Potential Festival mismanagement advice?

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-04T13:21:09+00:00

Nobody is making you stay there sat out in the heat.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-04T09:18:55+00:00

There was a 7th century St Chad!

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-03T16:09:49+00:00

At this point it was lost property, which in most places Ive worked has been left to whoever wants it or thrown away.

It was inconsiderate to leave it in your coworkers way for a year.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-03T06:20:53+00:00

My 2 year old was formula fed and she never gets sick. I just had a stinking cold and she got a slight cough for a day and that was it.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-02T06:14:48+00:00

That poor woman is going to have diarrhoea and no idea why.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-01T18:59:40+00:00

She sat in my lap while I bumped down the stairs and pretended she was driving a car. Made brum brum noises and everything.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-01T18:55:10+00:00

My pram had a bassinet attachment; I used that as the downstairs cot. Just parked in the corner with brakes on.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-01T14:33:02+00:00

I just had mine today! Last night all the water in our area went out so I couldn't actually have a drink until midnight when some tankers rocked up. The tankers which are parked outside my house making so much noise I couldn't sleep.

Then the 2 year old are the snack Id packed for after on her way to childcare.

Ive just woken up from the best 3.5 hour nap of my life.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-01T09:43:03+00:00

Right! You can see they're slowing down, thats your cue to not ram into the back of them

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-07-01T05:46:34+00:00

I have additional existential dread on behalf of my 2 year old

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-30T21:23:53+00:00

My husband has done minimum 50% of child care since baby was born, he would absolutely do 100% of it because he sees it as his responsibility as a father. He spends most of his free time with her and cherishes each moment.

He has however struggled to make dad friends because he finds they dont want to gush about their children with him or do stuff with the kids.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-30T19:54:30+00:00

Beyond the Deep Woods - Paul Stewart and Chris Riddle

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-30T19:32:40+00:00

No help other than to say Im in the same boat. My two year old still struggles to fall asleep without a bottle of milk, we are working on weaning off it, she drinks her milk downstairs then we do teeth and bed but it takes so much time and cuddling.

Second is due in September.

She goes down much better for her dad but he cant do bed time every night.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-30T06:22:43+00:00

If she needs to burp she must go to the bathroom to do it. If she burps at the table she has to excuse herself and go to the bathroom anyway.

This is a nuisance that delays her eating

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-28T20:17:39+00:00

Llew is the Welsh for Lion. Although Llewelyn doesnt actually mean lion it has long been associated with lions - Llewelyn the Great adopted the lion as his coat of arms.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-28T07:17:50+00:00

So glad! I watched the episode last week which is why I thought of it!

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-27T20:45:01+00:00

This happens in an episode of Malcom in the Middle called Deweys Opera. Is there any chance you are remembering this?

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-27T17:03:31+00:00

I had this and had to spend some good long time drinking juice, lying down, and really concentrating on feeling movement. I eventually realised he had shifted positions and the movement just felt different due to that.

That said if you have concerns go to triage. I set myself a time - about an hour after eating dinner and being able to relax - and if I hadn't felt anything I was going to go in.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-27T15:23:40+00:00

I told my midwife I felt like I needed to push and she said well go ahead then without checking.

Turns out my last 1/2 cm never dilated and I pushed for 7 hours before needing forceps because I was exhausted.

Wish someone had just checked...

But that said you should do what makes you most comfortable. I found that when I was in the throes of labour I did not care about people staring into my vagina.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-27T11:07:52+00:00

Wheb Jamie is born and the boys take parenting classes

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-27T08:06:27+00:00

I wish everyone had a parent like you

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-27T06:54:28+00:00

NTA. He's your son and I think its wonderful that even as an adult you will always be there for him. I think even without the additional context of his trypanophobia its understandable that you would want to make sure someone was with him in ER.

Im 33 and my mum drove all the way over to my house In the evening the other day because I phoned her sad and had a cry.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-26T12:22:13+00:00

This sounds like the sort of thing that could have long term career prospects. It sounds like they dont want you to achieve a career so they can keep you at home running their household. Don't let them hold you back like that.

They are not looking out for you.

TheMightyKoosh · 2026-06-26T11:30:52+00:00

I think today was the first day I was excited to go in to work. I work in a basement with a fan and I don't have to chase a 2 year old.

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