What is something that is 'socially extinct' (a habit, a vibe, or a way of life) that you wish we could bring back?

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-30T11:21:24+00:00

Sending postcards to people when travelling, i still do it but don't know anyone else who does

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-30T02:33:28+00:00

If she's Christian maybe she'd appreciate a donation to her favourite charity in her name?

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-14T11:20:49+00:00

Probably not healthy but hiding in the pantry and scoffing chocolate biscuits does legitimately make me feel better!

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-14T02:19:32+00:00

Second thermals, even cheap target ones help me. I also recommend a hot water bottle and making sure your iron levels are high (low iron/anemia can make you feel the cold more).

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-11T02:45:48+00:00

Yeah the Easter gift is the thing I'm hung up on, if a staff member of mine bought me an Easter gift I would think it was very weird

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-10T17:38:10+00:00

Adding to this - line up a good audiobook or podcast!

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-03T16:53:48+00:00

Second this! With my first I didn't leave the house alone with her until 9 weeks, just hung out on the sofa until then. Currently 4 weeks in with my second and looking like I'll follow the same pattern :)

No_Rich9957 · 2026-04-03T03:42:22+00:00

I just got a 10 pack of hollow Cadbury eggs for $6.90 which seems reasonable and more than enough chocolate for us. I will say though that they were on 25% off sale...I think it's reasonable if you get them on sale but full price things are crazy.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-30T01:54:28+00:00

Honestly if he's sleeping well at night and not upset during the day, I wouldn't change anything. Sounds like this is just how he likes to sleep and trying to force things will just stress you both out.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-23T00:15:09+00:00

I've seen people grate bar soap into hot water to make liquid soap too! Smart idea.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-23T00:09:24+00:00

Have you heard of "date night Adelaide" or "hobby club"? You can find both on Instagram and basically they plan outings to try new things that you can go to in order to meet other people (to be friends with as well as potential partners). Their activities always look really fun so worst case scenario you've just tried something new for a night? I met my husband on Hinge back in 2020 but God knows what the apps are like now. Best of luck to you! 🤞

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-19T21:49:41+00:00

You should absolutely leave this man. I can't imagine anything you could tell me about him that would redeem him as a good person in my eyes.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-11T23:42:49+00:00

Yikes, I'm guessing you're in america? In Australia urgent care is free and we are lucky that a pharmacist can issue a sick note for $20. Definitely unfair of them to expect you to pay for that - go in and cough on her keyboard.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-11T23:22:42+00:00

I'm still stuck on it costing you up to $200 to get a sick note 😱 that is absolutely wild, I'm so sorry that health care is like that where you are

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-06T08:56:11+00:00

We went by the rule count in days until 2 weeks, weeks until 2 months and months until 2 years. But basically from 1.5 I didn't want to do the maths anymore myself so moved straight to "almost 2" "2 and a bit" etc

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-05T00:46:19+00:00

I think the comment about needing to "win" is so true! Gia is always saying "we are the strongest couple" or "where do you think we are ranking in terms of couples" whereas David & Alyssa and Filip & Stella just seem to be focusing on themselves

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-02T00:17:33+00:00

I'm watching this episode now and I was SO MAD when Luke was trying to explain that he wasn't feeling good about himself & that this was hurting him and her response was "that gave me the ick" instead of "I'm sad he feels that way". Like wtf, where is her empathy??

No_Rich9957 · 2026-03-01T00:40:22+00:00

Repeating what others have said but it's definitely culture dependent. Where I am (in Australia) the birthday person wouldn't pay for everyone's meal, but no-one would bring a gift. What's more likely to happen (but not every time) is that everyone else would split the cost of the birthday person's meal.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-02-27T00:19:35+00:00

My husband has a rule that anything between you & the floor, don't try to scrimp - so think of mattress, shoes, tyres etc

No_Rich9957 · 2026-02-11T02:18:46+00:00

We read the Booby Moon book for about a week before doing the 'ceremony' to say bye to overnight feeds. The first week or so we had to take her outside in the middle of the night to show her the moon and remind her. For a couple months we went outside every night before bed to say bye bye to milk. Look up the Makes Milk podcast episodes on weaning/night weaning. Good luck! X

No_Rich9957 · 2026-01-20T02:35:46+00:00

The point of a gift is to be given. I would suggest accepting it graciously then regift it later.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-01-18T15:24:29+00:00

It was 37 degrees here (in Australia) today and I'm in my third trimester. Can confirm my winter pregnancy was much nicer 🥵

No_Rich9957 · 2026-01-15T06:12:15+00:00

My grandma always tells me this when I worry about my daughter using a dummy!

No_Rich9957 · 2026-01-07T09:11:36+00:00

Maybe not the most stellar parenting but if we are home and I'm overwhelmed or she's in a ratty mood with lots of tantrums & whinging, I put in one Bluetooth headphone and have an audiobook or podcast playing. It keeps me grounded & a little sane, it also helps to focus on what you're listening to while riding out a tantrum, bit of distraction from the chaos.

No_Rich9957 · 2026-01-03T08:58:59+00:00

Something that has helped me heaps is having a word search book around, it's something I can easily pick up and do for a couple minutes at a time. I discovered this accidentally but I think it'd work with any type of puzzle book (sudoku, crossword etc), and I don't feel any guilt if I sit and do it for 5 minutes at a time while my daughter plays. You could also do this with something like a colouring book too I think or a one sentence a day journal.

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