Maria Gakstatter

@techhsiren Today I would have been unable to give up my seat and I “look” fine. You can’t always see what going on with someone and something that makes it painful to stand for any amount of time. Yes. Even more than being very pregnant.

at my OB's office, waiting room is full, and a non-pregnant woman WHO MADE EYE CONTACT WITH ME MULTIPLE TIMES has not given up her seat so i can sit 🫩 society is broken

@theportlandfire Done. And have been doing so daily!

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@kurks91 Oh yeah, definitely girl teachers vs boy teachers too.Some teachers are creative with great projects but those projects really resonate more with girls than boys.And they don’t seem to realize it. You need to find out who not just the best teachers are but the best BOY teachers

Yesterday, I was talking to a parent that said her son struggled in class because of the aesthetic. She said he was sad that it was all “girl” stuff on the walls and he didn’t resonate or connect to things in his class. Interesting perspective that got me thinking 🤔

@ion_fk_around @sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire 😂Sure. Whatever you say.

@MariaGak @sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire More excuses and rationale… smh

at the half.

@ProLifeLiz Depends on what kind of parent you are or want to be.That age will often fall asleep no matter what.May stay up a bit later but can pass out easily in a back carrier.There are hats,sunscreen, & bug spray.Go to the outdoor concerts,or don’t and let your fears rule your summer

I’ll probably get dragged for this but how do I have fun in the summer with a 14mo when I am afraid he will get too hot or sunburned or get eaten by bugs. And also he goes to bed at 7:30. And also we can’t afford babysitters. I want to have a good summer but i need tips pls

@holyhomemaking Call me naive too because I don’t understand what the insult is. Nor why you mom watching the kids is a hard no. Nuance is not always translated through written language so maybe that’s it🤷‍♀️

I’m so tired of catching strays about my pregnancy & lifestyle choices from family members who I know will not make an effort to have a relationship w my baby. Aunt's "wife" asked my mom if she was gonna be babysitter & she said "idk since anna will be staying home"

@EastTNMama Wait, it’s one kids birthday but she wants all 3 to get gifts? You know that is ridiculous don’t you?

I recently spent quite a big amount on 3 kids. I don’t know if anyone remembers me talking last year about how at birthdays my friend wants all her kids to get gifts. Anyway, she made a registry, and it got pretty expensive. Not to mention the party was over an hour away, up a mountain. We got fevers and couldn’t go at the last minute, but she told me we are the only people who used the registry. She asked me to. So, I did. I guess I’m the only one who fell for that. It was fine, though, because some parents are hard to please. I don’t think it’s the kids.

@SketchesbyBoze Some are. And some have it pushed on them and think they hate reading only to find out (hopefully find out) they love to read but hate most of the “classics”.

I get yelled at for saying this but children enjoy a challenge and it's good for them to read books that are a bit difficult. In my experience, adults are the ones trying to keep them from classics while the kids are aching to read Homer, Jane Austen and Jane Eyre.

@can3630894 @gentiletrades This!! I only need to stay a minute to drop off this dish that I don’t need returned but I have time to watch the baby while you take a shower if you want? Or I can stay a couple of hours if you want to sleep, I can hold the baby! If none of that is needed. I don’t even need in!

@gentiletrades If you visiting a new baby, tell momma that you can stay for xyz, what can I do for you? Encourage her to go shower while you watch the baby. Or have her sit in the kitchen, while you chat and wash her dishes. Or tell her to have some laundry in the dryer so you can fold it +

If you are visiting a friend/family member who just had a baby, remember that everybody makes a casserole. Bring literally anything else.

@sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire And Portland has had the toughest schedule and more games played than any of the teams at all!

