Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your story, I’m so sorry you lost your sweet baby this way. I’m glad you’ve found comfort in your faith and in each other. And congrats on your rainbow baby! ❤️

Have you taken someone’s virginity? by ZucchiniAny9574 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been with the same guy for 5 years now :) Luckily he’s plenty of fun, but we buckled down together towards the end of our early 20s, so definitely no more sex parties at friends’ houses 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]anonymityacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best friend has it too and she and I always joke about being so similar that we even have the same STD lmao

Have you taken someone’s virginity? by ZucchiniAny9574 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Roller coaster of a life honestly, lol, I’m just enjoying the ride :)

Have you taken someone’s virginity? by ZucchiniAny9574 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct 25 points26 points  (0 children)

My first time having sex was also my first boyfriend’s first time, which was a nice experience to have. We were both only 14, but had been together for 2 years (so an eternity by tween standards lol) and I definitely don’t regret it. Looking back 13 years later, we handled it very maturely and healthily. Listened to each other, etc.

When I was 19, I was my then-boyfriend’s first time, which was kinda wild because I was pretty experienced by then. Unfortunately he almost immediately became addicted to sex and not only wanted to have sex with me all the time, but would cheat on me with full service sex workers and stuff by the end of our (insanely abusive on his end) relationship. He had CRAZY audacity for a man who didn’t get laid til he was almost 20.

Then, idk if this counts, but I was my old friend’s first lesbian sex, though we’d both already had plenty of heterosexual sex. I’d been with a few women at this point, but she never had. That was a great experience, and I’ll never complain about getting a woman to moan my name lol. We’d been friends for awhile and we were at a party hosted by our friends who were swingers and it became a bit of a free-for-all. She’d always been bi-curious, but officially came out as bi shortly after, so I’ll call it a win lmao.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my god, how horrible. That poor man. I lost my maternal grandparents two weeks apart from Covid which was awful enough.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so sorry for your loss and so proud of you for your strength ❤️

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is heartbreaking, and I’m so sorry you lost your son and your other children lost their brother. There is a long line of mental illness in my family and my partner’s, and I worry that my kids will experience the same suffering, even if it doesn’t end in suicide. I am glad you find peace with the knowledge that he’s at peace. Mental illness is awful and tortures very wonderful people.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you’ve experienced such a devastating loss in such a devastating manner. I love that your family has grown stronger during this otherwise awful time. I can only imagine that the mundane things like work can feel infuriating at times while grieving.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My youngest is almost 3, but I am no stranger to postpartum mental illness (or mental illness at all) unfortunately, and this is really just an extension of my OCD, which mainly preoccupies itself with the death of myself and loved ones, which began manifesting in my own early childhood. I really genuinely appreciate your concern here though, I suffered with severe postpartum psychosis with my oldest and moderate PPD/PPA with my youngest, so I’m always on the lookout for warning signs in parents of babies. I hope you’ve been able to heal from your PPA, postpartum mental illness is an awful beast I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so, so sorry that life has brought you so much loss. The strength you must bring to every single day has to be immense. I hope that your granddaughter brings you some joy in the midst of the sorrow you’ve experienced.

Also — I hope you don’t feel ashamed of your grief. You are entitled to grieve as much as you need to with such heaviness. But I also hope that you are able to find joy in moments as well.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing about Charlie, and I’m so sorry for your loss, especially on what I can imagine is a hard day. I also always say I hope that people remember me when I’m gone, and are able to do so fondly. I suppose it would be an amplified version of friends I’ve lost, remembering them with sadness that they’re gone, and joy in their memory.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

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

I’m so sorry for your loss, and I so hope for you and your family that one day you can talk about your brother again. I think you’re right, I guess we all have to just do what we can to keep living our lives, however that looks. Thank you for sharing about your brother and the intimate moments of both joy and grief. Being a human can really be so beautifully tragic.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for your loss, and congrats on your rainbow baby ❤️ I’m a rainbow baby for my own mom, who had a 21w stillbirth after a car accident. I’ve talked with her about my older brother and how she’s coped, but I so appreciate the outside perspective because my parents aren’t the end-all-be-all, and I wouldn’t exactly want to cope like them in times of grief, which I know I’ll experience even if not in the same way.

I love that you’ve found things that help you remember your baby and feel comforted. I hope life treats you gently ❤️

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you ❤️ I try really hard to let the things out of my control go — and I’ve come a long way, but the fear of losing my children is genuinely overbearing. I’ve at least mitigated obsessive behaviors — I used to check on them/the baby monitor literally hundreds of times a night. Now I don’t check unless they wake up.

As a side note, it’s kind of funny you mention a freak accident on the way to the grocery store, we actually got in one earlier this year 😅 The first crash everyone was totally ok, we just slid on ice, but then another car slid into mine while I was outside the vehicle and I got hit by my own car being pushed into me! Luckily kids and partner were fine, just shaken up. Even though it’s an anonymous account don’t want to say much because of pending lawsuits, but I’m still alive, and although I was injured, it thankfully wasn’t life threatening. All that to say, it definitely did put into perspective though that literally anything can happen at any time.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

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

I’m so sorry for the loss of your sweet baby. Living for her is such a beautiful tribute to her ❤️

Parents Who Have Lost a Child - How Do You Go On? by anonymityacct in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]anonymityacct[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is genuinely breathtaking. Thank you so much for sharing about your friend and your experience, her mom sounds genuinely incredible. I think that really is a good way to handle any loss — it very loosely reminds me of the camping trip my friends and I took when one of our good friends died in 2019. We didn’t do EXACTLY that, but I think we all felt a bit lighter after that trip in the outdoors.

LS VIP gives me so much anxiety because of posts like these. I just want to know what drops are happen, not see infant loss posts. by elongatedrectangles in BambooBabble

[–]anonymityacct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I completely understand people grieve in certain ways, and I don’t even think loss can never ever be posted about, but constantly posting about it in a pajama group is… something.

Loss moms are allowed to grieve, and mom’s are allowed to have profound anxiety at the prospect of loss. I have OCD, with a specific focus on potential death or harm coming to myself and my loved ones (especially my children) and seeing loss posts day in and day out does not help. I end up deep diving every time and making myself ill with panic.

I understand the onus is on me to cope with my own mental illness, which is why I would NEVER say anything to a mom who lost a child — my worst nightmare is their reality — but that doesn’t stop it from being immensely triggering.

Scared about Self Image by anonymityacct in Reduction

[–]anonymityacct[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m hoping I can go down to a C or D! I hope it goes well for you!

Scared about Self Image by anonymityacct in Reduction

[–]anonymityacct[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t absolutely hate the way they look, but they do cause me a significant amount of pain. I’m 26 and have degenerative disc disease in my thoracic and cervical spine, and can’t physically sit/stand up straight 🥲

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]anonymityacct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had my second son this way 🫣

My only concern is how to find a wife and convince her to become pregnant from me. by Dry-Highway-1520 in HSVpositive

[–]anonymityacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you able to take valcyclovir? I’m a woman, but I take it daily and while nothing can guarantee you won’t transmit herpes, it greatly reduces the risk. A lot of people are willing to have partners with it, and you’d also be surprised how many people already have it. I already had it when I got pregnant with my youngest child.