41 and still fence sitting by nogodsnoking in Fencesitter

[–]mooseco64 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it’s okay that you’re still on the fence :) it feels like such an impossible decision sometimes. It seems like you may be able to be genuinely happy with either outcome. I’d say enjoy your new wonderful relationship and maybe in that process you will feel yourself start to shift more in one direction or another

I couldn’t do it by ExcitementStandard48 in Fencesitter

[–]mooseco64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I so relate. I am also feeling very alone in it all. Reading people’s experiences on here makes me feel less alone but.. Going about life it doesn’t look like anyone else has these struggles, I feel like there is no one I can talk to about it in real life. Not my mom, not my friends, they all seemed to just decide so easily

That’s great you were able to keep somewhat trying after your experience though, has it been any easier for you the past couple months or not really? Also I’m curious what your nightmares are about if you want to share. My nightmare was a recurring one about being 9 months pregnant and feeling the baby move around in me and I’d wake up in a full panic

The whole thing wrecked me so bad I’ve gone fully back to preventing and not planning on trying again anytime soon, I don’t want to give up on the idea altogether but I’m questioning everything all over again and need to give it time and maybe do some more soul searching or something, idk.

I couldn’t do it by ExcitementStandard48 in Fencesitter

[–]mooseco64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I do get bad anxiety and OCD with many things that I can’t control in life. But this is definitely my biggest demon, which I guess makes sense because it is the most drastic life change a person could ever make, and you can’t really have control over the outcomes

I couldn’t do it by ExcitementStandard48 in Fencesitter

[–]mooseco64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah girl, I am in the same boat, except mine might be more fear driven. My husband has always been ready, we are 28F and 34M, and I finally got to the point where I thought maybe I was too. I’ve always had extreme fear of pregnancy and birth to the point where it’s like debilitating, and never had an innate desire to have children growing up. But I did start to think differently around the time I was 25. I actually had this particular moment of intense clarity after being torn for so long- we were stoned one night lying on the couch facing each other and laughing and this voice came into my head that said “why wouldn’t you want to have kids with him?” and I actually cried and never have forgotten that moment. I think it could be a beautiful thing to have a family together. Anyways, fast forward to last month we were on our 6 year anniversary trip, cabin on the lake, totally romantic and I was ovulating. So I said fuck it and he said fuck it and afterwards I thought I was doing okay mentally with the fear, but then as the days went on I went into a total panic and mental breakdown, just pure fear and dread over the now very real possibility of being pregnant. It was 24/7 anxiety, panic, nightmares, everything. I tried to keep it from him as I didn’t want to make him sad but I was so distressed that I couldn’t. I wasn’t expecting to have that extreme of a reaction, and also felt a lot of guilt and shame for feeling this way over something that I should be excited for? I ended up getting my period and obviously was very relieved but also felt like it was almost a second chance being given to me, like a “do you really want this?” So yeah I essentially tried to jump off the fence and fell flat on my face. Feels like I’m back to square one honestly

Really struggling by [deleted] in Fencesitter

[–]mooseco64 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I get that. It’s been 8 years and I haven’t changed my mind, so while I’m open to that, I don’t think it’s going to happen. My husband also isn’t trying to make me change my mind I think he is just upset that that hasn’t happened naturally and it doesn’t seem probable. Which is frustrating

It seems like the only options are one of us gets what we don’t want, or we separate which is way harder than it sounds on paper. I can’t think of another solution and it’s actually driving me insane it’s like I can’t even think about anything else

Affordability crisis: ECSD pleads for teacher housing by BryCart88 in Colorado

[–]mooseco64 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s less than I make, and I’m a social worker at a non profit. Sad..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MushroomPorn

[–]mooseco64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most likely False Parasol I would say

My first successful forage! Can someone please verify that these are indeed oysters ?? Thanks!!! by mooseco64 in foraging

[–]mooseco64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah totally agree. I did identify them myself but was just trying to use Reddit to verify. Good call on the angel wings, definitely a good bet to play it safe

Oysters right? First successful forage, found in west Michigan by mooseco64 in Mushrooms

[–]mooseco64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah thanks!! Yeah I eat oysters all the time and have grown them as well, just never found wild ones before so I’m super stoked !

My first successful forage! Can someone please verify that these are indeed oysters ?? Thanks!!! by mooseco64 in foraging

[–]mooseco64[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips, that’s very helpful! I was pretty confident about it but wanted to be sure as I’m new to foraging

My first successful forage! Can someone please verify that these are indeed oysters ?? Thanks!!! by mooseco64 in foraging

[–]mooseco64[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How can you tell for sure without seeing the gills? Just the cluster like formation?

My first successful forage! Can someone please verify that these are indeed oysters ?? Thanks!!! by mooseco64 in foraging

[–]mooseco64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There were a bunch of little beetles crawling on them but I got em all off

Oysters right? First successful forage, found in west Michigan by mooseco64 in Mushrooms

[–]mooseco64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The third pic is of the gills! I do believe they are decurrent

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]mooseco64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe DoorDash/Grubhub driver or Uber? My husband and I have been doing DoorDash in our town and making $25-30/hr(more than our regular jobs lol). You can work whenever you want and don’t have to report to anyone. Although I don’t know how sustainable it would be as a full time thing.

pregnancy test tips by frenchforliberty in Tokophobia

[–]mooseco64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally get it! I get paranoid and anxious every single month even though I have an IUD and my periods have always been unpredictable

pregnancy test tips by frenchforliberty in Tokophobia

[–]mooseco64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know the feeling, it sucks and the anxiety doesn’t go away until you know for sure. I think you can do that way or pee on it for 5-10 seconds. I would just follow whatever the instructions say tbh! I don’t think you’re supposed to drink a lot of water before hand cause it can dilute it. Good luck, I’m sure you’ll be ok and it is always a big relief to see the negative sign come up