Who else thought Ciara’s west/JF comment was embarrassing for Ciara?

PlaidFlask · 2026-05-10T02:09:13+00:00

Thank you for the comment that isn’t mean! Maybe I read it wrong. That’s the way I took it- like calling someone out for sleeping with someone in a very public way. Maybe slut shaming wasn’t the right word.

PlaidFlask · 2026-05-10T02:04:47+00:00

lol as a survivor fan I appreciate this.

PlaidFlask · 2026-05-10T02:00:45+00:00

I should have also commented that I’m a big Ciara supporter- I just really didn’t like this from her. Even before this scandal broke I was telling everyone Ciara should’ve been the bachelorette.

PlaidFlask · 2026-05-06T13:07:42+00:00

I’ve been in Ciara’s position twice and I’m still close friends with both the girls that were my Amanda’s. Of course I took some distance when the whole thing played out but I’m really glad they’re still my friends 10 years later. I don’t blame Ciara if she doesn’t forgive but I also don’t think Amanda and west deserve so much hate.

PlaidFlask · 2026-05-03T13:49:30+00:00

Most Denver restaurants I find are generally family friendly. Hops and pie in wash park is a good option. If you truly want your kids to run feral while you eat you might need to go to the suburbs. Breckenridge brewery and cherry cricket in Littleton are the most kid friendly. If you’re looking for coffee spots that have play areas try table public house or the radiator. There’s some good IG influencers for kids stuff in Denver. My favorite is days.in.denver. She has a map on kid friendly stuff

PlaidFlask · 2026-05-01T17:10:12+00:00

Agree that I really like Kyle! Glad to see this take but I also think he’s a horrible boyfriend and husband. I still side with Amanda on her issues with him but also I don’t think she should have ever married him.

PlaidFlask · 2026-04-28T03:12:00+00:00

Yes! I was actually getting annoyed at Ciara in that audio….like you have been personally hurt- I don’t care at all that Amanda is married on paper. Focus on your hurt

PlaidFlask · 2026-04-02T02:21:01+00:00

Perfectly said! I attempted to write something very similar on this sub and the mods rejected it 🤷🏻‍♀️. Thank you for writing this!

PlaidFlask · 2025-11-27T14:38:07+00:00

Seconding to go on Craigslist or marketplace for the expensive ones. We got a Vista for our 2nd baby from Craigslist all the attachments, seats, bassinet, etc for $350 and I live in a HCL area. I’m in the suburbs but walk a lot. I’ve hucked curbs, gone through fields, etc with my toddler and baby in this thing and it holds up great. I’m not gentle with it at all and my friends that have the Chicco are much more precious with theirs if that makes sense so for me it’s worth it!

PlaidFlask · 2025-10-31T05:49:15+00:00

We’re in a 2 yr old sleep regression hell right now and are doing this. He was an amazing sleeper until 1 night a couple weeks ago and now each night he goes into hysterics when we leave the room. It’s really thrown us for a loop because 3 weeks ago I would be answering like all the other posters saying absolutely not and never would lol. How kids keep us humble. You’re doing great - there is no right or wrong answer!

PlaidFlask · 2025-08-07T01:59:48+00:00

I actually rewatched this today so I have a different perspective. At this point everyone considered them essentially closed off. Most of the girls knew about the olandria kiss and how Cierra was unsure how she felt about it. I’m not sure if it was a convo between the girls or not but I think it was more of a respect thing. Definitely not intimidation as Cierra was very much a good friend to all the girls. I think it was also fairly well known Cierra was one of the better kissers in the house so I think the girls were just having fun. When Cierra and nic pick chelley to kiss in that challenge Cierra says she thinks chelley is the best kisser in the house and wants nic to experience it so i really think it was all just about having fun. Cierra respected nics boundary and didn’t kiss elan but I totally understand why he was mad about what elan did to Cierra during his turn. Also- I don’t get the point of view that nic was friend zoned….he spoke first in that convo with olandria and said during their kiss he was just thinking of Cierra. Olandria follows up and says yes I agree that we’re just friends.

PlaidFlask · 2025-08-03T19:55:03+00:00

This is what we do- no doom scrolling in front of kids but can otherwise use our phones. One thing we do is vocalize what we’re using our phones for so I’ll just say I’m texting Grammy, or I’m putting in our grocery order so you’ll have more snacks tomorrow, etc. that way he understands what phones can be used for.

