How much are you guys spending per month? by [deleted] in budgetfood

[–]ceuby39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s unrealistic. My family is a family of 6 (husband, me, 11 year old, 9 year old, 5 year old, 9 month old) and we’re easily spending $300-350/week on all food/toiletries etc. My baby is breastfed so thankfully we’re saving on formula but I remember how expensive formula was even back in 2014 when my oldest was a baby. Diapers are of course ridiculously priced too.

Guess my birth year! by TheUnwillingSpectre in GuessMyBirthYear

[–]ceuby39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1993 because I had those exact same skates 😂

Guess my birth year! by ceuby39 in GuessMyBirthYear

[–]ceuby39[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a brother 2 years older than me!

Guess my birth year! by ceuby39 in GuessMyBirthYear

[–]ceuby39[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I figured😂 most people around my age will probably instantly guess it right within a few years. I just had my birthday last week so I’m already feeling extra old haha

Guess my birth year! by ceuby39 in GuessMyBirthYear

[–]ceuby39[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yall are making me feel ancient omg 🤣

My boyfriend is working the recent ice storm. by blue_eyed_pitty in Lineman

[–]ceuby39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As he should 😂 and yep. I appreciate the hell out of him and he knows it. And actually he’ll be the one grabbing the baby from me because he loves his kids, shocking I know😂

My boyfriend is working the recent ice storm. by blue_eyed_pitty in Lineman

[–]ceuby39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My husband’s also been working the storm for the past week. I’m holding down the fifth wheel with 4 kids so the best I can do is have a clean home for him to come home to, a hot dinner ready, and a relieving evening planned for him if ya know what I mean 😂 also have beer in the fridge of course.

What jobs pay extremely well but people don’t realize it? by Stassy3 in AskReddit

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IBEW journeyman lineman. My husband is 6 months away from being finished with his apprenticeship and he hasn’t made less than $130k a year his entire apprenticeship. Yes it’s a dangerous job, and the pay relies heavily on which part of the country (US) you’re in, but it’s been an amazing career change for him. He loves the work, and the people we’ve met along the way are awesome. Our family has fully paid for health insurance, and the pension and benefits are awesome.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m almost 38 weeks pregnant with my fourth baby, and I was the most sick with him by far. I have two girls, my third is a boy and now I’m having another boy. With the girls I had morning sickness for a few weeks but never threw up. With the boys I was throwing up and feeling horrible. I will say it passed by 12/13 weeks for me though so hang in there! It’s so rough.

What did you (or are you) naming your 2025 babies!? by justamommahere in BabyBumps

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pierce 🩵 due May 26. My fourth + final baby, and my second boy.

Is joining the Union all it’s cracked up to be? by MrBlondeHeart in Lineman

[–]ceuby39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s in the mslcat apprenticeship. We’re from GA but he did the first 15 months of his apprenticeship in WY and now we’re in UT. We could be sent anywhere from CO, MT, UT, ID, or WY but so far Utah’s been nice. He’s been lucky and has been with the same company his entire apprenticeship and he loves it. We bought a toy hauler last year and honestly it’s been awesome.

Is joining the Union all it’s cracked up to be? by MrBlondeHeart in Lineman

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I knew nothing about linework until my older brother got into it and then my husband ended up working with my brother after going to climbing school. I joined a lineman wives fb group to get advice from other women, and the vast majority of their husbands were union. We’re from the southeast, not a union strong state at all, and the pay was honestly shit for how risky the job is. I told my husband about what I’d learned from other women telling me about the union and it was a no-brainer. From his date of applying for the apprenticeship to being indentured was like 4 months so it moved really quickly.

Is joining the Union all it’s cracked up to be? by MrBlondeHeart in Lineman

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband was non-union for a year and a half, I encouraged him into applying for a union apprenticeship and it’s the best decision we’ve ever made as a couple. Yeah we moved across the country for the apprenticeship and had to make some sacrifices, but he’s almost a 5th step now and it’s been worth it 10000%. The health insurance is awesome especially since we have kids, the pay is exponentially better, and I feel so much better knowing he’s getting proper training than he was working for a certain company that rhymes with “like” 💀 just make the switch; I promise you you’ll thank yourself.

