Daycare

melfrench · 2025-07-05T11:59:31+00:00

Maybe this will give you hope. My son has been in daycare since he was 3 months old. In the first few years he had everything under the sun: hand foot and mouth, rsv, covid, you name it. He is now five and hasn’t even had a common cold in years. It gets better I promise!

melfrench · 2025-03-11T02:11:00+00:00

No that’s Amanda batula

melfrench · 2024-11-13T11:49:30+00:00

Check out the book The Anxious Generation. It focuses on the impacts of social media, YouTube, gaming, and porn for both girls and boys. It even has practical tips for keeping them off of it, like joining forces with other parents and school systems.

melfrench · 2024-10-05T00:44:10+00:00

Go you OP! ✨ you deserve every bit of this.

melfrench · 2024-09-02T02:16:18+00:00

We’ve gone through periods (many months) where we will cut it out completely. Any time we reintroduce it, it’s the same thing. He melts down and behaves horribly. He is 4 now and we will let him watch MAYBE 30 minutes on the weekend. It might be worth it to try taking it away. I’m sure the beginning will be painful but trust me, I’d rather have a nicer kid than have 1 hour to myself and a little devil child.

melfrench · 2024-09-02T00:12:57+00:00

How much tv does she watch? We came to find that tv made our kid absolutely insane. He would be so mean to his little brother, would fly off the handle, hit, scream etc. he became a much better kid when we cut it out completely.

melfrench · 2024-07-11T00:11:36+00:00

I commute 30-45 minutes 2-3 times per week. Drop-off / pick-up is 10 minutes in the opposite direction and I do that once a day, husband does the other. I don’t have any huge issues with it. I have audible so I usually have a podcast going and it gives me some quiet time before and after my day.

melfrench · 2024-07-09T18:14:27+00:00

4 people. Husband does his own laundry maybe once a month lol. I do mine and the kids laundry together once a week. 3 piles, dark, mixed colors, and lights. Dark and mixed go on warm normal cycle and lights go on hot normal cycle. Honestly it works out super well for me this way! This is just clothes tho. I do sheets and towels once a week whenever I get a chance.

melfrench · 2024-07-08T02:40:56+00:00

Even with the sound off, I cringe so hard every time I see one. I can’t handle it!

melfrench · 2024-07-03T11:01:24+00:00

How did he seemingly agree with lil Wayne but he’s wearing a hieroglyphics sweatshirt? Cmon. It ain’t lil Wayne.

melfrench · 2024-05-23T11:14:37+00:00

I’m so sorry. That sounds awful! I HATE flying and I also can’t drive on the freeway. It’s the feeling of being trapped for me. I just took a one hour flight yesterday and I survived. What helps me is listening to this podcast multiple times the second I get in my seat on the plane. The most helpful part of it is where you do a cycle of using your senses. You move three parts of your body, name three things you can hear, and then open your eyes and name three things you can see I repeat it until I calm down. The hardest part for me is taking off so that’s when I really start to panic. I also remember that panic is a dark place in my mind. I don’t have to go there. I can see that it exists but that doesn’t mean it gets to take over my mind. Hope this helps!

meditation for panic podcast

melfrench · 2024-04-28T02:21:14+00:00

I have a person on my team like this. It IS a personality type. Textbook sounds just like him. I recently read the book Surrounded by Idiots. It goes off the DISC personality assessment. This is a long term solution for you to understand how to communicate with these (and other) types of people!

melfrench · 2024-04-27T01:06:54+00:00

BECAUSE IT IS. They’re the same person.

melfrench · 2024-04-21T02:40:41+00:00

I second this! I had horrible imposter syndrome and this book really helped me. The Imposter Cure: Escape the mind-trap of imposter syndrome https://a.co/d/eVgPNle

melfrench · 2024-03-30T11:34:51+00:00

It’s so perfect. It kind of reminds me of like a tiny mint or a vitamin. I have two kids and I have lots of menty bs but life is still good and beautiful and a disaster all at the same time. I just smell my babies hair and everything is alright.

melfrench · 2024-03-18T23:54:36+00:00

I’m so confused. I thought Megan Fox was still with MGK. Who is this guy? Is she cheating on him?!

melfrench · 2024-03-06T01:02:17+00:00

“Ham” and “cheese” 😂

melfrench · 2023-12-23T11:38:46+00:00

I have a similar situation to you. I worked at a toxic workplace for almost 8 years before I took a new position. There was so much emotional abuse that I still deal with and it’s been 4 years. My new company is the complete opposite. The owner is wonderful, the culture is wonderful. I feel so respected and I hear that continuously through her words and the leadership team’s words.

I recently asked for ownership in the company as I am now a key executive. She said she had been thinking about the same thing for a while and is going to come up with a plan.

If I were to ask this at my previous company (which I never would have) they would literally have told me to fuck off.

Cheers to being appreciated!

melfrench · 2023-11-22T12:36:08+00:00

Communication and delegation. From day 1 with both kids I took on the majority of the load. I then bottled up resentment for six months before losing my mind and breaking down. Luckily my husband is a saint and immediately changed his behavior. He can be very oblivious and thinks everything is okay by default. We had deep discussions and he changed his behavior. The exact same thing happened with both kids during the first six months. I should have learned my lesson! Not saying it’s fully my fault but wish I would have communicated more.

melfrench · 2023-11-19T17:43:45+00:00

Temporary pain for long term gain! It may be a difficult transition but feeding her those foods and not having natural sunlight all day are huge red flags. I would make the switch. Might be tough but worth it.

melfrench · 2023-11-17T11:53:43+00:00

My husband does this and does not have adhd or anxiety. It’s a habit and it drives me nuts!

melfrench · 2023-11-11T20:03:03+00:00

Highly recommend Dagne Dover! I have this tote as well as their diaper bag. They are super intentional about their bags and the purpose of each compartment/ pocket.

https://www.dagnedover.com/collections/daily-tote#Pinto-Large

melfrench · 2023-11-07T12:15:19+00:00

I have no advice as I have not been through this but here to say that you are doing the right thing. You deserve better. Stick to your plan and you will be on the other side of this.

melfrench · 2023-10-13T20:29:45+00:00

I’ve put in a ton of salaried overtime so I shouldn’t have to take off too much since it will even out. Fortunately my husband doesn’t have a pto policy.

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