r/Sh*tMomGroupsSay - Breastfeed... WHAT

[@TheClick]

Adding context to the appendix part of the video: The function of the appendix is unknown. One theory is that the appendix acts as a storehouse for good bacteria, “rebooting” the digestive system after diarrheal illnesses. Other experts believe the appendix is just a useless remnant from our evolutionary past. www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/picture-of-the-appendix

[@uselesschannel6128]

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[@Bunny_Bill]

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[@weirdyo9469]

A reply that replys

[@NO_icp_fan_69]

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[@RottenCandy.]

A re-reply

[@Chiller-pc1dv]

The "mother" who claims her child was her husband in a past life....needs to have cps called on her ASAP.

[@violetsanddragons]

Cps doesn't help queer kids, he would for sure be put into a worse home if they moved him at all.

[@_falling.sky_]

@@violetsanddragons who said the child was queer, why is that your immediate assumption wtf

[@violetsanddragons]

@@_falling.sky_ she said he was trans in the post.

[@_falling.sky_]

@@violetsanddragons i know, i have a habit of going to the comment section before watching videos I've seen before

[@violetsanddragons]

@@_falling.sky_ lol why did you ask then?

[@finnilyenough]

In fairness vaginal PH is a legit concern. However just rinsing off with plain water after your bubble bath is enough to deal with it you don't need to use a tampon every time you take a bath. In fact overusing tampons is more likely to lead to bacterial vaginosis or yeast infection than just taking a bubble bath

[@Isadore-able]

And it's concerning that he's asking about this on Facebook instead of oh idk a pediatrician or literally any reliable source like bro, c'mon

[@martinadelvai4115]

As far as I know newborn babies should be bathed with warm water only. I don't know for how many months this is the case. To me it sounds like this new mom wants to give bubble baths to her baby because of how cute she thinks it will look ore something.

[@Emerald-t7k]

Thank you. I was like how has no one mentioned that vaginal ph is a real thing.

[@kaybadberg534]

Also toxic shock syndrome is incredibly deadly

[@olgav2886]

@@martinadelvai4115 yes it is true. I have recently became an auntie (has done some 'babysitting' duties) and you are not supposed to bathe your newborn with bubbles and almost any kind of soap

[@RoseKindred]

Bad "MomGroups" seem like a snowball. They start out with small bits of advice but through ignorance or confirmation bias they reinforce the same talking points they knew without looking deeper into why things don't work out. They get set in their ways and gain more support, growing into an avalanche forcing others to just sit back and watch.

[@gibbobux1033]

White outside, yellow inside.

[@sovietdoge.7369]

Sit back and watch as others are caught in it, because if they went in it'd be them too. That kinda works as a metaphor for these people, right?

[@rehanmalik5683]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@everettsmyth2650]

They give me hope for my children... because if idiots like that can survive... mine are gonna be a LOT better off...

[@reignpowerrandamody9460]

It is unfortunate and I pray to what ever possible deity that could be out there that these people's eyes are opened to the unfortunate truth that oils can't cure autism smh

[@pennyrussell3252]

As someone who developed a lot of food allergies in their teens, i had multiple family members "spike" my food with a known allergen and then act surprised when I had a reaction to it because they thought I was "just being picky." People are idiots.

[@miaomiaochan]

People are not just mean - they're malicious.

[@slice6298]

​@@miaomiaochaneven worse They're idiots

[@ferretqueen2908]

Even if you were "just being picky" it's still pretty asinine to spike your food just to prove a stupid point

[@desperadox7565]

That's criminally insane. Allergies can get worse up to being deadly.

[@Mar_Selcouth]

I understand this, I've been there myself. I wonder how they tink it's a decent idea, like, are they trying to kill me?

[@Gamemaster13000]

I've spent so much time consuming trans/queer content, I instinctively read FTM as "Female to Male" instead of "first time monther" and thought "Well, atleast these mom groups are inclusive to Trans men".

[@faelanatlife]

Same. I still couldn’t work it out on my own. Thank you for spelling it out for me.

[@Apollo_G]

same it took me like 5 minutes to realise it wasnt trans

[@lolymop333]

Lol Yeah, ssme. Took me a minute.

[@forestenrory]

OMG SAME

[@bumblebee.chimera]

Same! It took me a few minutes until I realized ‘hey wait a minute-‘

[@angeldite30]

On the spraying family members with water when they won’t stop kissing your baby, I’m for it because many babies get extremely sick and can pass due to something as simple as a kiss. So for all the unhinged shit that’s mild and probably pretty valid

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

Honestly seems reasonable tbh, also it'd be good for randos who touch a pregnant belly without permission, they get the spray bottle

[@jadev8679]

Exactly, there's so many people who seem to have no issues kissing babies on the lips. Neonatal Herpes can be deadly, it only takes one person with a cold sore to kiss your baby before that child is in the hospital clinging for life because someone just couldn't resist keeping their stupid mouth to themselves.

[@sovietdoge.7369]

Interesting.

[@olivinemage4233]

This 100%, especially with covid still going around.

[@The-one-and-only-Fruitcake]

I agree This is exactly why I didn’t kiss my 3 day old cousin

[@RigorMortisRiot]

How much you wanna bet that the "drugs" that the mother found was actually just anti-depressants? That literally is the vibe its giving me

[@wolfwindwolfgaming5029]

Ik this is a bit late but 100% agree because I've seen the effects drugs have on people

[@UwU-Crew]

I figured it was like a half a doobie or some nonsense

[@seleneledezma3543]

Tylenol, my money is on Tylenol

[@cmagee14]

I was thinking the same...probably on their radar what reaction she would've gotten by talking to her own parents, sadly enough, since the mother is even scared to tell the dad🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ i feel so bad for freakin kids with parents like this

[@PokeMageTech]

I would _hope_ even a moron like *that* could differentiate between “prescription bottle” (and ideally from there verify that the label has the appropriate name on it) and “some suspicious plant matter”, “some DEFINITE weed”, and “random baggie of pills”.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

'I promise I won't spank him again' that's what ALL abusers say, whether it's violence against their children or spouce. And they absolutely WILL.

[@me-dc8pj]

Yep. Abusers don't stop unless the victim learns to fight back

[@lazyvincy13666]

That’s what my stepfather told my mom the first time he yelled at her. Since she was dumb (yes, she said that), she believed him. He did it again and again and again. Now they haven’t divorced yet because of my brother, since he’s still just a child. Although it seems like he’s trying to be better lately. I doubt it though.

[@NekoChanSenpai]

@@lazyvincy13666 ah yes, staying in an abusive relationship for the sake of your child. Cause that's not a damaging environment for a kid to grow up in. (I also have a personal grudge against this thinking because the child my mom stayed for the sake of was my sister and the one getting abused was me, the other child. Sorry to derail)

[@lazyvincy13666]

@@NekoChanSenpai Exactly! He’s being caring for my brother (his own son), but I’m the “awkward disrespectful teenager” because I can’t be a toy he plays with and then throws in the corner. F*cking sucks.

[@antjekuhfeld8822]

My answer to that post would have been: "Don't sorry about the daycare, Lady *I* called CPS on you!" And If I somehow get the data of this woman, I will, take my word on that.

[@Matpit18]

“She’s mature for her age” Yeah. Key words: “For her age” Even if she is “mature for her age”, that doesn’t mean she knows everything about how to properly treat every hair on your body. The most she can probably do is use words with multiple syllables in a sentence. She’s not a female anatomy expert. She’s 3.5 years old.

[@yeetyeet5079]

If she’s a genius she’d know her times tables but only galaxy brain babies would know more than that at that age

[@justine8387]

I was confused when I first saw this, heard the story, now I am horrified.

[@dmgroberts5471]

I feel this is a job for a waxing salon, not a small child. Your child does not need to be grooming your genitals.

[@jakemarie828]

Everything about that post disgusted me. Why do you need shaved genitals at 8 months pregnant?! It's an aesthetic non-emergency that is very low priority. If you absolutely MUST be bald there always, why wouldn't you ask your adult spouse to do it for you? Asking your 3 year old daughter?? This reads like this person is more concerned with keeping the illusion that she has no body hair from her husband than the safety of her children. Puke.

[@dmgroberts5471]

@@jakemarie828 Yeah, that had occurred to me too...like, is she expecting some action? 'cause I'm not sure that's a good idea at that point.

[@She_real-4-real]

The way I got so mad when they said their “spank” left WELTS, like ma’am, that’s not discipline, that’s ABUSE.

[@theuncalledfor]

Physical punishments in general are abuse.

[@She_real-4-real]

@@theuncalledfor agreed, if you think you have to physically punish your child to discipline them, you probably aren’t as good of a parent as you think you are.

[@plantainsame2049]

@@She_real-4-real and you probably aren't a parent at all of course neither am I so why the f*** are we talking about this

[@PokeMageTech]

@@theuncalledfor The only time physical punishment _may_ be acceptable (not *is* acceptable, just *may be* acceptable, I’m believe arguments could be made either way) is in response to harming or attempting to harm others (human, pets, or even random wildlife if they’re trying to torture it) or to doing something incredibly dangerous, like running away or into a busy road. And even in such cases, it must be made clear the direness of their actions. If you don’t explain, the punishment doesn’t work. “This is only a tiny fraction of the pain you would’ve felt if one of those cars had hit you you’d been kidnapped after bolting away from us.” You absolutely should not parent through fear. But there are some things we should fear. And if they’re being sociopathic… that might be the only way to dissuade them from hurting others. (And in the usual case they’re not… if you’re clever, you might force them to empathy.)

