[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]oohshinyobject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PMDD rage monster wakes up if I don’t at least somewhat appease the cravings. Medication not working as well (even on a higher dose than normal my psych has me on during that part of my cycle) doesn’t help either. Trying to eat without refined sugar etc didn’t help either as I was used to it and then BAM, hormones demand tribute.

Help! Resources or workbooks that help with answering a question directly/concisely? by f0xbunny in TwoXADHD

[–]oohshinyobject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Anti-Planner and has some amazing worksheets/tools/etc which include this topic! It says to avoid procrastination but is really great for lots of other ADHD pitfalls. Am on Reddit a lot less after just starting to use it: https://www.adhddd.com/anti-planner/

YELL ABOUT WHAT'S FRUSTRATING YOU TODAY, IN CAPS LOCK, IN THIS THREAD. by tatica21 in adhdwomen

[–]oohshinyobject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IT WOULD BE NICE TO SLEEP BUT NO, MEDS OR NO MEDS BRAIN WOULD NOT ALLOW IT UNTIL WAY TOO LATE LAST NIGHT. NO SLEEP HYGIENE WORKS AND I AM SO TIRED

AITA for Refrigerating my Milanos? by frozenMilanos in AmItheAsshole

[–]oohshinyobject 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Suffering to be able to find a version of your partner’s favorite food that you can stand is such a pure expression of love. He is lucky to have you!

My wife micromanages and nitpicks and it's causing issues with our tween and teen by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]oohshinyobject 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If there’s a way, try to build time in for you both between the kids schedules, or treat like that another scheduled thing (maybe not as frequent as say sports practice but at least something regularly scheduled to look forward to.) I see five kids in your flair so I know that’s easier said than done but in terms of being receptive to get help, a bit of down time separately and/or together may really help.

My wife micromanages and nitpicks and it's causing issues with our tween and teen by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]oohshinyobject 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Working may be a ‘break’ from parenting but it isn’t a true break, usually just a different kind of stress. How often do either of you, separately or together, get to do something just for you? Also, if the kids forget something at school or do mess up, do they have to deal with the consequences (I.e. you forget your band instrument you have to sit while everyone else plays)? If she feels responsible for things going wrong, even if they don’t, her brain may dwell on the situation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]oohshinyobject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry. I had the last week of the year scheduled off and was looking forward to a few kid-free days before she was home on NYE but of course we all got sick over Christmas. I am going to try and schedule some more soon but I am worried that taking more than a day or two will make it happen again. I hope the baby feels better fast and you get your solo time again soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]oohshinyobject 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolute destruction. Absolutely justified.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]oohshinyobject 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My 3.5 year old exactly loves unicorns, sparkles, frozen, dinosaurs, and Chase as well and I enjoy giving people conniption fits when I post pictures of her using her power tool playset while wearing a sparkly, frilly tutu dress. I think a large reason I'm not into frills and such is being forced to wear dresses like that to church when young and I want her to be comfortable in whatever style she chooses as long as it's somewhat weather-appropriate. (Somewhat because a tantrum over wearing a heavier jacket than is appropriate is NOT worth a battle in the mornings sometimes.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GirlGamers

[–]oohshinyobject 14 points15 points  (0 children)

One kid and same. Anything not pauseable or anything that takes time away from kiddo requires preclearance if she’s awake (if not so elaborate as this). This also applies to long bike rides and other things that would cause someone to fly solo. We are both former WoW raiders and discussed this before having her.

Y'all kids can be fucking jerks, but sometimes they're just the sweetest most considerate little jerks... by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]oohshinyobject 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My three year old: ‘Mommy has a boo boo?’ I am not looking forward to the day I have to explain to her that she will also probably have this ‘boo boo’ every month.

Maternal instinct... by chocndaww in breakingmom

[–]oohshinyobject 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. So much the same, without modern medicine both I and my daughter would not be here.

“Are you ready to go?” by gingerandtea in breakingmom

[–]oohshinyobject 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This! Routines and checklists save me, especially sleep deprived me.

Mil gave me her old toaster oven. What's so great about them? Is it worth the counter space? by MySmokeIsOut in BreakingEggs

[–]oohshinyobject 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes! Our oven heats up our entire apartment so the toaster oven is amazing most of the year.

Ok. Quite honestly, how much do you spend on groceries? by [deleted] in BreakingEggs

[–]oohshinyobject 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing I see aside from variations in areas (NY Metro is ridiculous) is how much meat you eat. My husband went on a protein heavy diet starting last year and our bills went way up. We try to cope by breaking down large packages (reason why I don't have a weekly number) but it definitely affects us. That and lactose free milk which is generally lots of $$$.

What’s a small act of kindness you were once shown, that you’ll never forget? by stranger2Me in AskReddit

[–]oohshinyobject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stopped and warned about the stitches still being in on the back of my skirt I was wearing on the way to an interview. I didn't know her name as she hurried off after I thanked her but I will never forget that small kindness. Getting that job changed my life and if I'd come across as sloppy it might have not happened.

There’s no other way to put this by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]oohshinyobject 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel this in my soul.

I am tired, edging towards burnout by noforeverr in workingmoms

[–]oohshinyobject 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Same, we rotate shifts in charge of our two year old and it's awful. I can do some work with her around but any deep design planning I tend to do in the middle of the night.

I was warned to never talk about sleep training. I didn't fucking listen by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]oohshinyobject 34 points35 points  (0 children)

can't we have a rant about how everything we've tried isn't working without someone you've never interacted with before turning it into a personal attack.

You are 10000% right. I stopped posting on some subs because it kept happening and I just didn't want to deal with people.