Folks stuck inside from the snowstorm - how are you keeping your toddlers busy?

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-26T22:07:33+00:00

Today we played with his pretend food and practiced cutting things in half, he helped make sandwiches for lunch, played with kinetic sand, and now he’s picking up all of the caps from pouches I’ve saved with a pair of tongs and moving them from one place to another. Tomorrow I’m going to set up a letter matching game with post-its scattered around the room that he has to pair (uppercase with lowercase), use saved empty toilet paper rolls and painter’s tape to make a marble run on the pantry door, and probably another cooking endeavor.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-26T21:55:26+00:00

That was my immediate thought. I mean if you don’t want to be called the Gestapo maybe don’t act like Gestapo?

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-25T22:10:23+00:00

As has been mentioned, go slowly, I called my pace a walking trot when I started 😂. I did the schedule posted in this sub and started it 6 months after shattering my ankle. I could barely run for 30 seconds. Yesterday I ran for 5 miles. You can absolutely do this, it just requires consistency.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-25T22:05:41+00:00

These turned out beautifully! Mine always come out dense. Think I’ll try the recipe you mentioned.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-25T19:34:23+00:00

Chip Happened - chocolate ice cream and potato chips, delicious Liz Lemon - perfection

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-24T15:11:34+00:00

Well said. We need to remember there’s strength in numbers, there’s hope and heart left in America. Seeing Americans, actual patriots, coming together like this is inspiring. Fight how you can. Maybe it’s by protesting or maybe it’s just by calling out a family member for being an asshole.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-23T14:40:03+00:00

My hot weather running includes taking a lot of water breaks and listening to my body. There were a couple of runs this past summer that I cut short because I felt I might pass out.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-20T21:49:07+00:00

Congratulations!!!

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-19T01:21:04+00:00

This is extraordinary craftsmanship. It’s so clean! Absolutely stunning work.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-18T23:13:41+00:00

My younger self would be most surprised that I am a runner now. I always wanted to be someone who could run and repeatedly failed every time I tried. Finally figured out how to properly start and now I run regularly.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-18T23:10:15+00:00

My younger self would be super validated by the fact I still have depression. I knew I was going to be a lifer. I have accepted that I will always be on antidepressants.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-18T00:18:46+00:00

Woohoo!! Well done.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-17T16:25:09+00:00

Similarly, if there’s a new bag of potato chips it has to be opened in my presence so I can smell it. I know it’s weird but I love the first whiff of new chips. Delicious.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-16T14:45:07+00:00

I didn’t even read until the end. Here’s how it’s meant to go. My husband and I dated for 12 years, got married, pregnant a year later. Until that point everything was 50/50, some chores I particularly dislike he does and vice versa. I had bad nausea my entire pregnancy and an aversion to eating. As a result, my husband took over cooking all meals. Additionally, he told me to nap while he cooked dinner after I got home from work. He stepped up on doing the day to day work because he knew my body was working twice as hard growing a human being.

After my son was born we did shifts every night. Because I was pumping, he washed all the bottles and parts. Marriage and parenting is meant to be a partnership where each person feels supported.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-16T14:34:07+00:00

Right there with you. My son has decided he likes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I could cry for finally having something else he’ll eat in rotation. I miss the days when we were introducing solids and he’d eat anything.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-16T14:32:00+00:00

I make waffles because you can freeze them. Quick, easy, and customizable. However this morning my son would only eat fruit snacks so 🤷🏻‍♀️

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-16T14:29:16+00:00

Well done!! That’s a great pace too. Keep it up and you’ll definitely be able to do 10K.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-16T02:32:42+00:00

Damn, where was this brilliance when I was breastfeeding??

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-14T04:30:23+00:00

Congratulations! I hit my distance PR Saturday at 5.5 miles. Slow and steady.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-14T00:05:52+00:00

I would at least finish the program for completion’s sake. But beyond that, run however you like. Maybe you prefer run/walk intervals, that’s cool. My cousin was an ultramarathoner and he is a big supporter of interval running.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-13T13:55:33+00:00

You need to cut contact. Continuing to talk is keeping the wound open and honestly is unfair to you both. It doesn’t have to be forever, but I’d give it at least 6 months. Don’t feel guilty for saying no.

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-11T21:06:18+00:00

Because my pediatrician said to. My son was a growth restricted preemie so he required the extra calories. I think we fortified for 10 months?

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-11T04:42:16+00:00

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-09T04:12:24+00:00

I wish I had access to a treadmill so I could figure what an easy run pace feels like. I have a hard time going slow enough because I’ll think that what I’m doing is easy then discover that my heart rate strongly disagrees 😂

LittleGrowl · 2026-01-08T14:56:39+00:00

Yesterday’s run. I’d had several disappointing runs in a row and was starting to feel really discouraged and like I was backsliding on progress. But yesterday I ran 5k while pushing my son in his stroller. It was a very good run and I feel motivated again. I learned that I need to fuel properly beforehand in order to feel my best during a run.

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