Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 18, 2023 | Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 361 |
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 18, 2023 | Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 9,257 |
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It is always disturbing when a moo expects a small child to understand or care how she feels. Kids are not wired that way, and if you can't deal with it don't have them. My moo was like this and it fucking sucked.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 18, 2023 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,765 |
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I mean, they can celebrate their excellent decision not to have children every damn day they use the toilet uninterrupted and say yes to that spontaneous dinner/movie and go on that grown up holiday they can afford or just reply they “had a lazy weekend” on a Monday.
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FUCK. YES. especially the childfree people. YOU'RE LITERALLY THE OPPOSITE OF A MOM, no you don't get to call yourself one because you're jealous of the ACTUAL moms being celebrated today. sorry there's no "selfish spinster twat" day. this is one of those things where if there's no "gatekeeping" then words no longer have meaning and the whole exercise is pointless. pet moms are moms, plant moms are moms, dads are moms, childfree people are moms, EVERYBODY'S A MOM so what's the fucking point? why bother to have a day to recognize moms when EEEEEEVERYBODY counts as a mom now? it literally does take away from the real moms doing the real work of raising the next generation.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 18, 2023 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,765 |
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“I wish I could just go on a date. Every day I fantasize about going on a date and be loved and cared for. I fantasize about not having to worry about making it in time to pick up the kid from daycare, not having to worry about dinner or laundry, or whatever else my child demands. I am so lonely it hurts. I am alone with this child, constantly having to display unlimited and unconditional affection and care. But nobody is doing that to me. It feels like the world has forgotten about me. I’m just an object used by my child to survive and thrive. I am nothing more.
God, I wish I had someone who would make me feel loved and worthy. I wish I could afford someone like that. I am so jealous whenever I see couples walking around, holding hands, smiling at each other, playing around… What do I walk around with? An infant who gives no shit if I’m angry, or sad or tired, doesn’t even know my name yet, literally only knows that he can use me anytime he wants and he doesn’t have to do shit. I’m nothing but a tool. I have no rights in my child’s eyes. No freedom. I have nothing that makes me happy.
It must be so nice to be a mother and a wife who is loved and appreciated. I wonder what that feels like.”
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 18, 2023 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,765 |
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It is always disturbing when a moo expects a small child to understand or care how she feels. Kids are not wired that way, and if you can't deal with it don't have them. My moo was like this and it fucking sucked.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 18, 2023 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,765 |
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It is always disturbing when a moo expects a small child to understand or care how she feels. Kids are not wired that way, and if you can't deal with it don't have them. My moo was like this and it fucking sucked.
Same. One of my mom's favorite stories was how she had a migraine one day. She asked me if I could play by myself for a while so she could lie down. She said that lasted about 10 minutes when she could hear me coming up the steps saying, "Mommy is sick," before I came through the door and asked her if she felt better.
I was FOUR.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 19, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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“I wish I could just go on a date. Every day I fantasize about going on a date and be loved and cared for. I fantasize about not having to worry about making it in time to pick up the kid from daycare, not having to worry about dinner or laundry, or whatever else my child demands. I am so lonely it hurts. I am alone with this child, constantly having to display unlimited and unconditional affection and care. But nobody is doing that to me. It feels like the world has forgotten about me. I’m just an object used by my child to survive and thrive. I am nothing more.
God, I wish I had someone who would make me feel loved and worthy. I wish I could afford someone like that. I am so jealous whenever I see couples walking around, holding hands, smiling at each other, playing around… What do I walk around with? An infant who gives no shit if I’m angry, or sad or tired, doesn’t even know my name yet, literally only knows that he can use me anytime he wants and he doesn’t have to do shit. I’m nothing but a tool. I have no rights in my child’s eyes. No freedom. I have nothing that makes me happy.
It must be so nice to be a mother and a wife who is loved and appreciated. I wonder what that feels like.”
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 19, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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A child-free friend told me this today.
She didn’t say it to make me, a mother of 2 young girls, feel awful, but I could tell she immediately regretted saying it after she saw the look on my face.
