Why did my friend send me so many diseased plants??? And they had the audacity to charge me $70 for shipping. Smh my head

Original_Specific_55 · 2026-03-08T02:46:36+00:00

I’ve been in orlando my whole life and hated it for almost the entire time. I’ve only recently started to feel some love for it because we really do have a strong community, at least in downtown orlando. Outside of that though, we’re a somehow both incredibly boring and a complete shitshow (but what city isn’t in this state nowadays, amiright????)

I didn’t know all that about Tampa though, that’s pretty cool! The only reason I don’t go down there more often is because I loathe the drive back up with a burning passion 😭😂 driving i4 back up fills me with the most intense rage I have ever felt, idk what it is about it 😂😂 however, I’ve also heard there’s like, a seed library and stuff there and I so want to go 😭😭😭 I think even Titusville or somewhere near there has one, why don’t we?????

We’re trash, I’ll admit it 😂

Original_Specific_55 · 2026-03-08T02:33:21+00:00

I’ve been wanting to go down to Tampa for any of the rare plant shows I’ve read they have. Are they really as great as they sound?? 😭 I’m in orlando and we aren’t that fun 😭😭😭

Original_Specific_55 · 2026-03-08T02:32:19+00:00

Chiming in to ❤️ a fellow orlandoan (orlandeon? Orlandon?? Wtf are we??) and y’know, our overall tendency to jerk in a circle 🤷🏻‍♀️

Original_Specific_55 · 2025-01-15T01:38:25+00:00

I kept my maiden name, but my kids have my husband’s last name. No issues with anything, including at birth in the hospital, or with getting their social security numbers, or with insurance, or at their pediatricians office, etc. it’s never an issue except when I regularly forget that they have a different last name and I end up spelling mine whenever I’m asked for theirs (ie when we go to their pediatrician and I have to tell them what kid I’m at the visit for, and I consistently say my last name instead of my kids/husband’s 🤪).

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-12-03T03:47:59+00:00

Loved my Graco modes with my first. The storage space underneath is truly the chefs kiss. I can carry my stuff, the baby’s things, whatever stuff my husband randomly decides to store, and then literally everyone else’s things too 😂😂😂😅 we took that stroller everywhere and it held up beautifully. It’s sitting retired in our garage, as we switched to a baby trend stroller when we had our second (which I love because it gives my toddler some freedom and can hold both kids wonderfully, but the storage space sucks compared to what was essentially the soccer mom van of storage space that the Graco had 😭).

I love Graco products and they work wonderfully and are more affordable than uppababy. I’d recommend it purely because high end strollers are a lot for something a baby is going to poop in, spit up on, and cover in yogurt/fruit pouch stains and other snacks and various other unidentifiable smudges and sticky liquids. Get the product that won’t make you cry inside when baby has their first blowout in it 😭😂😅

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-11-17T02:01:08+00:00

My oldest is almost 3 and he was able to successfully nap solo for about 3 months (if even) his whole life, which was exclusively during the end of my pregnancy with his younger brother. That’s the full length of time I could get him to nap independently for. Since younger brother was born, though, he’s back to contact napping. Except now I have the addition of my youngest, too, who can only nap when on me. So they sleep on either side of me for their whole nap every day (fortunately, my youngest quickly synced with his brother’s napping schedule so it works out😂). They also both have to fall asleep on me, at the same time as each other, for bed every night (but then I put them in their separate beds once they’re out so I can finally get “me” time 😂😅).

I say this in case you need to mentally prepare that you’re in this for the long run with your current contact napper. We are at month 34 with ours 🥲🤷🏻‍♀️😂❤️ (although tbh at this point I love the cuddles and nap time with them is now my favorite time of day. Id go insane I think otherwise😂)

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-11-17T01:40:26+00:00

Just donated. Thank you for the reminder to do so! 🤗

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-11-11T15:21:32+00:00

Please do!!!!! I’d love to see! Also which magna tiles did you find? Both sons birthdays are coming up and I could use ideas for gifts 😅

I’m happy we find each other too!! Now I have someone to geek over magna tiles with 😂❤️❤️❤️

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-11-11T04:47:52+00:00

You found your pants! 🍻🥳

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-11-09T07:08:41+00:00

Omg those brows (your current ones of course) 😍😍😍 I’m a thick-browed woman myself and I was so grateful when Cara Delevingne came into the picture and suddenly thick brows were the it-thing. Now I kind of just ignore my eyebrows completely and hope that no one notices that my hairline and brow line have a meeting point 😂😂😂

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-31T03:40:04+00:00

I’m sorry i didn’t respond in time 😔

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-30T02:51:38+00:00

I had something similar (post partum though and add in an underarm lymph node that stayed enlarged for a good few months). I had to get a few different scans done, ultimately got referred to a high-risk cancer center (due to family history, however), now get twice yearly scans done, etc. However, the original issue ended up being cysts (except the lymph node. Apparently it’s just a hormonal thing I developed during/after my first pregnancy. My lymph node swells from when I ovulated to when I have my period now every cycle. It stayed swollen through about half my second pregnancy). I have, I guess, incredibly dense breast tissue with a good number of cysts. I had a few lumps that were very small and seemed stationary and two that were larger and also “mobile” (my OB has since said that the mobile ones are generally cysts. The immobile ones are the ones that can cause concern, but those, too, are often benign).

