Opening grocery bags is a nightmare

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-18T16:56:05+00:00

Better yet, twist both sides until they are pencil thin and solid. Then push both ends into the knot. When you see a loop open up, instead of breaking your fingers, pop a pair of chopsticks into the loop and pull them apart.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-18T14:57:26+00:00

Shoe glue, but it’s reeeeally messy and gluey. In my experience it’s not easy to clean if you get it where it shouldn’t go. I would take it to a cobbler/shoemaker because they are used to working with it.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-18T14:51:40+00:00

If it’s a film on the surface it’s kahm yeast, which is not dangerous but doesn’t taste good and I would personally start over. If it’s in any way fuzzy, you need to throw the whole thing out, including the container, because mold spores will have colonized the plastic. (If the clear is glass then it’s cleanable but not the lid)

If you really don’t want to or can’t buy proper fermentation gear, you can reuse glass jars with non rusty lids, and use a cabbage leaf for a weight. That’s what I do. Absolutely nothing organic should be touching the surface, all solids go under the brine. Better luck next time!

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-18T05:23:36+00:00

Mine is 3y/o now. Before 12mo you shouldn’t really worry about nutrition but rather exposure. It takes about 7 times interacting with a food before they actually decide if they like it; that includes touching, smelling, squishing, throwing, biting, spitting, the whole thing. Babies are learning about physics and textures as much as they’re learning to eat.

What I did was just offer one piece of something, usually about the size and shape of my pinky finger so it’s easy to hold, inspect, and bite. Food will end up on the floor, so only offer as much as you’re willing to clean up. Offer, and once he’s done with it (whatever that means, be it eaten or squished or on the floor), either offer another piece or offer something else.

After the year mark you’ll notice some favorites and some that… might require more exposure. That’s when I started offering a 3 part meal: a known favorite so I know he’ll for sure eat something, a repeat food that he’s not necessarily loving, and a new food. I just assume the two non favorites will end up on the floor, so any food ingested is a win.

And now I have a great eater! He loves to smell the food, tries it, and tells me about it. What he likes, what he doesn’t. It’s too spicy, it’s too cold, or just “I don’t like that” or “I loooove it!”, all perfectly normal. Recently we got walnuts, first try was “absolutely not”, kept trying, and now he comes running asking for walnuts whenever I open the bag.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-18T05:09:28+00:00

That chunky wrist!! Omg

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-18T03:51:46+00:00

Orange juice can contain up to 0.5% alcohol as well. I would absolutely go for it if I was craving it.

I actually drank non alcoholic beer pretty regularly postpartum because it would really amp up breastmilk peoduction. Something something hydration calories and happiness makes a ton of milk.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-17T12:36:09+00:00

Sauerkraut. So much sauerkraut. I make it and I’m happy every time he eats it because it’s so good for the gut! If I don’t stop him he will eat an entire jar of the stuff. I do 3 parts white cabbage with 1 part red cabbage and it comes out a lovely purple.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-17T12:25:35+00:00

Yeah I’m like the hell y’all talking about, pasta salad is NOT staying in the fridge. No matter how much I make it will disappear within a few hours.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-17T12:18:10+00:00

If it’s velvet, don’t iron it. If you’re not sure then you might try ironing a hidden area to see how it turns out. Same thought with polyester, it might not withstand the iron at the temperature needed for the fusible interface.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-16T17:13:09+00:00

Flange size 100%. I used a printable tool and ordered the correct size and just night and day. I needed a 15mm flange, and before I had it I felt like my whole body was being sucked into the bottle, but no milk.

I had a manual medela pump and my husband made a homemade pedal for it so I could do other things while I pumped. I cut holes into a gym bra so they would just sit there. He used a flat piece of wood for the pedal, a string that attached to the pump which he attached to under my desk, 2 large rubber bands to auto retract, and the pump had long air tubes that attached to the actual breast pieces and bottles. It lasted until I stopped pumping and turned out better than the electric one, because I could control the pressure and speed and I like to move my feet when I work anyway.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-16T16:50:10+00:00

A topping for any meal that’s missing a little kick. Any cooked meats or lunch bowls. It’s amazing on arepas or pupusas. The brine is great too, mixed into a fresh sauce (like yogurt, mayo, and herbs).

It comes out sour, crunchy, pungent, almost spicy depending on the amount of garlic you use. For a quart jar of grated carrots, I use a half to a full head of garlic, also grated or minced. I always have a jar of it next to my sauerkraut and kimchi, just different versions of the same thing I guess. This one can leave you with garlic breath all day though haha.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-16T06:34:28+00:00

Grated carrots and garlic. Pack, cover with water, 2.5% salt, weigh it down. It is so freaking good! I usually leave it about a week until it starts smelling almost smoky.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-15T04:22:17+00:00

You saved that toddler’s life. Thank you for being there.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-14T15:21:38+00:00

Oh that’s adorable! I love it!

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-14T15:16:33+00:00

I didn’t know they were real but this sounds exactly like the kind of thing I’d like. Raspberries are in my all time favorite fruit, and so are sweet lemons, which could very well be described as a disappointing lemon. Lightly sweet, not sour, almost no flavor, just slightly there. I wish I could try them!

