“Husband is disgusted with my postpartum body”
My husband has been critical of my body for years. I look back at photos and can recall how he made me feel in a certain outfit, and I look back and want to hug myself. I was so pretty. Really thin. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. Fit. Fun. Loving. And he had convinced me I was fat and constantly dressed inappropriately.
I’m 5 months pp and the comments haven’t stopped. Im exclusively breastfeeding. I workout 4-5x a week (running 20-30km weekly, lifting 2x) and I do my best with my diet but it’s not perfect. I’m carrying 20lbs I didn’t have before baby. I worked out every day I could in my pregnancy.
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“My fiancé has some huge request in order for him to regain his trust. Is his request too far?”
We been together 6 years now and during the third year of our relationship I cheated on him with a close family friend. I had started taking him for granted and it became easy to cheat because I didn’t value the relationship.
He broke up with me and we were split for months and the times I was single I realized he is a great bf. I begged for him back and he took me back but I had to promise to never speak to the guy again. I’m happy to say I never cheated since then and haven’t been tempted at all. I understand how great of a partner I have.
How Making Others Feel Valued Changes Everything
Let’s cut through the nonsense. There’s a lot of advice out there about how to win friends and influence people. Most of it is garbage. But there’s one fundamental truth about human interaction that, if you get it right, can transform your relationships and your life.
Here it is: Make people feel valued.
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Why Forcing Change Doesn’t Work
We’ve all been there. You’re in a heated debate with someone who just doesn’t get it. No matter how many facts you throw their way or how passionately you argue, they remain steadfast in their beliefs. It’s infuriating, right?
But here’s the thing: forcing someone to change their mind is like trying to push a boulder up a hill—exhausting and ultimately futile.
Parents, Let Your Children Struggle. Allow Them to Fail.
Hey, parents. I know you love your kids more than anything in the world, and you want to protect them from every scrape, bruise, and heartache. But today, I’m here to give you some tough love: you need to let your children struggle. You need to let them fail.
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9 People With Below Average Intelligence Describe What Life Is Like For Them – Ned Hardy
Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it – AP News
If you have trouble digesting dairy, I found this the most effective product for letting me enjoy pizza, ice cream and cheese with little or no discomfort – Amazon
Why humanity is a cosmic tale of despair and hope – Big Think
How disinformation from a Russian AI spam farm ended up on top of Google search results – ARS Technica
Should My Wife and I Tell Our 8-Year-Old How Much Money We Make? – DNYUZ
The Best Way to Get Your Kids to Actually Listen – Life Hacker
Teen Boy Who Ate All The Food In The House Wonders Why There’s No Food In The House – Babylon Bee
How To Be Judgmental — But In A Good Way – Fatherly
An hour-by-hour guide to your bedtime routine – VOX
Photo of the Day – Ned Hardy
There is a reason you see iron workers, welders, and pipeliners wear Tillman gloves. Extremely comfortable and ergonomic. They do an amazing job at protecting yours hands and hold up amazingly – Amazon
Harvard psychologists have been studying what it takes to raise ‘good’ kids. Here are 6 tips – Upworthy
7 Things You Should Stop Expecting from Other People – Marc and Angel
5 Ways Fathers Hugely Influence Their Daughters – The Art of Manliness
Charted: Retirement Age by Country – Visual Capitalist
In Singapore, a Toyota Camry Hybrid costs $183,000 — here’s why – Autoblog
The Five Universal Laws of Human Stupidity – Quartz
The 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time – Rolling Stone
The Dumping Grounds
6 Horror Stories That Will Remind You To Never Co-Sign A Loan
1. Last summer I cosigned on a car loan for a then-friend. I have heard the “you idiot” speech from every imaginable source, so please spare me that. Long story short, he lost his high-paying job a few months after that out of nowhere, with no warning and no reason given to me.
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“I feel like my boyfriend’s mother”
I (24F) have been dating my boyfriend (23M) for almost 2.5 years now. At the very beginning, things were perfect. He loved spending time with me, we could talk about anything, and overall enjoyed each other’s company (as you should in a relationship).
However, within the last 9ish months, I’ve felt like more of a mother than a girlfriend. I’ve had to clean his bathroom, bedroom, do his laundry, pick up his trash he’s left around the house, even remind him to brush his teeth!