I don’t want this to turn into a doom and gloom post. I think we all know that the world has changed and is changing. The future is uncertain and scary. I’ve certainly had my emotional meltdowns and moments of sheer grief and panic. I’ve had countless therapy sessions about this to get to a place where I can just accept the reality of constant uncertainty and change, to be a strong as possible, and to (albeit, challengingly) cultivate as optimistic an attitude as I possibly can. In a lot of ways this planet has gotten worse since our childhood, but in a lot of ways it has gotten better. There are many things I had to deal with as a young girl that it excites me to know my girls won’t have to deal with.
But comments like this one – ugh. There was no retort from me that could make her change her mind. She is convinced that having children is pointless in today’s day and age. So, tell me, what motivates you for your children? What makes you excited for them to grow up?
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 19, 2023 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 2,228 |
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There was no retort from me that could make her change her mind.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 19, 2023 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 3,988 |
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CFers don't get the benefit of child-free venues because breeders have to shit on every fucking corner of the globe, so don't bitch when non-breeders have infiltrated Mommy Ass-Kissing Day. I'm happy as fuck to see them get a taste of how it feels when non-mommies take over their special places.
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“I wish I could just go on a date. Every day I fantasize about going on a date and be loved and cared for. I fantasize about not having to worry about making it in time to pick up the kid from daycare, not having to worry about dinner or laundry, or whatever else my child demands. I am so lonely it hurts. I am alone with this child, constantly having to display unlimited and unconditional affection and care. But nobody is doing that to me. It feels like the world has forgotten about me. I’m just an object used by my child to survive and thrive. I am nothing more.
God, I wish I had someone who would make me feel loved and worthy. I wish I could afford someone like that. I am so jealous whenever I see couples walking around, holding hands, smiling at each other, playing around… What do I walk around with? An infant who gives no shit if I’m angry, or sad or tired, doesn’t even know my name yet, literally only knows that he can use me anytime he wants and he doesn’t have to do shit. I’m nothing but a tool. I have no rights in my child’s eyes. No freedom. I have nothing that makes me happy.
It must be so nice to be a mother and a wife who is loved and appreciated. I wonder what that feels like.”
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 20, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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paragon schnitzophonic
Sounds like one of those selfish assholes who bred because she was lonely and thought a baby would fill that void. Now not only did that gamble not pay off, it's going to be harder for her to find the companionship she desires because she has that bundle of need who will always take priority.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 21, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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For context we’re usually in the pool and my 2 year old doesn’t like putting on a wet swimsuit…My neighbor complained this morning and I’m irrationally annoyed.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 21, 2023 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 3,947 |
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Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 22, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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paragon schnitzophonic
Meanwhile, if a young woman with a killer body that never bore children decided to sunbathe topless in her yard, Moo here would lose her shit.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 25, 2023 | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 12,457 |
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Cambion
If you don't want people judging you for the way your brat acts in public, either arrange for the brat to be with a sitter (or with its father, where are the fathers and why aren't they watching their damn kids?) or stay the fuck home and shop online. Honestly, curbside pickup is a godsend for a lot of people - USE IT. Why are more of these Moos with their rotten bastard kids not shopping online and arranging for pickup or delivery so they can avoid going into the actual store? There are no judgmental stares on Walmart.com, Moo. Shop there! Taking kids into stores is a fucking nightmare - why do they do this to themselves when there are alternatives?
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 25, 2023 | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 12,457 |
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Cambion
It's not even Moother's Day yet and I'm already seeing the whiny posts about how under-appreciated the poor ickle mommies feel because their man-babies won't get them anything. They are somehow surprised and disappointed every single year when the same damn thing happens too.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 25, 2023 | Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 309 |
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 26, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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Admittedly I don't understand the mother's day thing because I never celebrated it, but why would you expect anything from an adult partner who is not your child? I seem to remember it as a day where kids were encouraged to do things like prepare some burnt breakfast in bed or offer up a poorly handmade card, and if the duh was involved it was only because the kids were too young to cook safely and needed some supervision.
The premise just doesn't make sense to me. You're not his mother, so why is he supposed to celebrate you on mother's day?