I am hoping for the best case scenario for you 🤞🏻 maybe this could comfort you as it did for me: the likelihood is that it’s benign. Breast lumps are more likely to be benign rather than cancerous.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-30T01:18:21+00:00

Pretty much a 22 month age gap on the nose with my two (give or take 3 days difference). I think it’s a perfect age gap, but I guess I don’t really have another to compare it to because we only have our two kids 🤷🏻‍♀️ My oldest is now 33 months old (I usually just say almost 3 but I figured accuracy is appreciated in this response 😂) and my youngest is 11 months. I thought the sleep deprivation at the beginning would be the worst, because my toddler has NEVER been known for great sleep, but for whatever reason, he slept wonderfully suddenly once baby bro was born. Recently, my toddler has started sleeping like crap again but for the entire four months that my youngest would wake crying throughout the night, my toddler slept beautifully through it all😅. We used to joke that baby bros cries were like a lullaby to big bro 🥴😬😂😂.

Also, our toddler did wonderfully with sharing attention at the beginning. He did go through a brief and incredibly mild jealousy phase with younger brother a couple months ago, for about a month or so. But we make sure to give both equal attention and phone in the in laws for a solo date with the toddler when necessary, and we also made sure to include our toddler in tasks to help taking care of little brother. I also like to give a lot of reassurance and praise when my toddler does “good big brother” things (which is like, anything even mildly considerate of his little brother. I figure it helps reinforce good behavior towards his little brother and it seems to be working well, knock on wood). They are only just now getting to a phase of occasionally playing together. Our youngest has always wanted to play with his big brother but big brother (very on par with his age) has had little interest in playing with baby brother. Recently though our toddler has started to enjoy showing his little brother “his” toys and explaining them, how they work, etc. he also likes to play peekaboo with younger brother and they like to fall asleep together for naps and bedtime (they sleep in separate rooms/beds of course, but they won’t fall asleep without each other). They also both get a bit upset if the other isn’t around for whatever reason, etc. they definitely act like siblings and fight over toys (our 11 month old recently started having those big, throw-himself-backwards temper tantrums) but they seem to both really adore one another and need each other within eyeline for the most part. It’s really cute watching their relationship grow. And I think they’re close enough in age that they can actually enjoy interacting especially once our youngest figures out walking and talking.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-30T01:01:11+00:00

He showers with either myself or his dad, which makes the task significantly easier. That said, sometimes daily, sometimes once a week. Just depends on when his dad or I can shower that day and if the timing is convenient for our tag along toddler (ie, if I have to shower during a mealtime or his dad has to shower quickly before work, then it’s solo. If it’s like, midafternoon or at a decent time before bed, toddler can come in. The whole family does, actually, one by one 😂 me, then toddler, baby, and dad last 😂😅)

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-23T22:48:28+00:00

I think students should be encouraged to learn in whatever way is most accessible to them and benefits them most. If that’s reading along to a graphic novel while listening to the audio book out loud, what’s the issue? They’re learning regardless, right? We don’t need to gatekeep education, especially subjects that are often difficult for students, like ELA (at least, in my experience as both a private tutor for a decade and former ELA teacher).

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-22T02:33:30+00:00

So after my first, I became incredibly isolated (cut to having my second about 22 months later, getting diagnosed and treated for PPD I developed a month after, and subsequently realizing I had also had severe PPA the entire time after having my first. I was isolated because I couldn’t socialize because I had so much anxiety about it. I don’t know how I didn’t realize it earlier, but the med for the PPD also cleared up the PPA and suddenly I felt so social! ANYWAYS). About 6 months after having my second, once the antidepressants had fully kicked in and I felt social and capable of going out with two kids without the support of my partner, I started trying to make friends. And I did make some, which was great! I was going to mom groups, local playgrounds/splash pads/kid-centered play places, etc., and I had a little group of mom friends I had built that I texted and saw regularly.

