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Post by kleigh on Jul 11, 2017 17:21:20 GMT -6
We went to Target earlier (which is at the mall) and as we packed into the car I noticed this guy two cars over had a camera he was holding on his dashboard with a lens taking pictures. Of fucking two young girls walking by.
H sits in the back with the babies so he couldn't really see but I was like "the hell is that?". Is he on some private investigative matter?
Then as I'm about to pull out I see him put the camera back up and point it at another couple young girls walking by. Like unrelated to the first set of girls.
WTF?!
I said to H, this guy is taking pictures of girls as they walk by. As I pulled out of the spot I took a description of him, his car, and got his license plate. Pulled over and called the local cops. As we were leaving the cop (which had been stationed at the entrance anyway) must have been radiod and pulled up blocking this guys car and got out.
I'm really hoping this was something innocent but H and I are so completely creeped out.
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Post by waitwhat on Jul 11, 2017 17:22:16 GMT -6
I'm so sick of trying to get B to eat. It's such a battle each and every night and I'm exhausted. He will not try new things and stuff that he used to eat (chicken sausage, burgers, etc) he suddenly decided he doesn't like it. He only eats yogurt, pancakes, fruit, chicken nuggets, pasta, and almond butter and jelly sandwiches. I mean, do I feed him chicken nuggets every night for dinner? He already eats almond butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch. I'm so over this.
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Post by danib on Jul 11, 2017 17:23:01 GMT -6
Oh my gosh kleigh that is totally creepy. Glad there was a cop nearby to check it out before he could leave.
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Post by danib on Jul 11, 2017 17:25:12 GMT -6
waitwhat C went through this stage. I was literally blending veggies to hide in spaghetti sauce for a while there. I didn't completely give in to his pickiness, but I didn't make every meal a battle either.
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Post by kleigh on Jul 11, 2017 17:31:40 GMT -6
I'm so sick of trying to get B to eat. It's such a battle each and every night and I'm exhausted. He will not try new things and stuff that he used to eat (chicken sausage, burgers, etc) he suddenly decided he doesn't like it. He only eats yogurt, pancakes, fruit, chicken nuggets, pasta, and almond butter and jelly sandwiches. I mean, do I feed him chicken nuggets every night for dinner? He already eats almond butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch. I'm so over this. dashook went through this too. Similar ages?
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Post by classymrsa on Jul 11, 2017 17:59:16 GMT -6
dashook Awww! Thanks! kleigh Yes, I'm pretty shy/introverted so I think it's partly that. I also have RBF really bad. And, I'm sarcastic and kinda snarky which my friends think is funny, but I can see how it would rub someone who doesn't know me the wrong way. Also, photo guy sounds super creepy! That would freak me the fuck out. So, my friend today tells me she has been dating this guy. Apparently he saves Pinterest pictures (like posed, professional type photos) of kids and babies. I was like, wtf?! She said she thinks it's because he wants kids and it's like saving pictures of puppies and kittens. Um...no? So weird. Wtf is wrong with people? danib That's really shitty. I'm sorry y'all are going through that. What a totally dick move on the company's part. I hope you can figure out something quickly. waitwhat Lillian will refuse food randomly. It's not that she doesn't like things anymore, but rather she decides she doesn't want it. I've had her dump entire plates of food on the floor before. It's infuriating. I let her choose one side for dinner like a fruit or yogurt. She gets a choice for snacks, breakfast, and lunch. So, for example, I'll say would you like a waffle or oatmeal for breakfast. It gives her some power, but she's still eating something I'm ok with.
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Post by hangry on Jul 11, 2017 18:02:24 GMT -6
I'm sorry danib. Just not a fair hand dealt. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help. waitwhat I am feeling the same desperation and at the end of my rope with this bedtime resistance. It's like a game to DS, which is infuriating. I can imagine the food stuff is just as frustrating. One tip that was given to me was to still serve the same food you make for yourself but include one item on the plate that you know they will eat. We also started with enforcing that he has to try one of everything on his plate. It took a long time for him to follow through with this and only now, just before 3, does he do it without much hassle. He did it with much hassle at about 2.5. So B might be young, but maybe good to start that narrative. Now I'm able to explain to him that we need a variety of food to keep healthy. We can't eat the same of one thing. And if he asks for seconds of what he likes, I tell him he must have a bite of x before getting seconds. Again, 2 might be hard to rationalize, but maybe worth starting down that path. My last input is, they say, kids won't starve themselves.
