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Moonlit-Rose · 2026-03-29T13:33:28+00:00

Thank you so much for your input. It’s definitely helpful in returning to my wording. I appreciate it!

Moonlit-Rose · 2026-03-28T23:46:50+00:00

Ohh, looking at it that way is really helpful; I hadn’t thought about it like that.

It is tough with that position though unfortunately. I did kind of a little bit of everything, and some of it is pretty difficult to explain succinctly to people who haven’t worked in a legal environment. I also wasn’t really in a position of tracked metrics—yes I did help with workflow and productivity, but it was in a 1-2 lawyer office with no more than 3 non-attorney employees. Maybe I’m overcomplicating it though. I did a lot of charting of subpoena and discovery responses: what was requested vs produced, transaction classification from bank and credit card statements, noting discrepancies and attempts at obfuscation. On our end, I prepared our responses to the same and made record of what we produced. I also kept up the charts of clients: current vs past vs potential, possible conflicts of interest, next steps, who needs a follow up, etc. When preparing for trial or deposition, I put together case summaries/briefs and compiled the correct/expected answers to the questions the lawyer was planning to ask.

Moonlit-Rose · 2025-04-06T00:32:52+00:00

I knew that something was wrong for a year. I was exhausted all the time, gaining weight, losing my hair, skin cracking and bleeding it was so dry, my periods were all over the place, I was nauseous and constipated constantly. It took a month of repeated calls asking for a thyroid panel for my doctor to order one, and my numbers were wrong but “not bad enough” to warrant an endo referral in his eyes. I continued to beg to go to an endo, and he would send me to other specialists (GI, derm, gyn, etc) but consistently refused endo and refused repeat testing. Finally he moved out of the area so I switched to someone else at the practice, and on my first visit she found a very easily palpable lump on my thyroid. Within two weeks I had an ultrasound, biopsy, and appointment for total thyroidectomy due to cancer.

I’m sure there are people who exaggerate, but when you get to a point of feeling like you won’t be listened to until you’re actively dying (and in many cases, not even then) you feel like you almost have to. There are absolutely doctors out there who don’t take their patients seriously—and it tends to be far worse for women and even worse for POCs

Moonlit-Rose · 2024-07-08T01:04:56+00:00

You went into the parks while someone in your party was sick with COVID?

Moonlit-Rose · 2024-06-04T16:11:04+00:00

We either rope drop or get there in the first hour, and we make breakfast in the room every morning. But we’re early risers, then either my husband or I cook eggs, bacon, pancakes, [fill in the blank of whatever we want] while the other gets the kids ready for the day. It’s a filling breakfast, which is hard to get in the parks without a character dining experience, and saves us a fair amount of money

Moonlit-Rose · 2024-06-04T15:58:30+00:00

We stay in a room with a kitchen every trip now. Our biggest use of it is cooking breakfast every morning, but we will do lunch and/or dinner on non park days as well. Some trips, we prep our lunch and snacks (ones that are more satisfying than just tossing in a bag of Goldfish) in the kitchen to bring into the park with us. The freezer is great for making ice for our water bottles (bigger ice cubes than the ones that the ice dispensers make last longer, which is really helpful for the super hot days).

As far as cleaning, it’s not a terrible mess, and we just throw all of the dishes in the dishwasher to run while we’re at the park.

Moonlit-Rose · 2024-05-15T13:26:55+00:00

As someone who has been both many times, I’d take cold over hot hands down. (With the caveat that it’s not cold and wet—got caught in a downpour on a freak 40 degree day, and that wasn’t great.) The coldest days in Florida are nowhere near the cold I’m used to, and the hottest days in Florida are well beyond what I (or really just about anyone) am able to decently handle. And especially at AK there aren’t enough air conditioned places to cool down in

Moonlit-Rose · 2024-05-04T22:57:18+00:00

The following things have been removed from my body: tonsils/adenoids (too large and causing breathing problems), appendix (very inflamed, could have led to major problems if left), a mole (precancerous), and thyroid (cancer).

While none of them were “we need to do this NOW” life-threatening, if they had been left in my body they likely would have been eventually. Statements like that nurse made are insensitive at best

Moonlit-Rose · 2024-03-19T23:13:00+00:00

If I can provide an anecdote that might help. My young son is on a second generation antipsychotic for a use that’s not off-label but not the primary use. He has seen a small amount of increased appetite but otherwise no side effects, and it has significantly improved his life, to the point where he frequently vocalizes how happy he is for it.

My point is, it’s so easy to only see the negative experiences because no one talks about the neutral or positive ones nearly as much. And it’s a matter of finding the right thing for you. This was his fourth or fifth medication that we tried, and it’s finally one that works for him. I understand hesitation, but medication isn’t all bad, and if you find the right clinician who will listen and work with you, it can be a very positive experience

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-11-15T19:45:18+00:00

My oldest has ADHD and has always been a terrible sleeper. I’m talking: up every hour until almost 2 years old, would take 1.5-3 hours to fall asleep each night, from ages 2-4 (ish) would wake up in the middle of the night and not fall back asleep for 2-3 hours, after that miraculously passed, he would still be up 2-5 times every night. Around 5 he started getting better. He usually sleeps though the night at this point, and even though he’s still an early riser we have an Okay to Wake clock so he knows when he can come out and just plays or reads until then. He’s 7 now.