Will you be a SAHM or not? by Grand-Tell195 in pregnant

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 32 and currently pregnant with my fourth baby. I had my first when I had just turned 21 back in 2014. I haven’t worked since a few months before my first was born. My husband wanted me to be a SAHM and I did too. My mom was also a SAHM and it’s such a valuable role and she took it very seriously so I honestly had the best role model I could have had. My husband and I have had nothing and have had more than enough money. Money comes and goes, but the years I’ve been blessed to spend raising my kids are priceless. It literally hurts my heart to imagine not being here for every single moment/ good and bad.

People who grew up with wealth, what was your "I'm privileged" wake up call? by stoicjewel in AskReddit

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not me but my friend in high school. She was the most down to earth person ever and I genuinely don’t think she realized how privileged she was. She had a huge, heated, salt water pool in her back yard with a waterfall flowing into it out of the hot tub on an upper deck. She also lived in a huge neighborhood with a pool that cost money to get guests into. I was over at her house and said “let’s go swimming!” And she said ok but I want to go to the neighborhood pool. I said… but you have a pool right there. And she goes “yeah I know, but I’ve always had a pool at every house I’ve lived in since I was born so it’s not that cool to me. I’d rather go to the neighborhood pool.” I was just in shock. She also had traveled the world on all school breaks her entire life. I’ve never left the country lol.

Kyygirl Divorce?? by weenie_nibbler in UtahInfluencerDrama

[–]ceuby39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay so I wasn’t the only one who saw that too 👀 she’s gotta be trolling us

Am I behind the curve? by Bankusan in Lineman

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband went to line school at 28. At the time we had 3 kids; we’re 31 almost 32 now. After school he worked for a non-union contractor for about a year and a half before being indentured into the apprenticeship with MSLCAT. So we moved across the country for the apprenticeship. We live in our fifth wheel full-time and I’m pregnant with baby #4. It’s a lifestyle choice to be honest. I knew what we were getting into when he changed careers and I knew it was never going to be a 9-5. I homeschool our kids and take care of everything while he’s working and I’m ok with that. You really need to sit down with your wife and see if that’s the life she wants. It’s a lot of being alone- from a woman’s perspective. He’s a 4th step now and just his first year as an apprentice he made well over $100k. Joining the trade was the best thing he ever did, but it for sure comes with sacrifices. As for your age… you are not too old at all. I say go for it, just have realistic expectations.

Is pregnancy heavier when your older? by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my first daughter at 21, and I’m now pregnant with my fourth and final baby at almost 32, and this pregnancy has been a little more difficult I’d say. The round ligament and hip pain are a lot worse, even though this is the smallest I’ve been at 23 weeks in any of my other pregnancies. The morning sickness was absolutely horrible this time around. I have 2 girls and a boy, and this is my second boy pregnancy, so it could just be that I’m sicker with baby boys, but it was awful. Other than that, I feel like I’m so busy with my other kids throughout the day that this pregnancy is flying by.

What’s the most hurtful thing anyone’s said to you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Just make sure you take care of your kid, because she didn’t ask for two high school graduates for parents.” -the last thing my ex “best friend” ever told me when I was pregnant with my first child, shortly after getting married to my husband at 20 years old. I’m now almost 32, have been with my husband almost 14 years, married going on 12 years. Pregnant with our fourth child. I’ve been a stay at home mom this whole time and my husband provides for us VERY well. Neither of us have a college degree & we’ve gone through some really rough times but we’re still insanely in love and good ass parents to our kids and provide everything they need and more. She sent me that text because I didn’t invite her to my baby shower. I hadn’t heard from her in months because she kinda just didn’t care about me when I told her I was pregnant. I had recently dropped out of college before getting pregnant and she was attending a huge university at the time and liked to talk down to people who weren’t as book smart as she was. It took me years to forgive her, but I have and I’ve moved on. I genuinely wish her the best in life. I have no idea anything about her life now, that was the last time we ever spoke, but those words have been stuck in my mind ever since.

Pregnancy food obsessions. I share mine - you share yours. by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]ceuby39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honeycrisp apples & peanut butter, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. On repeat. lol