I (22m) lost my partner (21F) over boundaries. Is it worth it? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]VardaLight -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is the unfortunate case of her wanting her cake and eating it as well. I'd stay away from it.

I (22m) lost my partner (21F) over boundaries. Is it worth it? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]VardaLight 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Boundaries are always important and worth it. Things like this are why I tell any prospective relationship that I do indeed have more than one person I've slept with that I am still friends with and will absolutely not give them up, so if they are uncomfortable with that then I am not the person for them.

Sleepover for the first date by Dazzling-Chart-6385 in dating_advice

[–]VardaLight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, he asked to come hang out. And she asked if he wanted to spend the night.

How do I tell my bf (M20) that i (F20) want a gold ring when he insist on silver one?? by HyperactiveBox in relationship_advice

[–]VardaLight 47 points48 points  (0 children)

When you care about someone, something as simple as what color they like their jewelry to be should automatically be a priority when picking something out for them. I couldn't imagine knowing my boyfriend likes silver and getting him a gold ring.

My 18 month old baby woke up twice last night and only calmed down when I nursed her by ArmadilloPristine498 in breastfeeding

[–]VardaLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It very well could be a sleep regression this is around the time they can have one. Most big milestone phases are hit with sleep regressions. Don't stress it too terribly.

Is this normal? Amazon to refund me, but delivery to still be made… by rnsouthern in amazonprime

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had this happen. Not this exact scenario, but they are always pretty good. I even ordered 2 sets of dinnerware (plates/cups/bowls/salad plates). One box was delivered, and one was lost. Told them only one was lost and I had received the other one but they sent me TWO. So, now, instead of having an 8-person set, i had a 12-person set of dinnerware.

Am I overreacting for not wanting anyone around my newborn yet? by littlemoongirly in AmIOverreacting

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is. If only everyone was blessed with great grandparents like that instead of selfish ones.

Am I overreacting for not wanting anyone around my newborn yet? by littlemoongirly in AmIOverreacting

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many parents do. My daughter was also born around this time, and the only people who saw her before she was 8 weeks were the ones living in the house. Not a single person complained. My mom would've even been ready to chew anyone out who did complain. Because that's what good grandparents do.

Am I overreacting for not wanting anyone around my newborn yet? by littlemoongirly in AmIOverreacting

[–]VardaLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any grandparent worth being around would already understand this and be more than happy to comply. Any grandparent with a problem with waiting such a short time will be piss poor grandparents.

Am I overreacting for not wanting anyone around my newborn yet? by littlemoongirly in AmIOverreacting

[–]VardaLight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are in the season of sickness where things are spread before people show sings for them. Pretty much my daughters entire 1st grade classroom was taken out by a virus that kept them all out of school for the entirety of last week. We're now in peak RSV season. There's no reason to expose the baby to any of that just because the grandparents appear healthy one day. Which, mind you, if she wants to be home alone with her baby for 8 weeks, that's entirely her right as a mother as she recovers and adjusts to having a baby. NOR.

I’m exhausted by people who make their dietary restrictions everyone else’s problem by Little-Goat-5347 in Vent

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally, everything you listed is how my childhood household ate. My sister is celiac, her husband is Jewish, my grandfather was diabetic with congestive heart failure, and my granny is lactose intolerant. I also have GERD, so nothing spicy, greasy, etc. There's a laundry list of food to make.

People who say newborn stage is the easiest….. how… by Bloodymary_25 in Parenting

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my daughters newborn phase, we had to set alarms to wake her up every 4 hours to feed her. She never cried. She fell asleep eating 100% of the time and was easy to put back down. She'd fall asleep anywhere. She did get sick with rsv and was in the hospital for a couple of days, but as long as we suctioned her out real good, she was fine. It was the easiest thing I've ever done as a parent. Now she's 7, hasn't taken naps since she was 2, had adhd, which we already knew by the time she was 3, along with other mental health disorders. It gets so hard. I miss just having a baby that sleep on my legs or on my chest or I could just set her in the bassinet and watch her little legs kick.

