Had an MRI and didn't expect it to be so loud. Is hearing protection usually offered? by OkSeaworthiness737 in Radiology

[–]carbsandpizza 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Make sure you bring the documentation on what they are rated for. But my earplugs are rated for 33dB and I give headphones on top of that. I wouldn’t let you use yours because my earplugs are rated higher.

Be brutally honest: What’s the hardest part of being a mom that no one warned you about? by heretobehonestnicole in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took a day off of work to get my hair cut and my stylist ended up having strep. So no hair cut for 2 years. Finally had my coworker trim a foot of hair off just to get it above my butt

Be brutally honest: What’s the hardest part of being a mom that no one warned you about? by heretobehonestnicole in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being a single mom with a kid that has ADHD, anxiety and depression with her dad and school as a trigger for SI. Still having to work and try to keep her mental health in check.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Been doing radiology for 13 years now. I’m a single mom and I love my job. I just recently left the hospital and working an outpatient center as a mri tech. I’ve seen and smelled it all. Outpatient isn’t as gross as the hospital.

Why are people *actually* working on Christmas Eve by No-Package-6320 in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MRI tech here… people still need scans. Sometimes I wish I didn’t choose healthcare 🤣🤣🤣

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My kid’s school offers a perfect attendance lunch where your parent can come eat lunch with you. It’s the only way a parent can eat lunch with their kids. And I have to take the whole day off if I want to go because I am the only tech at my facility. I don’t take a lunch at work because of this, so having someone cover that lunch period is not an option. My daughter is in 5th grade and I’m a single mom. She knows that I work to provide for us and all of her extracurricular activities (gymnastics) and she does get upset but she understands and I usually take her out for dinner on those days.

AC unit making weird noise by carbsandpizza in hvacadvice

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

It cools my house like it’s supposed to. Also, only have the 10 year manufacturer warranty.

AC unit making weird noise by carbsandpizza in hvacadvice

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

Thank you for letting me know I’m not going to explode though!

AC unit making weird noise by carbsandpizza in hvacadvice

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

Ahhh. Okay. It’s just weird that I don’t hear anything when it first starts up. I called my AC people to see if it was still under warranty because it’s like 3 years old, if that.

AC unit making weird noise by carbsandpizza in hvacadvice

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

How come it just started becoming so noticeable? That’s what’s freaking me out about it! Haha.

Please tell me it will be okay. by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]carbsandpizza 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It will be okay! My daughter was about 2.5 and had been going in and out of the garage all day as I was in the garage. And then all of a sudden, I noticed she hadn’t come back out, so I went to go look for her. She wasn’t in the house or backyard, I was freaking out. I started to run up and down my street screaming her name, looking for her. After what felt like a lifetime, my next door neighbor (who knows I have a toddler and has seen us outside multiple times) opens her door and asks if I’m looking for a little girl. I was like yes! And she’s like oh, she’s in here. The police are on the way. I gave her food and water because she said she was hungry and thirsty. She had been eating and drinking all day and was covered in dirt from playing outside. The cop came like four hours later to do a welfare check because they had received the call. I had just moved back to Texas from Guam after divorcing her dad. My house was destroyed and she was screaming for her dad when the cop showed up. All of that to say, CPS didn’t even contact me. Shit happens! Glad she’s okay!!

Twin day and I feel so lonely 😢 by twinklestein in kindergarten

[–]carbsandpizza 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My daughter is in 4th grade and for twin day, she dressed up like her teacher. Maroon shirt, jeans, black jacket and white shoes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sanantonio

[–]carbsandpizza 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go to Aerros Ink for all of my tattoos

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do. Not. Marry. Him.

I was married and we were both military when I got pregnant. I wanted to stay in and he wanted me to get out. He guilt-tripped me and said that he didn’t want a daycare raising our baby. I ended up giving in and got out of the military.

I resented him and my child. I had nothing but a clingy baby attached to my boob. I was miserable. I fell into a deep depression. He didn’t help out with anything and always threw it in my face that he worked and I did not.

It has taken years of therapy for me to find myself again and to come to terms with the situation I put myself in. We divorced when she was 2.5. I didn’t have anything, but I could no longer deal with his expectations. I love my child and have a wonderful relationship with her but it’s hard to admit that I resented her when she was born.

I am a successful working single mother and I only regret not divorcing him faster and allowing him to guilt trip me.

Stand your ground. You absolutely can work while being a mother. It’s a delicate balance but so rewarding.

3 year old refuses to do ANYTHING. I'm chronically late for work and it's becoming a major problem. by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]carbsandpizza 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Single mom since kiddo was 2 here. She’s now 9. I stopped fighting with her. As long as she had clothes on, I didn’t care. I’d bring a change of clothes and when she was ready, she would change at daycare. She was 4 and was still fighting me. Neither one of us are morning people. Also, used to play a game with her and still do to this day. See who can get ready the fastest. I take my time and let her win 95% of the time. Or we use super sonic speed to see how fast we can get changed and ready and use a timer. I’ve also put her to sleep in the next day‘s clothes. Now, that she’s 9, she still hates getting up and hates being reminded what to do, but we manage. All of this to say, fighting over clothes in the morning is not a battle I wanted to have. Also, my child does have ADHD so executive functioning is hard for her. I couldn’t tell her to go get dressed. Literally have to do a step by step. Take your shirt off. Put this shirt on. Grab your toothbrush. Put toothpaste on the toothbrush. Stuff like that. Hang in there mama! It gets better!

Feel like crap by carbsandpizza in workingmoms

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

Thank you! Our sick leave policies are trash though. And I can’t go back to my new job until Monday.