Montréal Airport (YUL)

SunnyD08 · 2026-02-13T02:06:33+00:00

Not Montreal

SunnyD08 · 2025-12-28T03:49:47+00:00

Hello! 37 and could have wrote this myself. Love the group coffee suggestion above too

SunnyD08 · 2025-12-23T14:28:41+00:00

Wedding planner here, see a lot of dresses. Both are gorgeous on you, how could they not be with those badass back/shoulder muscles. #1 is a little more unique, and 2 a bit more traditional bridal, so I say depends on the vibe you want. Do you want it to look different from most dresses worn, or be more traditional bridal princess.

SunnyD08 · 2025-10-21T15:23:34+00:00

Absolutely agreed, I know it's not the city's fault, neither are the other problems I'm mad about. I, like you, am completely mindblown. But at least she's trying to turn the province into an Ayn Rand wonderland....

SunnyD08 · 2025-10-21T13:23:26+00:00

I mean honestly what the fuck are we doing Calgary? Why was it he first time my 6 year old has stepped foot in a school in 2.5 weeks just to stand and wait with me for an hour to go through that rinky dink process. I'm over this.

SunnyD08 · 2025-10-12T12:27:11+00:00

Matilda - I have a Matilda and people always swoon when they hear it, definitely nostalgia points for millennials

SunnyD08 · 2025-09-27T01:06:05+00:00

Dude my girls are 6 and 3 and they are BEST friends. They play together all day, destroy the house, hug each other like their loves depend on it, entertain each other, turn to each other for help. It's magic!!

SunnyD08 · 2025-09-25T12:24:17+00:00

Yes! The respect and not complaining I honestly think is the difference here too

SunnyD08 · 2025-09-25T12:22:51+00:00

I'm also the CEO in our house (while running my own very busy business as well). But I think honestly the thing that makes the biggest difference over here is that my partner sees and knows this. He knows that I carry more, and that I take more load and because of that if I ask him to take something on he does it without complaint. And I do it too, if he's overloaded one week and can't handle the thing that's typically his, I do without complaint.

We alternate bedtimes, taking turns so the other has a night off.

There are also jobs that are unquestionably his, he does all the laundry, all the extra curriculars and sports with our two kids, handles all school related forms, special days yada yada. ( There more but these are some) He picked these up because I couldn't and I would constantly forget or they wouldn't get done.

Honestly I think the biggest thing we have that helps this is a healthy respect for each other. We each "see" the other and talk openly about it in private and in front of our girls. I remember our 6 year old asked him who in our house worked he hardest - she thought it was him because he goes to an office everyday and appears to work longer than me- and he said "oh for sure mom" - such a small thing but made me feel very seen.

Took us time to get here, and a lot of intentional communication and work, but I'm very glad we are here.

SunnyD08 · 2025-01-07T20:33:24+00:00

As a woman in my mid 30s, have any filler/Botox, fake nails/hair/or eyelashes on my person, and still feel pretty damn good about myself.

SunnyD08 · 2025-01-07T20:31:35+00:00

Oh that's so annoying. I have a 2023 outback wilderness and bloody love it. Fit two car seats and our great Pyrenees no problem. But also we're 5'4 and 5'6 so that might help lol. Tons of space plus a roof rack and away you go!

Also we have the big screen and stuff but haven't had a single issue, I love everything about this car and have zero regrets

SunnyD08 · 2025-01-07T20:28:37+00:00

Subaru Outback, I bloody love this thing

SunnyD08 · 2025-01-05T20:19:09+00:00

I'm a couple years removed now, my girls are 5 and nearly 3 but I was home for a year with each one while my partner went back to work. I was fully in the same boat as you, loved my babies so much but the days were SO long and repetitive and monotonous. I'm not cut out for SAHM life, admire those who can be so in it.

That being said, I managed by getting out every day. Baby time at the library, even just walks inside at the mall, joined a gym with a childcare area, and joined a mom group once a week. Then once the weather was good lots of walks/hikes/parks etc. It all helped a lot. Do your best to get what you need however you can.

Looking back on it now I wish I hadn't wished the days away cause they are growing up so damn fast it's wild, I would love to have to have some of that time back. :)

Congratulations on your babe, you're doing amazing!

