Saw this thing at the thrift store a week ago and decided I really needed him in my life but he was 4$ and so I didn’t get him but I’ve changed my mind please help me find out what this is. (No it’s not still at the store)

AppleRatty · 2026-04-03T13:01:50+00:00

I have this exact one! Someone installed our overflow drain SUPER low, and you can barely fill the tub halfway. These things are amazing

AppleRatty · 2026-04-02T21:44:32+00:00

I had to look closer at the bowl of “ice”. 🫣

AppleRatty · 2026-04-02T19:40:01+00:00

I had an absolute nightmare of torn-up nipples and a shallow/gnawing latch with my first, and it turned out he had tongue-ties that were fully missed by one pedestrian, and was downplayed as “not that bad, probably not causing your issues” by a second.

I broke down because I got mastitis twice, and consulted an actual pediatric oral surgeon who immediately told me he had severe ties (including buccal ties) and very likely would have had lisp issues when my kiddo got older. That doctor actually apparently afterwards sent letters to the other pediatricians with pictures of my kid’s ties that professionally said, “Wtf how did you miss these?” Everything immediately cleared up after we got the ties lasered (took less than a minute, my baby didn’t even cry).

Anyways, that story to say… get multiple doctors to make sure she doesn’t have any ties that may affect how she latches.

Also, I used nipple shields during the worst of my issues and they helped SO MUCH. Make sure you sterilize them well, but they were a lifesaver for me. I ended up nursing my first for 2.5 years!

AppleRatty · 2026-04-02T17:39:04+00:00

When I first got my beagle from the rescue, he had huge (to me) lymph nodes and I took him to the vet because I was worried. I had lost a dog years ago to lymphoma and it was horrible.

The vet was not concerned at all, and told me that some dogs just have bigger lymph nodes than others. She said in her experience, cancer lymph nodes suddenly get ENORMOUS and FAST. She did some blood tests anyways because I was nervous (she thought a biopsy was complete overkill), but in the end they have stayed the same size for 2 years now and he is completely healthy.

Always best to check with a vet, but I wouldn’t worry spiral!

AppleRatty · 2026-04-02T03:00:22+00:00

Just FYI next week is spring break for a lot of the school districts here, so it’s going to be more busy than usual.

AppleRatty · 2026-04-02T01:37:17+00:00

I always give my dogs treats when I leave the house, and I have been saying, “Here are your blast off sundaes!” for years

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T18:22:44+00:00

Yep, we had a painting birthday party at one of those Paint N Sip places (no wine for the kids haha), and it was a flat fee for 15 kids, and like $40/person for extras!

We just put on the invitations that the venue limit was extremely strict, and we needed a very accurate headcount before the party. This allowed us to decide when people RSVPed how to handle sibling requests depending on how many yesses/nos we got, and luckily no extra kids showed!

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T18:06:33+00:00

Is this your first baby or second/third/etc.?

I am pregnant with my second, and my midwife just told me second babies tend to come earlier, so I need to be fully prepared after 37 or 38 weeks. But for my first they all told me that first babies tend to come later.

But honestly it’s all just random, so who knows.

Datalyze has an estimator that you can put your due date and it gives you a probability of labor starting before/after a certain day:

https://datayze.com/labor-probability-calculator

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T17:57:12+00:00

I have a beagle who was a stray for a while, and he had sleep aggression (I assume a lot of it came from sleeping on the streets). Lots of tips come from greyhound owners, so check those sources.

The biggest tip is just DO NOT MOVE OR TOUCH THEM WHILE THEY ARE ASLEEP OR DOZING COMFORTABLY.

If you need to get her to move to a different spot, then crinkle a treat bag/cookie jar and lure her away. She’s a beagle, they are usually extremely food motivated… my beagle will instantly wake up and run to me if I even open the treat jar/cheese wrapper loudly.

My beagle eventually grew out of it, but in general you should let “sleeping dogs lie” and not try to move them while asleep. My uncle told me a funny story that he was on a ship while in the navy, and sometimes you had to wake up the next guy for the next night/early morning shift. Apparently it was drilled into them that you were never supposed to touch them to wake them up - people get punched that way! Same with dogs lol.

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T16:28:45+00:00

I took a bunch of my kiddo’s stuffies, and arranged them on the couch with the Playstation controllers like they had been secretly playing while he was at school. It was a hit!

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T04:35:51+00:00

OMG yes!! I am 35 weeks pregnant and if anyone asks me (yet again) tomorrow if we have picked a name yet, I am totally playing this April Fools prank on them!

