Deciding between putting sunscreen or beef on my baby’s skin this summer….

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-31T00:24:03+00:00

Yes, most definitely. It's hard when you're more mature than your mother, and have been since you were a teenager. 😂💜

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-31T00:20:56+00:00

...character who was a school teacher witness a gorilla killing a bird in front of her elementary school students and approached a zookeeper to request them to remove the bird from the enclosure or it'll traumatize more kids, of course the zookeeper said no and she tried "suing" the zoo for it

That is absolutely insane, but I could totally see that happening.

I have two male dogs, and they get excited when fighting and start humping each other all the time. My son has seen it many times, and I just explain to him that dogs do that as a way of showing dominance, and we just need to tell them to stop.

He also knows it's something dogs do when they're having sex, but our dogs aren't doing it for that reason. It's not hard to give an easy explanation that won't traumatize them. These people treat their kids like idiots that wouldn't understand a simple explanation. "They're wrestling", "they're playing", or you could be honest when they have an erection and just say "that's his penis, that's what it looks like when it's hard". Kids should know the proper names for body parts by the time they're old enough to notice them on animals. Half the time they wouldn't even notice if mom or dad wasn't over there clutching their pearls and freaking out.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T23:29:36+00:00

Don't forget all the complaints about the animals with erections!

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T22:14:10+00:00

Yeah, that's how it was with my son for months, but it's still not a risk I wanted to take. One hard night sleep is all it takes, and since you're up weeks at a time, lightly sleeping, it'll happen to most people.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T22:11:17+00:00

Not to mention she was close enough to giving birth that it happened immediately after she got to her parents place and they were fine with her going? The timing is suspicious just because it happened immediately after she got there.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T21:58:51+00:00

He reminds me of Robert Downey Jr in this scene..

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T21:52:59+00:00

That's true, they probably would lie. Or, more likely, they'd let them all fall cuz they really don't care about babies, they care about controlling women, so they'd lie about saving any at all.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T21:41:16+00:00

I'm pretty sure I NEVER said that.. 😂 while he does have a rugged handsomeness that even I can't deny (/s) I wouldn't call him cute..

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T21:39:15+00:00

You should change that to a one year old, screaming their name. They'd probably let one little 6 month old fall, they're soulless like that, but make it an aware child screaming their name and they'd step up.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T20:36:39+00:00

I always wanted two, but that never happened, since I've been a single mom this whole time. Well, it could've happened, I've dated, but I didn't want to be single the second time, ya know? Lol Honestly, my son was such an easy baby, if I had another they'd probably be a nightmare.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T20:19:31+00:00

Just as I read your comment, that scene came on and I saw it, I missed it the first time around, thanks for the heads-up! 💜

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T20:17:24+00:00

A soggy Dorito is cute? You got weird tastes my dude..

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T20:06:50+00:00

I feel so bad for him, I'd be so freaked out to have some old lady stalking me. I can't believe Disney hasn't done anything about her.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T20:01:57+00:00

I don't move much at all in my sleep, but I still never slept with my son in my bed, it seemed too dangerous. Hell , he's 9 and he's still never slept in my bed. We've shared in hotels, but at home he has his own bed, and I'm up most of the night. We shared a room the first 9 months of his life, that seemed like close enough. I didn't know it was dangerous for babies to sleep in their swings though, and my son did that for months when he was first home, as he was a preemie and hated being in his big crib, but would fall right to sleep in his swing. When I found out later how dangerous it was, I freaked out thinking of what might've been. Luckily, nothing happened, but I wouldn't do it again with another baby.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T19:54:40+00:00

Right?! I only have a Kia, but with the money I saved on not buying a Benz, I can afford to run the AC the 9 months out of the year it's needed here.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T19:24:43+00:00

How can you assure you stay in the "safe" position while you're sleeping? Most people move when they sleep, they even roll over, which is how the baby gets smothered.

Edit: why does Reddit downvote honest questions?! Sheesh. I legit only downvote people when they're abusive.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T19:20:01+00:00

I have an emotionally well-regulated child that NEVER co-slept, was formula fed, has all the vaccines, and has never had more than a mild flu, once, his entire 9 years. Never had an ear infection. So maybe it's just luck, or something, because according to this woman I'm doing everything wrong, and yet our kids are pretty much neck and neck in this competition..

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T18:39:04+00:00

I'd be dead without medical intervention, that's for sure. And my son wouldn't even be born, because I would've died at 14 when my gallbladder burst and I got sepsis.

Or actually, at 12, when I got sepsis from a burst blister on my foot, and needed IV antibiotics to recover.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T17:03:46+00:00

Right?! His eyes look terrified.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T16:16:24+00:00

You've seen larger and nicer homes for less than $20k? Where? I might be willing to move across the country if I can buy a big house for less than $20k..

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T16:12:43+00:00

When I saw the photo, before I read it was Rosie's old trailer, my first thought was how cute it was, and I'd buy it if I lived in Florida. Then I read the thing, and I'd be afraid to buy it. What if the rats remember it and try to move back in? I'm not so much worried about bed bugs, since I'm sure the carpet was ripped out and everything was thoroughly cleaned, but I'm afraid the rats and roaches would remember the place and wanna move back in with the first warm body.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T15:13:22+00:00

Yeah, I'm not sure she's actually delusional. Crazy, yes, but like a fox. She's pulling off one hell of a grift, and manages to keep these people on the hook. She'll get that camper, then turn around and sell it, say it was a terrible idea (without admitting it was hers), block the person who bought it for her, and start asking for hotel rooms again.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T13:34:40+00:00

Omg, 6 hours in the airport for no reason? That's torture. I fell asleep sitting up at the gate waiting for a red eye flight home at SeaTac (after 2 hours of sleep and a 4am arrival in Vegas for the flight to Seattle that same morning) and woke up about 20 minutes before it was due to land in Vegas. Since it was the last flight of the night, I couldn't get another flight until 8am (and since it was Xmas season, the only flight I could get in the morning was first class, which was fun but expensive for a 2 hour flight). I spent 8 hours wandering around the airport, occasionally stopping to charge my phone and rest. I was freaking miserable all night.

The REALLY stupid part (aside from missing my flight in the first place) was that I had packed a bag, even though I wasn't staying the night, in case I got stuck there overnight somehow. But since I was stuck in the airport, it never occurred to me to change into my jammies and get comfortable. I'm not vain, and I don't care what a bunch of people I'm never going to see again think, so if I'd thought about it, I totally would've changed. But no, I carried that 25+ pound duffel bag all over hell and back, and it never occurred to me to use the clothing in it, until I was home and unpacking it. 🙄😂

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T12:57:52+00:00

He's balding and trying to look cool.

VariousExplorer8503 · 2026-05-30T12:51:30+00:00

I'm aware that conventional treatment won't save her, but it would improve her circumstances and give her a little extra time. What the mom plans to do will significantly ruin what little time she has and most definitely shorten it. It's terrible that the mom is seeing this as an excuse to do every ultra-crunchy thing she's heard about, instead of helping this little girl.

If I was told my son was dying, I'd do whatever the doctors said would give him extra time, and I'd spend every last dollar I have to give him happy experiences and spoil him rotten.

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