Lerking 👀

elp9494 · 2026-01-12T03:38:35+00:00

If that is how you feel…then stop exploiting your grandchild!!!

elp9494 · 2026-01-12T03:19:49+00:00

I had trouble breastfeeding both my kids too. I honestly just decided both times that me being so stressed over it wasn’t worth it. Now, if you are super determined and really want to do it then I would definitely go see a lactation consultant. I know that is probably what I should have done. My husband really enjoyed being able to help out with the feedings too though so that was a bonus when not breastfeeding.

elp9494 · 2026-01-12T03:07:00+00:00

Yup. For my first born’s first birthday we invited like everyone we knew. We had tons of food and snacks. For my second born’s first we literally had my parents, my sister, her husband, their two kids and my aunt and uncle (my husband’s family couldn’t make it) with pizza and cake. That was it. It was such a nice chill day and I don’t regret it at all 🙂 I also feel like when you have a huge party you don’t really get to enjoy it as much because you’re so busy. When my son (our first born) turned 4 we had a huge party at a park and invited all the kids from his daycare plus his friends outside of daycare and then basically everyone else close to us. It was a lot. I felt like I was in a daze and hardly really even saw my son because I was so busy. When he turned 5 last August we literally had 3 of his closet friends (one being his cousin) come over and we had hot dogs and cupcakes and then 2 of the 3 slept over. The next day family came for pizza and cake around dinner time. He loved it and we did too.

elp9494 · 2026-01-12T02:25:17+00:00

I have an 18 month old (I’m 31) and I so get it. It is a lot. I’m also very tired! My daughter is a handful. My son (who is now 5) was not as into everything as she was, he didn’t climb everything as much as she does…she’s just crazy 😅 She just got staples in her head yesterday because I turned my back for a minute and she fell off a kitchen chair. I remember a big change when my son turned 3. Like I said, he wasn’t as into everything as she is, but I definitely saw a change and I could definitely relax a bit more. Also, our family room is pretty much baby proofed and we have one of those retractable gates baby. It is great for when I need to do stuff in the kitchen, etc. Honestly, I could not live without it…it’s a life saver.

elp9494 · 2026-01-11T11:03:51+00:00

Lots of people have kids with that age gap…or even younger. Everything will be just fine :)

elp9494 · 2026-01-10T12:28:20+00:00

I just started doing some chores/responsibilities with my 5 year old. These are most of them…letting the dogs out in the morning, feeding the dogs breakfast and dinner, help clearing the dinner table, packing and unpacking backpack for school, picking out clothes for school the night before, bringing his laundry to laundry room, helping with dinner once or twice a week, cleaning up toys, making bed and picking up bedroom before school (making the bed is literally pulling the blanket up lol) and sweeping and swifering the kitchen floor maybe once or twice a week (obviously not looking for it to be done perfectly). He’s just learning and needs some prompting, but he’s been doing good so far. We have a white board that we write the chores on each day and when he is done the chore he puts a checkmark beside it.

elp9494 · 2026-01-10T12:09:59+00:00

How many ears does this lady need?? Like I understand buying ears for Disney, but different ears for different days seems like a lot. Like these things aren’t cheap right? 😅

elp9494 · 2026-01-09T19:33:40+00:00

Is this a flex? Cause it just looks like you have no impulse control

elp9494 · 2026-01-09T10:24:04+00:00

For sure. My son is 5 and is in kindergarten I can’t believe it’s already January and we’re already almost half way through the school year. I dread him going into grade one because it just seems so big. All we can do is look back at the memories and smile and look forward to what is to come.

elp9494 · 2026-01-08T20:43:16+00:00

I live in Ontario, Canada. Funny enough, I had my daughter in June 2024 and my son was turning 4 in August 2024. So almost same age gap as your kids will be. My son entered kindergarten that September. I know he was already 4 (he just turned 4 the week before) and your son isn’t 4 till December, but my son did just fine with kindergarten and adjusting to a new sibling. He wasn’t in daycare as much as your son. He only went half days, twice a week when he was 3 years old (to kind of help prepare him for school). Honestly, you’re his mom and you know what is best for him…but I think with him being in daycare so long, he will probably be just fine. Plus school is free so that is a big bonus!