[@theuncalledfor]

@@PokeMageTech Well, yeah. If you hurt others, you deserve some abuse. That is also how justice systems tend to work. Physical punishments for running away are extremely stupid, though. You're just giving the kid a reason to run away _again_ and never, ever come back.

[@cookeepuff]

Some of these things are incredibly concerning. The woman who won’t treat her child’s cancer? The mother who left welts on her child? The woman who says her child is her husband? YIKES! I hope their children are taken away and given to people who will care for them properly. What a disaster.

[@martinadelvai4115]

To be honest, I agree with the mother who sprayed the overbearing aunt with water. I don't have children yet, but when I have them it'll be my rules (and when they are old enough to comunicate it'll be their rules obviously). If I tell you don't touch my child and you don't listen, you have it coming!

[@snatan7594]

Exactly. Like from the sound of it the family members are blatantly going against SOMEONE'S consent. Theyre lucky all she's doing it spraying them with some water. Im never having kids but jfc if someone did that to my obviously uncomfortable niece/little cousins, they'd be catching HANDS

[@Ikajo]

I honestly thought it was quite genius. Forcing kids to accept any type of affection is pretty bad. Spraying peeps with water if they refuse to listen when you say no drives home how ridiculous they are acting.

[@noel3739]

i think it also had to do with covid so its even more valid.

[@FarronMoon]

Sadly this mentality is typically less about consent and respect for boundaries and more about someone being hyper controlling over their childs environment. Obviously don't let anyone break simple rules regarding your child but also keep in mind that your child will eventually have autonomy of their own one day. Edit: a word

[@badhabitrekt6474]

Lets not forget the health risks that come with people kissing babies too.

[@luvondarox]

Any school- age child still (needing to be or are actively) breastfeeding while _attending school_ is going to be absolutely thrashed by the other children at lunchtime. Everybody else has packed lunches, sandwiches, juice boxes, and Timmy pulls out a baby bottle. 🍼 That poor child.

[@Llortnerof]

He's breastfeeding. So his mom is stuck in that box. "Hi Timmy" "Mom, could you please just make me a sandwich tomorrow? You're heavy."

[@lenaeospeixinhos]

When my kid went to nursery they said I couldn't go breastfeed, even though I worked a 3 min walk away. The reasoning is that my baby would expect to go away with me, since I was there, and be distressed when I left without him. Also other babies because they know, when they start seeing parents arrive, their parent will be there soon, if it doesn't happen they get distressed. I was free to pump and take them the containers, they'd keep it in their fridge and heat it up for little one. Pumping is a bitch but their logic was quite reasonable. Going to A SCHOOL to breastfeed your kid is just wtf. Wean the kid completely or to a morning and night feed if they're going you school, so they don't suffer...

[@JDactal]

If a school age child is being breastfed that should probably warrant a CPS call

[@XxFloofyxX]

that poor childs digestive system is gonna be destroyed when mama cant breastfeed so little timmy has to eat a sandwich and an apple for the forst time

[@ekkehard8]

@@JDactal I can imagine three possible reasons, but I can't tell which one you mean, can you clarify?

[@Clockworksalamander]

As a kid, it was really uncomfortable to be forced to accept kisses and hugs from adults when I didn't feel like being touched. I wish my mother would have helped enforce my boundaries like the mom ar 9:27 rather than just being like "just go with it".

[@CattTheCat]

Me too! I've always been weird about physical contact, and especially kissing since as long as I can remember, and now whenever I think back on it, I always remember this one specific time when my mom and gramma repeatedly made me kiss my gramma because "that wasn't a real kiss" (it was like a corner of the mouth peck, but I avoided making contact the first few times) and it embarrassed me so much because of how public it was. I remember thinking "does nobody else think this is weird?"

[@ViktorErikFade]

Yeah, older tradition stuff like that needs to be tossed out the window, Especially after the kids have grown up too it gets even weirder in a way

[@bambino05]

The only time I "force" my children to have physical contact with others is crossing the road, they have to hold my hand. Every other scenario is entirely their choice

[@derpkipper]

@@CattTheCat eww oh my god why does this sound so familiar 😩

[@plantainsame2049]

@@ViktorErikFade yeah affection is good but only accepted affection

[@silvertarot25]

My daughter is allergic to bananas, something we discovered shortly after introducing solid foods when she was a baby. Thankfully her reactions just present as upset stomach, puking, diarrhea. Told the MIL about the allergy. MIL would still feed her bananas & then wonder why she got so sick. Fast forward & MIL decided she was gluten intolerant & demanded that everyone respect her inability to process gluten & that all foods @ family meals be gluten free. I had already ended my marriage so I didn't have to listen to her rants about ppl not taking her gluten intolerance seriously, but I wish I could've just once to point out she spent yrs feeding my daughter a fruit she was allergic to cuz "it'll help her build up tolerance & not be a picky eater".

[@J0rdslol]

My brother's allergic to sesame seeds but one of my aunts outright said that "he is just picky". She was there when the doctor declared the allergy was fatal, but refused to listen. People who think being a parent means you now know everything about the human body are 1 reason why allergies are not being taken seriously.

[@PokeMageTech]

@@J0rdslol My response would’ve been, and is: sesame seeds?! Like, the things on hamburger bun? Those??? To be clear: shock and “disbelief”, but I would take your word for it.

[@guitargirl1517]

@@PokeMageTech I have a friend who had airborne allergies to sesame, she would have trouble breathing if she was in a room with too much sesame. And now my brother-in-law is also allergic to sesame, it's definitely a thing.

[@PokeMageTech]

@@guitargirl1517 Again: I am not literally disbelieving you, just shocked.

[@teathesilkwing7616]

@@guitargirl1517 I thought you said cesium and was incredibly confused how you found that out

[@GayGothPirate]

That person asking for advice on how to hide marks they left on their own child because they don't want CPS called should definitely have CPS called on them.

[@Random-sk6hm]

leaving a bruise after hitting a child is illegal. that woman needs to be arrested

[@croc3862]

@@Random-sk6hm Hitting your child with any sort of force should be illegal

[@Random-sk6hm]

@@croc3862 Facts

[@jbrennan381]

I agree. I'm not saying I agree with spanking, but I was spanked as a kid. It was quick, light, and didn't leave a mark. It stung, but nothing more. If you were to spank your child, that's how it "should" be done. It's not an excuse to take your anger out on an innocent being. That said, I don't agree with spanking

[@Saturnm0ss]

@@Random-sk6hm hitting your child is illegal

[@detectivecrimson7539]

About the whole '54 months' instead of five years- I think the reason they did this is that they realized it was uncommon and considered strange to still be breastfeeding at five years, so they used months for terminology hoping no one would do the basic math to realize its strange. (They were looking for validation in the post, but were aware they wouldn't get it.)

[@johan.ohgren]

Would be more logical to say they were three..

[@jamasa007]

4.5 years old

[@Hiforest]

I breastfed all my kids until they self weaned around age 2, with one exception, my 3rd daughter nursed until just after her 4th birthday. I find it funny that a cow's breast milk is totally normal at any age, but human breast milk has a weird social acceptable age for consumption.

[@MirrimBlackfox]

@@Hiforest While I agree with your point, generally speaking, we don't drink cow's milk "from the source" so to speak. I doubt anyone at the school would have commented if she sent a little thermos of chilled human milk for him to drink with his lunch, if they even noticed.

[@Hiforest]

@@MirrimBlackfox Breasts have been sexualised, it's ridiculous tbh. Men can go top less and it's treated differently to a woman with her top off, it shouldn't be. A child nursing from their mother isn't sexual and it's revolting that it's been mixed up in that way and considered "wrong" passed a certain age. The world average for human babies weaning is older than 2 years, the majority of the world don't view breast feeding in the same way we do in the West. None of my kids remember breastfeeding, even my daughter who was 4 when she weaned. To them it was just times they were comforted, it was how they had sought comfort their whole life and breasts aren't sexual to kids, it was normal to them and not something they gave much thought to. If breastfeeding is beneficial to both mother and child and they're both happy to continue, why should any one else care when they wean?

[@Moo-2310]

I love this sub because my mom's in some similar groups and she sends me some absolute gold. She's not crazy herself, she just finds them hilarious.

[@felixisdevoted]

your mom is cool.

[@isaacm1929]

The spy is in the mother base...

[@yunobeat]

queen mom

[@yadielrodas440]

A true Stacy(female chad)

[@bukkchickenbukk]

I was worried with where this comment was going for a sec cause my mom is one of those insane ones but your mom is a cool person, lucky

[@vastdeferance10]

I’m always amazed that people take issues with kids watching sex scenes in shows & movies but no problem with graphic violence. “Ooh, look! That guy crushed his enemy’s head like a pumpkin- let’s rewind that! But let me skip over this “naughty” bit with the sexy times.”

[@StegoAqua]

Yet Video Games are somehow still the bad guy

[@kissit012]

American is Puritanically violent

[@Mewse1203]

That was EXACTLY what I was thinking! Seriously, fucking stupid

[@TheBanana93]

@@seallz Hey I watched loads of gore filled films as a kid and I turned out a perfectly well rounded adu--- oh wait not I didn't!

[@cy-one]

Making love and maybe creation new life: Baaaad! Destroying lives in the most brutal ways: Yes, give us more of that shit!

[@amypond7631]

I'm autistic, and I've seen a lot of weird "causes" of autistm, but I think falling off the bed is a new one. I've heard "dropped on the head as a baby", but it's never been specific to falling off a bed

[@justine8387]

It is the bed linens that does it... its where the autism live. Just waiting to jump into the brains of small children flopping about the place.

