The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (March 11, 2024)

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Mar 11, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

So many parents spill their entire life stories on Mommy Facebook Groups, and I can't understand it for the life of me. Once, in my local community, an anonymous poster asked about a man her 24-year-old daughter was dating. She described and identified basically everything about this man: he was in his early 40s,  a virgin, a Catholic, liked to ride his bicycle, and hadn't been in a long-term relationship because he was focusing on work. This mom shared everything, but his social security number and I was petrified, especially for the girl he was dating. I absolutely could've known or gone to high school with this girl, and the fact that her mom was airing out intimate personal information about her partner on Facebook for all of the suburb to see was as humiliating as it was hilarious. If you love and hate such strange mom-posting, these parenting posts will send you into a spiral. 

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    Selkie Queen 17h In my due date group in a discussion about a potential formula shortage coming. Sure let's find a way to keep blaming immigrants for everything. So, so stupid
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    I think the government is buying up formula for the influx of migrants entering the US that's why we're seeing a shortage 4h Like Reply
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    Necessary Evidence 23h I'd rather have my baby choke than take off their necklace Baby Yeet Training
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    Amber Necklaces! Did you leave it on them 24/7 or took it off during nap/bed times? Our 4.5 LO is just showing all the signs of teething and we just ordered a necklace. It's "recommended" to be taken off throughout the day during naps and unsupervised times. I feel like that very tedious to be taking it off and putting it back on after every nap. Love to get your thoughts!! What did y'all do?
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    EightpennyPie 1d Mom wants advice on her son's autism. She's tried praying it away and changing his diet.
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    < Anonymous member .7h So, my 7yo son has autism. Self-diagnosed, but there's been no denying it since he was one. He's never had an official diagnosis or therapy. My husband is adamant that we don't excuse sin under the label of autism. I agree, of course, but I need resources for navigating this. The stupidity that comes out of that kid's mouth for EVERY SINGLE THING. He just gives a stupid nonsense response to everything I ask him to do. All day long. He just makes up . It's mentally exhausti
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    Anonymous member .7h We've tried more one-on-one time to win his heart. We've tried Bible devotions, memory, spiritual songs. He professes salvation, and to the best of our knowledge he actually believes it. But only God knows if he's truly saved or if his knowledge is just head knowledge. He's the smartest, most-brilliant child I've ever met. His academic skills are amazing. But his behavior is a non-stop, constant drain on me. When a situation is escalating, I try to send him to a calm space t
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    Anonymous member ⚫ 7h He has a disability and you haven't given him any tools to help him? You could try healing his gut and reducing inflammation in his body, you could get him on a supplement regimen that's known to help autism, you could get him behavior technicians to work with him. He needs your help. God gave this child to you and he has special needs so it's up to you to meet them, not punish him for them. 700 3h Like Reply 8 Anonymous member why would you assume I haven't given him any t
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    Anonymous member .7h Write a reply... Be very careful with secular therapy. Look up @haley.kindled on instagram. She just did a whole Series in her stories on this. It's in a highlight. 6h Like Reply Anonymous member 2 b I don't really want secular therapy either, but I'm not sure how to get just Christian therapy. No idea how to go from realizing there's a problem that needs addressing to finding the right therapists. 5h Like Reply View 5 replies... Write a reply... Look into nutritional healin
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    Magnolia_The_Synth 1d Mom with "exotic" daughters doesn't want ugly kids
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    ||| 33 Anonymous member Hello everyone I am having a very difficult time with something and I just cannot shake it. Okay here it goes. (Big Sigh) so I was previously married to my first husband, I had been with him since I was 20. We divorced in 2018 but we had 3 beautiful girls. Back then I was into the looks and features. So my girls are exotic looking. Since then I met my now husband who is nothing like the last looks wise but an awesome person. With all that being said he wants a child but I
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    stupidflyingmonkeys • 2d "Free birthed my kid and took a year to get her a birth certificate-why does the court think she needs someone to represent her best interests???" freebirthers are flat earthers of mom groups
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    TLDR: Went to family court for babies birth certificate and got assigned a Guardian Ad Litem. How much can they do and can my child be taken away because I choose not to vaccinate and am more holistic leaning? Hello! I am not really sure if I am asking a question or what.. probably just looking for reassurance and support. I am scareddd. I free birthed my daughter in June of last year. I applied for her birth certificate thru DHEC and got denied. They require 2 letters from doctors (prenatal and
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    Infamous-Office2516 1d putting a child in foster care because they won't behave...
