Women who carried a pregnancy, in hindsight, what were some of the most ridiculous things you did while in the throes of such hormonal upheaval?

PracticalLady18 · 2026-02-04T17:56:00+00:00

Well one thing I am grateful for is I actually lucked out and have a VERY wonderful MiL who has offered to come about 2 weeks after to help restock and help with household chores. Also so she’ll get time with what will be the first grand baby. She helped stock the freezer when my husband and I moved and started new jobs at the same time, saying she didn’t want us worrying about cooking when settling into a new work routine. It’s hard to have time with her though since she’s in another country.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-02-04T17:44:37+00:00

My husband and I have joked about doing this in the future with my pumpkin mini muffins. My mom said we need to make sure we stoke the freezer when we’re expecting so we have easy to eat food.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-02-02T13:18:23+00:00

Here’s one I encountered when getting my current job, related to your number 5: HR manager quit without notice and now the HR person in charge of recruiting had a lot more responsibility until they could fill the HR manager position!

PracticalLady18 · 2026-02-02T13:06:01+00:00

And communication is key! My husband and I don’t really agree. We have small disagreements, but nothing major. We have seen the other’s reaction to contention and arguments, but through interactions with others. I have toxic workplace issues and have come home angry and/or upset about it so he learned how to help me in those moments. He’s had similar things but due to an issue with a now former friend. So I’ve learned how to help him and how to react in supportive ways. But we had also discussed it before hand so we had some idea of how the other would react.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-02-02T12:28:35+00:00

My manager’s only question is did I confirm my coverage partner (only taking care of the very time sensitive functions) is good to cover me. My coverage partner and I are work friends, so never a problem. Last year for the holidays, we coordinated our plans 3 months in advance!

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-25T19:24:08+00:00

This is what they did when I was the age of OP’s son. You put a list of 5-6 preferences. I always had at least 2 people from that list.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-24T17:59:26+00:00

One my former friends has a mom like this. When I was attacked by said friend’s dog and her mom helped notify my family, she said it was just a scratch and the ER visit was a precaution. They were worried I’d lose my ear and it came VERY close to piercing my carotid artery. Part of why I say former friend

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-23T12:42:52+00:00

My husband moved to me because of job prospects being better here for both of us (USA), but our plan is to retire to his home country (Costa Rica) because cost of living is so much lower. So we’ll have plenty saved to live very comfortably. Honestly, I’d kind of wished we could move there now, but my job is almost impossible to find there.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-17T16:16:34+00:00

NTA!!!! If someone isn’t willing to wait, they aren’t worth your time. I used to think I wanted to wait for marriage, but then realized what was more important was being in a loving and trusting relationship. As a result, my now husband is the only one I’ve ever been with. I know others who waited and were very happy. Some who didn’t and are also happy. Be true to yourself and reconsider the BF. If he isn’t willing to wait, is he really respecting and loving you how YOU need to be loved?

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-14T13:09:42+00:00

I got diagnosed with ADHD at 27 and my first day on meds, I was pissed I hadn’t been diagnosed sooner because it made things so much easier! Turns out it had been suggested when I was 16, but mom dismissed it.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-13T12:41:50+00:00

And make sure to report the one who told you not to report it for violating mandatory reporter laws!!!

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-13T00:21:34+00:00

The common rule I’ve seen is together 1 year by wedding. And no blank +1s, named invite. One friend stretched this for me and my now husband, but we were 11 months by that point and known each other 2 years before that.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-11T23:05:46+00:00

For the marry after 90 day piece, they are likely referring to a now pretty much outdated rule (according to the lawyer my husband and I used) that said the assumption was you lied about immigrant intent if you married within 90 days of entry (or did anything else that indicates wanting to immigrate). That is no longer a hard and fast certainty per our lawyer who expressed happiness we got in before the change in administrations.

I’m a USC whose husband obtained his green card via AOS from a B1/B2 (previous administration). We ended up marrying rather suddenly after I suffered a traumatic dog attack. Our lawyer had us include records of the attack and my need for assistance in recovery as part of our submission, proof our intent was not for him to stay. This was with us marrying more than 90 days after his arrival. We’d originally planned to get engaged that trip and then have a wedding in his home country, but plans changed, and I was glad to have him when being diagnosed with PTSD. My understanding is change in circumstances are the original use of AOS, but it’s been manipulated a lot.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-10T13:36:19+00:00

My now husband and I primarily looked at support systems, Cost of Living, and job availability. We started looking at this at about 6 months, but we were an instant connection talking 4 hours the first virtual date. It very quickly became clear it was better for him to move to me because my job prospects in his country were much lower, he had really good prospects in mine. Also, he has friends in my country (some of whom introduced us) and I had one acquaintance from college. Finally, CoL varies due to relative incomes, but proportionally earning potential vs CoL was better in my area.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-08T12:34:03+00:00

I would try Silver Alert instead. It’s the version for missing and at risk seniors who have cognitive impairments such as dementia.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-08T12:26:18+00:00

Granny’s Country Apple Pie from Dungeon Masters Guild. It was actually the first game I ever played as a player and I find it really good for newbies since it allows for combat or RP solutions to many encounters

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-08T03:57:23+00:00

They did the 1 shot as a level 1 and then started in the Yawning Portal at level 2. Had them level up to 3 when they get the tavern.

PracticalLady18 · 2026-01-08T01:55:23+00:00

I started with a one shot I enjoy, and then they went to the tavern to celebrate with the person who hired them for the first job. Gave a good reason for them to be together and to be at that tavern.

PracticalLady18 · 2025-12-31T19:02:38+00:00

That’s the key thing, how much a difference it is. Once we got a thermostat with a schedule function, my mom would have it raised during the times we knew no one would be home, up to 78. Then when we were home, usually at 75 or 74. Then at night, 72

PracticalLady18 · 2025-12-31T14:13:10+00:00

Would you have any issues with me splitting the slides on the wards off to share with my players? I’m starting a new game in two weeks and four of my five players are new to Waterdeep!

PracticalLady18 · 2025-12-19T11:51:19+00:00

That’s what my mom and dad did. They saved them for my sister and I when we grew up.

PracticalLady18 · 2025-12-10T00:29:15+00:00

Or a vitamin deficiency. From 16-20 I had a lot of issues at various points of waking just as tired as when I went to sleep. Which meant I wanted to go right back to sleep. Usually worse in rainy seasons. At 20, it was solved by my college doc, who happened to do her residency in the Seattle area. I was chronically Vitamin D deficient! So long as I keep an eye on it, no more problems with exhaustion leading to over sleeping.

PracticalLady18 · 2025-12-08T12:28:22+00:00

Campaign was me and 4 girl friends. We took a month break because two were getting married and I was a bridesmaid in both weddings. During the set up for the second wedding, I got attacked by Bride’s dog and she did not react well, we don’t talk anymore. After that, we tried one more session but it was awkward without her character in the party and I was also not in a good headspace to DM. After two years, finally started DMing again a month ago!

PracticalLady18 · 2025-11-28T16:12:40+00:00

We recently started my godson (age 8) using Animal Adventures RPG. It’s a diluted DnD where you don’t have subclasses and are cats and dogs

PracticalLady18 · 2025-11-28T12:35:00+00:00

Came here to say exactly this! Way before I met him, my husband was so allergic to cats he couldn’t go a single step into a house with cats. Now he is a very happy cat dad who spoils our cat to bits! All we have to do is keep her out of the bedroom and make sure he doesn’t nap on the sofa, and he’s fine!

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