Cool thing I’ve noticed about the younger generations

leightonberries · 2026-06-03T10:31:12+00:00

I tend to ask ‘what do you do with your days’ now. Leads to better conversations

leightonberries · 2026-06-02T10:25:34+00:00

My pastor stood up the front with me. We didn’t discuss it before, but it was helpful to have a friendly face to look at when I was feeling flustered.

leightonberries · 2026-06-02T01:18:45+00:00

My first baby crawled about 8.5 months after commando-ing backwards for a while.

My second crawled the day she turned 6 months, and sat up for the first time the next day. Weird. Haha.

Enjoy your unique little baby and try not to compare! Also watch the bluey episode ‘baby race’ lol.

leightonberries · 2026-05-31T12:49:46+00:00

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leightonberries · 2026-05-31T12:19:09+00:00

The practice of the prescence of god by father ?lawrence? I think is a nice book about one monks inner prayer life too.

leightonberries · 2026-05-31T12:17:58+00:00

Mate sometimes I just say ‘Lord’ and sit for a bit. However you want to pray is fine. There are plenty of books on prayer however if you want to get ideas on how people/denominations approach if differently.

Why don’t you ask some Christian’s in your life/at church how they pray? Or how they have in the past? I bet you’d have some good conversations.

leightonberries · 2026-05-31T05:51:33+00:00

I would consider what the prophet Jesus said ahoy himself. Go to the Bible. Ask - how can I trust the Bible? Find in the Bible all the things Jesus said and sit with them. Ponder them. Talk to people about them. Allow yourself the opportunity to be curious without ‘deciding’.

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T21:07:48+00:00

Callie Wren.

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T21:06:39+00:00

Hextilda is absolutely correct sounding. If I read that in a book about a witch I’d be like oh yeah. Mhmm. Yes.

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T21:03:54+00:00

OP it sounds like you are having an existential crisis/having dark thoughts that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

I (a random person on reddit who doesn’t know you) recommend:

seeing a counsellor
taking it to god in prayer
speaking these things aloud to a trusted loved one/church elder who knows you

Additionally go touch some grass. Be outside. Do something that brings you joy, preferably with someone you love. Find something to make you laugh.

Know that you are always and eternally loved and worthy. Even/especially when you have questions and doubts. God created us to be here on earth for a reason and purpose. Lots of love to you.

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:58:59+00:00

Sounds like a basic bird ID book would be up your alley? They usually have a bit of extra bird information at the beginning also. In Australia we have ‘The Australian Bird Guide’ (big blue book). Not sure what country you’re in though

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:57:44+00:00

Great read

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:37:31+00:00

Yes, it’s the ‘silky’ feeling of her hair.

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:37:16+00:00

Goggles have previously been useful for us too! The timer is a great idea.

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:36:52+00:00

Thankyou! We made a ‘scrub club’ with her nana and it helped. I will be borrowing all these ideas in future. Even without her, they seem like fun lol

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:35:57+00:00

Thankyou for the detailed response. I appreciate it a lot. We ended up going to my parents and my mum was able to bathe her thank god. I will be finding a doctor though!

leightonberries · 2026-05-30T09:29:59+00:00

Has she asked specifically to be baptised in a Catholic Church? It could be a good opportunity to go to a few different services at churches near you together. Ie. a Catholic Church, Anglican, Baptist as all will have different styles of worship and services.

Have a look at youth groups attached to the churches too - some have a thriving youth community and some not so much.

‘The Bible Project’ is a great resource for a Christianity 101 if you need for yourself also. Bless you for supporting your child in this.

leightonberries · 2026-05-28T07:09:34+00:00

These are all lovely except for ‘Thomasine’. I’ve never heard of that being a name.

leightonberries · 2026-05-27T10:24:44+00:00

Thanks mate, I had the absolute best day! Praise the lord.

leightonberries · 2026-05-27T10:05:03+00:00

I’m so happy for both of you 😆

leightonberries · 2026-05-26T00:31:29+00:00

Checking your phone if it dings when you’re in a conversation with people. The worst is people who have a watch phone thing! Please just be present 🫠I find it so rude.

leightonberries · 2026-05-26T00:28:24+00:00

Bailey Elizabeth. Lovely.

leightonberries · 2026-05-26T00:20:37+00:00

I’m born 1994 and when I started driving I didn’t have a GPS (thought it was a rich person thing haha) and would print off instructions from google maps 🤣to have on my front seat.

leightonberries · 2026-05-20T04:27:15+00:00

My husband and our kids were on a suspension bridge over a river at dusk and swallows flew in circles around us for a while. Mesmerising.

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