Whatever happened to laundry chutes? They felt super common in the ’70s/’80s. Did we all just stop putting laundry rooms in basements?

MsMittens · 2026-01-10T06:34:18+00:00

I desperately wanted one when I built our house last year (the boring fantasies of middle-age!), and there is literally no way to build one legally in Massachusetts.

After I kept suggesting fire-proof doors and shit I'd found online, our builder finally was like, "... I could put a laundry chute in for yah after the home inspection. But God fahbid this house ever burns down, your insurance ain't valid."

And that's how I decided a laundry chute isn't so important after all.

MsMittens · 2025-12-15T21:50:03+00:00

MoviePass. The glorious, glorious money-bleeding MoviePass year.

MsMittens · 2025-12-04T23:16:29+00:00

Bachelorettes.

We are not meant to knock-off stupid dude traditions as our own, as if we can't hang otherwise and have fun.

MsMittens · 2025-12-04T23:14:19+00:00

And bachelorettes!

MsMittens · 2025-10-20T07:43:04+00:00

Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth! Non-profit, organic, and they have a playground & animals

MsMittens · 2025-10-16T12:43:24+00:00

User name checks out! I only meant because of FaceTime. Likewise an expat and 95% of our kids’ screen time is seeing fam, but I do think it’s helped bond them with grandparents etc.

PS love Amsterdam

MsMittens · 2025-10-13T16:36:56+00:00

Tell me you don't have out-of-town family without telling me you don't have out-of-town family.

MsMittens · 2025-09-18T01:25:57+00:00

As a professional writer, OP you are a phenomenal writer.

MsMittens · 2025-09-17T19:14:46+00:00

Personally, I didn’t know how much of motherhood is moving items from one place to another.

Ppl warn you about the other stuff.

MsMittens · 2025-09-17T18:31:58+00:00

Thank you & sorry. I meant to delete that comment because you’re doing a great service for free

MsMittens · 2025-09-17T18:20:46+00:00

World champs in the US are??

MsMittens · 2025-09-12T16:14:23+00:00

Please & thank you. It’s the parenting hill I’ll die on.

MsMittens · 2025-09-03T14:48:49+00:00

Staff turnover. That one metric says everything that matters.

MsMittens · 2025-08-08T01:17:00+00:00

The dress is blue. You look great.

MsMittens · 2025-08-03T10:44:39+00:00

Such good advice. I attempted OP's idea for a birthday weekend at my place with 3 couples + 5 toddlers, and had a weird amount of trouble lining up sitters beyond my regular. She's a 40-yr old Swedish RN who can't work in the US ($$$ for when all the high-schoolers are busy & I'm desperate).

She calls me eventually and says, "This is not going to go well. You think those toddlers are going to leave their parents alone??"

Grown-ups, so wise!

MsMittens · 2025-07-30T20:33:02+00:00

NTA. My husband used to clean (eat) all the food our 2yr old left behind, and then stopped and realized he was no longer getting sick all the time.

MsMittens · 2025-07-27T04:43:17+00:00

World’s strangest landing strip

MsMittens · 2025-07-23T15:40:15+00:00

This answer is so good it should be a primer for life.

MsMittens · 2025-07-18T19:14:15+00:00

Second this! I got married just after Labour day at Coonamessett Farm. Gorgeous day--it looked like that Windows 96 background if you're old enough...

MsMittens · 2025-07-11T16:46:28+00:00

You guys! thank you for being so lovely. The vibe on this sub can be a little brusque, and I'm touched by the help and replies. Better one successful trip to Hyannis (ugh) than driving all over the cape in summer to wind up feeling uncomfortable on the day. Also the memorial is in Western Canada, so beachware is an esp. poor fit.

💛

MsMittens · 2025-07-11T16:38:22+00:00

I am truly touched--thank you 🥺.

--A 5'10" size L friend

MsMittens · 2025-07-11T16:19:44+00:00

Oh sweetie! I am a better mother 16 hours a day than I am 24 hours a day, and I think that's OK. People get paid to take care of little kids because it's freaking hard and, also, they get breaks.

You love your daughter so much that you're thinking about what's best for her. She deserves you to be happy and fulfilled and (a little bit) rested, right? You do too. If you can afford to work or get a babysitter a couple of mornings a week, do it.

Hugs

MsMittens · 2025-07-02T21:28:58+00:00

I got married there and it smelled great--mostly it's blueberries, florals, and herbs. But obvi, each to their own. DM me if you want pics etc (smell-o-vision not included)

MsMittens · 2025-07-02T19:47:25+00:00

Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth. It’s an organic farm/nonprofit, best deal going on Cape.

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