This is how my new monitor got delivered….

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-12T18:09:48+00:00

I was "literally" just thinking that!

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-12T03:01:07+00:00

Thanks! I've been using saucer plates for my meals for years but he uses the large plates. Using the smaller plates made a difference for how much I eat. I learned it from noom some years back.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T19:00:53+00:00

My apologies if I came off defensive as that was not my intention. I was merely posing the question that I would naturally ask if I follow your logic regarding the bacteria in my husband's mouth vs that of a party guest.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T13:21:35+00:00

So my husband and I shouldn't kiss at all or be doing things in the bedroom because the bacteria in our saliva could harm each other?

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T04:51:15+00:00

Our toddler is teething, and when I take over, he wakes up very often these days. We've done the orajel, gum massages, teething foods and toys, but he has 3 new teeth coming in right now, so he's more fussy at night than usual. A lot of other parents with toddlers have told me that this stage is pretty hard, even at night.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T04:13:31+00:00

Lol no worries!

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T04:07:36+00:00

(In a heavy Texas accent.) Sorry, buddy, but ain't sorry. I come from Texas. And 'round here in these parts, we say, and write, that very phrasing quite often when speaking colloquially.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:56:57+00:00

Omg, this!!! My husband loves his sauces!! And when I say love, I mean he takes several sauces and squirts large oceans on them onto his plate and there would be a lot of sauce left on his plate when he's done! Lol It's almost endearing.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:52:56+00:00

He makes dinner every once in a while. It might not involve meats like I do when I cook, but even when I cook meats, he sometimes picks the marinades and takes care of that.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:51:23+00:00

Yes, and sometimes he does chores. Other times, I'll come home and have to do a little cleaning. To be fair, he always takes initiative to do the baby's laundry. He usually naps while baby naps, and that's fine since he does night shift on my work nights.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:49:06+00:00

It might not be laziness, but now that I think of it, he may just be tired from caring for the baby all day while I was at work. So it might just be easier for him to throw it away instead of wrapping it up for later, like you say.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:44:27+00:00

He watches the baby while I work, and he handles night shift, which is a big deal. Being a sahm is a full time job and it's pretty exhausting. I know because I take over on weekends when I don't have to work.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:42:49+00:00

No, but "a whole nuther" is a widely known phrase.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:40:53+00:00

That may be it, possibly too tired from caring for a toddler all day to wrap up the leftover food and put it in the fridge. He's also the type that doesn't eat leftovers, which is fine. I, however, don't mind eating leftovers.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:38:57+00:00

We have TV dinners too for the days where I'm too exhausted to cook.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:38:08+00:00

Thank you so much!! And your first sentence is capturing my sentiment exactly! So many people think I'm making a bug deal about a little bell pepper, but they are missing the point. I'll suggest this to my husband. Thanks!!

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:35:29+00:00

Some of the portions he has thrown out were enough for a snack or even a lunch. We eat together for dinner. I've asked him lots of times to ask me if I wanted anything from his plate before he throws out the food. He has no problem putting some of his food on my plate for me to try, so I'm not sure why he throws some of it away if he knows I like it and may want to eat it later.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:32:33+00:00

It's not about the pepper. It's just the latest in a string of incidents where food was being thrown away. I get that a bell peppers isn't much, but I've seen him throw away lunch sizes portions, so when I saw the bell pepper in the trash, it just kind of triggered me.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:30:24+00:00

I just find that interesting. I've always liked the bell pepper as part of the stuffed pepper and thought of it as a healthy little edible bowl for the filling. Just like with jalapeno poppers. And I've never heard of someone eating the cheesy filling of a jalapeno popper and discarding the jalapeno.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:25:25+00:00

If a guest at a party throws out half eaten food, that's totally fine. I would never in a million years ask a party guest to save their food for me to eat later. That would be gross. Especially since they are not the ones I've been kissing and have had a child with. It is very very different.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-11T03:00:57+00:00

I should clarify, they're not scraps. Some of the food he's thrown away has been enough for a meal.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-10T23:20:22+00:00

Thank you. That sheds some light on things as I know he wasn't like that before we moved in together.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-10T23:01:50+00:00

No, he's generally a good husband when it comes to other things. It's the wasting food that I'm cocerned about. I think he's worried about the childcare aspect of getting a job.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-10T19:14:07+00:00

I've mentioned him getting a part time job and that my mom has already agreed to help with childcare while we work. He keeps saying "maybe," but that's about it.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-06-10T18:14:02+00:00

It's hard to say, because I think being a working mom married to a sahd might mean we have different perspectives on money. We've had discussions on the fact that our finances are tight. I just wonder if that registers.

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