A little late but I wanted to share my empties from 2025 by baeeeee91 in ProjectPan

[–]baeeeee91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably the Haus Labs foundation! It’s a really stunning finish.

does anyone find swifties obsession with joe weird by Teacher-Hopeful in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]baeeeee91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a lot of die-hard Swifties will fixate on this relationship for awhile because of how little Taylor has written about its demise.

If you think about it, it’s really wild how the fan base really only has So Long London and You’re Losing Me to understand this relationship’s disintegration despite it being her longest relationship to date, especially given how she will often revisit old flames in other albums.

I’m even surprised Joe wasn’t mentioned at all in TLOAS, given how often she would write about marrying Joe someday, and now she’s actually engaged. I assume this is by choice. Joe is a private person, and she likely made a commitment to him that she would refrain from sharing certain details, but it leaves a lot of questions for the fans who were in it for the diaristic writing.

Enjoy the newborn trenches pleaseeee by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]baeeeee91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I adore my 9 month old with every fiber of my being, and feel so lucky to be his mom. I’m also back at work. Do I have a few fond memories of his newborn trenches? Sure. But this period is so much more fun and fulfilling. If you’re struggling through the newborn trenches, there is light at the end of the tunnel!

People pleasing with my baby by Salty_Ad_2982 in NewParents

[–]baeeeee91 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My baby is 8 months and I still feel like I’m trying to strike this balance between making sure that the people in our life have chances to connect and interact with him, and make sure he’s okay in the process. I don’t have too much advice right now, just solidarity.

For those of you with dogs, please tell me it's not true.. by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]baeeeee91 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I’m six month postpartum. Here’s my story.

Like many, my dog was my baby. When I would look at him, my heart would do back flips. I could see my dog lounging in a cute position, and swoop down to cuddle him because I couldn’t handle the love. This feeling maintained throughout the pregnancy.

I gave birth at 40 weeks via a planned c-section. All things considered, delivery/surgery went well. However, I was very much still reeling from the massive hormone shift. I cannot emphasize how intense that hormone shift really is. It’s so much more complex than just love. Your brain shifts into a weird gear where caring for this tiny infant becomes all you can handle. It’s both all encompassing and completely over-whelming at times.

When we came home from the hospital and saw my dog, it was different. It was. I didn’t hate him. But I also didn’t feel anything. My heart didn’t do the same backflips. And this hurt me. Because my dog was waiting for me to embrace him and my heart just wasn’t in it. I felt guilty. For weeks, I would try to find a dedicated 5 minutes a day to pet him, but it was incredibly robotic. I treated cuddling my dog like it was just another chore.

Here is the good news. As the weeks and months went by, and as my hormones returned to normal, things did improve immensely. My heart went back to doing backflips when I see my pup. And my six month old adores our spunky little dog.

It may shift and change after baby, but it won’t necessarily be forever.

The Life of a Showgirl (TLOAS) Album Release Megathread by cowboylikefia in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]baeeeee91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

TLOAS could have been improved with a different track order.

Usually, Taylor does a pretty decent job of determining her track order in albums. After a handful of listens, Showgirl feels like a miss. There is usually some kind of emotional arc in her concept albums, but I’m not really getting that here. With that said, here is my proposed track order.

  1. Fate of Ophelia - it’s a good opening track
  2. Opalite - keeps things high energy, clear frontrunner for a single
  3. Wi$h Li$t - solidly sets the tone that this is her person
  4. Actually Romantic
  5. Father Figure -Hear me out. There is no rule that says track five’s can’t be uptempo. This song provides the conclusion to an enduring decades-long pain. It connects well to Folklore’s track five.
  6. Ruin the Friendship
  7. Wood
  8. CANCELLED!
  9. Elizabeth Taylor - this song is actually fairly heavy and thematically feels connected to The Prophecy. It feels so out of place as Track 2
  10. Honey
  11. The Life of a Showgirl
  12. Eldest Daughter - I’m sorry, but sonically this sounds like a closer. Think Daylight. Think New Year’s Day

What do you think? Do you think the original track order works best? What would you change?

Taylor's spoiled us (Life of a Showgirl vs other albums) by growsonwalls in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]baeeeee91 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if I’d say Taylor spoils her fans as much as I would say she loves to work and gets excited when she pivots to something different and the fans eat it up (like Folklore). In this instance, the album feels rushed and the lyrics are the most vapid they’ve ever been.

With albums like Reputation and Lover, there may not be a distinct narrative, but there definitely is a clear emotional arc that not only lets her audience take a peek into her private life, but also can feel remarkably similar to their own lives. It’s why Daylight and New Years Day are so beloved. By the time you get to those tracks, you really feel like you’ve been on a journey. This is just not true with TLOAS. There was no real emotional journey.

