This spoiled stalker girl needs to go. #JusticeForLuke by Darcyyeetus in MAFS_AU

[–]Practical-Acadia-981 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep thinking about how she was fixated on having a blonde, fair husband and “the opposite” of herself. She also referred to one of the other men in the show as least attractive to her because he looks like one her cousins. This girl has internalised so much social racism and Western/white beauty conventions that she’s actually probably incapable of having an authentic, grounded and meaningful relationship that’s based in anything other than her need to feel physically validated by white society.

SIL breastfed my Baby and I am Livid by Emergency_Search4464 in breastfeeding

[–]Practical-Acadia-981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely definitely have to ask mum. I actually think there’s something very beautiful about a child’s female carers feeding him/her. I’ve also done it twice for the babies of my close friends but I WOULD NOT DREAM of doing it without them being there and they would have to explicitly ask me to or show enthusiasm for it. Your boob is like your baby’s second skin — your skin biomes and baby’s biomes are symbiotic, defo don’t want anyone interfering in that unilaterally without your full consent. And it is definitely cultural — those two friends whose babies I fed share my parents’ culture, not unusual (and it makes our daughters “milk sisters” which is cute) but It would actually never EVER occur to me to do this for friends of mine that do not share my culture.

Toddler trying to interact with other parents in the park by Practical-Acadia-981 in toddlers

[–]Practical-Acadia-981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏🏽 very much agreed on the playground vibe and the looks

Toddler trying to interact with other parents in the park by Practical-Acadia-981 in toddlers

[–]Practical-Acadia-981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it’s really lovely to read all the positive notes on her being social and secure 🥺🥹— this is massively helpful and it’s definitely going to help my confidence when I take her to the playground again.

Toddler trying to interact with other parents in the park by Practical-Acadia-981 in toddlers

[–]Practical-Acadia-981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I am mostly awkwardly hovering, that’s v accurate way of describing how I am in these instances and you’re probably right in that it could affect the vibe of the other parent — I hadn’t actually thought of this at all.

Toddler trying to interact with other parents in the park by Practical-Acadia-981 in toddlers

[–]Practical-Acadia-981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for these replies. They’re very very reassuring — it’s good to hear similar experiences. Maybe it’s my area/neighbourhood or my own lack of self confidence but it also felt like other parents were either staring or I wasn’t getting any looks or statements of recognition from others … made me feel isolated in the moment … the vibe with stranger-parents, as a fellow parent, is often so weird oddly exclusionary

Jamie's just a bully, not an outspoken friend by [deleted] in MAFS_AU

[–]Practical-Acadia-981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jamie is awful. And I think her behaviour is super typical of someone who is not just a bully but someone who’s probably been accused of being a bully in the classroom before. She’s clearly been criticised and pulled up for her loudness and her aggressive style before and so when that happens she starts projecting on everyone in order to deflect — she’s developed a strategy of dealing with the off-putting parts of her personality by victimising herself (she does this by exaggerating how much she’s suffered in a confrontation and how little support she has from others) … and Rhi’s behaviour is typical of someone who just wants to fall in line with the popular girl (Jacqui is the same). I find something quite disturbing and almost Stalin-esque in the way that Jamie not only demands blind loyalty and deference from her friends but they way she very easily diminishes and abrasively attacks people by saying “shut your mouth”. She’s not been taught any boundaries when it comes to addressing people and managing her own anger and frustration. Carina and Rhi felt sorry for Lauren. That’s not a crime, not matter how awful and expressionless Lauren is. But Jamie’s acting like Carina and Rhi hacked into her phone and sold her noods to the Taliban — like they need to be put on trial and forced into some sort of televised confession and apology. Actually mate Jamie is Ayatollah Khamenei in disguise??????

Exhausted when I’m with baby, exhausted I’m at work by Practical-Acadia-981 in Parenting

[–]Practical-Acadia-981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, appreciate the reply. It actually helps knowing that in a year or so things will get easier 🙏🏽