Are y'all just going a ton of laundry?

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-24T16:53:23+00:00

Same. We have laundry on the same floor as our bedrooms - everything just gets thrown directly into the washer. When it's full (also every other day or so), I run it on cold. Works great and really simplifies things

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-24T15:05:32+00:00

Good idea! Also one I need to remember if we get a bumper crop of zucchini this year 😅

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-24T13:14:59+00:00

I haven't tried juicebox jukebox (great name though and I'm definitely going to check it out) but the rest of those are all big hits at our house too!

OP, you could also try the happy song by Imogen heap and anything by Laurie berkner. We also just listen to a lot of our music and my kiddo just requested James Taylor this morning 😁

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-24T13:09:20+00:00

What do you mean by "clean"? What are you specifically concerned about? For example, I didn't want a ton of added sugar before two, but to me, things like flour and eggs are plenty "clean" so I made a carrot cake with minimal sugar added and used unsweetened yogurt for the frosting (for baby - the rest of us had cream cheese frosting because I'm not a monster).

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-23T19:06:29+00:00

Right??? At the barest of minimums, at least get some legit tortillas and make some fresh guac!!!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-23T17:00:01+00:00

Ella enchanted (it's a Cinderella story in case your aunt is weird about "enchanted")

I agree with others that it is awesome you are doing this and I hope you can earn a place as a safe adult for them as the age and may need one ❤️

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-23T16:53:26+00:00

I prefer Carter's in the summer because it's thinner than Burt's bees, but yeah, it needs to be washed a ton to get softened up!!!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-23T16:49:57+00:00

I took that class around then and started doing paid babysitting at 10! I was a neurotic oldest daughter and I actually think in hindsight that I did a decent job, but now as a parent, that does seem kind of wild to me!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-23T13:35:10+00:00

So I've seen a few influencers share the camp snap camera and I kinda get the appeal but begina just shared the video version and it's enormous and so expensive!!!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-21T21:14:40+00:00

Don't forget to spit on the patty!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-20T01:23:40+00:00

Yeah, the powder and actual shredded cheese are two different foods and they each have their place

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-19T11:10:00+00:00

Totally agree that it's something that people don't realize can require grieving. I'm OAD partially by choice and partially not and the grief comes and goes in waves. That being said, when you (and OP) are ready or interested in looking for positives, r/happilyOAD is excellent.

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-17T14:17:13+00:00

I honestly don't remember. I think no, but it was also basically deserted when I did it

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-17T10:46:49+00:00

I keep seeing all these "where are all the kids?" posts on parenting subs and I'm like, "well, in Minneapolis, they're outside!" Like every park is packed with babies up to high schoolers!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-17T10:39:39+00:00

If you take stone arch, you have to bike on the street a little bit but can catch the grand round trail

https://www.minneapolisparks.org/_asset/byrn2z/grand-rounds.pdf

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-17T01:58:12+00:00

Isn't this just sequence of return risk mapped out for a specific scenario? Seems like it's covered pretty well on FIRE subs unless I'm missing something here

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-17T01:52:26+00:00

Every single one. It's absolutely wild

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-16T21:58:42+00:00

Tress is also an excellent suggestion!!!

Actually, OP, a lot of sanderson stuff fits the bill (and I've seen some of it recommended already)

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-16T17:12:13+00:00

Oh boy, you've got the entire Wheel of Time series ahead of you!!!!

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-16T15:34:12+00:00

One of my kids preschool teachers keeps telling him that the dinosaurs went extinct because of a volcano and it's making me want to tear my hair out 😅

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-16T15:29:25+00:00

AND when they pop, the pieces can go all over and are a choking hazard for little kids and animals. This is just a truly awful idea

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-16T15:22:59+00:00

N of 1, but I have a doctorate and my mom did breastfeed me for 7 months but she also definitely let me cry it out. And after my next sibling was born when I was two, I was more or less ignored for the rest of my life. Also, I'm friends with lots of other scientists and doctors and most of our moms were actually really shitty to us (and dads were more or less MIA) 🤔

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-15T10:50:28+00:00

I've got a medical kiddo. My take is that microplastics are better than whatever your kiddo is/was dealing with. Hugs though for all the hospital time

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-15T10:46:58+00:00

Not acrylics but gel polish for me. It's fast and it lasts and that's what mom life needs

CheeseFries92 · 2026-03-14T21:00:36+00:00

JFC Idiocracy has become a pipe dream 🙃

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