liyah27

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[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

My abusive ex used to yell at the tv when his team would lose or do something stupid. His alcoholism only made it worse and he would often take his anger out on me.

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago

The packs come in different colors so I use the white ones and he uses the grey ones.

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Broke single mom here. My H&M usually offers a buy one get one discount on boys’ cotton boxers, so whenever I buy a pack for my 12 year old son, I grab myself one as well and they serve pretty well as pajama shorts which I pair with a cheap oversized cotton tee.

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Now that you say this, I had a talk recently with him about me wanting to date again and the possibility of a stepdad

 

I’m a young mom with a pre-teen son and he’s called me “mommy” up until he was about 10 and a half. Since then he’s been calling me “Ma” which I find pretty cute. Especially when he extends it to “Maaa” when yelling from another room. Maybe it’s a southern thing lol. Just curious about what y’all call your moms?

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Honestly I felt like I slept a lot better lmao

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (4 children)

He tells me he gets scared at night as well. He also has diagnosed hyperactive ADHD which might make him restless at night.

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago (5 children)

He does have diagnosed ADHD, but thanks for the advice, will definitely try this.

[–] liyah27@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I had him when I was 15!

Edit: No worries, most people are usually surprised when they find out I’m a 27 year old mother with a 12 year old child.

 

I’m a 27 year old single mother and I have a 12 year old son. Recently he’s been knocking on my door in the middle of the night because he can’t sleep and he asks to sleep with me. I’ve been letting him since neither of us really have a problem with it and it’s kind of nice not having to sleep alone every night. However, I’ve heard and seen some things online that seem controversial about co-sleeping with a child past a certain age. I definitely don’t want to negatively affect his development, so I guess what are your thoughts?