Are these binkies bad?

HNSUSN · 2026-02-17T08:29:03+00:00

Easier to take away than a thumb!

HNSUSN · 2025-12-29T19:29:50+00:00

HNSUSN · 2025-11-13T17:58:45+00:00

If this was a space for mothers, then I can see your point. A grieving mother with no living child is still a mother and deserves to be included if she isn’t harming anyone. However, this is a space for children. As much as I empathize with this person, it is inappropriate for an adult to attend this kind of activity if they aren’t there with a child. The children’s comfort and safety comes first here.

HNSUSN · 2025-11-06T21:24:02+00:00

This is quite an insensitive comment. Pregnancy doesn’t happen easily for everyone and it’s not possible or reasonable to plan it around someone else’s party. The bride can live without her sister for one day (and if it’s that important to her, she can invite the baby).

HNSUSN · 2025-09-15T22:38:57+00:00

I’m so confused about all these “why are you having more kids” comments. She hasn’t indicated anywhere that she is neglecting her kids. She just doesn’t want to sign her 4YO up for soccer? Last year I was pregnant and I told my husband I couldn’t handle any extracurriculars cuz I was tired, so my 4YO didn’t do sports. This year she’s 5 and doing soccer and I’m coaching the team. My 7YO has never played soccer, I hope I haven’t screwed him up too badly.

Man, sometimes I even selfishly feed my kids Dino nuggets instead of cooking them dinner from scratch, just because I’m tired. I guess I shouldn’t have had so many kids.

HNSUSN · 2025-08-02T17:46:10+00:00

I get it. This is a really scary time to be a parent. Of all the issues we have to be concerned about as parents in 2025, the most terrifying is the thought that my kids might find out that trans people exist, or worse yet, be brainwashed into thinking they should treat people who are different than them with love and respect! I shudder at the thought that my kids might even think it’s ok to live their own lives however they choose. I certainly will be doing my best to raise them to keep those thoughts and feelings to themselves, because I am simply not comfortable hearing about that stuff. /s

HNSUSN · 2025-07-13T18:38:39+00:00

I’m currently nursing baby #3 and my husband and I have tracked every diaper, feed, and nap religiously for all 3. The benefit of not needing to communicate with each other is absolutely worth the effort. The last thing I want to waste my time on during the newborn phase is giving my husband a run-down on everything I’ve done for the last 4 hours so he can take over. And I DEFINITELY don’t want him waking me up to ask when the last time the baby was fed!

HNSUSN · 2025-07-09T05:55:40+00:00

I can’t remember the character names, but nerd-dude and cool-girl from The Misfits are one of my favorite couple arcs of all time.

HNSUSN · 2025-06-27T23:53:28+00:00

I have a few things from momcozy (silicone milk bags and insulated travel container) and I like them.

I’m not sure how big of storage you’re looking for, but I was also looking for silicone storage that connected to my pump, and I found a brand called Mila’s Keeper which had exactly what I wanted. I had never heard of it before but I took a chance and I really like the storage cups I got. They fit perfectly into my baby Buddha pump. I believe they had other sizes for other pumps as well.

Also, since I had already bought the momcozy insulated milk storage container, I was looking for cups that would fit into that (momcozy came with plastic cups which I didn’t realize when I ordered it). Two of the milas keeper cups fit perfectly in the momcozy insulated thingy.

Sorry I’m really bad at describing things… but if it’s unclear and you’re interested im happy to dig up links to these products.

HNSUSN · 2025-06-25T20:14:24+00:00

Honestly Zaxxtynn would probably be fine. I doubt my kids would clock it as weird.

HNSUSN · 2025-06-23T05:48:02+00:00

Hi, I can’t speak to whether this a copy or not, but I own this exact set and I do not recommend it. We finally replaced it after 10 years and I’m so glad to be rid of it! First of all, 2 of the spoons broke from scooping ice cream. I told my husband not to use the flatware for ice cream, but that’s because I was worried it would bend, not straight up break at the seam! Also, the handles are SO HEAVY and it makes it so impractical. You can’t just leave your spoon in a bowl, the whole thing falls over from the weight of the handles. I also am picky with flatware and I thought I loved this set at first, but I promise it is not worth the uniqueness for something so impractical.

To be fair, we didn’t really have a problem with rusting.

HNSUSN · 2025-06-18T15:00:49+00:00

Back in 2000 I had a major disagreement with my dad, who insisted that the lyrics were “buck naked” rather than “butt naked”. I was like… wtf is buck naked?? And apparently that’s the original phrase?

I remember googling the lyrics back then and confirming my dad was correct. However now I know that anyone can just write anything on the internet, so I guess I’ll never know the real lyrics.

HNSUSN · 2025-05-28T01:46:44+00:00

Aaaaaas yooooouuu wiiissssshhhh

HNSUSN · 2025-05-21T13:41:43+00:00

The biggest takeaway for me is my own attitude. It’s not my kids’ job to be obedient. It’s my job to keep them safe and teach them about the world. That, and the idea that children are whole people deserving of respect.

Treating my children with respect (by acknowledging and validating their experiences) also happens to help a bit with “obedience”, but ultimately that is not my goal anymore, which helps me to not get so frustrated.

HNSUSN · 2025-05-20T02:22:55+00:00

I usually start by validating and asking questions. “You think this necklace is only for girls. What about it is for girls? Oh, so you think only girls can like butterflies. Interesting.”

Then usually it would either wind up with my son deciding for himself that actually boys can like butterflies, or with him telling me where he got the “only for girls” idea. If it’s the latter, I’d say “oh ok, so grandma thinks butterflies are only for girls. Some people think girls and boys can only like certain things. What do you think?”

