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Catherine Roberts's avatar

“My body initiates a bowel movement as soon as my children are out of my care.” - truer words have never been written 😂😂

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Ashley Fenker's avatar

That one got me too 😂😂👏🏼

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Camille Brightsmith's avatar

Meant to say it’s NOT the same for everyone. In other words I’m not saying everyone should go get a divorce. ;).

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Ashley Fenker's avatar

For sure. I'm glad you found this a safe space to share that. Everyone definitely has their own unique stories!

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Camille Brightsmith's avatar

Yeah but it’s most the same for everyone of course. It’s just always nice to speak up in a space where people get it. I loved your piece! Thank you.

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Camille Brightsmith's avatar

Answer: my partner took too many long poops with his phone in the bathroom so I divorced him. I got very comfortable being naked in front of my twins and totally stopped worrying about how long they had been on screens. I made mistakes. But choosing not to handle the mental load for my ex husband AND the kids was not a mistake.

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Ashley Fenker's avatar

Thanks for sharing, Camille ❤️❤️❤️ sounds like you made some really brave decisions

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Stacy Bronec's avatar

Your post reminded me of things I hadn’t thought of in years! At some point, you do get to stop worrying about all of this. (Well, most of it!) But it is hard when you’re in the early years! I forgot about the times I held a baby on my lap while I was on the toilet. 😆🙈

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Ashley Fenker's avatar

🤣 gotta do what we gotta do! Love this encouragement, Stacy! The days will come post little years when we can close the door and rediscover privacy 🥹

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