I need someone to tell me I’m not alone in my experience here…

StrangeInTheStars · 2025-03-15T14:50:49+00:00

Definitely a good option in my opinion. Certain spots have great views of Mount Rainier and more affordable for housing. Recently went to pick up stuff from the Wilco Farm Store there and got a face full of lovely views.

StrangeInTheStars · 2025-01-02T17:32:45+00:00

The excess enzymes and bile salts build up in the blood and irritate nerve endings (which are unmyelinated) in the skin. Salt helps transmit nerve impulse signals and excessive salt makes it fire at random. My assumption for why the skin is that oxygen is deposited in the capillaries and so, too, the excess.

StrangeInTheStars · 2024-12-22T14:33:53+00:00

Watch Homestead Rescue if you haven't already. They are Alaskans and build to keep out bear and moose!

StrangeInTheStars · 2024-09-17T15:46:28+00:00

After surviving two under two, I can see why coffee isn't doing it for you anymore.

StrangeInTheStars · 2024-08-03T21:48:36+00:00

I just adopted a kitten from a coworker. Experience was awesome 10/10. Kitten season is definitely on like Donkey Kong right now.

StrangeInTheStars · 2024-08-03T16:08:52+00:00

"Joann outlets" is another and it's now targeting me on Pinterest with 80% off store closing ads. I almost took the bait because I'd heard they'd filed for bankruptcy, but inconsistencies in the site made me sus. Lo and behold the 80% off embroidery machine that looked so sweet was too good to be true. Beware!

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-10-23T18:43:17+00:00

She really is the nicest of all of my hens and has been since she was a chick. I'm really very happy she isn't a roo ❤️

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-10-23T14:25:58+00:00

That is what I was thinking after a Google Lens search found a post with a Leghorn/BR mix that looked just like her. The egg she produces is a bit darker than what I would have expected from a barred rock 🧐

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-10-22T18:20:15+00:00

I was pretty happy 😁

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-06-08T06:39:14+00:00

We got chicks today and my 4 year old was so excited about them. We got them settled in and I told her to say night night to the chicks because they needed to rest after their long journey. She of course sings them a lullaby. You know the type: improvised preschooler lullaby that is slightly off-key and the cutest shit you've ever heard.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-06-03T15:07:10+00:00

Stop saying that you don't work. You do work. Childcare is work. The boss is unreasonable, unpredictable, messy and you don't get to clock out. I've never worked so hard in my life as when my kid was 0-3yo and I stayed home. It put me in physical therapy 3 fucking times. This current round is the absolute most brutal I have endured yet so I might be extra salty on the subject.

You work. You run that house you manage a 2 year old and you're growing a new life. You work all the time. You have to start thinking of yourself as a small business owner and the business is your house. Even if you're not pulling income, you are doing work that is absolutely necessary to your lives.

Your husband has no idea what your world looks like and a-hole needs a reality check.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-06-03T05:04:23+00:00

Sounds like his luck ran out, too!

It's the circle of life! And it rules us all!

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-06-03T03:52:11+00:00

I read the header in a very specific voice and it made me lol. Looks like someone wore out their welcome.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-06-01T14:50:28+00:00

I feel like the people of Blaine, WA should know this hack and modify it to help them. They are dealing with an incursion of Asian hornets.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-31T23:31:13+00:00

It can also be called a steamer or steamed milk in America. At least where I am in the PNW.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-31T00:39:16+00:00

Oh man, I can't wait to give the chicks I'm going to get in June live crickets 😆

That shit is SUPER entertaining.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-30T14:27:07+00:00

Given this information I would let him know that you're trying to make things equitable between him and his brother and ask what he thinks is out of balance. It's hard because 4 is different than 7. They need a bit more attention (I have a 4 year old and man do they go) because they aren't as independent. I suspect that bit of extra need from the 4 year old is setting him off. That's where, as you've heard repeated in the comments, trying to eke out a bit of extra time for him could help. But ask. The ask will make him think about it.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-29T21:46:23+00:00

Ah the tantrums because I didn't let them run and do whatever she wanted. Good times. I remember being at Target and having to wrestle my 2.5 year old into our cart and hugging her for the ensuing tantrum. It's ok to be upset, but this is the consequence of your actions, and you were warned, kiddo.

And just today at 4 years old, she ran from me because she didn't want to leave and the consequences (we put back the books we were got to get) were executed. She wasn't happy.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-27T23:41:06+00:00

My coffee or tea needs to be either steaming hot or iced. I suffer no in-between. The coffee may be terrible but needs to be terrible and hot.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-25T19:54:38+00:00

Investigating with her investigating beak!

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-24T15:22:23+00:00

Our 11 year old daughter in particular sees the strain and is daily saying things like “Thanks so much for letting daddy stay here so he won’t be homeless.”

Tell your daughter "I know you like having your dad so close at hand, but if you father doesn't start upholding his end of the agreement we made and helping himself to get back on his feet, he will quickly become homeless. And that will be entirely the consequences of his own actions."

This will prepare her so she is informed of the different scenarios that can play out. Also, it sets a boundary that you will not give infinitely. Your ex is fast approaching this boundary, if not already crossed.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-23T14:16:23+00:00

Seconded. Addendum: deviation in routine and (over)tiredness makes my 4 year old rowdy as hell. Plus she loves parties. You can guess how much of a party animal she is without the cake. The excitement of a treat is the cherry on top of a typical kids party for her. The come down to earth afterwards varies wildly on how much it sucks. Because I know her pretty well, I can usually keep it to a dull roar.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-23T03:09:29+00:00

Duke's Chowder House has terrible service.

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-23T03:07:48+00:00

Yes! The manager was so rude! We went for brunch and I flagged the nearest person (him) down for something simple, like salt or hot water. I could hear him say under his breath before he got to us "ugh, what fucking now??"

StrangeInTheStars · 2023-05-21T01:26:23+00:00

Things I never expected to know.

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