Kelly-Marie Jones

@rayengroves Some people are yet to learn the golden rule of parenthood: Resist being smug. Anything you're judging will soon be visited upon you! You're doing just fine, different kids throw up different challenges at different ages 😊

I’m genuinely so confused by people who say that a) their toddlers don’t have tantrums or b) my lack of discipline causes the tantrums bc the entire reason she’s throwing a tantrum is bc I’ve told her no and am not giving in. How are people circumventing this process?

@be_like_ice "Let's split the bill"

People who grew up really poor: what's something middle-class people say that instantly reveals they've never struggled?

@Symply_rhoda1 @Gameon158518 I didn't even notice how my body felt until years later... At this point, it's like I'm waking up and realising how much my body has changed and re-familiarising myself from scratch 😆

@Gameon158518 That “what just happened” part must be so real though 😭 how long before your body even starts to feel normal again?

When you give birth...Do you feel immediate relief like, you're not pregnant anymore ? Obviously you're probably not gonna feel back to normal but is there any type of relief ?

@Blank_13982 I'm not sure that's the right take. Respecting boundaries despite internal longing. Sounds like a good friend...

海外で超トレンドになってる『異性の親友にいきなりキス検証』がヤバすぎると話題に やっぱり男女の友情なんて存在しないんだな…

@nickimoraa Imperfect mum here. We do showers every night, solely because a solid routine gets them to sleeeeeep. Made a rod for our own backs there 😆

Are kids supposed to get a bath every night or is that just a "perfect mom" thing?

@fesshole Motherhood can be extremely isolating, even more so when I realise my life bores my friends. I take comfort that they are at least willing to stay the course for when I can re-emerge as a separate person once again!

Every time one of my friends announces yet another pregnancy I internally scream because it means more years of them being extremely boring to hang out with, as they literally have nothing else to talk about or the kids are there too and we have to amuse them.

@heavensbvnny Easy. Just go... No one cares!

Are there women out here who leave the house completely barefaced? No makeup , nothing at all, just rocking their natural look? If so, what’s that like?

@bussypounder999 Love this. Everything is easier when you stop trying to plan for every eventuality and trust that you can manage whatever happens when it happens.

ima break this down bc theres a REASON some women (like me) can travel with kids easily, while others (like DBC here) look at this with horror 1. most women reeeallyy crazily overpack. The only thing you need for a baby, is some diapers, and some wipes. like, WHAT ELSE COULD U POSSIBLY NEED?! I think most women are just highly neurotic and nervous because they have just 1 only child, and they end up packing these massive diaper bags full of nose-fridas and swaddles and toys. You really should not be doing that. Breathe. Strap the baby onto your back in a carrier and just GO. Dont overthink. Stuff 3 diapers and a mini wipes pack into your regular girl purse. Dont allow yourself to move away from your cute girly purses you had from before you got pregnant. 2. Most moms in america dont breastfeed. They really should. I get it though. My 2nd baby was lactose intolerant and I couldnt breastfeed it. But a lot of american moms have wierd hangups (why arent u snipping that tongue tie? just snip it..) and end up not breastfeeding. Then they end up walking around with triple the supplies. Which they shouldnt. Dont be neurotic. A ziploc baggy of formula (or a willow breast pump with batteries) + one bottle + one water bottle. Thats all... ..but you rly should breastfeed if you can. It makes for easy overseas vacations. All you need to bring is your enormous tits. Baby happy. Mommy busy partying while baby asleep full of milk. 3. modified baby carrier. Most baby carriers being sold come with an enormous amount of extra straps, pockets, and heavy stuff. A baby carrier that straps onto your body should NOT weigh 30 freaking pounds. Take some scissors and cut all the bullshit off the baby carrier. You definitely dont need the 3 pairs of straps that go around your waist and make it hard to breathe. Nor all the pockets. Imagine how women used to go gathering nuts and berries back in the prehistoric ages - the baby is just strapped onto their back or onto their front. Thats the feeling you're going for. Babies are very happy just traveling around and looking at all the fun things in the world. They dont cry almost at all when in a carrier and you can happily go shopping in Shanghai or hiking in Seoul. 4. dont be so neurotic / obsessed Lets say I wanna go to sardini or the beach house in south carolina. JUST PUT THE BABY ON THE SAND. I see moms obsessively wiping the sand off the baby, watching them like a hawk, fidgeting and obsessing. Just chill the f out pleasr. Watching these moms makes ME feel stressed out. Please drink 3 beers and relax. 5. theres prolly more that i forgot. im pregnant rn with #3. I'll post pics/updates when i take it to china for funs. lol 6. OH I FORGOT ONE MORE. MAKE USE OF THE BOOMERS. THERE IS LIKELY A BOOMER (or two) IN UR FAMILY that doesnt work, is retired, bitches as you a lot, calls you a dumb little millenial, and talks about "well back in my day...!" Please make full use of the boomers. RUB IT IN THEIR FACE that youre suuuch a good daughter for having a baby. Force them to say "thank you" for continuing the "family lineage". Remind them often that if you didnt have a baby, the family line would have ended. Make them watch the baby (for free) at least 2x a week while u go dinner or party with ur husband. 7. No car seats, use baby carrier or travel to walkable cities / public transportation cities. Tawian is a good place to take it. Dont bring strollers either. Only bother with a car seat if you want to do a camping trip! Highly recommend driving the baby to Assateague Island. Bring a tent, dont do a trailer. Baby loooves tent. And sand. Theres wild horses on that beach, too.

