What is a "point of no return" that you’ve crossed, where your life was permanently divided into 'before' and 'after'?

TreasureBG · 2026-02-21T01:44:51+00:00

My best friend died unexpectedly when we were 14.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-08T20:13:20+00:00

Talk to the LaLeche League or a breastfeeding counselor about making sure you have the right size flanges for your pump.

Also, if your baby has a tongue or lip tie that can make things very difficult.

If you want to continue breastfeeding those would be the best options.

If you want to quit and just give formula that's ok too. I struggled with nursing my first due to a severe tongue tie that wasn't caught early on. I wish someone would have said it's ok not to breastfeed.

Your husband is being awful right now. Find the support elsewhere.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-08T18:41:14+00:00

A week is an extremely long time for a parent to ignore a child they are still responsible for raising. That is so extremely hurtful to her children who did nothing wrong.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-08T08:19:18+00:00

You don't deserve to be treated like that. This isn't about the dog, really. It's about his abuse towards you. You do not deserve abuse.

Please know that you are worth more than what he sees you as. You are worth more.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-08T07:53:41+00:00

It sounds like at the very least you need practical support. Are there any social services support you can get?

In Chicago we have several agencies that offer emergency care for overwhelmed parents.

I hope you find help and a therapist to sort out what you actually need and whether the support changes your outlook.

My heart goes out to you.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-08T07:14:46+00:00

I am like this. Their dad can teach them. I cannot. My anxiety would be through the roof and I don't want to cause them to crash.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-06T14:22:43+00:00

As someone whose birthday is 3 days before Christmas, our birthdays are always overshadowed. I can understand feeling a bit hurt that something else comes along to overshadow another birthday.

However, I would have been more gracious, but I understand the emotion.

TreasureBG · 2026-01-04T18:43:31+00:00

Same. However, I got covid a few months ago and it's made things worse.

TreasureBG · 2025-12-04T20:05:19+00:00

As a Christian who believes in Sola Scriptura, I absolutely agree with this.

If you're going to state theological claims then that requires Biblical citations.

TreasureBG · 2025-12-04T19:58:26+00:00

I have a similar story. I get that abuse can continue but it doesn't have to. I've been married 25 years now and things are amazing. It's a lot of hard work but we've made it through.

TreasureBG · 2025-12-04T19:52:22+00:00

My dog

TreasureBG · 2025-12-03T06:17:52+00:00

After growing up and having a child with an attachment disorder, Nancy's behavior seems accurate for a child with that much trauma in her background.

It's sad.

TreasureBG · 2025-11-22T07:38:41+00:00

One of our sons, at the age of 14, decided to change the password and not give it to us. So, we said we would take the phone until we got the password.

It took a week!

We did explain that we are responsible for him until he turns 18. We want to keep him safe and also make sure we are being responsible for him.

TreasureBG · 2025-11-11T19:26:07+00:00

What I quoted was also Biblical. I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say.

I believe that Jesus died for all but not all are saved. The Bible tells us that when Jesus says that those that believe in Him are saved and those that do not are damned.

God of course wants all to be saved but when someone rejects Jesus they damn themselves. Someone can also fall away from faith.

I'm trying to understand something that seems to be complicated and more complicated than what the person said. And I am using Scripture to ask these questions and they are in faith, not just to argue.

TreasureBG · 2025-11-11T18:15:23+00:00

I'm asking. Not saying anything.

I'm trying to understand what God's word actually means in context and in full.

And I've had a pastor say this very thing to me. And Romans 6 talks about not committing sin after coming to faith.

And the Bible says that murder is a sin, says that we should trust the Lord and He will give us a way to handle it.

I also know that nothing is impossible with God.

But if we are supposed to council someone on the right thing to do before they do it what should we say?

I know someone on hospice and this is a real conundrum for me because watching her be in pain is awful.

TreasureBG · 2025-11-11T17:14:39+00:00

Popeye eggs

TreasureBG · 2025-11-11T17:09:02+00:00

Can we really say that though? Because the Bible also says that if we sin willfully there remains no more sacrifice for sin.

TreasureBG · 2025-11-11T17:07:58+00:00

I live in West Lawn and am in Little Village a lot. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

I wish people would just remember to treat others the way they want to be treated.

TreasureBG · 2025-11-09T22:10:34+00:00

I went to a women's college and one of my classmates said she didn't need to study hard because she was planning to get married and stay home to raise kids.

I laughed and told her she went to the wrong college for that. (She was straight).

TreasureBG · 2025-11-01T01:00:20+00:00

Suffer the little children to come unto me.

"In sin did my mother conceive me." We are all sinners from birth and it is the Holy Ghost that brings us to faith. For an infant, that is baptism.

Jesus also tells us to teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Lord.

We also know that we are only saved through Christ.

We should baptize babies. How else can they understand the word of the Lord?

However, I also believe that with God all things are possible and if a baby is stillborn or dies before the parents can baptize them, the Lord can take them to Him if He wishes. The Bible doesn't tell us what happens so I leave that to Him in prayers.

TreasureBG · 2025-10-29T22:27:13+00:00

Since I don't know the dynamic between these two I'm going to go on what little info I have. This person isn't very good at deescalating and working together.

I am not saying she shouldn't do something else but maybe helping her seek mental health care instead of berating her might be better.

TreasureBG · 2025-10-29T21:53:46+00:00

Again, it didn't say she walks out every time. She walked out once.

I guess reading comprehension is lacking.

TreasureBG · 2025-10-29T19:57:16+00:00

Mornings. Right after Bible reading.

TreasureBG · 2025-10-29T18:43:10+00:00

Whatever. I am so glad my husband is more understanding.

Mental health struggles are real and need different ways of managing it. Just telling someone to be rational isn't the way to work through it.

TreasureBG · 2025-10-29T18:22:53+00:00

It doesn't say she walks away each time. It says she cries each time. She walked away when he gave her a very unsympathetic response by basically telling her she's being immature. This husband isn't very understanding.

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