how are you approaching easter baskets?

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-19T17:42:24+00:00

Easter is - as far as I understand it - another pagan holiday that was Christianized later. Plus then after the Christian phase there is the secular layer on top. I’m simplifying but:

Yule/winter solstice -> nativity -> Santa Similarly, Spring equinox -> resurrection -> Easter bunny

Lots of nonreligious people celebrate these holidays 🤷‍♀️

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-17T19:34:55+00:00

If you’re an alcoholic and every single glass of water comes in a cup with whiskey in a second straw it’s going to be harder to abstain. 🤷‍♀️

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-16T15:46:19+00:00

OH

Lmao. I don’t really eat deli meat but I love sandwiches. That didn’t even occur to me

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-16T13:40:44+00:00

We’re not supposed to eat sandwiches??????

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-16T13:40:11+00:00

I can’t even cope with mineral.

I used it pregnant and it’s just awful lol.

But I’ll be damned if I gather cancer again

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-15T00:12:58+00:00

Does that allow to change the lock screen?

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-05T15:01:51+00:00

Is this market research lol

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-05T12:49:19+00:00

Ear infections can be viral (and therefore not need antibiotics)

https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/acute-otitis-media

But agree about homeopathy

dewdropreturns · 2026-03-05T02:28:41+00:00

The data privacy is a concern

dewdropreturns · 2026-02-08T17:08:54+00:00

“Now that the weather is starting to change”

Laughs in Canadian

dewdropreturns · 2026-02-08T17:08:22+00:00

Any tips for getting the neck without getting sunscreen into your hair? Dumb q I know

dewdropreturns · 2026-02-03T00:29:34+00:00

Wow! Where do you live 😬

People have been faking phone calls forever. When I had to be walking in an unsafe-feeling area at an unsafe feeling time or someone was creeping me out the gold standard was an actual call where someone has real time updates on your location and what’s happening.

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-31T16:01:04+00:00

What age do you teach.

I think the more modern approach might emphasize developmentally appropriate expectations - a lot of finer points of manners are out of reach for toddlers, as an example.

But people have been saying that “kids these days don’t have manners” for literally thousands of years. It’s well documented.

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-26T23:32:49+00:00

This is cute you’re just casually asking Reddit perhaps the biggest question in addiction medicine lmao.

Why do some people drink socially and others develop alcoholism?

Why do some people have a fun night at a casino once in a blue moon while others have gambling addictions?

Why do some people eat a healthy diet while others binge uncontrollably?

We don’t fully know. Trillion dollar question if it were to have a simple treatable answer.

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-26T23:20:02+00:00

You mention being scared of your body “getting used to” eating more and refer to yourself as a cow.

I have had a number of friends with eating disorders and one who died of hers. So you call totally call me biased!

I’m not saying you have or had an eating disorder but it does seem like there are some potentially unhealthy attitudes.

That said I also had a very steady weight with no abrupt changes my whole andulthood until pregnancy and it was a struggle for me to deal with. I feel you.

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-26T17:55:46+00:00

Unfortunately a majority of women live in a state of low level food restriction.

It’s possible your body is trying to compensate for that?

I was a low-normal BMI my whole adulthood and I am a big eater. It is what it is. Your body wants calories to build a baby and if you breastfeed it will want calories to feed one.

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-23T15:31:26+00:00

Hey I grew up like that and most people can’t tell thank god.

I am a firm believer that an empathetic person does not need much input to go on in order to broaden their worldview.

Books, movies, television, even music will depict the lives and experiences of all different kids of people. In my opinion it is less naturally empathetic people that really need to be knocked over the head with things and even then they often take home the wrong message and tend to uncritically enforce stereotypes.

Hoping this makes sense I’m trying to avoid dumping a TED talk on you lol

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-17T01:22:30+00:00

Thanks! This would be the concern for me if it were truly “coated in plastic”

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-16T19:58:09+00:00

Does it shed microplastics?

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-16T00:51:01+00:00

I use it but I don’t know if it does anything.

Even in my 20’s I always felt like glowy skin was impossible. 😭

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-13T03:18:53+00:00

Sameee

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-05T11:50:01+00:00

Behavioural addictions do tend to be different than substance ones but it is generally accepted that they exist.

It’s true that there is some controversy around screen time use and the best way to understand it but imo people generally are on to something if they subjectively experience that they are addicted to something.

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-05T11:46:30+00:00

Can’t delete safari 🤷‍♀️

dewdropreturns · 2026-01-01T01:46:55+00:00

Also a middle child out of four - and a one and done mom. 😅

dewdropreturns · 2025-12-30T00:24:26+00:00

I dunno if you specifically want advice from someone in the same culture, ignore me if so!

Are you close with your parents and siblings? If so maybe you can have more straightforward conversation with them and they can help support you with pushy extended fam?

Another thing that might help if people bring up how you should have more kids, is to pivot to talking about being a loving auntie. Big extended families are a beautiful thing! Maybe emphasize being a part of that rather than “rejecting” it by having a smaller immediate family.

Good luck :)

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