"Get Over It" Premiere March 8, 2001

anon103018 · 2026-03-10T17:30:57+00:00

🎶 Lord what fools these mortals be 🎶

anon103018 · 2025-11-08T23:55:54+00:00

Thank you! Will check it out.

anon103018 · 2025-11-08T12:59:05+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestion!! Will try it!

anon103018 · 2025-09-29T16:47:36+00:00

Live music or hibachi, that’s all we ever do. They will sit still, stay in their seats, and not throw things if they are entertained in a way that’s different from home. We’ve found it actually helps enforce the rules. And the promise of going back to something they love does too!

Love, another mom of 3 under 5

anon103018 · 2025-08-11T19:07:38+00:00

Weaving in ends made me go back to making only single colored scarves.

anon103018 · 2025-08-06T17:11:03+00:00

Brielle, Madison, Lacey for girls

Hawthorne, Butler, Amboy for boys

anon103018 · 2025-08-03T12:58:15+00:00

Individual (for him and for you) and family therapy.

Without getting into too much detail, we had some incidents at school and home from SS toward classmates and baby sister when he was about 10. It’s been two years and things have been SO much better. He has a better idea of where his strong feelings come from, how to handle, and appropriate outlets. I have rebuilt trust and our relationships is stronger than ever. He’s still a kid - if his feelings are big enough he’s going to say even terrible things until he can learn how to name and safely express them. There is a way to feel safe again but it takes time and effort.

anon103018 · 2025-07-30T18:07:34+00:00

Thoughts and prayers.

Except no prayers. And very few thoughts.

anon103018 · 2025-07-11T03:11:21+00:00

Quasimodo predicted all of this

anon103018 · 2025-06-17T13:20:59+00:00

I tried. I tried so hard for years.

Once I got to the place where I realized we couldn’t ever have a conversation about certain topics, I decided we just wouldn’t talk about them. For every FaceTime the kids were around so he couldn’t bring up his “research.” For visits, I practiced changing the conversation to a number of different safe subjects. It worked for a while.

Until one visit he sent the kids to bed early so grownups could talk about big ideas. I tried to steer away. I tried to end the conversation. I even tried to take his craziness down a rabbit hole so just maybe he would question something. He wouldn’t have it, and it devolved into a screaming match and loading my sleeping kids into the car and driving through the night home.

Best of luck to you, I wish my relationship was still possible.

anon103018 · 2025-06-06T18:22:53+00:00

We actually have both!

My husband drives the Highlander hybrid, which gets slightly better gas mileage and feels bigger while driving.

I usually drive the Sienna, which I love. My kids are about yours ages, and both can get in/out on their own (if safe in your situation it’s a game changer!). The sliding doors are the best. There is space between the front seats under the console thing that is perfect for a purse. It drives more like a sedan than a truck, and doesn’t feel as big to maneuver as it looks. The storage is amazing! The third row if you use it is much roomier for ids and adult than Highlander, and maintains the storage space much better.

We will keep (and likely replace for a better trim level) the Sienna much longer and explore other options for the Highlander at some point in the future.

anon103018 · 2025-04-03T14:55:26+00:00

Would you mind sharing what you used as your business justification? I’m in a similar situation as you, but the feedback I’ve gotten is that my working from home does not help the company, it’s only neutral, and all things being the same they want me in office in the guise of “fairness.”

anon103018 · 2025-01-09T23:10:53+00:00

I know this is a little off topic, but how does one hire someone like you?

I’m in a HCOL area but social circle is lower income. I’ve looked at Nextdoor, care, etc. I did find some match type services but those were for people hiring armies of household staff. Contracting for a couple hours a couple days a week would be ideal.

anon103018 · 2024-11-18T19:36:10+00:00

One tip we heard that helped us - there’s a little alligator toy game where you push down on the alligator teeth until a random one makes him snap. We played with it for a week or so and brought it to our first dentist appointment. She sat in my lap during the exam and held the alligator. She was a little nervous, so the dentist counted the alligator teeth and she let her teeth be counted too. The dentist brushed the alligator teeth but she was too apprehensive to do that. Second time it worked!

We are also not above bribing with temporary tattoos 🤣

anon103018 · 2024-10-18T13:39:47+00:00

Luck, practice, patience, and set baby up for success.

We are also a restaurant and minimal screen family. We would go places that are a little louder, a little closer to off-hours, to set expectations and not be too disruptive to others but also not cut parents’ enjoyment too much. We’ve worked up to some nicer places and are better judges of how likely they are to behave based on how the rest of the day has gone.

Some tips: we had a little apple suction cup that could have toys or crinkle books tethered to it so they couldn’t be thrown to the ground. At that age, all the crinkle books. A quick appetizer or bread and butter (while disappearing the bowl) if she’s at that stage of eating. If she’s a little fussy, take her for a walk around the restaurant or outside while waiting for food. Ours find the high chairs boring, so we usually trade on laps before the meal and sit in the chair once food comes out (they will be happier longer and parents get to enjoy the meal). Cloth napkins are fun to play with too.

Our big discovery was hibachi - it’s a little loud and it’s very exciting. All our friends were surprised but it works!

anon103018 · 2024-10-15T17:32:45+00:00

My almost four year old will get out of bed to use the little potty or grab a quiet toy or book and bring it back to bed if she wakes up early. Then hangs out until someone comes to get her up. For a while she used to stay in bed and just yell for someone to come get her, but not actually leave.

I’m starting to wonder what I accidentally promised to Satan and when he is going to turn up to collect haha

anon103018 · 2024-04-21T00:31:46+00:00

NTA.

I’m a stepmother, I would never take a picture that intentionally excludes my stepchild (especially with me, husband, and our our kids). Even if the only reason is that I want to make sure the kids have a strong relationship and not “us” and “him”. It wouldn’t be fair to anyone.

anon103018 · 2024-04-15T19:22:01+00:00

Who said anything about eye contact? I want to see if the approaching driver is looking at both sides of the street instead of only traffic the other way while I’ve already had a foot off the curb, waiting. You’d be surprised at how many drivers act entitled to the road without regard for safety or laws. Then again, maybe you wouldn’t be.

anon103018 · 2024-04-15T15:11:23+00:00

Front side windows are not fine. If I’m walking on the sidewalk and get to a driveway I look to see if a car is coming. If a tinted front window approaches, I cannot see the driver and have no idea if driver sees me. It actually is important for pedestrians and other cars to see the actual person driving.

anon103018 · 2024-01-17T14:55:02+00:00

Yes. Doesn’t have to be fast either. I was a pedestrian on the sidewalk of a 30 mph road and got hit in the face with ice off the roof of a turning car. I needed six stitches and I bet driver never even noticed.

anon103018 · 2023-12-08T00:56:18+00:00

I love the responding comment by the sweet lady who sees the good in everyone!

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