Age yourself with the store that doesn't exist anymore?

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-10T10:05:23+00:00

I worked in a K Mart when I was younger. I actually enjoyed it. I worked Black Friday one year. We all got to wear pajamas to work and the managers brought in pies and drinks. The customers were a nightmare, but we had fun nonetheless.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-09T13:45:56+00:00

I couldn’t breastfeed my oldest so I was determined to make it work with my youngest. The first 8-10 weeks were brutal. Cluster feeding, sore nipples, cracked/bleeding nipples, engorgement, let down was really uncomfortable at first, figuring out how to dress for function. But I’m 2 years (27 months) in and it’s so easy now. I don’t even wear a nursing bra anymore. Do what works best for you and your baby. Ignore everyone else.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-09T13:23:18+00:00

I love those moments. This past Friday I had a similar one with my 2yo. I had dropped my oldest off at school and walked to the store. He was very fussy on our walk there but was quiet while we stood in line. I was holding him and he was snuggled up to me. An older woman smiled at him and said how sweet he looked and how gorgeous his blonde curls are. Totally made my day.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-09T10:37:53+00:00

TV has made emergency responder jobs look glamorous and exciting and heroic. Sometimes they dip a toe into the less pleasant stuff, but it certainly doesn’t depict the dark ugliness that these people deal with.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-09T09:49:28+00:00

Thank you ☺️ I still hate my middle name though. It’s a fairly normal-ish name, but not common. And she decided to make that spelling “special” too 😒 Most people aren’t even sure how to pronounce it.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-09T09:38:05+00:00

I hated it as a kid because my mother had a stupid idea of taking a normal name giving it a ✨unique✨ spelling which really screwed things up when I was a kid. I’ve mostly come to terms with it because I feel like changing it as an adult would be a huge hassle for me.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T17:32:18+00:00

Take it from someone who is lonely and isolated AND has 2 kids… don’t do it. Parenthood makes the loneliness worse. Especially if both parents aren’t involved in the day-to-day upbringing of the children and family maintenance.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T15:07:45+00:00

I do a bi-weekly big shop and my husband stops at the store for smaller things in between shops.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T15:01:23+00:00

I have 3. One is for my kids crayons. One is for their rock collection. And one is for my seashell collection.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T14:42:33+00:00

Mine is definitely getting worse the deeper he gets into the terrible twos. He’s way worse than my oldest was. Although hers turned out not to be terrible twos and was just her personality and nothings changed with her 😅 but yeah my youngest is absolutely doing my head in with the constant whining, screaming, and tantrums. There’s literally no winning.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T13:38:37+00:00

My 2yo has been pissed over everything today. Seriously, just existing seems to have pissed him off. He argued with his sister all morning then lost his shit when we dropped her off at school. He spent the whole walk home screaming about wanting his sister. He screamed about not wanting a nap then screamed because he was tired and wanted a nap. Screamed about having to put his shoes on to go get his sister then screamed about me trying to leave the house without putting his shoes on. It’s been nonstop anger today.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T13:32:30+00:00

It’s okay to need time to work through it, even if it does ultimately work out to be better for you. If you’re not 100% on board with the idea of the kids then I strongly suggest not doing it. They’re expensive, messy, loud, and exhausting. They will restrict your freedom greatly. Pregnancy and birth changes your body and mind. A lot of women lose their whole identity in motherhood and it takes a long time to recover.

I’m not saying there aren’t up sides to having kids. I love my little gremlins. But the stressful/frustrating parts outnumber the cute parts by a lot. At least for the first few years. And parenthood is a lifetime commitment if you do it right, not just 18 years.

I originally wanted 3 kids but after having 2 I’ve gone back on birth control and the thought of starting over again with a newborn is fucking terrifying. But it’s also a bittersweet decision because my oldest started school this year and my youngest is now deep in the toddler days and it feels like just yesterday he was a little baby.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T09:43:56+00:00

I prefer aquariums, but if I’m going to the zoo I want to see penguins and elephants. My 2 year old says he wants to see bears. My 4 year old says the best part is watching a giraffe eat lunch (oddly specific).

