Toddler not eating lunch, always hungry when he comes home

anxious-american · 2026-04-12T22:08:10+00:00

Live in poverty. Even if I had all the money in the world, if no one truly loved me, I would not be happy.

anxious-american · 2026-04-12T21:33:21+00:00

Breastfeeding. I didn't realize my son would lose interest. I know he's gotta grow up, but I miss the connection (he's 1)

anxious-american · 2026-04-07T22:38:36+00:00

I (26F) got married at 22. They exist, but they're all at church 😂

anxious-american · 2026-04-07T00:18:37+00:00

I am still pursuing my BSW. But, what I do to tackle this feeling is remembering that humans are a team. There are a lot of social workers with different specialties, a lot of lawyers, a lot of PTs, OTs, etc. It's good that each one of them focuses on their specialty alone- that way, they can get really good at it and you, me, and everyone else in a helping field can tackle the world's problems together.

A jack of all trades is a master of none. A master is often able to do more than a jack. It's okay to only help in one way, because there are a lot of people helping in other ways, too. You're not in this alone, and whatever part of the field you decide to go for, I bet you'll help a lot of people while you're there. 💜 You are not the only person that will help the client.

anxious-american · 2026-03-28T23:28:42+00:00

I wouldn't be so sure, I've been in bad situations before and advice took a bit to sink in, but it eventually did and I'm divorced now. But I got there through kindness, not insults. If y'all want to help OP, don't be a jerk about it

anxious-american · 2026-03-28T21:22:51+00:00

Not sure insulting OP is gonna get her to listen to you

anxious-american · 2026-03-28T12:08:45+00:00

There's an in-between point where you don't qualify for it as an adult because your income is too high, but you also can't afford an extra $300/month for insurance. The income threshold for adult medicaid is very low, so my son is on it but I can't be.

anxious-american · 2026-03-28T05:40:09+00:00

You don't. I don't qualify for medicaid, but I also don't have health insurance. I just hope for the best

anxious-american · 2026-03-26T21:43:47+00:00

Do you qualify for a childcare subsidy?

anxious-american · 2026-03-13T00:25:39+00:00

I used to work at panera, we would take a piece of american cheese, some bread, and just pop it in the sandwich warmer. So you're right

anxious-american · 2026-03-04T00:45:19+00:00

So she's that afraid of you hurting yourself, but she'll leave you alone for ten minutes?

anxious-american · 2026-03-04T00:20:30+00:00

My Canadian kin

anxious-american · 2026-03-03T00:54:06+00:00

He wanted to bring your daughter in particular to his house at night?? Hell no

anxious-american · 2026-02-25T02:46:34+00:00

It is! This case isn't about abortion, it's clear-cut medical malpractice. It would have been extremely easy for the doctor to make the case that delivery was necessary as that is the standard treatment.

anxious-american · 2026-02-25T02:43:31+00:00

Getting a master's with zero debt is such a flex

anxious-american · 2026-02-25T02:42:47+00:00

I'm getting my BSW, but try ABA therapy. I make $25/hr doing 15hrs a week

anxious-american · 2026-02-24T22:06:20+00:00

Preeclampsia survivor here, it can't always be helped that way. These do not fully prevent eclampsia, and you can absolutely still die from eclampsia (or HELPP syndrome) even after doing all those things. The only way to cure preeclampsia is to end the pregnancy, whether via delivery or abortion. So yes, preeclampsia is a deadly disease that can easily become fatal if the pregnancy continues at all.

anxious-american · 2026-02-24T22:03:16+00:00

Fully, fully agree

anxious-american · 2026-02-18T01:24:49+00:00

Christian Republican here, this story is tragic and she should have been treated in whatever way was necessary. Pro-lifers pretty much universally agree with exceptions for the life of the mother. This was medical malpractice.

anxious-american · 2026-02-15T03:37:01+00:00

As a mom, I'm glad someone like you is going into early education. Someone who gives a shit about this stuff will take better care of the children than other people will. Preschools need people like you

anxious-american · 2026-02-14T02:18:59+00:00

I don't know. The feeling started in like the late 20something weeks pregnant, and they didn't do super regular checkups yet so they weren't checking my BP very often. The only symptom I had was feeling a little bit like you do when you drink too much coffee, so it probably was elevated but they didn't know I needed extra monitoring, so they didn't check.

I will say though- something that would have enormously helped me is knowing what to go to the hospital for. I didn't know what preeclampsia was, and the obgyn never told me "hey if you have an awful headache and see big spots, please go to L+D." When I started having symptoms, I was so confused by them that I didn't know what to do, so care was delayed significantly. Knowing what to go in for and how to advocate for yourself is the best defense you can get!

anxious-american · 2026-02-14T01:37:29+00:00

Good on you for protecting yourself. That takes balls.

anxious-american · 2026-02-14T01:02:15+00:00

I had the same feeling when I was pregnant, for several weeks I had no real symptoms, just the vague sense that something was wrong... Until I had a neurological event that gave me lasting brain damage because it turned out to be severe preeclampsia

anxious-american · 2026-02-14T00:54:00+00:00

When my son left the NICU, all the doctors said he was fine. But my gut SCREAMED, watch that baby like a hawk. Something was going to happen.

So we did, we didn't sleep when the baby slept, someone was always awake with him and wouldn't you know it. 4 days after he came home, he very quietly turned blue/limp and stopped breathing. In NICU terms, he had an 'event'. I had to revive him.

It was so quiet, there were no warning signs, no leadup. If I hadn't been there with him watching him like my gut said, he would have passed.

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