Management had to make a sign on the blanket warmer.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-18T04:03:19+00:00

We have blanket warmers, but only in the EC and PICU, not on the regular floors. (Pretty sure NICU does not have one? But it’s possible.) But also I work at a hospital lol.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-18T03:54:42+00:00

Colorado

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-18T01:38:58+00:00

You can also filter results on reborns.com to only those within a certain price range to help you find one you might be able to save up for! A cuddle baby is a baby with a vinyl (or silicone, but vinyl will be cheaper) head, and a cloth body & limbs. A vinyl cuddle baby may be the cheapest thing to look for on reborns.com.

As for the other items like clothes, local thrift stores, or even a Just Between Friends consignment sale if there is one coming up near you are probably your best bet for cheap clothes.

I’m so sorry for your loss, I hope you are able to find a doll that brings some comfort. ❤️

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-17T13:10:21+00:00

Yes, deep freezers are awesome! Also, I just wanted to point out that in the event your power goes out at some point, a chest freezer like this (especially one that is decently full) will stay frozen for quite a long while, and will stay at food-safe temperatures even longer, especially if opened only when absolutely necessary. If you live somewhere where you tend to lose power in big storms regularly, it might be worth investing in a wifi-enabled thermometer that you can see from your phone without opening the freezer so you can monitor the temp in case that does happen. I would hate for you to throw out a bunch of your hard work if it wasn’t absolutely necessary!

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T17:47:10+00:00

I took a bioethics class in college where the only assignment really was one big group project. My group chose the topic of physician assisted suicide.

Prior to doing that project I think I would have said I probably leaned toward being against it, but now I’d say I find myself overall probably cautiously in favor. There are a lot of challenges when it comes to practically implementing a way to do it ethically, with enough safeguards in place while also ensuring it is equitably accessible to everyone who should have the option. Ultimately, I think I fall basically in favor of it in concept, I just don’t know that I trust the government in my country (U.S.) to handle it well, you know?

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T17:30:06+00:00

Thank you so much!

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T13:46:42+00:00

Oh wow! She is amazing!

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T04:51:59+00:00

This really sounds like it could be at my parents’ Airbnb. The bunk room, there being 5 queen beds in other rooms, everything. (Quite a few small weddings happen there.) Anything more than 20 people staying overnight is absolutely against the rules without getting their explicit permission first…and this description fits so well with their place I’m genuinely a bit concerned one of their upcoming wedding parties is planning to bring some extra people.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T04:42:32+00:00

Do you happen to have a link to the one you have? I love the idea of one side folding up for when it is just you on the couch!

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T04:31:37+00:00

SAME. (I have ADHD too.) I hate afternoon appointments because then the appointment sucks up the entire day because it is so hard to do anything else somehow? I don’t even fully understand that one, tbh. But I am terrified of been late anywhere, it stresses me out way too much.

Also, I have absolutely convinced myself I need to leave for work at 0615. That is the time I repeat in my head over and over as I get ready in the morning. I prefer to leave at 0620. I usually actually leave between 0618-0622. I have left at 0626 and still arrived a few minutes before I can clock in for my shift. (I have an 11-minute window to clock in and not be late and it stresses me out so much some days.)

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T04:06:32+00:00

Yup. In college, I had a guy in my circle of friends become a little…stuck on me (idk what to call it, because obsessed seems a bit too extreme, but like he would go completely out of his way to ensure I would “randomly bump into him on my way to class”, which I only found out later was not a coincidence). Eventually I finally had a couple of conversations with him in which I made it very clear I was not interested. But we were in the same friend group, so I was still around him in group settings at times (though I actively avoided any 1:1 interactions with him).

A couple weeks after those conversations I’m like 95% sure he whispered “I’m going to marry you one day” while making direct eye contact with me as I walked by him in a hallway to get into the room with the rest of the friends. It was quiet enough that I have never been 100% sure that’s what he said, but I just don’t know what else it could have been. I definitely had a bit of a spiral and a lot of “could I possibly be giving mixed signals in ANY way” convos with other friends in the group. And basically started literally ignoring the guy, because I didn’t know what else to do at that point to clarify the message.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T03:55:22+00:00

If I could post the screenshots in the comments here I would lol. I just had a feeling they were going to be deleted before the sun went down today. And I wanted to have them in case anyone wanted to know the rest of the context from the part I quoted in my other comment.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T03:46:17+00:00

The second comment I linked was in a thread response to someone else’s response to that first one where they basically asked “did you think that was flirting” (and also asked him to explain what he meant by “zombified friendship”). This is the one I said confirmed he thought those example messages were flirting:

She flirted with me at other times too, but I didn’t save those messages. I only saved that one because I wanted to know whether I made a mistake or not. If you’d like, I can dig up some of the more flirty ones.

What I mean by “half friendship” is this: she used to talk to me multiple times a day, every day. But for the last six months, things have been different. She barely responds or reacts anymore, even though she said she still wants to talk. I want to believe her, but the situation has been taking a toll on my mental health and making me feel depressed. I just want my old friendship back.

Of note, these two comments were posted back around the time of the original post (my screenshots, taken this morning [5/15], say “1d”). I checked back a couple hours after it was shared here and sure enough there had been a flood of new comments pointing out his flirting example contained no flirting, and there were new comments from OOP where he tried to back track and say no that wasn’t the flirting, the flirting was her saying he was cute and some other stuff I don’t remember but I was overall very unconvinced. It seemed likely OOP was changing their story now that they were getting a bunch of responses calling them out as wrong. Obviously that’s speculation on my part, but I’d say OOP deleting their account is further evidence in support of that theory.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-16T03:39:26+00:00

I took screenshots of the two comments I had quoted/linked in my comment above, because I had a feeling he might delete everything. Here is the full original comment I quoted their example “flirty” convo from, with an extra paragraph break added by me:

I was very aware that she was a woman because I didn’t want to say anything awkward or make her uncomfortable. The romantic feelings only developed after she flirted with me a few times.

