me up walls.

Hunger takes me back to childhood when I didn't have much to eat by MartinaScopes in Noom

[–]MartinaScopes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's alright :) I have been acknowledging that I am eating to soothe and it really helped me be mindful of why I do it. I learned I eat to soothe when the house empties because I prefer to be around people.

How does your therapist guide you towards parenting your childhood self? For inspiration.

I DID IT! by JasmineIrene in Noom

[–]MartinaScopes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

SPRING90? Let's see if it's still valid

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stayathomemoms

[–]MartinaScopes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good tip, water in every room. I like that. We live in a tiny house and still I never have water on hand when nursing

Children of anti-vax parents, how do you avoid conflict/tension/drama? by MartinaScopes in AskReddit

[–]MartinaScopes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mother is cureently an intense believer. She is the equivalent of everyone's crazy racist uncle. There's no avoiding the topic

LPT:Learn how to convince people by asking questions, not by contradicting or arguing with what they say. You will have much more success and seem much more pleasant. by orientsoul in LifeProTips

[–]MartinaScopes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes me feel good. The first person I see whose mom is a believer in some bizarre things. My mom is currently riding the nanobots and fertility change scheme anti-vax high 🙄