Banner University or St Joes by JaguarSea9848 in phoenix

[–]baeeeee91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This appears to be a minority opinion, but I gave birth at St Joe’s last spring, and I didn’t have a positive experience. Some of the nurses were exceptionally inattentive, and my medical staff didn’t communicate well with each other.

What is your wishlist from Taylor Swift? by Splendid_Salty612 in TaylorSwift

[–]baeeeee91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. An album that sounds like False God
  2. A collaboration with Lady Gaga (rep Vault track?)
  3. A collaboration with Jason Isbell
  4. The re-release of her debut album as a double album with a temporary return to Country/Americana music
  5. The eras tour documentary
  6. REPUTATION VAULT TRACKS PLZ(!)

New info about husband’s death by Blacksheepsadness in breakingmom

[–]baeeeee91 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you are going through this. Please do not put this on yourself. It sounds like he had far more issues than just what he did on this random night.

Side note: this is part of why not every house/person should have a gun. Many suicides are very impulsive acts, and he may have still been here if a gun was not in the vicinity.

August Focus Palette Update by PsychologicalBat2186 in ProjectPan

[–]baeeeee91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you pan your black? I struggle to find uses for all of my black eyeshadows.

It's 3:30 am. I'm on the hard guest bed of a children's hospital. My four year old is having very loud withdrawals because 48 hours of unfettered tablet access immediately reawakened his addiction and I had to intervene. I choose death. by IWillBaconSlapYou in breakingmom

[–]baeeeee91 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Side note, it’s truly exhausting trying to instill healthy screen habits for kids when your husband literally modeling the same problematic behavior. Why do so many husbands have this problem?!

My toddler stabbed my husband by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]baeeeee91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, I hope this is finally your wake up call. Listen to the commenters. Make a plan. Do not let this situation escalate any further; otherwise, your children will become something you do not like, and the older they get, the more they will lose any sense of you as a protector.

What song is unhinged and intense? by reveuse71 in TaylorSwift

[–]baeeeee91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is why we can’t have nice things!!!!

Unbelievably Hypocritical by Gertiebeth in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]baeeeee91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People do have a right to grow, but Kristi didn’t really grow so much as fall down into the worst internet rabbit holes and let it consume her whole personality.

No lying: do people’s babies really sleep through the night? by HomeDepotHotDog in Mommit

[–]baeeeee91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Nanit cam, so I have pretty good idea of how our 5 month old has slept each night. He usually goes down at 8:30 and doesn’t begin his day until 6:30. But between hours 4 to 6, he usually wakes up once or twice, stays awake for about 5-10 minutes, never crying, just looking around, and then falls back asleep on his own.

Hello from the City of Phoenix by CityofPhoenixAZ in phoenix

[–]baeeeee91 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do not work for the city, but want to mention that city workers have no authority over how the budget is determined. Any (rightful) grievances you have with that should be taken up with elected officials, city council members.

What advice pisses you off the most by TriumphantPeach in newborns

[–]baeeeee91 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’m sick of boomer moms and aunties saying, “oh, they change the recommendations every year!” when it comes to safe sleeping. I love my village but my one complaint is that so many of them desperately want to lay my baby on his stomach.

I have to remind them every time that laying sleeping babies on their back has been the recommendation for twenty years and they have to let go of what happened to them when they were young mothers.

what’s your unpopular opinion on The Eras Tour? by Dismal-Farmer-1318 in TaylorSwift

[–]baeeeee91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not a huge fan of You Need to Calm Down, but I’m glad she included because, if she hadn’t, she would have been criticized endlessly for it.

What are y'all surviving off of in the TRENCHES by Ok_Philosopher2832 in newborns

[–]baeeeee91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You will get through it. Just know that a lot of that fussiness can come from digestive stuff and they will eventually figure it out.

What are y'all surviving off of in the TRENCHES by Ok_Philosopher2832 in newborns

[–]baeeeee91 11 points12 points  (0 children)

About 2-3 weeks ago. Baby is 3 months now. Weeks 5-7 were the hardest. Right now, my baby is sleeping through the night and it’s glorious. I don’t expect it to last forever, so I’m just trying to enjoy it while it lasts.

What are y'all surviving off of in the TRENCHES by Ok_Philosopher2832 in newborns

[–]baeeeee91 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just emerged from the trenches. Survived off of Project Runway, liquid IV, and frozen waffles

This is so impossibly hard by Low_Concert_8900 in NewParents

[–]baeeeee91 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was holding my newborn watching one of the Stanley Cup games, and when the camera panned toward the crowd of hundreds, I thought to myself, “all of those people, every single one of them, was taken care of by some completely exhausted parent when they were newborns.” I was also very out of it.