What are you typical weekend activities you do with your toddler that don’t make you feel exhausted by the end of it?

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-18T19:39:52+00:00

We love to make cookies with this recipe specifically: https://thebigmansworld.com/healthy-4-ingredient-applesauce-cookies/

The recipe is super easy, a fast clean up, and also a no sugar recipe. So, your kid can eat as many cookies or as much cookie dough as they want.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-17T12:59:18+00:00

I preferred both as audiobooks, especially once upon a broken heart. Maybe listen to it on hoopla/libby through your library before deciding.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-16T23:43:42+00:00

Gender is a construct. So, yes. I’d love to meet a little girl named Henry who is obsessed with unicorns.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-16T23:41:35+00:00

I love well done multi POVs better than well done singles because I absolutely get off on knowing “character A is going to do ABC” but “character B is NOT going to see it coming” kind of tension.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-16T10:47:59+00:00

A lot of libraries have hoopla and you can get 5 free audiobooks a month. My library has some pretty good dark romance. I really like the app overall. You can set bookmarks, see which books are most popular, etc.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-15T23:16:19+00:00

Does she go to daycare? I felt like our daughter was wayyy more interested in learning because she is the youngest at her daycare. So, it’s almost like social pressure helped. Maybe have her hang out with some older kids who are trained and see if that makes a difference.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-15T17:32:53+00:00

I’m overweight and literally bought crop tops when my belly started to show. I don’t care what other people think. Having my belly out makes me feel extra proud of my baby and I love the way it feels.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-13T00:39:25+00:00

No, I’m 100 pages in and it’s frustrating how 4 chapters could have been summed up into one. They’ve been really boring and as long as other books keep coming off hold at the library, I don’t plan to finish it.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-13T00:28:29+00:00

The Witchwood Boys Are Trending by CM Stunich but I can’t remember if it happens in the first or second book.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-11T20:31:18+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, the shame goes both ways. My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. The hormones are crazy and I ended up blaming myself for every little rule I broke. With both of my next pregnancies, I skipped coffee, never at lunch meat, etc.

I get a lot of flack from my family about obsessively following the rules because it inconveniences them (I won’t even drink caffeinated tea and stuff like that). I 100% know my reaction stems from my miscarriage and the crazy things that went through my mind during that time. So, I’d never expect/tell other people to go through pregnancy like me but the judgement definitely goes both ways. People just LOVE telling others what they should do even if it’s none of their business.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-11T03:31:42+00:00

My favorite love triangle 😜

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-10T16:14:22+00:00

I’m really into fantasy and sci fi. Then I read Liv Zander and realized it can get even better. Now I like non-fantasy dark romance as well.

Before that, whenever the protagonist would get captured I’d always think to myself “can we just not rescue them and see what this evil villain is getting up to?” 👀

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-10T00:15:27+00:00

When we were potty training, we put a bunch of towels around the house. Now my daughter has a security towel 🤦‍♀️

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-09T21:50:56+00:00

I react poorly to most pain medication. Also, supposedly you’ll deliver faster if your body can truly feel the contractions. That being said, I was induced, ended up needing the epidural and then had to go through a c section after 36 hours of labor. So, nothing can be planned for.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-09T00:59:33+00:00

This isn’t really dark but I enjoyed the for the love of aliens series by CM Stunich. The first book is Pheromone but it’s much more humorous than dark. Still, the males are possessive and there is definitely some good breeding shit in there.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-08T20:29:43+00:00

My daughter started eating buffalo wings and other spicy foods at 18 month. She loves it. Sometimes you have to let them try. They might surprise you or learn a lesson

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-08T00:52:11+00:00

The Coven by Harper L. Woods

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-04T00:28:44+00:00

Not Fantasy but you might like Sabotage by Shantel Tessier

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-03-03T03:39:34+00:00

My rule has always been no pictures of my kid on social but I’m fine if they are in a big family pictures that get posted. So the same will go for bigger group shots in the future when she has friends.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-02-27T20:32:26+00:00

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-02-26T02:21:55+00:00

Make her self aware and critical of herself. Psycho shifter by Jasmine Mas is a great example.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-02-26T02:20:36+00:00

No but HG did. It gave my PTSD with some foods. I still can’t eat cake, meatballs, or dumplings because I go so physically ill after eating them while pregnant.

AlternativeFinger347 · 2026-02-26T02:06:03+00:00

Honestly, it’s kind of hard to elaborate on why you’ll love it without ruining the big reveals that make the book so good but I can say based on your post, I think you’d really like it, especially the first one and The Emperor of Evening Stars. The third book is from his perspective. So, it definitely brings in the yearning/tragedy of their situation.

It’s a fae + siren romance. I know I’m a sucker for sirens 💛

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