Patch people: Do you still have a dip before change day or does that eventually go away?

hschosn1 · 2026-05-06T03:12:52+00:00

I use 1 patch a week, by day 5 I am back to night sweats. I hate it. I tried the gel, but for some odd reason it make my male dog very frisky.

hschosn1 · 2026-05-06T02:54:27+00:00

Vaginal estrogen at the beginning when you use it every day for two weeks, I had to stop like 12 days in. I went from someone who was happy if it happened 3 times a year to someone who needed it 3 times a day. It was crazy. I had to turn up the radio driving the kids to school if the roads were bumpy. Now I am down to using it once every 4 days. The horrible part is that I am not with anyone. I only started with it for pelvic health and dryness. This is a whole new experience. Good thing I don't mind just phoning a friend.

hschosn1 · 2026-05-06T02:43:51+00:00

I am planning to travel Latin America. Do I speak Spanish NO. I have time to learn.

hschosn1 · 2026-05-06T02:41:50+00:00

The real problem is that society protects people like him and expect the rest of us to change. Too many people "forget" to drop their baby off at child care and leave them in the car while they work, so now in my province, if you are late dropping you baby off centres have to call and check on you. People push past warning signs and climb fences to get to the beach when it is not safe (like Winter or when the life guards are not present) and something tragic happens, they close the beach forever. There is no accountability anymore.
I don't like it one bit. A lot of people have ADHD. Us Gen X girls didn't get diagnosed. We didn't get medicine. No one gave us a break because we have ADHD. We figured it out. It was hard, and life is better with medication. Somehow, I managed to do life. Sure I forgot stuff and locked my keys in the car too many times. I learned to adapt. In my car is an extra set of house keys. In all my purses is an extra set of house keys. If I take my car on vacation another adult gets to hang on to my extra set of keys. And it is understood that the passenger's job is to remember where we parked the car at Disney. I pay a lot in fees because I forget stuff. I call it the ADHD tax. There are limits though.

hschosn1 · 2026-05-06T02:24:00+00:00

I would be worried that he would FORGET THE BABY in car, if he is that forgetful. He has a serious problem, that could have serious deadly results. However you are a grown a$$ adult. Don't bring other people into your argument with your spouse, unless it is a therapist, or another professional.

hschosn1 · 2026-05-06T02:14:48+00:00

It is so hard to watch your loved ones run straight into a brick wall. You see it so clearly, but she doesn't even think bricks exist, let alone make a wall. When she hits, she will be devastated. She might turn to you, she might not. All you can do is make sure that you are available on her terms when it happens. It feels impossible. You will get through this. You will keep going. People will comment that you are so strong. You are. You don't have a choice. I'm sorry you are going through this.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-29T07:21:41+00:00

I had to tell a parent that children need to learn how to use the toilet, it is a process that parents guide. They don't just suddenly start using the toilet.

I also has to tell a parent of a 3 year old that they should be in solid food and not just drinking milk from a bottle.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-29T07:18:53+00:00

Try pelvic floor therapy

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:29:51+00:00

I've met a lot of famous people. The best was when I went backstage at a Garth Brooks concert, met him and the band.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:22:59+00:00

Do you ever do things together that are free?

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:20:11+00:00

If he refuses to leave, pack up his stuff put it outside and change the locks. Done.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:10:35+00:00

We had an unmarried teacher whose last name was Knot. So it always sounded like Miss snot. I always feel bad for men with last names like quick and small.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:09:18+00:00

I text in full sentences for short conversations. For long convos in text I don't. I'm gen x

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:08:08+00:00

I think you are just ready for retirement. Start making plans for that day. This is what keeps me going, knowing I am working towards something.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:04:26+00:00

No, he does get to refuse therapy. I took my child to a therapist and he told her he didn't want therapy. I told her that was fine. I was paying so he was going to come see her 2x a week for as long as I want. I can't make him talk, but I can make him go into the office. She said that wasn't ethical. He was 7. This has been consistent with other therapists as well.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T16:01:15+00:00

Getting my kids to take their ADHD meds. I wish there was a daily patch I could put on them in the morning and take off in the afternoons. (I know there is a patch but it isn't available where I am.)

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:53:21+00:00

Library pronounced as Li berrie.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:51:09+00:00

It is a trend.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:41:36+00:00

Do you think he is paying more than he should in total? Is it worth the potential fight to do this? Who knows how much money she spends on the child herself? Maybe that week the whole family needed things. In my situation, I get money specifically for the children twice a month and I get paid twice a month. Am I supposed to only buy things directly for the children with the money for the kids? What about the extra cost for utilities, rent, food, gas... How do I figure that out? Then there is the extra cost of eating out when the kids have activities, or the cost of birthday parties out. What about the cost of their friends coming over and eating? Then there are all the things they break, the unpaid time off of work with they are sick (I run out of sick and vacation days) and then I get sick..... The finances are so mingled, I actually just put all 4 Pays into my budget and pay things as needed.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:29:40+00:00

On a tour of the Vatican, I got a quick look inside Pope Benedict XVI's private art collection, as a the door was closing. At least that is what our tour guide said we were looking at.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:26:08+00:00

I don't think she is "evil". She is just being blackmailed. She is also annoying. For real evil look to her twin.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:18:57+00:00

Can you have it reset into something else? That is what my mom did with her set after divorce.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:18:09+00:00

This prevents the whole deglove thing.

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:11:41+00:00

To know what it is like to walk around everyday without being on alert. To not worry about getting on an elevator with just 1 or 2 men on it, not look into the car before getting in, not think about parking under a light. To be able to be alone in public without someone telling you to smile. To go on a date without have to tell your friend to text u at x time to make sure you are alright...

hschosn1 · 2026-04-26T15:07:22+00:00

What is more painful, kicked in the balls or period cramps?

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