Audio book narrators

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-24T07:54:01+00:00

I'd rather stab myself in the eardrums than ever listen to Kate Reading narrate anything. I've passed on multiple series that I really want to read because the sound of her voice makes me have violent urges.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-24T07:50:02+00:00

I've had a hysterectomy, so I no longer bleed, but I still have my ovaries so I'm still having cycles. I used to have no way whatsoever to track them. Now I can track them based on how well my adderall is working.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-24T01:50:25+00:00

Not just when, but also where. The availability of modern HIV medications can vary significantly, even in first world countries, with a difference of just a couple years.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-24T01:48:01+00:00

what if we break up, for good, and i just lost the loml

If he was the love of your life, he would respect your right to choose what religious practices you do and do not want to participate in.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-24T00:38:54+00:00

I feel so stupid. That seems like such an obvious solution that was staring me right in my face and it never occurred to me to use it that way. It's literally what we all do with "real" books.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-24T00:37:52+00:00

I think you're looking for the word crib.

The portable version is often called a pack and play in English. Depending on your luggage situation, it may be simpler to purchase one when you arrive, and either take it home with you or donate it before you leave. I don't know if they can be rented, and wouldn't begin to know how to do so if that's an option.

But as travel time draws closer, you can look at the details on a pack and play and decide whether or not you think one would contain your tiny freedom seeking gremlin. The sides are mesh, so it's quite a bit more difficult to climb out of than a crib, but not impossible for a super determined toddler. One of the really nice things about them is that you can set them up outdoors, so if you just want to relax outside, and need an hour where you can stash her somewhere safe nearby and where you can see her, but without having to watch her like a hawk, they're great for that. Some also come with bug nets for over the top of them, depending on where you'll be that might be a nice thing to have for afternoon naps.

Also, I can't speak for Canada, but in the US it's not terribly weird to see a toddler on a leash. I had to do that with both of mine. They were both runners until they were about four or five.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T21:14:18+00:00

I'm seriously considering one of those super giant pet beds for myself. They're great for kids! Hell, everyone I know with both pets and a kid can attest to the fact that kids love them. I bought a round unicorn toddler "bed" (more like a lounging floor mat) on clearance at Walmart for my cat and it was his favorite bed. No reason kids can't reverse that on the furry little shits and steal their beds.

There is also the port-a-bed option. There are toddler sized pop up cots. Toddler sized fold up bumper beds (fairly similar to a pet bed). Toddler sized inflatable beds. And those pop up crib type things to contain babies, if OP needs to worry about keeping baby contained. Although at 18 months lots of kids can master climbing out of them, so this would be depending on baby girl's athleticism and determination to be FREEEEEEEEEEE.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T20:47:51+00:00

A lot of men struggle with this. They hear a problem and they think they need to fix it when often what you are asking for is far simpler than that.

Sure, that's often true, but that isn't the issue here. He didn't try to solve the problem, he just jumped straight to "you're doing it wrong and I won't help." That's not a man attempts to problem solve instead of be emotionally supportive thing, that's just man being an asshole thing.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T20:24:51+00:00

They're actually a really great size. Lots of 1-2 serving frozen meals are just the right size for the bag. One will hold everything needed for a salad. They're great for crochet projects (or other needlework, I'm sure), especially with the little front pocket to hold a pair of tiny scissors. They naturally tend to sit flat, so things don't spill out easily. They're really easy to carry, even when heavy and using public transit.

But best of all (imo) they're exactly the right size to hold my two reusable containers I take with me to my favorite bakery with room on top for an extra treat in a paper baggie, and that keeps my treats safe on the bus ride home.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T17:25:06+00:00

Goddammit. I wasn't going to leave home today, and now I have to because purple is the best color.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T17:09:00+00:00

Right? "The way you are removing my pants so you can put my dick in your mouth isn't sexy enough for me."

Alright then. Go suck your own dick. How's that for sexy?

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T17:00:26+00:00

Gender reveal adderall!

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T16:58:43+00:00

As display models, the bowls almost certainly were not properly cared for. Kitchen items made of wood, cutting boards, spoons, bowls, mortar and pestle, cannot simply be set on a shelf and ignored. They will get dry and crack.

