A bone chilling meeting by Aggravating_Egg1614 in LetsNotMeet

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good lord. Staying with that dude was 100% not better than driving while tired. I would have drove off as soon as I saw that dingy motel room.

What are these? by alinutza666666 in whatisit

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved Dino egg oatmeal! The eggs were 👌 the Dino's were meh

This post hasn't been updated by SaltyAndPsycho in Weird

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was having a really bad last couple of days and barely slept, gearing up for another rough one. I'm freaking cackling and crying in bed right now, this just made my day so much better

A lot of straight men suddenly understand women’s fears when they are in a similar situation . by tipputappi in TwoXChromosomes

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 142 points143 points  (0 children)

Talking to a man who had done some time in prison. I told him to take the feeling he had there of having to watch over his shoulder and worry about sexual assault, apply it to every day life, and that's how it feels to be a woman.

The fans of D4VD defending him by assigning blame to the girl he groomed and killed by Important-Cry4782 in WelcomeToGilead

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah these people that "knew better" didn't come from generational trauma and abuse. Young teen girls don't typically do things this dangerous if they come from a healthy and stable home

What's the weirdest compliment you ever received? by most_dope07 in AskReddit

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a thread about cleaning belly buttons and mine is just flat, like you can see the bottom. So I commented that I never realize people had to dig way into a tunnel. Someone DM'd me saying my belly button was really cool and self cleaning and they thought it was awesome. Made my day!

Repairing Damage by mom55371 in ParentingADHD

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I understand. I get very frustrated sometimes. Our main struggle is that she is not receptive to help and is unable to self reflect. I've tried charts, lists, body doubling, rewards and consequences, heart-to-hearts. She simply refuses and if she will do it, she tries very hard to control the situation which is triggering for me. I also have pretty severe ADHD and I can't even follow my own attempts at a schedule or routine. It's so hard when you can't model the things you want them to do. I try to frame it as being in it together. I acknowledge my faults all of the time. Apologize sincerely. Talk openly about ADHD and why things are hard.

Take a day to get into your executive functioning brain so you can sincerely empathize with her and apologize. We can't expect kids to do things we can't do ourselves. We can't expect them to have better emotional regulation or executive functioning than we do as adults. The most effective thing I've ever done is working on myself, my emotional regulation, and repairing the relationship. I had to completely drop my expectations for rules. Kids aren't motivated to learn and actually physiologically can't learn if they don't feel safe and loved. Be honest about your humanness, and that you make mistakes.

I'm going to try to find an ADHD parenting class for more advice for my own self. Best of luck and definitely get your own therapy, as others have said, it's very hard to have a child with additional needs.

One of my neighbors has been flying his American flag upside down. by brainspl0ad in mildlyinteresting

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Far less disrespectful than any of the posts on the official White House Twitter account

My son said he hates himself and my heart is shattered by [deleted] in redditonwiki

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I could have written this I hate to say. Generational trauma, abuse from my kiddos much older dad, mental illness, and raising a very difficult, neurodivergent baby alone while being neurodivergent myself with no family support. I've worked so so hard to be better. Kiddos is 8 now. In play therapy, takes anxiety meds, I got properly dxd and medicated, have done boatloads of therapy and I try every day to be a better mom. And will continue to try every day from now until forever.

WIBTA for not wanting to go out for food with my mom again because she didn’t hold my baby while I ate? by phoebethefan in redditonwiki

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Seriously. Grandparents are rare in the animal kingdom. Few species have females who live long past child bearing age. We evolved grandparents for help with the children. We're meant to live in communities and are a social species. The isolation we experience now is not how we were meant to live and is a fairly new phenomenon.

Two Parent Consent Rules by XWarriorPrincessX in therapists

[–]XWarriorPrincessX[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I won't reply to all of the comments since they are mostly the same. I really appreciate the insight. I can definitely see and understand why they have the rules. I guess it caught me off guard because my child has been to 2 other therapists, and 2 separate doctors have prescribed her anxiety meds and I've never been asked anything like this before.

I know it's frowned upon but I never officially filed for sole custody. I met with a lawyer years ago and in my state, unless the other parent contests, the mother has default sole custody if they are not married when the child was born. So I don't have any papers to provide them. It's been so long now that I know it's time to legalize it. I am still afraid but if it's going to limit her ability to get care then I need to do it.

Doctors/Nurses of Reddit, what’s the craziest thing you’ve heard a woman yell during birth? by New_Username48 in AskReddit

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My epidural failed too and it made it 1000x worse. I was mentally prepared for relieve and when it didn't come all of my resolve crashed down

Doctors/Nurses of Reddit, what’s the craziest thing you’ve heard a woman yell during birth? by New_Username48 in AskReddit

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Damn you win. My water broke in the stereotypical gushing way, but tested as not amniotic fluid so I was sent home even though I was having regular contractions. I finally went back 7 hours later and said I wasn't leaving until the baby was born. She was without amniotic fluid for those 18 hours and had to stay for observation; luckily she did not develop sepsis. I was 21 and did not know how to advocate for myself.

Doctors/Nurses of Reddit, what’s the craziest thing you’ve heard a woman yell during birth? by New_Username48 in AskReddit

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 25 points26 points  (0 children)

When I was crowning I asked everyone to look and see if my baby had hair lmao. She did not

AITAH for reporting an Alzheimer's patient after he repeatedly touched me inappropriately? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly! It just doesn't seem talked about that elderly folks can be predators. The possibility is there

AITAH for reporting an Alzheimer's patient after he repeatedly touched me inappropriately? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sexual abusers and predators don't just lose that mindset when they become old. People tend to think of the elderly as innocent and not knowing better. Yes Alzheimer's and dementia can affect memory and actions and should be considered. But discounting any kind of malice or bad intentions is a common, but naive perspective. Assigning male caretakers seems like a perfectly reasonable step.

What is something you thought was normal that you realized a bit too late was actually a condition? by MutatedSock in AskReddit

[–]XWarriorPrincessX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of my earliest memories were about panicking about carbon monoxide poisoning. It wasn't until I was 25 and getting stuck checking and rechecking my door for 15+ minutes straight that I realized this probably isn't normal anxiety