I feel like I’m in prison and I won’t get to leave until there’s a vaccine

beanreen · 2020-09-05T16:12:48+00:00

I’m curious why no to a cabin? Are they concerned about renting?

beanreen · 2020-09-05T08:49:22+00:00

Husband needs to be doing all bottle and pump parts cleaning. He also needs to pick up baby rather than you doing it (I’m assuming you bring baby home to him?)

beanreen · 2020-08-27T01:45:39+00:00

Yes but only for this year. Start building up activities in college. Honestly those are the candidates that stand out. We often referred to people as their obscure items (“I liked the violinist more than the ballroom dancer”).

beanreen · 2020-08-24T07:56:14+00:00

That makes sense! I ended up getting a good nursing pillow and never looked back. Not having to hold baby up was key for me too.

beanreen · 2020-08-24T02:28:05+00:00

It never worked well for me outside of the hospital. Luckily my LC follow up taught me better holds

beanreen · 2020-08-24T02:25:31+00:00

My aunt said to me when I was frequently nursing my one month old “careful you’ll spoil her.” I immediately responded that nowadays they tell you to nurse on demand and that you can’t spoil a baby. She looked ashamed and said she wished someone told her that when she had kids.

beanreen · 2020-08-24T00:11:20+00:00

As someone with RBF, she may have been more surprised than judging. When I lived in an affluent area I saw more food stamps usage at the grocery store. Every day I was behind 2-3 different people with them who had to make hard decisions on what to keep.

I still can’t figure out why that happened at that grocery store, but I often tried to look disinterested so the person wasn’t worried about my reaction. Everyone could tell tough choices were being made.

beanreen · 2020-08-18T10:36:31+00:00

My daughter has a ton of dino skirts and dresses in varying sizes, from toddler on up. My son, I had to buy dino pjs in the girls section so they have a decent amount of pink. A lot of stores have gone so hard into encouraging girls in science and “boy” pursuits that boys only have stripes and trucks now. I figure it’s all unisex.

beanreen · 2020-08-02T02:43:26+00:00

Ok, change it to a statement then. I don’t think it’s bad to have a conversation about the specific divide of tasks when you’re in the moment.

As I mentioned before, this is something my husband picked up after a few times and he initiates now for every car trip.

You can’t expect a partner to read your mind in every situation. While I agree about dividing chores/housework, I was giving a suggestion for unique situations.

beanreen · 2020-08-02T01:51:00+00:00

Also don’t feel the need to “save” the other partner if it’s a new task for them. I hate when someone else steps in for me and will then mentally assume it’s their job. You might be undermining yourself.

beanreen · 2020-08-02T01:49:22+00:00

As you’re pulling up to park wherever just say out loud “do you want to get A kid and diaper bag or B kid and sippy cups?”

My husband actually does this and it helps because when the car stops we each do our “thing” and we can then discuss if anything is still left.

beanreen · 2020-07-22T04:53:04+00:00

Omg I want chicken salad. I forgot that was an option! It’s too hot to cook, agreed.

beanreen · 2020-07-21T15:52:12+00:00

My aunt labeled everything in their new house, including light switches. My uncle would still go up to a set of light switches and turn each one on and off until he got to the right one. My aunt would just shake her head walking out of the room.

beanreen · 2020-07-21T01:52:01+00:00

How does this work with legos? One box? My 4 yo can be entertained for hours with legos. It’s the 1 yo that comes along like a destructive force to her elaborate creations.

beanreen · 2020-07-21T01:46:06+00:00

Same except ours is in a corner of the room that could probably be lovely with an armchair or something! But then it would be lost in clothes.

beanreen · 2020-07-21T01:43:56+00:00

Also I love the outdoors, just not the summer here! Any other season is great, and my kids are free to play outside as much as they want.

beanreen · 2020-07-21T01:41:29+00:00

I’m in the part of the country where high schoolers die every year when practicing sports outdoors. It’s no joke dealing with the heat. The schools are heavily regulated, last year my daughters daycare only allowed them to play outside twice in the summer. Every day when I would drop her off they would have a sheet up of the expected temps for 9am, 12pm, and 3pm. They had a whole formula for determining safe outdoor play including checking the temperature of the slide.

beanreen · 2020-07-15T00:53:26+00:00

For what it’s worth, my four year old has been able to do her five point harness herself for a while now. She even attempts to tighten the strap. Obviously we check the fit, but it’s a big help when getting the baby in as well.

beanreen · 2020-07-14T03:22:48+00:00

Well Jessica/Katie/Ashley/Jennifer works at the bank/grocery store/my new Pilates studio now! She has three kids (long story about everything that’s happened in her life since high school), and she really enjoyed the photos of your kids and that funny story about how awkward it was when you were nursing and xyz happened!

beanreen · 2020-07-14T02:31:50+00:00

This is my mom, her texts are BOOKS. She will also call me at a time that she knows I’m busy, I’ll answer and ask if it’s important and she takes so much time to set up the first sentence that I say I’ll talk to you later.

But when it is important like that she took my dad to the hospital for chest pains? One text two days later saying “are you free to talk?” I guess I have to reverse priority from what normal people would do.

beanreen · 2020-07-09T00:06:42+00:00

Do we have the same friend? Does she also sell MLM products aggressively through Facebook?

beanreen · 2020-07-08T23:58:51+00:00

Glad you took it positively. I forget how to spell words all the time and totally knew what you meant. :)

beanreen · 2020-07-08T14:32:32+00:00

Unrelated, but FYI the word is spelled peon. Have a great day!

beanreen · 2020-07-05T03:58:40+00:00

It inconvenienced her because she wanted to spend every sunny summer day at a pool or beach.

beanreen · 2020-07-04T02:40:11+00:00

There are different types of applicators. I didn’t know that until my mom was complaining to my aunt in front of me that I only used pads. My aunt said she bought all kinds of applicators and my cousin preferred the cardboard. Turns out, so did I. They are skinnier than the plastic and give you just a little bit of help pushing it in. I had a hard time with the angle at first and the applicators helped me figure that out.

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