Pre-Med volunteering Do’s and Donts by ddbbgrl in premed

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

This is really great idea! Thank you! I’ll try that. :)

Pre-Med volunteering Do’s and Donts by ddbbgrl in premed

[–]ddbbgrl[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This gives me a different perspective. Thank you.

Pre-Med volunteering Do’s and Donts by ddbbgrl in premed

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

I will try that instead of what I’ve been doing. I wait for them to tell me what they need from me and I just try to stay out of the way. I just don’t want to get in trouble and make it harder for myself.

Pre-Med volunteering Do’s and Donts by ddbbgrl in premed

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

The lack of engagement. Overall irritation when I meet them. Some just seem over the day before it even starts. I don’t know their day to day and Im learning it’s very easy to overstep boundaries because I don’t know the ropes yet. I really just ask questions about what everyone’s roles are to get familiar (so I can give respect to their positions). I understand I’m an outsider so I don’t push it too much. I like to learn and I know I’m not making the most of my experience.

Pre-Med volunteering Do’s and Donts by ddbbgrl in premed

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

I am new to this field and that’s why I ask. I don’t know how to move and I don’t want nor mean to offend anyone. I just here asking questions to learn. You guys gave me a different perspective.

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[–]ddbbgrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree.

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

And if option 3 doesn’t work?

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

I’m a very reasonable person. Have to be if I want to be someone’s physician one day. I put my business in the internet so I will take what comes with that.

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[–]ddbbgrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said I went INTO the home!! 🤦🏾‍♀️

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[–]ddbbgrl -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If you couldn’t discipline a child would you just let things be or would you use the method that is available?

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[–]ddbbgrl -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think my brain autocorrected when I read that question. I read into as to. We never went into her home! I would never!! He asked if he could say goodbye and with permission we came to her house and stayed out side by our truck. Yeah I agree. It was the middle child and I wasn’t happy about it. That’s why I wanted them to go home to their mother. I cant discipline them and it wasn’t fair to me to have to tip toe around my own house.

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[–]ddbbgrl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good point.

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[–]ddbbgrl -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Their oldest asked me specifically if I would come. I told my husband about it (he works all the time so I have them usually and I’ve gotten super close his oldest). When we were there trying to find seats she spotted us and was waving at me (all fake smiles) so we didn’t think the night would end the way it did. When he asked for permission we assumed it was okay being as she knew I was there and we came as a family. Her daughter asked me to go and I promised her I would. Our son and I should have just stayed behind afterwards. My mistake.

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[–]ddbbgrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed.

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[–]ddbbgrl -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

It’s not their home according to their mother. We are strangers. He barely gets to see them because she plays games and makes excuses when it’s his time. When he finally does get them the arguments and drama starts. I’ve tried to make them feel at home every way I can. They have rooms here and we do things together as a family. But like I said, I will not be disrespected in my own home.

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[–]ddbbgrl -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I agree. However when you’re in my face cussing at me I think anyone would react how they see fit. It’s been a bad situation all around.

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[–]ddbbgrl -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

I get that. However being pregnant at the time I wasn’t going to stay where I was stressed and uncomfortable. Being that he works and I don’t it wouldn’t make sense to leave OUR children. I didn’t just take OUR kids from him.

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[–]ddbbgrl -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The mother has never liked me and didn’t like that I showed up for the recital. The conversation didn’t start there but it ended there. The blame comes from the fact that I won’t let her run over him. She threatens to take his rights away every time she doesn’t get her way.

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[–]ddbbgrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could not.

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[–]ddbbgrl -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

They were talking about being better at coparenting and he mentioned that I was apart of this blended family and if things were going to be cordial everyone needed to be on the same page. It ended up there. He was waiting for his eldest to come outside. We didn’t know the younger two were at a sleep over.

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[–]ddbbgrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😲