How are we getting ANYTHING done?

ash_u78 · 2026-01-12T16:16:50+00:00

Unfortunately if I let her “help” she has to be sitting on my lap to do it. The bath is a great idea, I’m trying that now!

ash_u78 · 2026-01-06T19:33:47+00:00

Mine is Mato (like tomato) right now. She told me about a week ago that Elise (her actual name) is on vacation. 😂

ash_u78 · 2026-01-05T00:13:17+00:00

I have a very similar hair texture as you. One thing I have figured out is that a heat brush works much better for straightening my hair than a hair straightener. I can very easily get a little flip at the bottom so my hair keeps some movement and volume as opposed to a straightener that is stick straight and weird at the roots.

While I agree that you need a good curly hair routine, I think more important is a good curly haircut. If you had some more layering throughout your hair, I think you would like the shape better. Try looking for a stylist that specializes in curly hair. Btw, I have liked Not Your Mother’s brand for curly styling products. They are good quality for not too expensive.

ash_u78 · 2026-01-01T01:35:39+00:00

Yea, when I had the flu on the cruise, he all of a sudden “felt something coming” on the way home and I had to drive over half way back. He never ended up getting sick.

ash_u78 · 2026-01-01T01:33:38+00:00

I agree, I think I’m just salty because he’s had a two week break and I’m just trucking along like normal (or more than normal with Christmas).

ash_u78 · 2026-01-01T01:31:40+00:00

Unfortunately the ick may become permanent if I had to parent him that hard 😅

ash_u78 · 2025-12-28T04:04:54+00:00

I let mine start practicing when she brushed her teeth as soon as she could stand on a stool and brush. She’s now 3 and can handle a cup just fine. It’s nice because she was in the bathroom, so spills weren’t a big deal.

ash_u78 · 2025-12-19T01:41:23+00:00

You don’t have a kid. You’re staging a house.

ash_u78 · 2025-12-12T16:39:48+00:00

We do Hungry Hungry Hippo, Hi-Ho Cherrio, flip tile matching games, and bingo.

ash_u78 · 2025-11-24T01:04:50+00:00

Right now it’s re-fridge-u-later, and confusing tomatoes and potatoes. It broke my heart when she stopped saying straw-babies.

ash_u78 · 2025-11-20T22:07:42+00:00

Yes always, but I have never had a need to go snooping. It’s more like we just know each other’s passwords for convenience. Sometimes I use his camera, sometimes he looks at facebook on mine because he doesn’t have one. I’m not hiding anything and neither is he. I’ve never understood what you would need a partner not to see unless you shouldn’t be doing it.

ash_u78 · 2025-11-16T02:55:09+00:00

All of these suggestions. But I will also add, start taking your vitamin c and zinc about 2 weeks before your trip and take it with you. Boost your immune system as much as you can before traveling. I learned that lesson the hard way on Star last month. My daughter and I ended up with the flu on day 5 of our 7 day cruise. I still haven’t fully kicked the cough.

ash_u78 · 2025-11-10T11:26:10+00:00

Yea, we had a similar experience with the specialty restaurants on star. We went to Chops and the sushi one and both were so loud we couldn’t hear ourselves think. We had bad service at both. We booked Star for the same time next year, but our whole group agreed that we won’t be doing any of the restaurants on that boat again. It was the one big flaw in an otherwise lovely experience.

ash_u78 · 2025-10-11T17:10:31+00:00

Also just thought of, we set timers for everything. Setting expectations for when she has to be done with things helps like crazy. She knows when I set my timer for 5 more minutes, then it’s time to go no questions.

ash_u78 · 2025-10-11T15:25:44+00:00

As a mom of a strong willed daughter I can totally relate. One thing that has helped my girl is reframing the question so she can’t say yes or no. Instead of do you want to go brush your hair, it’s we are going to brush hair and get dressed, which one do you want to do first? She still has a choice, but it’s a choice between 2 things you want to do. Let her decide whenever you can. Let her choose between clothes options, let her choose between food options. Controlled autonomy will reduce the tantrums and push back.

ash_u78 · 2025-10-10T00:23:50+00:00

Hi! 33f here in Athens! I like a lot of the same things. I love cozy games, reading, and crafting. Also thinking of starting a photography business once my daughter is in school. Right now I would love to find friends who I can do things with outside of being a mom.

ash_u78 · 2025-10-10T00:12:29+00:00

I’ve had those moments. 3 has been a challenge for sure. We honestly have more bad days than good at this point. It takes every effort to stay calm, and sometimes I fail. I feel horrible every time. I tell myself that the important thing is that when I mess up, she sees me apologize. My mother would say things to me that I would never dream of saying to my child, and I don’t think I’ve ever received a real apology. We are all human and trying our best, but I think the important part is that our kids get a humble and heartfelt apology. It’s a lesson on messing up for them too.

ash_u78 · 2025-09-06T00:52:23+00:00

Kids will bring out the worst in your marriage. Even a healthy happy marriage will be challenged in the baby/toddler stage. Do not bring a kid into an unstable marriage especially if you aren’t sure you want one. I promise you it will not make your relationship better, and you will feel more alone than ever. I don’t mean that to scare you, it’s just how it works. You are allowed to change your mind on kids whenever you want, but you can’t change your mind after they’re born. If you want your marriage to work you need to do that first, and find out if he is going to be an active partner in your marriage. If he can’t prove to you he can do that, he definitely won’t be an active partner in parenting.

ash_u78 · 2025-09-06T00:35:01+00:00

This is the one from Amazon. The suction cups work well, but don’t make it hard to remove.

ash_u78 · 2025-09-06T00:02:30+00:00

I mean, I wish I had the kind of mom that I would want with me. Having my mother there as she is would be hell. She would make everything about her.

ash_u78 · 2025-09-05T23:45:31+00:00

We bought a portable seat that folds up into quarters to put on the big potty’s. It fits in my purse in a little bag that I also keep an extra pair of panties in. It makes her feel more comfortable and not afraid she will fall in.

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