u/Fine-Mail4400

So ive made a post before saying I'm a plus size girl. Well sadly I am pretty large and 8 size pant doesn't fit. I know what I am and im joining to be healthier and going to gym and work all day with toddlers and do 10k steps a day. I am truly focused on the journey ya know?

(My top fits and the belt fits, I just have large hips and butt)

I searched everywhere online in Canada and literally no one has my size in pants. Only an American only shipping company. That being said I'm not losing faith and am thinking of going to a seamstress to extend my current pants maybe add some fabric?? To just make do for the first while as I drop the weight.

So is this a crazy thing to do? I feel so angry at myself for letting myself go the last few years. I have lost over 100lbs before and I know I am capable but its embarrassing. My sensei was kind and said to find an alternative for next week's class. I just cant right now. Even that one company people have shared for plus size women is always sold out so im limited.

Thanks im advance for the advice!

I hear this is a very inclusive practice for all ages and body types. However, I am feeling a little bit anxious about fitting in. I know it shouldn't matter but I am desperate to add movement and lose weight all while finding my confidence again.

I would be doing the gym outside of this for strength training and I work with toddlers everyday so that is a workout in itself. I was hoping to hear from other women on here that started and were wary or nervous.

Please share your stories!

I work as a montessori teacher and have been in many different work environments where i've made several observations about parenting.

I am utterly shocked at how MANY parents fight tooth and nail when a teacher simply wishes to discuss potential areas that may need addressing. I wanted to start a conversation about a child who is struggling with transitions, self regulating, anger etc and the parent freak out. More often than not i'll see parents become angry at the teachers. I have also been fired for reporting marks on a child's neck who I believed needed observations and screenings done. The parents retaliated and decided they could not have me as their child's teacher. I never insinuated it was the parents who left the mark, because we never assume. I simply was doing my job. I only want the best for the children but it seems these parents are not parenting and therefore raising children who cannot regulate, need additional support but won't get any due to parents being in denial, and creating little monsters who cannot handle the word NO.

Overall, watching parents avoid important conversations, and seeing children struggle everyday because of it, further confirms my disgust with parenthood and the possibility of having to deal with all this is far too much. NO i'll never understand parents who say "if you had children you would understand". ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's common sense, and these parents are completely ignorant and shouldn't be creating offspring.

I have sprained both ankles this summer and one is on the mend. I have classroom set up this coming week and just wanted advice on how to survive the week without hurting myself more. It is an annoying injury (subtalar joint).

Has anyone else worked with injuries? If so how did you cope/manage?

I specially picked all my grandmother's favourite things for her meal plan. She was so excited to have something other than food from the food bank she can't eat (diabetic, minimal options). Sadly, with her health failing things have been especially hard for her. Plus, financially she is not doing great either. Whenever I can I do what I can to help support her.

At first the notification showed up *delivered*. I noticed her box was left unattended in the open at the front of her building. I told her it was there, sent her screenshots and of course, no package. I called customer service, explained it was stolen and recieved a refund. Then hours go by and her box was returned opened with 4 out of 12 meals missing.

Wtf.

Well at least I got a refund. I'll be sure to order something else for her, to her door and not left for anyone to take.

I understand some children struggle with sensory and water on their bodies cause its vold etc. However, a toddler gets down and dirty everyday. Food mess, outside mess, accidents. All of the above. Children 3-6 should also have multiple baths a week to with how dirty they get outside etc. As they get a little older it changes for sure and I understand that.

I'm a teacher, and yes your children do smell. So when you start posting you only bathe them once a week and a million parents are on the same page agreeing, its concerning to me. Some children definitely need daily showers/baths. Some as they get older might need only a few a week.

This is seen as controversial. The parenting subs would probably rip me apart and say *what if* insert blank. I genuinely think people should take hygeine more seriously. It's not like the old days, things are changing more.

Edit: no, splash pads and pools do not count as bathing your child.

Edit 2: im not directly speaking about infants, children on the spectrum and other special circumstances.

Edit 3: yes eczema is a skin condition and I figured special circumstamces covered that but anyways. (Any skin condition my god, common sense guys.)

Let's get meaner istg. Of course within reason but it is up to us to protect our community. In one of the main subs I saw this post about *girl cock*, insinuating lesbians should be cool with that. Hell nah. I was impressed a ton of lesbians were calling OP out cause lesbians don't mess around like that.

I'm also exhausted with these ultra woo woo folks throwing the term *terf* around anytime we are protecting our spaces. No sorry, I don't support lesbophobic rhetoric nor rape culture or the damn patriarchal messages they put out.

Get meaner and buckle tf up.

I've been out for over a decade but never had the opportunity to really go out for pride. Plus I was feeling a little iffy with the lgbtq community as of late. However, my girlfriend and I went and made it a day. I had the best time ever! Watched the dyke march and it was incredible. I got a little emotional seeing so many of us out there. Definitely felt like a safe space. Plus who doesn't love a good beer on the streets chatting up random and having a great time?

Anyways best pride experience! Sorry it's not feeling like that way for some here. Any other Toronto lesbians make it out to the event?

I said what I said.

Trans men are men. Lesbians are not into men. Period.

