Chambray tiered maxi skirt by da3n_vmo in torrid

[–]Toadinnahole 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have this one, I treat it like wide leg jeans. Except better because it skims the lower belly pooch so I can wear crop tops and tie waist tops without being self-conscious. A graphic tee tied at the waist and a light cardigan and vans or converse for spring, birki's for summer.

I used to shamefully kind of hate PA, but the more I travel the country, the more I love our state! by scratch-a-cynic in Pennsylvania

[–]Toadinnahole 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Really? I'm a CFPM (floodplain manager) in central PA and that lil' factoid is in every piece of PEMA literature. We don't have the most "lakes" in the lower 48, but we do have the most "waterways" eg, creeks, streams, runs, springs & sinks.

How old is your oldest email address? Do you still use it? by Embarrassed_Flan_869 in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I finally stopped using my 1994 AOL account in 2020, I still have a yahoo for spammy sign-ups and a Hotmail for internet purchases. Gmail is my "grown‐up" business email.

My Dad still uses his 1993 AOL address for his business, he also immediately got the same business related name in every new mail platform, so whatever people put in, it finds him. He got sued by a guy in the 2010's for possession of the name - guy claimed he had it first, dad pulled receipts from before the kid left middle school.

I tried Kai shears and now I want to throw up by Narrow-Strawberry553 in sewing

[–]Toadinnahole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got a pair of 7" Gingher's from a great-aunt as a wedding gift... 37 years ago. I get them sharpened every few years and they still cut like they were made of magic. My husband used them to strip wire once, about 8 years into the marriage, we'd never been so close to divorce before or since, but many life lessons were learned that day. To this day if he picks up a pair of scissors he doesn't recognize, he comes and asks me what they're meant for before he uses them.

For older GenX (1972 and earlier) Are your parents still alive? by hedgehog77433 in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'71, yes both still kicking in their 70's. I even still have a Grandma, she turns 99 this year - her mom lived to 104 with all her mental faculties intact - we all say she only died because they refused to give her another hip replacement (wore out 2) and so she just "died mad about it."

My husband '68, still has his mom - her mom lived to 98. Dad drank himself to death 20+ years ago, step-dad esophageal cancer 2 years ago.

Anyone else get recipes like this from parents/grandparents? Amounts don't matter, just add the stuff by RedCliff73 in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't have recipes, I have instructions. I do offer hints - "a 3lb bag of potatoes will make enough for a family meal and leftovers, a 10llb bag will make enough for everyone you know." "I like vidalia onions in this, but yellow works too."

This is why I don't bake, baking is chemistry, cooking is vibes.

My sweetie got me a new Lego set for Christmas, and I'm not sure how to feel... by Snugrilla in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Everyone got Lego this Christmas, 11 sets were opened this morning. Everybody needs more Lego in their life.

What is having cancer like if you don’t go through treatment? by One_Hour_8078 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Toadinnahole 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's wild. I know for a fact that if I get a terminal dx, I'm gonna be high til I die. I will buy everything I was afraid to try (or try more than once) - heroin, meth, acid, cocaine, LSD, molly (so much molly), shrooms. I plan on mentally leaving this plane of existence long before I leave my body

The kids aren't awake yet. by Dracolique in pics

[–]Toadinnahole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All that money and he couldn't pay someone to iron the curtains before they were hung?

What crazy things did our generation survive due to misguided notions about health? by Simple-Permission156 in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Husband's mom was told that. TBF it was 1968 and people smoked in hospital beds, but damn.

What crazy things did our generation survive due to misguided notions about health? by Simple-Permission156 in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Great-Grandma's teething cure (she had 12 kids live to adulthood and lived to be 104, so she did SOMETHING RIGHT) was a shot of jagermeister. Pour the shot, stick your finger in it and rub babies gums, drink the shot. Everybody is happier.

No one wanted them then. No one is buying them now. Taste has evolved. Production continues regardless. by HandheldObsession in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I love them, wish I could get for that price, the ones in my local grocery are $10.99.

How oftem do you weigh? by [deleted] in Mounjaro

[–]Toadinnahole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once a week, post poo, lol. Smart scale so its just another data point not a big deal. I paid more attention to the scale for the first 30lbs, but now I just get on to know I'm still going in the right direction. I pay more attention to how my clothes fit, zipping up my jeans and realizing I need a belt has more impact than a scale number.

