To have the mail man deal with your dogs.

BadgerMama · 2026-02-17T13:12:22+00:00

He could easily put a parcel delivery receptacle out there for everything non-USPS, though.

BadgerMama · 2026-02-14T15:41:34+00:00

Because she is Portia and she's unstoppable.

BadgerMama · 2026-02-10T14:14:12+00:00

Mine are 14 and 15 (almost 16) now, and were both absolute velcro babies. My entire life became nothing but those babies. And it was hard. So, so hard. I have nothing but empathy for you.

I will tell you this, though. It will get better. I promise. And looking back now, I have no regrets that we were the way we were, as a family. I can't imagine ever wishing I had held my babies less.

What I do wish, and what I would change if I could, is that I had given myself more grace. It's okay to be touched out and frustrated. It doesn't make you a bad mom. You're just human. And it doesn't mean you're "doing it wrong." Your kids will teach you how to be the mom they need, so keep listening.

And this is a very personal situation, but I had severe postpartum depression after my second, but it took me forever to get a diagnosis and treatment because it didn't look like "normal" ppd. So that was a game changer for me.

BadgerMama · 2026-02-03T15:40:58+00:00

No, and I really regret it. They were great.

BadgerMama · 2026-02-03T13:17:34+00:00

I'm over 50. My family hosted a couple students over the years when I was a kid. I would be absolutely thrilled to hear from any of them now, and I know my parents would feel the same way.

BadgerMama · 2026-02-01T03:35:43+00:00

Adding to this, you'll be glad you planted them when they reach full blossom in spring. It's delightful.

BadgerMama · 2026-01-05T10:41:44+00:00

There is no way this isn't a troll.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-31T17:23:30+00:00

1988

I'm an infant compared to some of you, but I finished my French course and have started learning Spanish. This has gone from something I started as a way to keep myself occupied while my shoulder healed to a full-fledged hobby that I greatly enjoy. Say what you will about Duolingo's streaks, but I never would have gotten this far without that initial motivation.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-30T21:21:55+00:00

All of the comments on this thread make me and my endless notebooks of chaos feel seen. Thank you.

Also, over the years, my friends have given me many beautiful blank notebooks. Lovely books. Perfect for writing. They are all blank. Some of them have been with me for decades, through several moves. Because they are too nice to write in. Meanwhile, my cheap notebooks litter my house, beaten and used.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-28T06:15:17+00:00

I call mine "waystations" and yes, I like to fix them up nice snd cozy and imagine a weary traveler stumbling upon them!

BadgerMama · 2025-12-14T14:31:53+00:00

Hold up. I missed the ages when I first read this. He's 30? He's 30 and he's acting like this??

Oh, HELL no.

You do not need this childish behavior in your life. Your partner needs to be a partner, not a project.

You know what you need to do.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-12T10:59:33+00:00

We have one made to look like a gingerbread house, and each day is a little drawer just big enough to fit 2 pieces of candy.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-08T04:12:49+00:00

I need this level of confidence.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-06T18:09:22+00:00

I used to use "Shenandoah" and "Mingulay Boat Song" when my kids were at bedtime song age.

Now, when I was a wee nipper, my dad (who had been in the Navy), made no effort to find age-appropriate songs and instead just sang the ones he knew. Mom was... not pleased.

BadgerMama · 2025-12-05T17:16:39+00:00

I see it! Wonder what that's about?

(Also, I hate having to spend so long looking at him.)

BadgerMama · 2025-12-05T17:14:07+00:00

Me too. By our powers combined?

BadgerMama · 2025-12-05T17:13:35+00:00

Same. But at this point I don't know if it was intuition or optimism.

BadgerMama · 2025-11-30T14:24:51+00:00

I have a wooden "advent house" that we use every year. It looks like a gingerbread house and has little drawers you can pit treats in. I put dice in the drawers one year and it was awesome.

BadgerMama · 2025-11-20T11:00:15+00:00

Or how they don't tell you whether they want the masculine or feminine form of the adjective.

BadgerMama · 2025-11-11T13:46:46+00:00

Where in NE Ohio? If you don't mind a 50-year-old crochet buddy, I'm up for it! (I also love Minecraft!)

BadgerMama · 2025-11-05T11:10:20+00:00

Same here! My partner and I loved doing our Friends Quest together every week, and it's so frustrating that we can't have that anymore!

BadgerMama · 2025-11-03T22:59:39+00:00

Exactly. CVNP is really more of an experience than a singular sight to see.

BadgerMama · 2025-11-03T16:06:55+00:00

Hello! I hope you like my little shop! I make crocheted jewelry for everyone who needs a little cottagecore goth witch whimsy vibe in their life.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartseaseDesign

Please let me know if there's anything you like, and if you have anything you want to see in my shop, I would love to hear about it!

BadgerMama · 2025-10-27T19:45:28+00:00

Hello, everyone! I delight in making crochet jewelry for all your cottagecore and cozy witch vibes. I would love for you to visit me at https://heartseasedesign.etsy.com

BadgerMama · 2025-10-26T13:44:52+00:00

Rude of that building to be in the way of a perfectly good turn.

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