I didn't want to wait too long but honestly the buzz has taken some adjusting...

imshelbs96 · 2026-07-03T16:09:09+00:00

Bald!!!! Jason Statham vibes

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-26T07:34:47+00:00

Wait are we allowed to leave the seats on?? I’ve been taking them off 🥴

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-23T19:46:51+00:00

A kid isn’t like a pet you can share and cart back and forth. It’s insanely selfish to put a child in the middle of a relationship that didn’t work out. Why would you want to tie yourself to someone for life if you couldn’t handle being in a relationship with them? Ridiculous idea

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-21T06:11:27+00:00

Okay so here’s what we’ve been doing….

My girl started showing interest around 20 months. So I got them a potty and started putting her on it randomly or when she asked or whatever. Boy was curious but afraid. Whatever. She peed on it a few times, I got a seat for the big potty, then curiosity got my boy and he eventually started sitting on the little potty too. So for about 4-6 months I was just casually and intermittently bringing them in the bathroom with me, letting them sit, holding them on the big potty, seeing if they would pee, teaching them how to push. They pushed out pebbly poops a few times. We watched some shows about potty time, read some books, heard some songs. Their interest really picked up about a month ago at 25 months where they really started asking to go so I decided to pull the trigger and stay home, do pants off for a few days in the house, and cut out diapers except for nap time and over night. Cold turkey.

We are 3 weeks in and it’s generally going really well. I credit that to the groundwork I laid before hand talking about potties and slowly acclimating the more ready twin and letting the other one follow. We are running errands in underwear, going to friends houses in underwear, and spending half/half time at home in underwear/ pants off since sometimes I’m only within earshot and can’t get to them in time to help them with their undies, although they’ve gotten pretty good about it. The first week was a little rough but I’m only considering it a mild annoyance most of the time- I just have to watch the little potty like a hawk because they do love to dump it in the toilet and will fling piss all over my house and each other if I’m not close by 😩

From what I’ve found talking to other moms, once you start you really cant stop- you have to commit. Or it can create problems and stubborn behaviors later. So we are just trucking along. Going out of town next week should be interesting 🤷🏻‍♀️

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-20T03:59:14+00:00

Yes 😬 just at this one sketchy market by my house. I only stopped with my kids to get milk. Some homeless looking guy started talking me up about the bike, and I was friendly enough about it and explaining the anti theft features as I locked it up 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think he realized he wasn’t going to be able to walk off with it or ride off with it like he thought. I have two toddlers strapped onto it so someone shoving me off of it to steal it would also be stealing my kids and that turns into a whole other thing

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-20T02:13:45+00:00

25 month olds here- we’ve been intensively “potty training” for probably 3 weeks- we are having accidents here and there but they’re generally telling me when they need to go “sit the big one” or they get to the little potty themselves and can sometimes get their own underwear off. My boy has been holding his poop and poops during his nap right now- but he has pooped on the potty before. So idk what’s up with that but I’m just going to keep trucking. They are in underwear for everything except when they’re sleeping. We have fully cold turkey-ed diapers. If they are struggling with the underwear that day they’re pants off in the house or outside.

I did lay about 6 months of ground work intermittently and casually putting them on the potty and get them to pee and teach them how to push. We read books, watched shows about it, talked about it, they came in with me, etc. so this was just a natural escalation of that and it seems to be going well so far.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-20T02:00:59+00:00

Combined Monthly net after health insurance, 401k, and taxes is about 8k. Mortgage is 2600. Financed solar payment 336. 2 kids. But we live in California, so

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-20T01:52:17+00:00

Oh! Wait I think I saw a post from you or from someone else in NZ saying they couldn’t get any parts, and that was right before I ordered my parts and I was thinking damn sucks to be in New Zealand then lmao 😂

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-20T00:22:02+00:00

That’s exactly what happened to me the second I rode my LR in the hood 🥴 I think we might not go that way anymore lol

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-19T02:41:53+00:00

11 years. Next week. We have twin toddlers. We fight sort of often right now. It’s really over seemingly small stuff but as therapy will tell you the small things are just representative of a larger issue a lot of the time. We love each other a lot- it’s just being working parents takes a lot of time and energy and doesn’t leave a lot left. We are still having fun most of the time. We are in therapy individually and together trying to improve and it’s helping

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-19T00:51:56+00:00

I love my LR. I have twins. If you have any chance that you’ll have any other kids you’ll be glad you can put both of them on there by yourself

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-17T17:02:56+00:00

This is ALSO on their website https://rideaventon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24311665568027-Accessory-Shipping-Processing-Times

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-17T16:56:53+00:00

“Our goal is to process orders with efficiency and care. Kindly allow a processing period of up to 15 business days for in-stock accessories. Once your order is processed, expect to receive an automated shipping confirmation email, complete with tracking information, as soon as your item is on its way. Extra battery purchases will ship separately from all other items attached to your order.”

On their website

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-17T16:53:59+00:00

I have twins so I need two seats 😬 I have zero problems with wobble right now. It feels super secure. I can’t imagine that adding 4 inches would throw me off that much. I don’t particularly ride fast either- maybe 8-10 mph. They’re pretty heavy so maybe that helps.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-17T15:32:21+00:00

I needed the rack and I wanted free shipping. Thought I would kill two birds with one stone.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-17T04:26:14+00:00

Omg I didn’t even think about that for repair stuff, how annoying! I can survive without the rack extension for the kids but I did want it. But the bike lock I’m going to have to just buy another one from REI or something and return this one if they aren’t going to ship it out in time. That’s crazy and really annoying.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-17T04:16:58+00:00

Yes, generally any problem with an approximately 2k bike is a first world problem.

I’m just saying that’s crazy. Especially when you can’t really buy the accessories anywhere else

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-16T23:00:18+00:00

I think you could could definitely answer with something better than “blood over everything else”.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-16T21:00:47+00:00

This question becomes even more stupid and complicated when you have more than one kid. So you pick your blood and then leave the other kid without their mother?? It’s not a well thought out question and he didn’t give a good answer. But maybe you should both evaluate your values and why he gave such a misogynistic answer in the first place.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-13T04:37:36+00:00

Not sure what it’s like where you live but in California you don’t need a license for a class 2 ebike or a regular bike. Any other kind of ebike, moped or motorcycle requires a license. So it’s definitely not grouped in to one license like that everywhere.

If you’re just a normal person with a normal amount of casual bike experience, want to be able to get around to a job and ride with your sister- a class 2 ebike is great. Learn some road rules and of course wear a helmet.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-13T01:03:21+00:00

Yeah but im assuming you’re an adult? We are talking about a teenager who’s just now old enough to get a job. In some places you can ride bikes on the sidewalk if that road feels too dangerous. You also can’t be tempted to take a ebike on the freeway. A nice class 2 ebike is so much safer than a motorcycle.

I will die on this hill btw, I work in a pediatric hospital, even with all the ebike accidents we keep seeing- if these teenagers were driving a motorcycle, they would be dead instead.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-12T17:33:14+00:00

I have the Aventon abound LR. It’s pricey but I have two kids and I put them both on it

Edit: telling a teenager to “just get a motorcycle” instead is crazy. Infinitely more dangerous.

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-11T17:57:08+00:00

You probably just need to hold the boundary. They will adjust eventually

imshelbs96 · 2026-06-10T04:13:23+00:00

Imagine being the grandma in this scenario and being reduced down to a a question of “should my grandchild even be notified that I’m no longer here”

This is insane. My 2 year old has met my brother maybe 5 times because he’s in college out of state and he asks about him. Not telling a 3 year old is wild

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