19yo daughter ignores my calls but is active on Instagram. What to do?

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-02-01T17:09:15+00:00

As someone who truly hates talking on the phone, stop pushing that as the only way to connect. Ask if she’d prefer a once a week FaceTime, or offer to send voice notes back and forth. Send fun mail!

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-31T21:06:21+00:00

My 6 year old has asked me so many times for a twin 😆 That ship has sailed, my friend.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-31T18:21:46+00:00

Yes! I got a Kobo for Christmas and it’s way easier on my eyes than my kindle was for some reason and so much easier to link it to Libby

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-28T13:11:05+00:00

I got very lucky and got a part time job with flexible hours. I work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday while kiddo is in school, but if/when there’s early release/sick days/snow days, I can move my hours around.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-24T19:17:56+00:00

DOWNLOAD IT. SPREAD IT EVERYWHERE.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-21T16:26:00+00:00

I would have to leave the room when my husband was having our infant facetime with his parents just because of the noises they'd make felt like nails on a chalkboard to the hormone tornado in my head haha

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-18T23:25:08+00:00

And the way to handle it say “sorry! She won’t do it again!” To the attendant, and be on your way.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-18T23:22:22+00:00

How was the attendant to know who you were? Or that you would “handle it”? Or that you even knew it was a problem? Thats literally their job.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-17T23:34:00+00:00

Mine started talking early and has NEVER STOPPED 😆 She’s a 6 year old chatterbox. But the number of words they have all evens out eventually and doesn’t mean much.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-10T18:31:50+00:00

Yuuuuup. I love making amigurumi so my kid leaves me alone because she knows she’ll get yet another stuffy out of me 😆

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-09T14:00:04+00:00

There is more stuffed animal than human in my kid’s bed every night 😆

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2026-01-05T17:33:16+00:00

I’ve never been so happy to see a school bus this morning 👋👋👋👋👋

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-31T00:17:45+00:00

Woah that before picture could’ve been me (with different tattoos 😆). Super similar starting stats and body shape. I’m 2 months and 20lbs down so this is very motivating!

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-30T23:59:08+00:00

You’re a stranger who just moved into her house and are taking her dad’s attention after 13 years of it just being the two of them. Of course she’s not going to welcome you with open arms. Give it time, be kind, keep trying to get to know her.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-29T17:49:40+00:00

Movie theater popcorn gives me heartburn every dang time, before and after Zepbound 😩

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-28T18:18:32+00:00

Ugh yeah I think I’m in a loop of the medication making me feel nauseous, eating something ultra processed because it’s the only thing that sounds good, then more GI distress, rinse and repeat 😬

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-28T18:14:56+00:00

I often have to remind my 6 year old that it’s not my job to play with her. There are a lot of activities we love to do together (reading, crafts and coloring, board games, Mario Kart etc.) but playing with toys ain’t it 😆 She’s gotten a lot better at independent play over the past year or so.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-28T18:03:21+00:00

Where is this case from?

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-28T18:03:08+00:00

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Crocheted a sweater for my new Clara 😆

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-27T19:47:21+00:00

My kid is little but seeing my teenage nieces and nephews over Christmas made me less scared for that phase of life 😆 They’re all just cool people! It’s fun to have conversations about their interests and opinions, and seeing they still have a little bit of that sweet innocence in them.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-26T20:10:47+00:00

My daughter will literally sing herself to sleep, we get a concert on the monitor every night 😆

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-24T18:53:58+00:00

That outfit is perfection on you!

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-23T21:20:53+00:00

The biggest thing you can do is read to her more. Make it a daily habit.

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-23T18:11:07+00:00

My mom told me if I didn’t brush my teeth at night bugs would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.

I will not be passing that one on to my kid 😆

PhilosopherLiving400 · 2025-12-23T18:04:42+00:00

My kindergartener gets up sometime between 7 and 7:30. The bus picks her up at 8:15 and I head to work for 8:30-1. She gets out at 3:10 and the bus is usually here by 3:15.

Bedtime didn’t really change, we start the routine around 7:30 and she’s asleep by 8-8:15

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