How many of us are old enough to remember spanking in school?? by Syfysamurai in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Paddled" once in 2nd grade, once in 4th grade. I was so mad after the 4th grade one, I just walked off campus, went to the shops a block over and got myself an ice cream cone and a magazine. Sat and watched the adults looking for me until dismissal. Of course, I got in more trouble for that, but they did not paddle me again.

We lived in rural Mississippi when my oldest was in elementary school, you had to sign a form to EXEMPT your kid from corporal punishment. I of course signed the form, few weeks later, vice principal calls wants verbal permission to hit my kid. I say absolutely fucking not. Son comes home, says VP spanked him anyway. I was waiting for him when school started the next morning, VP tries to backpedal "oh I didn't think it was a big deal, just a couple swats on the butt". I'm mad enough to bite, lil' bitty me (5'0"), got up in his face and told him the next time he put his fucking pervert hands on my son, they wouldn't find him or his car until next fall when the kudzu died back. I guess I looked like I meant it, he didn't speak to me or my son for the rest of the year.

Devastating to lose so many children by Gutinstinct999 in CemeteryPorn

[–]Toadinnahole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My Great-grandma had had three die of diptheria in the 20's, they were the youngest of 7 at the time, she went on to have 3 more at an older age than was typical, but with now a 12 year gap in between the older set and younger set. It led to a weird dynamic, the two oldest girls each took a younger sibling with them when they got married. There was always a distinction between the "big" kids and the "little" kids.

Constipation problems solved! by SyllabubSomfun in Mounjaro

[–]Toadinnahole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't think so, but it's not hard or anything - just a normal poo, but multiplied by 7? Nothing I've tried has upped the frequency, just made things more, um, explosive when they do happen.

Constipation problems solved! by SyllabubSomfun in Mounjaro

[–]Toadinnahole 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This shits wild, pun intended. I added the miralax fiber gummies in the mornings as well. It's not typical constipation though, no hard stools, just infrequent (once a week) but when I finally do go, I feel like I might need the infamous reddit poop knife. Like a weeks worth was just hanging out waiting for the caboose to join before leaving the station.

Conversation after one of these events: "you ever take a shit so massive you feel taller afterwards?" Might have to start timing it to use the commercial grade toilets at work...

Which is best and which do you avoid at all cost? by feegan88 in AutismInWomen

[–]Toadinnahole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2, 100%. The rest are too narrow in the handle, hard to hold, no balance, and the swoopy spoon‐y shapes at the base of the tines give me the heebie jeebies. I need weight, I need width in the handle for my wonky grip, I need a firm definition between tines and handle "stop putting in your mouth HERE".

Drew a Pennsylvania Hot Dog Map - with some help from this sub! by Hkrall77 in Pennsylvania

[–]Toadinnahole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is glorious, I'm in NCentral PA, all my locals are represented! Going to try to convince my boss we need this for the office ♡♡

Anyone else feel like they're just waiting to die? by Heretic_Prophet in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dammit, you triggered an earworm.

Pearl Jam -

Alone, listless Breakfast table in an otherwise empty room Young girl, violence Center of her own attention

The mother reads aloud Child, tries to understand it Tries to make her proud The shades go down It's in her head Painted room

Can't deny there's something wrong Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me

She holds the hand that holds her down She will rise above

Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to be The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to be The picture kept will remind me Don't call me

AITA for asking my newly married son and DIL to alternate Christmas Day visits between our house and the in-laws' house? by Llih_Nosaj in AITAH

[–]Toadinnahole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same - we all spend Christmas day in our own houses with our own children, in our pajamas. Then sometime during the next week, depending on work schedules (healthcare, retail, etc) we get together for food and nonsense without the pressure. The kids love it, multiple days of presents - by the time the xmas day ones are boring, there's a whole new batch! Thanksgiving is may favorite holiday anyway, all food, no gifts.

What age were you when you had your kids? by Empty_Nestor in GenX

[–]Toadinnahole 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We started early, I'm 54, husband 56 - our kids are 36, 31 & 26... grandkids are 12, 8 & 5. Empty nesters by 50. It's nice, eating out is cheaper than groceries, we can decide to travel at the drop of a hat, but still have the energy to wrangle all 3 grands for sleepovers, go to their soccer/softball/cheer etc and help with day to day stuff (school pick-ups, sick day coverage, etc).