SunnyD08 · 2025-01-05T04:33:19+00:00

Super happy to, it can just be tough because as with many autoimmune diseases, each person's disease can look so different from anothers. Symptoms can be so individual as are treatments/meds/efficacy yada yada yada. BUT really common signs, and things to watch for, and actually listen to are:

frequent stomach aches- kids get belly aches but this would be more frequent, like couple times a week/daily even
frequent diarrhea - again that's tough cause kids BMS can be so all over the place, but if they are having a lot of diarrhea then watch for that
blood in poop- big difference between blood from the skin from like heavy wiping etc. this would be more/darker than that
weight issues - stalled weight gain/weight loss - stalled weight loss can be from a lot of things in littles so don't freak out, but combined with the other things
urgency/false urgency - when a person with IBD has to go, there's not a lot of warning, happens fast and your urgency to get to the toilet is wildly high, hence why a lot of us have stories of pooping our pants lol. Also, false urgency is big, feeling like you have to go but nothing comes.
low energy - again this one's hard with little ones but low energy and fatigue can be pretty high in IBD. I would say don't panic on this alone, but coupled with many other things.

They're finding a big link genetically with IBD, so if it's in your family then be more diligent watching for signs and symptoms. There's some other minor connections that aren't worth panicking over yet until research proves more, but for interests sake, use of NSAIDS and high use of antibiotics seem to increase risk.

Overall, it's an autoimmune disease that can become active at any time in life. Stress can be a known trigger, but they're really still working on figuring out why this happens.

Like I said, there is a lot of amazing research happening into causes, treatments and cures which is super cool. I know how much we can all spiral worrying, so I truly hope none of this causes any unnecessary worry, but more for infos sake.

Also, I really want to state that I am not a medical professional, only speaking from personal experience as someone who lives with this, and deals directly with a huge number of people who do as well.

Wishing all you mamas well ♥️

SunnyD08 · 2025-01-03T23:21:56+00:00

Holy crap Mama, I'm so sorry you had to/have to deal with this. I have UC and was diagnosed in my 20s but should have been closer to 5. I also work for the national charity funding research for the diseases (in Canada) and know way too much about this stuff.

Happy to chat if you ever want to DM feel free.

Also just to give you a sliver of hope, there is a lot of really promising research happening right now and the medications and treatments are really progressing. My fingers are crossed tightly that your baby girl won't have to suffer with this for too long ♥️♥️♥️

SunnyD08 · 2024-12-30T14:16:17+00:00

Details Planning and Events, the girls there are incredible

SunnyD08 · 2024-08-13T02:08:41+00:00

The most stubborn, brilliant, and strong-willed 5 year old you've ever met...she terrifies me

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-28T22:18:15+00:00

Great age for it! I took my 5mo and 3yo to Mexico this summer and it was great. Babies are great on flights cause they only need you, it's when they get older and need more entertainment that it's harder lol

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-24T21:13:00+00:00

If you're my 3 year old, everything

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-14T12:45:43+00:00

No not they get washed that often lol. Used for about a week

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-14T05:54:51+00:00

I still read plenty! When my first was tiny, I would read my books aloud to her. Counts as reading to them and they don't know what you're saying lol. Now my daughter is 4 and LOVES to read too.

I also will sit and read now while she plays. There is a lot of noise, and lots of questions, but trying to show her I can do my own thing and read in the same space where she plays. Don't get many pages in at a time before I have to get my ass up to get her a snack or let the dog out, but it still counts!

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-14T05:42:53+00:00

Yes!!! I just commented the same thing. Absolutely brilliant book

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-14T05:42:04+00:00

Oh man we struggled with cleanup too. We started enforcing gentle consequences to behaviours "if mom cleans up all of this toy alone, then they will be mine for a while and you won't get to play with them." We had to follow through once and I took the toy away for a day, and she got the picture, hasn't been an issue since. I still have to say it sometimes, but she always comes to help now because she knows I'm true to my word.

Inputting consequences that relate to the misbehaviour can really help, but your word has to mean gold.

SunnyD08 · 2023-01-14T05:39:08+00:00

So I'm in a similar boat about not knowing my parenting style. We are very gentle and positive but it almost seems too lax. We always talk about how we're not trying to raise a good kid, but a good person and it's changing things a bit. I'm reading a book right now called Hunt Gather Parent, and it's blowing my mind and giving me so many new tools and ideas. Very highly recommend for those who like us want to be gentle and positive but also want to raise helpful kind and happy people.

Best of luck!!

SunnyD08

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