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Post by kleigh on Jul 11, 2017 18:06:40 GMT -6
classymrsa Tell your friend to run far far away. That sounds abnormal to me. Like I don't even know women who do this, let alone men. Just absolutely no. Yikes, I hope I'm way off on that.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 11, 2017 18:09:12 GMT -6
danib, I'm sorry his company pulled that shit with you guys. kleigh, that is so creepy. Nice work calling the cops. waitwhat, we went through that too. I had a little success with offering him different foods first before giving him his normal go to foods. Sometimes he would eat the first food and sometimes not. It was definitely a frustrating time. classymrsa, umm.. collecting pictures of babies and kids is weird. I guess I can sorta see if it if someone is saving them for like family photo shoot ideas or something, but just having a pinterest board with random kids/babies is weird AF.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 11, 2017 18:14:36 GMT -6
Speaking of Ed. I was talking to my co-worker friend today and she told me that the mom of one of her daughter's friends called her to see if her daughter could go to the Ed concert with their son for his birthday (they're 10 years old, parents will be there). co-worker goes "Ugh, I guess this means I need to buy her an Ed CD now. Gross." I laughed and thought of kleigh and tgrimes.
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Post by waitwhat on Jul 11, 2017 18:20:28 GMT -6
Thanks for all the advice guys. I know he won't starve but it's so frustrating. And he's just barely 2 so I feel like it's such a difficult age because he's still a little young. But I'll keep trucking along. He also does like smoothies. That's always a good option because I can hide some spinach and other veggies in there.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 11, 2017 18:26:27 GMT -6
A house on our street just went pending after being on the market for 3 days. I wish we were in a position to sell our house right now. We paid pennies for it back in 2012 and would be able to sell for probably over $150k than what we paid. Of course that means we'd be paying a shit ton for a new house, but man, do I want a walk in closet and a playroom with a door I can shut.
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Post by starbuck on Jul 11, 2017 18:28:04 GMT -6
waitwhat W was getting to be a little food tyrant, too. So we did a few things, but the biggest change we made was we stopped asking him what he wants. Like, stopped altogether. Snacks he gets two options that I choose and I don't let him choose anything but those two. When we go out to lunch or dinner we no longer ask what he wants, he doesn't get any input on the restaurant and again he gets a few options that I choose when we are there. If he doesn't want what I made for dinner...he just doesn't eat. His best, most consistent meal is breakfast so we try to ensure it is a really high quality, balanced meal. Also, W will sometimes eat food he "doesn't like" if I offer to help him eat it (aka I feed him).
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dashook
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Post by dashook on Jul 11, 2017 18:30:56 GMT -6
I'm so sick of trying to get B to eat. It's such a battle each and every night and I'm exhausted. He will not try new things and stuff that he used to eat (chicken sausage, burgers, etc) he suddenly decided he doesn't like it. He only eats yogurt, pancakes, fruit, chicken nuggets, pasta, and almond butter and jelly sandwiches. I mean, do I feed him chicken nuggets every night for dinner? He already eats almond butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch. I'm so over this. dashook went through this too. Similar ages? Yup not too long ago waitwhat. Smoothies with veggies were definitely very helpful. He is back to normal now thank God. Also in the dead of summer last year (when he was 18 months) it was hot and he just didn't really have a big appetite. We went through about 6 weeks where all he'd have at dinner was a container of fruited Greek yogurt. So B might be going through the double whammy of hot + two year old for you. It is frustrating and hard not to worry but I promise it gets better!
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Post by dashook on Jul 11, 2017 18:34:55 GMT -6
waitwhat W was getting to be a little food tyrant, too. So we did a few things, but the biggest change we made was we stopped asking him what he wants. Like, stopped altogether. Snacks he gets two options that I choose and I don't let him choose anything but those two. When we go out to lunch or dinner we no longer ask what he wants, he doesn't get any input on the restaurant and again he gets a few options that I choose when we are there. If he doesn't want what I made for dinner...he just doesn't eat. His best, most consistent meal is breakfast so we try to ensure it is a really high quality, balanced meal. Also, W will sometimes eat food he "doesn't like" if I offer to help him eat it (aka I feed him). Yes! DS also eats the most at breakfast. Sometimes "sharing" with me gets him to eat more too. I'll tell him he can feed me a bite if he eats the bite I'm feeding him. It's stupid but it works.
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Post by classymrsa on Jul 11, 2017 18:40:58 GMT -6
classymrsa Tell your friend to run far far away. That sounds abnormal to me. Like I don't even know women who do this, let alone men. Just absolutely no. Yikes, I hope I'm way off on that. I tried!! I was like, dude, that is not normal or ok. I also told her no one, not even women do that. I mean...maybe if you're a child photographer? But even then it's weird. Right? She has terrible, terrible taste in men and keeps dating guys with serious red flags. It's frustrating to watch and mildly disturbing. She's in NYC so I'm not exposed to these people, but still.
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Post by classymrsa on Jul 11, 2017 18:44:01 GMT -6
waitwhat W was getting to be a little food tyrant, too. So we did a few things, but the biggest change we made was we stopped asking him what he wants. Like, stopped altogether. Snacks he gets two options that I choose and I don't let him choose anything but those two. When we go out to lunch or dinner we no longer ask what he wants, he doesn't get any input on the restaurant and again he gets a few options that I choose when we are there. If he doesn't want what I made for dinner...he just doesn't eat. His best, most consistent meal is breakfast so we try to ensure it is a really high quality, balanced meal. Also, W will sometimes eat food he "doesn't like" if I offer to help him eat it (aka I feed him). Yes! DS also eats the most at breakfast. Sometimes "sharing" with me gets him to eat more too. I'll tell him he can feed me a bite if he eats the bite I'm feeding him. It's stupid but it works. Lillian will eat better if we tell her it's now ours or that we are going to give it to Lilah. Then it's "hers" again and she'll eat some more.
