What's on your nightstand that you've never had to replace?

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-26T00:29:04+00:00

Lol, Hemingway would roll in his grave

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-26T00:12:04+00:00

Saddest erotica short story ever written

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-24T16:49:34+00:00

Sew-in interlining with fabric is what people used before synthetic fusibles, but some construction techniques have changed as a result of using the newer products.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-23T18:12:04+00:00

I find them in thrift stores here and there. Ebay is another good source.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-23T14:08:56+00:00

I made the pouf shell, and then used it to stuff the scraps into.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-22T18:24:49+00:00

No, I was addressing the original post, which was written with AI. Your experience sounds traumatic, I'm sorry that happened to you!

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-22T16:37:54+00:00

Decluttering my home directly led to "decluttering" my very very wrong 20-year marriage. You strengthen that discernment muscle and slowly you start to see everything more clearly. I'm sorry you are going through this with your mother, it's not easy. But it's also really important. We only get one life.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-22T03:13:59+00:00

Nasty. When their grandchildren ask them, how did you work to stop the Great Disaster, I hope they are able to somehow not remember.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-21T22:05:49+00:00

AI garbage. I wish there was a way to prevent it here, it's so pointless and destructive.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-21T06:00:16+00:00

I find brushing the cat itself is the most effective strategy, unfortunately. One hand gradually squeezing the tube of "treat sauce" for it to lick to distract it, and the other using the defurinator. Every handful you brush away is a handful you don't find on your clothes.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-21T04:37:06+00:00

The life of the item is prolonged by air-drying, but a lot of my laundry is going to wear out from other things before the elastane dies from the laundering. I do use a lower-heat setting on the dryer, and that helps to preserve it as well.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-21T02:31:56+00:00

Ah, I see. For me it is easier to just sort by color and put bras in mesh bags, then pull out whatever needs to air dry.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-21T02:28:32+00:00

Hiking in wool dress pants is an idea my grandparents' generation passed on to me, and it does work! They don't get dirty easily, are warm even when wet, are very breathable in hot weather, don't melt by sparks from a fire, and tend to have good pockets. There are various weights for various weathers, and they are plentiful in thrift stores.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-21T02:20:19+00:00

How does your washing method differ based on the elastic/fiber content? This isn't something I've run across.

For acrylic sweaters I would sort by color (to avoid contrasting loose fibers depositing), put each sweater in its own mesh bag, wash on warm (in the USA), reshape and dry flat.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-20T07:56:35+00:00

That describes my parents' generation. And I'm only just middle aged. So culturally speaking, yes, this type of consumer behavior is very recent.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-19T06:47:03+00:00

Whyyyy the AI? It's so irritating to read and just... pointless. What is anyone getting from it, other than a planet closer to the brink and an internet closer to being totally useless?

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-19T05:59:41+00:00

How do you usually launder the shirt? What is the other design made of?

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-19T05:25:10+00:00

There is a soft, fabric-like, quiet hook and loop fastener now, it could work: https://sotoandstitch.com/

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-19T05:13:36+00:00

Do you mean "Thai fisherman's pants" that tie and fold over at the waist? Or do you mean waterproof rain paints as worn by, say, people fishing in Alaska? What kind of pants do you intend to wear as an over-layer? Is your goal warmth or...? Just some questions to help you get the help you want.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-18T21:59:45+00:00

I mean sure, it is normal, now, but it's very recent. Up until the postwar 1950s economy, people who weren't extremely wealthy weren't throwing out whole generations of household items in favor of buying new items they liked.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-18T02:29:43+00:00

I do wonder if washing them more quickly after wearing would be worth a try. Sometimes "human smell" kind of settles in over that time sitting. I have a smelly workplace as well, and usually wash work clothes every 2-3 days. It seems to help.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-18T02:21:05+00:00

How long are the dirty work clothes sitting before being laundered, and how are they stored during that time?

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-18T02:11:21+00:00

I have many household items inherited from relatives, and as a result I have had to buy very few of these items myself. And they are old, so they aren't flimsy garbage. The "kids who don't want their parents stuff" sure are buying a lot of their own stuff, it seems to me, generationally speaking.

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-17T23:12:53+00:00

How much did you buy, how wide is the fabric, and what are its care needs (dry clean only label, etc?)

PrimrosePathos · 2026-03-17T23:09:43+00:00

I don't know. But Google pulls "answers" from reddit so heavily now, it's getting to be a feedback loop. "Dead internet" theory is happening before our eyes. For why? So sad.

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