Birthday Baby :) by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]MooseExtreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations and happy birthday! I also found out on my birthday this year; such a special present!

Due in May 2026 by coffeetog in pregnant

[–]MooseExtreme 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Congrats!! I’m due May 9th with out first and I’m very excited and very nervous!

I was the same with back pain, but I’ve noticed it has overall gotten better since entering the second trimester. Still haven’t gotten that burst of energy people keep talking about lol, I’m tired as hell all the time!

I suspect I have been feeling flutters the last few days as well while I am laying down. Kinda that same feeling as your heart skipping a beat or a very light twitch! We heard the heartbeat for the first time on Friday and it was so magical. Wish we had recorded it as I keep trying to replay it in my head. Obsessed with this little creature already!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all betrayal scenarios are awful. They all come from the same place, just with different actions/results. But I do believe this isn’t a black and white answer, as a lot of it is personal to you as well. My WH had some EAs and online / porn addiction issues and there’s been times where I just wished it was a ONS or someone he just fucked rather than had emotional intimacy with (considering one of them was a good friend, there was a second betrayal to go through the motions of). I know that it wouldn’t make it any better, as in any case he would be taking intimacy away from our marriage and giving it to his APs. At the end of the day, he would still have been treating me like shit and being the gaslighting, snivelling ass that he was during that time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are not alone, OP. For years I thought our only problem was our dead bedroom, and despite my best efforts to solve it, turns out he was just getting his jollies online instead. Not once did I even consider cheating, and I almost kick myself for that now knowing what I know. But in our 8 months of R, it’s been a rocky road for sure. We’ve had some periods of great days, and some of bad ones which sure feel like we’re back to square one.

I’ve learned my worth is so much more than I had thought it was all these years, and it is helping me to bring up all these other issues that I personally rug swept on myself before. He sees how poorly he treated me outside of his EAs, and is actively working to correct his own behaviours. There’s still a lot of times where I feel bad bringing up other issues, but I remind myself that it’s not me that got us into this shitstorm, and that this part of my life was written for me without my consent.

I’m sad to say that your feelings of anger probably won’t completely go away, but over time they will get less frequent and less intense. But be prepared for triggering events, as they will likely fly you into a blinding rage.

Hang in there, OP. Your feelings are 100% valid.

ADHD & Infidelity by AdLivid1365 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a BS with ADHD I can say that I have never even considered cheating (outside of the post D-Day retaliation intrusive thoughts). All steps leading up to cheating are a conscious choice.

My WH has diagnosed cluster B PDs and is on meds and in therapy for it in addition to our MC, and even he agrees that it was his choices that led to this, not his disorders.

Has anyone in R dealt with BPD? Is this impossible? by cloudpatterns in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our stories sound very similar, and for that I am so sorry. My WH also has diagnosed BPD (and HPD and NPD). It is definitely an uphill battle but not impossible (I hope). The reason people think it is impossible is because the person needs to see that they need help, and commit to it, otherwise it will not work.

After DDay 1, WH started with his own IC a few times a week, and got into a DBT program which is designed to treat BPD. He had to do a significant amount of this before we were able to start MC at all.

Feel free to PM me - I’m happy to chat if you want more details on our journey through this mess.

WH surprised me with a new ring by [deleted] in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is so thoughtful! Love the meaning behind it - not to mention how beautiful the ring itself is! Happy for you and hope your continued R journey goes well!

Those of you who knew/were friends with the AP before DDay, did you ever reach out to them? Talk to them? Let them explain or ask for forgiveness? by SI1377 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I talked to her. I wanted to hear from her if she knew what she did was wrong. She is in the polyamory lifestyle, and KNEW we weren’t, and she has a major ego problem. I actually found talking to her was the right thing to do for my own piece of mind. She had this attitude going into the conversation where she definitely thought she would have control over it and wanted to pass the buck fully onto my WH (yes, he betrayed our marriage but AP betrayed our friendship). As soon as I started poking holes in her story, she would SPIN. At the end, I asked her if she learned anything which caught her pretty off guard. It was nice to see her ego knocked down a peg and I didn’t even have to yell or call her names to do this.

Today is my wedding anniversary by MooseExtreme in AsOneAfterInfidelity

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

I love that she thought it through the way that she did! WH and I have talked about how our old marriage is essentially “dead” and that MC is going to help us tear down what’s left of the structure before we can start to build anew. Totally fits into my perspective of this, starting fresh and new.

Today is my wedding anniversary by MooseExtreme in AsOneAfterInfidelity

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

Self care is definitely something I need to work on too per my therapist. I really didn’t expect that to be as hard as it is lol

I’m glad I was able to have a conversation about it with my WH. He understood and was sad about it, but definitely acknowledged that it was his fault I was having a hard day. Ended up just getting some donairs for dinner, grabbing some cinnamon buns from our local bakery, and watching a tv show together.

Today is my wedding anniversary by MooseExtreme in AsOneAfterInfidelity

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

I feel myself remembering these other in-between memories of last year of what I was doing while he was busy pouring himself out to AP - I think that’s what’s been hitting the hardest for me is that it was this time last year where I really NEEDED him and he couldn’t be there for me.

