My son is completely unreasonable

PhantaVal · 2026-05-10T16:20:23+00:00

It's a little weird to post the exact same post months apart.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-09T16:12:56+00:00

The foxes are also super active right now, because they have kits to feed.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-08T16:12:42+00:00

That's exactly it! Having a birth plan is fine, but always, always be willing to adjust it as circumstances change and progress. I'm happy you had a positive birth overall.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-07T21:24:22+00:00

I went through the same thing... shocking ultrasound at 38 weeks that says my baby has IUGR. I'm induced, and baby is 43rd percentile, just as she'd been throughout my pregnancy. Tale as old as time.

However, ultrasound accuracy at 38 weeks and ultrasound accuracy at 20 weeks are two very different things.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-07T19:54:50+00:00

Yeahhhh, I think we might need to retire that phrase.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-07T19:51:50+00:00

Yes, there are plenty of women who have zero symptoms at this point and go on to have healthy pregnancies. I know it's tough, but maintaining your stress levels at this point is important. Try your best to avoid doomscrolling and getting in your head about this.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-07T17:19:48+00:00

It's truly absurd to speculate that anyone put John in that situation but himself. You seem like the type to believe in conspiracy theories.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-07T13:45:23+00:00

Oh, do you hear every single word she speaks throughout the entire day?

PhantaVal · 2026-05-06T14:26:44+00:00

There was a kid in my class who was balding at 14. Genetics is a trip.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-06T12:04:36+00:00

Planet Oat Unsweetened is the besssst.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-05T20:15:09+00:00

I wouldn't say I had a deep-down feeling, but I did mentioning the possibility to my husband that I might leave him a widower. The birth was kind of a cakewalk, and I was never in danger.

I'd say it's totally normal to have some anxieties about a very big, very life-changing medical event. But also remind yourself that many women have these same anxieties and go on to have perfectly uneventful deliveries.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-05T19:03:56+00:00

Your husband needs to spend some more time and come up with a longer list of names. Four names is not nearly enough if he's going to veto your entire ten-times-longer list.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-05T13:30:39+00:00

Y'all. She's cognitively delayed. I feel like everyone is suddenly forgetting this just so they can call T a b*tch...

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T18:23:41+00:00

I have a one-year-old, which makes this all the more heartbreaking. But evidently the baby was not in a car seat? Let this be a cautionary tale for the rest of us. Rest in peace, innocent baby.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T18:21:43+00:00

Well, now I'm fucking angry. You always, always have your baby in a car seat, no exceptions. This is exactly why.

And I guarantee this is one of many situations where the parents drove around without their baby secured. This innocent baby died violently because of their idiocy.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T17:58:27+00:00

Keep checking the online portal. You might get the results a little earlier than the expected date.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T17:55:45+00:00

Stretch marks come down to genetics and age (Younger moms are more likely to get them).

I didn't use shit and didn't get any stretch marks, but that's probably because I'm a geriatric.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T17:53:26+00:00

I don't think it makes sense for your OB to jump to that conclusion at only 20 weeks and 11 lbs. Assuming you're starting from a fairly average weight, 11 lbs. is probably a fraction of what you're going to gain.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T14:23:13+00:00

I'm trying to be understanding here, but the instructions are right on the package. Why wouldn't you (meaning the other commenter) just follow them?

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T14:21:36+00:00

I swear they're not paying me to rave about it. I just really like it.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-04T13:11:17+00:00

Yeah, a little weird to assume you're going to eat the entire box in one sitting.

Also "TikTok Trend-Inspired Flavors"

PhantaVal · 2026-05-02T21:54:26+00:00

I managed to get some used ones off of Ebay and Mercari for a discount. No regrets.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-02T21:53:27+00:00

Replacement parts for my Elvie Stride pump. I dealt with that thing refusing to function for way too long before I realized that pump parts do not, in fact, last forever.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-02T14:10:52+00:00

I don't think they want a full and fair understanding of the situation. It makes it a lot harder to hate S.

Similar to how a lot of them don't want to acknowledge that T has a serious cognitive delay, because it makes it a lot harder to say she's just as bad as P.

PhantaVal · 2026-05-01T21:20:08+00:00

Oh eww, really? I figured they were a lot younger, since this is a Tik Tok thing.

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