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 26, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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Just venting
My sister is my best friend. I have two kids already and am very newly pregnant with #3 after a miscarriage last year. I decided to tell her today and this was her response “well.. I think the two kids you already have are amazing already but that’s good.. couldn’t be me”. I was very surprised and hurt by her response. She’s child free but loves my kids so I responded “obviously it wouldn’t be you…”.
I wasn’t expecting an award or anything, but I didn’t expect a negative response like that. My husband and I have a good stable relationship, stable income, own a home and vehicles, my kids are very well taken care of and are kind and happy kids. Our bills are paid and aside from 1-2 days a year for a few hours they’re always with us. It’s been a few years since my last child, which I had decent ppd and ppa with but I think 2 under 2 and the pandemic starting had a lot to do with. But even with that I wouldn’t say I was neglectful or in a terrible position to be having a child.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 26, 2023 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 3,947 |
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 27, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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I did the whole gentle/respectful parenting thing with my now 5.5 year old basically since birth. I held space for all her feelings and now she’s the whiniest crybaby on planet earth and I feel like I created a monster. This kid cries/tantrums over every fucking little thing and has no resilience whatsoever and I’m out of patience so I end up doing what is probably tantamount to child abuse in the Janet Lansbury crowd and telling her to get over it and stop acting like a baby.
And I HATE when I hear these things come out of my mouth, I hate that I resort to dismissing/shaming her feelings, but my cup is empty (bone dry, in fact) and it’s become impossible for me to “honor her big feelings” when we have 2837382827294838 episodes of “big feelings” a day, every single day, and I also have a toddler screaming at me because I dared to put her down for half a second so I could pee. I just can’t anymore. Both of my kids are so goddamn needy and I don’t even feel like a human being anymore, I’m a caregiving automaton.
The 1.5 year old has an excuse, she’s just a baby. But the 5.5 year old? She’s incredibly bright but emotionally she’s at the level of a 3 year old. This kid is always whining or crying about something and instead of being a responsive, caring parent all I can do at this point is roll my eyes and think “what now?” And I know I shouldn’t care what other people think, but it’s getting embarrassing when we’re around other kids/parents. She’s the annoying kid in every circle, always freaking out about something.
I wonder if all the validating of feelings over the years has validated for her that everything is a big deal worth crying over. Or maybe it’s just her personality? I don’t even know, I’m so burnt out and feeling like the shittest parent because I feel like I screwed up and created this child that I really don’t like most of the time. Feeling really resentful of all the parenting “experts” right now.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 28, 2023 | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 2,727 |
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 28, 2023 | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 1,452 |
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It is always disturbing when a moo expects a small child to understand or care how she feels. Kids are not wired that way, and if you can't deal with it don't have them. My moo was like this and it fucking sucked.
Same. One of my mom's favorite stories was how she had a migraine one day. She asked me if I could play by myself for a while so she could lie down. She said that lasted about 10 minutes when she could hear me coming up the steps saying, "Mommy is sick," before I came through the door and asked her if she felt better.
I was FOUR. The story was designed to make me feel bad and it worked for a while. Once I experienced the soul-sucking Hell of chronic migraine headaches, I was sympathetic.
But shame on my Moo for trying to make ME feel guilty. I had no reason to feel guilty. I was just being a kid.
As an aside, my chronic pain due to a genetic condition and chronic migraines were definitely part of my reason not to breed. The needs of baybees and toadlers are IMMEDIATE and I figured that out early.
It also bears mentioning that MANY doctors did not feel my chronic pain, migraines, and deteriorating spine provided enough "justification" for me to have a tubal ligation. They didn't take me seriously because many of them are pronatalist fuckwits.
Not having kids when you have medical issues is the RESPONSIBLE thing to do.
Re: Breakingmom Tales: Or A Collection of Stupidity & Dumb Choices May 29, 2023 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 10,122 |
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“Because he is a sheriff and he is legally bound by law to report anything he sees as neglect”.
As a child of not one addict, but two I do not take that lightly. We are 100% sober and me/my wife don’t so much as bicker in front of my kid…
I’m heated, but what a joke