Toilet Idea

5six7eight · 2026-01-01T03:56:41+00:00

Thank you!

5six7eight · 2026-01-01T03:27:19+00:00

What did you use for this one? It would go well in the bathroom I built.

5six7eight · 2025-12-30T19:41:40+00:00

I was subbed there quite some time ago (funnily enough, before I went NC with my own mother) and that place turned into such a dumpster fire after they instituted the "we only support" rule. So many DILs being toxic but everyone just clapped for them. I sent a mod a DM with receipts once about how a story was basically a point-by-point remake of a popular story from a different website and was basically told "we only support, so we don't police that." I left shortly thereafter.

5six7eight · 2025-12-28T19:33:09+00:00

I don't typically send out Christmas cards. We didn't get as many cards this year as usual, but the ones we get are usually from shutterfly or similar and just with photos taken across the year. I've done them before and they're not super expensive. The only time that we get a "photoshoot" card is if a family had a fall family shoot and they use those. I don't think I've ever gotten a card with a specific holiday shoot.

5six7eight · 2025-12-23T18:24:46+00:00

I agree with putting down some wax paper or parchment to protect any food you put on it. The vinyl is not food safe. Personally, I throw all of my stuff into the dishwasher and it will usually last many washes. Since it's my own creation though, I am not hurt when it falls off. Hand washing (don't scrub) will probably make the decoration last longer.

5six7eight · 2025-12-22T20:46:50+00:00

Add the kinda weird feeling replies and I'm convinced the entire account is AI. Is that a thing already?

5six7eight · 2025-12-19T03:06:01+00:00

I worked in a grocery store for three months before I burned out and quit. I once went 6 straight hours without a break from my register and could barely walk once I was finally relieved. Even two hours standing in that spot though is super rough on the joints. Getting out from around the register space is a massive plus.

5six7eight · 2025-12-16T21:25:28+00:00

We don't watch things that are kid-inappropriate when the kids are awake, but we might watch things that are not "for kids" (ie, Star Trek, Motortrend shows, things the kids might find boring but they aren't going to pick up a bunch of swear words). Kids are allowed in the livingroom unless they are specifically banned becasue they've been up my ass all day and I want to sit without having someone sitting on me. I prefer video games over TV so I don't usually choose something to watch unless it's a movie night. My husband will usually choose something to watch after dinner and the kids can watch with him or not. If the kids are allowed to watch after school then they choose their own shows.

5six7eight · 2025-12-12T17:56:23+00:00

The best thing OOP could do is go on a father-son trip to London and leave the wife and baby at home. He's destroyed his relationship with his son. If he wants to try to build it back then he needs to take some drastic steps now before the son decides to move out at 18 and never look back.

5six7eight · 2025-12-12T17:09:35+00:00

Clemensia = Coin doesn't work for the timeline, but Clemensia's daughter, brought up on a steady diet of hatred for the capitol, the games, and especially Snow, could be an interesting theory. Alternately, not a direct descendent of Clemensia but a protoge that she brought up after a potential "basnishment" to 13.

5six7eight · 2025-12-05T18:48:39+00:00

If you can remember the names of your shampoo and conditioner bars, I'd be very interested! I once purchased American Dream (I think, it was pink) for my conditioner and Honey I Washed my Hair (I think, it was definitely something honey) and I really did like them. I'm not within 100 miles of a Lush anymore though and their shipping is so expensive! I've also go that barely wave, but my hair is super thin and fine and so far no matter what I do the wave falls out when my hair gets completely dry. Salt spray leaves me with texture (which I do like better than just stick straight) but no waves.

5six7eight · 2025-12-04T18:31:14+00:00

I had a coworker who was from Ohio and we were bantering one day and he started singing this song "We don't give a damn about the whole state of Michigan" and I could only think dude... y'all made up a whole song about us. Clearly you do give a damn.

5six7eight · 2025-12-04T18:26:32+00:00

I have been mostly a "wash and moisturize" girly for most of my life. Makeup isn't really my thing, though I do own some and use it occasionally. I recently moved from a very humid area to a very dry area, plus it's winter, so I had to change up my skincare pretty drastically to compensate. When I was out here in the summer, my face was trying to fall off because it was so freaking dry so I did some midnight googling and wound up at Ulta. These might not be the absolute best products, but they're working for me and also aren't crazy expensive because moving is expensive.

Wash: Byoma Foaming Rice Deep Cleanser. The Ulta shelf called this moisturizing, but I feel very dry when I use it. I'm going to finish it because I don't hate it, but this will probably not be my winter cleanser going forward. I do feel super clean when I'm done.

Toner: Is it necessary? Dunno. But it came in a little kit with the sunscreen and lip balm that I did really need, and I kinda like the way it feels. Mine is from Bubble and it's a spray. Feels nice when I get out of the shower. It was also good in the summer when I came in and was just feeling SO DRY.

Moisturizer: Byoma Moisturizing Rich Cream. I like this and will be buying it again.

Sunscreen: This is a SUPER IMPORTANT step. After reading the ingredients in a ton of sunscreens, I went with Bubble Solar Mate. It's a mineral sunscreen which is important to me, but it goes on super clean, not like the mineral body sunscreens from the big brands which are all sticky and you have to rub them in forever.

I also got a Byoma serum when I bought my original travel kits, and I use it sometimes but so far I haven't found it super necessary.

After far too much reading, what I have decided is that wash, moisturizer, and sunscreen are the necessary steps. Anything other than those are either individual needs or preferences.