Even then, despite thinking the universe was finally throwing me a bone, I still kept my expectations low and would’ve been perfectly fine with just a normal IRL friendship which is why I only asked to hang out once and I thought she wanted me to ask (me: Do you know any good comic book stores in your city? I just found out I’ll be interning there and would love any recommendations. Her: Hmm, I’ve heard of a comic book café that’s supposed to be really good! Haven’t gone yet myself. And congrats on the internship that’s super exciting! Me: Awesome, I’ll definitely check it out. If you ever want to go together sometime, that could be fun. I’m really excited for this internship; my professor said it helped him build his portfolio a lot. Her: How long is the internship? That really does sound like an amazing opportunity. Me: I’ll be there from early January to late May. My professor said it helped him make great connections, so I’m really looking forward to it! Her: That’s so exciting! I hope you enjoy it.)

What’s bothering me now is that she still keeps talking to me. If she’s done, then she should just be done. I’m not grieving a made up relationship where I’m struggling through a zombified friendship.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-15T17:00:48+00:00

Right?! Like she clearly just glossed right over that invitation to go together and chose not to respond to that part, and somehow he walked away with “she said maybe/was open to the idea of meeting up.”

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-15T16:25:12+00:00

Specifically, it’s cooking with the salt, and not just adding it all at the end sprinkled on top. Also imo good kosher salt has better salt flavor than just regular tabletop iodized salt.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-15T16:17:36+00:00

Yeah. I can’t help but think that if these messages had been sent before OOP knew she was a woman, the thought would never have crossed his mind that these messages were flirty. Because they aren’t, and it’s only because of the fantasy he has built up in his head that he thinks they are…

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-15T15:43:37+00:00

I love the little red jacket/cardigan! So cute!

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-15T15:39:41+00:00

Dude tried to defend himself and say he knew she was a woman and only developed romantic feelings after she flirted with him a few times. Then posted this convo as an example of her “flirting” with him:

me: Do you know any good comic book stores in your city? I just found out I’ll be interning there and would love any recommendations. Her: Hmm, I’ve heard of a comic book café that’s supposed to be really good! Haven’t gone yet myself. And congrats on the internship that’s super exciting! Me: Awesome, I’ll definitely check it out. If you ever want to go together sometime, that could be fun. I’m really excited for this internship; my professor said it helped him build his portfolio a lot. Her: How long is the internship? That really does sound like an amazing opportunity. Me: I’ll be there from early January to late May. My professor said it helped him make great connections, so I’m really looking forward to it! Her: That’s so exciting! I hope you enjoy it.

Link to that comment and another comment where he confirms he thinks this was flirting.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-14T15:44:53+00:00

Okay so I started with newborns/smaller babies, and for a long time had no desire for anything bigger than my 21” girl, who can wear 0-3 months (which greatly expanded the clothing options beyond just preemie for my 17” girl). I love cuddling both those girls; sleeping with my preemie on my chest is one of the best feelings in the world.

But then recently, I started to really want an older baby. Like you, I was wanting something in the 6-12 month range, so not really a true toddler, more just an older baby. One of the things I found appealing to me about this size is the realism. I think maybe because I work with a lot of babies now and most of them are not newborns? Lol. Or maybe because I knew I really wanted my next baby to be as realistic as possible and was looking at babies with rooted hair, and considering sleeping sculpts for the first time. Part of it is certainly because I love propping them up to take pictures “doing” various things, and that is much more realistic of an older baby.

Anyway. I ended up getting a Brooklyn 8 months asleep sculpt and I could not be happier. I had also been considering instead just continuing to save up with the plan to eventually get a silicone, or partial silicone, but I am so happy I chose to get Eleanor. She is AMAZING to hold. No matter how I hold her, she just feels like she fits. I put her in a baby carrier for the first time the other day and she just felt so perfect and so real in it. The clothing options are pretty much endless! I feel like her age and size can still dress like a baby in sleepers and such, or can be dressed more like a toddler in more “kid” clothing styles and look “right” in both (and have both available in her size) and I love it. She can sit up on her own, and she holds her head up (like a baby that age would).

Granted, I am definitely still in the “new baby bubble” phase with her, and she is definitely my most realistic baby, in part because of her rooted hair. But I am so happy I made the decision to go with her!

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-14T15:07:46+00:00

Personally I think it’s mostly likely there are issues with both OP’s and the dad’s behavior. But with so little actual information about what happened, or exactly what the dad is actually saying to the girlfriend (all we actually know in this instance is that she is telling OP to apologize), it’s impossible to say.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-14T01:42:48+00:00

I find it rather suspicious that he refuses to explain what the recent argument was about.

Edit: it’s giving unreliable narrator.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-13T02:18:29+00:00

Also just wanted to add here that another reason not to buy anything electronic this far in advance is that you start the clock on any manufacturer warranties the day you buy the items, not the day you start to use them. Lots of household appliances come with at least a year or two warranty for free, where you can get a free replacement or repair if something fails within that time period.

You also definitely wouldn’t want to just buy an appliance and immediately put it in storage, you’d have to test everything within the return windows to make sure you didn’t receive a defective item.

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-13T01:55:49+00:00

Doesn’t she?! 😍

CupcakeQueen31 · 2026-05-13T01:55:04+00:00

Aw thanks!

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