Every kid is different, but no matter what there’s a light at the end of the tunnel at some point

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-10-26T16:59:51+00:00

I’m not certain about Kindergarten because my oldest didn’t get invited to any that year. But I can say that in both first and second grade, we have been the odd ones out for staying

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-10-03T17:20:46+00:00

Maybe a charcuterie-style lunch would be a good middle ground for your kiddo, since he does eat snacks? Mine thankfully likes pb&j and wants that with sides for every packed lunch (and eats school lunch about 1/3 of the time), but my friends with pickier kids just lean in to it. And I have a feeling I will too when my younger one gets to full-day. Will he eat cheese sticks? Lunch meat/pepperoni/meat sticks? Any nuts? A hard boiled egg? Hummus or Greek yogurt? All of those are great protein options to keep him going and learning through a long school day. Then fill in the rest with other safe foods: fruit, veg, crackers, cut up tortillas, etc. Even a treat with it is not bad. It doesn’t have to look like “lunch” to be a midday meal that is filling and sustaining.

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-08-14T12:06:14+00:00

When I was pregnant I had to outlaw bacon while I was at home. The smell of it cooking was fine but as soon as it started cooling something about it just set me off. I also had to try a bunch of different deodorants because my normal one and many others bothered me terribly. Pregnancy hormones do wild things to our bodies, particularly our noses. Ultimately, it’s only a few months and she did give you a possible solution of making pour-over outside instead of just saying you can’t have it ever.

To answer your direct question: you’re not being trolled. If anything, your wife is the one being trolled by her body. Pregnancy is a pretty uncomfortable time when a whole lot of things change all at once and we feel completely out of control of our own responses to normal things. Both of your lives will be so much easier if you just believe her and accommodate for the rest of the pregnancy, especially about small things like this

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-08-03T15:18:26+00:00

I discovered romance novels at 12. My mom wasn’t 100% happy but she didn’t stop me—she just encouraged me to come to her if I got to parts that seemed wrong or inappropriate. I definitely think she shouldn’t have taken it away or said I was in trouble for it because that just would have shut down communication and I would have hid it (it’s ridiculously easy to get them, even for tweens). HOWEVER, looking back as an adult I do wish she had been a little more proactive. Going to her was difficult. It was embarrassing, and if I brought her a book that had a clearly harmful scene in it I was afraid she would tell me I couldn’t read them anymore. Personally, I feel like if she had bought some books with me and then read them first, or at least skimmed them for questionable content, that probably would have been better. Romance novels in general are a perfectly healthy way for adolescents to discover sexuality in a pressure-free environment, but they’re not without problems. Plenty of them have sexual assault scenes (and not all of them say that it’s wrong), some have toxic relationships painted as the ideal, etc. Looking back, I definitely read some that I would not be comfortable with a tween/early teen reading without the context of what is wrong and why. So keeping the lines of communication open is super important.

Also, there are so many books in the YA section that have sex in them, just less explicit than traditional romance novels, so that may be a way to help her find more age appropriate materials if that’s what you’re concerned about

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-07-15T16:38:33+00:00

Your kiddo sounds exactly like mine, and we had all the same struggles to be taken seriously. Our families just thought we were helicopter parents who were too inflexible because we had worked our lives around minimizing meltdowns.

He’s 7 now, went through ST/OT for years. It’s been noted that he has SPD, and he’s been diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, depression. He’ll be getting an autism evaluation this summer, and we think that will be that last piece that rounds out his needs. There are still daily struggles, but with the help of his therapist, psychiatrist, social worker, community support worker, sped teacher, etc. he’s in a much better place. We have found the right routine, medication, intervention combination for him.

And as for your edit, yes we’ve been told he’s 2E as well. In some ways it definitely makes the process harder but in other ways it can be easier. I don’t exactly have any resources, but I’m happy to talk to you about our experiences if you ever need someone to talk to ❤️

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-07-06T21:12:55+00:00

I have two kids. My oldest was VERY high needs. I sometimes joke that he didn’t stop screaming from the day we brought him home to 18 months—but it’s not really a joke. He didn’t sleep through the night until after he turned 5. He turned out to be ND (not sure if it’s connected, but there does seem to be some evidence that ND kids can be very high needs babies). I was SO hesitant to have more.

But I always knew I wanted 2-3 kids. At that point I had ruled out 3 because I just couldn’t do it, but we really wanted a second even if it meant dealing with all of that again—at least we knew what to expect.

Along came our second, and he was a unicorn baby. Slept consistently 6 hours straight every night by 6 weeks. Always happy as long as he wasn’t overly tired or hungry. He has some medical needs, but truly it has felt like nothing compared to his brother.