[@aysenurozkalkan3671]

And a couple of times at that! Crazy.

[@PokeMageTech]

My response would’ve been “firstly, though it’s less important, I will answer your question: no. Autism comes from the brain being wired differently, and they already either are or aren’t before they’re born. Secondly, HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU LET THAT HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE!?! How’d you let it happen once?!”

[@x.s5162]

They gave their child brain damage and they think autism is just people with brain damage not a nurotype.

[@mythos2490]

It’s like people legit correlate autism to fuckin brain damage 😭 I’m not officially diagnosed as autistic, but I’ve done the research and digging to realise that me being autistic makes a lot of sense for me as a child and what I do correctly and who I am. And people like this who come up with the most crazy and awful “causes” that make it seem like a disease or some sort of symptom/consequence of the parents actions, acting like the child is a living breathing punishment to them. Is what makes me not wanna get a diagnoses. Or at least one of the reasons.

[@TarisLuna]

As a mom who had her second child during Corona I absolutely understand the mom with the water bottle. It's very concerning how many people think it's fine to kiss babies, even on the mouth.

[@John_Weiss]

Kissing a kid on the mouth is Flat-Out _Creepy._ I grew up in an Italian-American family in the 1970s, and only ever kissed/was kissed by my female relatives _on the cheek only._ Still do, though I'm going to think more carefully about that with any non-adult cousins [of which there are rather few for me, being oooollllld].

[@chatboulon743]

My sister was firm on the no-kissing thing with her kid born June 2020. But, the thing is, the family was a lot more considerate than this crazy mom's family. What if the people she sprayed drops the kid, out of a reflex of being sprayed, or straight up uses the kid for a shield? Mom isn't too smart herself. The simplest solution is to not allow these people around the kid, either denying them entry in her home or not going to family gatherings. If they ask why, let them know why!

[@TarisLuna]

@@chatboulon743 wait, you think a spray bottle to deterr people from kissing your baby is less reasonable than cutting contacts completely? Oof Of course you don't use the bottle why they are holding your child and most likely it's enough of a deterrent to have the bottle and say you'll use it to keep people from kissing the baby. But if you want to rather throw the family away completely, you do you.

[@faelanatlife]

Literally… my grandmother gave me oral herpes while I was elementary school because she needed to give me a kiss 😠

[@markedwards3647]

@@faelanatlife Most people who have Herpes got it directly (oral) or one step indirectly (partner was kissed) from adults who kissed babies on the mouth. Kissing a child on the mouth is an EXTREMELY harmful practice.

[@thelazygamer2195]

“At home circumcision” is the absolute worst possible combination of words I have ever heard.

[@zhanucong4614]

@@catboy_official or diy lobotomy

[@oragano491]

It's called a bris

[@hodgeelmwood8677]

@@oragano491 If you're Jewish, yes. In that case, the person who does it has learned how to do it safely and is thus qualified. This woman's husband is A VETERINARIAN and it's ILLEGAL for him to treat humans.

[@vonreign5982]

If they aren't religious, than just like don't keep it, even if they are why remove it in the first place, I'm not the smartest but like does it say in the bible or any other religious book say anything about it?

[@theuncalledfor]

Circumcision (unless for medical reasons, somehow) should be ILLEGAL. There is no acceptable reason to mutilate people's genitals while they're too young to give informed consent.

[@bobiboulon]

Those parents that are like "I won't blindly believe the doctors, I will instead do my own research and blindly believe random people on facebook"...

[@kempolar9768]

"And then accuse all the people around me of something, that when you actually define the word it points right back at me...WAIT!"

[@epsilonarcaneresearch1945]

SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE SHEEP 🐑🐑🐑

[@Apollo_G]

9:32 Well i agree with that if the son has told their family members to stop, and they refuse to listen. If the relatives are disrespecting the kid's boundaries, they gotta get sprayed lmao

[@Autism_Creature27]

Pepper spray or mace?

[@KaraTheGirlie]

​@@Autism_Creature27water for now, vinegar if it gets out of hand, and pepper spray if they are creepy as fuck about it

[@LadyRobinLockheart]

agreed

[@Wolf_Avatar]

The "Spray Bottle" one is actually interesting. My interpretation is that Mom is trying to enforce consent boundaries for her child (EDIT: Or maybe just reducing chance for disease), but her family isn't listening, so she is resorting to the HILARIOUS method of spraying them like a naughty cat.

[@Djinn_Entonic]

Also, saliva has a lot of bacteria and even virus that could potentially kill the baby cause their inmune system is weak AF, they can't even have honey cause of this

[@The-one-and-only-Fruitcake]

that’s a good idea lmao

[@Summer-uq1vr]

Yeah i thought that was fair, if i had people regularly assulting my child i would also do smth to stop them, no matter who it was - even an aunt, as the click said

[@Rose22096]

Legit I can understand it, my baby is 13 weeks and so many people try to touch them. I even have had my boss (well ex boss as I’m not going back after maternity leave but I can’t tell them yet), walk over and say “can I have a hug before they turn one”. Like I’m a waitress and we were there having a meal outside of work. Kinda wished I had a spray bottle then

[@TheBanana93]

Oh man I actually quite liked that mum tbh. I still have traumatic memories of being forced to kiss an old aunts wrinkly mustache'd lips. Urghhhhhhh I hated it!

[@305unreal6]

14:58 when i was a kid we learned I was fatally allergic to poultry (bird meat) so we needed to have a ham at christmas. my aunt (dad's SIL) added some of her turkey to my plate, mixed it in with my ham while I was up (went outside or to the bathroom smth). she apparently claimed to be checking on her son who was sat next to me at the kids table. long story short, my throat closed up pdf and I was rushed to the a&e. when the doctors came in to tell everyone what was going on, my aunt said she was trying to BUILD AN IMMUNITY against it and didn't think what she'd done was all that bad

[@NeoRena]

People that do this should immediately be charged with attempted murder, wtf

[@tobypossum7386]

People can be allergic to poultry?

[@305unreal6]

@@tobypossum7386 I know at least one other person besides me that is, so yes. Also called bird-egg syndrome.

[@tobypossum7386]

@@305unreal6 Thats really interesting, I had no idea that was a thing! Sorry about your aunt, she sounds like a dillweed

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

@@tobypossum7386 You can be allergic to anything, including your own hair and water.

[@ravenreed5567]

Got to disagree with you on the spray bottle story, with a cavate: There are illnesses that can be passed on to a baby via kissing them especially during the first 6 months when baby cant be vaxed against some of them (whooping couch and C-19 are prime examples). If mom has told on numerous times family to not kiss her child then she is getting her point across in a non harmful way. Though honestly mom should also not allow said family members to interact with child until family members follow direction. Heads up if a mom says not to touch her child then you don't touch the child, consent matters.

[@StoicVeR]

It might be hard for mom to keep the family at bay due to shaming and other family 'politics'. If fam shows up out of nowhere to visit, or she needs help because busy and no maternity leave in America, that could be an issue too. And things have been harsh since the pandemic, so I can get how having people around even if she doesn't want *them* is something they are struggling with.

[@misscuttlefish]

Yeah, I was coming to make a similar comment 😅

[@Sonnenanbeterin1991]

Its also about teaching kids about consent..

[@FaerieLoki]

Exactly! RSV is also another big concern in infants

[@TheTexasflower13]

As a Mom to a small baby, you don't let people kiss your babies. RSV is everywhere and adults carry without showing symptoms. I finally let my in-laws come over to meet the baby and they didn't listen and gave my son rsv and now my two older kids also have it. Pediatric hospitals are literally full right now because of it.

[@mrFiiSKiiS]

RSV is the newest boogieman for young parents, with tons of misinformation spewed from these same insane mommy groups. Yes, we all want our children healthy and it can be scary when they're sick. Provide proper treatments when they are, listen to your doctors, and it's amazing how much easier it is to cope with.

[@liamkolacz9890]

This! When I was 6 weeks old, my dad’s family visited and held me in spite of my mother asking them not to ( and they knew they were sick but told my mom they weren’t). I got RSV and ended up in the NICU and almost died. I still have breathing issues because of it. I’m sorry to hear your in laws didn’t respect your boundaries.

[@KpopZuko]

@@mrFiiSKiiSThat’s not the issue. The issue is the baby got sick in the first place. And yes the fuck it is serious. ANY illness in a baby is serious.

[@theALMIGHTYchrischan]

I'm not so sure about the spray bottle one -- it's actually super dangerous for people to do things like kiss newborns on the lips or anywhere sensitive like the eyes. It doesn't actually say WHERE they're kissing them, or how old the son is, but I've seen waaaaaay too many JustNoMIL stories where that's actually a legitimate issue.

[@Minecraftler2306]

The thing is, as long as the child can't vocalize their preferance the parents are the ones that set the boundries and the extended family is blatantly disregarding these. It doesn't really matter where they are kissing the child. Also what are they going to do when the child sets the exect same boundaries if they already disregard the parents, most people would be offended, if a child dares to deny such things and force them onto the child. The sooner the family learns it is worng to disregard boundaries, that are set about and later on hopefully by the child the better.

[@aiden3627]

Exactly I couldn’t see my niece when she was first born because I didn’t know the status of my last dose of an certain vaccine so the hospital wouldn’t let me in until I dug up my records and confirmed that I was vaccinated. This was ten years ago so it wasn’t COVID related at all. I think it was the measles vaccine maybe? Anyway serious illness aside who wants to be the asshole who gives a baby it’s first taste of phlemy lungs and a fever? Dick move imo.

