August 10th, 2024
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My ex wife took a melatonin before driving our kids to their first day of school 45 minutes away
I told my ex I was sleeping in for my birthday and that she would have to swing by after her night guard shift to take the kids to work. Never. Again.
August 10th, 2024
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twbassist
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LuciusDickusMaximus
We are millennials
Guachole
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mrboomtastic3
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qdobah
OH NO NOT MELATONIN!
but seriously did you expect her not to be tired after an overnight shift lol.
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1988rx7T2
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stlarry
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TroublesomeTurnip
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GustavusAdolphin
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LuciusDickusMaximus
She replied “eh” and that’s it. Like wtf
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collapsed-headroom
Wow, kind of took it a little too far there big guy. Consider all he may know about melatonin is that people take it to make them sleep, like Ambien. But it's not, and it's fine.
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Number1Framer
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Preach.
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Vanilla-Covfefe
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flaccobear
I love that a 9 hour overnight shift is totally acceptable to drive kids but 15 mg of some snake oil on top of it is what's got him clutching his pearls lol.
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thisoldhouseofm
And the only reason she’s even doing that after a night shift is because OP wanted to sleep in.
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_MissionControlled_
It's not snake oil at all. Just a chemical our bodies produce to go to sleep. Some people are just deficient in production of it and need an extra synthetic dose.
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flaccobear
Pretty sure there's no proof it helps people and even if it does the results are minimal. They haven't proven an actual causation last I read.
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lol exactly this. You should be more worried about the act of driving. That’s what’ll kill your kids. Other people in cars.
Subjecting your kids to a 45 minute commute every day for school is that dangerous thing here.
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Vanilla-Covfefe
Right? I’m guessing OP’s angry about something else, which is harder to pin down and articulate, and harping on his ex about melatonin is easier.
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ApeTeam1906
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Aloha1984
He wants us to call the cops or something
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LuciusDickusMaximus
We are both millennials and I thought people here would have kids and empathize but I guess the stats on our generation having less children is accurate.
knitoriousshe
I have kids and understand you’re massively overreacting. Melatonin doesn’t work like ambien, it’s a supplement that has been proven not to actually make you sleep. I get it, she’s your ex and you want to find fault, but she did nothing wrong. Chill, man.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
I guess some people take risks with their children’s lives for no reason, some don’t.
knitoriousshe
There is literally no risk here. Just choose to learn from this instead of doubling down on your ignorance. Judging more people with false information doesn’t give you some moral high ground.
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drocookiezs
guess what OP!? YOU drive with “melatonin” in you everyday if ya wanna get technical. actually learn something before you attack someone as a parent with no actual reasoning.
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Psilocybin-Cubensis
Naw bro, I’m all about that DINK life! $$
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wantsoutofthefog
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Friendly_Engineer_
And in addition, if you are active and have bright light and sound stimulus, there’s no way in hell melatonin’s gonna make you conk out while driving.
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DripSzn412
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Content_Advice190
Of you were having dreams due to withdrawal 😂
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DripSzn412
Nah I was way past withdrawal. I was in jail for 6 months prior so I went into rehab squeaky clean lol
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Content_Advice190
Wow hope you are all good now
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DripSzn412
Preciate it, one day at a time lol. 18 years on dope starting at 15 years old couple years in jail but I turned it around when my son was born last year and it’s been good since
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