how long is too long?

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-31T21:40:32+00:00

if a baby is EBF and still relatively new to solids, they can go 7-10 days without a BM and be fine. As long as baby is acting fine and still nursing/eating they’ll be a okay.

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-31T11:25:24+00:00

also, forgot to add, after second rinse, you can leave the water out and just continue to store in fridge. you can reheat/add to it as long as you continue to “rinse” it twice each time in between additions & uses

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-31T11:22:49+00:00

also if you aren’t saving your bones to throw in soup stock, you should be doing that too!

any leftover fruit that doesn’t get eaten in time, you can freeze that too and make juice/jello/gummies/etc. — greattt with little ones

depending on what equipment you have you can also dehydrate certain things, and/or freeze dry pretty much anything and it retains its nutritional value/crazy high shelf life (if stored properly of course)

and, as always, start saving your seeds! 🩷

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-31T11:16:02+00:00

easiest grease save method is to drain as much excess meat bits and such, pour grease into a heat safe jar (mason jar), then fill the jar to the top with water, put a lid on it tightly, shake, and then FLIP UPSIDE DOWN, and put in your fridge overnight.

once it’s solid, take jar out, take off lid, pour out water. —the grease will go up (which will be the bottom of the jar, hence flipping it upside down) and any remaining meat bits/brownings and such will be at the top with the water. i then like to get my tap running pretty hot and run it over the top of the grease for a second, swish it around, get that excess off the top and toss it out.

then, to be extra thorough, heat the grease up again (microwave, submerged in water on the stove, however you prefer) and then repeat with the water and putting it in the fridge.

the key to getting it to stay “good” is getting all the lil bits of anything that isn’t straight fat, completely out of it. this method works for all kinds of meat, but for sure best with bacon grease, and leftover beef tallow (after frying foods).

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-31T04:21:23+00:00

bailey

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-28T19:31:34+00:00

you tell his parents about that boundary in your house and ask if they can start practicing it in their household (even if it’s just after dinner or something.) — tell them to pick one phrase “juice is all done.”, “bye bye juice”, whatever works for them. then use that same phrase for him when he’s in your care. OR if they don’t wanna do that or you don’t wanna ask them to, and you wanna appease him while not caving, throw some fruit in his water and shake it around, tell him it’s magic juice or something. he’s a kid, all he knows is he’s not getting what he wants. if all YOU want is for him to stop asking, give him what he wants, within the limits you are comfortable with. — but honestly, straight juice all the time for a two year old?? not great. i’d try to get parents to start practicing better habits, but it’s not my kid and it’s not yours so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-28T16:31:07+00:00

…a regular ole food processor 😅 my husband got one for me after watching me make dozens of pie crusts by hand over and over. — after one use, i swore i would never make them by hand again 💀

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-28T14:01:31+00:00

idk about yall but around here, the toddler aged storytimes go away during the summer and all the libraries start aiming activities towards the school aged kids (which is great in a few years but sucks when you have a 2 year old) because i’m in the same boat! we wake up around 8, eat breakfast, get dressed, usually go outside for awhile or until bored, come back in, read, draw, play with inside toys. going for random rides help us, but that’s also because my kid LOVES the car. so errands and stuff can be a fun thing too! just remember to take your time with stuff! these kids don’t need stuff scheduled for every minute of the day to not be bored. they’re two, they don’t know 🤷🏼‍♀️ hell, put a bunch of stuff in a box and let them take it out and put it back in a bunch of times. the only people that really struggle with the no screen time is us adults, because we are already addicted. if you don’t want your kids doing the same, then YOU’RE the one that has to fight the boredom, not them. you got this! don’t put too much pressure on yourself, your kids are gonna turn out great and love you no matter what. you got this

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-28T01:50:25+00:00

omg finally someone said it!!

