48 posts shown.
neoncrane12 said:When you open something—say, a container of yogurt—do you always end up licking the lid or the foil seal?
And do you lick the rim of the cup too?
brighttiger6 said:The surroundings!!! It is always about the surroundings. Without them, pregnancy would be a remarkably lovely and tranquil period. So, let us begin:
- You want to use cloth diapers?? Are you actually sane? We literally drove to San Francisco just to stock up on Pampers, and now that they are available at every single corner, you refuse to use them (I am convinced the troops liberated San Francisco specifically for the sake of Pampers 🙂)! You will inevitably realize that cleaning baby feces out of cloth is a nightmare, and you'll be switching back to Pampers within forty-eight hours (not to mention that the prospect of participating in the wonderful tradition of everyone huddling over a changing pad to stare at someone else's child's mess makes me question my future role as a mother)
- You are going to put the crib RIGHT there? There will be a draft! What if you put it over THERE instead (on the other side of the room)? There is no airflow there!! 🤷
- Why did you buy a changing pad (not the whole dresser, just the pad itself) when you could have sourced one from somewhere else?? (Of all things, buying a changing pad from $50 to stick onto our existing dresser is a stinging indictment of our extravagance 🥳 )
- You are going to change the baby in the bathroom?? (It is a source of universal shock and disbelief, because why would I change a baby in a heated bathroom when I could do it in a cooler bedroom or simply tackle the diaper in the living room? Not to mention the obvious fact that I have running water right there)
- No, you absolutely cannot dress the baby in short-sleeved onesies in the winter, regardless of how many layers you pile on top! (We ended up with a small collection of slightly used short-sleeved onesies that we can only use during the warmer months. Generally speaking, my family and company maintain that if they are short-sleeved, they are useless in winter, no matter how many layers follow) 🙂
- Why did you buy onesies? How are you going to pull them over the head? You clearly don't realize how difficult or fragile a baby can be, or how much they resist being dressed.....!! (My child will be a Hulk who wears nothing but tank tops)
- Cotton wool and water? Are you planning to clean the baby with cotton wool and water?? Who even does that anymore in the era of Pampers! (Refer back to point one and the story regarding the liberation of San Francisco for the sake of diapers. 🙂 Specifically, the white, sensitive kind)
To be clear, this is merely something I am saying off the top of my head 😁 I am currently 38 weeks and 2 days along, and I am eagerly anticipating the moment everyone repeats these exact same critiques once the baby arrives, so I can launch them all straight to Mars thanks to my hormones!
wanderinghawk said:It’s getting old... this constant ad for H&R Block or whatever it is popping up every other time I open this forum🙂🙂
Susan Edwards8 said:People like Keith Allen4 always jump in just to stir the pot because they can't stand things being peaceful for five minutes.😛
Ugh, honestly, S.C., you know how it goes—it's always those women, right? The "perfect" moms who are all smiles from the first trimester until the day they deliver, breastfeeding without a single hitch, living in pristine houses, never raising their voices at the kids, and basically posing for a cover shoot for Vogue at any given second.😉Just block them and move on.☕
Trust me, you’ll have those moments where you’re questioning everything—like, why did I even do this? Like, wouldn't it be easier to just toss the husband and the kid out the window and run away? But even then, nothing is ever going to change how much you love that baby. It’s all going to work out. For me, Tin was an absolute dream from the moment he arrived.😍
Roger Rodriguez said:Look, I don't really have the energy for an argument. If it makes things easier for you, I'll just say it: I don't love my child, and I'm prepared to burn in hell for it.
Honestly, people like this just drive me up the wall. Don't they realize how frustrating they can be?
What would you say to my boyfriend? He thinks he’s going to be traumatized if he sees the baby covered in that newborn vernix when they're born, claiming the kid will look like they crawled straight out of hell. 😢
Roger Rodriguez said:Why aren't you reading for comprehension? Could you please bold the part of my post where I actually said I have to force myself to love my own child? Otherwise, I’m going to assume this is just a really poor attempt at trolling.
I don't want to go too far off-topic, but for me, motherhood isn't just about giving love to a child; it's also about taking on new responsibilities, shifting priorities, and creating an environment where a child can be raised safely and normally. There are people who probably don't give this much thought, but I do because I want to provide my child with a good, stable life. I'm not in a position where everything is set; I literally have a few months to overhaul everything I need to change, whereas some women are lucky enough to have their lives mostly planned out, so they don't have to stress over these things because everything fell into place right when it was supposed to. So, where on earth did you read that I don't truly love my child? I was simply trying to say that I have to build everything from the ground up very quickly, while someone else (who perhaps planned better) already had it all sorted before getting pregnant and doesn't have to deal with this level of stress.
Roger Rodriguez said:So basically, my kid will be stupid too? 🙂 🙂 🙂
😬
I actually agree with what you're saying. Age isn't the deciding factor; if you aren't ready to be a parent at a certain age, then the number doesn't matter, though it can definitely impact your mood and behavior during and after Pregnancy.
I didn't plan on having a child either—I never even gave it much thought (I actually wanted to adopt since my family isn't exactly my cup of tea)—but now that it's happening, I realize I don't have the luxury of waiting for "motherly instincts" to magically appear; I have to force myself into it within a few months.
To be honest, I’m more stressed about everything that happens *after* the birth than the actual pregnancy itself. I can handle the nausea, the heartburn, the near-disability from sciatica, the blood pressure issues, the tears, the contractions, and the fears—that all passes eventually. But after the delivery, I won't get six months or a year of blissfully bonding with a baby and worrying about bottles and strollers; I'll have maybe two weeks to recover before I'm back at college studying. And then there's the constant worry about whether the nanny is actually reliable.
I'm not happy because I know that after the struggle of labor, I won't be heading home to enjoy time with my baby, but rather straight into more stress and constant separation.
And for the record, I'm still not buying into the myth that everything just snaps back to normal afterward. 🙂
Scott Rodriguez2 said:Honestly, what’s the point of pretending everything is fine when you're actually struggling? I prefer to be upfront about how I'm feeling, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
How far along are you, Keith Allen4?
Andrew Hill8, that fear is definitely something both you and I share. 😢
Chloe Robinson80 said:It’s a sickness—those who are always lagging behind will stay stuck in the slow lane forever.