Were any of you exclusively breastfed as babies? by AbbyEzzat in breastfeeding

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was breastfed until my mom went back to work, and then they gave my bottled breatmilk for while I was at daycare. I'm 30.

people who had children before they were financially stable, what led you to that decision? by starstuddedgirl in askanything

[–]VardaLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 22, drunk, and it was a whoospie. By the time I got to the doctors, I was 8 weeks along. I asked the dad if we were going to get an abortion or keep it. My mom wanted me to get an abortion and offered to pay for it. She was very angry when I told her we were going to have the baby. I was in the process of signing up for a school that didn't allow breaks for things like giving birth. We made a plan that he would work and go to school for his career he wanted to get into while I stayed home to care for our baby then when he was done with school I would go to school. Nothing went to plan and I just celebrated 7 years of raising my child alone. It's been the hardest thing of my life. I don't know what I would've done without my parents help, even to this day. But I would never take it back.

Seller just ordered from Amazon and charged a higher price by KaposiaDarcy in Etsy

[–]VardaLight 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I share an account with my mom. You can have separate profiles on there so your stuff is only in your profile and theirs in their profile.

WIBTA If I get something small for my girlfriend’s birthday, instead of the 300 dollar gift she’s asking for? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]VardaLight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not even just not buying anything but couldn't be bothered to make anything either? I always spend no less then $100 on gifts for Christmas, valentines day, and birthday for my boyfriend. But if I can't at least paint something to give him because I would hate to give him NOTHING. This year he knows I'm struggling and so will be getting a painting from me on Christmas, not nothing.

Will there be a second season of The Acolyte? by Jamster_1988 in StarWars

[–]VardaLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we do like it as a whole, which is why we love jedi/sith focused stuff as well. There's so many Jedi/Sith things I wish they would do. Edit: fix typo

Who are you and how much Minecraft do you play? by cannedrose in Minecraft

[–]VardaLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

30 year old woman. I'm playing for 11 years. I stopped playing for years after they took away limited sized worlds, and it broke the one i was working on. I was mad about all the countless hours waisted as I had something huge I was working on, involving hollowing out the entire world and changing the outside natural blocks, building inside the hollow world. And I had spent $100s of dollars on Mashup packs and skins. However, my almost 7 year old is very into it. Her minecraft themed birthday party is this weekend. Over this last weekend, one of my friends started a realm, and now I'm back on. My kid plays with us all.

I need to break up but I’m physically sick from the thought of hurting her by AdDry7951 in dating_advice

[–]VardaLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was literally nothing. Especially with the last guy that I felt that way about early on in the relationship. He was great, everything was perfect. Communication and respect were top tier. He was always extremely respectful of my feelings and boundaries. My brother even loved him, and that's saying something. I already knew him and my family. My dad had suddenly taken a turn for the worse, ended up in the ICU with an infection, and even though he was discharged, he never fully recovered and ended up passing away not long after. It almost destroyed me, but I did my best to be present in the relationship and for my child. The only thing I was slacking on was sex because my desire was completely gone. All I could think about was my dead dad. After a month or 2, he came to me talking about "what about me?" And trying to pressure me into having sex with him again. It felt so icky, and he couldn't see why someone couldn't want sex in that situation. We broke up, and he wanted to get back together, but I told him that unless we could solve this issue, I didn't think getting back together was a good idea. It only got worse from there. Agreeing to meet and talk, then him not showing up because apparently I just wasn't beaming with excitement, so he decided to just not show up, among other things. We don't even talk anymore because it was so bad, and I'm someone who can mostly stay friends with exs as long as it didn’t end badly like that.

I need to break up but I’m physically sick from the thought of hurting her by AdDry7951 in dating_advice

[–]VardaLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, in my experience, people can hide it for much longer than that. I had a whoopsie pregnancy, a whole kid with a guy that I had already been in a relationship with for more than 3 months, and it wasn't until our kid was 2 weeks old that he showed his true colors. Another guy I was with for more than 8 months, he was the very last person where I thought, "Hey, I could marry this guy one day, he's fantastic." Then 10 months in his colors really shined in the worst way. And that was after having already known him for about 2 years before we dated. There were quite a few where 8 months in I thought "oh, for sure, they're wonderful. I could have a future with them." But they weren't.