0% attraction to men, and male characteristics.

Moved across the country with my partner so we could be with their family. I was there to be a supporter. They worked out of town during the week and came home on weekends. One friday I came home from work and everything was gone. Car, dog, bed, wifi box and all valuables. No cheating on either sides. Together 7 years. They had our new friends move them out behind my back.

Edit: forgot to mention they texted me, never had a conversation prior.

This show has me gagged. Taylor can sincerely eff off. What the shit? Saying anything to a client is messed up! Leaving children with another person that the client did not approve of, is effed up! I work in childcare, and with families as a doula and wow I could never imagine the level of unprofessionalism these girls have.

Of course its reality tv, but damn. The drinking, the attitude??? The G's are wacko but their money, their kids, their house...their rules. Change your nails and stfu???? When Sydney said she "doesn't want to feel like the help." I laughed because you quite literally are.

Anyways...im curious to see what happens when Leah finds out her dirty secret got out...ouf.

Last year I worked a summer position for a childcare center. In Ontario I am a licensed registered early childhood educator. I was given leadership responsibilities and ran the entire summer program. It was great in theory, however that place violated licensing and put children at risk. We had no air conditioner or proper care plans in place during air quality warnings or extreme heat warnings other than, drink water and stay in shade. Children were swimming in the lake without lifeguards. The director was stubborn and not easy to talk to. The supervisor was leaving and advised I do the same. So much so she helped me get a new job. I witnessed staff who were not licensed be aggressive towards children, families pulling out of the center and much more. I became afraid for my license and made the call to go to the new job my supervisor referred me to. I was there less than 3 months, and gave no notice. The supervisor and administrator were backing me up and wished me luck.

For more context, this director had Telegram channels and wanted her staff to join and in there she would discuss antivax rhetoric, more controversial opinions like conspiracy theories and would also wish her staff to join her very strange cult like church. I of course won't say this to the next agent but wanted to share that.

I worked my new job, put in my insurable hours and paid my premiums for EI. However I wad laid off because no more work available in the summer. The new management team said we can apply for EI and the ROE will be submitted accordingly with proper coding. I applied today and got a call within 30 mins and was interrogated as to why I quit the previous workplace. I understand it was within the 52 week period. It just makes me nervous that I could be denied possibly because I left the other job. I didnt leave the workforce I kept on working.

So I truly hope its simply the process and that i'll be okay. I cant imagine what i'll do with no income this summer. Its too late to apply for jobs right now due to the job market being the way it is. I can still try but my luck will be low.

Has anyone else had this situation? Opinions? Reassurances? Thanks in advance

I honestly had no idea where it came from. I was in the car with her this morning and she went on a complete tangent about how god and how he created man and woman to be together. How gay, lesbian and all the queers are going to hell. She was speaking at me not to me, if that makes sense. She was a completely different person, it was horrible. She was yelling and so angry. Her daughter (my mom) and me are actively with women. I am a lesbian and my mom is bisexual. Hearing her talk so poorly about lesbians and everything really struck me.

The thing is, my grandmother adores my girlfriend. She is so supportive but today was wild. She has done this before last year and I have to believe its because shes not a stable woman. Regardless it truly hurt me. I sat there just silent and didn't feed into her. Last time I did and it ended in a huge blowout. She would never take accountability and I guess I have to suck it up.

Doesn't help ive been staying with her for the past 6 weeks while I fully transition and move out with my girlfriend this Friday. All will be fine in the end. Happy pride month 🫠

Anyone else have homophobic family?

I am a postpartum doula and a montessorian. I've been in the childcare field for over a decade. Im still learning a lot as I go. I have parents ask me questions about typical behaviours and whats developmentally approriate. Or how to navigate tricky situations at home etc. Thought i'd offer my professional expertise for those who are interested.

Please SOS!!! It's my last week with the children before the summer and I am out of personal days. Give me your hacks....give me your voodo magic and prayers.

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I am swallowing razor blades, coughing like I smoke a pack a day and sound like it. My chest is on fire and I can barely walk. This is not the time for me to not be at work. Help.

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Best teas, rubs, OTC medicine ? Anything.

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Also happy almost summer everyone. For those who are out for the summer, we are almost through it. Keep being amazing ❤️

It all started with a post and a comment saying;

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If you're a trans man dating a lesbian, she's not a lesbian she's bisexual or straight.

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Then this random nobody guy responded with this quote below.

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"Ultimately sexuality is a spectrum, not neat little buckets.

There are women who are 99% attracted to other women and 1% attracted to men and prefer to refer to themselves as lesbian rather than bisexual because that is the more helpful labe 99% of the time.

1% of the time they might fall in love with a man whether that's a trans man or a cis man, and qet into a relationship with them. But that doesn't change who they fundamentally are and if they want to still think of themselves as, and call themselves lesbians. that's fine.

There's no reason to gatekeep this."

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I've been seeing more and more discourse about this argument. It's unfortunately the same tune different day. However, when men are saying this shit now and feeling confident in doing so? Oof, that's a major issue for me. It is one thing to deal with bisexual women stating they are a lesbian but its a whole other level when men get involved in our issues stating their low quality opinions on the matter.

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Boo 👎