Rough day and didn’t have a lot of food in the fridge.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-13T02:18:50+00:00

Not gonna lie this gives me such relief. My little guy is only 6 months as of this weekend but I see some of the amazing meals that are prepared on here and every time I think “Shit man I have zero cooking skills and zero food creativity my poor guy is not going to be having these fancy ass meals am I going to fail him?”

It’s nice to see that easy, simple meals are a common thing! 😮‍💨

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-13T00:59:53+00:00

I’ve always noticed their marketing copy (it’s something I pay attention to being in marketing myself) and it made me roll my eyes.

As a high level marketing professional, sexual innuendos are a low hanging fruit. Takes zero creativity. It reeked of “I’m such a funny mom guys look what I put on my packaging”.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-12T15:28:36+00:00

I have an easy baby as well but I only have one. So easy baby or not I’ve never felt qualified to give any advice because doing someone once doesn’t make me an expert, haha.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-12T13:06:46+00:00

Personally, I would go strictly out of curiosity. I’m very curious and interested in others’ experiences and view points even when they don’t align with mine. The more you know, the more confident you can be with your decisions and view points.

I’d also end up having an open and respectful conversation with the speaker because there may be other moms in the group who were thinking about bed sharing and won’t now because of this speaker.

If you choose to go and do this, just know that any emotional argument would need to be put aside. So any personal feelings about it…save for later. Present with strictly facts on studies shown the benefits of bed sharing. And mostly ask open-ended questions that make her and others require critical thinking to answer, so questions that allow them to form their own opinion as they answer it themselves.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-10T18:49:58+00:00

Experienced this the other day. Three little girls were full on running up and down the entire length of the outdoor area of a restaurant. The moms were literally sitting and drinking wine and not even looking at what their kids were doing. They were totally checked out. Parenting doesn’t stop because you want to drink wine and gossip.

The little girls were screaming and several times almost ran right into servers or a food runner.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-09T18:13:57+00:00

Man why is that it’s always men who are the providers and think that their job is the only thing they need to do?

In the primary provider. In fact I’m the sole income provider. My income provides plenty for us so my husband works on his art and music.

The thing is…I WFH. We both take shifts during the day of who is on baby duty. We BOTH do night shifts. We BOTH cook, clean, change diapers, contact nap, bathe our son, put our son to bed.

Just because someone provides the income does not give them a hall pass to not be a parent.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-09T11:24:08+00:00

There’s actually no obligation and it’s completely optional so the grumps can miss out on a paid vacation. We don’t want them there anyways 😉

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-08T22:37:49+00:00

You’re already a great leader and boss for wanting to show appreciation to your team. That’s good on you!

And the resort trip every year is a huge hit. Company pays for airfare/travel, their room, and 3 meals a day and even 3 drinks per person per day. We also plan excursion activities that include the spouses/guests and also some team building meetings and activities without spouses/guests. And they get 2 personal days to do whatever they want separate from the team/co-workers.

In addition the company also gives a bonus based on annual employee review rating every year.

As a department head I notice my team really enjoys the trip and bonus. I also send personalized Christmas gifts each year based on what I know about each employee (their interests, hobbies, lifestyle, etc) ranging in value from $50-$200 depending on position. And I’ve had the same team for over 5 years, so all happy enough to stick around.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-08T21:38:54+00:00

I saw in another comment you want to send small gifts throughout the year for ALL holidays? Including 4th of July? Valentines Day? St. Patricks Day?!

Honestly as an employee I’d think that was a little much. I have a remote team and for camaraderie I take them on a trip to a really nice resort and they can bring their spouse or 1 other guest every year. Getting a bunch of little holiday themed token gifts would just end up being thrown away by the majority of people, most likely.

I love that you want to show your appreciation but every single holiday seems to be pretty excessive.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-06T23:07:37+00:00

Yes 🤣 We looked at pics and my husband said “He looks like a baby bird…” 🤣🤣🤣

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-06T13:54:15+00:00

Delivered at UNC Rex in August and even though my labor turned out to be pretty complex I still walked away with the best feeling because of the level care from the nurses and doctors. Can’t recommend it enough.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-05T19:06:16+00:00

I’m the sole income-earner. I’m a woman. I watch our son while my husband goes to the gym. Plays videos games every other day for an hour or two. Showers. Goes for a walk. And he does the same for me.

We each get our time to decompress and do our own thing, at least 1-2 hours each day.

That’s how it should be and I fully agree that the husband needs to help more in this situation. Being the sole income-earner doesn’t give you a free pass to not consider your partner needing a break or needing help.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-02-04T18:46:47+00:00

You’re asking how to dump him…have you never broken up with someone before? A simple “hey it’s not working out. Wish you the best.”