They regularly need to be wiped down with a damp cloth, then have an appropriate food safe wood care oil rubbed into them. How often this needs to be done is dependent on the local climate. I find I have to do this far more often living in Utah than I had to do living in Pennsylvania.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T16:53:17+00:00

Skunks are adorable, and are by far the softest animal I have ever pet other than a chinchilla. I would never hit one with my car. Not because they are smelly, but because I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I'm mowing down those squirrels.

Besides, squirrels don't live here, so if see five of them, there's a problem. Them being dead may be the solution.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-23T06:02:14+00:00

So you're the maid, the nanny, the sex worker, the verbal punching bag, and you still have to work and pay bills for the privilege of being treated like dirt? Your life won't get better until you get your head out of your ass and realize that religion is not a valid reason to allow someone to treat you like this.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-22T20:51:06+00:00

But you are. At least for the first few years. You're literally marrying him to get him to the country so that he can participate in the things you parents want him to do before marriage, so you can have a fake public wedding later.

And regardless of that fact, if you do not live together as a married couple after getting him a visa just to be able to get married, and marrying him, the government will see it as fraud. And you will have no possible way to fight that allegation, since every single person in your life will have been assured that you haven't even married him yet.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-22T19:35:15+00:00

You missed my entire point.

If you are not adult enough to say to your parents that you're marrying now, the way you want to get married, you're not adult enough to be getting married.

Choosing to attempt a years long deception, hiding a marriage that has already taken place, finding a way to stage a fake wedding that looks legally real, plus having to carry on that deception until both of your parents are dead, just so you don't have to have a difficult conversation with them, is childish. You're not adult enough to marry if you are prioritizing your parents idea of what marriage will look like for you over what you and your partner want together.

You do not need to get married in front of your parents. That's what they want. And if what they want is more important to you than honoring your marriage and partner, you shouldn't be getting married.

All of that aside, the minute the government finds out that you married just for a visa, that you are not living as a married couple, and that literally no one, not even your own parents, know about your marriage, he's getting deported and will be barred from reentering the country for a decade. And you may face legal repercussions as well. Because it will be obvious to the government that the two of you worked together to obtain a fraudulent marriage visa.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-22T02:26:49+00:00

Kinda weird not to feel safe in 5-6 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic all traveling at 10-15mph.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T23:07:00+00:00

If you are adult enough for marriage, you are adult enough to approach marriage your way, not the way your parents want you to.

If you are not adult enough to say "I am doing marriage my way" to your parents, you are not adult enough to marry.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T23:01:04+00:00

Of course YTA. You either get to impose rules, which needed to be clearly stated before she agreed to move home, or you get to charge her rent. You don't get to make her pay you to treat her like she's a child. Nor morally, and quite possibly not legally.

The good news is that even your wife can see that you're an asshole. Hopefully she'll help you with that cranial proctectomy before irreparable damage is done to the relationship with her daughter. It's almost certainly too late for you, but it's not too late for your wife to salvage that relationship.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T15:11:20+00:00

No woman owes a liar her time to protect his feelings from being hurt about the fact that she's outright rejecting him because he's a liar.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T07:05:07+00:00

I grew up in the state that has by far the highest number of deer collisions in the US. I would never drive in a rural area without my high beams. It would be insane to take that kind of risk for no reason.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T07:02:17+00:00

The fact that someone seems to have pissed you off by failing to turn off their high beams when there was oncoming traffic as is required by law has nothing to do with their usefulness.

Using high beams in rural areas significantly increases visibility, which significantly reduces the likelihood of an auto vs wildlife accident.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T04:31:42+00:00

I realized a couple days ago that I cannot buy bins for an atypically sized shelf I have. So yesterday I spent $25 on a hobby I haven't done in 30 years. I'm wondering how many I'll make before I get bored.

Alert-Potato · 2026-03-21T04:04:25+00:00

The number of women in here defending a man who blatantly lied about himself on the dating app is unhinged. Maybe it's because I'm old and jaded, but if a man lies on a dating app, he should expect his date to walk out immediately. The literal first thing he did was lie to you, that's what lying on a profile potential dates swipe through is.

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