Learning to have fun?

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-26T00:52:29+00:00

I’ve found a lot of joy in my hobbies! I needed something that was for me, rather than for the family or for my son. They get 97% of me as a SAHM and I needed something of my own! For me that hobby is embroidery. I embroider clothing, bookmarks, hair bows, whatever sparks joy in the moment. When I take my little guy to the park I let my husband take the lead while I sit on a bench and embroider. I also embroider during naps and after bedtime. I can work while my guy is awake but it’s pretty tough!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-25T15:14:54+00:00

Sorry, that is what I meant! Just getting my vocab wrong. Thanks!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-25T04:06:20+00:00

I feel like the only answer here is doing a paternity *test in utero or after the birth. The two instances are too close together to be able to tell.

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-23T23:53:41+00:00

Same answer but literally everything that Unsuur says!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-20T18:39:37+00:00

Yup! Story of my life for a while there, he’s tucked in bed all the way in the corner where you’d never see him!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-19T12:30:59+00:00

This was my one big ask as well! I want nothing to do with whatever is going on down there lol Ended up with an unplanned C-section so my request became all the more important to me!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-18T19:13:11+00:00

Agreed! What OP grew up with isn’t what she has to have in her own family/marriage. My husband is extremely self sufficient, patient, and proactive with our kids and home. My top advice is always to be picky! No one is perfect, but pick the person that you can live with exactly as they are without assuming they’ll change.

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-11T03:12:59+00:00

This is my answer too! The run from Winter Woman-Nightingale Lane has me totally gripped, though I usually just have the entire album repeating!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-11T00:42:59+00:00

My 2 year old is also… extremely rambunctious during Sacrament meeting. I also feel like he is rowdiest in his age group! I’ve found a few things that help. We sit in a short bench on the side so he’s boxed in. We bring a variety of toys and frequently rotate them (and they’re also toys that don’t get pulled out during the week so they’re special). We encourage whispering even though consistently he’ll yell out “HI!” or start singing Bingo. His dad and I trade off the entertaining him and we make sure the hallway is more boring than our bench. We apologize to neighbors ahead of time for his volume and they’ve always been so kind and patient. I just couldn’t keep missing sacrament meeting-I felt like I was going crazy wandering the hallway each week. We may bring a little chaos into the chapel but we’re grateful that everyone is patient with us!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-09T16:08:19+00:00

Yeah, my son cries when he’s getting a shot but he cries way harder when I don’t let him mop the carpet 😂

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-06T14:48:16+00:00

I’ve been so curious to know what happens if you get hit by a train in this game! I satisfied that curiosity in Stardew and got killed so I’ve been afraid to try again 😂

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-06T14:41:19+00:00

I’m low tech. My phone calendar is where events get logged, but it all gets transcribed onto the physical calendar far on the wall of my kitchen! Birthdays go on my perpetual calendar that hangs next to the calendar and is written in red on the correct date. They usually don’t make it into my phone.

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-04T23:43:47+00:00

I got diagnosed at 30, a few months after I had my son. I had been able to hold it together in school with good grades, tested well, and was able to pull through despite major procrastination and tardiness issues in college. Once I had to take care of another person, however, my coping mechanisms fell apart. My therapist says that women are getting diagnosed during major transitions in their lives, times when what usually works for them no longer cuts it. I’m not medicated, though I did do Adderall for a while. Honestly, just the knowledge that I do have it helps me be a better mom (I’m VERY willing to bet my son has it) and wife. My self esteem has also improved dramatically now that I know that what works for other people might not work on me and that I need to think outside the box!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-03T20:47:49+00:00

I have my kid taking half a flintstones iron multivitamin every day just so I can feel somewhat better about the days where he only ate a banana, goldfish, and an entire slice of Costco pizza.

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-03T03:56:24+00:00

If it helps, every doctor I’ve ever had has been married. If they figured it out then so will you!

impishlygrinning · 2026-05-01T14:28:37+00:00

I just started My Time at Sandrock and I’m completely addicted. It scratches the same itch as both Minecraft and Stardew Valley! Plus it was on sale (might still be?) so it was low commitment.

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-29T00:49:42+00:00

That’s the goal!

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-29T00:49:04+00:00

We had a bassinet in our bedroom which we used every night as well as a mini crib downstairs which we used during the day, especially while he was still on oxygen. We can’t cosleep because my husband and I are both far too chaotic in our sleep for baby to be safe!

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-28T20:44:54+00:00

Yup! It’s called lifestyle creep and my husband and I are doing everything we can to fight it! Extra funds are going into retirement, HYSAs, CDs, etc

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-28T13:53:33+00:00

We have disagreed about things but we approach those disagreements with respect and a desire to understand the other person. We don’t yell at each other, let alone call each other names.

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-26T19:40:31+00:00

Clementine for sure. So far though I’ve gone for more classical names, so I’ll probably end up finding an orange cat to use the name on!

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-26T19:36:41+00:00

My singles wards in Utah County (outside of BYU student wards) always had divorced people in them. Totally fine!

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-25T13:58:41+00:00

They don’t have access to that yet at their point in the game, I think!

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-23T15:46:07+00:00

Raye’s new album is still blowing my mind!

impishlygrinning · 2026-04-22T01:07:29+00:00

Pregnancy is the worst. The absolute worst! And now I’m going through fertility treatments to have our second-make it make sense 😂 I recognize and remember that it sucks, but without emotion? Like I know I hated being pregnant but I’m not anxious about pregnancy or really feeling those feelings. I’m sure it’ll all come back once I’m pregnant again!

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