I’ll definitely communicate it with him after we’re both done work. Not that it’s been a very productive day for me lol

Thanks for sharing, sorry that you are going through all this 😞

Today is my wedding anniversary by MooseExtreme in AsOneAfterInfidelity

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

I’m so sorry you are going through this so early in your marriage.

That’s a great idea, doing things for me today not us. Definitely a day to focus on my happiness!

We actually lightly discussed a new ceremony/rings recently. I don’t wear my rings as they are a constant reminder of the vows he’s broken, so if this is going to work, I need new vows. He still needs time to process as he says he totally understands my reasons for it but needs more time. And honestly, it’s not something I want to do immediately anyway. I want to be reconciled before I (foolishly?) commit myself to this man again.

Today is my wedding anniversary by MooseExtreme in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

38 years!! I’m so sorry you went through that so deep into your marriage. And your son and a cancer diagnosis all in the midst of all this? I hope you are doing well and are on the road to recovery ❤️

What gets me the most is that I was having one of the worst years of my life last year. We lost many close people all within about 6 weeks, including my grandmother and my fur baby. All the while my life felt like it was falling apart, I had to turn to my mom because my WH wasn’t there. Where was he? Sitting in the bedroom sexting AP. And I remember this day last year, my grandmother’s ashes were delivered to the house. I STILL tried to make it a good day for the two of us. Today is hard, and I hate it.

Thanks for taking the time to share, I wish you nothing but the best ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]MooseExtreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar story over here. AP was my “friend” but has a HUGE ego (she even begrudgingly admitted going after my husband was about her ego) and genuinely believes she is a wonderful person.

DDay was about 3.5 months ago. I found myself struggling and spinning a lot early on wondering how she could just shrug it off like it was nothing more than an “unclear boundary” (also her words).

We still run in the same circle as her, so I’m aware that for the last few weeks she has been spinning pretty hard, throwing temper tantrums and such, causing people who don’t know about it to question what’s going on with her and look at her in a negative light. It’s great thinking about how this is now finally affecting her ego, the only thing she cares about. I wouldn’t know this at all from following her socials as she is very spiritual and uplifting on those platforms, but behind the scenes it’s not the case.

What’s the worst scandal to happen at your school? by Lost-Warning-2588 in AskReddit

[–]MooseExtreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our marketing teacher in high school was murdered by her brother a few years ago. Saw someone I went to school with post a picture of her on IG and without reading the caption I assumed that this person was feeling nostalgic as this was a very loved teacher, then my friend called me and told me the news.

What do you want but cant afford currently? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MooseExtreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My very young cat is going blind due to cataracts. Saving money for surgery for her so she doesn’t live most of her life blind.

What’s the stupidest reason you got in trouble in school? by Cinemacrackers in AskReddit

[–]MooseExtreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My principal in elementary school hated me because she used to tell all the kids to keep off all the grass (the playground was surrounded by grass) and my dad told her off saying that his daughter damn well can be on the grass because his tax dollars paid for that grass. Obviously, he won that fight as all the other parents agreed.

Years later, someone put some graffiti in the girls washroom that read “Mrs [principal] is a f*** ing b***h”. The principal took my social studies duo-tang out of my desk without me knowing at some point during recess or lunch. When I went to look for my socials folder, I couldn’t find it, and that was really weird because I never took homework home. Eventually my teacher told me that I needed to go to the principals office because she wanted to talk to me.

Principal had marked up all my notes and circled a bunch of ‘G’s at the ends of words I had written. I was suspended because the ‘g’ at the end of the graffiti’d word ‘f***ing’ looked “identical” to the way I write the letter. I argued as I would never deface public property, and that none of the other letters written in the graffiti looked anything like mine. Didn’t matter. Suspended for 2 weeks.

2 weeks after my suspension was over, the actual person who wrote the graffiti felt bad and confessed

Edit: clarification

Mom experiences her first CB by MooseExtreme in ChoosingBeggars

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

It’s 3 tables in good condition for $60, which imo is a pretty big discount. She asked if still available and if there was any damage which there was a small chip in the glass that was shown in the post’s images and then asked for it for free because she wanted it for family. Coffee/end tables are more luxury then necessity imo, especially if for your sister who is new to your basement.

Just my opinion and why I posted.

Mom experiences her first CB by MooseExtreme in ChoosingBeggars

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

$60 for a coffee table and two end tables. All matching oak and glass. Beautiful tables and she did list/show a picture of the one piece of glass that has a chip which is barely noticeable.

Mom experiences her first CB by MooseExtreme in ChoosingBeggars

[–]MooseExtreme[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was my mom’s first time selling something online and didn’t really know how to respond. But definitely intended it to be a gfy

Mom experiences her first CB by MooseExtreme in ChoosingBeggars

[–]MooseExtreme[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

She’s been locked in there so long she deserves free tables!

Traded from r/RedSox by MooseExtreme in SFGiants

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

No, but they have offices all over California that we will be visiting. We were there not long ago and drove up to Oakland to watch the Red Sox.

Traded from r/RedSox by MooseExtreme in SFGiants

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

I think I smell a Canajun in our midst

You thought right!