[@jessicacowell5424]

@@Minecraftler2306 I had a friend who is blind and she said it was because someone who was sick kissed her eyes when she was a baby.

[@ream1622]

Hi I'm stupid what does JustNoMIL mean?

[@LotusHearted]

@@ream1622 it’s a subreddit, I presume.

[@Trynsa]

Gonna say, with the mom who says very vaguely that she found "drugs" in her daughter's room, and that the dad "wouldn't be reasonable," I'm wondering if it was a prescription. Maybe even mental health related. That would make sense why she KNOWS the husband won't listen to her. I only have this theory because it's exactly what would have happened when *I* was a teen. My stepmom HATED medication of any kind, insisted they were the same as "street drugs," and actually took me off of several prescribed medications against doctor's orders, but my dad never really seemed to have her back on it. He didn't fight her too much over it, but he would have been "unreasonable" by her perspective. That makes the cop response even more ridiculous. But it's a mom group, and all of them and up sounding like her, to me.

[@Sly-Moose]

Imagine it was just some birth control pills 💀

[@evobrand1210]

That was my first idea too. Who knows. I take pills to help me with my mental health and it absolutely looks like I'm taking drugs. Always awkward when I'm atound people who aren't used to it, it's like I can hear them think. So it's totally possible

[@Trynsa]

@@Sly-Moose that was my other thought, but given the comment about her attitude or whatever being off I suspected something mental health related. Though, tbh, birth control made ME weird for a bit.

[@sirensaid243]

I thought the same thing birth control, for sure

[@LRM12o8]

Even if they were illegal drugs: surely a criminal record for that will help her "get back on the right path" and it will definitely prevent the drugs from ruining her life and future chances, because employers will totally understand and not instantly reject her over this 'little' stain in her resume! 🤦‍♂️😂 But yeah, since she reports her daughter having good grades in school, but been in a bad mood lately, it being medical drugs (antidepressants?) seems plausible. Whatever it is definitely doesn't harm her ability to function in school, chances are she needs/takes it in order to function in the first place! And she takes it away from her, that's sad to think about. Also dangerous: cold turkey can be very damaging and have permanent effects on physical and mental health with illegal and medical drugs alike! You simply don't throw away someone's pills, especially when you don't know what they are!

[@raynesterner5076]

The mom with the spray bottle has got the right idea. Babies get sick so easy and when people kiss and touch on the baby, they can easily pass RSV or any other serious virus and that can hospitalize that poor baby. As a mom myself, I totally understand.

[@someguy1894]

w-what a MOM ON A GROUP W-WAS RIGHT?

[@amberleemiller2899]

That's what I'm saying! Not as bad when you know the full context.

[@i_like_videogames9517]

@@someguy1894Crazy right?

[@taylor_green_9]

Maybe it was during COVID?

[@lukassimontm3546]

I think a spray bottle is a reasonable response to people constantly kissing my newborn after I told them not to. Boundaries.

[@BarronessM]

Who wants to bet the "drugs" the mom found in her daughter's room were something like an anti-depressant?

[@me-dc8pj]

It was probably paracetamol lol

[@apocalypticautistic4729]

I thought they could be just… supplements or something.

[@lazyvincy13666]

I knew I’m not the only one thinking that

[@anamcnamara9]

Reminds me of the story where they threw out the kid for 'pills' they found, and it turns out it was the dinosaur pills that you drop in water and get little creatures from.

[@allanwidner9276]

Or something for period cramps, vitamin supplements, or anyother kind of pill.

[@phoenixfreefall]

Wait a second... The spanking mom puts the straps under his armpits? How is he "sliding out" when they're on properly over his shoulders? Is she not tightening the straps enough? Not only is she physically abusing her child, she's endangering his life through improper car seat use?? He can only wiggle out of his seat because you're not strapping him in properly!

[@Serenity_yt]

I think shes not using a proper child seat and instead only one of those car seats you can put higher for kids. So there's only the normal 3 point strap which you can slide out of easily. As 5 very dement grandmas prove every other shift of mine and if they are particularly motivated we don't really have another option but to put the strap under the pit instead of the shoulder for the transfer. (We cant restrain anyone legally but if grandma Jean is wanting to walk out the back of the ambulance in the middle of the Highway we have to do sth. It works but a motivated toddler can learn to escap that it's also not exactly the safest option. The belt works way better if you put it over your shoulder. If he's small enough to slide out she should definitly still he using a proper car seat though.

[@LRM12o8]

Ah yes, spanking her (toddler) son as punishment for the consequences of her own mistakes, that's a responsible mother! 🤮

[@pandakink4140]

The lady who is saying that her baby looks younger than they say.... it's called developmental delays. The baby is missing their milestones. the mom needs to go to a doctor ASAP

[@StoicVeR]

but doctors are evil and sell drugs. Best to his facebook mom council!

[@keshaartis8365]

Not guaranteed that they're missing milestones. A medical doctor would definitely be able to tell though. Some babies are just small/thin.

[@universal_stupidity]

yea that's pretty late for crawling but some babies are just later, it's not at all late for walking, but if she's concerned about her baby's development, she she definitely talk to a doctor!! not Facebook

[@chatboulon743]

It could be because the mother is shit and gives the baby zero attention. My BF's brother has a kid, almost 3, and he's often neglected by the mother, who was at home with the kid since he was born. The poor kid barely talks or looks at you. My sister's kid, who just turned 2, has rarely been alone since birth, has had a ton of interactions with people, been social af, can almost string together full sentences. You gotta help the kid along in life, especially during these development phases.

[@maikenelissen3767]

Yeah, I for example took a long time to get walking and especially talking as well (though the walking one was also related to me being almost blind when born due to grey star and always bumping into things). The issue resolved itself later on without intervention except surgery for my eyes, but that mom should definitely still see a doctor

[@minetomek]

My mom was asked by another woman in the adoption center, i think, "who are you for this child?" and when she answered "adoption mother" the other woman told her "so no one". Luckily my mom is a great person and didn't think much of it. The adoption is just a way for children to not be entirely abounded. I don't know why some people have problems with it.

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

I don't get why that other woman would even be in an adoption center in the first place if she thinks that way.

[@dragonfliesnh4204]

@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor Ohhhh, good point! I've heard a wonderful phrase from people who have adopted: "Our children we adopted are born in our hearts". I think that's so beautiful! 🥰

[@desperadox7565]

An adoption mother is a mother.

[@kamo7293]

if not blood related = not related stupid way of thinking really ugh

[@Aderon]

As for the post about the spray bottle; yeah, I totally agree with her. In particular, there's this dumb trend among people to kiss other people's babies *on the lips* to 'promote' their health some shit like that. There have been several cases of NICU patients whose stay in NICU was unnecessarily extended due to either the parent or someone close to the parent kissing the child on the lips after birth. The concern over people kissing their baby too much is real and valid, and I think that resorting to the spray bottle is hilarious if unnecessary, and terrifying if it is necessary.

[@SilverMaychan]

I heared a horrible story about this. People were kissing a baby. One had a cold sore. The baby got herpees, got really sick and lost parts of its arms and legs....

[@cmagee14]

We just didn't invite anyone to our hospital room and had VERY limited people to our home during the first year...yeah it might be a bummer limiting your "social life" for at least six months to a year but geez I'd MUCH rather have a healthy little baby

[@fluffystuff500]

The pH balance thing actually does matter when it comes to the lower parts (being careful with wording so this doesn't get deleted). It leads to infection if messed up. However, taking a bath will not affect it if you're not using stuff like bath bombs (which you shouldn't be using on a baby anyway). The thing that will affect it is putting soap directly inside the opening. That's the point where it is an internal organ and can clean itself. You can wash the lips, just not the hole. Edited to add: As people in the replies pointed out, if you're washing there or around there with anything but water, make sure it is safe to put there. Gentle non-perfumed soaps/products made for that purpose. Don't try to wash the inside at all.

[@sabersky1134]

Not to mention that eating/drinking something acidic (food wise) to help the PH levels. If it’s too neutral then it can lead to more infections.

[@Ikajo]

You shouldn't use normal soap on intimate areas... there are special soaps and oils for the purpose but usually just water is enough.

[@Ikajo]

@@GretchZ Yeah, soaps and oils that are made for our genitals? As in, milder, less abrasive, and without perfume? You can find them in a normal grocery store. What, you think I'm talking about essential oils or something? You still shouldn't use them inside, but the intimate soaps are much better for the skin.

[@vibechecked7522]

@@GretchZ Yeah. You know the term douchebag? That word originates from the feminine cleaning product called Douche, and it would come in a bag. So referring to someone as a Douchebag means that they're there for a one time use good time. But yeah, we don't see douche in bags anymore, but there's several 'intimate wash' products near the feminine hygiene products in most stores. It's specially made so you can clean the outside and/or inside in some cases (read the bottle), in order to keep down there smelling good without causing a yeast infection.

[@MirrimBlackfox]

@@vibechecked7522 Around here we use "Douchebag" to refer to a person who is "useless at best, actively harmful at worst" you know, like a douche. Really, mild fragrance free soap is all that *anyone* needs to be washing with and you should *never* wash inside the vagina. Most of the so called "hygiene" products on the market are fall somewhere on the scale of "useless to harmful". Most "deodorants" are just heavy perfume for your armpits to cover up not washing often enough, anti-antiperspirants aren't great for you either but at least most of them actually do "what they say on the tin" to one degree or another.

[@phoenixfreefall]

FYI: In the US, only licensed veterinarians can administer rabies vaccines. Pet owners cannot do this at home. Anyone who says they vaccinate themselves at home will be missing the animal's rabies vaccine (they may be vaccinated against parvo or other illnesses).