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    < 3:31 Moms- Unfiltered Anonymous member 17m Keep in mind mama you can put her in foster care without losing custody of her. If you want more information, reach out to me. Let her know that if she thinks it's that bad in your family she can have the choice to go live in a foster family. it doesn't mean you're a failure. This world is horrendous and has made it almost impossible to discipline children correctly. Personally, I'd beat the out of my child if they ever acted half that bad. My childre
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    mortalcassie 5d Unsafe sleep is okay, because we're pack animals? Safe-Sleep
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    humans are considered pack animals. Natural human instinct is to want to sleep together to protect our young so sleeping apart can definitely increase ppa 8h Like Reply 21 ser doesn't being a pack animal just mean that you follow certain rules and norms? I don't think it has anything to do with where we sleep. 10m Like Reply hi it means you stay and sleep as a pack to protect each other and especially the young. 5m Like Reply
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    r/ShitMomGroupsSay u/Nuile .15d She nearly bled out and lost her daughter but regrets going to hospital and wants to birth unassisted again...unbelievable.
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    oh . 0 I would like to please ask for prayers for my baby girl. If there could be a miracle from god that the heart cath could resolve her issues For those interested, here is my birth story if I only knew then what I knew now... 7lbs, 11.6oz, 21 inches long than my first. one pound less I didn't get many pictures so bear with me. I went wild pregnancy and unassisted. I'd do unassisted again. I took castor oil 3 nights in a row starting at 41+4 with no signs of labor other than mucus plug coming
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    I've had a hospital induction with no epidural previously and I would say pain level was the same. I thought I couldn't do it. The transition phase was as brutal as I remembered it. I squirmed and contracted like I was possessed... I couldn't move or do anything but yell. Mentally I knew baby was almost here. I begged for a break. This time, since I was at home with husband, I couldn't lay down and just push since I was tired and shaking. I had to let gravity work with me and had to force myself
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    Baby came out blue but moving, eyes open, and very calm. I brought her to my chest and just held her. I then blew on her face to see if she would cry and she let out the most beautiful cry. I tried to breastfeed her but I couldn't... I started bleeding. Massively. Blood was pouring out. Clots, steady stream, gushes with each contraction. Two entire chux pads filled with blood within about 1 minute and covered my entire bathroom floor. I tried to stand up, I felt fine, but was scared to deliver p
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    I wanted to hold my baby. She was quiet with my husband and I told him baby is fine and NOT to be admitted. They just wanted to look her over quickly and not admit her, so I agreed. They checked her heart rate and it was 60. It should be over 100. They warmed her up, tried stimulating her, but nothing brought up her heart rate. They asked if they could do an EKG and an echo and I agreed. Unfortunately they found 3 heart problems. An atrial septal defect (can clear on its own), complete heart blo
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    Here's some things I would and would not do again: -going unassisted, I would maybe do one ultrasound after 20 weeks to check for abnormalities BUT maybe not. Here's why: if I had to guess, baby's heart rate was likely not well on her decent. If I knew of her heart condition, I likely would've birthed in the hospital and/or been a scheduled cesarean. If I birthed in the hospital and her heart rate dropped (likely) they would've taken me for an emergency section and baby would've been born with t
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    -as a nurse, I will be sure to assess my babies immediately after birth even if they appear fine. My little girl appeared perfect. The doctors didn't suspect anything wrong either, but she could have died if not caught. The important thing here I learned is that although they seem fine, assessing the main things immediately is something I won't lack on. -I will deliver my placenta and see how I feel first before ever transferring for bleeding. My history and recent labs scared me, but turns out
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    stupidflyingmonkeys • 7d Update: Had wild pregnancy and went unassisted. Would do unassisted again.
