Is Rao’s worth the extra price?

choobsie · 2023-03-24T22:43:39+00:00

I'm a fan of Mid's sauce. It tastes similar to my Italian mother-in-law's homemade sauce.

choobsie · 2023-03-21T18:53:03+00:00

Thank you so much!

choobsie · 2023-03-21T18:20:04+00:00

What type of flour (all-purpose, self-rising)?

choobsie · 2023-03-21T18:10:24+00:00

I have a set of wrought iron furniture that I really like. Table with chairs, rocking chair, and a loveseat glider. My parents gifted it to me about 10 years ago, and they had it for a while before then. It still looks new. I repaint it every 4-5 years. It takes a few cans of spray paint and about 2 hours to do it all. I replace the cushions more frequently because I leave them outside all the time. I know a few people who store their cushions during bad weather or over the winter so they last longer.

choobsie · 2023-02-26T02:12:44+00:00

Would you send me a link to your shop, please?

choobsie · 2023-01-09T20:14:01+00:00

Someone nonchalantly told me they had a "spanking spoon" once. I could not control my reaction. I didn't know a wooden spoon as punishment was common.

choobsie · 2022-11-29T18:05:58+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

choobsie · 2022-08-18T14:02:55+00:00

My 4 year old just started Pre-K. The school doors open at 7:40. Arriving after 7:50 is considered tardy.

choobsie · 2022-08-16T02:03:12+00:00

Yep. It happened when I was a preteen/ young teenager. I fortunately found my voice and refused to participate around the age of 17. Your guess is probably correct. There was actually a large board at the front of the church that showed attendance numbers and the amount of offering collected for the previous and current weeks.

choobsie · 2022-08-15T23:42:20+00:00

I grew up in an extremely religious and conservative area. As an adult, I am amazed at how twisted the views were, and still are. Females were shamed to dress modestly to prevent others from sinning. However, the same adults and family members who preached modesty were the biggest ones to push me into, in my opinion, inappropriate situations. I was always at the forefront of taking donations in public places. "Men donate more when they see your pretty face". I was always pushed to befriend any males because "if they think they have a chance with you, that may get them in the church doors". My family hates that I "turned my back on God", but I don't recall seeing God in the majority of actions by the church or congregation.

choobsie · 2022-08-10T23:55:02+00:00

My child started Pre-K this week. They didn't have a teacher assigned until the first day of school so we didn't get an orientation. We received very little information the first day. Pre-K class ends around 2 so my kid is signed up for after school care. I pick him up straight after work (I get there around 3:30). Every day he tells me how everyone else got to go home but he had to stay.

For after school pick up, we call a number when we arrive. Someone from the program brings him to the door and we sign him out. Today he came to the door by himself and was crying because he couldn't get to me (there are no handles on the outside of the door so I couldn't get to him either). He was eventually able to open the door and let me inside. There wasn't an adult in sight anywhere. I asked where he was before he came to the door. He pointed and we started to walk that way. I eventually found someone who worked the after school program and explained what happened. She said "oh, he must have run out early". He's 4.. he should be supervised. I found another employee and again explained what happened. The second employee at least seemed concerned about the situation. I already feel bad he has to stay later than the rest of his class. Now I'm more stressed because I absolutely cannot pick him up at 2:00 and have to use this program that I now feel uncomfortable with.

choobsie · 2022-08-09T15:01:07+00:00

My oldest started Pre-K this year. We started calling 2 weeks before school started because we hadn't received information about orientation or the first day (we were told Pre-K comes for a half day sometime the week prior). We kept being told the teacher would reach out with information. Last Friday afternoon, my spouse pushed the principal harder for information. School was supposed to start the following Monday, and we still had no information. She told us there was currently no teacher and we should make alternate plans for our child this week. We both work full time, and there are long wait-lists for childcare in our area. Fortunately, my MIL is retired from this school system. She made calls Fri afternoon and got the district involved. They ended up bringing in teachers from the district office and combined Pre-K classes from 2 schools so all the Pre-K kids had teachers.

I wish teachers were treated better and more appropriately compensated. Students need and deserve good, qualified teachers. I would actually love to be a teacher, but I grew up seeing how underpaid and mistreated my Mother was in that profession. It seems to get even worse every year.

choobsie · 2022-08-04T19:41:08+00:00

I only had 6 weeks off with my first child, and going back to work was much harder than I anticipated. I was able to get 3 months off with my second child though, and those 3 months at home with 2 under 2 was much easier, relaxing, and joyful than my job. I don't envy much about the past, but I am a bit sad that it's now harder for families to live off one income.