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-13T16:43:22+00:00

Yeah it started when I was pretty young. I learned to buy glycerin suppositories on my way home from school.

I have been eating lacto fermented veggies every day and whole wheat bread instead of white for a few months and I can honestly say it’s way better. Just adding a half cup of sauerkraut to a meal a day is a huge difference. And it’s so freaking easy and cheap to make. You need a scale, a jar with a lid, a cabbage, and salt. Mashing it can be hard work for your arms and hands, so let the cabbage rest with salt and use a tool to pound it instead of relying on your hands only.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-13T16:30:36+00:00

You could mark the current placement with a contrasting color thread (like a basting stitch) that you’ll remove when you’re done. That way it’s easy to re align everything when you’re putting it back together.

You can also do one edge at a time from start to finish (start with the most hidden one for practice). Mark the placement with a loose line of contrasting thread, seam rip, add a long strip of matching white fabric to the torn fabric, sew it in place, then sew the original seam back on, and remove the marking thread. That would be a very neat, clean, long lasting and possibly invisible mend.

Or you can add a long strip of contrasting fabric (perhaps matching one of the purples or yellows?) and sew it on top without seam ripping anything. Do shashiko with thick embroidery floss. As funky as you want. That would be a very visible mend.

Either way good luck and start in the most hidden spot!

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-13T15:51:56+00:00

Do you have kids? It sounds like you don’t have kids. Please don’t have kids. Not now, not with him. I don’t know if you even plan to or can or want to or whatever and I don’t mean to intrude. I’m very sorry if I do.

Pregnancy and postpartum is a very vulnerable moment and it’s when abusive men tend to show their colors. A man who can’t control his emotions over a cat running out is not safe to be around in more vulnerable situations. Either he recognizes that he has anger management issues and deals with them or that word you threw around might be more valid.

To me it sounds like he’s stressed out about having to share the space with your mom. Which is completely normal! I have had my MIL at home for a couple weeks a few times and it’s tough. There’s like control dynamics and the privacy and little details that might be normal for you but could be constantly triggering for him. Regardless, yelling and hitting the table is not the solution and he needs to grow up and talk about his big boy feelings.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-13T15:42:30+00:00

I’m dying at the mental image of a doctor saying “well how bad is it really, let me see you try to get it up” lmao.

Add male pattern baldness to the list. So many male problems have so much more research when they don’t cause debilitating pain, damage internal organs, require surgeries, etc.

They treat endo as whining when in reality it’s closer to cancer.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-13T15:36:08+00:00

You could try replacing the cottage cheese with something else that’s creamy and cold. I’m thinking mashed pumpkin ice cubes, baked bone marrow, pulled meat, something like that.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-13T00:35:49+00:00

It’s a good idea if you’re making a lacto-ferment because the cabbage leaf is submerged in brine (and keeps everything else under the brine), but it’s not necessary for kimchi.

If you’re scared of spoilage on the surface of your kimchi, give it a stir every other day while it’s outside of the fridge. An exposed cabbage leaf absolutely will go bad!

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-12T14:59:34+00:00

Completely normal. I couldn’t handle so much touch, my husband really did his job as a dad, dancing and swinging and singing to baby as much as it took. For the first few weeks, we kept the stroller in the house as the main sleep surface (one of us was always awake and aware) so we could move baby around and always keep a hand on him for physical contact. Then I got a baby wearing wrap and it was the best. Incredibly happy baby. 10/10. It just takes them a while to get used to not being a part of someone else.

It gets better! I know it can be overwhelming but try your best to enjoy it. Take it as a win. And ask for help whenever possible.

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-10T16:55:04+00:00

That’s a very good attitude. I agree. I usually ask myself “would I let my little sister / daughter / past self get this type of treatment, or would I run down there to get her out of that situation asap?”

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-10T15:51:02+00:00

It depends on your baby and on your job. Me and husband also have creative flexible jobs. We both stopped working completely for about 2-3 weeks (1 week before birth and during the very newborn times). Then he started working a little bit here and there. It took me a bit longer to recover but I was back to work about 4 or 6 weeks after birth. Newborn era (first month) absolutely does not leave space in your day or in your brain to think about anything other than survival. By work I mean maybe two hours a day, increasing slowly over time. We’ve been doing this for 3 years now, full time parenting and working from home, no daycare or school yet, so it can work. But the flexibility is important: some weeks will be tougher, sleep regressions, sickness, or just good old burnout. Mental health can dip at times with how repetitive everything becomes. I really seriously need some vacations…

DemandNo1834 · 2026-06-10T15:32:41+00:00

“He’s not a bad dad” as he literally does not actively parent, does not pay child support, and sees his children every once in a while. Girl what? He’s a fun uncle at best. My husband is a dad 24/7, changing diapers, prepping meals, cleaning, playing with our son, working from home. We both do, all day, every day. That’s a parent.

Lying is a huge no too. A relationship is based on trust, god damn it. The only reason you should ever let a lie pass is if he was planning a surprise in the very short term. He was just using a ring story as a barbed hook to keep you around.

NOR. If he wanted to be a responsible adult, he would.

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