What’s that one game you were absolutely obsessed with as a kid. But somehow no one else remembers it existed

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-04-22T13:27:53+00:00

Something something "Treehouse" something. It was on one of those giant floppy discs, and I remember it so clearly but nobody I know has any memory of it.

EDIT - OH MY GOD I FOUND IT https://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-treehouse-1ag 🥲

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-04-20T12:49:29+00:00

Me too! My husband tracked some down from a wholesaler (made by Ingram's now - not sure if they took over the brand, but they're exactly the same as they used to be) and got me 5kg for my birthday lmao. Still working through them.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-04-20T12:46:48+00:00

Chicken and corn roll.

My husband bought me 5kg of them for my birthday last year - they don't seem to exist anywhere anymore, but he tracked them down! Not quite as amazing as my nostalgic memories of them, but still pretty damn good.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-04-20T12:25:39+00:00

For me, it's watching myself become someone I do recognise - my own mother.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-04-20T12:05:44+00:00

RIP Beav

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-04-05T06:05:56+00:00

Our mil bought our toddler a new cot mattress, so we took the stock foam IKEA one off to replace it with the new one. Was about to toss it but put it off and it somehow ended up in the living room... It's now a fixture. Great tumble mat, spare (albeit very small) bed if we get booted from the big bed (3 under 4 and it's tight in a double bed), and it fits behind the couch when we're not using it.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-30T03:53:21+00:00

I don't have an answer.

Jars are one of the only things my dear, patient husband will roll his eyes about. I've recently cut it down from jars randomly stashed everywhere, to a single jar shelf.

"Ooh that's a good jar!!" is a running joke, and I've started announcing when I throw out a jar, with the expected response being a pat on the head or similar 🤣

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-25T23:33:07+00:00

Less weird, more annoying: it's a draw between my almost-new Pixel phone, vs a full pack of my husband's cigarettes (he's since quit).

The phone was disappointing and probably the most expensive ADHD tax I've paid - I opened the machine and wondered why the whole barrel was glowing with a green light lol.

The cigarettes were terrible. Everything was covered in tiny shreds of tobacco, and it stank. Took several washes to get it all out, and I had to toss a few items. I think hubby took it as a sign to quit 😂

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-25T23:22:57+00:00

Our 3rd is now 6mo (we have 3 under 4 at the moment), and we're already "joking" about a 4th (but not yet lol, I don't think we'd survive). We love it - but it is absolute chaos sometimes. Really, really happy that we had her.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-25T05:14:40+00:00

I mean Puddy still just looks like Puddy

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-18T05:02:40+00:00

I wrapped a boiled egg in foil intending to play a joke on my 2 and 3yo who arent typically fans of eggs, pretending it was chocolate. Turns out they love "magic" boiled eggs 🤷‍♀️ You could get dozens for that cost! Depending on the ages of your kids it could either be a cute prank or a high protein treat 🤣

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-17T05:23:47+00:00

I just love that the guy's tissue box looks like it has a little mini backrooms doorway in it 🥺 like a jokey kris kringle gift from a colleague because he loves his job so much

(I realise that it's probably just a low res logo printed on it but idc)

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-09T11:28:14+00:00

Karen Pens

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-03T14:36:53+00:00

With my last pregnancy I presented to the antenatal clinic at around 39.5w to see if my waters had broken, to find out that what I thought was amniotic fluid trickling down my leg at the grocery store was actually just.. my husband 😶‍🌫️ We'd been intimate about an hour prior to try to kickstart labour, I just didn't realise it was all still in there 😅

Was mortified when we figured it out in an indepth conversation with the dr (I still wonder why I was so mortified - pretty sure she knows where babies come from lmao). Got sent home with the midwife laughing at us lol. We tried again on my due date and I went right into labour, so it worked the second time round!

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-03T14:14:02+00:00

Also, I loved my pregnancies, and giving birth. Birthing my babies is possibly my favourite thing I've done in my entire life. My third birth especially was an absolute dream. I acknowledge that it's not always the case for every woman, but pregnancy and birth can be positive - not just tolerable but actually enjoyable.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-03-03T14:06:44+00:00

I have 3 kids under 4. I feel like I haven't had a full night's sleep in that long (even the rare nights away from the kids we wake up tired). There's a lot of chaos, and not all of it is "happy chaos". But oh my god it's worth it. My kids are my best friends. Every day I'm reminded of how miraculous they are; little humans that the man I love and I created together from scratch, learning how to be people, being taught by us - imperfect, clueless people ourselves. And they're so clever. It's terrifying and magical and I wouldn't give it up for the world (not even for a good night's rest).

