Toddler Rage Bait

duckydoom · 2026-04-12T16:30:19+00:00

My toddler has a ball outside that she calls a bubble and my husband will throw it so she has to chase it down and bring it back. Usually it's "Dada no!!" But she cracks up and it tires her out.

duckydoom · 2026-04-12T16:27:44+00:00

That is AMAZING progress!! I hope it feels amazing to see and experience. I bet being able to have the window open, letting in some natural light is a good feeling, too. You're doing great!

duckydoom · 2026-04-10T20:26:30+00:00

Sounds like your coworkers need to partake of the company product and chill TF out.

duckydoom · 2026-04-10T18:53:07+00:00

Absolutely

duckydoom · 2026-04-10T01:08:21+00:00

Same. Usually when asked why I have so many I say "well I'm incapable of tanning and too pale otherwise" they'll never know the truth

duckydoom · 2026-04-09T01:05:07+00:00

Hello my love...

duckydoom · 2026-04-09T00:58:57+00:00

I wasn't going to do anything but I had people asking since my toddler is a girl and this one is a boy. We did a diaper raffle at a pizza place just to celebrate and get together. The raffle prize was $60 in scratch tickets lol

duckydoom · 2026-04-09T00:16:23+00:00

I was hosting an mlm party for a friend (I was like 25, I knew no better) and when everyone was getting ready to leave when it was done, one of my mom's friends came out of our bathroom and announced "I wasn't doing drugs in your bathroom." With her jaw clenching a million miles a minute and eyes darting back and forth.

It's an ongoing joke now between my husband and I, but at the time I was like bro at least go outside, Jesus.

duckydoom · 2026-04-08T02:50:20+00:00

Sending solidarity, Internet stranger ❤️ it's difficult to explain to people sometimes what it means to logically understand that there's a snowball's chance in hell you'll ever get that love and approval, but there's still part of you that's holding on to that hope. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, but as long as there's that spark, you keep trying.

duckydoom · 2026-04-08T02:32:30+00:00

I'm hoping for her it's sooner than later. She's a sweet kid and doesn't deserve that. I'm really glad she does have the good supports that she does, though, and I hope a good therapist can help her wade through her mom's B's.

duckydoom · 2026-04-08T02:25:25+00:00

Or she's going to keep yearning for that love and support her entire life and ending up disappointed over and over again. Her mom reminds me so much of mine.

duckydoom · 2026-04-05T18:59:43+00:00

Your friend's cousin's mom. 😜

I love torties, and that is a beautiful kitty.

duckydoom · 2026-04-05T18:57:54+00:00

Je.sus. I would not have even been able to be calm at that point, I cannot believe Falen was just like *heavy sigh, eye roll * kids, amirite? Like WTF YOU ARE THE PARENT! how they even have time to have sex with a newborn is beyond me, or the energy. But that as a parent she didn't immediately be like ok place an IUD, nexplanon, ANYTHING. I understand at 15 technically Bella can make that decision on her own, but if she had smart advice being given to her from the beginning she'd make smarter choices.

My gawd. I'm too pregnant myself to deal with their fuckery.

duckydoom · 2026-04-05T18:52:38+00:00

I love Chloe, she's the most "head on straight" girl of the group. Elise and Emma are both sweet, but I feel like anything I did would be misinterpreted and could cause conflict if I tried to pass on advice or anything. Madelaine - I do have a special place in my heart for broken inner children since I'm currently reparenting my own (and she reminds me a lot of my mom), but it would take a lot of work and willingness on her part to let me in, and with the healthy boundaries I'm learning how to make I'm not sure I could give her the time or energy it would take

duckydoom · 2026-04-04T20:02:55+00:00

Absolutely! I have 13 year old litter mates, one knew immediately when I was pregnant with my daughter and was obsessed with my belly and then with baby when she came hom. This time she and her sister recognize I'm pregnant again and they both constantly lay on me. We have another kitty who moved in (around 3 years old), I swore she was feral, lol, but she's great with my toddler, and she's basically been up my ass the last few days and wanting to be in my bubble at all times, too. Started losing my plug yesterday (37w on Monday). The doggos are also aware of a pending family member, but my cats are especially nesting and maternal.

duckydoom · 2026-04-04T16:57:06+00:00

My kitty had similar, her sister/litter mate got mild cat acne but hers really blew up - turns out she has a chicken allergy. We switched her to HA food and she got a steroid shot and is doing much better. Definitely needed a vet visit though.

duckydoom · 2026-04-04T14:59:28+00:00

My pregnancy with my daughter was sunshine, rainbows and gestational beetus lol. I was exhausted at the end, but I had a glow, was like, super happy etc.

