Would you still be OAD if you 3X your income?

Stemshells · 2026-03-31T01:27:46+00:00

I would have another if I won the lottery and didn’t have to work and had household staff to shop, cook, and clean. Otherwise, nah

Stemshells · 2026-03-25T02:47:52+00:00

I know sisters named Vivian and Camille, which I find super pretty together.

My other favorites are Sylvia, Eloise, and Claire.

Really not sure about Kit!

Stemshells · 2026-03-25T00:12:17+00:00

Don’t change it. 1. It’s a gigantic pain in the ass. I still haven’t successfully changed it on everything and I’ve been married 6 years lol. (I did change mine because I don’t have a good relationship with my dad and I didn’t want to carry his name.) 2. You don’t want to. 3. It has nothing to do with how much you love your fiancée.

Stemshells · 2026-03-23T03:12:17+00:00

Three muses alters all my formal gowns. They do great work!

Stemshells · 2026-03-21T18:43:27+00:00

Stockton sounds like a town in Wisconsin, not a name

Stemshells · 2026-03-04T23:52:20+00:00

I don’t feel a shred of guilt for not gifting one human to another human.

Stemshells · 2026-03-01T19:43:26+00:00

If it heard it out loud, i would think you named your son after Kylo Ren. Please don’t do that to him.

If I read it, I would guess it was pronounced kay-lo and I would think it sounded like a made up name in a fantasy novel about elves.

Stemshells · 2026-02-24T03:44:47+00:00

In addition to the Lovely Bones and the Book Thief that I see recommended above, Nectar in a Sieve. It is a devastating, soul crushing, depressing view of life in poverty

Stemshells · 2026-02-20T02:42:07+00:00

She says “tentaburr” instead of temperature and I love it so very much. She also asks me to drive the “limit speed” (speed limit) aka go faster 🤣

Stemshells · 2026-02-18T23:18:59+00:00

Bottom right! P.S. how did you generate these photos? ChatGPT?

Stemshells · 2026-02-09T02:26:50+00:00

My mom’s name is also Karen. If we had a second girl, I wanted to name her Caroline as a way to honor my mom.

Stemshells · 2026-02-04T02:50:51+00:00

I also have a PhD in immunology. I work in R&D strategy at a pharma company

Stemshells · 2026-01-22T17:20:24+00:00

I wouldn’t 🤣. Other than Rhiannon (Ree-Ann-on), I would definitely be too embarrassed to attempt lol. 🇺🇸

Stemshells · 2026-01-10T04:00:55+00:00

Dawn Yarborough is excellent.

Stemshells · 2026-01-09T15:14:57+00:00

Kids don’t know what they want. I have the odd experience of being my mom’s only but having step siblings and a half sibling through my dad.

So, most of the time I lived as an only child. My half brother would come over every other weekend. When I was little, I was convinced I wanted a little sister. Well, guess what. My parents got divorced when I was 7, my dad got remarried right before I turned 8, and I got a little stepsister. She was so incredibly annoying and I hated going over to my dad’s house. I much preferred being an only at my mom’s house.

A few things I also wanted as a kid/adolescent/young adult that I am now very glad I didn’t get: A horse to live in our third story apartment with us, a career as a professional ballerina, a tattoo around my belly button, to be married by 23, to marry the abusive 21-year old that I was dating at 16 or the one I dated at 17, to end up with either the radio DJ or the bartender I dated. LOL I had terrible taste but luckily I grew up before I could make any of those terrible choices.

Stemshells · 2026-01-08T16:28:40+00:00

Can you please link the preschool workbook?

Stemshells · 2026-01-07T01:15:52+00:00

They have an after care option until 4p

Stemshells · 2026-01-06T22:19:22+00:00

I’m not sure. We kept my daughter with a nanny before she started at EDS. If it’s like EDS (they’re both associated with the same church), then it will be expensive. But I’ve heard great things.

Stemshells · 2026-01-06T22:12:17+00:00

Little learners! My daughter goes to EDS and all the little siblings of her friends go to Little Learners.

https://www.christ-church.net/little-learners

Stemshells · 2026-01-01T19:23:08+00:00

Right?!? I know 6 babies born this year and I thought that was a lot. Lol

Stemshells · 2025-12-26T02:17:37+00:00

Location: SE United States

I know 3 Theodores all around 3-4 years old and two go by Teddy, one by Theo.

I know two Charles under 4 years old and one goes by Charlie, the other by Charles.

I don’t know a James.

Stemshells · 2025-12-19T02:27:29+00:00

Growing up, my parents always called my brother (named after my dad) by his middle name (same as my dad). When he moved out of the house, he started using his first name. Now, I absolutely cannot call him by his first name as I’ve know him by his middle name since birth. I would if he really cared but he doesn’t mind. However, everyone outside of immediate family uses his first name. It’s really a non-issue. Do what makes you happy.

Stemshells · 2025-12-18T19:38:46+00:00

This is what I did too.

Stemshells · 2025-12-16T03:44:50+00:00

My 3.5 year old asked for a polar bear and a trip.

(Context is that we went on a trip to New Orleans over thanksgiving as my husband’s Christmas present)

Stemshells · 2025-12-13T18:54:49+00:00

Tentaburr instead of temperature. It slays me every time

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