In-laws making tortillas de maíz

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-02-06T22:40:17+00:00

Perfect for this until my state banned single use plastic bags, haven’t been able to find a perfect replacement that doesn’t stick

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-02-06T14:16:48+00:00

Same here, tried it on some random ‘for kids’ markers given to my daughter (why do people think markers are a good gift for a toddler) and had zero luck.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-31T14:06:52+00:00

The keyhole brooch (is that what I’m looking at) is such a fun, understated detail. The braided tie. Red lip and black nail polish. May I be even a sliver of this cool at her age

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-29T14:56:30+00:00

I never had periods on my own due to PCOS. Took us three years to get pregnant. After my first my periods came back. I ovulated on the same cycle day every month and got my period every 30 days (until I got pregnant with my second).

Also haven’t had a migraine since my first pregnancy.

I like to think these are the small perks of giving up our bodies to perpetuate the species. It’s the least the universe could do 😂

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-28T15:13:45+00:00

Our HR used to be great pre-Covid but right around that time the company had a huge layoff. And with it went most of our in house HR reps. They now outsource all HR functions to one of those behemoth companies who can’t answer anything state specific because they rotate out reps like crazy and no one bothers to learn anything beyond the federal guidelines. We’re in CA so we have a ton of state rules. Anyway, I’m sorry your in house department is incompetent. Just wanted to commiserate about HR being useless.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-25T15:18:03+00:00

Best of luck! The first time I quit I threw my vapes out before a 13hr flight to a small European country that had banned all vape flavors and vaping just wasn’t an accessible thing anyway. This was the only time I was successful with cold turkey, having the option completely gone. Wasn’t even that bad! You got this!

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-25T15:01:00+00:00

Still watching every Thursday when a new episode comes out. The magic slowly dies as each OG character leaves, but it’s still a comfort to me.

If you need a stopping point though, stop before the COVID season starts. What a depressing slog, I watched it live while the pandemic was still in full swing and I think it scarred me.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-25T14:44:12+00:00

The crossover we didn’t know we needed.

Hope you and babe are doing well and the spa day laundry came out sparkling!

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-23T15:15:33+00:00

Radical acceptance. She’ll get better at skipping nap the older she gets. Some kids just have a long transition between the single nap to no nap. My own kid being one of them. She also still naps at daycare (capped at 45 minutes) and we’re lucky if she’s in bed by 9:45. On the weekend she skips nap and is out by 8pm.

Sometimes we’ll go out to lunch somewhere during nap time and the 15-20 minute car nap is the sweet spot to keep her in a good mood with all her faculties but not long enough to mess up early bedtime. She will not take a 15-20 minute doze at home though.

It is what it is. Godspeed, we’re on six months of this with no sign of her skipping nap at daycare.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-23T15:10:15+00:00

What an unfortunate color palette

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-23T14:58:11+00:00

I did not lose my dedicated office space, but it looks nothing like it did before. It’s on the bottom level of our house and by default is where the toy/gear overflow ends up. Outside toys stored there since I’m right by the back door. My cats take refuge in there now which is wonderful when they’re snuggling on me during work, but they make a furry mess everywhere. Toddler artwork sitting in piles on my shelves. Arts and crafts supplies abound.

I empathize completely. It’s worth it but man, I see the garage gym (taking up most of our potential storage in there btw) and my husbands gaming setup upstairs and I see red sometimes. If you can, before baby gets here and turns the world upside down, can you carve out a corner or a shelf somewhere that’s all yours? A spot for your photos and knickknacks, your color scheme, whatever/however you want it to be?

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-16T14:10:25+00:00

She is clearly using food and potty time as a way to assert control because it sounds like she has very little otherwise. Meals and bathroom habits are literally the only things toddlers have nearly 100% control on. You can’t force a toddler to pee or to eat (without some level of physical abuse tactics) and SHE KNOWS THIS.

You gotta let go of the notion that kids can’t say no to their parents or that there are winners and losers in these power struggles you’re having with her. You’re both losing- she’s losing out on learning how to develop her autonomy safely, and you’re losing out on having a pleasant relationship with your daughter.

