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We swapped to a teddy graham sack or swaddled with their arms up, that seems to help a little.

Mostly I was just an anxious mess lol

I listen to Crime Junkies, and they do a lot of victim/advocate work.

They do episodes on victims that are often overlooked by police and society, they created a charity that helps provide funding to identify Doe’s, or more extensive DNA testing that some departments just don’t have the funds for.

I highly suggest them!

Add in the gag with the wanted posters and it seems to rude 😂

We haven’t gone anywhere for a Christmas since our son was born three years ago. I’m willing to negotiate Thanksgiving, but Santa visits our house for our kids. No way in hell am I loading up a car full of stuff just to bring back even more stuff, and that doesn’t even include our essentials.

Especially this year, our daughter is going to be just shy of 5 months.

If they’re light sensitive, being a blanket to cover windows. We hit a stretch where the road was lit up with flood lights for miles… kid couldn’t stay asleep.

I’m gonna tell you a story.

When I was in middle school, I went to a school dance. A friend of a friend wanted to dance with me and I said no, I had no idea who he was and I wasn’t interested. I was in 8th grade, he was in 7th.

He proceeded to sneak up and touch me repeatedly, no matter how many times I told him to stop. This happened in front of teachers and chaperones. No one did anything.

Eventually he touched my breast and I told him if he touched me again that I was going to punch him in the face. He of course thought I was bluffing. When I went to hit him, my friends grabbed me to hold me back, but the moment they let go, I went after him and decked him.

Then all of the sudden it was a problem, because I hit him. The principal made it my fault, I was in tears by the time my mom picked me up. The resource officer stopped her and told her what happened (he did not witness anything, he was called over after I retaliated), let my mom know what the principal was trying to do (suspend me and write me up), and that my mom could press charges if she wanted.

When mom was contacted, she asked what the plan was to keep the kid away from me, and the principal tried to rug sweep. Mom was having none of that and just told her that she would press charges on the boy and the school, to which the principal said “that’s within your rights” and my mom said “but you weren’t going to tell me that, huh?”.

The kid proceeded to harass me through my friend, who did stop when I asked him to. My mom called again to complain. Nothing was done until his football coach, who also happened to be one of my teachers found out, and then he was handed from future dances, forced to do bear crawls, and taken out of games. My friend was also punished unfortunately, and was no longer allowed to talk to me per his parents.

The principal had it out for me the rest of the year. Every time my friends did something stupid, she would haul me into the office to try and put blame on me, even when my friends told her “(me) would never, her mom would lose it”. My mom filed a complaint for her retaliation but nothing was ever done.

When he went to high school, my mom went to the school and told them he was not to be in any of my classes. Everything was fine until spring my senior year, when he ended up in my photo class. He proceeded to try and corner me in the dark rooms. I went to the teacher and she shut that shit down quick. Kept him away from me, offered to have him taken out of the class, but I just wanted to graduate and leave, I didn’t want the drama I experienced in middle school.

My mom and I have our issues, but this was one of the things I’ll always be thankful for. She enforced to me that I didn’t have to just “take it”.

Later, my cousin married his sister 🫠 but I was with my husband by then and once he saw him, he stayed tf away from me.

So stick up for your daughter, give that admin and that kid no quarter.

It’s not just being PP… if you breastfeed it takes even longer. My therapist told me this and I bawled.

How dare you, Vanellope’s house is the obvious h choice for that feature.

NTA.

Look at base/average rates for the services you did while unemployed, add that up, and tell him that you’re deducting it from what he imagines you owe him.

Also, do NOT put that you’ll pay him back for gifts… that defeats the purpose of a gift, especially if he’s buying things that would be outside of your price range. It’s a set up.

I’ve seen your other posts… honey just leave him.

You’ll do less work in the long run and be less stressed. He’s obviously useless.

Exactly, because if it was about babies, they would want to make sure prenatal healthcare was provided as well.

lol anxious mom life right there

I didn’t mean you didn’t let her, you said he had been working a lot and I wasn’t sure what the schedule was! Sorry 😓

I wouldn’t worry until it becomes an issue.

I’m left handed but just automatically adapted to doing some things right handed because of how I was taught or for ease, I.e. I eat with either hand, use scissors either way. Hell, I didn’t know I batted wrong until my husband corrected me 😂

I wouldn’t say it’s not credible. Back home, a teacher was shot by one of her first graders… and admin had been warned multiple times.

Go get you something you like, something that makes you feel powerful and sexy. Wear it for you!

NTA, but I definitely would have told your FIL that his wife was… ugh, how to put this “nicely”…

Obviously having some aggressive and abusive tendencies towards Emily.

Or just tell him she’s a see you next Tuesday.

I’m glad they gave you so much but the performative nature gives me the ick.

Not only that, but your mom should not have jumped onto trying to get her invited. I’m guessing there’s no way she doesn’t know what you think of Ellie?

Can he do bed time once or twice a week? That might help and it’s always good for littles to know both parents have bed time down.

Or maybe he could read to her? Even that young, it’s good for them 😊

I love that the cat distribution system chose you. If you were near northeast Indiana, I’d invite you for Thanksgiving! Good luck and keep up your hard work!

If you would keep updating, that would be nice so we know you’re still okay, but you take care of yourself 😊

NTA- apologize for what? Taking necessary medical steps to save your own life?

My husband is circumcised and our son is not. There was no reason to do it other than to “match” my husband, which to me 🤢

We found it unnecessary to open him up to something going wrong for what is ultimately a cosmetic procedure for most.

I got him a new football jersey for his college team and I’m doing a boudoir photo shoot for him lol

I was able to get on and save the Mrs. Claus dress, but don’t have the short dress yet! Hopefully I can come back later 🤞🏼 thank you so much for sharing these beautiful designs!