I will say, I had severe morning sickness my first trimester. Like, ended up in the ER multiple times, lost 10 lbs kind of severe, and my husband was gone for training… I couldn’t make it through a grocery trip at all so I absolutely took people up on their offers. Not everyone, but definitely my two best friends.
Oh man… my husband and I are expecting twins in April. He’s deployed so I’ll be doing the stay at home thing at least until he gets back. Paying for childcare is one of true things I’m looking forward to the least. Do they really only offer you a 5% discount?
On the way to Afghanistan last year my husband somehow managed to fly commercial with a benchmade knife in his bag. Now we have a quick pause before he flies out and make sure he doesn’t have anything he shouldn’t – one time he had several bullets in his pocket from a range day previously. No gun, just like seven 9mm rounds.
As a nanny I had to travel with a ton of nanny families (once with four kids under 4) and for anyone traveling with kiddos, I’d second the headphones for all electronics and add 1) Snacks. Travel with snacks for your kids and extras for the people stuck next to you. 2) You can go to Costco and get cheap ear plugs for like 10$. Throw some in your bag and offer them to anyone who has to listen to your kid scream. 3) toys for older kids – bring legos and play dough. Don’t be cheap – buy your kid a new toy that they’ve never seen or download a new game they’ve never played. 4) Nap. Don’t wait until the last minute to schedule your flight – buy it ahead of time if possible and then make sure your kids schedule for the two weeks or so leading up makes them well rested so they aren’t tired and pissed they’re stuck on a plane.
Yeah why do people do that? I’m only 4ish months pregnant (with twins!) and people have already asked us when we’ll start trying again. I’m never sure how to respond!
My mom was the opposite. When she and my dad built their forever home they put in a “grand baby room” that she wants to fill with bunk beds. We were in the middle of fertility treatments at the time and I felt so much pressure, even though she was just trying to be excited.
My husband sets multiple alarms and it drives me INSANE. They’re all like 12 minutes apart so it’s long enough to *almost* get back to sleep, but not really.
Melatonin or benadryl to keep your sleep schedule somewhat predictable. I’m 4 months pregnant with twins and I miss melatonin more than sushi or bourbon.
Agreed. There’s the tea/consent video where they compare sex to drinking tea and they explain so clearly – “just because someone ‘drank tea’ with you one time does not ever mean they owe it to you to do it ever again. Does not matter if it’s a FWB situation or a boyfriend. If I don’t want to have sex with you then “no.” Should be enough.
I think things like this are why my husband enforces a “you can only bring what you can carry rule”. My dad used to let me pack as much as I wanted and after coming from that hassle to the life of only packing a carry on and personal item, I am never going back. It’s a game changer!
Also I find it incredibly hard to believe that Girl wouldn’t have found a million “how to pack for a week in Paris” pins before starting this whole endeavor.
We got married on a Monday partially for this reason. I wanted 20 people there, and mom wanted 200. It lucked out that the church where we met only had a Monday opening that worked. Honestly it was a blast and most people just came on lunch and left
Watching my mom and dad deal with that “all encompassing” healthcare has been one of the most infuriating and disappointing parts of being a military kid. There’s a ton it doesn’t cover, hoops you have to jump through that make access to care a complete joke, and horrendous medical care at many of the facilities. (A quick google search will leave you horrified and embarrassed.) When my husband retires we will be opting to use more expensive, but far better, healthcare for him.
I thought my husband was going to pass out when I told him we were actually having twins. (We we’re doing fertility treatments and so it was a possibility but nothing could prepare me for when the Dr said “yep both babies look really great”.)
My husband’s best friend told him essentially get engaged or move on when he and I were dating. But we were long distance and so I think he was just saying the limbo was bad.
Caroline put her husband in an incredibly horrible position. My husband’s best friends and I (and his teammates at work) get along really well but I also know that his job is going to be to defend me – so I try really hard for him to NOT have to do that.
It always bums me out when one of the wives says or does something shitty and the guys (rightfully) razz on her a little and she makes her husband jump in.
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I will say, I had severe morning sickness my first trimester. Like, ended up in the ER multiple times, lost 10 lbs kind of severe, and my husband was gone for training… I couldn’t make it through a grocery trip at all so I absolutely took people up on their offers. Not everyone, but definitely my two best friends.
