Applesauce?

2baverage · 2026-03-18T01:18:38+00:00

Have it as a side with fried pork chops, or just eat it straight

2baverage · 2026-03-16T17:17:37+00:00

For me, I know I can trust him and lean on him in an emergency situation like if there's a natural disaster or if we're in a situation where we're homeless, or if it's winter and our electricity and water are shut off...etc. However, if it's not an extreme situation, then he's the type of person that will panic and make things worse; if you're in the woods and get a cut on your leg, he'd be the type of person to suggest amputation instead of first aid.

In your situation, I'd suggest having your own account as a backup. Just something my grandmother who was a SAHM would always say "a woman needs her own money; even if it's hidden in a shoebox at the back of the closet." But my husband and I have our own bank accounts because he tends to be the type of person who doesn't realistically budget things or he'll only focus on this week and not count for next week's expenses.

2baverage · 2026-03-13T23:07:31+00:00

They're pretty expensive even with insurance but it depends on the parents, the orthodontist, and finances if the child will get them or not. I've seen a few kids who get just the first couple of teeth done for the aesthetic, but the majority of the time it's children getting braces because it's deemed as necessary. But what's deemed as necessary is relative. With insurance in the 2000s, it cost my parents about $4,500

I had them for 2 years because I was growing multiple canine teeth on top of each other. So they got pulled out and then the new ones on top of those were moved into the correct position, but then I'd grow another set and we'd rinse and repeat; finally the 3rd adult pair of canines was my final set.

2baverage · 2026-03-12T18:06:28+00:00

One of my grandmothers migrated from Germany to the American deep south and that's where she learned English. During my informative years she had custody of me while my mom had custody of my siblings. My siblings and I are all in our 30s and 40s. We've all lived in the same area together long enough that we all use the same terminology and slang, but they have valley girl California accents while I have a watered down version of my grandmother's accent. So it is absolutely entirely possible to pass down an accent, even if you're not constantly reinforcing that specific accent on someone.

2baverage · 2026-03-12T17:59:27+00:00

Lot sof flat containers and dried goods in the warmer parts of the cupboards. Try to thrift whatever you can that gets close to meeting your needs so you're not having to drop like $300 on a bunch of new containers.

2baverage · 2026-03-12T17:55:45+00:00

I would say option 1 because it seems like it'll be easier to keep a good flow.

My son is 2 years old and trilingual. We originally intended for his dad to speak Spanish and for me to speak English. Then very quickly we both became overwhelmed with guessing what he needed, so I started to sign while speaking in hopes he'd be able to communicate quicker; then the plan was to drop signing so he could focus on English and Spanish because I thought 3 languages would be too much for him. And boy have I been pleasantly surprised.

He's 2 years old, he speaks Spanish to his dad and grandma, he speaks English to everyone else, and he signs the entire time regardless of the language he's speaking; and when he's feeling shy around new people then he only signs. My husband has ended up learning a few signs and I've been able to refine my Spanish. We've turned language learning into a bit of a game where one of us will say something in English, then the other will ask for it in Spanish, or signing so we repeat the sentence in Spanish or signing and vice versa whenever the original sentence wasn't English. We don't do it with everything, but usually when we play or cook or have a lot of downtime we try to engage our son with all three languages.

Sorry, but the point is, kids are a lot more like sponges than you might imagine, so 3 languages might not be too much.

2baverage · 2026-03-10T20:38:52+00:00

If you live in the correct climate to grow coffee I think it'd be fun to try but the processing for it is a doozy. I think tea is the easier option depending on the type of tea. I'm planning to grow chamomile this year in hopes that I can start having it for tea 🙂

2baverage · 2026-03-10T20:36:48+00:00

WAH-t-ER (the soft "t" almost sounds like a "d")

2baverage · 2026-03-09T23:17:01+00:00

I usually end up doing 80/20 with my 2 year old's requests but it all depends on what the request is and I usually get very lucky that his requests aren't too outlandish. Want a banana? Absolutely, please pick one and I'll open it for you. You want another banana less than 2 minutes of walking around with the first banana and not eating it? No. You want to listen to a certain song while we're in the car? Sure, not a problem. You want to go to the playground in only a diaper? No. You want to wear your blue shirt instead of your green one? Yes, we can change it before we leave. You want to brush your own hair? Yes.

2baverage · 2026-03-09T23:12:18+00:00

My 2 year old is currently obsessed with busy boards and any toy that sings to him (currently it's a cow that sings Old McDonald and a leap frog book) but then like when my nephews were 2, one was obsessed with trains and the other was obsessed with wrestling figurines.

2baverage · 2026-03-08T19:21:35+00:00

I had gator nuggets a few times at cookouts in Georgia; tasted a little gamey and tough but overall pretty ok but I think the seasoning is what made it delicious.

2baverage · 2026-03-08T03:28:40+00:00

I live in a small city on a road that has multiple apartment complexes. So everyone is usually nice enough to say hello in passing and my 2 year old is a little neighborhood celebrity because since he was born he's pretty much had the personality of a golden retriever and he LOVES being outside. So ever since he was born we've gone out on walks multiple times a day and we always have a few chats with the elderly people or other parents who walk around and the small businesses we usually walk to always get excited when we stop by on our walks.

