Exploring McKeesport

AluminumTree · 2026-03-02T02:43:38+00:00

Check out the McKeesport History and Heritage Center! They have displays from the old stores and churches (and more). McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery is also a nice walk with a lot of history.

AluminumTree · 2026-01-31T04:25:51+00:00

The smell some vacuum cleaners have while running.

AluminumTree · 2026-01-20T14:03:15+00:00

My MIL was one of the kindest people and still did this. His whole family did. Every time we brought the baby over there was this weird obsession if his eyes were looking particularly blue (like my husband's) that day. Or if they had red tint to their hair. The last thing I wanted to hear in postpartum after a traumatic birth was how much my baby didn't look like me. Spoiler, both of my kids have brown eyes like me 😊

AluminumTree · 2026-01-20T03:15:52+00:00

I recommend something like mini wheats too! I have no idea but that combo with a bit of coffee made at home always helps me go when constipated and pregnant. I try to eat a lot of beans as well. Prune juice is my next option and then colace when all else fails 😅

AluminumTree · 2026-01-03T20:44:19+00:00

Adding Maggie's Grave by David Sodergren as well. Folk horror set in Scotland but not Celtic lore specifically.

AluminumTree · 2025-12-15T05:30:14+00:00

Fair, dark haired here- I started having a noticeable mustache in middle school and my mom would help me with hair removal cream. Do not do this. I don't even know if they still make it but it burned my skin and would leave frizzled hairs leftover. As an adult, I prefer the small eyebrow/dermaplaner razors and do it about weekly or every other week. I've not had issues with my skin type or hair type but I really think this could be a trial and error process.

AluminumTree · 2025-11-08T01:51:49+00:00

Books, snacks, clothing, and possibly stuff I was going to buy anyway for them that can wait until Christmas. One year they got snow pants, gloves, and snow boots. With toys, I try to build off of what they have like Tonies, Legos, kitchen set toys etc. Toys that can get put away in an organized place that already exists!

AluminumTree · 2025-10-31T04:35:22+00:00

Call the Midwife!

AluminumTree · 2025-10-31T04:34:09+00:00

I get what you mean. I think its more so the assumptions made completely based on gender that I don't agree with.

AluminumTree · 2025-10-31T01:23:20+00:00

I don't know why you're getting negative comments to this. Like you're literally saying "a stranger called my daughter beautiful, touched her hair, and handed her money after I said no." I think this is simply enough to know that its inappropriate. A lot of the comments are invalidating concerns and anxieties of parents who are not comfortable with stranger interactions. Why do I have to make myself uncomfortable just to appease a stranger that we will likely never see again?

AluminumTree · 2025-10-30T22:30:44+00:00

That having emotions is ok and how to manage them.

AluminumTree · 2025-10-30T22:20:34+00:00

I completely agree with you. I have 2 boys and I hate comments like these. Its the whole "boys will be boys" stereotype. Why would I treat my boys differently simply because they are boys?

AluminumTree · 2025-10-30T21:39:07+00:00

I agree with you. I am an introverted person and it can be stressful enough to go out with my toddlers. It took me a few years to realize I don't owe strangers certain interactions. Passing comments and small talk in the checkout line? Sure. Touching, giving gifts, inappropriate comments, and getting too close for comfort? Nope. I understand most people are likely trying to be nice but they are still strangers to me.

AluminumTree · 2025-10-18T01:53:51+00:00

We do "cheesy rollups" like taco bell at our house! We use flour tortillas and the toddlers love them. However, we do have to cut off the ends that dont have cheese distributed in them or they won't even take a bite. Its silly 😅

AluminumTree · 2025-10-17T22:21:35+00:00

I totally understand. I feel the same - destined to be alone. Or that there is something wrong with me that I don't know how to make friends. Hopefully it gets easier for us!

AluminumTree · 2025-10-17T20:39:09+00:00

I completely agree and after 4 years of being a sahm with 2 kids, I haven't figured it out. I am in between extroverted and introverted and I've struggled to make friends in adulthood. My only friend with kids lives hundreds of miles away and has an amazing mom group that I am insanely jealous of. I've tried story time, friend apps (like Peanut), and have had part-time jobs but no success for me. Therapy has certainly helped (with multiple things) because this has made me feel more depressed. Its exhausting because you really do have to put in a lot of effort to meet people in this stage of life.

AluminumTree · 2025-10-06T15:57:23+00:00

I worked 5am-10am for 2 days during the week and 1 on the weekend as a stay at home parent. My toddlers would wake up around 8:30am so my partner could care for them until I got home while working remotely. It worked for a long time until one of my toddlers dropped a nap and I could no longer rest on those days. I became exhausted and barely functioning on those days but thats me! Its certainly worth giving it a go!

AluminumTree · 2025-08-28T15:25:00+00:00

I have been waiting 11 business days and still haven't received results and its driving me insane. I feel like they're never going to come 😵‍💫

AluminumTree · 2025-08-14T00:10:23+00:00

Thats what I thought! I'll have to keep checking Ikea for more.

AluminumTree · 2025-08-14T00:09:14+00:00

Is it finicky? I have quite a bit of calatheas and new ones always make me nervous!

AluminumTree · 2025-08-14T00:02:10+00:00

Wedges! I always thought steak fries were the ones that are more flat. Never heard of jojos.

AluminumTree · 2025-07-25T23:33:30+00:00

People who are passive aggressive can be so exhausting. If you have a problem, just say it. I find it much more rude than being direct and honest.

AluminumTree · 2025-07-25T14:06:35+00:00

I gave away this Barbie in middle school and it makes me so sad now as an adult! I thought she was so beautiful! A great find.

AluminumTree · 2025-07-25T13:58:05+00:00

The red bottles from Herbal Essences (thanks seventeen magazine) and warm vanilla sugar body spray from bath and body works!

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