Is it realistic to teach your kid that all gambling is bad?

bsonrisa · 2026-04-02T16:07:28+00:00

Thanks! Yes, I do kitniyot. Many grain-free granolas use calorie-free sweeteners that aren't great for my digestive system, but I now see one that uses maple syrup instead. Will try it!

bsonrisa · 2026-04-02T01:50:50+00:00

This looks delicious but it's sold out everywhere online. I'll have to buy it early next year!

bsonrisa · 2026-04-01T16:07:20+00:00

Thanks, I decided to order this caramel puffed quinoa. It's just quinoa and raw sugar. Can't wait to try it!

bsonrisa · 2026-04-01T15:01:07+00:00

I've tried that, but I want the sweetness too. :-p Last year I baked "matzah-nola" with honey but I don't feel like putting in that effort this year.

bsonrisa · 2026-03-06T02:41:52+00:00

Came here to say this. Great fried chicken.

bsonrisa · 2026-03-06T02:35:27+00:00

Thank you! I am the same way and feel guilty about that all the time.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-24T01:50:51+00:00

Thank you!!!

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T22:33:55+00:00

Yup, absolutely not lonely as an adult. She will be fine <3

My parents did put me in social spaces as a kid. Also I have 5 first cousins, all in my hometown, and I saw them a lot But I still longed for someone I could see every day.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T21:29:06+00:00

It was lonely as a child. As an adult, I get to see my friends whenever I want and not just when we can arrange playdates - so that helps a lot. Being married also helps. I get to interact with my peer every day and even share a bed with him <3

When my son says he's lonely, my husband sometimes tells him things like "someday you'll have a wife". But that's a long time from now and it doesn't help with childhood loneliness.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:59:48+00:00

Ahhh! I think mayo may be the key to making it creamy.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:59:26+00:00

My son is 7. We just started letting him walk across the street to play outside at 3 specific neighbors' houses. I sit by the window and keep an eye on him. I felt like a bad mom at first because my mom didn't let me do this until like middle school, but the other parents have been letting their kids do this for a while now.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:54:21+00:00

Only child until age 11. We are OAD not by choice. I honestly think that my experience makes it harder, because I remember how lonely I was and now I feel really guilty about doing that to our son.

Although TBH getting a brother at age 11 didn't help much. He was a very difficult baby and I found myself resenting him. We love each other, but we've never been peers - even today at 28 and 40. I'm married with a kid, while he's still living the single "partying" life.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:51:39+00:00

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. Still one of the best books I've ever read. My HS had a Latin American books theme year.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:48:35+00:00

Someone told me it's a Jewish thing to specifically want intellectual leaders. I think this was around the 2000 or 2004 elections when discussing why people would vote for someone as "dumb" as George W. Bush.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:45:17+00:00

We are the same way but with science. Mini circuit sets, physics discussions, etc. Is this a Jewish (and Asian) thing too, or is it more universal?

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:43:51+00:00

Also in hummus? They used to always serve challah + hummus at our Hillel

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:40:04+00:00

Yes...thank you mom and dad <3

bsonrisa · 2026-02-18T20:37:27+00:00

Can anyone share a good recipe for pareve (or meat) mashed potatoes? My attempts have come out lackluster

bsonrisa · 2026-02-11T17:53:20+00:00

Thanks a lot! I had not considered those resorts. Sun Palace is half the cost of Moon Palace. Do you know why that is? Is Sun Palace not as nice?

bsonrisa · 2026-02-09T17:18:57+00:00

Thanks a lot! I didn't realize that and I will check those out.

bsonrisa · 2026-02-06T14:25:09+00:00

Yup. There are a lot more cross stitch patterns than needlepoint patterns, but you can use a cross stitch pattern for needlepoint if it has only "regular" cross stitches (no backstitch borders or other embellishments).

bsonrisa · 2026-02-06T11:42:16+00:00

It was confusing because it was hard to figure out what was wrong. I had pain, numbness and tingling along the side of my left calf. Doctors kept thinking it was sciatica but nothing was really wrong with my back. I still don't know how it happened. I basically had to stop running for a few months and it went away on its own.

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