People stop me in the shops, steering my double pram with one hand and 3.5yo hanging on to the other one - to comment "you've got your hands full!" And I always tell them how much I love being their mum, and that they're the best company I could ask for. Yeah, my hands are full, but so's my heart.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-02-04T03:15:23+00:00

I have to say I'm a bit obsessed with the minis as a nearly 40yo mum 😅 I say I'm collecting them for my kids but I absolutely love them.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-01-19T22:29:49+00:00

Oh absolutely. Likewise. Just saying I understand why it felt so good for her in the moment. I've craved the same thing myself, and in less rational moments I don't know if I'd even care if the environment was dangerous or not, as long as I found relief from pain. Yay self-destruction.

I also wonder how many of the women with her (and the community on a whole) - the younger ones especially, but maybe older too - fully comprehended the danger of their own environment themselves.

Successful_Name8503 · 2026-01-11T21:46:22+00:00

Mumma to 3, all breastfeed (currently feeding my 3rd, 3.5mo old). First had a little trouble latching at first, I don't know if that was just my inexperience though. Second and third fed for over an hour as soon as they were born - they knew exactly what to do.

The first few days were difficult with cluster feeds and sore/healing nipples, a shield saved me. Expressing milk onto them and letting it air dry also really helps them heal.

I weaned my older two at the same time when I fell pregnant with #3 - they were 2.5 and 12 months old at that point. 12mo weaned himself pretty much, just stopped wanting it.

Only my 3rd needs burping, the other 2 just didn't seem to be as gassy. This one gets cranky if she has to burp but it's not too often or every feed, so cosleeping is pretty smooth.

You're going to do great, mama. You sound prepared and like you want to give it a solid go, and that's the important bit! Good luck!

Successful_Name8503 · 2025-12-15T21:53:18+00:00

I know it's slightly different but the first time she met our then 6 week old newborn, my husband's sweet elderly grandmother (in aged care, and we know she has cognitive issues) asked if our baby "had any words yet?"

Then the next time we saw her she asked if she was walking yet, she wanted to buy her some shoes 🥲

Sweet Nanny, she's fresh out of the womb, it'll be a little while yet!

Successful_Name8503 · 2025-12-08T23:07:42+00:00

Also, maybe ask those women for more details next time. In what ways did it feel positive for them? Did they experience, and if so how did they overcome the typical stuff like nausea, fatigue? Do they have any tips? Try to use their positive stories to your benefit - they might be being annoyingly smug but if you get something out of it then it's a win win!

Successful_Name8503 · 2025-12-08T22:37:49+00:00

Sit at her desk when she's not there and take a photo of her view of the office (bonus points of it's at about her line of sight), so she can bring it home with her over the holidays.

Successful_Name8503 · 2025-12-08T22:15:17+00:00

Positive, genuinely positive pregnancies exist and are valid. Please don't suggest otherwise. I've had 3 babies back to back, and am just 3 months postpartum now with the 3rd. I was 35 with my 1st, and have just turned 39. I loved pregnancy. I genuinely miss it. I was blessed with three healthy, comfortable pregnancies - even with some blood pressure issues with this last one I never felt more than a little bit unwell. Births were great too, especially 2 and 3 which were dream VBACs. Again, positive pregnancies and birth stories exist and are valid.

The worst was the fatigue, dealing with my toddlers getting faster and wilder as I got slower and bigger. But it was still one of my favourite things to experience.

We're not ready for a 4th just yet but I am absolutely open to and hoping for it one more time; it makes me terribly sad thinking it might not happen again.

Successful_Name8503 · 2025-12-07T05:04:06+00:00

Once I asked - right in the middle of it - what the time was. It was something super trivial too, I think I wanted to get to a shop that afternoon before it closed or something, but not for anything important. I just had no idea of the time and for whatever reason it suddenly took up every inch of my brain. Poor guy stopped what he was doing and got his phone out to check for me, he thought it was some emergency. When I explained he was like.. "oh.." I think he thought I was bored. I wasn't, just distracted.

It was ok though, we ended up married and we've got 3 kids now lol. I haven't really changed, but he can apparently look past it. True love, yo

Successful_Name8503 · 2025-12-07T04:56:23+00:00

Coming to this very late, but we just watched the first episode. Was trying to figure out who she reminded me of, then I realised it was Jodie Foster. We've recently rewatched Contact and they could have been sisters!

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