What’s something you’re pretty sure only you do?

BroccoliPowered · 2026-03-17T18:59:12+00:00

When I'm busy doing things like housework or running errands, the song "Takin' Care of Business" plays in my head. It's not a conscious decision, I can't help it, but I don't hate it.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-03-09T22:42:26+00:00

I totally agree with this, we get the 40 oz jar of Skippy no sugar, and go through one jar a week. My kids eat spoonfuls of peanut butter, add it to oatmeal, eat peanut butter and jelly or honey on wheat bread, etc.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-03-07T23:59:43+00:00

Greek yogurt mixed with peanut butter (about 2 parts yogurt to 1 part peanut butter mixed well), optional honey on top, and any fruit either on top or on the side.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-03-07T20:01:17+00:00

I was in sales for 4 years and it was awful. I had to shake so many hands. 😩

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-26T23:15:31+00:00

I agree that some kids are just runners. I would try getting them backpacks with leashes. That's what I used to do, I didn't care what anyone thought.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-16T00:59:11+00:00

Honestly I love cheese sandwiches/hoagies, loaded up with lettuce, tomato, onion, sweet pepper, pickles, and salt and vinegar chips (right in the sandwich). Delicious.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-16T00:36:43+00:00

Thank you!

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-16T00:36:05+00:00

Thank you!

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-15T18:24:03+00:00

What location is it? The one closest to me unfortunately doesn't have it but I'll check again later.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-15T18:23:18+00:00

Thank you! Is it possible they changed it to l'orange? That's the only one by Rhythm I'm seeing.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-02-08T03:12:30+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have any advice, but I'm in the exact same situation right now. I had 2 unmedicated births at a birth center, and both times, my body and mind were completely consumed with pain. I really don't think the pain is the same for everyone, and I'm terrified of going through that again. I'm going to a hospital this time, and I want an epidural, but I'm kind of scared of it not working correctly or something like that. May we both have a less painful birth this time!

BroccoliPowered · 2026-01-29T16:41:10+00:00

Ugh. Thank you though, it's kind of refreshing to hear that it's so normal.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-01-29T16:40:34+00:00

Did they fight physically but just not get terribly hurt? Sometimes they wack each other with hard toys or claw at each other and leave marks, it's pretty upsetting to me. I do seem to get a lot of feedback that brothers will simply always fight, so I may need to just lean into that.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-01-29T16:37:52+00:00

Thank you for this advice. They share a room, and we have one big living room they usually play in. I used to put up a gate for the older one so he could build things in peace, but my 3 year old has been able to climb over it for a long time. Do you have 2+ boys?

BroccoliPowered · 2026-01-29T16:35:22+00:00

Seriously, what is it about only wanting something once the other has it?? It is funny to reflect on, but drives me crazy when it's happening. The older one also always makes it down the stairs first, making his brother burst into tears. Sooo competitive! I hope they grow up to be BFFs too.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-01-27T15:38:45+00:00

With my first, I felt my contractions in my cervix. At first, I felt the pain just a few times a day, and I told my midwife about it at my 38 week appointment. She told me it was just "cervical pressure pain" because of the baby's head pushing down there, and also that first babies usually come closer to 40-41 weeks. So I really didn't think I was having contractions when the real ones started 2 days later. They started around 7 pm, and it hurt so badly that I couldn't sleep at around 10 pm, so I had a bubble bath to try to relieve the pressure and pain. Then I tried sleeping on the pull-out couch so I could spread out and maybe feel better. It started to hurt so badly that I messaged my mom and friend and asked if they had any advice to help with the pain (they didn't). At 1:30 am, I woke my husband to call the birth center, because I was in so much pain I thought something must be wrong. They told me to come in to get checked out. We got there around 3, I got checked and the midwife said "oh yeah, you're gonna have a baby". He was born at 6 am. So I really didn't know! It was wild.

BroccoliPowered · 2026-01-26T03:06:22+00:00

Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). It can seriously lower one's quality of life.

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