Posts by rightkindofme

I live in the bay area of California and there are home schoolers every where. Some are religious, but they don't make it your business. I'm kind of obnoxiously atheist sounding even though I'm not an atheist--I'm just annoying--and so...

Yay!

That's great! I love hearing that. The not-being-abused part, I mean. Not the mental health issues. Ahem.   The first 18 months were shit. I hated them. Thankfully that period of a kid's life is fairly short in the scheme of...

Quote: Originally Posted by indigosky  Yeah, she shares a room with her 1 year old little sister who's still in a crib. The big sister was THRILLED when the baby moved out of our bed and into her room. But I think the...

Lll actively discourages mother to mother milk sharing. Their goal is not to get the most breastmilk into the most babies.

Well you are certainly justified in being angry. You are going to have a hard time finding a therapist because few are going to be rigorous enough with boundaries to work with your laundry list of trauma. My dad started raping me when I...

Feel free to ignore me. That is always a valid option. You were diagnosed bipolar that young? Did you experience severe trauma? I have had therapists tell me I have bipolar disorder but I don't, I have PTSD. All of my behavior and moods...

We are going to Disneyland for a few hours before driving home. This not having to be at the mercy of the school schedule stuff is awesome. The park is empty.

I have zero contact with my family. It is very hard. You have to let yourself grieve for the death of relationships you wish you hadbut never actually had. It's not your fault they are broken. That happened before you. I find most of my...

My kids are 2.5 and 5.5. I might start making them try to sleep in their own room when they are teenagers. Ok, they do sleep in their own room most of the time- but I'm very lax about them joining me. If my husband slept better with them...