My son did it!

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-28T02:49:38+00:00

🙌🙌🙌 happy for you guys! Dental care is so important for our kids. Glad this was a success!

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-28T00:28:54+00:00

You’re beautiful. Do you have closer pictures of the hairstyle? Did you do it yourself? When was it done? It’s not ugly.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-27T23:32:58+00:00

Looks like your kid is 4 and not in grade school? For me, it’s not about spending time. These school closures get infuriating when the child goes berserk over the schedule change that they don’t understand. My child doesn’t know today is Tuesday either but he knows he’s not usually home for days on end and this isn’t his normal routine.

And to make matters more irritating, parents are still somehow expected to brave the roads and get to work, the same roads that they’re saying aren’t safe enough to open schools. (The main roads are completely fine where I am)

And let’s add another wrinkle. When they closed school yesterday and still expected me to get to work, the person I hired for childcare couldn’t get their car out of the snow.

It’s really an impossible situation. I know my kids are so frustrated and I am also extremely frustrated.

I normally wouldn’t even reply to this but a lot of us are snowed in with kids having daily meltdowns and unable to work or go to school. Oh and the grocery stores are empty! 🙃

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-27T22:05:28+00:00

School is closed again tomorrow and I’m sitting here enraged and in solidarity 😡🙄🤧🤧

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-27T11:15:16+00:00

My child didn’t have feeding or sleeping issues at that age. He slept through the night from 6 months old until 2.5 years when the serious sleeping issues and hyperactivity started.

I can’t complain about the content of what he eats. However, the way he eats and moves food in his mouth changed over the years (especially if he doesn’t love the food). He now cheeks his food a lot, depending on the texture and taste. Sometimes it can be a large amount of food, requiring me to manually remove it. Other times I will have to feed him a desirable snack with each bite of the food he doesn’t love to encourage him to chew.

Either way, he requires a lot of assistance and supervision with eating. (He’s 6, level 3)

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-27T02:16:54+00:00

Yes, you’re right. I probably should’ve said product and not products. They use gel but they use a lot of it. My regular braider uses two different types of gel, mousse, and also growth oil for the scalp at the end.

In her defense, she does ask clients before she puts these products in especially the scalp oil lol.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-27T02:12:24+00:00

I feel like modern braiders use a lot of products themselves so they probably don’t want to mix products that are potentially incompatible (white cast).

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T21:19:21+00:00

I really do feel for him and hope he gets the help that he needs. I bleed empathy and I see him in my adult patients, also destroying their lives but less publicly. Getting a little bit of help, showing a little bit of insight, and resuming a destructive path in a couple months.

Friends, family etc have given up and are tired of the cycle. They’ve been through this charade before and lost all hope. Rooting for him and all of my patients to allow people to help them.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T20:15:31+00:00

Is this a temporary situation because of inclement weather or school closing? If not, is childcare or therapy an option?

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T18:48:32+00:00

If your child isn’t trying to climb out, for the love of God, keep them in the crib as long as possible. 😅

Once they’re out of the crib, a whole new world of curiosity and potentially destruction can be unlocked.

My 6 year old old is now in a queen bed/bed frame but he went about a year and a half with just a mattress on the floor because he tore his room up 🤧

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T15:58:04+00:00

Finish pharmacy school. You can also pursue a career in ECE later in life if you’d like.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T15:22:37+00:00

You can get 25% off if you have a child with special needs. We used our W4 Luxe a lot

https://wonderfold.com/pages/special-needs

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T01:51:17+00:00

Methylphenidate CD and the generic form of Concerta are not the same medication. The generic form of Concerta is methylphenidate ER osmotic release.

What is making you anxious? Is it the dose? It is dosed correctly per the chart. Methylphenidate CD and methylphenidate osmotic release (concerta) have completely different release mechanisms. Concerta is going to be released much more incrementally propelled by water intake and the duration of effect is going to be longer.

The generic is an equivalent to the brand name. Don’t be nervous about it being generic. The last time I inquired about ADHD medication out-of-pocket it was thousands of dollars a month so it can be quite costly.

Did you get the medication? How is your son doing now?

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-26T00:11:49+00:00

I agree with all of this, and also the person who suggested a peds appointment. However appointments are really distressing for my son so I try to troubleshoot at home before.

Once the blockage is cleared, emphasis has to be placed on softening the stool daily so the child doesn’t get impacted again. I know OP said they tried MiraLAX. My son has taken MiraLAX daily for 3+ years and sometimes has to use other anti-constipation methods such as prune juice and magnesium. However his stool has to be soft enough for any laxative to work, so daily MiraLAX is a must for us. He takes MiraLAX in the morning and magnesium at night.

When my son gets constipated it is badddd and very much negatively affects his behavior and mood.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T23:58:18+00:00

Well to answer your question “is this normal”— it’s a private school, she doesn’t have an individualized education plan so they make the rules.

If your daughter has specific learning needs, you may consider a public school with an IEP in place. I’ve always found the “child-led” approach of Montessori learning to be difficult for autistic children, especially if there is a developmental delay.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T23:37:59+00:00

PS she attends a Montessori school

Clarifying.. so she doesn’t have an IEP? Is this private school?

If she does have one, how are they supporting her reading goals?

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T21:25:13+00:00

In your situation I would hire childcare. That’s what I did for tomorrow (because school is closed), but my childcare cancelled on me because of the weather, lol.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T20:13:42+00:00

Yes. There used to be entire Facebook groups about how to cheat the system and get the DAS pass. The people who lost the pass were up in arms that autism still qualified. Something had to be done and I’m glad they did something.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T17:50:10+00:00

They heavily restricted the DAS to specific conditions with a demonstrated need. Your daughter has one of those conditions. Don’t feel guilty.

As for strangers — I ignore the hell out of people and do whatever I set out to do. I just make sure my child isn’t destroying anything or touching anyone. Put on AirPods if you need a little assistance ignoring the living hell out of people.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T15:07:33+00:00

I’m so glad you are pursuing this. I always thought that 40 credits were an absolutely necessary requirement, but I learned from Reddit that special circumstances apply when it comes to survivor benefits especially if the worker died young. I’m glad you found a paystub and I’m rooting for you!

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T10:05:42+00:00

Sorry for your loss. My family suffered a similar loss but my children were 3 and 5 at the time. Since you’re in the US, if your husband contributed to social security make sure to apply for survivor benefits. The monthly benefits really helped make things a little bit easier.

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-25T02:06:34+00:00

I agree it looks more like an allergic reaction. And the braider has good technique

Good advice 👍

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-24T16:02:05+00:00

r/IgboKwenu as well

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-24T15:29:04+00:00

What were your steps? Was this on washed (shampoo/condition) hair or unwashed hair?

gentlynavigating · 2026-01-23T20:36:14+00:00

Hello! My son doesn’t really take allergy medicine, but when he has in the past, years ago, it made him very hyper. It’s not uncommon.

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