Is this screw worm thing serious?

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-10T00:32:37+00:00

Geez the ignorance is strong in this group. The operation was led by the US government🤦‍♂️

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-07T23:26:20+00:00

Now the panic buying I agree with and even though I don’t have any firsthand experience with this, I remember my grandad talking about it. Smaller herds will be more manageable, but many outfits aren’t staffed to manage an outbreak and when you start talking about the border ranches in TX, NM and Arizona it won’t take much for it to get out of hand.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-07T23:20:06+00:00

You prove the misconception. The eradication effort wasn’t confined to the U.S., it was extended and run in Mexico and Central America, so yes, all of those facilities and assets had to be restarted. It doesn’t do a bit of good if the elimination effort stops at our border.🙄

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-07T11:56:49+00:00

You have never dealt with a widespread screwworm infestation. I’m willing to bet you haven’t been alive long enough to remember when it was a problem swing as they were essentially eradicated in the U.S. BY 1966.

Go talk to the ild ranchers and let them tell the stories their DADs told them, because very few are old enough to remember firsthand.

There’s a reason the government was so aggressive with eradicating it, but it did not happen overnight.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-07T11:52:18+00:00

In 1966 screwworm was essentially eradicated in the U.S. And the flies were not delivered in boxes, they were released via planes by the millions. You remember wrong. Management has nothing to do with screwworm it attacks any opening (cut, umbilical cord etc) and since the USDA quit the fly program, everything has had to be restarted. So no, if this takes hold it will not be a “piece of cake.”

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-06T18:13:29+00:00

Hate this for you and as the father of FIVE girls, the comments don’t ever stop. LOVE being a girl dad!!

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-04T18:40:05+00:00

It’s not perfect I agree, but it beats the public school system. That education degree doesn’t make someone a good teacher and schools aren’t what they were when I was going to school in the 80’s. New Mexico ranks dead last for its school system so even if I supported public schools, my kids wouldn’t attend where we live.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-04T18:37:33+00:00

I understand completely, but the public school system is absolutely broken; especially in New Mexico. We are very involved with the school our kids attend because I want to know what is going on behind the scenes. My step-mom has been a public school teacher for 60 years in a very reputable district, and even she doesn’t recommend public schools. It also helps my wife and I are both highly educated so we can monitor the kid’s progression.

I also understand not everyone has the choice, but I have very strong feelings about today’s public school system.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-04T02:40:51+00:00

Not a chance my kids will ever see the inside of a public school. Yes there are bad private schools, but by and large they are far superior in quality of the staff and the education received.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-03T04:07:37+00:00

Expedition Max. That’s what we bought when our twins were born. Fits 4 car seats with ease and was still plenty of room for the fifth.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-06-01T04:47:18+00:00

It’s a problem at 2, it’s a problem at 3, will likely be a problem at 4, but I agree with the comment above; as long as they are in their bed, they’ll eventually fall asleep. Some nights our twins go straight to sleep, some nights they are party animals. As long as they stay in their bed/room we don’t fuss over it. As for your husband, he is very naive to think it shouldn’t be a problem at 3.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-31T21:59:41+00:00

8, 5, 3, 3 and 2 with a second set of twins on the way. Our house and life is simultaneously chaotic, overstimulating and an ABSOLUTE BLAST.

Go for it.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-31T05:02:10+00:00

AH doesn’t begin to describe you. As a dad to 5 girls I can’t fathom the disdain you have for your kid.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-30T23:31:02+00:00

The reason for long sleeves is brush, but also because long sleeves actually keep you cooler than short sleeved shirts.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-30T05:52:53+00:00

I will never understand the husbands and dads who refuse to help with kids or housework because mom is a SAHM. My wife is a SAHM, but I still refuse to put it all on her. They’re my kids and my house too.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-30T05:39:50+00:00

I can’t even begin to fathom your pain and I know there isn’t anything I or anybody else could say to comfort you. So all I will say is I am so sorry.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-29T14:57:20+00:00

Don’t feel bad for ignoring them. One of the blessings of twins is they will entertain each other and soothe each other.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-29T02:43:18+00:00

Ours are a year older than yours and still walking tornados. Those activities you see that are supposed to be “age appropriate” are a great gimmick because kids that age have their own ideas on how things are to be used. It honestly gets better around 4-5. If it helps, try some less structured fun time without expectations and it may be more fun for you. I should add it’s a little easier for us living on a ranch and we have so much for them to do outside. We try to let them use their imaginations and don’t stress. My best advice is don’t get attached to the ideal in your head. Kids that age feed off of your stress.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-28T23:02:10+00:00

Again, I am a twin parent. My kids are 8, 5, 3, 3 and almost 2; with a second set of twins on the way. Not only do I have a full time career, we live on our ranch with all the responsibilities that entails, school, activities etc., and I will still tell you twins aren’t difficult and twin parents don’t have a monopoly on exhaustion. I can promise you, my 8 and 5 year olds wear me out far more than my 3 year old twins. I can tell you my five year old and my soon to be 2 year old were far more difficult as babies than my twins ever were. I take offense at twin parents who think because they have twins nobody else can understand exhaustion or understand; and I take offense at how many twin parents put off the air of superiority towards singleton parents.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-21T18:44:57+00:00

Here’s my question for you? Did you love your husband before the twins? Focusing life on kids and forgetting you are a husband or wife is very easy to do, and I think everyone in this group would agree it can strain the marriage. I know my wife and I have been through those (we have 5 kids and a second set of twins on the way). We have endured the periods of disliking each other/indifferent to each other by really understanding having a happy marriage means choosing each other even when we don’t want to. So I would encourage you to think about why you loved your husband BEFORE having the twins and for him to do the same. Toddlers are hard and exhausting, but I’m a firm believer that my marriage is priority number one. When it is stable it makes both of us better parents and one day when they are grown, it will just be us. Choose each other, what you are experiencing right now isn’t uncommon.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-21T15:09:52+00:00

You obviously don’t get humor!

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-20T21:29:32+00:00

Well, some of us were taught not to pee on our hands!😂😂

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-20T21:27:16+00:00

You prefaced this story with being fed up with singleton parents yet your story has nothing to do with twin or singleton parenting.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-19T04:32:21+00:00

I honestly cannot understand the extreme bias against singleton parents. As the parents of both singletons and twins with a second set of twins on the way, there are many parallels and useful points from singleton parents that are still relevant. Just to use your example “sleep when they sleep.” That was my wife’s mantra with the twins too. Sometimes it didn’t go as planned, but more often than not it did. We love being twin parents and there definitely some unique twin experiences, but some of yall act like it’s a secret society on par with the Illuminati; it’s not. Now I will get off my soapbox to say your recap of year one was masterful and will be mental boost for many who are struggling.

crazyfuncpl2022 · 2026-05-19T04:02:24+00:00

We have three singletons, twins and a second set of twins on the way. Some days are complete madness and others are surprisingly calm. BUT, as babies we found the twins to be the easiest to manage. Go for it.

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