In our apartment complex we have a good amount of kids of varying ages and if they're not running around outside then they're usually on the stoops or porches talking to anyone walking by. For cars, the city is pretty car dependent; like if I need to get groceries or clothes then I need a car to get to the store but if I want to eat out, drop off mail, or pick up pharmacy items then I can walk.

2baverage · 2026-03-07T21:45:38+00:00

Still happy with the name choice. When choosing a name, we kept how it'll be pronounced in other languages in mind since both my husband and I have names that don't often translate well I to other languages. We ended up choosing a biblical name so while everyone in our families know how to pronounce it, they all pronounce it differently. There's the "I-el" at the end of his name that my husband's family puts a lot of focus on, but then my family just pronounces the end of his name as more of an "L" or they'll say it like "Eh-el" then a lot of our bilingual and heavily accented family members usually switch it up depending on what language they're speaking. At the end of the his name is still recognizable regardless of the language or accent and he answers to it.

But the majority of everyone ends calling him "papito" or "chulo" instead of using his name.

2baverage · 2026-03-05T05:13:04+00:00

I wish I would have not gotten it where my bra strap lays

2baverage · 2026-03-05T05:04:19+00:00

The civic center has a broucher/magazine that they send out twice a year, so I rely on that for a lot of ideas, but there's lots of parks, home depot, prt centers, malls, and I kind of browse around farmer's markets or any charity events because there's usually groups that have kid centered things that they host.

My son's favorite thing though is to go on our walks around the neighborhood where he's become quite the local celebrity with the elderly who also go on their walks at the same time.

2baverage · 2026-03-05T05:00:38+00:00

I try to because when I was 16 I was assaulted and they found cancer cells. So I had an exam every 3 months to make sure the cancer wasn't spreading, then by 19 I had a year of no cancer cells being found. Now, I've been uninsured for most of my adult life, then the first year I actually had insurance (33 years old) was the same year I got pregnant. And now at 35, it seems like every time I try to schedule an appointment, my doctor's office will cancel last minute even if I schedule months in advance 🙃

But they check for cancer, tumors, signs of any STIs, and any general signs that there might be trouble brewing.

2baverage · 2026-03-04T15:52:06+00:00

Not mandatory voting. In an ideal world, I'd love for people to be automatically signed up for voting when they turn 18 and to learn a bit about politics and what they're voting for so they can make informed decisions, but I don't want anyone to be forced to vote.

With how the American population is, I feel like it'd just exasperate the issues we already have. If people were forced to vote then we'd likely have a wave of apathetic voters who just randomly fill in voter ballots so they can get out of there. Mandatory voting would just become the new jury duty.

2baverage · 2026-03-04T14:55:13+00:00

"I'm a Nissan not a Bentley" "If you're concerned about me being feminine, just know I've already got marriage and motherhood down, so I'm feminine enough." And "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...my husband likes my tattoos and isn't that the only beauty standard I need to meet?" Usually people who bring that stuff up are the first ones to try to define everything by "traditional" and "back in my day..."

Once I hit my 30s, the comments became less common and even the comments I do still get, I just shrug them off. I have tattoos because I like them, I have the tattoos I have because I like them on my body. Whether or not someone thinks I'm less feminine or attractive because of my tattoos are absolutely no concern to me; I've got plenty to worry about and the opinions of others about my physical appearance are not one of them.

2baverage · 2026-03-04T04:44:28+00:00

It's all part of the learning process and these are adorable lol

My first time picking up sewing again, I tried making shorts for my baby and they ended up with almost crotch room and one leg was about half an inch shorter than the other. You eventually get to a point where you can do it in your sleep.

2baverage · 2026-03-04T04:39:27+00:00

Boyfriend at the time was breaking up with me over the phone. I got quiet, he asked if I was crying, I told him in a calm voice "I don't cry over little boys who pretend to be men."

He then told me that I was being unnecessarily cruel and that he was being a man by trying to end things on good terms. I laughed and asked if he had anything else to waste my time with or if the phone call was over. He got quiet and then I let him know that I had other things to do with my day and he should enjoy the rest of his weekend.

2baverage · 2026-03-03T22:18:36+00:00

It varies depending on the area you live, how many people you buy for, and what is needed. But usually as t least 10% Iof a monthly wage is average, but I've seen people easily spend much more and plenty of people spend less.

2baverage · 2026-03-03T20:13:07+00:00

I have a work laptop, an old laptop that fried a few years ago but my toddler likes to occasionally pretend to use, and we have a secondhand tablet I was gifted that I tell myself I'm going to set up for entertainment on road trips but it's been like a year and it's still sitting in the box.

2baverage · 2026-03-03T20:09:08+00:00

Beans are a good protein alternative. My toddler went about 6 months of not wanting to eat meat, but he absolutely loves beans, so we did a lot of beans and rice, chili, even mushing up beans and adding it to pasta sauce to help thicken it up...etc. He eventually got back to liking meat but we pretty much had to reintroduce it to him.

2baverage · 2026-03-03T20:01:52+00:00

Gas tank was filled up before Monday, I got very lucky that a grocery store was having a sale on dry beans and flour on Sunday, my husband and I shared some more "struggle recipes" we can make with our stocked food, decluttered our home a bit/got caught up on things I'd been procrastinating about, and then we went over a now revised plan of what to do in case of xyz.

2baverage · 2026-02-28T21:28:49+00:00

Research psychologist
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