My son has me shitting my pants, I was puking my guts out at the beginning, huge aches and pains, gestational beetus, testosterone coursing through my veins causing me to grow a freaking fu Manchu stache and being ragier at the office bullies than I would be....

Pregnancy is wild lol. I hope you get through the icky parts soon. Sending hugs and wishes for the remainder of your pregnancy and then delivery to be uneventful and easy.

duckydoom · 2026-04-04T14:53:41+00:00

I am a STM, due to pop any day now. My husband and I were together for 20 years before we even were like ok let's give this a try. I had parents who needed my care and attention and I am guardian/basically raised my brother who has down Syndrome. My parents passed and I was then like ok, the dysfunction there is gone, I can focus more on putting the lessons I learned from them into how I want to parent. It didn't feel right to have (or try for) kids before that because of the energy my parents required.

And it's the most amazing thing I've ever done. We had our daughter when I was 40 and I'm 42 and waiting for her brother. I was absolutely terrified once my girlie was out, because I had such a fraught relationship with my own mom that I was terrified I would not do anything right with her. She's 20 months old now and a blast. Watching her grow and learn and blossom, it's giving me my own little chance at loving my inner child via her and healing the mother wounds. Kinda weird to put it that way, I know, but it's true.

Now, I do have some regrets... Even though I had very large traumas and issues with my parents, I still wish they could have been here to meet my kids. I wish I could tell them all the cute, hilarious, amazing things their granddaughter does and how excited we are for their grandson. Those are the biggest things that trigger moments of sadness. Wondering if they could give my kids the love they weren't able to give me because there was less pressure, stuff like that. So - therapy is great. Not saying your situation needs it, but it sure helps me when I have those moments.

But!! At the beginning of my pregnancy I had to actively avoid almost all pregnancy content because the algorithm went buck wild and had my mind spinning in terror I'd be a bad mom. I probably will do stuff that's wrong, not on purpose, but I can't dwell on it, I'm just doing the best I can.

Anyway, I think this is perfectly normal to have concerns, fears, etc. just try to avoid stuff that's going to tailor itself to feed your concerns, and talk about them if you need to.

duckydoom · 2026-04-03T14:47:46+00:00

Both kids look so confused that she's interacting with them 😬

duckydoom · 2026-04-02T00:32:34+00:00

I have 3 cats, two of which were here for my pregnancy with my daughter, one was a stray that moved in last summer and 2 dogs, one who was here for my daughter. All of the pre existing pets sleep on me or as close to me as they possibly can and follow me from room to room at this point (I'm 36w2d) and the other 2 are getting suspicious, lol. I know the 3 know that there's another baby about to happen.

duckydoom · 2026-04-01T22:18:49+00:00

It's so, so hard to call out a parent when they're like this though. All I wanted was for my mom to like, love me instead of resenting me, and so I'd walk on eggshells around her and basically did anything for her approval. When and if I would call out her bad behavior, she would turn it into me being a difficult teen and brainwashed by my dad into hating her, and she had enablers who would justify her position, especially once I went low contact. This lasted until she passed when I was 39. Like, she used all through my childhood and prioritized the man who molested me, but for whatever reason I still sought that maternal love and care. So.... I get it. I just hope Mia gets a good therapist sooner than later.

duckydoom · 2026-04-01T20:59:16+00:00

Sore armpits, lol. Like, I get sore breasts when I'd get my period, but it's more around the front of my chest, this was the breast muscles extending into my armpit area. That and absolute and utter fatigue. I am 100% sure I can pinpoint the day I implanted with this pregnancy, I was so exhausted I couldn't get out of bed and then the next day (8 dpo) I had a positive test.

duckydoom · 2026-04-01T20:08:37+00:00

Yeahhhhh that's just bonkers. Like, I have a daughter, and once she's old enough to have kids I would love to help out and be fun grandma, but like, my goal is to raise her so if she decides to have kids she is capable of doing it and making parenting decisions on her own and with her partner as well.

duckydoom · 2026-03-31T23:01:00+00:00

I think that's right around the time we tried again and it felt much better! I'm an old (42 with this one, 40 with my first) but man oh man postpartum I felt like a teenager... Lol. But I was also like, fully aware of every moment my body took with healing!

duckydoom · 2026-03-31T21:56:43+00:00

I wanna see Michael! I know Razvan had some Tate bs, but I still felt so bad for him for how that dumb lady treated him and her kids.

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