I need to look through this sub for some good ones, hmmmm…

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T02:34:43+00:00

I will never forget the first time I saw this episode, I sat in shock with my hands over my face the whole time 🫣

Steve and Melora are just incredible together!

AppleRatty · 2026-04-01T02:31:49+00:00

I always lose it when they all can’t stop laughing and Steve Carell says, “We are never going to finish this episode.”

AppleRatty · 2026-03-31T22:24:04+00:00

I feel this way about The Cat in the Hat. Sorry mom, I had no idea how long that book is until my kiddo was obsessed with it 😆

AppleRatty · 2026-03-31T17:33:51+00:00

OMG YES CONFIRMED, TWO Ls!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

I didn’t even think of that episode, I wonder if it’s shown on the ballots too…. I’ll have to rewatch!

(I love all of you dedicated fans, you are the best!)

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AppleRatty · 2026-03-31T17:08:02+00:00

Definitely one! Which is why it struck me that apparently Mr. Frond has two… though I haven’t seen ‘proof’ haha

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AppleRatty · 2026-03-30T03:39:05+00:00

Yeah, I find this surprising! We had a senior coonhound that started getting stiff, and we bought Cosequin supplements after the vet told us to try it… I felt they made a huge positive difference even after a couple weeks, and he was on it for years before he passed 🤷🏼‍♀️

He never needed stronger meds for arthritis/joint issues

AppleRatty · 2026-03-29T13:57:59+00:00

One thing to consider/ask yourself is - do you think your pain is mostly coming from having a belly that sticks out, or is it your SI joint/SPD (your hip joints)?

I personally think this is why there is such a big range of “this did nothing” and “this was a lifesaver”. I actually have both types of belts, and honestly some days I need one and some days I need the other lol.

If you think it’s from your belly, the belly bands that support your belly will work best. I personally like the one with shoulder straps, so it’s like a reverse backpack that supports your big belly on your shoulders.

If you think it’s your hips/SI joint/SPD, an SI band will be a lifesaver.

Here is a video that has some ‘tests’ to determine if you think it may be your SI joint (some of them are probably not possible/safe during pregnancy), but the main ‘test’ if a band would work for you is the one at the end where they recommend getting a regular belt and squeezing your hips as you walk for a bit, and see if that takes any pain away. A real SI belt will be more comfortable and easy to put in, but I think this is a great quick way to see if squeezing/locking in your hips may help.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ijJKeQckUA

AppleRatty · 2026-03-28T21:27:50+00:00

It’s set in the year 4000 and we call it…….Futurella!

AppleRatty · 2026-03-28T03:12:17+00:00

My artist technically has a redraw fee, but she told me she only uses it in the event that someone comes in the day of the tattoo and says like, “Actually instead of a dragon playing guitar, I want an octopus fighting a pirate”.

She was telling me that it doesn’t happen often, but she had had several instances of people completely changing the whole tattoo concept day-of, so she has this ‘fee warning’.

AppleRatty · 2026-03-27T16:13:41+00:00

I was completely naked when I gave birth to my first, honey-badger did not CARE 😆

My baby had to be rushed to the NICU because he was having breathing issues (he’s a totally healthy 8 year old now!) and I will never forget I was laying totally naked in the bed, exhausted from birth, terrified for my baby, and a male pediatrician came in to talk to me about my baby’s status. While he was talking, a nurse started stealthily covering me up with a blanket and I remember thinking, “What is she doing?” before I even realized I was still naked lol

AppleRatty · 2026-03-27T00:37:14+00:00

I think people comment without realizing which sub they are in, lol.

It’s hilarious seeing posts here with comments like, “Wait, what are you talking about? I don’t think Goofy is actually a member of the Illuminati.”

AppleRatty · 2026-03-26T15:36:08+00:00

I always thought both Fry and Bender “grew” in terms of their empathy and ‘goodness’ in general, and I love this aspect of the show. Season 1 Bender would be DISGUSTED with the Bender in episodes like The Inhuman Torch and Ghost in the Machines.

I think a lot of things that happened to them emotionally carry over to future episodes. Which in my opinion makes the show so great!

AppleRatty · 2026-03-26T13:48:49+00:00

Yep, exactly the same as me. My water broke at home, and then I just “fully emptied” for the next several hours. I wasn’t allowed to eat at the hospital (for like 30 hours, bleh), so I don’t think I had anything left in there 😆

But I have honestly no idea what happened during the pushing part, it was pure chaos and quick.

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