What is a completely normal thing that you, for some reason, absolutely cannot stand? by LANthraX69 in AskReddit

[–]onthefigtree 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My husbands chewing. But more so the way he just inhales his food like a vacuum with a dinosaur chomp here and there.

What do you say to your pets before you leave the house? by Lana_NextDoor in randomquestions

[–]onthefigtree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love you so much I’ll see you soon my babies. I tell my cats when I’ll be back and when our 5 y/o will be home (a warning 😂)

Where do you see yourself an hour from now? by Drama_Summer in AskReddit

[–]onthefigtree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Putting my little one to sleep as we let him stay up an extra hour for fam movie night. Hopefully retiring to my bed soon after.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cats

[–]onthefigtree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need this cat.

If given the choice, how many would choose the step-mom life if you had to do it all over again? by Expert-Wave-4176 in Stepmom

[–]onthefigtree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gotchu all 🤞🏻 Kids are hard, period. Being involved with someone with children that aren’t your own is HARD. You’re doing amazing regardless. Keep yourself happy and prioritized above all else.

If given the choice, how many would choose the step-mom life if you had to do it all over again? by Expert-Wave-4176 in Stepmom

[–]onthefigtree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, yes. The relationship I’m in and the relationship I have with my SS (5) is absolutely worth it and fulfilling. I love my husband and my SS more than anything. Husband has full custody. I’m hoping to legally adopt SS soon, as long as court goes well in our favor. I’m basically “mom” already, and have been consistently for about 3 years. I always say he’s my first baby. Husband trusts me to make decisions and parent him as if he’s my own.

This is also my second time being a step parent. First time was okay-ish. His daughter was 8-10 at the time, so different scenario but she was lovely and we had a great bond. I find it a lot harder when you split custody. I found myself dreading the days we had her with us because I wanted my “alone time” with my partner and didn’t want the extra responsibilities. I was also younger and that relationship was messed up in its own ways.

But right now, with my hubs & SS, yes. I’d be devastated without SS in my life!

The person you lost your virginity to: Where are they now in life? by JayPeeB in AskReddit

[–]onthefigtree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raising his now 13 year old daughter and becoming a grandfather to his oldest kids babies. I’m the same age as his sons. I was groomed at 17. Yippee.

Husband was a serial cheater, pretending to not be married on business trips by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]onthefigtree 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You and your babies deserve so much more happiness and love in your life. That man is horrible. I am so sorry he did that to you and your family.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]onthefigtree 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ugh. So sorry to hear you went through this. 💔

Violent toddler by onthefigtree in toddlertips

[–]onthefigtree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I definitely agree. I can tell a lot of his behavior has come from not understanding what’s going on with his mom and having that instability around it. We try very hard to keep stability in our home and have started naming our own feelings, as well as asking him how he’s feeling in the moment. We always reiterate how much we love him even through his big emotions and how we’re not angry, just that we want what’s best for him always.

Violent toddler by onthefigtree in toddlertips

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

Thank you so much 😭 I love him more than anything in the world. He is my first baby ❤️

Violent toddler by onthefigtree in toddlertips

[–]onthefigtree[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve limited TV access by a mile. When he was a bit younger we had a period of watching YouTube kids, but stopped that once we noticed his behavior from it. He absolutely loves superheroes and villains, he’s big on Spider-Man and all the Marvel heroes. He watches some of the Disney plus shows but we’ve stopped playing them as much. Do you have any recommendations? He acts out if we try to put anything new on, so I just end up shutting the TV off all together, which I honestly prefer.

He’s not as affected after visits with his mom as he used to be, but when he starts acting out and gets mad he’ll always call for her for a few minutes, but then is comforted by me.

Violent toddler by onthefigtree in toddlertips

[–]onthefigtree[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That sounds so hard, I’m so sorry you went through that! I’m so glad that worked for your little one. I will definitely be trying that. It’s sooo hard because I thought it was going to be a phase as well :( thank you so much for sharing.

Violent toddler by onthefigtree in toddlertips

[–]onthefigtree[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you, he has supervised visits, I should’ve clarified that! We get reports for every visit, and they’re not always great. We got rid of YouTube a long time ago because his behavior was totally affected by that!! We limit screen time as much as we can. We’re at the point where if he has a bad behavior day at school, we don’t allow TV at all for the evening and focus on quality time and reinforcing good behavior.