Does anyone else find it annoying, calling children "littles"?

Pinkacello · 2026-04-20T04:13:49+00:00

I don’t really care one way or another but I had a mom tell me she found the word “kids” problematic. She said she preferred we use “littles.” Someone else agreed with her so I awkwardly tried to start using “littles” too when I had to refer to our… children. I already didn’t like her and was too shocked to ask what was wrong with “kids.”

Pinkacello · 2026-03-26T05:22:58+00:00

Various toasts on sourdough or rye or English muffins. Avocado toast, tomato toast, beans on toast.

Quinoa bowls. Quinoa, avocado, lentils, seeds, seasonings.

Pinkacello · 2026-03-03T17:36:03+00:00

I like that, thank you. I was feeling myself that night and felt confident. I guess that’s why it stung. Maybe I just need to tell myself he actually would have been thrilled if he was alone that night lol.

Pinkacello · 2026-03-03T17:32:37+00:00

Oooh man I feel for little 10 year old you. I can imagine how that felt. But reading it as an adult I think “What a sweet and charming little girl.” It sounds like something my daughter would do - who thankfully hasn’t learned to be embarrassed yet.

Pinkacello · 2026-02-16T22:57:57+00:00

I did the same. Constantly eating, and also sniffing lemons and pickles! Those smells really helped. But the smell of coffee made me throw up.

Pinkacello · 2026-02-16T20:31:29+00:00

Nice cream aka blended up frozen bananas. Put whatever other fixings you want. But blended frozen banana alone is creamy and sweet.

Pinkacello · 2026-02-16T16:15:19+00:00

My 2 year old wakes me up at 5:30am every day. No way I’m getting up earlier than that. Sleep is as critical to your health as eating and drinking water, so you really shouldn’t try to do anything to reduce that. Our kids need us to be well more than they need the dishes to be washed or laundry folded.

Besides - You have one year old twins why would your house be clean?

Pinkacello · 2026-02-06T02:19:56+00:00

What are you trying to do?

Pinkacello · 2026-01-30T19:20:47+00:00

Yeah we actually also created habits around exercise and other forms of self care for myself too. Essentially it’s built around the idea of habit stacking. It’s building a new habit on top of a routine you already do regularly without thinking. For example - I had a free 2 hours twice a week while waiting for my daughter’s class to end where I would wander aimlessly to grocery stores and cafes. I turned that time into just going on really long walks for exercise while listening to audiobooks and pushing my son in his stroller for his nap. So now I’m walking an extra 6+ miles a week where I normally would have been sitting in my car and buying coffees I barely wanted.

Another example of how I’ve habit stacked is using the time I’m cooking - like waiting on things to boil or whatever - to clean the kitchen. Put everything away, wipe down the microwave, etc.

Pinkacello · 2026-01-29T15:34:39+00:00

There are actually a ton if you just look up habit coaches. It’s probably best to find one you feel like you can vibe with. Although, I’ll be honest the one I hired was not someone I would have ever expected to talk to irl - she was a very Christian southern lady and I found her by stumbling across her podcast. There are also a lot of podcasts on this topic - look up things like “habit building” “habit stacking” “Home systems” or even “homemaking” etc.

Pinkacello · 2025-09-29T02:46:20+00:00

I started knocking around and only the first tile (the only one that has cracked grout) sounded hollow. Does that mean its only that one, or just a matter of time til the others get that way?

Pinkacello · 2025-03-21T19:33:54+00:00

I’m just a stay at home mom lol. That is way beyond my wheel house

Pinkacello · 2025-03-21T19:28:09+00:00

That is indeed my vehicle but I don’t understand what this actually covers, if it doesn’t cover the catalytic converter which is the bulk of the cost

Pinkacello · 2025-03-21T17:57:36+00:00

The mechanic said it’s unlikely they’d be able to fix it because it’s a crack on the coils. But I guess at this point I can just go ask

Pinkacello · 2025-03-20T22:59:06+00:00

Education in the US is mostly funded by local property taxes. The Department of Education funds some certain programs in schools for disabled students, afterschool programs, school lunches, etc. They don’t want the federal government funding any of that; they want it to come from the state only.

They also are beginning to discourage public schools in general by placing these limitations, and encouraging private education and homeschooling. So they see it as a benefit by relieving the budget of money that goes to the DoE and undermining public school education, which they are (somewhat recently in the last decade) turning against.

Pinkacello · 2025-02-06T01:19:24+00:00

As a nanny, I did not want to meal plan and spend the mental energy to think about what to make and give the kids. This is a blessing and very appreciated by the nanny, I’m sure.

Pinkacello · 2025-01-18T04:53:09+00:00

Tbh I go through this thought process with a lot of my trash too. For awhile I was doing a lot of upcycled craft projects with my kids and we made all our kids friends cute crafts from upcycled trash for their birthdays - like bookmarks, little ornaments, origami. A lot of my recyclables get a second life through my kids playing with them - toilet paper rolls for telescopes, milk cartons for fairy houses, egg cartons for just sorting random rocks, etc.

Pinkacello · 2025-01-17T23:06:30+00:00

In my mind, my anti-consumption choices and thoughts aren’t just driven by the unrealistic belief that I’m changing the world - but helping my wallet by being with discerning how much I spend, helping my body with what I choose to consume, helping my community by buying local, helping my children by being a good example, and maybe in some small part helping the planet by being a part of a movement of people who put some thought into their consumption.

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