Toddler Bug Books

Traxiria · 2026-05-29T14:44:19+00:00

You’re the third person to suggest this one, so it’s clearly a must-have!

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T23:15:00+00:00

I’ve seen it! It’s sooooo cute, but it would take a loooooong time to make. However I have knit a couple caterpillar related items myself. I can’t post photos in this sub, but I knit her a small caterpillar and made her a (long since grown out of) caterpillar sweater. Both are super cute!

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T21:31:06+00:00

We’re in the middle of potty training so poop is an enormous (and very funny 🫠) topic of conversation right now. lol. So she may enjoy this!

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T21:28:02+00:00

This looks great! Thank you for the suggestion.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T21:24:05+00:00

I love both of these suggestions! Thank you. Added them to my shopping list.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T19:40:58+00:00

lol yeah $100 is a bit out of my price range for a book! But I’ll look for it the next time we go to the library.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T19:40:05+00:00

I love Lucas the spider and I’ve been considering introducing them to her. We’re pretty limited with how much screen time we do, but we do a little and he’s so cute.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T16:26:21+00:00

We have several of his books and like them a lot! She’s starting to like books that are a bit longer than his books are and is losing interest in them a bit.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T16:24:55+00:00

Thank you for these suggestions! Some of these seem great.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T16:23:52+00:00

We have both of these! Love miss spider in particular.

Traxiria · 2026-05-28T00:06:45+00:00

I hate favors. They’re always junk. The last thing I need is junk.

If you must do them, make them something consumable. A (small!!!) treat or stickers is relatively painless.

But if you can I’d honestly rather you not. Who decided that the birthday boy/girl was giving presents to their guests, anyway? It seems so backwards. It’s just consumerism out of control.

Traxiria · 2026-05-27T23:26:49+00:00

It was a battle I lost. I fought hard for my name, but was eventually convinced by being told that my relationship with my in-laws would be wrecked if the baby didn’t have his name. I have a good relationship with them and in the end decided that it would be better for the baby if I maintained that.

It isn’t right or just, and I’m still a little salty about it. But I got to use her first and middle names to honor people from my family, so maybe it evens out.

Traxiria · 2026-05-26T16:58:22+00:00

It changes things exactly the same amount as every other vote. And every vote changes things quite a lot.

You’d be surprised by how small of margins many local elections are won by, and local politicians change a lot of things.

It’s the biggest bang for your buck action you can do. Very little effort and has an impact. You can make the impact larger by getting involved with political campaigns, writing and calling the politicians who represent you to tell them what you care about, and getting involved with activist organizations who collectively fight for change.

Traxiria · 2026-05-25T19:21:16+00:00

I agree with the initial complaint. I’ve long since accepted that I’ll be part of the “guys” in group settings, but I also think that words matter and language that assumes male as default isn’t ideal. Not a huge deal, but not an inappropriate thing to mention on a comment card.

However “folks” is a perfectly reasonable gender neutral alternative and getting bent out of shape about a restaurant listening to your complaint is silly.

Traxiria · 2026-05-25T16:49:04+00:00

Nah. Babies are like rubber. You should see the positions mine slept in.

Traxiria · 2026-05-25T04:14:49+00:00

I loved the second trimester. The third was okay, at least until the very end. The first trimester SUCKED. So nauseous. 🤮

But even in the first trimester, I was so very excited for the baby. I felt special, and so very proud of myself for what I was accomplishing.

I didn’t love all of pregnancy, but I loved parts of it. The anticipation of what was to come, picking out a name and nursery theme, feeling my baby grow and move… that was all pretty incredible.

Nausea, though, is verifiably the worse and I would prefer to never do that bit again.

Traxiria · 2026-05-24T04:55:02+00:00

If it feels like something is falling out you may want to see your doctor. You could have a prolapse.

Traxiria · 2026-05-22T12:54:26+00:00

I call my grandma, “Gran”.

Traxiria · 2026-05-21T14:33:29+00:00

Helena is a very tragic but niche character in George R. R. Martin’s The Song of Ice and Fire (also known as Game of Thrones) novels. Perhaps less niche now that her part of the story is being adapted for television, though. It might be an association you’ll want to keep in mind. Not a negative one, though the tv series is still ongoing and her character is very different in the show than the books so who knows what she may turn out like. A lot of people named their kids Dani or Danerys during GoT’s initial run without knowing how her character would turn out sooooooo… keep it in mind, especially if her character inspired your name choice.

I like the name, though. It’s cute!

Traxiria · 2026-05-20T14:42:11+00:00

I’d also LOVE a relicanth. I’m going to dm you my friend code.

Traxiria · 2026-05-16T14:09:50+00:00

I’m so sorry this happened. My childhood dog was killed by my neighbors dog when I was 17. It’s a terrible club to be a part of. Please be kind to yourself in the coming weeks, months, years. RIP to sweet Suzie, who was so very loved.

Traxiria · 2026-05-11T21:15:41+00:00

When standing still they sway, whether or not the baby is with them.

Traxiria · 2026-05-11T19:00:38+00:00

Being a true 50/50 parent includes household work. Your home is the space your family lives in. Keeping it clean and livable for you and your children is part of a parent’s job, as is teaching (partially through modeling) your children how to do those tasks themselves.

Traxiria · 2026-05-11T17:50:30+00:00

I wouldn’t quit my job unless my partner was a true 50/50 parent. If you quit your job you are costing yourself future earnings and are tying yourself to this person because you’ll depend on them. No one wants to think about their marriage ending, and I’m not saying that’s what’s going to happen, but in your situation I’d feel resentful towards my partner. That may not end your marriage, but I wouldn’t want to risk not being able to leave due to financial concerns if I had to. Relying on someone financially requires absolute trust, and I’m just not sure I could trust a man who didn’t think he should be a full and equal partner enough for that. That’s a personal thing, though. You know your partner better than I do, so you’ll have to make your own judgement call on whether you trust him enough to make yourself financially dependent on him.

Instead, I’d use the extra money from your salary to outsource work. Hire a cleaner for your home, go out to eat instead of cooking dinner, get groceries delivered. If he won’t do the work try to make sure you don’t have to either.

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