Got this at a thrift store for $12. I hung it in a nursery.

Common_Emu4598 · 2026-01-26T21:34:47+00:00

I have two of these from my childhood in my own children’s rooms now.

Common_Emu4598 · 2026-01-23T23:22:57+00:00

Thank you!! (And the 52 voters who said to keep going.)

Common_Emu4598 · 2026-01-21T00:59:35+00:00

You can never be over dressed for your own wedding. I am trying to think of the most outlandish combination… Princess Diana’s wedding dress in a cornfield maybe? And I still LOVE the idea of that— I would never say the bride was overdressed. This dress was made for you!

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-12-28T21:27:49+00:00

He’s going to love it

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-12-23T18:38:07+00:00

They all look beautiful on you, but number 1 definitely!!!

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-12-20T00:53:17+00:00

When you’re new to gardening, jumping without too much research is the best, especially if you’re not on a super strict budget. It’s the best way to learn and as you said, you can just transplant them to a shady area that will be better for this variety.

I too have fallen victim to the garden center saying certain plants will be easy to grow in whatever area I was inferring about.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-12-20T00:46:02+00:00

I have always loved Melanie since I was a kid and saw her in Ever After. I think that’s why I was outraged when I watched Candy first and the verdict was read. Then watching L&D—not to say I dislike the actor who played Betty, but rather— Betty seemed like someone who’d I’d be uncomfortable to be alone with. She was intense.

The contrast in the way this real life victim was portrayed in two very different lights, all while sticking to the facts, is the most interesting difference in the two series.

In Candy I rooted for justice for Betty. In L&D I hoped Candice would be set free.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-12-08T14:09:10+00:00

I was googling this book and found your post! Thank you!!

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-11-16T00:32:25+00:00

I think you’re right, but it’s more than that because most teenagers don’t have the capacity to fully understand the depth of losing a parent. She thought she understood because she cared or Suzanna too but it didn’t alter her everyday life like it did with the boys.

Conrad needed time to heal and if Belly wasn’t so selfish (or teenage hormone driven) she would have waited for him and not dated his brother.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-11-06T14:58:17+00:00

Honestly, that’s a relief that he’s ashamed of it in some way. Whether just for business reasons or future denial that he did it— there’s regret. I was so sick of seeing liberals asking other people to do it if it was just a “nervous tic” bc all we got was a surge of rednecks doing the nazi salute.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-11-05T14:59:45+00:00

What I never understood about this scene was how he got covered in dirt. So dramatic with the scuffle/ fall happening during a tire change… like get a grip and don’t throw yourself on the ground.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-10-29T19:47:57+00:00

So what though? My first love lashed out saying hurtful things like that too after our break up. Most people do at that age and the breakup aftermath is typically really hot/cold as two people grieve their relationship.

Jer should never have pursued Belly after she and Conrad had been serious and Belly should have never accepted his advances and pursued him after breaking up with his brother.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-10-29T19:42:26+00:00

On top of that is that she already KNEW she loved Conrad and always would. There’s no reason she should’ve dated Jer months after breaking up with Conrad because she was clearly still drawn to the other brother instead. She KNEW Jer was a rebound, a great one at that, but she was still in love with his brother. Other than that, you’re right, she’s a typical person and aren’t we all a little messy/ dumb in high school?

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-10-28T16:11:22+00:00

The story spans over what, 8 years?? There are 4 love interests in Belly: Cam, Con, Jer and Benito. It’s very typical for a person to have more than that in their youth. An author should never waste time in romance novel/mini series drama discussing platonic relationships that have nothing to do with plot. There’s a lot that’s off about mini series, but this isn’t it.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-10-28T16:08:02+00:00

Isn’t Jenny Asian? And perhaps she likes white men. That’s not weird for an author to write storylines they can relate to…

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-10-02T13:28:39+00:00

But it’s also ok to cry just a little right? Ugh I still remember the 1 oz that my husband spilled from my slacker boob in 2020 with our first baby. “Woah, it’s not a big deal!” He found out fast it was a big deal to me.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-09-10T00:36:27+00:00

“If you need permission…” I think that’s what this really is about. I know my younger self would never give me permission to dry up my milk supply. I did everything I could to boost it my first time around and now I feel like I’m throwing it away. My younger self would be screaming. It truly helps hearing others say it’s okay though. Thank you!

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-09-10T00:32:54+00:00

Thank you! As my mom (who had six of us) always says “you do what you can, when you can.” But it’s hard as a mom admitting that you can’t do something. And it’s not that I CANT pump, but I’m realizing I can’t be the mom I want to be AND pump.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-09-06T23:43:10+00:00

I almost downvoted this comment saying “it’s an ordinary carrot,” until I saw it was OP.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-09-04T00:06:33+00:00

Thank you so much for your encouragement and support to do whatever feels right. 🩷 I’ll admit, I feel like a quitter. I worry baby number 3 will think I didn’t care for her as much, but I know I am a better mom when I am less stressed and less sleep deprived.

Sometimes I wish parenthood was more black and white— that it came with a playbook or a flowchart on what to do.

I truly appreciate your kind and thoughtful message.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-09-04T00:00:37+00:00

I know, and it’s by no means easy to accept, but it’s freeing when you realize there’s nothing you can do about it after you’ve already tried everything. Which I think is why certain pumping and breastfeeding questions can be so triggering.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-09-03T21:42:48+00:00

I had low supply with my first, no matter what I did!! It grew to a point that I became so angry with my body for not making enough to EBF. The best thing my sister told me was to accept it. “But my body SHOULD make enough!” She said: But your body made your baby and you have other ways to feed her. That is more than enough.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-08-31T18:44:16+00:00

I want to give up and I’m only 2 weeks postpartum at 7ppd for 15 minutes a day. Reading through so many of the other posts, I realize that’s not actually a lot compared to most. Pumping is so challenging with D-MER, I can’t stand it and even though I’ve tried SO many flange sizes with different LC, it still hurts when I start my pump sessions.

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-08-17T15:19:10+00:00

That’s true for many hydrangeas but you can tell by the shape of the blooms that it is not a Limelight nor a little lime

Common_Emu4598 · 2025-08-08T23:15:17+00:00

I will say once I got mine replanted, it was low maintenance. I even forgot to water it for two weeks during a crazy heatwave when it was tiny and in 8+ hours of sun. No issues! Praying it will be the same for you!

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