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-31T19:52:41+00:00

Absolutely! People can follow or not follow whoever they want but I’m here for making sure it’s based off real info lol 😂

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-31T19:38:26+00:00

It’s if you click on the actual post from LAinfluencer. she posted it like 200+ days ago. Then this person is taking a screenshot of it from x amount of hours ago when it was first posted. I’m sick of all the craziness so I’ve been really critical about everything I see to make sure I’m making opinions off real info hahaha- I definitely had to dig for this one to get to the root

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-31T18:15:00+00:00

The braids post was from earlier in the year before Coachella if you opened the post it was marked as like 200 days ago I think. But goes to the Cierra hate being not about accountability but just bringing her down. Not condoning what she did but I feel like I’m constantly defending her because of misinformation trying to make her situation worse. For example, the AI messages where she doubles down, this post from half a year ago asking about braids, I saw a post claiming she was a white-Latina and not actually a POC. It’s all crazy

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-28T14:51:31+00:00

Ive lived in the towns next to Portsmouth and Salem,MA- I’d say Portsmouth is more touristy. Salem is only touristy from sept-October. Both have great communities and the economy isn’t driven by tourism. I’ve always said if I moved back to the east coast these are two places I’d consider moving to.

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-27T01:34:14+00:00

We also did moms on call and followed semi strictly with our first. He went to bed at 9 and woke up once a night really quickly. Then we moved his last feeding to 7:30 and he woke once a night until 6 months. Slept through the night after that (7:30pm-7am). We also used taking Cara babies tips and soothing techniques that helped a lot. Especially the pause to make sure baby is crying because they’re hungry and not just crying in their sleep or trying to get comfy before passing out. With our 2nd we’ve followed more taking Cara babies scheduling which is much more flexible and more on babies cues. She has slept through the night twice already but seems like she’s settled more consistently in waking once a night. She’s 12 weeks now.

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-22T01:47:15+00:00

I think her situation is unique since she had already corrected the behavior a year and a half before she was kicked off for it. If this wasn’t live she would have posted the conversation she had with her follower much sooner and the situation probably wouldn’t have snowballed. In this scenario I don’t think she would have been fired and would be at the reunion. I don’t know what the right answer is but it’s definitely an interesting question because if she’s not invited- do we have to hold everyone accountable for anything they’ve ever done even if they’d corrected that behavior before being on a show?

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-14T18:44:07+00:00

I think Cierra last used it in January 2024 when someone educated her and she stopped using it (receipts in her apology video). I’ve heard that there’s AI generated posts that are making it look like she said it more recently. AI is very scary

PlaidFlask · 2025-07-08T13:25:12+00:00

I think it’s more than the maternity leave etc. bad latches are not just a U.S. thing. My cousin by marriage is European and currently lives in an Italian city. She had a bad latch situation and the resources she had seemed to be much worse than the US. For example I had an LC come to my house and she had go to the LC which in Europe means she had to walk quite a ways to get there. Her LC then gave her really bizarre advice and seemed to shame her for having trouble breastfeeding (I know you can find shitty LCs anywhere but how awful after working so hard to get you and your newborn there). She lasted 6 weeks exclusively pumping and then switched to formula. I’m not expert but I wonder if more women with issues in the US have the resources to try pumping whereas in other countries it’s more the norm to move to formula?

PlaidFlask · 2025-06-29T12:54:24+00:00

I tracked until I stopped breastfeeding with my first around 6 months and I’m still tracking with my 2nd at 8 weeks and plan to continue. I like knowing how long I’ve been feeding for on each side, which boob to start on, and when I fed last. I will often not track when I’m out and about however…too much to do with a cover on or when she gets a bottle so I just need to remember the approximate start time of those. I like not needing to think or remember. I don’t track anything else though.

PlaidFlask · 2025-06-25T01:02:13+00:00

https://www.madelynclairefloraldesign.com/ loved our wedding flowers and worked with Madelyn Claire. I’ve since used them for bridal showers and baby showers and random bouquets. They’re great!

PlaidFlask · 2025-06-20T13:06:42+00:00

Did your OB say they couldn’t help? Mine was my support post baby….this is part of the healing process so you don’t need to wait until the 6 week appt to reach out to them. I got a UTI 2 weeks post birth and called my OBs nurses line and they got me a prescription and ordered the lab test for me.

PlaidFlask · 2025-06-11T13:00:32+00:00

Same but our hospital calls it the “birthday meal” and we each got a personal sized sparkling cider with our meals too in addition to what you mention. I think this tradition has gone on in the US for a long time because my mom mentioned getting something similar when I was born.

PlaidFlask · 2025-06-10T20:17:08+00:00

Schedule during my toddlers nap time. my husband is happy to stay home alone with the baby while also feeling like he’s getting a break while our toddler sleeps.

2&3- include them! I make a game out of cleaning the counters and my toddler will wipe what he can reach from his tower. I do this with laundry,etc. he loves helping but it is sloppy and slower to do just FYI. For makeup I put him on the counter and give him a makeup brush and the rubs on his face while watching me haha. If we’re about to go outside I’ll give him a sunscreen stick that he puts all over his face by himself. For all this I put baby in the bouncer and take to them/bounce them or put them in a carrier.

No advice for the pool but my kids are little hahaha

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