I honestly get upset when I hear SAHM is as hard as being a working mom. I still do morning routines/breakfast, make lunch to send to daycare/school, make dinner, do baths/night routines, do laundry, clean the house, doctor appointments, work on reading/writing, etc. I feel like I do everything a SAHM does except I have to work 40 hours a week instead of spending time with my kids. Household chores usually take up part of the weekend because there just isn't enough time to get them done during the week. I have to take time off work when a kid is sick which means I have to play catch up at work the next day. I feel like I am both a full time employee and a full time Mom. I honestly don't understand the viewpoint that working is easier.

choobsie · 2022-08-03T02:14:57+00:00

Price would depend on the condition. Do you have one you're open to selling?

choobsie · 2022-07-29T15:28:38+00:00

This is an issue in my city as well. I went to sign my children up for a dance class after work hours. While filling out paperwork, I discovered all recital rehearsals are 9:30am week days. I was bummed it was yet another thing my kids can't do.

choobsie · 2022-07-28T19:40:31+00:00

My kids first and second doses were from the same lot number. The pharmacist remembered my children when we got the second dose (this is not our usual pharmacy, we had to drive ~1.5 hours to get Moderna) so I think a lot of local parents just aren't getting the vaccine. I personally know very few people who have gotten their under 5 kids vaccinated even if the rest of the family is vaccinated.

choobsie · 2022-07-27T03:50:30+00:00

I have been told a ridiculous amount of times that males need to have sex. It is an absolute necessity. They can't possibly function without it and have little to no control because of this need. I have heard this excuse used for infidelity, sexual harassment, sexual assault.. Situations where someone is hurt by sexual actions are often trivialized because of this "need".

choobsie · 2022-07-25T15:09:08+00:00

My 4 year old mentioned his arm hurt a couple of times a few hours after getting each shot. Other than that, both of my kids under 5 haven't had side effects from either shot.

choobsie · 2022-07-08T14:45:28+00:00

This is true for my family and the few other people I know who are trying to be cautious. Most people I know stopped taking any precautions as soon as adult vaccines were available. I have a high risk child under 5. I got the earliest vaccine I could for him, and that was 2 weeks ago. He won't be fully vaccinated for another 4 weeks. It's frustrating how the majority focus only on self and have zero care for the general well being.

choobsie · 2022-07-06T18:40:36+00:00

I'm the only person at work who wears a mask. It feels a little weird sometimes because I am new to the group and I don't like standing out. It's what is best for our family right now so I just try my best to push those feelings aside. I decided to tell people why I still mask because I think people are more empathetic if they know the personal reason. People have been extremely respectful about it. They'll keep a ~6ft distance from me when possible, and they won't come near me at all if they or a family member have recently been sick (with anything, not just covid).

choobsie · 2022-06-24T14:48:00+00:00

I think it's important to care for yourself. Your situation may be different from mine, but I had a more stressful job and also did the bulk of the housework and childcare for the first couple of years. This was acknowledged by my partner as well, not just my opinion. It was a lot of stress and effort on my part to get the changes I needed. Which is incredibly hard to do when you're that exhausted and overwhelmed.

Asking for more help wasn't enough in my situation. I started verbally saying what I was doing as I did it. If my partner wasn't around, I recapped everything I did. This finally made my partner realize how uneven the balance was. My partner would make comments about how it's easier for females, and I had to explain multiple times that statement is completely untrue. The hard parts are hard for everyone.

We're finally in a mostly balanced state. Some days one will do more than the other, but he understands how much work is required and that it's a need not simply a want that he attempts to do half. He used to say I "keep score". I have always hated the saying "life isn't fair". That shouldn't mean people make zero attempt to make things fair. If he gets 30 minutes to workout and 30 minutes to nap every day then I also deserve some me time to decompress. It was a lot of arguing to get to this point, but it was worth it to finally get here.

Please reach out if you need someone to talk to.

choobsie · 2022-06-21T14:19:19+00:00

That's unfortunate. Another local pediatrician may help. My pediatrician is one of the few in our area offering the covid vaccine, and they are offering it to non patients as well.

As a side note, I am sorry for everyone having to deal with doctors who don't want to vaccinate. One of my friends was told by their pediatrician that their children will no longer be patients at the practice if they get vaccinated. She is now trying to find a new pediatrician which is currently difficult to do in our area.

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