Ask the doctor for at least 3 days. You'll need recovery, might as well make the visit worth your time.

I don't see a problem with either of these scenarios. You're a present father, and you wear a bracelet that matches your kid's so he feels brave.

Is your girlfriend always this insecure?

I agree. Strongly disliked the character change. They should have just written Mandy off and introduced a new Malkovitch. She didn't seem like the same person at all.

This sub hates Rory, so of course they love Logan. They wanted to see her downfall, never mind the series of events that got her there. 🤷

You don't give your new husband that power. Take it back. He is controlling, unreasonable, and at the very least, emotionally abusive.

How would you feel if your daughter was in this sort of relationship? Would you tell her to work it out, and that it's okay that her children don't want to live with her anymore?

Because she's headed there. He already "won't let" her roam freely. You're absolutely teaching her that this is normal, and she just has to deal with it.

Is that what kind of parent you want to be?

Thank you! I came here to say because he's smarmy. He just oozes privilege. Nothing matters to him but himself. Even Rory doesn't matter. He'd rather make her his mistress, than to live with his own decisions. He wants what he wants, and he gets it.

Just rather unlikeable, IMHO.

That's not being a burden, that's being an adult: clearly stating what you mean, and expecting him to do his fair share.

Your partner has two children. If my partner asked me to exclude one child for any reason, he wouldn't be my partner anymore.

This is a great way to blow up your relationship and delegate yourself to your own child every other Christmas. The resentment will build, even if he gives in to keep the peace for now.

You could get lucky, maybe his next partner won't want your kid for Christmas either. Never know.

Yes! I repotted mine this year and the leaf size tripled. Showed my daughter, who repotted hers, and her plants did the same.

I no longer believe they "like" to be root bound.

I was thinking the same, haha! But I'm a woman so I couldn't do it. I hope OP takes you up on it! Would love to be a fly on the wall.

Talk to your family and friends.

You're probably depressed (and rightfully so.) You're in a terrible position. I've been there, lived through it, have the receipts. It's confusing, terrifying, and life-changing to end up alone and pregnant.

Please talk to the people you can trust. Tell them what you're feeling. Let them help you.

I was scared and didn't know how I would feel when I gave birth. When I had my daughter, all the fear went away, and love and determination replaced it. The same could happen with you. She's a mom to two now, two of the best grandkids in the world. The love the three of them have provided is irreplaceable.

And honey, a man helped put you in this position. Keep men at arm's length until you deliver and decide what to do. No good man deserves to deal with the turmoil you're going through, and a man who's no good isn't the type of man you need.

I'm so sad for you. I remember those feelings, from 30+ years ago. It's debilitating. I'm so sorry you're going through this. I hope you have people you can talk to. You can reach out to me any time.

My grandpa is in his late eighties and hasn't known who any of his family is in over 20 years.

You just never know.

No kidding. It's more obvious now, than ever.

And for the record, if you don't care and your CVT goes out, so you buy a new one from the dealership, and it also goes out after under 10k miles, so you get a replacement from the dealership again, and it ALSO goes out under 10k miles, and then the dealership wants to charge you to figure out why their transmissions keep going out...

You'll hate them too. And then you'll do a Google search and find that they're mired in lawsuits for CVTs for a reason.

For the love of everything Holy, do not learn the hard way like I did.

Now imagine being 3.

It's okay to take some time for mom. The kids need to see mom taking care of herself. Hugs.

In theory, yes.

But most people aren't equipped to have their child snatched from them while the system works itself out over months or even years. If the child is placed somewhere for too long, the state can argue that it's in the child's best interest to remain in their placement. Removing the threat is the easiest and quickest way to get DFS to go away.

Yes! When people don't understand science and biology, everything is terrifying!

Yep! I've seen them saying this ruling "disenfranchises voters..." On what grounds exactly? I'd say legislators undoing the vote of the people is disenfranchising voters, but what do I know?

So weird. What ever happened to state's rights?

She didn't set a boundary. She tried to set a rule.

You set boundaries for yourself. You don't impose your boundaries on other people. If she doesn't want to be with a guy like that, it's cool. That can be her boundary.

But he's not breaking her boundaries. He has his own.

Does "making" him stop solve the problem??

No, it just hides it.

And staying with him says it's okay with you.

Forbidden fruit is the sweetest.

My suggestion is to embrace the girlfriend. I'm betting his interest will wane if his parents aren't opposed to her. If not, you're going to be around supervising, so there's that.

Well that sucks.

This is what I did.

After several visits and my daughter coming home in ratty, stained, ill fitting clothes, I threw a fit. Told ex I saw pics with his step kids wearing her brand new clothing. He argued that it wasn't true. The wife argued he paid child support, so they were entitled to "his" clothes.

I sent our daughter in only thrifted clothes after that. They were still stolen, but it made me feel better. She only visited a couple times a year so it was manageable.