Young Mom Shares Marriage And Parenting Advice On TikTok, Here Are 24 Of The Best
When Caitlin Fladager posted her first photo online, she had no idea how many people would end up following her.
"I was 18 and I was about 15 weeks pregnant with my daughter," Fladager, now 27, told CBC. "I liked posting pictures of my belly. I just liked sharing it for myself to remember and for my family who lives far away, and people kept following me from there."
Eventually, Caitlin started getting recognized while she was shopping. Today, the mom-of-two has over 3 million followers across her social media platforms.
"I got well-known for my life looking perfect," said Fladager. But behind the scenes, the young woman was struggling with her mental health, and maintaining the illusion of perfection was taking a huge toll on her.
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This is so true! I always have done this, and still do, and my son is now 19 and still loves to cuddle! And I NEVER go in his room unannounced! I still shudder with the idea that when I was young and my parents threw a party I had to go around the room and kiss everybody! Even those I didn't really know!
NO!! How did the parents allow this? I'm disgusted with this generation. For the love of everything that's holy, HE NEEDS MATCHING SHOES!!
All Mum's need to print this one out an read it everyday. Too many time they are far to hard on themselves and feel guilty for being human.
I like "A Happy Spouse... A Happy House!" When both people want to make their spouse happy, they'll share lots of happiness together! They'll also be good role models for their children ~
And yet there are a lot of people who really think they have no obligation to "account their live to their SO." It's about sharing information, sharing plans, sharing your life and has got nothing to do with control or asking permission.
It's quite significant that the very normal word "sex" has to be disguised as s3x to escape censorship.
Keep repeating to a child long enough that they are acting stupid and need to grow up and be surprised that one day they are gone out of your life forever. Because that's why kids commit suicide or run away from home and end up in the gutter.
Not seeing my parents (mom & wonderful stepfather from age 10) argue led me to believe that a happy marriage was between two people who automatically sensed each other's needs and supported everything the other did or thought without batting an eye. REALLY SCREWED ME UP!! Because I went on to feel like a failure as a GF or wife if I wasn't able to do the same. It took me many adult years fraught with emotional torture and self disgust to realize I'd missed a lot beneath the surface of their relationship and it was okay to disagree on things with a partner. It leads to compromise, understanding and mutual growth.
Be practical in your expectations. The high part of being in love mellows over the years. I think most couples fall in and out of love throughout the marriage. But that doesn't change the love, it keeps it real. You can't eat s'mores everyday and truly appreciate them.
You can say sorry without meaning it. These other statements show a willingness to work it out, to take responsibility and move forward.
Amen! Marriage is built on friendship. The best friend part of marriage is often underestimated. My grandparents were together for 52 years until death separated them. They stayed friends their entire lives throughout very tough times. My parents were married for 63 years, they were happy for about 12 and fought and hurt each other for the last 50 until death separated them. Guess who I used as my role models? Both! This is what you do, this is what you don't do. I think the most important thing is for each partner to be on the same page. If one fights dirty, they will never make it work.
The bf and I go to bed at separate times and that works for us, the important thing is figuring out what works for you as individuals; what works for one couple wouldn't for another. The trick is talking it out and saying what you think works and what doesn't, and adapting. There is rarely a one size fits all rule.
This also works the other way round. After a day that went not so well, sit together for dinner and everyone may name a thing that he or she enjoyed that day. It turns out that you can find joint positivity even in bad days and realize that the clouds often are not as dark as they may seem at first sight.
Saying "Thank You" is also very polite and shows you respect your partner. Just because you are married, does not mean you have to lose your manners.
I really hate these posts, that are all about showing pictures of yourself. It is possible to give advises without 100 pictures of yourself.
I don't like those either, but that's a video from TikTok and apparently TikTok has some secret rule, where you can't upload a video unless you are in it and speaking directly to the camera in close up.
Load More Replies...This all sounds great, until you see the pictures of the kids with the captions, and realise she is using their lives, their issues, and posting them on a public forum, with some commonly found "advice" to get approval for herself. I've seen these mothers in real life, one went to an ice skating rink I was at with two kids both dressed up, got her partner to take hundreds of photos while they posed on the ice, then they all left, the kids quietly went off without playing once. This feels similar.
She says she asked her kids before posting. She just wants to help others.
Load More Replies...I really hate these posts, that are all about showing pictures of yourself. It is possible to give advises without 100 pictures of yourself.
I don't like those either, but that's a video from TikTok and apparently TikTok has some secret rule, where you can't upload a video unless you are in it and speaking directly to the camera in close up.
Load More Replies...This all sounds great, until you see the pictures of the kids with the captions, and realise she is using their lives, their issues, and posting them on a public forum, with some commonly found "advice" to get approval for herself. I've seen these mothers in real life, one went to an ice skating rink I was at with two kids both dressed up, got her partner to take hundreds of photos while they posed on the ice, then they all left, the kids quietly went off without playing once. This feels similar.
She says she asked her kids before posting. She just wants to help others.
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