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1/08/2026 10:41 am  #1


Baby Squash is Late

Or so it seems. The Girhippo is not bragging on social media about her first grandchild yet.  Baby Squash was due on Monday.  For those unfamiliar, this is the first child of OSS29 AKA Pumpkinhead and his wife.

It's probably a good thing that Baby Squash didn't come a couple days early because that would be the same birthday as the HousesHitter YSS23!

When Baby Squash does arrive, I'm sure there will be plenty of enmeshment comments by the Gir Clan.  There have already been several enmeshment comments such as demanding that Pumpkinhead's wife come over so that the Gir and her Coven Aunties can rub her belly.  Most likely they'd cast some sort of spell, truth be told.

Against everyone's better judgment, I did casually mention to Chef about Baby Squash and he seemed rather uninterested. Just mentioned "well good luck to them" something of that sort.

ION DGD 4.5 started Montessori Preschool this week and everything went fairly well considering that she has never been in daycare before.  Scheduled a FaceTime tomorrow to catch up on the first week of school.  If anyone wants to see a recent photo, please PM me

 

1/09/2026 10:13 am  #2


Re: Baby Squash is Late

I'm sure the social media feeds will explode the minute BS is born, mostly Gir touting how the baby looks just like her or like Pumpkin Head.
Congrats on DGD marking a new mile stone, they grow up so fast.

 

1/09/2026 11:56 am  #3


Re: Baby Squash is Late

When we had the first GSKID I shuttered at what would now be expected of me- luckily they assumed that the thing that would be punishing the most is to not allow me access or some sort of role. To my great relief I have remained untethered from the mess and unable to be manipulated with the use of a baby/child. Now everyone is bewildered why I am no contact and my response is you guys wrote the script, I followed the instructions and It's worked out WONDERFUL for me- no responsibility, no expectations, no throwing money at babies/gSKIDs that are not my own- it's created a wonderful clean break in my world and oddly I LOVE IT. I don't see it changing - I have no bad feelings for the child but I literally have no feelings at all. I wish them well but not my monkey, not my circus. 

I hope baby squash does not become a problem for you. 

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1/09/2026 6:21 pm  #4


Re: Baby Squash is Late

I think we will have the same setup thankfully bc the ferals continue to beer bong the Gir's koolaid well into their adulthood. 

It's always a threat though bc Chef is a kid worshipper.

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1/09/2026 6:31 pm  #5


Re: Baby Squash is Late

ImperfectlyPerfect wrote:

When we had the first GSKID I shuttered at what would now be expected of me- luckily they assumed that the thing that would be punishing the most is to not allow me access or some sort of role. To my great relief I have remained untethered from the mess and unable to be manipulated with the use of a baby/child. Now everyone is bewildered why I am no contact and my response is you guys wrote the script, I followed the instructions and It's worked out WONDERFUL for me- no responsibility, no expectations, no throwing money at babies/gSKIDs that are not my own- it's created a wonderful clean break in my world and oddly I LOVE IT. I don't see it changing - I have no bad feelings for the child but I literally have no feelings at all. I wish them well but not my monkey, not my circus. 


I hope baby squash does not become a problem for you. 

I'm with you. Wonderful, isn't it? I have zero relationship with the growing baby squad and never will. I have zero feelings about them--I don't know them. I wasn't willing to go through Round Two of trying to have relationships and getting slapped in the face with dog poo.
 


When someone shows you who they are, believe them. 
 

1/13/2026 11:59 am  #6


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MorningMia wrote:

ImperfectlyPerfect wrote:

When we had the first GSKID I shuttered at what would now be expected of me- luckily they assumed that the thing that would be punishing the most is to not allow me access or some sort of role. To my great relief I have remained untethered from the mess and unable to be manipulated with the use of a baby/child. Now everyone is bewildered why I am no contact and my response is you guys wrote the script, I followed the instructions and It's worked out WONDERFUL for me- no responsibility, no expectations, no throwing money at babies/gSKIDs that are not my own- it's created a wonderful clean break in my world and oddly I LOVE IT. I don't see it changing - I have no bad feelings for the child but I literally have no feelings at all. I wish them well but not my monkey, not my circus. 


I hope baby squash does not become a problem for you. 

I'm with you. Wonderful, isn't it? I have zero relationship with the growing baby squad and never will. I have zero feelings about them--I don't know them. I wasn't willing to go through Round Two of trying to have relationships and getting slapped in the face with dog poo.
 

EXACTLY @MorningMia- I saw the writing on the wall. I would be treated poorly again by a second generation. NO THANKS. Go on your merry way and I'll go on mine. Best decision was sitting this out. I still encourage DH to have a relationship with SKIDs and GSKIDs but I play NO role. To be honest they don't seem to care much so this has worked out perfectly for everyone. I spent a decade+ pouring into vast darkness receiving almost nothing in return. The GSKIDs are going to be just like their parents - really really squeaky clean nice to the outside world and horrible monsters to stepmom behind the scenes. Reminds me of that thread by Judy on "selectively nice" does not mean you are actually a good person. I don't need to be subjected to generation 2 of selectively nice people. I feel free and like you - there is NO feelings of missing out or any of that. 

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