[@sikawhite5278]

Do you know why this is? Bit weird how rabies is the odd one out and not distemper or another more common virus

[@feuerling]

@@sikawhite5278 It's to ensure the dog can't catch rabies and transmit it to humans. Most other pet viruses are less of a concern to humans.

[@phoenixfreefall]

@@sikawhite5278 it's for verification that the vaccine was actually given, for one. Rabies exposure to humans from dogs and cats is all but unheard of in many places now thanks to strict vaccine mandates and protocols. And I'm not positive, but it may also have something to do with the type of vaccine, I believe rabies (and possibly also canine flu) are killed virus vaccines, that may be a reason they're more strictly regulated.

[@SLTheOneAndAwesome19]

@@sikawhite5278 Registration and monitoring. If the dog bites someone/another animal then they can pull up their registrations and prove when it was vaccination records to ensure the victim doesn't need to undergo rabies treatment.

[@phoebejay5731]

I don't even like children but that post about trying to abort one twin just because they're a boy made me want to cry. How do people shamelessly post these things let alone think it?

[@miaomiaochan]

Culture. In some countries, the sex ratio is heavily skewed towards males because of sex selective abortions.

[@theDeadheadOtaku]

that "you're not a mom unless you've had vaginal birth" is strangely similar to my aunt telling my mother she wasn't a mom because she only had one kid. (she shut it down by asking if she was magically a virgin too.)

[@nikoletahanakova8573]

Sad thing is that I came across a point of view (unfortunately quite wide spread), that poeple who had epidural during their birth are not real mothers as well. 🤦

[@dragonfliesnh4204]

Wow, that's almost worse and insane!!! I don't understand how your aunt (or anyone) believes that. A woman who has a literal child and gave birth to them is a mother and it doesn't matter how many children they have! Even if someone adopts a child, they are parents. I know I'm preaching to the choir but I'm just blown away...

[@CelestialBunnyPaws]

I had so many (SO many) of my family members deny my allergies when I was a kid. "Well, her mother _says_ she's allergic to fish. I've never seen her react." Well yeah, you'd never seen me near fish. 🙄 It's so weird, like, why do they feel the need to disprove what someone tells them is true? 🤨

[@mariomaniac581]

''Mommy's intuition is best'' proceeds to describe how literal wild animals are just as good at delivering your freaking newborn than trained hospital staff 💀

[@dmgroberts5471]

Yeah, Dolphins are SO great with babies that they regularly coerce sex from female dolphins by threatening to kill their children.

[@iwillkillyouwithpootis9763]

Fun fact this idea may be caused by the fact that dolphins are intrigued by pregnant women because of the multiple heatbeats they hear

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

I assume her sources on dolphins helping the ancient Lemurians give birth is from reading Conan the Barbarian. Since Lemurians never actually existed 😂😂😂

[@mariomaniac581]

@@jaymevosburgh3660 Wait are you fr?? Idk if that makes it so much better or worse 💀

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

@@mariomaniac581 I could be very wrong, I mean a lot of people seem to think Atlantis and Lemuria were actual lands in the distant past. Some people really seem to believe that we are the ancestors of Atlantis, Lemur, Agatha and so they talk about crystals being used to power devices "beyond our modern imaginations", that sorta stuff. Same with Vril-Ya, which is also from a story about a fictional race living under the ground inside a hidden city, a "secret society" formed because of that book 😆 But in the Conan stories Robert used Lemuria and other fictional places as cities that did exist 15000 years or more in the past. So I could be wrong, and perhaps the person got the info from elsewhere but I personally want to think she just read too much Conan, or whomever she got the info from was.

[@melloncoliee]

I had a similar issue with my dad's wife. They announced they were expecting my brother, two months later I announced my pregnancy with my twin sons. Step mum was upset that I had stolen her limelight and upstaged her by having twins...thankfully she's over it now lol

[@tomreit]

I love that it's the "naughty" parts in GOT which made this parent question whether it's appropriate. Like yea, decapitations, impalements, imolations, general wholesale slaughter and violence, along with the normalisation of classism and tribalism; that's fine. But sex? By god, that's where I draw the line.

[@salemtargaryen123]

I know right! 😂😂 Like come on, a 12 year old is much more likely to have watched porn before than to have watched that kind of graphic violence. I understand not wanting your kids to be exposed to sexual content, but it's certainly not the only (and not the main) reason this show is 16+...

[@rosenrot234]

The whole "you need to have a vaginal birth to be a mom" thing annoys me. I was a premature baby. My Mom went through 40 hours of labor because for awhile the doctors weren't quite sure I was really trying to come out. Since sometimes Moms feel labor kind of have a false start. I forget the word for it. Once I made pretty damn clear I was coming out, I was in an awkward position. So Mom had to get a c section. Going through all that labor THEN the c section is honestly more badass to me than the typical birth.

[@goldengryphon]

Braxton-Hicks contractions. They serve the purpose of getting the baby lined up for birth - if things go right. Usually, not so much, but it's evolutionary and a good way to check if other mammals are getting ready for delivery.

[@rosenrot234]

@@goldengryphon Well I learned something today. Thanks dude

[@TallicatGames]

False labour is called Braxton-Hicks. jsyk.

[@mhenderson7673]

Yeah, my mum went through 14 hours of labour then had an emergency c-section with me. Her previous child was also an emergency c-section so she actually could have chosen to have me as a planned c-section, but she decided to try vaginal birth because of people like this saying "it gives the mother and baby a special bond". Let people give birth in the way they feel is best for them!

[@randompeep9929]

my mother had to get a c section. I hate the "you're not a REAL mother if you had a c section!" from what I know from her they cut open multiple "skins?". I have never given birth, but I can imagine how annoying it is to go through all that pain (c section or vaginal) and then karens to claim that you're not a real mother.

[@soleil6343]

as a trans guy I always get SO confused seeing FTM in these contexts

[@Sly-Moose]

Wait. Is that NOT what they meant??? I'm so confused. 😂

[@MouseySky]

@@Sly-Moose I'm pretty sure it's "First time mom"

[@evobrand1210]

Same, and I'm a cis girl. I was so confused

[@adrianblake8876]

@@evobrand1210 So was I...

[@kitkatboard]

I've spent too much time in LGBTQ spaces. I can't not see things like "FTM" or "MLM" and not instinctively read it as "female to male" ou "men loving men". I even read "ACAB" as "assigned cop at birth", please kill me.

[@darkstarr984]

Okay but the “what you actually need to homeschool” list is genuinely accurate. The problem is that fostering curiosity is actually insanely hard so if you don’t have a kid who is already reading on their own and asking questions on a variety of topics that you’re capable of researching the answer to at a very high level, by the time school enrollment comes around, homeschooling is not, in fact, a viable option for you.

[@dragonriderabens9761]

I somehow get the impression the “drugs” found in the daughter’s room is something relatively harmless, possibly even a prescription for the daughter, and a “reasonable” reaction from the husband would be blindly agreeing (at least in this mom’s eyes)

[@rainmcmahon]

I am pretty sure it is probably birth control, and she just didn't want her parents to know because her mom is obviously crazy and she knew she would over react

[@florianricquart4114]

"I found drugs in my daughter's room. What do I do ?" I'd say talk to them. Plus, as we don't get more info than "drugs", I'm willing to bet these aren't actually illegal drugs, but medicinal drugs (seeing as she has apparently "sh*tty moods", maybe antidepressants ?)

[@paperfoxka]

Remember the mom who thought pez was a drug 💀

[@Akemiidezu]

@@paperfoxkaI still laugh at it nowadays

[@SilverMaychan]

She is using drugs probably to stay awake. Full time school and a job....

[@chloskyskies4399]

There also those little capsules that turn into sponges when you put them in water They look just like pills

[@dpeterson5630]

The mom thinking about letting her 12 and 10 year olds watch GoT is INSANE. I'm not a parent, but I've grown up as the older sibling/cousin and have taken care of a lot of kiddos. They are not equipped to see stuff like that, even if they "seem" like it. You never know how much internalizes and makes them feel awful but they never mention. It drives me up the wall that so many parents don't seem to care what their young kids see. (related to that: when Jurassic World came out, my dad and I went to the theatre to see it. Great time, fun monster dino movie. As we were leaving, there was a mom leaving at the same time with three very small kids in tow- couldn't have been over 5 or 6 at the oldest. The younger two were BAWLING, and the older had clearly been crying. The mom was laughing and going "aw, were you scared?" like. my GOD woman, they just watched dinosaurs tear people apart! Yes they were scared!! Anyway. Massive rant comment over.)

[@soghettu]

I watched GoT when I was 4 or so, and my brother was 3. Nobody ever said anything! I don’t remember much but I had so many nightmares when I was little. Aunt also let us watch Walking Dead when we were just as little

[@owlwinner]

I can't believe that mother let her tiny children watch Jurassic Park. I watched it when I was 11 at home and I got so scared I asked my parents to stop the movie. Jeez...

[@soghettu]

@@owlwinner I watched the walking dead at age 3 💀

[@hailyjohnson407]

The Hills Have Eyes has resulted in most if my adult fears. I should not have watched this at like 9-10

[@nimeryaspawnbrd1049]

in my time and age, decades before Game of Thrones, it was Hokuto no Ken, a really iconic anime from Tetsuo Hara and Buronson, extremely violent and with very adult contents. it was the 80s, and back then most parents still went by the assumption that "if it's a cartoon, then it's ok for kids"... long story short, this anime was a rude awakening for a huge number of parents, who asked and obtained a strong censorship (albeit late) on the opera. to be honest, my generation was more traumatized by their families' reactions than the toon itself, but that was mainly because it was, indeed, a toon: drawn people doing stuff in a drawn world, and we were perfectly aware that what we were seeing wasn't real, nor possible/acceptable in real life. I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that a tv show, with real actors and the level of contemporary sfx, has a whole different impact on a kid...