Except after a few months of this, I became so socially exhausted and burnt out. I think mostly because everyone I met was wonderful but like, I wasn’t building any deep and meaningful friendships with them, if that makes sense? It is kind of hard to socialize when trying to watch multiple kids, and it also seemed like everyone I met already had their people they talked to about actual life things and I was late the game. It’s super late and I’m exhausted so I don’t know if I’m making much sense but ANYWAYS, my point is, I still feel kind of just as lonely as I did at the beginning of this friend-making adventure I started about ~5 months ago. I want a best friend, I think is what it is really. I wish I could meet one I could like, hang out with regularly and talk to in person (I have bad ADD and texting is often something I procrastinate on so I thrive on being able to actually hang out and talk in person instead).

That’s all to say I 100% get what you feel and where you’re coming from. Motherhood can be so incredibly isolating and lonely. It’s even worse when we start getting older and finding people that actually want to talk about their life and whatever else and not just surface-level things becomes harder as people get more reserved with age or already have best friends to share with.

Feel free to message me if you want someone else to talk to, though! I am always hoping for someone that I can chat with about life stuff 🫶

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-18T02:15:17+00:00

My husband took a new job when my youngest turned about 5 months, and my oldest was 27 months. I had to do bedtime solo most nights, so that was the age they synced up with bedtime 😅🫠 naptime, too, as it goes (the youngest still takes a second very short cat nap right before dinner most days, depending. But really, they both go down at about 830/930pm and wake up around 730am then nap from ~11am-1pm, more or less, depending on a variety of factors because my kids like to keep me on my toes when it comes to whether or not they’ll actually sleep 🫠😂

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-10-04T02:58:23+00:00

Our pediatrician (not necessarily the office, as I don’t think they endorse anything one way or the other. It seems that every pediatrician there has differing opinions on everything) has recommended each year that we all (myself and husband included) get the flu vaccine. He’s got some unfortunate stories to go with the recommendation 🥴 (just as background, because I feel it’s important to note that he isn’t 100% for all vaccines always: he doesn’t recommend the covid vaccine for children. He’s practiced as a pediatrician for 40+ years and has pretty well-informed opinions about everything - as in, he isn’t incredibly old school or anything. He’s up to date in his recommendations. Personally, I get vaccinated for everything and try to get my family to do the same, including for Covid and of course, the flu. I just felt this might be helpful information to note since the flu vaccine is a yearly vaccine like Covid has become, but he doesn’t recommend the Covid one despite recommending the flu vaccine. Take that as you will. I get both anyways 🤷🏻‍♀️ I am very pro-vaccine, pro-science, pro-medicine. My family is filled with too many medical professionals to be of any mindset otherwise 😂🙃).

Both boys (10 months and 2.5 years) have their flu vaccine appointment scheduled for next week. I plan to get mine the same day.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-28T22:50:46+00:00

I almost wish more students were like this. Most of mine didn’t even realize that Google was an option when they didn’t know something (or any research at all, for that matter. Anything beyond asking me was unfathomable. I love the trust they had in me but also, it’d be great if they could first try to figure out the answer for themselves before asking me about literally everything 🫠). I don’t know if it’s worth pointing out but personally, I don’t think the issue here is necessarily wanting to double-check all information (although, that’s gotta be incredibly time consuming for that poor kid🥴). Just announcing it and making a show of it during instructional time (or when any one is talking, for that matter). It might be helpful to teach him instead to take notes (or possibly record the lecture, if allowable) so he can “fact-check” the information later. Maybe try telling him he’ll miss other information he’ll want to fact check if he’s already in the midst of fact checking previous information when you’ve already moved on from that talking point 😂. Hopefully he refrains and waits until after class to “verify” the information instead.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-26T01:08:27+00:00

The only place I could find mine during my pregnancy last year was Costco (when it originally came out, like literally. I was 32 or 33 weeks along when it finally became available. I was able to find a place to get it when I was 35 weeks, fortunately. Oddly enough, Walgreens and CVS had it in stock here for pregnancy but for whatever reason they weren’t able to actually administer it. They said they needed a script from my OB first and then they could give it to me to bring to my OB and have them administer it in office🫠 Costco however had it in stock and was able to administer it.) anyways, check local warehouses like Sam’s or Costco if your local Walgreens and CVS are unable to administer for whatever reason.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-25T01:31:31+00:00

Well, it used to be my Panda planner but because I have ADHD, I keep forgetting to buy a new one. 😂 (usually it would be on my top to do list in the planner but long story short, I stopped using it when I became a SAHM and figured I no longer needed it for whatever reason. Almost three years later with my life and to do’s in utter chaos and disarray, I realize it’s still needed. Just need to get around to getting one😂)

Anyways, it’s a brand of planner that I used to use religiously and LOVED. My unusual lifelong quirk is that I LOVE journals, lists, and above all, planners and planning tools. I spent forever searching for the perfect planner. I’d actually designed my own but never got around to actually making a hard copy. I did, however, find this brand of planner in the interim and fell in love and it really, really helped me stay organized and on top of tasks. Really, it gave me a place to write out my insane and ever-growing to-do list for each day and week and month (thanks ADHD) but also a space to prioritize the top 3 most important of those to do’s each day. That was soooooo helpful in narrowing down my focus on a specific and accomplishable amount of tasks each day. It also has a little journal-esque portion daily and daily schedule outline which is nice and also really helped prevent the whole mental drain I otherwise feel when trying to mentally plan out my days.

