My neighbour has a vegetable garden and she gives me a whole bag of fresh-picked potatoes, beats, tomatos, carrots, cucumber, zucchini, onions every week. I always end up throwing half of it out because I don't have the time to wash/cut/prepare the food. Also, I hate beats.
Gaaaaah jealous. I wish I had a neighbor giving me home grown vegetables every week. Instead all my neighbors do is blast monotone sermons at odd hours of the night.
queenb, my FIL has a great garden and we usually use a lot of their produce. But not since E was born. So we were tossing out a lot too. I think he finally realized we really are not cooking. Like at all.
I have sprayed both the twins in the face with my ridiculous let-down. Half of me is horrified for them, half of me is kind of fascinated by how far I'm able to spurt. I feel disgusting.
I have sprayed both the twins in the face with my ridiculous let-down. Half of me is horrified for them, half of me is kind of fascinated by how far I'm able to spurt. I feel disgusting.
I got drunk last summer with some other nursing mom friends and we had a contest to see who could spray the furthest!
Mia puked on both me and DH during two different feedings on Wednesday. He ran upstairs and threw his shirt right in the wash and freaked out. I continued to wear the shirt for the next day. Some baby wipes and all is good!
Mia puked on both me and DH during two different feedings on Wednesday. He ran upstairs and threw his shirt right in the wash and freaked out. I continued to wear the shirt for the next day. Some baby wipes and all is good!
I need to stop feeling guilty when H gets up in the MOTN for a feeding. It rarely happens but sometimes I am just not conscious enough to handle Little A so I send him in.
I'm the same way. We're FF and for the last week SO has started helping with MOTN feedings even though I haven't gone back to work yet. Part of me feels guilty...but sleep!
I need to stop feeling guilty when H gets up in the MOTN for a feeding. It rarely happens but sometimes I am just not conscious enough to handle Little A so I send him in.
I'm the same way. We're FF and for the last week SO has started helping with MOTN feedings even though I haven't gone back to work yet. Part of me feels guilty...but sleep!
Mommies do not need to be primary caregivers all the time. No guilt. With DD1 my husband would take the first six hours of the night when I was on maternity leave. And when I went back to work he would take the whole night the three days a week I worked. No regrets. Get some sleep ladies.
Everytime I hear a mom complain about diaper leaks, I want to preach to them about the gospel of cloth diapers. Everytime I hear a mom say she can't get anything done during the day or how cumbersome it is to go shopping with a car seat, I want to get up in their face about how awesome babywearing is. Everytime I hear anyone say they want to find a good workout routine, I want to rush them and shout crossfit into their ear. My inner voice is annoying.
Post by flippinchica on Oct 2, 2015 8:18:32 GMT -5
I kind of like it when LO is cluster feeding during the day. If he is awake and not eating he wants to be moving or bouncing. When he is nursing I can sit my ass down on the couch and have an excuse not to move. I'm sure I would feel differently if I had older children.
I'm fascinated by how many women here complain about their husbands/SO and how uninvolved they are with baby.
I'm fascinated by this plus all the cray cray parents and in-laws too.
Yes! I don't understand how adults can't stand up their parents. I guess I have a bold personality and have no problem telling my parents or ILs what's up if there's an issue. Maybe that just means I'm a bitch. Sorry not sorry. Ha!
I'm fascinated by this plus all the cray cray parents and in-laws too.
Yes! I don't understand how adults can't stand up their parents. I guess I have a bold personality and have no problem telling my parents or ILs what's up if there's an issue. Maybe that just means I'm a bitch. Sorry not sorry. Ha!
When you live with the in-laws holding you hold your tongue with a staple gun. That's how. I just remind myself its temporary and one day I can tell them all off.
Also I'm not saying take away all the guns. Responsible people can still get them fairly easily within the rules here.
It does give me comfort though that if a husband who abuses a wife tries to get a gun, A- he will have to wait 60 days (impulse control) and B - they will phone the wife to tell her he has applied for a gun. C- if he has a legal history of abuse he'll be denied and won't get one at all. I don't think it works 100% of the time obviously but i also don't see the downside and why people would resist laws like that.
A lot of states have waiting periods and background checks, they might all have background checks actually I would have to google. I think the point a lot of people here are making is that criminals are the ones causing harm, and by definition a criminal is a person who commits a crime, so someone who doesn't follow laws can find illegal ways to obtain a firearm if he or she wanted. Also, the mental health help here needs serious work. I think this would also help. I don't really care what kind of gun somebody own. I care that they will be choosing to use it correctly, but there really is no way to do that.
@piedpiper07 my grandfather has a concealed carry license, he uses his handgun to put a deer down when they are hunting if the rifle doesn't kill it.
And that's pretty much the only thing I'm for handguns for.
I get this, like I said my family hunts.
But if that is really the only legitimate use for them, then why bother? I mean you can still use the rifle a second time (I know it's not as clean of a shot - but compared to kids shooting each other it still seems preferable).
Also The conceal to carry thing really freaks me out when I am in the states. Or open carry. We have to transport any guns in locked cases, so you just never ever see them. Unless you are standing in a field with someone actively hunting.
I guess my feelings are don't be an idiot and leave guns where kids can get at them. My grandfather has about 20 rifles and 5 or 6 handguns, mostly antiques. He keeps the gun cabinet keys in the garage so kids aren't even tempted to try and open the cabinet. And I think what Canada has going on with acquiring a gun is a great idea. It leaves a very small amount of people who aren't going to go crazy and shoot up a school and responsible gun owners.
I told my H that my doctor told me to wait until l stop bleeding from IUD insertion to have sex. Well upon googling I see that it could be over a month. Oops...
@piedpiper07, I like your country's system. I grew up in the south, where people like to throw around that it's our constitutional right to bear arms. But they ignore the fact that that right was written in during a time where a man had to protect himself against the British and Native Americans and highway men or whatever. It has no place in today's society. That being said, I'm going to get my concealed carry license to protect my family against crazy people. When the government finally enacts sensible gun laws, I'll gladly give mine up.
I'm all for more restrictions on gun control. The people who really scare me are the ones who think guns are toys. My brother and SIL both have concealed carry permits. I've told then they can't bring them to my house, they don't come over much. I'm more comfortable with gun owners like out friends that I didn't even know they had guns for 8 years.
@piedpiper07, I like your country's system. I grew up in the south, where people like to throw around that it's our constitutional right to bear arms. But they ignore the fact that that right was written in during a time where a man had to protect himself against the British and Native Americans and highway men or whatever. It has no place in today's society. That being said, I'm going to get my concealed carry license to protect my family against crazy people. When the government finally enacts sensible gun laws, I'll gladly give mine up.
Not to mention it took 10 minutes to reload the gun
I'm from a gun family and so is H. I have my conceal to carry. That being said, assault rifles are unnecessary. Also, there does need to be more strict laws in who can buy guns.. When I got my concealed they looked at medical records and I had to take a class. Some states you can just walk into the courthouse and get it. Not okay.
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.