rant/rave

Obviously I'm generalizing with the title but I have set up 6 phone interviews for a weekly sitter and ALL of them ghosted me. This is not the first time. I cannot comprehend how you don't keep an appointment for possible employment or at least cancel. A person is taking time out of their day to...

My MCN: "Were you stressed while pregnant?" "Yes, aside from the frequent medical issues during my pregnancy, I had x, y and z happen. I'm still going through y and z." My MCN: "That makes sense then. Being so stressed while pregnant can make your baby need extra support and reassurance once...

Guys, it’s only 8AM and I’m over it 🙃 I get up, get my daughter up, and as I’m throwing her poopy diaper out back, she starts getting into a bag of recyclables that my husband left on the floor by the back door. So, I grabbed the bag and stuck it outside. Move on, let my dogs in, fed them...

My son is 9 months old. My son has severe food allergies that require us to carry an epipen everywhere. One of them is eggs. We had a potluck at our church today and I set him up in the highchair at the table next to my husbands grandmother and gave him puffs. They’re a safe food and he loves...

Yes LO is walking but it's not even summer. He's not going outside where shoes are necessary yet and we plan on taking him to stride right to get him properly fitted. But everyone wants to buy him shoes. When I say he's not wearing shoes indoors people feel personally attacked. HoW WiLl HiS...

Sitting here at 4:30 am unable to fall back asleep. Baby and toddler have both been up throughout the night multiple times. Husband is sleeping in a different part of the house, so I had to tend to them both per usual. Baby still wakes after 2 hour stretches of sleep. Still has a poor shallow...

I’m so sick of getting asked this. If you’re capable of driving or getting a ride, why can’t you come to our house?? Do people without kids / grown kids not realize I have to pack up the baby, the diaper bag, and the travel bassinet, to go hang out at their house. Not to mention the things I...

Me ftm with PPA, to mom “friend”: yeah, I’m experiencing a lot of germaphobia and anxiety over little one getting sick. “Friend”: WELL, yOu ArE gOiNg tO hAvE tO jUsT gEt OvEr tHaT rEaL qUiCk. Kids are GeRm magnets especially when they start dAyCaRE. … ohhhh I should “just get over it”...

https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/03/instagram-reels-kids-peak-experience-guilty.html I keep seeing Instagram and TikTok videos with little kids doing cute stuff and the voiceover says something to the effect of “they’re only this little for 4, maybe 5, years.” It always rubbed me the wrong...

::Edit:: Wow. I wrote this and then went to bed.. Thank you for all of the kind words and solidarity! We will continue to fight another day. You aren’t alone and I see you. I was gonna write this really eloquent thing about 3rd wave feminism and being a working mom. But I think I’ll just say...

Is such a freaking lie! Our little one has been nothing but combative; eating schedule is completely off and now she's not sleeping. People saying that 3 months is the magic mark is such a dick move. Why say something like that to someone who is sleep deprived and looking forward to a reprieve?!

Why in the world do people think it’s okay to make negative comments about a baby’s weight? My baby is on the bigger side and does have some little fat rolls and chunky cheeks but according to her pediatrician is right on track for her growth curve and is healthy. Some of the comments I have...