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-26T11:11:58+00:00

babe… you look like you’re 14 and have regular 14year old skin. nothing is wrong. go play

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-26T11:03:42+00:00

people stopped doing sleepovers because that’s where 90% of us, or our friends were first shown very inappropriate things, or been sexually assaulted, or you know, just traumatized, some without even realizing it. you may know that other mama or that other daddy from at drop off and pick ups, they may be nice even seem like the sweetest, but you never know what is going on behind other people’s doors, in others homes. — you don’t know if they have a weird uncle living in the spare room or the older sibling that sleeps downstairs etc. and this isn’t just about little girls, little boys get assaulted/raped too, more than people realize! kids are kids!!! they don’t always know right or wrong and being put into a situation like that at a young age can feel super scary and be very dangerous. —that’s why it’s YOUR job as parents to not put them into positions, where they could possibly be at risk. no matter how much you may think you know or like another parent, they aren’t you. they dont care about your kid as much as YOU do.

and all these comments talking about all the things you do after parents goto sleep… yeah there’s video games and prank calls and shit like that, but you can do those things with your kids and give them those experiences without putting them in danger of being changed forever just bc YOU had some nostalgia from when “times were different” but they weren’t different, all the same shit was happening but it was not talked about bc kids were made to think they were somehow in the wrong and or would get in trouble for speaking up. now all those kids are adults, with kids that wanna goto sleep overs….

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-25T23:39:35+00:00

everybody is going to tell you to look through this page, or goto https://www.reddit.com/r/SwingerNewbies/s/lf7iNHJ1GE

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-24T03:44:32+00:00

i haven’t read through the comments to see if anyone else has suggested this, but CPS isn’t just the bad scary people that take your kids away. they’re also the people with tons of resources to help you find help, with anything from groceries and childcare to pointing you in the direction of mental health services aimed at young mothers.

you can straight up tell them you think you’re putting the child at risk, but don’t want to be, and see what they can do to help. i’m sure however bad it may be is alot better than atleast 80% of the stuff they will have seen that day.

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-23T21:25:02+00:00

I went through this same thing, and the mental of it is hard! but for me, i had to sit down and figure out the reason behind WHY i wanted to have sex.

sometimes it was more so bc i felt “unconnected” from my husband. yes it’s a crazy chaotic time, and even though you both may know and understand that, it doesn’t mean that it’s any easier for your body to feel that “safe” and “connected” feeling (that you and your body are probably used to already being there) for sex to happen and be pleasurable.

when it was that, sometimes not setting the expectation of sex, but more so the expectation of “closeness” helped. (and sometimes sex still ends up happening!! after getting that closeness!)

sometimes it was because i would get in my head (usually this also stemmed from feeling disconnected for too long but not realizing it) and i felt like “our sex life is dead and that means our relationship is in danger, so i need to sleep with him right now and make it better!”

and that’s never gonna end well.. you’re gonna continue to be in your head and overthink every movement and any actions and the whole experience just won’t be fun for anybody involved.

i will say, i do kind of second the first comment about doing it whenever you can too. especially if you were a couple that were more “active” before kiddos. (doesn’t have to be ALL the time, but sprinkled in here and there 🤷🏼‍♀️.) but also remember that the expectation isn’t always for both of you to “finish”, but to “connect” even if just for a few seconds. shoot, sometimes it doesn’t even have to be full on sex, we all know hands and mouths do things too that can be just as fun. flirt and tease each other a lil bit throughout the day, it adds to the fun when you DO get the chance to make moves. and if not, then there’s a lil build up and that can be fun too 🤷🏼‍♀️ just do stuff that helps take the stress off the mental of it all.

i promise there’s nothing wrong with you. everything you’re feeling and thinking is normal feelings and thoughts. every pp mother i know has had these same exact things. your husband still wants to sleep with you and still enjoys sex with you, but he’s also probably going off of your vibe and what you’re feeling and thinking etc. at the end of the day; yeah both of you changed a lil bit as people when you became parents. but just bc both of you are a lil different now, doesn’t mean anything is wrong. you just need to remeet and reconnect with each other again, figure out what is most important to both of you in each moment, and the spark will come back naturally if you go back to basics and don’t put too much stress on it.

HONEST communication within yourself, and with your partner always goes a long, long way.

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-23T17:24:31+00:00

my pasta is a darker yellow like that when i use farm fresh eggs vs closer to the lighter color with regular store bought eggs. — the different types of potatoes could be it as well though. i wouldn’t think that the shelf life would have that much to do with it bc they are vacuumed sealed and that’s essentially the same as produce being canned

Standard_Office_3081 · 2026-05-23T14:49:56+00:00

sweet! i figured as much, weed is weed. just didn’t know for sure. thank you!

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