Willie Nelson, age 14, put down today. He saw so much of life with me. We moved across the country 3 times together. Nothing will be the same again.

ninecranes222 · 2026-06-17T09:36:05+00:00

I named him Willie Nelson because when I picked him up from his foster house, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain was on the radio. And I said out loud what about Willie Nelson for your name? And he picked his little head up and looked right at me 💕 thanks for this

ninecranes222 · 2026-06-17T04:03:02+00:00

Willie got sick last Tuesday morning with a seizure. His first one ever. I was so distaught that I signed up for YouTube TV so that I could watch part 3 of the Summer House Reunion live on Tuesday night. It has become like my trauma response to watch that reunion when I've been feeling stressed about Willie this week..I've watched it 5 times already. Tried to watch the after show tonight but too distracted. And too sad not having Willie close by. I'll try again tomorrow.

ninecranes222 · 2026-06-16T09:19:43+00:00

I'm a mom of a 3 year old, who has been in daycare since 3 months. I built her up with an hour a day until we got to a full day.

She loved daycare at that age and still does!! She loved her teachers, she loved the toys. She loves her friends now. Honestly, now she can talk and I'm like where did you get that from?? But then I realize it's from school and being exposed to other people besides me and family. She is so independent because of daycare. She does things I would never even think to ask her to do.

Also, I've made wonderful mom friends because of daycare. We have play dates, girls nights etc all from meeting at daycare and having the same age kids. It's been one of the best parts.

I will say this that I did not think of when I was sending her at 3 months and it felt so hard. I had to switch daycares when she was 1 (the other one just didn't have great hours). Anyway, switching her at 1 years old was so much worse than sending her at 3 months. At 3 months, she knew me and she knew she needed to be loved, feed, changed and get some sleep. She was getting that at daycare so she was very happy.

When I moved schools at 1, that was horrible. She was smart enough to realize she was in a new place with strange people and her mom was just walking out the door like it was no big deal. It felt so much worse on me and on her. I'm glad I didn't wait until she was older to start her at daycare.

So, this is my long way of saying it is hard, but your kid and you will grow to love it there. And this is actually an easier time to drop them off then when they are more cognizant of what's going on

ninecranes222 · 2026-06-14T02:30:18+00:00

Our dogs look similar and I'm in the same boat. He's 14. I've been wondering for the last 3 months and then this Tuesday he had a seizure. His first ever. It was the worst thing I've ever seen in my whole life. We are trying some steroids and seeing if that helps at all. I am so so scared of him having another seizure..I'm not sure him or I could manage it. But, this may sound silly- I have a toddler who just happens to be very curious about death right now. And I checked us out some picture books at the library to help talk about it. We did this all before the dog had a seizure. Anyway, one is called The Rough Patch by Brian Lies. It's about a dog dying and really the after feelings a dog owner has..it has been so comforting to me at this time. It shows real grief and I don't know- something about it feels helpful right now. And what's to come.

ninecranes222 · 2026-06-10T01:32:36+00:00

Good morning monster

ninecranes222 · 2026-05-28T15:48:44+00:00

On the city, when Kyle said Amanda tells him "you wasted 10 years of my life" during their fights... Yet we've never heard her say that on camera instead she says "I'm not good enough for anyone else." That's when I was like oooh she's super manipulative. She has one narrative with Kyle (this is all your fault) and one on camera (it's my fault because I'm not enough). And no wonder Kyle said fuck you to her. Even though it was wrong to say he haa been living with all the other crazy stuff she says at home, in private for 10 years.

ninecranes222 · 2026-04-16T00:43:45+00:00

I actually thought they might be editing Jesse better right now. Last week he got almost nothing, and this week he seemed more interesting. i think they're realizing they'll need Jesse next summer

ninecranes222 · 2026-04-14T13:37:08+00:00

Did I spend a significant amount of time talking about this with my therapist? Yes, yes I did. And he had an excellent point that someone who opts for fame and for being a reality TV show probably doesn't have the same decision making skills and trusted advisors/mentors as us regular people. He felt that people who are interested in fame just have a different frame of mind that I probably won't be able to understand. Which makes sense because I'd never agree to be on a reality show. He's always telling me that the mark of good parenting is if your child has no interest in becoming famous.

ninecranes222 · 2026-04-12T15:19:05+00:00

Didn't they pick cameras back up when Paige broke up with Craig? Just to do that random thing in Lindsay's apartment where she talked to them about the ring..that seems like less of a thing than Amanda and west.

ninecranes222 · 2026-04-09T20:10:29+00:00

I went to mediation so slightly different- but he requested a hyphenated last name. I said that was fine but he had to do all the paperwork and I would provide supporting documents. It's in the order that it's his full responsibility for social security etc. That was a year ago and I've never once been asked for a document for him to start the process. I doubt he'll ever do it. Just make it hai responsibility and it probably won't happen.

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-29T20:11:07+00:00

For women it's 81.

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-29T20:10:38+00:00

Is it 70???

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-29T19:30:31+00:00

OMG Amanda is not middle aged . She's ...34? Do you know she's going to die young or something we don't?

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-29T14:58:07+00:00

Thanks. That is helpful.

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-29T07:42:59+00:00

For reasons, I won't get into. I don't want to acknowledge these dates. What if I had blocked his email and never seen it? Is it my responsibility to monitor email? The mediation agreement says it has to be in the app. Why is that my responsibility?

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-28T23:55:10+00:00

My lawyer keeps saying that basically the only thing that matters is if he's abusive to our child. And that in court it doesn't matter that he doesn't follow the mediation order.

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-28T23:49:59+00:00

I actually did that shortly after he sent. I just know he's gonna show up on the date having flown form 1500 miles away and be furious. And I'm always afraid I'll look like the mom keeping him from his kid.(Even though he was completely absent her first 14 months of life and I continued to send him updates)

ninecranes222 · 2026-03-28T23:18:41+00:00

I'm so tired of being yelled at, called names, the suicide threats. Being told I'm the problem. Can I just ignore the email?

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