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    < Can I be in trouble for denying medical treatment if the medical treatment is not a life or death situation? Like Comment No. You have the right to decline anything 1w Like Reply Send No, I have declined stuff for myself and for my children. Left ama several times 6d Like Reply Nope 6d Like Reply
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    No but I'm curious what it is! If they believe you're medically neglecting your child then they could call CPS. 6d Like Reply they want to give my baby toxic antivirals for a virus that I rather take my chances with. 6d Like Reply yeah I think you're absolutely ok to refuse. The other option is to let them write the prescription and not pick it up. If you're hospitalized then sign ama papers and assure them you'll come back if his condition worsens. 6d Like Reply 1b yes hospitalized. I was curio
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    I'm 2 hours away and have severe engorgement because my body doesn't respond to pumping my baby! 6d Like Reply I need go be with your baby. Sit down and have a conversation with the doctor with a patient advocate present. Express your concerns about the antivirals. See if you can come to a compromise with them that makes you happy and if not, ask for AMA papers while reassuring them you will make follow up visits with whoever you need to, but that you want to be home and you'll do whatever you c
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    yes! I actually do home health nursing now, so maybe that's even an option, but I'd think you could do follow up visits instead. Just depends on how sick baby is. 6d Like Reply great idea! 6d Like Reply <what ended up happening did you leave and they were OK with it? 5d Like Reply unfortunately she's vented and I can't just up and leave. They did respect my decision and stopped them (only after 3 doses where they NEVER TOLD ME IN THE FIRST PLACE). Now I am battling getting her off the vent. They
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    Failure to obtain necessary medical care for a child, and to provide consent for such care, generally constitutes abuse and neglect and the state can take the child. 4d Like Reply 1 the most bizarre thing I've heard, some people don't believe in medicine or intervention other than from the divine.
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    I'm just now seeing this. Wow, I'm so sorry. How is everything doing now? 3d Like Reply well they nearly denied giving her a pacemaker because I denied giving her antiviral chemotherapy for a virus which is a non issue and rarely causes issues. I had a long drawn out discussion, pointed out specific lab values and indications that she doesn't tolerate that medication, plus included how giving my daughter a mutagenic (mutates genes) is against my religious beliefs. Finally after much discussion,
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    Once I demanded the chemo stop her labs went to perfect levels. Even with this damning evidence that they would put her into liver failure and likely give her bone marrow issues (leukemia is in her future?? Likely) they still tried making her take it to get the pacemaker. The damning evidence shows she will NOT receive that antiviral. This morning I have to have a meeting to discuss "expectations" but she is scheduled to get the surgery today. I'll be appreciative of any prayers that they will s
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    s all antivirals are chemotherapy! By definition they are chemotherapy. Most don't know that.. but you can search it! Many of the antivirals were originally created to treat cancer even. Thank you so much for your prayers! 2d Like Reply 1 hat's good to know! Thanks for sharing your wisdom. I don't do "conventional" treatments or medications. I treat holistic and through natural medicines. Vitamin A (cod liver oil) is a natural antiviral. I would think that wouldn't be harmful or considered a che
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    My baby is still here ventilated. I'm reaching my breaking point. I've been so strong and haven't shed a tear but today I broke. Please pray for us. Tuesday she will be getting a pacemaker but this isn't the end of the road for us. Pacemakers come with complications and heart babies too. I don't know if I am making the right decision to interfere with gods plan. This will be a long road ahead for her. Her life won't ever be that of a normal baby.
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