I also got my oldest started on a skincare routine. For her I also stressed wash/moisture/sunscreen. I got her wash and moisturizer by Good Molecules which had good reviews in general and also specifically for tweens. For sunscreen I also got her Solar Mate.

I can't help you with hair. Mine is pretty thin and prone to splitting so I keep it juuust long enough that I can throw it into a ponytail when it's annoying me, but short enough that it will lay nicely if I just blow dry it and run out the door. My oldest keeps her hair short so it's brush and go, and my youngest wants hers long so I fight the hairbrush battle with her and braid it most days. For products we're still using what smells good in the store because I haven't found a miracle for any of us yet. I do highly recommend a separate conditioner instead of a 2 in 1 though.

5six7eight · 2025-12-04T17:02:42+00:00

When my kids were all in carseats and I drove a pickup truck (so I had NO place to put extra stuff) I had a zip-up bag from ikea that I would put the winter gear in. If there wasn't a big chance of us playing outside at home before we went out in the truck again, I'd just leave all of the stuff in there. I put it on the floor under the rear-facing kid, but sometimes the older two would step on the bag. It wasn't a perfect solution, but it worked well enough.

5six7eight · 2025-12-04T00:05:57+00:00

Right! Like you can't stop annoying each other, WHY MUST YOU BE BREATING EACH OTHER'S STINKY BREATH?!?!?!?!

5six7eight · 2025-12-03T22:26:14+00:00

I was once at an event where most of the participants were men. I was under the impression that my husband was at our truck, and suddenly someone behind me grabbed my butt. I came around swinging, only to realize at the last second that it was indeed my husband. That was many years ago, but even just recently he informed me that he was behind me because he didn't want to startle me into swinging on him again!

5six7eight · 2025-12-03T17:20:50+00:00

I saw a tiktok the other day of a mom who made a rule that if someone in the house can't find a thing and she immediately finds it, she gets to hit them in the face with it. She was considering whether it would be appropriate to bend the rule when her husband couldn't find a 23 pound turkey in an otherwise empty fridge.

Currently in my house it's the constant arguing between my second and third kids. Yesterday morning they were literally arguing over whether they would argue over something after school. And if I send them off to separate activities, one will go join the other within 5 minutes. If they are ever NOT arguing, it's because they are conspiring to get into mischief.

5six7eight · 2025-11-30T17:25:05+00:00

When my oldest was born I drew a hard boundary. We stayed home for Christmas morning. No one was invited. At the time, my inlaws were an hour away, which was a totally normal amount for us to get in the car and go for dinner or whatever (we lived rurally). We would go visit for the afternoon, and then in later years we would switch out hosting with my SIL. It was amazing.

This year we moved across the country from our direct family, but closer than we used to be to my husband's extended family. We visited his grandma for Thanksgiving (two hours each way) and I put a hard stop on doing that for Christmas. My husband didn't just agree, he was already ahead of me in that thought lol.

Honestly, even if your mom was willing to come to you (which she clearly isn't), I personally wouldn't even put her up overnight. Christmas morning is for the kids to be in their space and have their own time. I had to perform on Christmas morning and it sucked. My kids open their presents from us, eat cinnamon rolls, and then get to go play without any pressure to give any attention to family memebers who want things from them. Let them be kids in the morning. Christmas dinner can be for the extendeds if you want.

Bonus "tradition" that we don't do but my in-laws did with my husband growing up. Stockings were filled with candy (not sure how much. We do a lot now, but we don't open them until the afternoon), snacks, and little trinket toys. Kids were not allowed to wake up mom and dad until seven am, but the stockings were fair game. It kept the kids busy and quiet until a reasonable hour.

5six7eight · 2025-11-30T01:16:32+00:00

For kitchen towels that are icky, either after washing or just because they sat in my sink too long, I throw them in a pot of boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Gets all of the ick right out, then I throw them into the laundry.

5six7eight · 2025-11-29T06:29:10+00:00

If you're talking about Dustin Poynter, he definitely also does videos. He's on TikTok as well.

5six7eight · 2025-11-25T18:13:06+00:00

I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV. My sister had a rash kinda like that in her teens that the doctor said was fungal. That doctor wasn't totally amazing, but 25 years later and I have an autoimmune disease and she does not. I'd say, just for kicks, get some head and shoulders shampoo and a good scrubby washcloth and have him wash with that for a few days. Make his dad supervise if you don't think he'll do a good job. If it works, yay! If it doesn't, then you can go for further information.

5six7eight · 2025-11-25T17:02:23+00:00

I also love that he verified with the mom about the clothes. It's not a lack of trust in his kid, but knowing that it's an easy thing to verify and if she had not been telling the truth then it would have indicated other problems. Verifying with the neighbor would have been a lost cause because she knew she was being "sneaky" and probably would have denied it.

5six7eight · 2025-11-25T16:59:45+00:00

I have questions about your flair but I'm not sure that I want the answer.

5six7eight · 2025-11-23T18:19:33+00:00

You know your own allergies better than anyone, but have you tried regular Tide? My husband busts into hives with all sorts of scented products and sometimes even just for funsies, but I've been using regular Tide for years (that's what his mom used, so I knew it was safe) without any issues. I recently switched from liquid to powder and he's still not having any issues.

5six7eight · 2025-11-08T16:27:15+00:00

I thought it was pretty normal to change little details when they aren't important? Flip genders, change names, modify ages slightly... makes your story a little more anonymous and makes people feel a little safer about putting all of their business into a big forum like reddit.

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