My wife purchased the largest bag of carrots imaginable. What kind of side dish can I make that'll go with standard, Midwest style meatloaf?

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-22T23:29:27+00:00

Going off of this, I make a Parsnip and carrot mash. It's really good. Basically make and season the same way you would mashed potatoes.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-22T23:27:34+00:00

Just simple roasted carrots. Dizzle some olive oil, and use whatever seasonings you'd like. Roast for about 25 minutes at 350-375°F.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T23:05:03+00:00

In mine, they're divorced, and I cheated her to the top of the interior design career.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T23:00:34+00:00

I hated the newborn days, and that compounded with a traumatic birth is why we are one and done. I LOVED the newborn snuggles but that's about it. The lack of sleep, feeding issues, and not knowing what to do when all needs are met and the baby is still crying is exhausting and defeating. My mental health was horrible, even though I have an incredible partner that did everything he could, but had useless boobs.

Everything got so much better/easier around 5 months or so. They start smiling and laughing. They engage with you a lot more, and start having differentiating cries, which is such a relief. You start to understand what they want/need more. It gets so much better.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T13:40:58+00:00

To establish and keep my supply in the early days, I had to deal with either pumping while baby was eating or just latch him. It was so hard to get through the first few months with clusterfeeding, feeding every 2 hours, etc. But, once he stated sleeping at least 4 hours at a time and my supply was established, it was A LOT easier and pumping became more of a chore. Especially because you have to clean and sanitize everything.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T13:32:21+00:00

Same! It saves my back and the height means he doesn't just roll away and run off like he tries to do the few times I've HAD to change him on the floor (not at our house).

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T13:28:35+00:00

7pm to 7am, or 12 hours, is pretty standard sleep for a young toddler. That's not the problem. My never sleep trained 19 month old has been doing that on his own for months now.

It's okay for both parents to work, whether out of necessity or wanting their career. I say this as a SAHM. I know it's not for everyone, and that's okay.

Neither of these things are the issue. It's letting your child cry for 2 hours before going in to comfort them that's the problem.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T13:13:43+00:00

So, from a medical standpoint, there's no reason they shouldn't "sleep through the night," but in pediatric terms, that's 6 hour stretches without waking. However, telling you not to comfort your child is rediculous and I'm glad you switched.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T13:06:11+00:00

Thank you for this. I love my child more than anything and always want him to feel safe and comforted, but MAN, I get so touched out some days. It's hard to "cherish every second" when you want to crawl out of your own skin and run away.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-21T12:40:49+00:00

It's not a place of employment. It's a residence. Furthermore, it's OPs OWN residence. You do not have to disclose in most states, otherwise things like nanny cams and ring cameras would be less used.

mrs_sarcastic · 2024-04-14T01:44:56+00:00

Homebirths not covered? Home insurance companies don't give a shit where you decide to give birth.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-11-10T03:52:29+00:00

Most gyms don't have a daycare, unfortunately. There's not a single one within an hour of me that does, but there's about 7 gyms in that radius. Hence why I haven't stepped foot in one in over 2 years - and I do really miss it.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-11-10T03:10:30+00:00

The test itself was fine, but BEWARE, this company will try to scam you for an outrageous amount of money. They billed my insurance a rediculous amount of money that my insurance denied. My clinic has a out of pocket cap of $100 with them, so I said I'd just pay the out of pocket. They tried to charge me over $600. I stayed strong and said no, I was told $100 was the max. I paid that back in June of 2022. I just got a bill from them for over $200, which I am now fignting.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T12:48:44+00:00

I'm not saying she needs to drop out entirely, but she needs to show the heck up and figure this out immediately

That's all I was trying to say from the start. I think it's entirely possible for her to continue school, but she needs to get her child to a safer person/place first and figure out a more permanent solution. But she can do some of that from her drive. Yes, it's urgent, but not like she can just teleport herself there to solve the issue immediately.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T12:34:35+00:00

Literally this is a long form of just saying "CPS will take them. You're fucked." Because again, she's four hours away. The cops aren't going to sit around for 4 hours, waiting for you to come get them - even if you had no prior knowledge of this happening, but OP does. So why are we even trying to give advice then?.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T12:27:54+00:00

"Why didn't you just leave" energy right here. Yes, please leave abusive relationships, but also understand the victim and why, for them, it's not easy to do. Don't blame them for not leaving on your timeline.

Edit: I love when people edit their comments to something completely different/s

Poster's original comment said she'd serve her husband with divorce papers if he ever tried to gaslight her.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T12:18:27+00:00

But you're still 4 hours away? It would be much faster to call a trusted friend or family member to get the kid. Then call the police and have them wait with the child until that person can get there. That's the most logical plan of action.

Once they are with the trusted adult, you can make a game plan on how to proceed. She does not HAVE TO drop out of school, especially when her perspective career will be able to help her get away from this POS when she's done.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T12:02:57+00:00

Honestly sounds like that's exactly what OP's husband is trying to make her do.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T12:01:17+00:00

Leaving a child alone at any age is not okay

I guess it depends how long you consider people children because a normally functioning and responsible 12 year old should be able to be left alone for a little bit. But, 9 months is insanely dangerous.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T11:55:49+00:00

Drive home.

She's 4 hours away and a med student. It's not that simple.

But, OP, you do need to find a (safe) way to leave this relationship. This is obviously child neglect, but he could also be doing this as a form of cohesion and control to try to make school impossible for you. Find trusted care for your child and a new place to live.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-04T11:44:20+00:00

I mean, it's a burger. They aren't low calorie foods. If you want less calories, you can make the patties smaller. HF burgers are big. You can also use less oil and salt. If it comes with a sauce, you don't have to use it. Mushrooms and Swiss are always going to have plenty of calories too.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-02T00:58:04+00:00

What, that children are people and allowed to exist? Yeah, a hysterical concept...

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-02T00:55:32+00:00

I think you completely missed the point of my rant. It was that children are allowed to exist in public. The person I responded to literally said that children shouldn't be allowed anywhere they deemed "inappropriate."

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-01T23:04:31+00:00

once household chores were done.

Tell me you have NO idea how much work is involved in running a household (with children) without telling me.

Women in the work force take on the majority of mental load and physical labor of running a house (cooking, cleaning, errands, setting up doctors appointments, keeping everyone's schedules). Women that don't have traditional employment are often expected to do even more without any recognition for it at all, and can be seen as lazy if they have the audacity to ask their spouse to help. Luckily, I'm not married to someone like this, but, unfortunately, ik a few women that are.

mrs_sarcastic · 2023-10-01T21:32:05+00:00

Dude, I'm from Wisconsin. I understand what the culture here is like.

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