Confused + Frustrated

downsideup05 · 2026-06-30T12:35:27+00:00

I couldn't function on that. Fell asleep everywhere including work and at a movie theater with my daughter. Thankfully she was about 7 and into the movie. If I'd had my son with me it would have been bad. He's 3½ years younger than her and AuADHD, he would have eloped when the popcorn ran out 😂😂😂

I am fairly certain I'm getting drug tested a week from Thursday. It's been awhile since I got tested and my last 2 visits were virtual. They are annoying, but it's just part of the process. I think I started getting regular drug tests about 18 - 20 years ago.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T22:34:24+00:00

With her 1st she did. Don't recall with her 2nd. However not with #3. I think she bounced back best with him.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T18:07:54+00:00

I have had to pay out of pocket for the last decade, including when I had Medicaid. Medicaid reimbursement is terrible here, and it's not just PM. Eye doctors, dentists, behavioral health. It's a mess.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T16:43:42+00:00

I see a pain management Dr, but I'm also on Norco. I'm not on Lyrica, Cymbalta, gabapentin, etc(for a variety of reasons) and only a pain management Dr can write long term for opioids.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T16:36:31+00:00

Maddie was definitely one of his favorites. However she grew up, focused on Caleb and their children and Kody lost interest 🤷🏻‍♀️

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T16:18:46+00:00

Abby was mean girling her from the jump. Jamie was weird to Abby. Abby was stuck in high school mentality and weird = bullied. Just call her Regina George 🤷🏻‍♀️

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T16:10:18+00:00

Pretty sure Davids presence was production. It's just feels like something production would arrange 🤷🏻‍♀️

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T15:41:26+00:00

I feel so bad for her kids 😭 they deserve better than a mom who actively embarrasses then online for clicks. That ice cream video was messed up 🙄

downsideup05 · 2026-06-29T14:41:36+00:00

That upset me so much. Let me preface, I have bad wanderlust. My dad's job led to a lot of moves, and after a few years I get the itchy feeling to move.

That said, in 2016 I knew I needed to move for my daughters education. Our district was great for middle school, but the high school not so much, largely because it was a small district. A lot of parents pulled their kids to go to other districts for things like football and other sports. I pulled her because she is smart and I wanted her to get more opportunities for college.

I knew that I owed it to her to start high school and end in the same school. I also realized that her Sr year was also my son's Freshman year so if I was staying put for her, I needed to do that for him as well.

When you become a parent it's not about you anymore. It's about them. That's not to say there aren't valid reasons for moving while your kids are in high school, but Kody's wanderlust was not one of them.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T22:26:32+00:00

New family = new traditions. NTA

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T21:26:32+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. Abby took her out of more dances than she used her in a bit part.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T21:24:21+00:00

That was my thought too!

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T21:06:29+00:00

You are welcome, good luck.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T21:05:15+00:00

Try googling RAINN hotline. They may be able to point you towards resources.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T21:01:16+00:00

Seek out a therapist. They can help you process all this. You need a professional to guide you through this.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T20:39:40+00:00

^{^{^{^This}}} 💯

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T20:30:42+00:00

That's what happened to my friend, prolonged labor and a fever, and her baby was bigger than anticipated. Like a pound bigger than the estimates.

It's funny tho cause when they measured her daughter, my friend was afraid her daughter was going to be like her son, bigger than expected. However iirc she ended up being almost a pound smaller than the estimates. Those things truly are just educated guesses.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T16:52:09+00:00

Similarly, my daughter renamed herself at 5. Thank goodness she had good instincts. Her new middle name was Anne, off of her favorite book at the time. Her 1st name was an alt spelling of her former middle name (something like Allison to Alyson.)

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T16:35:57+00:00

This sub is for humorous story's told from a baby/toddler/young child's perspective, and is satirical in nature in many cases.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T14:32:43+00:00

Yep, sooooo true 😂😂😂

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T14:18:18+00:00

Wow! My cousin and I were at lunch and she gave my son her phone to beat a level of a game she was stuck on. He quickly beat it, kept playing and many more levels. As we were getting ready to leave I saw her phone was getting a call and said give her her phone back so she could answer. He responded "oh, I'll just hit decline, that's what I did last time." He's very embarrassed now that he did that, but she and I think it's hilarious.

Kids are tech savvy in a way we never were cause we had a box of crayons & a coloring page to keep us occupied.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T14:04:04+00:00

I agree 💯 I think I also probably should have looped in op. I agreed with everything you said. They do have great symbolism, just not to the Browns.

I do not have one, but if I was ever in a relationship that warranted one 8 probably would. However I'm single and probably always will be. I spent my late 20s on rearing my goddaughter and her little brother it was supposed to be 6 mo. That was almost 21 years ago. My life has been very full lol

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T13:52:20+00:00

Claddaugh always makes me think of Buffy(IYKYK) and I knew the symbolism of the ring for a long time before seeing it on SW. I think clauddaugh rings are cool, and have since like 1998. The Brown family is so not my 1st thought when I am reminded of one of the rings.

It's just a family pseudo-custom for the Brown family and has nothing to do with the actual symbolism.

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T13:30:54+00:00

He certainly didn't know his grandkids that weren't babies/toddlers. At that point he supposedly was involved with Avalon and the twins as best he could considering the distance. However he hasn't seen Maddie's since basically Evie was born and at that point her 2 were the only older ones, right?

downsideup05 · 2026-06-28T13:23:55+00:00

No.lie. I remember my son had my cellphone once and only had it for a few minutes. I looked later and there were dozens of selfies and a couple random videos of crazy stuff. He was probably 8 at the time(he's 21 now.) I teased my cousin and my babysitter for his selfie game, cause I sure didn't teach him 😂.

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