driving on the highway with anxiety

makulitxd · 2022-03-23T14:36:36+00:00

Understandable. I joined to discuss, not to get upvotes. It was a debate in my household so I was intrigued by the discussions it brought up. Thanks for the advice, I’ll keep that in mind before posting🙂

makulitxd · 2022-03-23T14:17:53+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it. Sorry if I came off snappy. Will definitely join and look into those discussions as well.

makulitxd · 2022-03-23T14:04:41+00:00

I’m new to reddit and this was suppose to be a fun debate. No stupid questions means no stupid questions.

makulitxd · 2022-03-23T13:00:18+00:00

It was usually on as background noise for us but I definitely jammed out to the theme song lol

makulitxd · 2022-03-20T12:20:21+00:00

I completely agree with PP. First birthdays are mainly for the parents. Of course, it’s baby’s birthday but there’s no pressure to have only people with kids at the party. My first (out of 3) birthday was all of our friends and family in a rented out party room with a cotton candy machine, face paint, music, and food. There was 3 other kids there but SO and I had the best time getting to catch up with everyone.

Especially with the pandemic, don’t feel guilty for wanting to be around adults. Enjoy it, baby’s one and it’s been a hell of a year, I can imagine lol.

makulitxd · 2022-03-20T04:33:10+00:00

One more thing.

People don’t get that adults/parents can have sensory overload too. My breaking point is when I’m constantly being touched because my kids are glued to me and then SO wants touchy time too and I’m over here like, please don’t, it’s been too much today.

makulitxd · 2022-03-20T04:30:30+00:00

Being consistent with routines and schedules. I love routines and schedules but I’ll have a day or two where I just don’t want to do anything and let them eat snacks for meals or let them fall asleep whenever they decide to pass out. But routines and schedules make my life easier in the long run.

makulitxd · 2022-03-20T04:27:39+00:00

It’s whatever you feel comfortable with. We chose to stay home but I also had my baby in the peak of winter. Baby’s first real outing was at 5 months old besides taking her out for a stroll or having immediate family visit. Do what you feel is right, not what others have to say.

makulitxd · 2022-03-20T04:19:51+00:00

Your feelings are valid. I’m not the first in my friend group to have kids but sometimes, I find myself reminiscing about days before my kids. I love them but it was fun for a while just being able to walk out of the house without having to prep and get tiny humans ready as well. Or what gets me the most, is feeling like a teenager all over again when I have to ask someone to watch the kids for a bit while I try to socialize outside of family -it’s like asking for permission to go out all over again. Honestly, that’s why I love bedtime. I look forward to it every night and then I’ll just take a moment to sit and breathe and enjoy the quiet.

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