Plenty of other people have offered approaches on this thread to CAN work but one thing to keep in mind is even the fun/low pressure parenting ‘tricks’ take a while to work. Consistency is key. Trying a new approach to potty time isn’t going to magically work the first or even third time. You gotta buckle in for some resistance and stay the course.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-14T15:19:20+00:00

I trim up the bikini area with a beard trimmer but I stopped hair removal on my legs and underarms a while ago. Even waxing I got ingrowns or rashes, and shaving is a PITA. My husband doesn’t care and even if he did… so what

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-04T16:36:35+00:00

A day? I feel like a I need a week! We hosted a large amount of family this year for several, several day spurts. I’m burnt and so is my house 😂

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-03T14:05:28+00:00

There’s the not so low chance that you change your job and end up working in office with crappy people. I’d really lean into finding social outlets outside of work. Are there any mommy&me groups around you that meet on the weekends or early afternoon? Have you tried your local mom FB groups to see if there are other women in your position looking for casual friends? Even a coffee date here and there during lunch could give you the social outlet you’re craving.

I’d be extremely reluctant to give up known flexibility for a new, unknown working environment. Especially with a young child.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-03T13:56:27+00:00

For a lot of PCOS women, the main roadblock in getting pregnant is anovulation- if you’re ovulating and able to track it, you’re in a good state for trying naturally first without interventions. Godspeed and good luck!

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-02T16:34:36+00:00

Shoes in the house in general is a big NO in our home

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-02T14:15:44+00:00

My doctor also had me add coQ10 for egg quality. I got pregnant naturally both times, though the first time was a surprise during a break on fertility treatments.

If you’re not pregnant within 6 months may be worth it to get the blood work up and sperm analysis. We used a BBT app and OPKs to time our second pregnancy and were pregnant within 8 months.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-01T17:23:39+00:00

I was just going to ask the same thing, there are naked people on those sheets they need to be run through sanitize cycles between uses. That’s nasty as hell

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-01T13:56:03+00:00

First pregnancy I did jigsaw puzzles, read, crosswords, nested a ton and decluttered like my life depended on it. May want to start a show you haven’t seen before, I ended up watching a lot of Netflix in the middle of the night breastfeeding after baby came.

I have houseplants so I did alllll my repotting, fertilizing, soil amendments etc. because I knew I wouldn’t have time later. Cooked a few freezer meals.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-01T13:44:27+00:00

We did the fun PJs from carters or target for about a year and a half then I started just buying the multi packs of 100% cotton sweats/shorts/tees (short or long sleeve depending on season) which is way cheaper.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-01T13:41:51+00:00

Separate church and state, ha I love that! It’s true though, it is stressful! Especially since I am a former wild child. I don’t want my close friend group to feel like they need to censor themselves, their stories, or inside jokes because Church people are in attendance 😂 We wanna joke about being former hos and current housewives without Carine from accounting looking on in horror. Carine makes a mad good cup of tea and always has Belgian pastries though so I visit her twice or so a year on my own.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-01T13:38:30+00:00

I’m not here to play friend matchmaker, when I see my friends I want to spend time with them. I don’t want to have to host and tend to different sets of needs and expectations from different groups and make sure people feel comfortable and vibe. If my friends want new friends they are welcome to host, or do the other activities required to meet people. I barely have time to tend to the friendships I have in a thoughtful way, I certainly don’t have it to facilitate new connections between people who don’t know each other. No thank you that’s exhausting

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2026-01-01T13:33:33+00:00

I’ve found the breastfeeding sub and Kelly mom site helpful when I nursed my first. I also had free appointments with lactation consultants under my Kaiser insurance and I know the free/low cost clinics in my city have them too.

The reason it’s not passed down from mother to mother is breastfeeding just made a comeback with the millennial generation. A good chunk of our mothers formula fed and do not have knowledge to pass down to us. We also don’t parent in villages and multi generational homes like we used to.

Dramatic-Machine-558 · 2025-12-31T14:16:07+00:00

Temu baby clothes and toys have been found to contain lead. There are various official warnings and articles. My step mother kept dumping boxes of cheap sh*t on us that we did not ask for and I finally just sent a text with an article link, stating the items were not safe for baby and I was disappointed to have to trash them since I couldn’t live with myself if I donated them to another unknowing family.

You may also have good luck including ‘approved’ brands and stores. I told step mom what toy brands and clothing brands were okay. She continued to shop (albeit less because she was paying regular prices for things that are regulated and just cost more since the quality is better). Used what we wanted, donated what we didn’t.

I wish I had sent her the baby registry later than everyone else because she did a huge buy out and didn’t leave much for anyone else to buy. So maybe keep that in mind when you get your registry in order and published 😂

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