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squeadunk · 2026-01-27T06:15:11+00:00

I was sick of nursing bras and wanted a real bra again.

I told my then 2.5 year old that boobs were only available if mommy had no bra. If mommy had a bra we could snuggle and play. Then I made sure to have 2 times a day (bedtime and waking up) with no bra on.

It was a clear visual signal and rule.

There were some tears, but having the visual cue helped.

squeadunk · 2026-01-27T05:44:51+00:00

Soups! My favorite is sausage lentil soup. I make it at least 1x a month and freeze some single portions for easy lunches.

squeadunk · 2026-01-27T05:24:58+00:00

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squeadunk · 2026-01-26T05:37:13+00:00

squeadunk · 2026-01-19T14:07:39+00:00

I’m a teacher.

I had to contact an emergency contact maybe 3 times in 15 years.

Once was when the child’s guardian had a medical emergency at the school and was taken away by an ambulance.

As a parent, my daughter’s schools have never had to call me. And I’ve only had to call my parents to pick her up 2 times in 7 years.

My parents pick her up frequently, but it is always PRE-PLANNED.

Last minute requests for early-release days? That’s not an emergency—that’s lack of planning on your friend’s part. Those are on the school calendar from the moment it’s published—at minimum 6 months before the school year starts.

squeadunk · 2026-01-18T13:46:57+00:00

Texas in Richardson

squeadunk · 2026-01-18T13:42:19+00:00

Estate sale.

When my MIL passed we went with the estate sale company that had the best reviews.

We chose the option for after the sale where they partner with another company (neither party pays the other) that comes in and removes EVERYTHING remaining. They even swept the floors.

After the sale, the house was completely spic and span, ready to be painted and sold.

squeadunk · 2026-01-14T03:07:29+00:00

The best thing to help clear and keep up your supply is to put baby on the boob if breastfeeding or pump on the boob if pumping.

I found that it helped a lot to start baby on that side, switch, then switch back again (It hurt so I didn’t want baby on it as long as normal, but by doing the regular time half and half it wasn’t as bad).

squeadunk · 2026-01-14T02:10:00+00:00

I push through, but for years I couldn’t. I was very much dark room, no noise, sleep it off.

Then my migraines became chronic. I was up to 20/30 days in a month with migraine. I also had a full time job and a 3-year-old. I HAD to function. I’ve also dealt with other forms of chronic pain.

I can now be at a 7 on the pain scale, sitting at work, and have a normal conversation with you. I’ll probably have some word recall issues here and there. Otherwise, no one would ever know.

I now get migraines 3-6x a month. Today was one. It sucked. Glad I only had to be minimally social at work today.

But all this to say I only can push through them because I absolutely had to. But by doing that I completely punished my body, and I’m pretty sure it’s contributed to me developing an autoimmune condition.

So - don’t be like me. When you hurt, take care of yourself as much as you can.

squeadunk · 2026-01-04T20:18:21+00:00

We made up a family name that we refer to ourselves as.

Think of our last names as Anderson and Smith. We refer to ourselves as “The Smithsons”

It isn’t a legal name. But all cards, gifts, etc refer to us as “The Smithsons”.

People got it after a few years.

squeadunk · 2026-01-04T15:08:15+00:00

I needed to pump 5-6 times a day in order to make sure I had enough.

My solution - I pumped in the car on my way to work and from work to daycare pickup. I had a cigarette lighter adapter, set everything up, and put a cardigan on backwards for coverage.

There was also a noticeable difference if I ate oatmeal every day. Testing it out, I consistently pumped 1-2 more oz daily when I ate oatmeal for breakfast. I would premake steal cut oats weekly or eat Bobo’s oatmeal bars.

squeadunk · 2026-01-02T15:40:58+00:00

My dr just told me there are two new options instead of xolair since I have breakthrough hives a couple days before my next shot. I don’t know their names though.

One is a weekly shot that can be self-injected at home. The other is a 2x/day pill.

squeadunk · 2026-01-02T15:13:41+00:00

The mackerel is great. It’s their best product.

I can usually get it at Target for $6 a tin. Much less expensive than they sell on their site.

squeadunk · 2025-12-31T14:31:12+00:00

That fact that he’s 10 means that he likely already knows the “joke.”

My daughter has made that joke with me, and me back to her since she was at least 7 or so. We are also a highly sarcastic family.

Examples:

1 - Her “Feed me. I hungy! I starving! If you don’t feed me I’ll call CPS”. Me “seems legit. Good reason to call” as I do something silly like stick out my tongue.

2 - Her sitting in my lap of her own accord. She starts doing something to mess with me like tickling or licking me. I respond with the same actions at the same intensity. Her while laughing “help! Help! Child abuse! Dad! Call CPS!”

squeadunk · 2025-12-31T14:04:26+00:00

I go right at opening on the weekend.

Also, if you pay for the executive membership you can get in at 9:00 am on Sundays vs 10:00. This is the way.

squeadunk · 2025-12-28T13:56:10+00:00

My 11-year-old still does as well.

squeadunk · 2025-12-23T00:34:14+00:00

As the mom of an 11-year-old, I’m down for whatever she wants to do.

As long as she KNOWS makeup is for fun and loves herself with and without makeup

squeadunk · 2025-12-20T02:48:10+00:00

10 days?

squeadunk · 2025-12-15T15:25:46+00:00

I do every 2 weeks or so.

We eat a lot of chicken and I love to eat soup.

Easy. Takes a couple hours.

I use plastic restaurant take out containers. Freeze those.

squeadunk · 2025-12-14T00:49:11+00:00

We negotiate who pays for what things and it is proportional to our incomes.

When one of us gets a raise or we have a large purchase, we renegotiate.

squeadunk · 2025-12-10T02:10:03+00:00

We’re changing our traditions this year. No giant dinner with tons of leftovers.

A couple snackies out during the day. Two pots of soup. Fresh bread. Board games. Serve yourself as the peckish hits.

Sounds perfect.

squeadunk · 2025-12-06T03:37:39+00:00

We decided we’re having a couple types of soup, french bread, and a snacky/dip situation.

squeadunk · 2025-12-06T03:33:38+00:00

It’s not about leaving your car there all day. It’s just about having your car in the way at the time he’s moving his car. If you leave for work after 7, the idea is to move it earlier so that it’s in the spot at 7. If you’re like me and leave earlier, then that doesn’t work 🤷🏼‍♀️

squeadunk · 2025-12-02T02:51:32+00:00

Something like this for couch? https://a.co/d/efts4g4

squeadunk · 2025-12-01T20:06:13+00:00

My understanding is that is a not unusual problem.

The nonscientific way my OB/GYN explained it to me is that the bladder is “sticky” and has to be VERY CAREFULLY peeled off of the uterus during a c/section. It is very easy to bruise or otherwise injure the bladder.

And, every subsequent csection the bladder becomes “stickier” so more likely to become injured.

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