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Post by tgrimes on Jul 11, 2017 18:58:33 GMT -6
Guys. Mother fucking Sheeran apparently has a small part in this season of GoT. I can't.
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Post by tgrimes on Jul 11, 2017 19:09:17 GMT -6
I'm so sick of trying to get B to eat. It's such a battle each and every night and I'm exhausted. He will not try new things and stuff that he used to eat (chicken sausage, burgers, etc) he suddenly decided he doesn't like it. He only eats yogurt, pancakes, fruit, chicken nuggets, pasta, and almond butter and jelly sandwiches. I mean, do I feed him chicken nuggets every night for dinner? He already eats almond butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch. I'm so over this. I know how annoying this is and I promise you it's a stage. In the meantime, stock up on wine.
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Post by goldenlove on Jul 11, 2017 19:21:26 GMT -6
danib That is seriously so messed up that they would do that!! I hope he can find something else in the meantime. starbuck lol that's funny. I think there was a band that did a cameo during the red wedding. I wonder who else has snuck in there. kleigh that dude sounds so creepy! Glad you called the cops.
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Post by dashook on Jul 11, 2017 19:22:55 GMT -6
I'm so sick of trying to get B to eat. It's such a battle each and every night and I'm exhausted. He will not try new things and stuff that he used to eat (chicken sausage, burgers, etc) he suddenly decided he doesn't like it. He only eats yogurt, pancakes, fruit, chicken nuggets, pasta, and almond butter and jelly sandwiches. I mean, do I feed him chicken nuggets every night for dinner? He already eats almond butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch. I'm so over this. I know how annoying this is and I promise you it's a stage. In the meantime, stock up on wine.Do this anyway
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Post by waitwhat on Jul 11, 2017 19:49:57 GMT -6
I know how annoying this is and I promise you it's a stage. In the meantime, stock up on wine.Do this anyway You must not know me 😜
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Post by Cheshie6 on Jul 11, 2017 22:08:42 GMT -6
dashook, I've been sitting on some stuff that I want to post but am afraid of the flames. I've typed it 5-6 times then delete because I always feel like a burden, even IRL. classymrsa, I'm not shy and feel just as judged. Usually I'm "too much " for people. I talk a lot, and talk even more when I'm nervous. So I try not to be "too much" on here because idk who could help me with L when we get stages like the 2 yo not eating. I try to balance my issues with the hair pats I give but I always feel too needy, too dramatic, too much so I go away for awhile to give y'all a break. I'm sorry danib, this industry right now is so unreliable and companies are trying to save pennies where they can. kleigh, way to go being brave. Not many people would notice or do something!
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Post by goldenlove on Jul 12, 2017 3:49:57 GMT -6
Cheshie6 I don't think you've ever been too much! If there's something you need to get out, please don't be worried about being a burden. We're here for you!
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Post by waitwhat on Jul 12, 2017 4:13:38 GMT -6
Cheshie6 we are always here to help you! Please feel free to get whatever it is off your chest. These ladies are wise and very supportive!
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Post by danib on Jul 12, 2017 6:07:23 GMT -6
Cheshie6 that's exaxtly it. The economy sucks right now, everyone is struggling. They know damn well he's not gonna find work at home (unless he wants to work at McDonalds or something, but that won't pay our mortgage). So they know he's going to have to do that damn training on his own dime. By then, (in the New Year) they'll have a new contract or 2 and will be able to offer full time work again (without having to pay for the training in the meantime). But he will work casual/call-in with the other company (as shitty as that will be) as opposed to taking anything with them again.
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Post by kleigh on Jul 12, 2017 6:11:09 GMT -6
Cheshie6 I did have some concern esp since we had the babies in the car but I pulled away from him and parked elsewhere (but where I could still see if he was leaving) and once we got it in the cops hands I took off. ESPECIALLY having a daughter now we were like hell mother effing no. I've got to leave the k and see if there's any info on the police blotter. When I called it in they asked if I wanted to leave my name and of course I asked not to and they were fine with that.
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Post by waitwhat on Jul 12, 2017 6:43:25 GMT -6
danib that is so shitty. Every time you post about the job situation it makes me more upset. They obviously know he has a family to support and I hate that they laid him off for their own selfish reasons.
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Post by waitwhat on Jul 12, 2017 6:44:39 GMT -6
kleigh I just realized I never commented on the target story. WOW. What he did was terrible and so wrong but having children really puts things into perspective. I'm so glad you called the cops!
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Post by vino on Jul 12, 2017 7:16:04 GMT -6
Ugh kleigh that guy is gross. Mamabear Vino would have lost it. I would have ninja kicked his ass right there on the spot, then called 911 to pick him up off the pavement.
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