Oh man… my husband and I are expecting twins in April. He’s deployed so I’ll be doing the stay at home thing at least until he gets back. Paying for childcare is one of true things I’m looking forward to the least. Do they really only offer you a 5% discount?
What’s the difference between Global Entry and pre check?
On the way to Afghanistan last year my husband somehow managed to fly commercial with a benchmade knife in his bag. Now we have a quick pause before he flies out and make sure he doesn’t have anything he shouldn’t – one time he had several bullets in his pocket from a range day previously. No gun, just like seven 9mm rounds.
As a nanny I had to travel with a ton of nanny families (once with four kids under 4) and for anyone traveling with kiddos, I’d second the headphones for all electronics and add 1) Snacks. Travel with snacks for your kids and extras for the people stuck next to you. 2) You can go to Costco and get cheap ear plugs for like 10$. Throw some in your bag and offer them to anyone who has to listen to your kid scream. 3) toys for older kids – bring legos and play dough. Don’t be cheap – buy your kid a new toy that they’ve never seen or download a new game they’ve never played. 4) Nap. Don’t wait until the last minute to schedule your flight – buy it ahead of time if possible and then make sure your kids schedule for the two weeks or so leading up makes them well rested so they aren’t tired and pissed they’re stuck on a plane.
Yeah why do people do that? I’m only 4ish months pregnant (with twins!) and people have already asked us when we’ll start trying again. I’m never sure how to respond!
My mom was the opposite. When she and my dad built their forever home they put in a “grand baby room” that she wants to fill with bunk beds. We were in the middle of fertility treatments at the time and I felt so much pressure, even though she was just trying to be excited.
My husband sets multiple alarms and it drives me INSANE. They’re all like 12 minutes apart so it’s long enough to *almost* get back to sleep, but not really.
Melatonin or benadryl to keep your sleep schedule somewhat predictable. I’m 4 months pregnant with twins and I miss melatonin more than sushi or bourbon.
I didn’t catch him mentioning the ring in any of that. Maybe there’s hope!
Ugh… I can’t unread any of that. So gross.
Agreed. There’s the tea/consent video where they compare sex to drinking tea and they explain so clearly – “just because someone ‘drank tea’ with you one time does not ever mean they owe it to you to do it ever again. Does not matter if it’s a FWB situation or a boyfriend. If I don’t want to have sex with you then “no.” Should be enough.
I think things like this are why my husband enforces a “you can only bring what you can carry rule”. My dad used to let me pack as much as I wanted and after coming from that hassle to the life of only packing a carry on and personal item, I am never going back. It’s a game changer!
Also I find it incredibly hard to believe that Girl wouldn’t have found a million “how to pack for a week in Paris” pins before starting this whole endeavor.
We got married on a Monday partially for this reason. I wanted 20 people there, and mom wanted 200. It lucked out that the church where we met only had a Monday opening that worked. Honestly it was a blast and most people just came on lunch and left
She probably just meant their engagement announcement.
Watching my mom and dad deal with that “all encompassing” healthcare has been one of the most infuriating and disappointing parts of being a military kid. There’s a ton it doesn’t cover, hoops you have to jump through that make access to care a complete joke, and horrendous medical care at many of the facilities. (A quick google search will leave you horrified and embarrassed.) When my husband retires we will be opting to use more expensive, but far better, healthcare for him.
Thank you!
I thought my husband was going to pass out when I told him we were actually having twins. (We we’re doing fertility treatments and so it was a possibility but nothing could prepare me for when the Dr said “yep both babies look really great”.)
My husband’s best friend told him essentially get engaged or move on when he and I were dating. But we were long distance and so I think he was just saying the limbo was bad.
Caroline put her husband in an incredibly horrible position. My husband’s best friends and I (and his teammates at work) get along really well but I also know that his job is going to be to defend me – so I try really hard for him to NOT have to do that.
It always bums me out when one of the wives says or does something shitty and the guys (rightfully) razz on her a little and she makes her husband jump in.
I may dislike Caroline more than Girl this week.