SweetSitty

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[–] SweetSitty 8 points 1 year ago

And there's the game. Technically a win.

[–] SweetSitty 5 points 1 year ago

Against the wind!

[–] SweetSitty 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Butker!! 61 yards!!!

[–] SweetSitty 8 points 1 year ago

What the heck? I never would have guessed there would be so many turnovers

[–] SweetSitty 2 points 1 year ago

2 false starts in a row?! Come on guys!

[–] SweetSitty 4 points 1 year ago

Man, thank goodness we finally got a touchdown! Let's keep the momentum going!

[–] SweetSitty 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I was a towhead, which means I was born blonde and it turned to brown as I got older. When I first started noticing my hair turning darker, I asked my mom why and she told me it was because I ate too much peanut butter. I stopped eating it for about a week until I decided that I loved peanut butter more than being a blonde.

[–] SweetSitty 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think that the stage of life you're in would also play a huge part in what hours you'd prefer. When I was single, I'd prefer later hours like you so I could have a more relaxed morning. Now that I'm married with kids, however, an earlier schedule would mean more family time. Especially as school events are often scheduled for the early evening.

[–] SweetSitty 4 points 1 year ago

I met my best friend when we were in our late 20s. We were assigned as roommates while teaching English in Thailand. I'm more introverted and she's more extroverted, so our early friendship was her finding fun things to do and me tagging along. We have different outlooks at times, but similar values, which is good because we can help balance each other out.

As for what has made our friendship so strong, it's largely because of rough times we've gone through together. We've been there for each other in good times, bad times, and really awful times. She is family. Fortunately, our daughters are also best friends now! And our husbands get along okay, too.

[–] SweetSitty 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

40F from the West coast, USA and the first car I bought was a manual Toyota Camry. Man, I loved that car. Up until I got T-boned by a Bronco. All of my cars afterwards were automatic for convenience and safety, but I miss my little manual car. It had great gas mileage.

[–] SweetSitty 5 points 1 year ago

Yup. The th sound is pronounced with a hard "T," and when the r is in the middle of the word it's silent, and typically has more of an l pronunciation. It's a very non western language, and is completely independent from Latin.

[–] SweetSitty 23 points 1 year ago

I was in high school, and I remember babysitting my brother's kids for new years. I'd invited a friend to hang out with me while I watched them, but her parents were very freaked out about Y2K and insisted she stay home with them. They did do some prepping on water and canned goods, but not quite to the "bunker under their floorboards" level. As for me and my family, we carried on as if life would continue as normal, and thanks to countless people working tirelessly, it did just that.

 

As the title says, my 4 year old has been clenching her jaw a lot in the past few months. I think it started as stress and has now developed into a habit.

As for the cause of her stress, we've had some major life changes in the past few months. Her grandparents and cousin came to stay with us from the other side of the world for about 6 weeks and went back about a month ago. We also welcomed her new baby sister 2 months ago. She had been an only child before then.

I've been doing all I can to spend time with her and maintain our relationship while juggling the exhaustion that comes from a new baby, but it seems like she needs more. Her father, my mother, and my best friend who is practically a surrogate mother to her have stepped in a lot to help, but the jaw clenching remains.

So my question to other parents of multiples is how to help her adjust. Any tips or advice would be welcome.

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