[@tobeebaguley7228]

Him telling us it’s ok to need and ask for help and that we’re not alone during the video broke me, I literally just burst into tears and cried for hours and my family was half concerned I was possessed/ psychotic (they’re the toxic religious type) and half screaming at me to tell them what happened, so I just wanted to say thank you, thank you for helping me realise how absolutely fucked my family is and thank you for telling me what I’m going through mentally isn’t ‘demonic’, ‘unnatural’ or ‘fake’ I really really needed to hear that, it makes me feel less worthless and empty

[@JigglyPuff_JesusChristLovesYou]

How are you doing mentally now love?

[@elirevzen418]

As I see it, the fundamental issue with all these mothers from the physically abusive ones to the one that wanted advice on how to make sure her newborn will be small is that they all treat their children as objects and trophies. There is literally no way to raise a child into a healthy adult if you don't raise them as a person. They may be a tantrum fueled five year old but they still are their own person and not just an object that will one day magically become a person the day they turn 18.

[@Notfearjustexcitement]

Well worded! I completely agree. How do some people not understand that children are humans?

[@dmgroberts5471]

In my opinion that way of thinking disqualifies them from having children. If you're more interested in getting "Mom cred" on social media, and treating your baby like a handbag, you should not have had a baby. This shit is how civilization is going to end, if you ask me.

[@ireadysucks3026]

@@dmgroberts5471 but how am i going to get likes on my Instagram page????!!!? can’t believe our society discriminates against mothers 😢 /s

[@dmgroberts5471]

@@ireadysucks3026 Well, against horrible Mothers, anyway. 🤣

[@mossymosscreature]

I have the sneaking suspicion that the mom who found "drugs" didn't find anything harmful. It could have been anything and she didn't specify what form it was in, leading me to think that she's just begging for the attention, validation, and looking for ways she can keep her daughter from leaving.

[@bakedbaker9882]

She didn't even mention what it was, for all we knew it could've been crushed up Smarties or Oregano

[@thelazygamer2195]

“In Texas they’re reducing drivers license to three and a half years old.” *As an American I would not be surprised if those idiots did this.*

[@EliasKayama245]

As a Texan I would not either

[@deestupi]

It's only to ensure the toddler can legally buy a gun haha jk also a Texan

[@Kfroguar]

13:10 I've taught kids who were labelled autistic even though they were clearly brain trauma survivors. People notice atypical behavior in kids and immediately jump to autism even though its just one of many divergencies

[@sarabeara9198]

spraying relatives who kiss your son with a water bottle can be wholesome if your son hates physical affection from people they don’t know very well (or hates physical affection from anyone) and other adults keep dismissing his discomfort and kissing him anyway. i would soooo support that 😭

[@Stride24]

No fr that one is understandable, if you are specifically setting a boundary saying that they can't touch your child in a certain way and they will not listen that's their fault, also when babys are really young it can be dangerous to kiss them because they don't have a good immune system yet

[@maat2354]

It's also important to not let people kiss babies since cold sores and other things can be transmitted, I've known someone that had there kid get really sick because people were kissing all over the baby.

[@randomcitizen2139]

I'm all for the spraying water one, specially to reinforce consent. When I was little i hated giving hugs and kisses (now i know I hate all physical touch from people I don't know) but I was forced many times cause "I'm just family!" "He's your uncle and deserves a hug!" So annoying So yes, if I ever have a kid, if they say "I don't want to hug them" "I don't trust them enough to kiss" I'm spraying water on adults that keep insisting

[@soupoup]

Yeah

[@daniellejones9712]

Exactly what I was thinking. This could be a simple case of missing context. I'm very thankful I can never remember being forced to hug or kiss family members when I was little, but now that I think about it, I was a hugger as a kid (and still am ) and we aren't a kissing family so lol

[@ayananair3127]

i am so happy my mother is who she is and not whatever these parents are

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Me too. My mum isn't perfect but she's always tried her best because she loves and cares for us. These scary mothers make my mum look superb.

[@kellivision222]

That just makes just you two☹

[@teatalks3426]

Me too my mom is great :)

[@VeraExora]

Unfortunately my mother has one foot in this bullshit

[@thetrueesteemedwizard]

I wish I could say that

[@Starmadien2019]

I feel like the first one is what happens when you're only allowed to tell uterus owners about periods, body hair and odor. Instead of the full scope. For example I didn't know discharge was completely natural until I was 24 because no one told me anything. Puberty class was one class where we watched a video about menstruation. That's all we were taught because adults decided that anything further was inappropriate.

[@FaerieLoki]

Agreed. I'm so glad I had a gynecologist when I was younger to tell me about this stuff because holy crap is the education system lacking in this department. I will give props to the mom though for at least asking what to do albeit a neonatal nurse would have been better to ask over social media 💀

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

11:52 - 12:49 Click you just saved my life. I mean that literally. I've been struggling with "un-alive-ing" myself. You and OneTopic are the only ones that bring me even a slice of happiness. I'm a disabled trans person in a conservative state, surrounded by conservative states, losing all hope for the future. I will sign up with a therapist Monday and figure out a path to live my authentic self without fear. I wish I was good at art I would make you something. I'm so tired of this pain. This isolation. This social anxiety. (crying) I will take your advice and ask for help. I have a history of self harm and attempting....worse. I really needed to hear this, thank you. If you ever wondered if your channel has made a difference in the world, you just saved my life.

[@leleni2446]

Right, so I normally don't write comments so this is gonna be awkward. I just really wanted to wish you the best and to stay strong. And i know it's only words but I'm proud that you're seeking help and I really hope you will keep fighting.

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

@@leleni2446 Thank you and I'll try

[@goldengryphon]

Fellow human, you are going through some serious stuff right now. I'm very grateful you wrote The Click to let him know about your decision to find help. I hope you have moved forward on that. Please knoe that you are here, on this planet at this time, for a reason. You may never find out what that reason is. Whatever is going on in your life, you are important to the world. The world is a better place because you are in it, and it will be better yet once you are feeling better about things. Not all therapists fir all patients, so there's no shame in trying to find a therapist that 'clicks' with you. Not all types of therapies fit all patients, either. Talk with your therapist about your options until you find one that works for and with you. You got this!

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

@@goldengryphon I have an appointment with the therapist later this month. I reached out and found what seems to be a pretty good fit

[@goldengryphon]

@@Rising_Pho3nix_23 That's fabulous! I'm excited for you! I've been with my psychiatrist for about 10 years, and had a psychologist I saw for about 4 years in a doubling up for therapy (I saw them both at the same time - one for "talk therapy", the other for drugs and gross oversimplification). I'm proud for you! This is a Giant Step forward!

[@yuzu-tsuyu]

Fun fact: there are doctors who are mothers. So if that was really so fucking important to them, shouldn't they be seeking out the advice of women who are BOTH doctors and mothers, instead of asking on facebook? (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[@lindala2602]

Then you had to ask the doctor if she gave vaginal birth or else she would not be a REAL mom (sarcasm)

[@flora4360]

i could feel your anger through the comment

[@mangaanimefan3089]

Table flip! XD I wish I knew how to make the the exasperated Table flipper

[@cyanidesmile7263]

I'll bet my left tit that the "drugs" mom found in her daughter's room were either anti-depressants, ibuprofen, pamprin, or some other kind of OTC medicine for headaches and cramps, a vitamin, or even some PEZ candies.

[@OrpheasVIPC]

You do have a point, but I can't stop laughing that you said "I'll bet my left tit..."

[@sketchr9258]

not the pez candies 😭 she'll probably think it's one of those more dangerous drugs

[@jeyzeus]

Or birth control pills

[@sagesaria]

In case anyone's wondering, a smash cake is a personal cake for a very young baby that they're free to, as the name implies, smash and eat with their hands and generally get messy with without potentially mussing a prettier cake to serve to the family, I believe.

[@Green24152]

yeah that seems about right

[@danilutka]

I've seen two recently and ironically both times the toddler dis not want to smash it.

[@aliceramdom.s]

but why. that seems so american and I live in england

[@SilverKing07]

​@@aliceramdom.s Because it most likely is, my younger brother had one on his first birthday.

[@aliceramdom.s]

@@SilverKing07 well you live in american

[@talynhastime9343]

These crazy moms prove that moms don’t know best. A lot of them are just weird and use their status as a mother as a license to do what they want.

[@aussiemerican750]

Yeah that whole thing formed from the Mother knows best saying and snowballled and caused thing like anti-vax people to exist where mother think they know what’s better for their child because they are a mother and thus they know best. Same deal with Karen’s and The Customer is Always Right.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@LRM12o8]

To me they prove that new parents should take mandatory parenting 101 classes and if they don't, that's an automatic CPS control visit every couple of days. Obviously you can't put a license on procreation, but you could make sure that parents know how to keep their baby alive *and well* and that those unwillig/incapable to do so are found out before much harm can be done! If only CPS were staffed accordingly...

[@LRM12o8]

@@aussiemerican750 should be more like: "mother should know best" or "mother usually knows best", not "My man put something in my vajayjay and nine months later a living thing crawled out, so now I'm automatically an expert in medicine and biology!"