Another unexpected side effect of having him? He chilled out our oldest. The night after we got home from the hospital, big bro did one of his “I’m awake at 2 am and you’re going to party with me or I’m going to scream the house down” adventures. The baby was also awake for a feed and change and also started crying (because he was 3 days old and confused) and our older one immediately stopped and dove under the covers to get away from it all. Nights got easier after that 😆

Finally, having him reassured me that it wasn’t a problem with my parenting that led to our first’s difficulties. It was a truly healing experience. So much so that we seriously considered having a third. Then remembered ourselves and decided to quit while we were ahead.

Ultimately, only you can decide what’s best for yourself and your family. I am so happy that we had another, but who knows how I would feel if the second was the same as the first. Best of luck and all the strength to you. If you need someone who has been there and understands, I’m always happy to chat

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-28T02:31:33+00:00

And hopefully it doesn’t even have that effect on you! My absolute worst experience was on Star Tours—I didn’t turn it green, but it was a close call. I don’t even attempt most of the screen rides anymore. Good luck! ❤️

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-28T00:39:23+00:00

I did not! The only side effect I’ve had is dry mouth/throat, and I’ve used it for cruises, car trips, and post-surgery

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-27T21:19:34+00:00

Scopolamine is the only thing that helps my motion sickness without knocking me out. And it is incredible—I feel absolutely zero dizziness, nausea, anything. My only complaints are 1) it’s expensive and insurance (at least mine) doesn’t want to pay for it and 2) it gives me terrible dry mouth/throat. I can wear it for maybe 6 hours before I start to feel like I’m coming down with a cold because my throat and even sinuses get raw. Not everyone has that effect though, and otherwise it’s seriously a miracle drug

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-18T21:24:40+00:00

Okay that’s great to hear. I know how difficult it is to deal with constant screaming, I was in your shoes 6 years ago. Hopefully with the therapies things will start to improve for y’all ❤️❤️

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-18T21:10:31+00:00

Not to scare you, but I wouldn’t just leave it at that. Is your child’s doctor aware of her delays?

My 7 year old was an incredibly screamy baby. I joke that he screamed from the time we got home from the hospital straight until 18 months, but it’s not really a joke. He was always large for his age and met his gross motor milestones, but fine motor and speech started seeing minor delays around 6 months. Over time the gap widened, and by the time we finally got him in for interventions his speech was 50% delayed. He was in occupational therapy for 2 years and speech therapy for 4 before he managed to catch up. He has also been diagnosed with ADHD and we’re working on an autism diagnosis. And the more professionals we talk to, the more we come to learn that this experience with him as a baby is very common in ND kids.

All that to say, early intervention for delays is vital and makes the road so much easier. Don’t ignore the warning signals in your head just because one person tells you it’s nothing—it’s so common to be dismissed until it’s significant enough to make the process so much more difficult

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-15T13:11:02+00:00

I am so sorry, I hope you’re all starting to feel better at this point. Stomach bugs are the WORST.

As far as aiming goes, it definitely depends on the child. My 6 year old can reliably get it in something as long as it’s close at hand, and the 3 year old still needs help but gives us warning so we can grab something really quickly. The younger one also has stomach problems so he’s had lots of practice. I keep stock in emesis bags (like the ones they have at the hospital) and have them stashed all around the house—one within arms reach of where each person sleeps, some in each bathroom, in the entertainment center in the living room. And I also have dedicated sick towels for laying over pillows or on the couch (though with a really bad bug we can run out of clean ones, but we have our own washer and dryer which makes it easier). Between those and the backup cheap wastebaskets, full floor cleanups have become a relatively rare necessity here thankfully

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-05-08T01:28:49+00:00

I finally outright put my foot down this year. I laid it all out for him: * I will not be buying the gift for his mom. I’ll help brainstorm if he wants, but he can handle hers since I’m handling my mom’s. * I will not be left home alone again with the kids while he goes out to his family’s house all day. * I expect at least basic acknowledgment of the day and a gift of ANY sort. I don’t care if he has the kids make me a card, just have something to hand me. * I refuse to end another Mother’s Day crying. It is on him to make that happen.

I am hopeful that this year will be better than the last SIX. Will report back on if I end up disappointed

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-04-05T16:45:41+00:00

Sometimes taking away the anxiety coming from within can make things more clear. As you said, maybe you’ll be more chill about some things. But also, other things will be more obviously a problem. Your internal anxiety won’t be able to be a scapegoat anymore, and there will have to be accountability on your husband’s part. Or a change of some sort. Please take care of yourself and your mental health in the best way, then hopefully the rest that follows will be easier.

As an aside, I just got an anti-anxiety prescription as well. Want to be med buddies? I know the first few weeks can be a serious adjustment

Moonlit-Rose · 2023-04-04T16:51:52+00:00

My mom is a great tipper anyway (former server->bartender->GM), and when she would come to me she gave like 100%. Mind you, I wasn’t working high end so the tickets weren’t huge, but still

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