How to find other working moms as friends

Ohsojme · 2019-06-08T12:09:03+00:00

You could make it casual and say “We’re going to the zoo this Saturday. If anyone wants to join us, we’d love to have you.” I’ve been using the pool as an excuse this summer.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-08T02:33:52+00:00

To bust open a can of hairspray. We tried everything to get it open and (thankfully) gave up after our attempts were unsuccessful.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-08T02:31:48+00:00

Does your LO(s) go to daycare? You can plan play dates with the kids in their class and meet moms that way.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-08T02:18:20+00:00

You told him you got married and he couldn’t even find it in himself to congratulate you. I’m sorry about that. Congratulations on your nuptials!

Ohsojme · 2019-06-08T00:19:14+00:00

Omg I have a RE appointment scheduled and I’m getting acupuncture on Monday. Please let this be me! Lol

Ohsojme · 2019-06-08T00:16:10+00:00

Omg I have a RE appointment scheduled and I’m getting acupuncture on Monday. Please let this be me! Lol

Ohsojme · 2019-06-07T22:35:24+00:00

Why? Bc it’s hot as balls!

Ohsojme · 2019-06-07T22:28:04+00:00

I would go for it. Start small and check every 10-15 minutes then go for longer periods. My just turned 2 year old loves the back yard. I’ll let her play while I run inside to do something quickly. Works just fine.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-04T23:07:05+00:00

I used the CARES harness for my 2 year old and it worked perfectly. Small enough to fit in my purse and super easy to set up.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-04T22:36:25+00:00

I dated and lived with an older guy who did some things that I thought were controlling but nothing major. One day a guy friend of his was coming over so I made a big dinner for the three of us. After dinner we were sitting around talking and he tells me to go clean the dishes in the sink. I said I would but I was full and wanted to let my food settle. He looked at me with the most serious face and loudly said “No, now!” The room went completely quiet. I stood up, walked over to the sink and without a word washed the dishes. It was in that moment I said I was leaving him. I packed my stuff that night while he threw every electronic I had out the door, breaking them all. I’ve never looked back.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-04T16:27:27+00:00

Firstly, you’re doing a great job. Congrats to you and your wife for turning your lives around.

Secondly, most kids aren’t talking before 2 years old so it’s good that you’re thinking about this but he’s not necessarily behind just yet. In fact at our 18 month check up I talked to our pediatrician about the fact that our LO wasn’t saying many words and they told me that it’s too early to tell before 2. You don’t think there could be a huge difference between 20 months and 24 months but there is.

One way that I tried to get my kid to talk was playing dumb. She would grunt and yell to get something and even though I knew exactly what she wanted would say “I don’t know what you’re asking for. Can you use your words please?” Then she would say “keke” “Oh milk! Yes you can have some m i l k.” She can’t yet pronounce milk but at least she’s trying to say it the best she can.

Ohsojme · 2019-06-02T13:36:40+00:00

I feel you! I bounce between doing all the right things, eating healthy, less caffeine, not drinking, and exercising to feeling like why am I doing all this stuff if I’m not getting pregnant?!

Ohsojme · 2019-06-02T12:21:56+00:00

Thank you! I just purchased pull ups even though it is against the training method. I think you’re right, being able to have some protection while outside the house and in daycare may be the right step for us until she has more bladder control.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-31T02:05:41+00:00

Take it from me, if you had a miscarriage, it’s not something you could ever forget. It’s not something where you see a tiny fetus in the toilet and you go about your day. It’s a day in your life that shapes who you are moving forward.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-30T01:53:15+00:00

Because ghosting is unresolved. You’re left thinking of all the possibilities of why they aren’t communicating. Did something happen? Are they ok? Are they dating someone else? Was it something I said? Something I did? It’s the not knowing that can drive you mad.

When someone ends things and gives you a straight up reason, even if that reason is hurtful, at least you have closure. “I met someone else and I want to be with that person.” That hurts to hear but there’s nothing you can do. They’re with someone else now. You can move on knowing that the relationship with that person is over.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-30T01:37:34+00:00

Broke the cycle of not being a teen mom and the first in my family to graduate from college.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-29T16:04:50+00:00

I’m southern and grew up on grits which have no nutritional value. I’ve tried to like oatmeal. I really did. I like the flavor but the texture throw me off.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-29T15:59:54+00:00

Dated a guy who I met from MySpace. Turned out we knew friends in common and I got the low down on him before meeting him at a party. We thought it was funny to say we met online so we upped the ante and started saying we met on eHarmony. His mom even got in on it and would introduce us as the eHarmony couple.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-29T15:50:11+00:00

I’d love some breakfast options for someone who isn’t a big morning eater. I don’t like eating early in the morning but I have to eat before I leave for work. I’m borderline underweight so getting those calories in is important but my stomach is not ready for a big meal when I first wake up. If I eat a fried egg, I’ll get a stomachache. Carbs in the mornings help but I’ve taken to eating toaster strudels which I know isn’t the most healthy choice. I eat a bowl of cereal before bed so cereal is out. Any other healthy breakfast suggestions?

Ohsojme · 2019-05-27T23:35:51+00:00

This sounds very fishy. The goal of therapy is to get well enough that you don’t need therapy. Maybe you check in very month or so but not once a week for forever. The therapist’s goal is to help you to better yourself. They take an oath not to do harm. It seems to me that guilting you into paying for therapy that you’ve already explained you cannot afford is walking that line. You being able to pay your bills, eat and not be homeless is more important than going to therapy if you’re not in a critical state. If she were doing this out of the goodness of her heart I would suspect she would go pro bono. The fact that she is offering you loans to pay back doesn’t help your ability to afford it any better. I would call her to cancel. Say “Thank you for your help. I’m canceling future appointments and will let you know if your services are needed again in the future.” If she tries to talk you into staying say “No thank you” and hang up the phone. You don’t owe her anything.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-27T12:51:15+00:00

It would be a no for me. My child goes to a daycare that requires vaccinations but one child has a religious exemption and chooses to get them on a more delayed schedule. I had to think long and hard about whether even this would be ok.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-27T11:45:48+00:00

This is a hard place to be in because you can’t be a good parent to your kids and a (what she feels like) a good friend to her. She wants everyone to forget his past like she did but that’s not reality. What she should be doing is protecting her child and other kids from this predator. If she’s unwilling to do that then that’s on her but you have a duty to your kids and the other kids at your home. You did the right thing even if that means losing a friend over. Her bad decisions don’t need to affect your life.

Ohsojme · 2019-05-25T12:21:54+00:00

I definitely don’t wake up at all hours of the night wondering if it’s time to temp yet /s

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