@MariaGak @theportlandfire For one Carleton aint shit but a spot up shooter and for 2 yall cant rebound or take care of the ball and cant stop anything on defense. Minnesota is ok but they have benefitted from a weak schedule. They have lost to the good teams they play. Portland is unathletic white girls

@sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire 😂but they did beat the liberty! 2x! And I will take the win against the Wings without Bueckers too😂

@MariaGak @theportlandfire This team wouldn't have beaten a healthy liberty team

@ad_2083 @HunchoGambles 😂that’s because compared to Portland the are only playing once a week! 16 games Portland has played. Mystics has played 12. No one has played 16 games except Portland. And those in top 9 have not played more than 14. Some 13.

@HunchoGambles They have by far the worst scheduling ever. Way too much time in between games. As a Mystics fan, it seems like they only play 1 game a week which is absurd.

WNBA is a growing league that needs to fix so many things but first thing first is the scheduling. There’s ZERO reason why there should be 1 game on Tuesday then 6 games on Wednesday. With 3 of them starting at the EXACT SAME TIME !!!!!! Then again only 1 game on Thursday.

@thecavemommy @RobinRene81 Car seats expire?!!!But I have to take all the recommendations with a grain of salt. My kids, I was told they need to sleep on stomach for SIDS protection. And for an extremely brief moment, ‘89-‘91 time co sleeping was as well because the breathing of parent helps newborns.

@RobinRene81 No blanket, nothing in the crib, and on their back lol Yeah my mom was shocked that car seats “expire” and how long they rear face for 😂😂😂

Why is the age of 1 specifically the set recommendation for giving the baby a blanket to sleep with I feel like a big 8 month old baby that’s extremely mobile (crawling, sitting up, standing) and practically walking can probably have a blanket idk

@Katherine111594 They are 8. Give it time! It’s a great start!

@MariaGak Our system isn’t that sophisticated 😂

Taught the 8 & 9 year olds how to load the dishwasher correctly today. Taught them laundry a couple days ago and this morning had my 8yo son start a load while I was feeding the baby.

@ion_fk_around @sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire Not an excuse. Definitely an explanation. Doesn’t help the lynx are coming off a loss. And no way they were going to let an expansion team beat them.

@MariaGak @sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire No excuses. The Golden State Valkyries had less talent last season as an expansion team and still made the playoffs. They still beat top teams last season. #WNBA

@Be_like_legend Super taster. Or autism related. Or both.

My 5 year old insists that zucchini is spicy. Possible options: 1. She has an allergy? 2. Autism related? 3. She is a supertaster able to taste the half a shake of black pepper I put on the whole zucchini

@MommieHTX @kenobi_ben7665 @JulieLovesFluff I had 3 inductions from preeclampsia. No epidurals or meds.Part of it was that 36 years ago in my rural hospital the tech wasn’t there. Only one who did them. So I had no “choice”. I knew I had to do it. Bradley Birthing Method. Almost done when you think you can’t anymore.

@kenobi_ben7665 @JulieLovesFluff Telling a woman she NEEDS an induction at 37-38 weeks bc the baby is measuring “big” is a common example. Induction leads to epidural leads to increase pitocin leads to baby not tolerating labor leads to emergent C-section or injury. Fear based, ending in worse outcomes for all

Having had a natural unmedicated birth with a midwife in a birthing center, a few medicated births in a hospital, am unmedicated hospital birth, and two emergency c sections I can confidently say the best method is the one with a live baby at the end. One of my c section recoveries was easier than my natural labor, one was harder, and everyone pretending anything is more important than a live baby has never had a dead baby, and I pray they don't. Stay ignorant to the trauma, but stop telling moms their feelings are more important than a living baby, they aren't.

@CreateHoops Very tough game.

Rough sequence from Emily Engstler to end the half. The Fire have a ton to clean up going into the second half. Minnesota is blowing Portland out 60-40 at the half. Tough game on the road vs arguably the best team in the league…

@sleepynomore40 @theportlandfire Coach of the month for May. What you are seeing is the number one team, who Carleton came from and a the lynx know well, and are shutting her down. And an expansion team that has been playing together for less than 2 months.

@theportlandfire How did this coach get this job. The mental lapses on this team are terrible. They are poorly coached