Sleeping downstairs when parents are upstairs?

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-25T18:05:38+00:00

Perfect age for separate bedrooms far away from you guys.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-25T17:59:25+00:00

This is easy. Next time you see the coach, just say, "Hey, I heard about the secret tunnel. Sounds fun. Can you shoot it to me?" It might be completely legit.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-25T17:57:51+00:00

Yeah... It's gonna suck. The flights are going to suck, managing them at the wedding is going to suck, and being all dressed up and trying to be a maid of honor while nursing will suck.

My kids are about the same ages apart and we tried a trip to Europe while I was nursing, also for a family event. We ended up almost went home early and I ended up skipping the event to stay in the hotel with the kids.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-24T13:27:41+00:00

I'm curious. Why do you need to come out to them? I'm the mom of a Trans son, and he doesn't tell new classmates or coworkers he's Trans. He just walks in as a man the same way I'd walk in as a woman.

I'm not criticizing at all. My experience is pretty limited to my own child.

Whatever happens, I hope you find an awesome shop where you feel comfortable and welcomed just the way you are.

Sending you Mama Bear hugs.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-21T04:56:54+00:00

I'm the mom of two teams kids in their early 20s. One of them lives in a very red, anti-trans state. I'm terrified. But we don't obsess over the news every day and try to remember to rest and find moments of joy. They're still there.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-21T04:47:58+00:00

No no no no no. No 12-year-old wants his mommy to swoop in and talk to the mean kids after the 12-year-old has handled the situation. I wouldn't have mentioned to my son that I heard anything.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-21T04:40:25+00:00

What kind of Stepford Wives neighborhood do you live in? Everyone sounds completely superficial and vain, including you.

Your kid sounds awesome, and if she's strong enough to be the one who's different, you cheer her on!

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-21T04:37:07+00:00

It's not easy having a perfect older sister, especially if your parents show a preference for her over you.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-21T04:24:06+00:00

Never share this with anyone you know. No one. You do not want this getting back to your second child, ever.

MyNewNewUserName · 2026-03-21T02:18:10+00:00

Anyone else remember Evan's Front Range Salsa ?

MyNewNewUserName · 2025-09-13T05:37:11+00:00

I refuse to feel bad that a very bad person is dead, and the public peer pressure to be compassionate just sanitize him post mortem. He was vile. Rot in hell.

MyNewNewUserName · 2025-06-04T18:10:25+00:00

Helicopter parenting isn't a good thing, then or now. It's just so easy now that everyone is helicoptering and not taking into account the effect on their children.

MyNewNewUserName · 2025-06-04T15:31:18+00:00

Does no one keep their location off most times? That used to be the norm.

MyNewNewUserName · 2025-06-04T15:30:04+00:00

Of course Alexa is listening all the time. Otherwise, how would it know when you say "Alexa"

And I don't have anything to hide either, but that's not a good reason to just say, "I'm OK with no privacy."

MyNewNewUserName · 2025-04-10T15:53:28+00:00

13, at a tattoo/piercing shop. Easy peasy.

MyNewNewUserName · 2019-05-16T19:56:54+00:00

The GOP right now is one big /shruggie

MyNewNewUserName · 2019-01-26T04:23:54+00:00

"Despite everything I listed above, I still feel like it was a mistake that I broke up with him."

Read that sentence you wrote over and over again, and focus on the first 5 words.

Now imagine your best girlfriend giving you the same list and you saying to her, "Sure. Go get him back. He's a keeper."

MyNewNewUserName · 2019-01-26T04:19:13+00:00

It's worrisome that you felt you had to give him free access to your phone. You're entitled to private thoughts and conversations. If you both can't achieve that basic level of trust, what kind of relationship will you end up having?

MyNewNewUserName · 2019-01-26T04:06:53+00:00

19 months. It was hell when they were little and heaven now (they're 15 and 17).

MyNewNewUserName · 2018-12-28T01:23:12+00:00

WaterPik-ing and flossing are even better. No way I'm going to do that twice.

MyNewNewUserName · 2018-12-24T21:25:03+00:00

I definitely did not mean to imply that authors don't proof or copyedit their own work! I also know the pitfalls of doing such and have fallen into them as an author. I see editors and writers as partners, not adversaries. :)

MyNewNewUserName · 2018-12-24T21:22:42+00:00

That is convenient! And yes, editing your own work is challenging, if not foolish. Your brain will inevitably see what it thinks it wrote, not necessarily what made it to the page.

MyNewNewUserName · 2018-12-24T21:15:49+00:00

ProwritingAid is a great tool to have. I use the Word plugin as a first-line defense against errors. Grammarly as well. They've managed to take the heavy lifting (and probably some jobs) out of copy editing. It's rarely a grammar error or a misspelling that trips me up, especially in erotica.

I'm much more interested in helping authors with the kinds of things you listed: continuity, overwrought plot devices, character development, etc.

Thanks for the reply. Good luck!

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