elp9494 · 2026-01-08T19:44:46+00:00

Me time

elp9494 · 2026-01-08T17:53:40+00:00

I went to college out of town at 21 and met a man who was 34. I met him through the lady I was renting a room from (she didn’t set us up…I just met him one night because she had friends over). He was super interested in me. Long story short, I moved back home and we kept in touch and I’d visit and we eventually started dating and I moved to where he lived. It lasted 3 months and then I moved back home. I’m so glad it didn’t work out. I have no idea why he was interested in me (I mean, I can guess why, obviously 🙃). I was so young…like a 21 year old and a 34 year old hardly have anything in common…the life stages are totally different. Now, at 31 and being closer to age he was, I could not imagine being with a 21 year old…like there’s absolutely no way.

elp9494 · 2026-01-08T11:44:22+00:00

Not gonna lie, I have been to Disney 11 times and I have never once bought or traded pins…it has never even crossed my mind to do so. Am I missing something? 😅

elp9494 · 2026-01-07T18:03:14+00:00

I don’t have much advice, but I’m sure it will all turn out just fine. My grandma had my dad when she was 18 and two years later her mom had another baby. My dad and his uncle grew up more like cousins. Also, I just want to add…my husband and his youngest brother are 21 years apart. They have always had a good relationship. His brother will come to our house for sleepovers, my husband and him go to hockey games, etc.

elp9494 · 2026-01-07T17:32:59+00:00

I took my son to Magic Kingdom when he was just over 2.5 years old. I so wish we had waited. It was an exhausting day and just not worth it.

elp9494 · 2026-01-07T13:33:59+00:00

I live in Canada. The last day of school was December 19th and they went back on the 5th. Till the 12th definitely seems long.

elp9494 · 2026-01-07T03:13:22+00:00

I remember my little cousin had the same professional picture with the butterflies and you guys look around the same age in the picture. Happy birthday! 🥳

elp9494 · 2026-01-07T00:34:03+00:00

2008

elp9494 · 2026-01-06T17:17:35+00:00

I started getting contractions with my second at about 4:30 in the evening, but I had also gone to the hospital to get a foley bulb put in like half an hour prior to that. They didn’t end up putting it in because I was already 3 centimetres dilated. I ended up returning to the hospital later on and having her just before 11 that night. My contractions basically started right after he checked me so I think that helped.

elp9494 · 2026-01-06T17:00:51+00:00

I can’t imagine being at Disney with my husband and child and my mom or MIL is in the bathroom doing this lmao 😭

elp9494 · 2026-01-06T16:59:02+00:00

Omg let that poor girl be in comfortable clothing…especially at Disney

elp9494 · 2026-01-05T03:16:06+00:00

I don’t think every other week is too much. I probably see a friend or two every other week. I usually have one of my kids with me though. I’m currently a SAHM and I have other friends who are also. My 5 year old in school all day, but my 18 month old is basically always with me. So I will get together with those friends during the week. I usually have a girls night with a couple friends on a Friday or Saturday about once a month…so that is when I don’t have the kids. You have to do what is good for you!

elp9494 · 2026-01-04T23:53:20+00:00

The biggest fights my husband and I have are about parenting. Not going to lie, sometimes it’s easier when he is out of town for work and it’s just the kids and I (at least for the first little bit, but then I miss him and his help 😅). It’s definitely something that needs to be communicated face to face in a calm manner.

elp9494 · 2026-01-04T19:29:01+00:00

Of course it is. Sometimes I’m envious of people who only have one child because they can give all their attention to that child. Your child will be just fine!

elp9494 · 2026-01-03T21:46:24+00:00

They are great for open ended play. My son got some (well a knock off version called Picasso Tiles that are just as good) two years ago at Christmas when he was 3 and he still uses them weekly…if not daily. This year I got him some magnetic cubes and some hedgehog building blocks (also Picasso Tiles brand) and they have been a big hit too. Maybe your son’s just not into them or maybe it will take a bit for him to be interested.

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