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OT Soy affecting menstrual cycle/ fertility?

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Any useful info? I am at least 4 days late but took 2 at home pregnancy tests and they are negative. I starting drinking about 3 soy lattes a week from Starbucks for the past 2 weeks. Before that, I hadn't consumed soy in months but still had regular cycles. Comments and experiences are greatly appreciated.

OT EIC increase

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I caught the tail end of a radio announcement on the way to work this morning. I heard that the earned income credit is increasing from $1600 to $2000. I couldn't help but to think of BM. Her #1 concern in the custody hearings was that she and only she gets the EIC.

That means that she at least has a job unlike some BMs on this site but still. DH wanted SD 50% (not for EIC reasons) and BM made sure he didn't. BM also isn't married to her baby's dad and never will because she needs to play single mom on paper to get her benefits.

Skids inquiring about break up

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Or as DH said, SD's recent curiosity/ comments about BM and DH's relationship is her trying to "make sense" of it and because she's still a kid.

I've been with DH for over 7 years and SD just turned 12. BM has a child with a guy she's been with 5 years. When I first met SD, DH had only moved out of BM's house for about 4 months. SD had asked if her parents were getting back together and understood that no, they weren't. Ok, she was 5.

Counting our blessings

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We had some very good friends over last night to BBQ and they brought their adorable puppy to play with our dogs. SD was over and dinner was awesome.

We got to talking. Our friends are on their second and third marriages and each have 3 kids from their previous marriages. The husband's first wife moved his daughters over 12 hours away before custody was established and apparently he couldn't file kidnapping charges. He was in the Navy so I don't know if BM used active military status to move away.

OT stupid cheating dreams

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I slept great with DH and my fur babies last night.... Only to awake to having a dream that he was cheating on me.

In the dream- at first, he denied it and played dumb. Then when exposed, he admitted to it then blamed it on me and was upset that I wasn't ok with it. I threatened to leave but couldn't because I love him. Then I woke up.

Two part post

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I'll try to be short and direct:

First, I've had baby fever for a little over a year. I love kids. SD12 is catching onto this and asked me this past weekend if dad and me are really planning on a baby soon. I said probably, yes.

Background: SD feels alienated in BM's home because she has a baby with the BF and doesn't allow SD to help out and be involved with baby and SD hardly interacts with the BF so it's like 2 families under one roof. When/ if DH and I do have a baby, how can we reassure SD she's not being pushed out of "our" family.

SD's comments- we're working on it

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Overall, we had a good weekend. SD enjoys the "normal" at our house. However, there was one exchange that kind of bothered me but we got over it.

DH tells me he "orders sunsets" for me. Saturday had a beautiful sunset. We are leaving to go eat dinner and I ask DH if he ordered the gorgeous sunset for SD and me.

Before be can reply SD chimes in "my mom said he used to tell her the same thing". Of course she did, BM will probably never stop regretting ruining her relationship with DH.

SD bad grades

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Usually SD brings her laptop for the weekend but apparently she's grounded. Background: BM has full physical custody so takes SD to school everyday and gets all of the school info. DH always has to add his name to the school portal and contact list. BM doesn't think DH is important enough to share school info with and she always registers SD at school.

Getting in my weekend visitation "mood"

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We haven't had SD in 2 weeks because BM planned their trip to Disney on DH's weekend (of course, what's new?) so visitation is being made up this weekend.

I tell DH that I want to have a couple's date with our friends since tonight is the only night they can get a babysitter. I want to see 'Happy Death Day' which I'm pretty sure is rated R.

I text him this and he says "I'm getting SD12 on the way home but I'm sure she'd like to see a movie." Ummmm.. No!

Happy family BM delusions

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I know I've been all over the place this past week.. I don't know if I'm pregnant and the madness continues. BM literally texted my H tonight and asked if he'd go with her to pick SD12 up from the Harvest Festival tonight because they're going out of town tomorrow for the weekend (BM's weekend).

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