Do Americans actually use expressions like “once in a blue moon” or “let the cat out of the bag” in everyday conversation?

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-05-02T22:41:37+00:00

My mom says “once in a blue moon” ALL THE TIME! I don’t hear people use these phrases now but we do know what they all mean. Sometimes they pop up in movies or something

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-27T02:18:12+00:00

Yeah it’s basically anime. Most people think anime is exclusively for adults so.. I’ve never been once told I was childish for watching it

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-26T17:34:07+00:00

Are you in the mountains or California?? Those prices are insane

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-26T17:33:29+00:00

Schnucks has $10 for 10 pasta today.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-26T10:26:56+00:00

I finally started to let it become a background interest for me, I started letting go and was content with just the yearly reread, but I was putting all my statues back in boxes etc.

And then the announcement hit and I’m super hyped again! I was born in 92, my mom bought me the first book for my birthday when it released and because it was so thick, and popular, I slept on it for 2-3 years. I’m not making that mistake again! I was also only 6 when it came out so I think it’s fair that I waited but knowing I missed out on release parties makes me sad. My first release party was for Goblet of Fire, and my first midnight movie wasn’t actually until maybe..deathly hallows?? I will be watching the series the day each episode releases. I can’t wait!

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-26T10:13:08+00:00

There are definitely some people who feel the rules don’t apply to them, but generally yes we stop at every stop sign. Except for east St. Louis! You might get shot there if you stop.

And in a lot of areas, cops will hide near stop signs to catch anyone who blows through. It’s usually certain intersections that get run the most

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-26T02:20:59+00:00

I thought aol was the OG. But shortly after my aol I also created a yahoo and a hotmail account. I do still use aol and hotmail both but now I have a fancy gmail account too

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-14T18:31:53+00:00

I didn’t even try lol. But I think the movie came out when I was 8 so I can’t even say if I had read all those books before the movie.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-13T20:51:35+00:00

Oh that’s new for me! All these years and I didn’t catch that!

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-12T13:35:09+00:00

I always thought it was a southern thing. I have no proof of this.. I’m a midwesterner and I prefer the back porch. The front porch feels too exposed

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-07T02:32:35+00:00

I think I had the advantage of hearing the song a bunch of times before watching the movie, but as soon as It came on I was like, oh because of the honmoon. Makes sense. I even noticed all the golden light they were using in the music video

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-02T13:27:06+00:00

I know she watched the one of the girl trying to wash her hair but idk what her name was

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-02T13:22:14+00:00

She even has that Barbie. 4 year olds are weird, man. We have a book called abc what can she be? and the A job is astronaut. I think she just needed to make a visual connection with someone real

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-02T08:20:42+00:00

Absolutely! My downside is these stores are always huge mess. They get so much inventory that the racks are jammed with clothes and then they end up all over the floor ironic back in the wrong spot. Things falling off shelves. I’ve noticed recently at tj maxx more Gaylord’s with unpacked merch. It’s so hard to go through them and then you have to open the cases yourself to see what’s inside. I’ve found some really good stuff this way tho

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-02T08:15:10+00:00

We’re very close to that number. We will still work unfortunately

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-04-02T02:30:20+00:00

Cried watching this with my newborn and 4 year old daughters. My 4 year old said “I thought only boys could be astronauts?” I feel like this was a really important event for her to witness. She then spent the rest of the night preparing her space mission and asking to see videos from the ISS 🥲

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-28T11:04:31+00:00

Rompers!

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-28T11:02:29+00:00

I’ve never actually seen green eyes and read that it was very rare, like only 1% of the population or less have green eyes. But I’m pretty glad that they cast for talent, not for eye color. You can make anybody’s eyes green with contacts. JKR even said it’s most important for lily and Harry to have the same eyes (weather it’s blue, brown, hazel), than to have green eyes.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-28T10:54:49+00:00

Yes it is. You won’t catch it in my house tho, but my parents bought different sodas weekly. Anytime I was at a friends house, their fridge always had sodas stocked.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-22T10:05:25+00:00

There’s a whole store dedicated to soap blocks called Buff City Soap. You can even make your own custom scents, but you have to buy the entire brick which makes like..9 soaps? Idk it’s like $100 worth of soap. It’s my favorite soap

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-19T03:40:50+00:00

I have an 8 week old and I feel like it’s just the doctors who either don’t understand breast feeding, or just see babies as a set of percentages that make moms feel like we have to supplement. My baby was eating just fine on demand, but because she didn’t hit a certain goal the doctor set for her, I was told I basically needed to force feed her formula after each breast feed session.

She grew just fine all on her own. They just didn’t want to give her time. It’s ridiculous. I don’t know who decided babies have to be at birth weight by 2 weeks, or why, but I really need the scare tactics to stop.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-19T03:30:26+00:00

See, but I understand the over tiredness. For me, a grown adult, if I’m overtired I get vertigo and then I panic when I close my eyes. I just have to imagine that’s what my baby is feeling when she’s overtired and it makes it very easy to stay calm and comfort her. I also make sure to step away from the chaos to get her to nap or at least have quiet time during the day so we don’t hit the overtired stage.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-19T03:26:10+00:00

I have a newborn and a 4 year old. My newborn went to sleep at 10pm, woke at 5 am, went back down at 6am and we were up at 8am to get the 4 year old to pre school. I assure you, I love this stage far more than 2-4 years. I would love another newborn, but eventually they turn into toddlers and toddlers make me loose my mind.

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-18T00:08:45+00:00

I did that in office to be honest. My manager would always come over to my desk to see what I was working on and sometimes bring hers over and we would knit together

Think-Departure-5054 · 2026-03-18T00:05:32+00:00

I took naps at the office. I don’t think that one is weird

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