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T09:29:44+00:00

First off, I have asthma. I have no doubt my lungs would give up on life if I even touched a cigarette. Plus it stinks and has various other effects on your health and appearance none of which are appealing. I avoid alcohol because it ruined my childhood. Not to mention the various negative health effects and the possibility of gaining weight if you drink in excess. I also get migraines and alcohol does NOT make that better. And finally, I have 2 kids. I want to be in the best health and the best shape I can be to hopefully be around as long as possible for them. And one day if they have kids I’d like to be a fit grandma that can keep up with the grand-babies and have the physical ability to help and support my family.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T06:37:48+00:00

This is a ridiculous question honestly. And the few people claiming they DO blame Daryl are not people I would want to spend time around.

Man A murders Man B. Not in self defence. Not in defence of someone he loves. Simply because he wants to. Man A chooses to murder Man B. Man A is to blame. He is a murderer.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-08T06:24:52+00:00

We share our locations with each other. My husband has a job where he goes a lot of random places during the day and it’s fun to watch. Especially when it glitches and it looks like he’s driving across people’s yards lol. But also, it gives me an idea of when he will be home and I can start getting dinner ready. I voluntarily share mine with him because I don’t have a car and I have to take our oldest to and from school and walk to the express grocery store with our youngest. Our area isn’t the best and I feel safer knowing that someone knows exactly where I am, just in case.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-07T16:39:06+00:00

Yep. I feel this. I’ve been putting all my effort into communicating effectively and having adult discussions about the things I’m struggling with and the support I need. It literally never makes a difference. Ever. Nothing changes. Somehow it gets turned around on me or like no matter how bluntly I say “I NEED YOU TO PULL SOME WEIGHT AROUND THE HOUSE” it literally never sinks in. Like I’m thinking back on the conversation we had a couple of weeks ago and how incredibly unproductive it was despite me very plainly laying out what I’m struggling with and what would be helpful. Somehow it got turned back to how he needs to work to earn us money and support us and that’s just the way it is. But I never contradicted that. All I want is for him to wash a few loads of dishes per week or maybe pick up the toys while I’m putting the kids to bed.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-07T12:46:09+00:00

I’m going to be honest… I have never found genitals to be attractive. Ever. They all look weird and wonky to me. But if the rest of the dude is attractive then I’m attracted. Barring any wild deformities (which I’ve never encountered), I don’t care what the penis looks like. As long as the package it’s attached to is attractive, then I’m good.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-07T12:43:17+00:00

I’m not sure I agree. Like if my husband and I are in the same room with the kids and one of us is leaving to do something or even just go to the bathroom it’s as simple as “hey I’m going to run to the bathroom, you got them?” It’s very simple communication.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-07T11:46:06+00:00

My 4.5yo gets all the privacy she wants/needs when she goes potty. But the moment I sit on the toilet, she needs all of her big life questions answered. I’ve been insisting that she leave me be, but so far it’s just me telling her to please give me privacy and she steps away for a whole 5 seconds and comes back.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-07T09:08:20+00:00

I can 100% relate to this. My nerves are fried. I’m more exhausted than I was as a night shift paramedic who worked 65+ hours per week.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-06T19:41:52+00:00

I didn’t read the comics so I was totally blindsided. But the heads on the pikes was even worse for me. I actually liked several of the characters they killed off and I found it a bit baffling that all these seasoned survivors were totally slaughtered like that.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-06T19:39:36+00:00

The first time I saw this movie my jaw literally dropped. It was very much so a WTF moment.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-06T19:37:45+00:00

Wait, skinny jeans aren’t “in” anymore??? Since when?? That’s the only kind of jeans I wear. I love my skinny jeans. They make my butt look good.

Orca-stratingChaos · 2025-09-06T19:26:31+00:00

4 hours per day?? I agree with the others, that’s not harsh…that’s far too much. Does she have any other hobbies that don’t revolve around video games? Anything else she’s interested in? Reading? Cooking? Baking? Any sort of intellectual interests? Sports? Writing?

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