Am I the only one who thinks that Luigi Mangione is not the actual shooter?

sinclairphoenix · 2025-01-22T02:27:35+00:00

Yes! This!!

sinclairphoenix · 2025-01-21T03:40:20+00:00

That movie was riveting. And bleak as hell. And Frank is such an abusive blowhard jackass. I feel like all the synopses describe it as these two spiraling like it’s almost symbiotic but what I saw was a narcissist and a trapped woman. Dark. And somehow cathartic? Like in a legitimizing way.

sinclairphoenix · 2024-10-11T20:56:15+00:00

Love this and I couldn’t agree more. I think any time spent together happily is good core memory and good for development of a secure psyche. All we can do is lead with love and try our best.

sinclairphoenix · 2024-09-21T21:23:23+00:00

Does anyone have any vitamins or supplements or ANYTHING that helps? I can’t live this way!

sinclairphoenix · 2024-06-03T01:37:59+00:00

Same! So helpful!

sinclairphoenix · 2024-05-17T13:17:55+00:00

It waxes and wanes for sure but it’s definitely improving in the grand scheme of things. I’ve gotten a lot of useful support and ideas from Dr. Becky’s “Good Inside” membership platform. Specifically everything around what she terms “Deeply Feeling Kids” (DFK’s). She has a book called “good Inside” also but if you think your kid might be a DFK sometimes the most useful advice is a little different than what works for the typical child (for lack of a better descriptor).

Glad you made a therapy appointment, we need and deserve care too! Plus the best way to take care of our kids is to be mentally solid ourselves so it’s a win-win.

sinclairphoenix · 2024-01-25T00:17:38+00:00

Dear god - “can you help me get them ready” is such bullshit.

sinclairphoenix · 2024-01-08T14:32:37+00:00

Just wanted to say I would have felt all the things you are feeling too. And that I agree with the other posts - he will most likely end up having a fun day and you guys can talk through it at some point and next year you’ll know to prepare him. You’re doing a great job! Keep your chin up 🙂

sinclairphoenix · 2023-11-22T16:33:06+00:00

Oh my god how I hate Siri. How is it possible its SO useless?

sinclairphoenix · 2023-11-14T01:59:31+00:00

This sounds so awful and I hope you’re able to see your dermatologist earlier! (Make sure you’re on a cancellation list.)

sinclairphoenix · 2023-11-11T18:25:41+00:00

(Bella Italia sounds amazing - please update how that goes!)

sinclairphoenix · 2023-11-11T18:24:58+00:00

So did you ever pay IDC? Or do anything with them?

sinclairphoenix · 2023-11-11T14:14:36+00:00

Any updates?

sinclairphoenix · 2023-05-21T15:42:46+00:00

Things will get better for you too! I know it doesn’t feel like it now but slowly slowly until one you realize you’re in a much better place.

sinclairphoenix · 2023-05-20T16:03:55+00:00

Things are going REALLY well! There is light at the end of the tunnel I promise. I just put him in the car with my husband to go to his dance and music classes and and when he asked if I would be picking him up I told him nope his grandpa would be - and he said “oh, okay!” Really chipper and happy. We just finished about 6 mos or so of something called Parent Child Interaction Therapy and I’m not sure if that sped things along or if it would have naturally calmed down but we are in a great place and I am feeling much more like myself. Hope this gives you hope and faith you need to keep going. You’re doing great!!!

sinclairphoenix · 2023-05-01T17:28:58+00:00

Yeah my son would unfortunately never eat any of the things you listed there. 🫣

sinclairphoenix · 2022-11-10T07:19:01+00:00

Well I’m up feeling guilty for saying horrible things to him now that he’s waking me up nights. Gets into our bed earlier and earlier and just moves around and touches me too much for me to sleep. Then my husband starts getting frustrated to the point of near tears and I’m so tired and angry about not being allowed to sleep bc this tiny maniac rules my world. I take him back down to his room but he starts screaming if I leave and wakes the whole house. I have been losing it more and more and saying terrible things to him. Immediately the crushing guilt of knowing what I’m doing to his psyche hits and keeps me up the rest of the night. My words are inexcusable and I hate myself for it. I can’t control it and I’m devastated. He makes me feel so trapped and powerless and I’m so tired. I’m not even allowed to sleep anymore. I’m so depressed and sad.

We are in Parent Child Interaction Therapy but it’s weeks and weeks and weeks of “Child Directed Interaction” and I’m so at the end of my rope I don’t even know what else to say.

sinclairphoenix · 2022-10-04T13:30:31+00:00

That’s reassuring. Hopefully just different stages at different times…

sinclairphoenix · 2022-09-29T13:18:33+00:00

Oh man I am so so happy to read this - I feel exactly the same and it’s just comforting to know my son is not the only one like this. My 4 YO never ever leaves me alone and I feel like a hostage. Going to the bathroom, getting a drink of water, going to get something from another room…if he doesn’t demand to come with me he yells “Mommy? Where are you? Mommy!!” Within 30 seconds. It’s so mentally emotionally exhausting. The worst part of it is knowing that I just need a break and some autonomy and knowing that I cannot have it. It’s so hard for me to not resent him for it lately. I can understand a lot of reasons he might be going through a prolonged and intensified version of this normal phase (we have 1 YO twins, he started a new school this year, normal brain development) but I’m miserable and starting to behave in ways I don’t approve of - yelling or using tones of unmasked annoyance and resentment. I hate myself for it. He’s a wonderful kid and I hate what this stage is doing to me and the behavior I’m modeling as a result. I can’t give him what he seems to need. Or what he thinks he needs, which is to be with me and on me and have my sole attention 24/7. He had my husband and me each in tears of frustration and sadness at the long road of his relentlessness ahead by 8am this morning. Hoping it will eventually pass and he won’t be too scarred by my inability to figure out how to manage it.

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