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OtherI am a woman 35F and I work in a very male dominated industry. I am not a tomboy or "one of the guys", I have "feminine" hobbies and interests like knitting, baking etc but I also like some "masculine" hobbies as well- I do MMA, I dabble in blacksmithing. Anyway, I dress pretty modestly at work. There's no particular reason for it but I usually wear a b**ton down shirt, slacks/trousers and a ca...
OtherMe (F/29) and my husband (M/30) visited my in-laws last weekend for FIL’s birthday. They live in the next state, about 3 hours away. We have an 8-month-old son, so I'm pumping. It was a small family gathering over the weekend with my husband's close family. We spent most of Sunday outdoors, and I pumped a few times during the day. We carried a small cooler pack to store the milk, but when we r...
ParentingI (33F) have 4 kids with my husband (35M), and our kids are all 4 or under so it's a handful (4F, 3F, 3F, and 1M). A few nights ago after I had been taking care of the kids all day just like usual, dinner just ended and the kids were all settled down for the first time that day so I asked my husband if he could just watch over them while I go shower because truth be told, it had been around 2 days...
Family ConflictMy mom d*ed when I (18f) was 11. My dad started another relationship a year later and got remarried when I was 14 and my half sister was born a few months later. When she was two my dad made a big deal out of choosing a ring and a necklace that had been my mom's and saving them for my half sister. At the time I asked dad what he was thinking and why not let me have it all. My mom had already g...
RelationshipFirstly, for some context, we have a planned parenthood that specializes in abortions like 5 minutes away. I understand people thinking she didn’t want to get an abortion because of protesters. I completely understand. I drive by that specific place every single day for work. I have seen no protesters. It’s usually empty besides a few cars on the side of the side of the road. But, I still ...
ParentingIt has been a difficult few months. I considered running away from everything, even abandoning my son, although I know he is not biologically mine. However, I did not want him to suffer. Since then, I have visited him frequently. I moved out but continued visiting him, while my wife tried hard to make me stay. Her sister also caused significant trouble, but I tolerated it all for my son. Th...
Family ConflictMy parents got divorced when I (17m) was 7. My dad was never the best dad or the worst dad. He wasn't a monster or neglectful but he never made time for me. If I asked him to hang out with me he'd say later and later never came or he was too busy and maybe another time but the other time never came. He'd encourage me to do as many extra curricular's as I wanted and he hired a babysitter to tak...
OtherI have a 16 year old son with severe physical disabilities. He uses a motorized wheelchair and requires help to get in and out of it. My husband and I are in a friends group of families with similarly disabled children. My son recently announced that he is dating a 17 year old girl from the group. My only problem is that this girl has severe mental and physical disabilities. She has the me...
ParentingI'm new to my area and I have made friends with a few neighbors through a mommy and me group. I have been in the group now a little over a month and I have a 9 week old. I have a neighbor who is in the group and she asked me last week in an emergency if I could watch her 3 and 5 year old, she looked desperate so I agreed. I was like well its just once. I am a full-time SAHM and enjoy all my ti...
Family ConflictMy parents are divorced, and because of the custody agreement I am supposed to be at my dad's for every other week. My mom dropped me off outside his house and I went to the door and the key didn't work. I banged on the door and rang the doorbell and nobody came to the door, the house seemed empty. My phone had d*ed and my mom had left because she was dropping me off in her rush to work. Th...
RelationshipI (M, 37) have always been close to my sister (F, 35). We talk regularly, and during one such conversation, she told me she’s been feeling really depressed / overwhelmed lately. As we were talking, I could tell she was holding back tears. So I decided to do som**hing nice for her. I contacted a local florist and put in an order for some flowers. I had them delivered to my sister’s place of emp...
OtherI am 16F and I have a neighbour, Ben, who is 16M. He is an autistic person. He is high functioning but sometimes prone to severe meltdowns. Our mothers are friends, so we hang around a lot. We are friends and hang out a lot together but I don't consider him close to me. It's because it's a pretty one sided friendship. If you asked him a single question about me, he wouldn't be able to answer. ...