[@The_Keeper]

@@LRM12o8 "Obviously you can't put a license on procreation" Why not? It would save the world a hell of a lot of trouble. And, lets be honest here, some people should *Definitely Not* be allowed to breed.

[@Purple_kiwi_]

"I don't trust doctors they only read books, moms have the experience!!" Ma'am, go to a pediatrician who has kids. Like, cmon... I doubt it's uncommon

[@johapunkt3053]

When it takes you way too long to realize that in this case, FTM means first time mom, not a trans person... I was wildly guessing why on earth this seahorse dad had absolutely no idea about childraising, if he was that severely neglected and had no one to talk to about these issues out of fear of ridicule, but then it got to the whole 'I'm wearing a tampon' kind of thing and my brain finally did the 'wait a minute' move. Geez. Edit: 19:08 Maaaybe those weren't recreational drugs, but ritalin. I mean, girl's working AND managing finishing school at the same time, yet still has good grades. She's probably stretched thin and has heard how this ADHD medication helps with concentration and learning. You'd be surprised how widespread the off-label use of ritalin in education is...

[@AmandaDavis6130]

Had the same confusion with the FTM thing. Had similar confusion when I found channels talking about MLMs! 😅

[@TallicatGames]

I too thought ftm meant female-to-male and did not realise it meant 'first time mum' until waaaay later. I mean, there are ftm trans individuals who keep their female reproductive organs in order to carry a biological child. I know of one ftm trans individual who's done this, so it isn't unheard of, but isn't common afaik.

[@SilverAceOfSpades]

@@AmandaDavis6130 Multi-loving-marketing

[@PokeMageTech]

@@AmandaDavis6130 MLM… oh, men loving men or multi-level marketing. Note: I am an ally and one of those is, in a word, evil. Guess which one.

[@graciefinley6912]

My mom had the allergy one happen to her when she was little, but instead of a mother in law or grandma… it was he doctor. My mom’s allergic to the main ingredient in most pain medications (including the ones at the hospital) and when she was a teen her director gave it to her thinking my family was lying. Luckily a nurse caught it and took her off the meds.

[@SarahAbramova]

He should have lost his license

[@PokeMageTech]

@@SarahAbramova Yes.

[@PokeMageTech]

Allergic to the main ingredient in most painkillers?! Huh? Do you mean she’s allergic to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin? Or certain powerful painkillers? Or what?

[@SarahAbramova]

@@PokeMageTech might be ibuprofen. My mom is allergic to that.

[@ystacalden]

might be opiate allergy. Morphine, codeine, even a mild anti-diarrhoea medication called loperamide are opiates.

[@wesleywilliams2635]

“The chihuahua would fit in your PAW” -The Click, who is DEFINITELY not a furry

[@kureaz]

The mum who felt her kid seems younger is correct the child isnt meeting the milestone for a year. She needs to mention it professional so it can be reviewed

[@goldengryphon]

Yes. I one year old child that isn't crawling and weighs 32 pounds is worrisome. Younger than a year, developmentally, is a lot different than "younger than a year".

[@ekkehard8]

@@goldengryphon Is it worrisome because of the possible indication of a disease?, or something else?

[@goldengryphon]

@@ekkehard8 Yes. It implies some sort of reaction to something, disease, environmental situation, behavioural damage, that can negatively impact the child life long. It's important to have a good relationship with a pediatrician and keep up with those health and welfare checks. Brain damage, developmental issues, lack of proper environmental and mental stimulation, or just a really bad illness are enough to throw a child off track.

[@JMDarkly1]

Yeah, you know what will totally help some poor soul who is having a mental break down so bad don't recognize their own parent? Someone else they don't recognize rubbing some mystery oil on their body, most likely without their consent. Great idea, mom groups. That will totally calm them down.

[@vampsarecool]

The mom with the child that "seems younger than she is" is actually a thing and shouldn't be post shamed . She just worded " my child isn't progressing as other kids her age, when should I be concerned? " poorly

[@lolly4840]

I don't see why c section is seen as the "easy way" it's not a choice, it's an emergency procedure done to save the life of the babies or the birther! You have to recover for at least 6 weeks and within that time your still expected to care for your baby. Also keep in mind that there's a cut going straight to your insides, lift anything even slightly heavy and you will litterally tear yourself open and your guts will spill out. It is NOT the "easy way" and even a basic Google search will confirm that, why are people like this?

[@datpotat3945]

Probably because laboring for over 8 hours to pop out their crotch goblins is the most effort they ever put towards something in their life and they're mad that other women 'didn't have to suffer' that way for their baby.

[@adrianblake8876]

Actually, C-sections weren't meant to save the birther's life, which is how we know that it's not called so because that's how Caesar was born...

[@kodomoshawn6729]

@@adrianblake8876 A common way to die when giving birth was because the baby would get stuck in the birthing canal. You think they were just cutting babys out for fun? Also, while early c-sections had a high mortality rate, surgery has advanced to the point where people won't usually die of infection and yes nowadays it is used in cases where the baby cannot be safely delivered through the birthing canal.

[@adrianblake8876]

@@kodomoshawn6729 OP said "to save babies OR the birther". I agree with the baby saving, but until recently, getting cut open was a surfire way to get infected and die... It was a choice between letting the birther die, to letting the birther AND the baby die...

[@kodomoshawn6729]

@@adrianblake8876 Read my comment again SLOWLY.

[@amaristhecrow7084]

A smash cake is a traditional small cake given to a one year old on their first birthday. It is their own cake no one else eats. It’s just called a smash cake because the babies are allowed to smash it with their hands and shovel it into their mouths themselves . It’s funny and cute, as it used to be that babies were not given any sweets or desserts before their first birthday for developmental/ health reasons so it was their very first taste of a sweet treat.

[@trishapellis]

Thanks. I had one of these at my first birthday (there are pictures. They are hilarious) but didn't know it was called that.

[@lindala2602]

Are we sure that this specific mom knows that?

[@ThatNaelis]

One of my most vivid childhood memories is waking up in the middle of the night, to my mother and father making weird sounds. I got up to sit, looking to the side and found my parents trying to get it on in the bed literally right next to my own. I can never unsee it. 😩

[@meep5667]

😨

[@sabinemetzger3219]

i thought they were fighting and my mom was winning because she was on top. my mom loves to tell this to everyone to embarrass me.

[@TheMadisonAinsworth]

Tbh as a mum to a newborn I totally get the spray bottle thing, especially since it's flu season here in Australia... RSV is a real and terrible thing and making others happy by letting them do whatever the hell they want is not worth my baby's safety (I have had a war and a half over this 😂)

[@bluefan898]

Did it turn out better than the Emu War?

[@piperjaycie]

I’m very relieved she knows you can’t/shouldn’t put a tampon in a child!!!! So at least there’s that tiny ray of light!!😨😨😔😔😔

[@MrBuzz09]

As a Stay-at-home-dad of a 2 1/2 year old daughter, this video freaks me out and let's me loose trust in humanity, even more...

[@John_Weiss]

Good on ya for being a stay-at-home-dad. There's still way too much stigma towards that. [There should be *_zero stigma.]_* Nevermind this batsnit-crazy idea that fathers aren't supposed to even be involved in their children's care and upbringing. People need to stop treating 1950s TeeVee shows as a valid lifestyle choice. Aagain, good on ya!

[@Nakia11798]

Someone tell that mom that a 22 year old isn't a millenial.

[@NoNo-bd8id]

It's probably an old post, if she was 42 today, she'd be a millenial.

[@alexisbaker7711]

A 22 year old is a member of the millennial generation. The exact age range for millennials can vary depending on who you ask, but the most common definition is that millennials are individuals born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. So, a 22 year old would certainly be considered a millennial by most definitions. - ChatGPT

[@paperfoxka]

@@alexisbaker7711 gen z is between 1996 and 2009, so a 22 year old is in gen z. You'd have to be 27 to be a millennial.

[@alorena_02]

@@alexisbaker7711 well, as of now... it being 2022... people born in 2000 actually are 22. So, yes the current 22 year olds aren't millenials anymore. But assuming this post is a few years old that can be argued with.

[@soupoup]

​@@alexisbaker7711 22 year olds are Gen Z, bud.

[@RSStarfire]

I knew a guy who wanted to name his kids “America”, “Liberty”, and “Freedom”. In his defense, his name is “Justice” so he just wants to continue the trend. Iconic of him actually.

[@aliceramdom.s]

yeah

[@madmadammeag5141]

The PH balance the first mom is talking about is a real thing. The vagina has a dedicate PH balance that can be affected by using certain washes or douching, but isn't something that she needs to worry about with baby body washed because they're designed to be gentle. She's just nuts.

[@lukassimontm3546]

Yeah, as long as she doesn't wash the inside of the vagina with soap (wich is obviously a bad idea),the baby will be just fine. I never had a problem with water in my vagina (am trans).

[@thebadpoet]

You also shouldn’t be like… soaking a newborn in bubble bath. Baby bathing is a shallow water experience and the soap shouldn’t be in the water.

[@capriquarius9861]

It is a real.thing, but that bad part of that one is she thinks diapers/tampons are waterproof 🫣😬

[@rob2660]

The psychosis part is very important to me because mental health awareness is normally towards just depression and anxiety (not saying they're not important just that they get the most attention) psychosis is far more common and self destructive than most people think. Early help is incredibly important especially for psychotic disorders and personality disorders.

[@John_Weiss]

People need to learn that, "psychotic == out-of-touch-with reality," not "homicidal ax-murder." Hmm… maybe we can tell people that, "Psychosis means, 'brain.exe has stopped working'."

