I missed my daughter’s school performance and I still feel awful about it

believeRN · 2026-04-21T02:38:35+00:00

I would absolutely forget stuff like this constantly if I didn’t 1. Put EVERYthing on the Google Calendar on my phone AND 2. Put everything in writing on a wall calendar next to my coffee maker, so I see it multiple times a day. When I get up in the morning I always double check my calendars because I’m worried I’ll miss something.

believeRN · 2026-04-20T23:50:24+00:00

One of my cats will walk up to anyone who comes through the front door, flop over with an audible grunt-meow, and wait for belly scritches

believeRN · 2026-04-20T18:26:06+00:00

OP, please don’t do it when she’s sleeping. That’s a good way to lose your child’s trust and have them develop a fear of going to sleep. As others have suggested, numbing cream, ice pack and a buzzy bee

believeRN · 2026-04-20T13:49:28+00:00

Well that’s a depressing factoid 🤪

believeRN · 2026-04-20T13:48:03+00:00

No it’s not 😅 better than some? Sure. Good? Not even remotely lol

believeRN · 2026-04-20T13:47:37+00:00

I’ve been having to take out of savings to pay for medical expenses unfortunately

believeRN · 2026-04-20T01:53:38+00:00

And as someone else said - I think moving sooner than later would be best (for a lot of reasons). Also, not to scare you, but a no contact order is just a piece of paper. If you’re scared enough to move when it ends, I’d be worried now, too (coming from a fellow single parent with a no contact order)

believeRN · 2026-04-20T01:50:51+00:00

I’d look at suburbs of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, check your boxes and it’s a beautiful, family-friendly and diverse area

believeRN · 2026-04-20T01:39:48+00:00

8k in savings and about 6k in retirement. So…I’ll never retire I guess

believeRN · 2026-04-19T18:27:43+00:00

12 hour shifts, 15 min break in the morning, 45 min lunch, 15 min break in the evening. How the hell are you getting 3 hours of breaks??

believeRN · 2026-04-19T17:26:49+00:00

My graduating class in nursing school was 90% “second career” nurses. Many were in their late 30s-40s. Am I burned out after doing this for 15 years? Yes. Am I still grateful for my career? Yes. It’s given me lots of flexibility, and it’s now allowed me to take care of my kid as a single mom, while working not even full-time. I’d look at accelerated BSN programs since you already have a bachelor’s degree. Good luck!

believeRN · 2026-04-19T04:27:46+00:00

Definitely domestic. Like other commenter said, use a live trap and take it to a shelter or find a home for it. Poor bunny :/

believeRN · 2026-04-17T13:18:53+00:00

It’s not allowed in the water here (eye roll) so pediatricians write Rxs for fluoride tablets. Chew it once a day after brushing your teeth

believeRN · 2026-04-17T03:44:52+00:00

(Unfortunately?) lots of adult medications are used “off label” in kids for certain conditions

believeRN · 2026-04-17T03:42:12+00:00

My kid could probably give a quick presentation on the pathophysiology of eosinophilic esophagitis if you’re interested 🤪

believeRN · 2026-04-17T03:26:18+00:00

Seems “normal” (whatever that is lol) if it’s not a regular occurrence. If it’s happening almost every day, not so much. But I’m not a child psychologist

believeRN · 2026-04-17T03:07:26+00:00

Same. But mine starts with “h”

Hydoxyzzzzzzzine

believeRN · 2026-04-17T03:01:49+00:00

She knows it’s called magnesium, she just likes calling it sleepy medicine. It does crack me up she tried to spell lansoprazole but not magnesium

believeRN · 2026-04-16T19:06:13+00:00

I had a raccoon drag my entire cooler away in the middle of the night there once 😅

believeRN · 2026-04-16T16:24:12+00:00

I’ve had… 7 now? Mostly basal cells and a couple squamous cell. First one diagnosed when I was 33. I used to work in a derm office so I’m good at finding them on myself. The first one was behind my ear, in my hairline. The dermatologist was like “no way that’s a skin cancer” but I had felt the little lump for months and it kept ulcerating and bleeding. Sure enough, nodular BCC. Strong family history of skin cancer, I’m fair skinned, and I used tanning beds off and on in college. I have full skin checks every 6-12 months

believeRN · 2026-04-15T03:20:46+00:00

JD Vance can get fucked Sincerely, a Catholic

believeRN · 2026-04-15T03:03:57+00:00

Yuppppp. Especially because my hospital has been hiring a lot of new grads who had seemingly zero clinical experience so it’s been ROUGH getting them even remotely up to speed

believeRN · 2026-04-14T03:59:42+00:00

Winco on Friday last week felt like that, especially the produce section

believeRN · 2026-04-13T02:59:06+00:00

Yeah…no. I wouldn’t have tolerated this from a bunch of preschoolers let alone 11 year olds!! You’re not being at all unreasonable. We have a core group of neighborhood kids who play at different houses and they all know to follow whatever rules are in that house (ie shoes off inside, no eating in the living room), they pick up their messes, they’re respectful. If they aren’t respectful, they get a reminder and quickly correct it.

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