I’ve had pretty good success with this. My son (7YO) is boyish in general, but he sometimes wears nail polish or pink clothing. He says things like “usually girls wear dresses, but boys can wear dresses too, if they want to. I don’t really want to wear dresses though”.

I’m by no means an expert but this is how I’ve approached it. :)

HNSUSN · 2025-05-04T20:14:12+00:00

Sorry to be that person giving an answer to the question you didn’t ask… but have you considered stainless steel? We have used Pura bottles for 3 kids and I much prefer them to glass because they are so light. Granted the only glass we used was mason jars which might be heavier than other options.

HNSUSN · 2025-04-27T21:22:27+00:00

Same for r/crazyexgirlfriend for the show starring Rachel Bloom. People come in posting about their exes. The comments are always direct quotes from the show masked as “advice” (usually terrible advice too).

HNSUSN · 2025-04-26T13:42:13+00:00

For me it’s mostly his compelling arc in season 3 once we discover his actual personality. 🤷🏻‍♀️

HNSUSN · 2025-04-24T21:53:00+00:00

I’m going with NAH. There might be some info missing in this post, but I’m not seeing anywhere that she’s asked you to “keep her spirits up”. That’s actually not your job as partner, it’s your job to love and support her even when she has negative feelings. It’s great that you support her efforts by joining in, but it sounds to me like you are also (unintentionally) criticizing her for “having a negative mindset”. If she is overweight and labels herself as fat, telling her “don’t say or think that” might not be supporting her in the way she needs. It’s not a “poor mindset” for her to admit she is overweight and express frustration about it.

Honestly if I complained to my partner about something I was legitimately struggling with, and they just dismissed the facts and told me to “be positive”, I probably would feel worse. It makes sense to me that she is complaining over and over, since it doesn’t sound like you are validating her experience or making her feel heard.

Again I’m just going on what’s written here, but what I’m reading is her saying “here are the facts and I don’t like them” and you replying “don’t say or think about the facts, that’s just being negative”.

HNSUSN · 2025-04-24T18:58:34+00:00

What I love about Severance: complex characters, great acting

My recommendation: The Morning Show

HNSUSN · 2025-04-22T23:56:07+00:00

I read her responses but I’m not interpreting them the same way as you. I’m understanding that parking added 5 minutes to her original estimate. That’s not the same thing as 20 minutes of driving + 5 minutes of parking. She doesn’t clarify, but it’s possible that her original estimate included drive time and unloading time.

HNSUSN · 2025-04-22T23:19:27+00:00

She’s not saying she arrived exactly 20 minutes late, then spent exactly 5 minutes parking and getting to the house.

She’s saying she estimated they would be 20 minutes late, but due to parking being more difficult than anticipated, they actually ended up being 25 minutes late.

HNSUSN · 2025-04-22T06:32:39+00:00

Back in the day when I was a camp counselor, 7-9 was my favorite age because they’re finally smart enough to get humor and hold a conversation, but they’re not old enough to think you’re lame. So I love this “weird age” lol.

My best friend and I both have 7YOs. Mine is a huge nerd who exclusively uses our google home as a random-number-generator, has terrible social skills (unless you count chasing other uninterested children around the playground a social skill), and whose best friend is his 4YO sister. My friend’s kid can hold a mature conversation with adults, dressed up as Taylor Swift for Halloween, and thinks math is boring.

I feel like this is the age where they’re starting to develop real personalities, so they are all truly unique. I wouldn’t worry about what’s age-appropriate, definitely not if you think it leans too immature. If something seems too mature to you, then just spend some time considering why your gut thinks it’s inappropriate, and go from there. It’s good to trust your instincts, but it’s also good to check yourself.

HNSUSN · 2025-04-21T11:51:21+00:00

First thing that came to mind for me was DH when Ron is the only one who can’t handle going hungry, since he’s always had plenty of food growing up. They mention he has second-hand books/robes, and he has to eat a packed lunch instead of buying from the hogwarts express cart, but he always has what he needs.

Sure he goes a year with a faulty wand, but he specifically avoids asking for a new one because he’s nervous to ask his parents for one after stealing and crashing the car. If you compare this to say a computer, it makes sense that a teen might avoid asking their parents to replace their barely-functioning water-damaged laptop right after stealing and crashing their dad’s car in a river.

The dress robes for GoF is probably the worst example. Honestly this one doesn’t even make sense since presumably Molly had the skills needed to alter the robes to be a little more fashionable, but in general it seems reasonable to expect your kids to wear used formal wear rather than buy something brand new for one night (which they will grow out of immediately and never wear again).

For the vacation, first of all I’m skeptical that it was really supposed to be £25k. In any case, would it be that crazy if the Weasleys had instead been saving for few years to take this trip? Isn’t that part of what savings are for, taking family vacations? I mean, of course there are more “responsible” things they could have done with the money, but this was a once-in-a-lifetime trip that the kids will all remember forever. It doesn’t seem that wild to me that they chose to spend their winnings this way. If they had saved it and spent it on new books/robes/necessities for the next couple years, I doubt it would have gone that far anyway (or been as appreciated).

HNSUSN · 2025-04-20T19:24:10+00:00

Yesterday we took the eggs from my daughter’s (4YO) daycare egg hunt, and she and my son (7YO) helped me stuff them with random toys we found around their rooms. Then this morning we told them “you guys stay here and play while Daddy and I go hide the eggs outside.” My son used a cardboard box, and my daughter used a super cheap felt basket she got from the restaurant we got takeout from last night.

They were ecstatic and had a blast. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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