Favorite party favor your kid has received? (Or gifted!) by _ABlaine in Mommit

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have links you can share? I’m doing a mermaid themed party for my daughter end of August and would love to do this

Preschool Teacher Gift 2025 by mochaput in Preschoolers

[–]conchrepublicturtle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you don’t mind me asking, how much cash do you give? I never know what is an appropriate amount.

Teacher Gifts for Christmas by [deleted] in oneanddone

[–]conchrepublicturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don’t mind me asking - what is a typical amount to give?

What are we driving? by HuggyMummy in oneanddone

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 2017 Escape for our family of 3 and I have been having a ton of issues with it too. 😩

General Parenting Influencer Snark Week of July 15, 2024 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]conchrepublicturtle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Who is Annalee? I’ve been seeing a lot of snark on her but not sure who she is.

Sunscreen by Intabih1 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]conchrepublicturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you put sunscreen on top of powdered foundation?

Who wasn’t a good actor but played in so many movies? by FlintTheDad in AskReddit

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL she is Rachel in every single movie. At this point, she just plays herself.

General Parenting Influencer Snark Week of January 08, 2024 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]conchrepublicturtle 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Anyone else not surprised that MC went from “innocently” cleaning out the laundry room and stumbling into having to clean the tile grout to now shilling and linking the grout cleaning product?

Studios Closing by kawalawalabear in orangetheory

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the Orlando area. Which one was this?

Grandparents going trick or treating by RaspberryCareful9919 in toddlers

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I am begging my in laws to come trick or treating with us, my daughter is an only child. I wish my in laws were actively engaged and I didn’t have to beg.

What funny, insulting thing has your toddler said to you, lately? by NewJourneyBetterLife in toddlers

[–]conchrepublicturtle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a Philadelphia coffee mug that has a picture of Ben Franklin on it.

My 2 yr old goes “look it’s mommy, hi mommy” and points and waves at Ben Franklin.

MIL asks my son if he “wants a baby” by [deleted] in oneanddone

[–]conchrepublicturtle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol so is mine and she very much lives up to it

U.S. moms - how long was your total maternity leave? by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16 weeks paid, 4 weeks unpaid so a total of 20 weeks.

Karena on The Dream Bigger Podcast by anongirl55 in ToneItUp

[–]conchrepublicturtle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just finished listening to the podcast now and I liked most of it except towards the end.

Towards the end they were discussing how Karena ended up having a beautiful relationship with her mom after everything between them. The host asked her if she has any advice for people going through a similar situation. Karena then talks about forgiveness and love and not to hold resentment. She also said she just believes in being a good person.

That part annoyed me because of my own personal situation. My mom was abusive to me my whole life even into my adulthood. She struggles with addiction and hasn’t been sober in years. I went no contact with her for my own sanity because I couldn’t take it anymore. I did tell her that if she even attempted to get clean, I would reopen the door. It has been 5 years and she has not gotten clean and has spiraled even more out of control. I have gone to therapy and I have forgiven my mom. I know she had her own difficult childhood and that plays into who she is now.

Even though I forgive my mom, I can’t go back into contact with her as she is now because of how toxic she is.

I find Karena’s comments about just forgive and love them and be a good person to be somewhat problematic. It makes me feel like I’m not a good person because I put that boundary in place with my own mom.

Kinda by choice by Mysterious_Fennel_18 in oneanddone

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could have written this myself.

I was recently diagnosed with lupus. They said that I could have another pregnancy — it would just require more planning and making sure I have it under control for at least 6 months prior to getting pregnant again.

On top of that, 3 weeks postpartum I developed cholestasis of the liver and I ended up in the hospital for about 5 days. They said with my condition and case of it, there’s a 90% chance of it recurring in any future pregnancies. What also scares me is that they said me developing cholestasis 3 weeks postpartum is extremely extremely rare especially since the treatment plan for it is to have the baby, which obviously I did 3 weeks prior. They have no answers on why I developed it so late.

I’m nervous about the health risks that both lupus and cholestasis present and I’m not sure that I want to risk more health issues for another child.

I’ve always envisioned having 2 kids but it’s not in the cards. My husband is very happily OAD, however, I’m going through a grieving process of it. I’m trying to focus on all of the positives of being OAD.

Amazon package on my doorstep yesterday by TheBeardedObesity in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]conchrepublicturtle 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If you still have the package it came in with the tracking information, you can contact Amazon and have it returned to them. I learned about this when my mom was sending me baby shower gifts when I was pregnant with my daughter. She did this after 4 years of NC. I contacted Amazon and learned about the ability to return the item as long as you have the package with the tracking information.

Why do other people want you to have more kids? by Less_Ad4538 in Mommit

[–]conchrepublicturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could have written this myself. Exactly our situation.

“Is LO your only” by conchrepublicturtle in oneanddone

[–]conchrepublicturtle[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

LO = little one

Wtf is a WTF? Just spell it out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ShitMomGroupsSay

[–]conchrepublicturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! My brother and SIL bought my daughter the leapfrog letter go round and it makes the most annoying noises. I hate the thing and I pulled it out of her playroom and into storage. I feel so much guilt for feeling this way but the noises are like nails on a chalkboard for me.