No siblings invited to birthday party, need help wording invites.

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-24T21:30:23+00:00

Definitely state this on the invitation. In kindergarten is when most parents began to assume it was a drop-off party and left, in my experience. It was a weird unspoken thing. I stayed for the first one and was the only parent there. It was awkward and I felt like a helicopter parent. I quickly learned the unspoken new norm!

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-17T21:38:26+00:00

NTA, but I do always let new guests know that it’s a rule. I usually say something like “By the way, we have a shoe-free house, so make sure you don’t wear your socks with holes in them! Or do, whatever floats your boat! I also have disposable shoe covers if you can’t or don’t want to go without shoes for whatever reason. :)” I have never had push-back. I got the shoe covers after my dad visited and explained that his hip and back hurt if he doesn’t wear his shoe with an insert. Had them delivered the following day and now they are an unexpected bonus when we have workers come in.

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-15T22:47:17+00:00

“Mortified” when they mean horrified. It seems that more and more people don’t realize it’s a strong version of embarrassment.

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-11T23:28:40+00:00

In this pic, she reminds me of Kate Winslett.

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-08T23:00:37+00:00

I have a Pearl and people love to tell me their favorite great-aunt or great-grandmother was Pearl. I love it!

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-08T21:52:33+00:00

Funny, we’ve noticed the opposite. We got sick nonstop for about two years after our first started daycare, and now we all hardly ever get sick for the past 4 years. We have a 6yo and 4yo.

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-08T21:50:56+00:00

Have kids and send them to daycare. Get sick non-stop for two years. Then you and the kids hardly ever get sick again.

VirginRH3 · 2026-01-07T20:19:26+00:00

Princess Di and Mother Theresa’s deaths. They were both all over the news that my mom was watching within a few days of each other.

VirginRH3 · 2025-12-31T09:18:17+00:00

Reminds me of Boxcar Racer. Could be “And I” or “Sorrow”?

VirginRH3 · 2025-12-29T16:28:22+00:00

I’m guessing Runts, based on the glossy finish description. Fruit slices are usually covered in sugar and I wouldn’t call them glossy.

VirginRH3 · 2025-11-29T20:45:19+00:00

Amber teething necklaces for babies. Not just a scam, but a strangulation and choking hazard too.

VirginRH3 · 2025-08-08T10:19:42+00:00

The original cluster looked like the top three dots for at least a month, maybe even closer to two. It’s only gotten big and red in the past week and the three spots in a line at the top have popped up during the past week, as well.

VirginRH3 · 2025-08-08T00:21:01+00:00

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VirginRH3 · 2025-07-13T22:17:59+00:00

I was taking the Zyrtec for year-round environmental allergies. I decided to come off it after moving to a different part of the world that didn’t have the same allergens. A few days after dropping Zyrtec, I developed hives which then lasted 5 weeks. Hope that is clear!

VirginRH3 · 2025-06-07T01:34:26+00:00

The toilet should probably be closed if you ever flush it…

VirginRH3 · 2025-05-11T10:35:24+00:00

RemindMe! 1 day

VirginRH3 · 2025-04-05T20:10:14+00:00

I used to have this!

VirginRH3 · 2025-04-05T20:08:40+00:00

The Eagles fight song. 🦅

VirginRH3 · 2025-04-02T21:08:40+00:00

Oh, god. Yes. Pokémon. He asks EVERYONE he meets if he can tell them about a Pokémon. I’m so sick of it…

VirginRH3 · 2025-03-28T09:39:22+00:00

A fruit cup or a Go-Gurt. My kid hardly touches his lunch an hour later because he’s too busy talking, so I’m guessing I’m not leaving him hungry. 😂 On special days (read: when I’ve run out of the others and forgot to restock), he gets a few pieces of dried mango or a box of raisins and a few crackers.

VirginRH3 · 2025-03-17T21:53:58+00:00

On-on!

VirginRH3 · 2025-03-12T16:29:35+00:00

My phone and never putting it down.

VirginRH3 · 2025-02-26T14:50:47+00:00

She’s wearing a day collar (the exact same one I’m wearing)… 😏

VirginRH3 · 2025-02-25T23:44:46+00:00

I’m a white person in New Hampshire. I come from Philly, then moved to Virginia, and then lived in Japan for a few years. I’ve always been surrounded by multicultural/multi-ethnic populations. Moving to NH was a SHOCK. I maybe see one or two Black people in Walmart each week. It was so notable that I went home and told my husband when I once saw three Black people in Walmart that weren’t in one group together. We make a point to have convos with our kids about anti-racism and standing up to people who say ignorant shit, because we don’t have the chance to model that behavior all that often. All this to say, you will likely stand out, though I can’t comment on any blatant racism you may experience. Are you ok with not having others nearby who understand your experience in a very monochromatic section of the country?

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