@alz_zyd_ You'd have to use the same roads as the little people to move your home on wheels...

Apparently, rich people buy yachts so they can vacation wherever and stay at a floating house instead of a hotel. But if this is the case, why isn't there a market for superluxury RVs/campervans? Wouldn't rich people also want to drive everywhere in a fancy house on wheels?

@thetimes All the research suggests the biggest pull factor is family, together with physical safety. Other considerations are fairly minor factors when fleeing for your life, apparently.

Policymakers have spent decades trying to understand what factors determine where asylum seekers go

@_sorrengailll I prioritise other things.

Where are the people who wear little to no makeup? Do you have a reason?

@Cr7Godbrand I noticed this pattern in myself and enforced a similar routine. It is self-induced anxiety but to overcome it, I had to develop awareness of the conditioning that made me subconsciously respond to societal cues, and consciously step back from them.

I’ve observed this pattern in my own marriage, in my brother’s marriage, and in the marriages of my sisters I’ve lived with. They all seem to dislike being bored and always want to be doing several things at once. Then they create this unnecessary anxiety on themselves. I sat my wife down and set a clear routine. I told her that laundry should be done only on weekends. Cooking and cleaning should also be done on weekends. We prepare three different meals during the weekend, and those meals last us for five days. We rotate the meals. If she craves something else during the week, she’s free to cook it if she feels like it. I also made it clear that I’m not working 14 hours a day just to come home and help load laundry or clean. I told her that after work, both of us should come home and rest. There’s no need to worry about cooking and cleaning until the weekend….which we'll handle it together. Since I established this routine, she has been sleeping better and seems less stressed. Women be creating unnecessary stress for themselves and then project that stress onto their partners, as if their partner forced that mindset on them.

@Duderichy Agree. Wish ppl would talk instead about how to get the right proportion of cash available for immediate needs, medium term savings (eg. deposit), long term savings (eg. pension) and capital (for investment in progress/infrastructure), across society.

people really have no idea why capital gains are not taxed as ordinary income

@JulieLovesFluff You've got the biggest house in the group, so better off, perhaps? Don't want a 'thief' in your house, rather than a child who made a mistake. Punished your 9 year old for a month, for losing something (granted, she didn't do it). You're not coming across well. 😬

Just got an email from the homeschool coop secretary that another parent discovered their child with a Switch case and 5 games that doesn't belong to them which they admitted to stealing from my house and she'd like to know when a good time is to return it to us. My nine year old has been grounded for nearly a month because I thought she'd lost it somewhere being negligent and half the games weren't hers. Secretary doesn't want to tell me what child stole it and thinks I'm being unreasonable for asking. I told my husband I don't want to host anything anymore because I don't want to have a thief in my house and he's emailed the secretary to that effect. We're the only house big enough to host PE, the Christmas Party and cooking class so unless they change course and tell us that's all canceled. I'm going to find out anyway because the parent emailed the secretary about it and the email server the coop uses is literally a private server my husband set up that's sitting in my house downstairs and the disclaimer says we can review it and it's not private. I think she's forgetting that. I am so mad right now and I've got to apologize to my child, she was the victim and I thought she'd done something wrong.

@OlHickory23 @KILLTOPARTY I'd say person instead of woman here. Not knowing when to shut up is pretty universal!

Being mute must feel so good

@acottagemouse I had a screamer too. Turned out she had tummy pain and we had to make it our number one mission to get her burping/farting. All the movements, all the positions, I think what worked best was (very weak diluted) fennel tea. Keep going, you will figure it out!

My poor baby boy just cries and cries and cries. He’s fed, diaper changed, burped, held, legs moved around, swayed, bounced, but nothing works😣 eventually he just gave up and fell asleep tonight on the boob, but I don’t get it and I wish I knew 😭

@_nomadic_soul Everyone’s talking about being better at sex, but sex is the full stop in a much longer sentence. If everything before is off (communication, care, connection), the sex will always feel off too. Bad sex is rarely about sex. It’s about everything that happens before it.

A man’s confession that he is absolutely terrible at sex.

@BeckyTheChicken All kids are different. For us, everything was easier once we stopped trying to avoid tears and firmly imposed the same routine every day regardless. Keep going, the stress does pass! In the meantime, be sure to look after yourself so you can deal with tantrums without breaking

Everyone saying “Every night for a relaxing bedtime routine” WHAT PLANET DID YOUR CHILDREN COME FROM??? Bath time is extremely stressful and full of crying and screaming!! And mine is almost 3!

@Romy_Holland I thought it was from when cradles were hung on birch tree branches? As the child grew, the branch would bend then break, and "down would come baby" when the cradle was no longer needed.

tried singing my baby a lullaby and what the actual fuck is happening with rockabye baby? am i threatening my baby about what’s gonna happen if he doesn’t go to sleep? cursed lyrics

@smalltown_wife Mine play independently. Mischievous little monkeys are usually awake before me and busy destroying a part of our home in new and interesting ways 😂

people are like “my kids won’t play independently” but the only way to teach them to play independently is to give them the chance. yes, it’s a slow and gradual process and some kids are better than others but it’s actually a GOOD thing to not constantly entertain your kids