Catherine
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At the end of it all, no matter what else we do in life, being a mother is the most important thing. ❤️
Sachin Jose@Sachinettiyil
“Mother of my children” Catholic family-born actress Catherine O’Hara, who passed away today, was once asked what role she would like to be known for, having acted in many legendary movies.
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@thegenesisbl0ck This is so true! My motto is always “baby is having a hard time, not giving a hard time”.
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One thing that struck me lately is how often women (often moms) villainise babies. “My baby was screaming all night,” is said with the same energy you’d use for a terrible roommate. You’re not the victim. Babies don’t have motives. If they’re inconsolable, it’s because their needs aren’t met. Maybe more people would have babies if we stopped acting like they’re the problem for behaving like babies while they’re trying to make sense of the world.
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@InterestingSTEM I had 2 sections. Would do another 2, but couldn’t do another pregnancy. Pregnancy for me was 10 times more difficult than c section recovery.
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Birth by Caesarean section: Caesarean section is the only surgery where seven layers of tissues are opened, and the mother is expected to get up within the first 24 hours, taking care of her baby.
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@erikdesu @BellaBaddie__ This was such a good one! Became a big fan of Dido too.
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@BellaBaddie__ I remember Roswell airing right after school, and how badly i wanted to go home and watch the next episode. Aliens, conspiracy, cute girls... it had it all.
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@luinalaska God almighty.
My firstborn who’s 7 now was resuscitated after birth. Took 6 mins to get him going. Before he was wheeled up to the NICU. He never cried and the silence in the room will always stay with me.
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Please note they are telling women it’s better to watch a baby die than resuscitate them in YET ANOTHER podcast. I’m at 3 so far. They are suggesting it’s worse to provide basic life saving support. They are telling women to let their sons and daughters die. I’m not stopping.
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@alwayshasbeen3 @milagracesmom I have two children and they never have and never will cry it out. Ever ever. Attachment parenting wins every time!
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And it's still mean. It's also far easier, long term, to build that trust with your child early. That's why they are crying btw. They are afraid. Or hungry. Or hurting.
Once you establish that trust with your baby, they don't cry from being afraid anymore.
Anyone who does a smidge of research on this and other methodologies quickly realize cry it out is awful for the mom and the baby, and it requires more work overall. Assuming you find it effortless to numb yourself to the cries of your child, it only seems easier in the short term. The cost are the extra tantrums and lack of trust.
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@JamesHu27192912 Awwwe I miss my grandparents so much! They were the funniest people to be around. We used to laugh until tears were rolling down our cheeks.
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Ardal O'Hanlon becomes the latest ex-colleague to smear me in the press. I just called him and he apparently disagrees with me that women deserve single-sex spaces, fair sports etc. sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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@MrPitbull07 I love this! The Dr. Who saved our sons life is still spoken about in our house 7 years on. Superheroes do live among us 💙
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“No, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter.
He is not my brother. He is not a cousin. He is not a friend who I’ve known a lifetime.
This man was our son Julian’s neonatologist.
The same doctor who two years ago sat us down in the very same hospital and told us our baby boy was very sick with fetal hydrops.
The same doctor who worked tirelessly amongst others in the NICU to try and save our son.
The same doctor told us he would exhaust every option available to keep his heart beating.
The same doctor who had to deliver the somber news almost 36 hours later that there was nothing more that could be done.
The same doctor who shared his own personal story of losing his older brother before he was born and looked at a brokenhearted mother to tell her to never stop speaking Julian’s name.
The same doctor who never left our side and stood in the room as Julian took his final breath in mine and his daddy’s arms.
The same doctor who I looked up at in between my deep howls and saw he, too, was breaking down as we kissed our son goodbye.
The same doctor who attended our son’s funeral.
The same doctor who called and reached out countless times after our son’s passing to check on us.
The same doctor who came to our follow-up appointments because he also cared enough to get answers as to what caused his condition.
You see, this is the same doctor who is holding our now five-week-old daughter.
My husband left the room ONE time this day. And upon making his way back up, they crossed paths.
They spotted each other with familiar eyes and to this doctor’s surprise, he came to learn we just delivered our healthy baby girl.
What happened next?
Well, this same doctor came knocking on our room door.
This time it wasn’t to deliver any sad news.
This time it wasn’t to tell us to get upstairs right away because we were losing our boy.
No, this time, it was different.
This time, he got to hold our daughter.
This time, we got to see him not just as Julian’s neonatologist, but as a friend.
This time, there were not just tears of sadness as we both reminisced those sacred moments we had with Julian, but also tears of joy, as he held our girl."
Credit to Monica Smith ✍️
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No. Absolutely not.
Abortions based on sex of babies could be legalised under plans considered by SNP telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
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@rayofoghlu Would be very interesting to test/ compare water in the middle of a dairy farm and water flowing through a town!
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@rayofoghlu I know of a farmer who was prosecuted for doing similar. It’s definitely not the norm!
I was also out walking on our own farm, around our lakes and was looking at how clear/ clean the water looked. Got me thinking about how much cleaner than a river going through a town would be
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