[@lnsflare1]

Sometime probably already mentioned it, but it seems that the appendix's function is to store a back up reserve of your gut flora in case something wipes out most/all of the bacteria in your intestines. Generally, you can live without it, but under the right circumstances it can be very useful (though modern medical science has other ways to resolve that problem nowadays, including implanting the gut flora of a healthy donor into you).

[@MarcelaElviraTimis]

Not to mention all the probiotics on the market...

[@Mizphitz]

Ah yes the poop/shit transplant

[@soghettu]

When me and my little brother were 2-6, out aunt babysat us. My mom had asked her to not let us watch tv because she didn’t want a baby addicted to the television, and to get used to playing and kid stuff. My aunt though, who babysat me and my brother from birth almost (my parents work full time jobs) simply sat us in front of the tv and let whatever came on play. We watched the game of thrones, that one headless horseman movie and the walking dead at the age of like, 3 and 4. No clue how my mother or father never said anything. She literally fed us mcdonalds everyday and would purposely put on in appropriate shows

[@PokeMageTech]

Your mom is foolish, my brother and I got to watch TV but we still played in the mud (unused flowerbed, woo!)! Note: the flowerbed has at no point since we moved contained flowers. We did not ruin a perfectly good flowerbed, and indeed, it was still usable.

[@fluffy100]

"We're vegan and gluten free, so we used buttercream frosting" Me:... "isn't buttercream frosting made with milk?"

[@flicnerdy4385]

Also most frosting is already gluten free, the cake is usually the issue-

[@kibasays]

I noticed that too lol

[@John_Weiss]

Real buttercream … which I've made … starts out as a meringue that you add butter to, in slices, until fully incorporated. Think of it as a Very Complex Method of stabilizing whipped cream. But people call things, "buttercream frosting," that are just lots of powdered sugar with some liquid added to it until it's basically a spreadable-fondant.

[@TallicatGames]

No. Buttercream is not made using milk. It's made using butter and sugar. You cream the butter and sugar together, and if you want it to be a certain colour you then add the food colouring. ... So using homemade buttercream icing is not being dairy-free. That mum is stupid. Unless she used vegan/plant-based butter.

[@snapperjessen]

@@TallicatGames margerinecream?

[@diversifiedplural6294]

I can actually see where the first woman got confused. The vagina has specific bacterial flora that keep it healthy and throwing off its ph can lead to things like infections. Bubble bathes have been said to cause vaginal infections for years so I believe that is what she is think of, she just took it to the extreme.

[@John_Weiss]

10:11 This sounds like the daughter's appendix is infected and at risk of rupturing, given that (A) they're in the _fscking ER_ and(B) the hospital is threatening to call CPS. So my guess is that the daughter's life was at risk.

[@friendbright5375]

22:36 Having bees swarm around the queen like this usually results in no stings so it can be used for fascinating visual effects, but... to do this when allergic to bees... it's USUALLY safe, that isn't a guarantee that you won't die here

[@miradfalco251]

Swarming bees really don't want to sting, they're tanked up with honey to supply the new hive. That being said, they absolutely will if you mess with them enough.

[@TonxKing]

The question about the child being younger than "they" say was probably taken out of context off an adoptive moms group. That's a really common question that adoptive parents have because developmentally their children don't seem to line up with their age and normal indicators like behavior, teeth, walking ability, focus, etc might not apply due to the situation the child was adopted out of.

[@clarisaxpianist]

I was thinking either that or legitimate concern over a developmental delay

[@jenniferhart559]

​@@clarisaxpianistAgree with developmental delay. The post said the baby was 30+ pounds. Babies usually triple their birth weight in the first year (my kid was close to 10 1/2 lbs at birth, so was 30+ lbs at 1 year). It's weird though that her kid doesn't have front teeth yet.

[@lilypads17]

that c section shit is WILD like. i was born at 28 weeks, i NEEDED to be c sectioned so i didnt fucking die. but the woman who calls herself my mother is not my mother bc she's a horrific abuser, not bc i was c sectioned

[@poemsfrommyhospitalbed]

I've just got to say, I really, really appreciate how earnestly and intelligently you talk about mental health struggles and encourage people to seek help (both in this video and previous ones). I've struggled with my mental health for most of my life, been around lots of other people who're also struggling, and tragically lost more than a few people because they couldn't see any other options, so it just really means so much to see people with platforms like yours giving such life saving advice. Thank you.

[@goldengryphon]

We need to normalize talking to mental health therapists of all types and removing any stigma from finding help, whatever it takes.

[@mhv5295]

@@goldengryphon Sometimes seeking help doesn't get you anywhere. I've been waiting months to see someone. I get some people need it more but I'm starting to feel like ending up in the hospital is the only way to get someone to listen. I sincerely hope others are having better luck than me.

[@goldengryphon]

@@mhv5295 I hope you find whatever you need to get better. For some people, it's a congenital pronlem that can be inhereted. For some, it's a personal trauma. Mental health has many facets and no single answer is right for everyone. Maybe there's a support group where you can talk to other people with similar issues, or you need to try something different that might work better for you. I have an inhereted rpoblem, PTSD, and some other things that mean I need medication, but sometimes need "talking therapy". I also do martial arts to help with everything. What works for me might not work for you, or anyone else. Just keep trying things.

[@Doge_lordOof]

Same! I heard him talking about it and just paused to think about his words, I almost lost my life a few days ago due to some mental stuff and it really hits hard man :/

[@poemsfrommyhospitalbed]

@@Doge_lordOof Hell, sorry to hear you're going through that right now. Hope things improve in whatever way they can!

[@helianabanes4875]

Forcing your child to deal with the torture that is a UTI, for 2 weeks, is disgusting. Generally every second of a UTI(symptomatic) is horrible. "I won't compromise my values for anything". Even for the wellbeing of your children. Great priorities. I would rather let my child suffer than concede that I might be "wrong" ---just gross.

[@nathanjereb9944]

"Im so sad this person is going to bring life into this world" I would say the same for many others that share this planet

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

it takes just a couple facebook posts to make people support eugenics again lol cant blame ya

[@isabelle5329]

Gatekeeping parenthood because someone delivered by C-section?? And these same people don't know how to properly parent... -_-

[@DaniS398]

They also cleary never seen a c-section. I've scrubbed many a section and vaginal delivery is safer and recovery is easier and quicker.

[@phoenixfreefall]

Plus, many c-section moms (like me) desperately wanted to deliver vaginally, but ultimately had to let go of the birth they wanted in order to deliver safely. You want to tell those moms they're also not good enough for some BS reason? Ma'am, I put my wants and preference aside for the well-being of my child and that is *exactly* what a mom does.

[@Chelaxim]

As a dude here how exactly is a C-section supposedly taking the easy way? A C-section sounds like something that wouldn't be out of place in a saw movie. Or would be depicted as the cover art for a black metal album.

[@Sly-Moose]

Me: Sorry, Mom, but Facebook says you're not actually my rEaL mother, so I'm gonna have to disown you as a parent now. My Mom: 👁️👄👁️

[@TheBanana93]

@@Chelaxim That is actually a sick album cover idea not gonna lie.

[@SillyCreatureOwO]

Every kid deserves parents... But not every parent deserves a kid

[@mhairithorne7072]

you deserve a place in this world and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@Sanny7]

Look, about the C-section thing around the 7:00 mark. Some people come up with the weirdest shit just to feel superior to others. That's all this is, she desperately needs to be better than her "friend", so much so that she makes up trash like you're not a real mother when you had c-section. That is so absurd and absolutely arbitrary, being a parent is not defined by the way you give birth or if you give birth at all. If you assume the role of a parent and care for a child (or multiple children) you are a parent, end of discussion. Being a parent is not achieved by simply bringing a child into this world.

[@DaniS398]

If being a parent was based on how you delivered a baby, section moms would be super parents. Sections are....intense. I delivered vaginally both times but I used to scrub sections and...holy crap!

[@koditheexhaustedcryptid4193]

FYI the smash cake is something commonly done here in the southern USA, it’s just a cake that the birthday baby is allowed to like grab and eat with their hands/smear all over their face etc!

[@NeoRena]

Thank you, I was terrified that the thing where a parent smashes their kid's face into the cake was so common it had its own terminology and stuff...

[@lunesart2295]

Yea I recently learned what a smash cake is And in my country there is indeed a tradition to push your kids face in a cake when they turn 1 so for me smash cake in correlation with smashing a face in there was perfectly normal. I had my face planted into a cake when I was 1

[@Angel_Kittichik]

Click's reaction to the maternal bee post is probably my favorite one out of the rest I've seen so far. The way he said "Allergic", the distortion of the image as he did, the face afterwards and the little scrunch at the sides of his nose a little later is just a beautiful glittering comedy gold for me. 💖

[@bglas8562]

I am a teen Mom and I had to give my son up when he was around 3 years old because I knew for a fact that I could not take care of him the way that he should have been. He is in a fantastic family and is being taken care of more than I absolutely ever could have. I understand that people want to be able to try and to be able to prove that they are able to take care of the children that they have brought into this world, but at some point you have to understand that, depending on the circumstances, you need to be able to relinquish your power and make sure that the child is growing up in the best way possible.

[@bglas8562]

I was also just under 19 years old when I have my son, he is almost 9 years old today, he was roughly average weight. (7.2 lbs) and I had an extremely easy labour, but the fact that people are trying to have babies who are underweight honestly makes me fear for humanity

[@stratonikisporcia8630]

You scared me for a minute, the English concept of "teen" is always quite confusing, it's broad like "I had a kid at 13" or "I had a kid at 19" are completely different situations though both are classified as "teen", frick you English language