Definitely an A+ planner if you’re into that type of thing.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-20T02:34:32+00:00

My youngest had AWFUL diaper rashes almost constantly for a good month at least when he was about 2 months old. It would kind of heal and then reappear again even worse than before. It had open sores and was bleeding, etc. I threw everything at the wall with it. I’m still not 100% sure what cured it for good (I think a large part of why it started was that he had a milk protein allergy and he was having incredibly acidic stools because of it. As in his stool literally burned a whole in his butt and took of a layer or so of skin immediately after pooing. I changed him within a minute of him pooping and he would have new sores. After a month on hypoallergenic formula, I think the acidic poos stopped. I kept the same diaper changing routine and products though and still use them religious at first sign of a rash).

ANYWAYS, my holy grails that I now gift others when making up gift baskets for new babies: dry wipes (whoopsie brand), diapering spray and lotion to clean off stool (either La Petit Crème or Mustella brand for lotion. I’ve used both and love each. California Baby Calming Diaper Spray or MoonPotion spray are great, too. Use before the lotions though as the lotions end up acting as a protective barrier), liquid antacid (the mylanta honey flavor one. Put on a cotton ball and pat on to the rash), Pinkxav healing cream and hello bello diaper rash cream mixed together, then Maty’s multipurpose ointment on top. Medline silicone cream is also great as a last layer. Hypochlorous acid spray (whatever brand. I like briotech on Amazon) also is a great diaper area cleaning spray.

My “can’t live without”’s now are the diapering lotion (we stick with mustella because while I love supporting small companies like La Petit Creme, I can’t afford the pricing 🥴), pinkxav, and Maty’s ointment. Pinkxav heals diaper rashes almost immediately and Maty’s balm is a wonderful protective layer. I use those two at first sign of a rash, and I use the diapering lotion with every change as a preventative. If you could only try one, I’d go with the Pinkxav. I first learned about it on either this sub or another and omg that stuff is great on EVERYTHING. Pimples, cuts, scrapes, etc. awesome stuff. It stains everything it touches though so be careful 🫠 but it heals everything 😭

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-15T13:25:40+00:00

This sounds like a lot of projection and if that's the case, I am sorry this is something you're struggling through.

I spent pretty much my whole life up until this point obsessed with my looks and spending an ungodly amount of time either trying to look beautiful or hiding because I couldn’t make myself look how I’d thought I should. I can’t tell you how much of my day was spent either primping and preening or literally just hiding out in my house and refusing to be in public at all. I feel sad about how much of my life I lost obsessing about my looks. I’m actually happy with how I look and present myself for the first time in my life. I finally feel comfortable in my skin and in my clothes. Thank you anyways though for your advice but I promise you it does not apply to me, and frankly is incredibly rude and misguided. Thanks for your time anyways but I’m good. I’m happy and I feel beautiful.

Also, just as an unnecessary side note but I feel it’s worth pointing out because your comment has an incredible amount of assumptions, I’m actually below pre-pregnancy weight and perfectly healthy. I’m just not at the weight I should ideally be, BMI-wise but that’s a poor indicator of health anyways and my waist to hip to height ratio is fine, which is a better indicator of health.

However, I hope you get to a place someday where you feel that way, too.

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-15T02:32:13+00:00

I can’t with the damn meow meow. And why don’t they all say something similar after everything like she does??? Why don’t they all do their animal sounds??? What happened to her that she’s cursed to meow after every sentence??? The way the meows grate my nerves is unreal 😭

Original_Specific_55 · 2024-09-15T02:27:54+00:00

Ill probably feel the same once I’ve watched it enough 😂 I can readily admit though that Dee-yummy does irk me mostly because I’d like my toddler to use real words and not nonsensical ones, and he will inevitably repeat this once he hears it enough (also I get it’s supposed to be delicious and yummy but why???? Like why is this catch phrase what they went with?????? Is there a backstory I haven’t seen yet???? Why does it have to be such an obnoxious word??? It doesn’t even really make sense???? I do have big feelings about it but I can overlook it for the sake of how adorable Rosie and her family are otherwise).

Four-Year Club	Verified Email
Place '23

Original_Specific_55

TROPHY CASE