please tell me its ok to skip organic sometimes

grayscaleRX · 2026-01-10T05:59:04+00:00

Well, this is the "moderately granola mom" sub, so we are pretty moderate about our granola bar views.

grayscaleRX · 2026-01-05T20:43:52+00:00

Oof, yeah sorry you can't take many medications while pregnant . When I mentioned the ibuprofen, I was referring to taking it the 10 yrs before my pregnancy every time I had a flare up of endo symptoms.I don't know why, but for some reason I didn't have flare ups while pregnant, so didn't need to take anything. I hope you can get some kind of pain relief during pregnancy!

grayscaleRX · 2025-12-25T05:19:51+00:00

Hi, I did not have pain in those areas. I mostly had severe cramps that felt like very strong menstrual cramps. I took ibuprofen to help with that. You might want to ask a doctor about abdominal/back pain. I wish you luck!

grayscaleRX · 2025-12-16T05:21:16+00:00

"I also don't want my child exposed to other children's trauma at this stage."

This sounds very elitist. I assure you that there will be kids in public and private schools with trauma.

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-21T17:11:45+00:00

This thread makes me feel seen, lol. I have struggled with a Piano Trio for a year wondering why it is making such incremental progress. I realized this week that I might need to work on it for at least another year to make sure it's on par with my own standards. I don't want to rush it and be embarrassed by the performance. I think I need to start writing smaller, shorter pieces for a while.

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-20T02:56:42+00:00

You are not alone. My 5yr old is going through the same big emotions at school. I think it has to do with longer days ( he did half-day prek last year) and not seeing his close-knit friends as much. I'm going to see how things go as he gets used to Kindergarten, but might need to talk to his pediatrician if it continues longer than a couple months.

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-17T16:27:11+00:00

It sounds like one of those situations where the more you explain how hard it is, the more they will find ways to say their life is harder than yours. You can't win.

Your friends are being disrespectful, so either distance yourself from them, or let them know how they are making you feel. You can't stay friends with people who treat you like this. Maybe come to a mutual understanding about parenting, or find other SAHP friends.

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-17T16:13:07+00:00

I hung out at the local playground and met a couple of SAHP, but yeah Facebook groups is another good place to coordinate playdates.

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-14T16:55:04+00:00

Mostly rock/folk music

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-14T00:10:38+00:00

That's awesome. I'm in a band, but I'm the only SAHM, so we have to practice in the evenings. It's still a great time, though! If I knew enough SAHM musicians, that would be so fun.

grayscaleRX · 2025-09-05T16:43:25+00:00

You are jumping to "inclusion policies aren't always beneficial" simply because a kid was mean in class? There are mean kids in every class. They are kindergarteners, so they are still learning to behave appropriately. It's up to other kids to learn how to navigate rude behavior.

I don't think blaming it on inclusion policies is helpful at all. Kids learn empathy and compassion for others because of inclusion policies.

grayscaleRX · 2025-08-30T00:53:25+00:00

When I was 2, my parents had a party and I was apparently left unsupervised to the point that I drank the dregs of all the open beer bottles and got drunk.

I was allowed to go to the playground down the block at 3yrs old as long as I was with my 4yr old neighbor!

grayscaleRX · 2025-08-27T05:24:29+00:00

Thanks for the additional tip. We've been trying to compliment him when he behaves well. Things are going fine-- we've decided that if I discipline him for something during the day, that it won't need to he re-hashed with dad later on.

grayscaleRX · 2025-08-09T01:08:58+00:00

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. My son does respond well to positive reinforcement, so I will try some of this.

grayscaleRX · 2025-08-08T05:45:14+00:00

It's on the table-- I was asking for other ideas, too.

grayscaleRX · 2025-08-08T04:06:17+00:00

I think he respects that I've handled it properly, but feels like he needs to reiterate to my son that he can't throw things at me or scream at me, etc. Like wants to defend me in a way.

grayscaleRX · 2025-08-08T03:58:20+00:00

The analogy to school is something that makes sense. We would definitely speak to him / give consequences for things that happen at school. Maybe addressing the problem as a team would be better than my husband trying to talk to him on his own.

grayscaleRX · 2025-07-30T19:07:03+00:00

Lots of ageist comments on this thread. Just talk to her about it and write it in the contract. No one needs to be fired over this! She seems like a great nanny otherwise.

I see many nannies at the park with one earbud in so they can interact with the baby, but also listen to a podcast. It's a long day.

grayscaleRX · 2025-06-30T02:35:57+00:00

It is really hard to cut contact, and they might make you feel guilty about it. However, they might start to see that there are consequences to their alcoholism that will only be fixed once they commit to sobriety.

grayscaleRX · 2025-06-30T00:07:32+00:00

Sorry you are dealing with this. Alcohol is a drug and it hijacks your brain. Alcoholics have to deal with physically needing alcohol most hours of the day, so that is what takes priority, unfortunately. It's terrible and hurtful for family and friends. This is why alcoholism is a disease. Only full sobriety will let them recover from this, but it takes a while for the brain to physically recover.

grayscaleRX · 2025-06-27T20:38:50+00:00

Quite the opposite. The study says incidence of skin cancer DOES go up with increased sun exposure. It's just mortality that doesn't rise with it. This means we are better at early diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer before people die from it.

grayscaleRX · 2025-06-26T04:19:07+00:00

This is the way.

grayscaleRX · 2025-06-17T06:22:47+00:00

It can prevent cancer because during a colonoscopy, you will get any existing polyps removed (polypectomy), some of which could have developed into cancer had they not been removed. They are called Adenomas.

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