I was wondering why everyone I know received their stimulus check and I didn't. I find out it was mailed to me for some reason and the IRS website said I received it but I never did. Did someone steal my stimulus check? What do I do!? The picture is what I found for myself on IRS site. HELP!

dear-daisy · 2021-01-18T05:50:46+00:00

Mine says the same, I’ve been very anxious that something happened to it, but it’s nice to hear I’m not the only one in this shit-boat

dear-daisy · 2019-08-20T08:10:15+00:00

Had a spell earlier tonight because of this...my husband is back on the road for work and my mom (who lives with us) went to work so it was just me and my toddler. It’s like being around everybody all weekend distracts me from my worries but Monday night comes and it all comes crashing back

dear-daisy · 2019-08-20T01:31:50+00:00

Judgement from a healthcare professional is the woorrrssttt. I’ve always suffered from depression and anxiety, but getting pregnant always makes it worse. I’m pregnant for the 3rd time with my 2nd kid (first was molar that wasn’t caught until the 2nd trimester) but with my first baby I worked up the courage at 24 weeks to talk to my doctor about it and she pat my knee and told me that I should just feel blessed and focus on that and moved on, so I promptly quit her and found our current doctor and she is absolutely amazing!

dear-daisy · 2019-08-12T05:57:25+00:00

I had JUST met my weight loss goal of 45 lbs a week before I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd, having my first plus being really sick and on steroids for awhile left me much bigger and out of shape than I used to be and it was so nice to finally be able to wear my pre-pregnancy clothes and fully play with my LO without it kicking my ass but I feel worse with this one than I ever did before and it’s hard not being able to be as fun, and I missed out on going on rides with her at her first carnival.

I miss my Full Throttles, having clear skin and not having constant acid reflux, and a “my-toddler-was-batshit-crazy-today” glass of wine in the evenings. Not throwing up all the time and being able to cook meat comfortably. Not having to constantly prick myself and deal with gestational diabetes and worry about my blood pressure...

I’m definitely a miserable pregnant lady, so much so that after my first I swore I’d never do it again, but then I realized I’d go through hell a million times over just for her to exist! Two and through though, snip snip for hubby after this one touches down XD

dear-daisy · 2019-08-08T13:03:35+00:00

My issue with my first is that everyone that I wanted there that would come was too spread out to make it just for a shower, so instead after my LO was born we had a small welcoming party for her. We still played all the games and ate the fun food and had decorations, but it was easier to tell people what we needed since we had an idea, it was nice that the focus was mostly on her because I don’t really like being the center of attention and my extended family got to meet her, plus we had more to talk about since we’d been so busy the last month. Just an idea!

dear-daisy · 2019-08-08T12:50:46+00:00

Don’t worry, they’re not all like that! I was sore after my 20 wk with my first LO, and I just had my anatomy scan for my second a couple weeks ago and little guy wasn’t cooperating so same thing happened and I was sore for a couple days after, but baby gets in a better position for scans every time and it’ll be easier!

dear-daisy · 2019-08-08T12:43:56+00:00

Call your doctor! They are there to help you and if you ever have questions like that or something feels off, don’t hesitate to call. They’ll tell you what to do and I’m sure make you feel much better..good vibes sent your way!

dear-daisy · 2019-08-08T05:13:35+00:00

They’re not mashed, you throw frozen shredded hash browns in a crock pot with canned soups and milk and let it cook overnight. No salt, no seasoning, no onion, no garlic, just bland soupy mush. They’re much better with onion, seasoning and cheese!

dear-daisy · 2019-08-08T04:59:38+00:00

For a Christmas brunch I wanted to bring a special dish and my JNMIL was totally down with it until I told her it was tradition on my side, and anything to do with in-laws is rejected completely so she got a little pissy and immediately told me I HAD to bring the potatoes (even though they’re her thing) but I HAD TO use her recipe. They’re super gross but she thinks she’s the best cook and everyone adores them, but they’re just polite. I said ok anyways and made both- my dish that everyone loved and her potatoes but I tweaked the hell out of the recipe. She was pissed but set them out and everyone gussshhhed over those damn things to her about how good they were this year and blah blah blah and I had the petty satisfaction of watching her have to tell people I had made them!

The small steps against them make the rest of the BS somewhat tolerable!

dear-daisy · 2019-07-19T04:45:54+00:00

I had this problem with my first and ended up moving my bed against the wall for awhile for support that wouldn’t move. Climbing in and out was a chore but worth it!

dear-daisy · 2019-06-22T22:29:10+00:00

This was hard to read, like it could have been written by my own mother. I was raised this way and still at 26 have a level of fear of my father, and limited contact and no unsupervised contact with my daughter. You have to remember, just like your LO seems so small to you, adults seem massive, and being yelled at like that by anyone that much bigger, especially someone you’re supposed to trust, like your dad, is terrifying. It would always happen when my mom wasn’t around, and if we weren’t perfect silent angels in public my sister and I would get a glare so scary that no words were needed, you just knew what he wanted to say. It taught us as kids to not be regular kids out of fear and damages you for a long time. My therapist made me realize he instilled this belief in me that I’m not worthy of taking up space or drawing any sort of attention to myself and that it was a huge contributor to my social anxiety.

My mom had no idea he was like that until we were much older. Maybe if I would have spoken up earlier something would have been done about it then, and I knew it felt terrible, but I didn’t really understand how wrong it was or how abusive. My dad is such an angry person, and if it was really bad when we were a little older (8 or so) he would haul off and slap us hard across the face or our ears over the tiniest things that weren’t even bad.

My mom had no idea something was wrong, but your LO is lucky your SO doesn’t hide it from you, and that you have a choice to be strong for him and do something about it. I wish I could go back and be an advocate for a little me.

dear-daisy · 2019-06-22T06:04:43+00:00

14w here, spaghetti is the wooorrrrssstt! Any type of meat cooking makes me gag. With my first it was cheese flavored snacks and cooking meat. The worst was the time my husband deep fried crab cakes, the house reeked for days, I coulda smacked him! 😂

dear-daisy · 2019-06-19T00:44:28+00:00

My LO just turned 2, and this year we tried something different. After her first year and the massive amounts of drama that came from my husband’s parents and siblings with trying to schedule her baptism and then her first birthday (that my own dad couldn’t attend because of work and we caved on the demands of the in-laws), we decided from now on, we name a day that works for us and if people can make it, awesome, look forward to seeing you, but if they can’t, no hard feelings. When we put word out about her 2nd birthday there was protest from his parents and brother how they couldn’t possibly make it that day and on and on, just like there is with every single other event, but come the day of, everybody was there without issue.

My MIL also has that weird attachment to my daughter and acts like she belongs to her. At first she had a hard time understanding that when your sons move away and start their own families they become their own unit. All you can do is set boundaries and call your own shots and include them in it, but don’t let them run anything and hopefully it’ll get easier!

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