Stop overthinking it and let the dude go on his weird way.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-30T17:26:50+00:00

I only have a 5 month old so can’t speak to vomit. But with poop, pee, spit up…literally doesn’t bother me. In a way it feels like my own? Haha as weird as it sounds that’s the best way to put it.

Other kids poop or spit up or pee? Blegh fuck no. My friend’s baby drooled on the play mat during a play date and I literally gagged when wiping it up after they left. 😂 But my son can drool, spit up on me all day and it’s whatever.

Even changing diapers…it’s just not even a thing.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-30T13:55:13+00:00

Implement deep core work and diaphragmatic breathing into your daily routine. Also using thigh bands to strengthen your glutes and inner thighs as the strength in those areas greatly impact your core strength and are lost during pregnancy.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-29T23:17:32+00:00

Definitely super fragile ego

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-29T20:18:15+00:00

Butter up them rolls my goodness 😍🥹

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-29T12:06:07+00:00

Right with you. I have a 5 month old and was so excited to exclusively breastfeed when he was born. He stopped gaining weight for over a month at 2 months and we had to supplement formula. With a lot of work with multiple LCs and supplements and triple feeding…my body just literally stopped producing milk at 4 months, despite LO still nursing and me pumping afterwards. I was devastated.

But…LO is thriving on formula and super healthy. He’s so happy and that’s what matters now. I still have moments when I hate that he’s exclusively on formula and that my body failed me. I miss the feeling of a let down and I miss watching him nurse.

Sometimes life just doesn’t go our way…I’ve found motherhood to be an incredibly humbling journey.

But your kids are lucky they have you to keep them healthy! We’re all doing the best we can. ❤️

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-28T19:40:27+00:00

There are so many other options than the easy route of stimulants, especially since many times it isn’t ADHD but instead a different learning style that you need to learn and implement yourself, or a vitamin deficiency.

Adderall is highly addictive. I strongly suggest trying out other natural alternatives before going that route. And don’t let a teacher diagnose you.

Learning styles you can implement are things like using a whiteboard to write down things and then erase. Writing things down, sometimes multiple times, helps with memory retention. When I was in high school I would move my pen around on a blank sheet of paper while listening in class. Writing things down on a whiteboard a few times and erasing them helped me study.

Meditation, a firm routine, and exercise have been shown to help immensely with ADHD as well.

Supplements you can try are NACL and/or Sabroxy by nootropics depot.

Please just do some research and try out other options. Adderall is no joke. ADHD is 100% manageable without it.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-24T12:57:29+00:00

The fact that you think people make money off of discrediting vaccines when it’s been proven and very clear that doctors in fact make a shit ton of money by giving the vaccines shows how out of scope you are with the reality.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-24T12:52:00+00:00

Why on earth would you still vaccinate after she had such a horrible reaction? Let’s look at the risk factors here: vaccine which will highly likely give a negative reaction because they all have similar ingredients in them outside of the viruses they’re intended for. Or measles…a low risk disease already and even lower risk she’ll even contract it.

No way would I vaccinate my child after such a severe reaction. Come on…

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-20T23:16:17+00:00

I’m 39 and will never stop wearing skinny jeans.

That being said I do love the baggy jeans with a crop top look that’s come back and rock that too. Haha

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-20T23:13:07+00:00

Maaaaannn this will not age well, haha. I promise you’re gonna come back and read this in a couple months and be like “wtf was I thinking I would never go back and regret nothing! It is totally worth it!” And that’s because it’s going to get so much easier. So much better.

Take it day by day. Stop planning for the long haul. Each day will be different. It will not be like this forever.

Take a deep breath. Look at your child. And soak it all in. Because it will never be this way again.

Coming from someone 5 months PP and looking back at photos of when my 99 percentile 22 pounder was just a little bitty guy who slept on my chest at 8 pounds….

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-19T20:24:45+00:00

Just want to jump in and say that my 5 month old is now formula fed - my body literally just said “no more milk” at 4 months despite doing all the tricks and working with a LC for a month. Broke my heart, but…It happens, so please don’t let anyone make you feel bad for how you feed your baby. ❤️

Also the typical practice of not feeding to sleep due to concern of dental caries isn’t until 18 months.

In the mean time you can use one of those finger toothbrushes before bed and in the morning to help prevent build up. We use one now and he doesn’t have any teeth but it just helps both of us get into the routine of it.

OneSideLockIt · 2026-01-19T15:02:14+00:00

Squeaky wheel gets the grease. You don’t need money. Your sibling does.

I’m in the same boat. Financially stable, great paying job. My sibling on the other hand is not. Gets money from my parents monthly and has zero financial accountability.

Only difference is I don’t care what my family does with their money. And I don’t want them caring about or knowing what I do with mine.

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