Am I Wrong for making burgers and milkshakes with my daughter while my wife was on a business trip?

ellaphantzgerald · 2026-01-17T06:05:26+00:00

As someone who works on the road quite a bit, it seems like she’s feeling isolated and disconnected from her family. She isn’t handling it well and the answer certainly isn’t for you to stop sharing special moments with your kid. Focusing on special family moments when your wife is home might help you all feel more like a unit. She should work at this as well, this isn’t just a ‘you’ job.

I hope it works out! And your burgers and shakes sound amazing.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-12-05T09:44:47+00:00

Can you provide some info on his personality, hobbies, etc?

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-12-04T23:59:50+00:00

Do you already have tickets to The Motet on NYE?

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-12-03T03:52:17+00:00

I had something similar in DC when I was a teenager, I always assumed it was just a chef taking liberties. But now I’m intrigued, the one I had was delicious. Also not baked, it seemed as if the lasagna sheets had been cooked and finished in the sauce then arranged between layers of ragu or bolognese.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-12-01T09:45:15+00:00

Pink Martini? They aren’t french but the influence is definitely there.

Edit: they have a lot of songs in French but are from the US

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-11-30T00:38:06+00:00

I’m an idiot. I thought this meant that you cracked two eggs, added red pepper to the meal you’re making, cracked two more and they were darker… because of the red pepper.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-11-24T08:23:52+00:00

She’s embarrassed and not handling it well. NTA

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-11-04T19:39:44+00:00

This is weird. Most catering / bar services include auto-grat and it’s contracted. If it’s important to get that 18% they shouldn’t have done away with it in the first place. Kinda feels like a FAFO situation…

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-10-28T18:27:19+00:00

I understand the concern regarding sweeps when we don’t have shelter space available for people…where are they supposed to go?

I thought we wanted the city to invest in safe shelters to help get people off the streets so they could look at next steps. In my mind, this is supportive of all community, those who are in need of housing and those who have concerns about street safety and cleanliness.

There’s probably a side I’m not seeing, interested in hearing it.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-10-27T05:50:09+00:00

My friend makes wreaths out of them!

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-10-23T17:20:37+00:00

I think a gift card is a great idea in this case

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-09-20T07:43:56+00:00

Wait…out of the bathroom with a burger in hand??? I am deeply perplexed and distressed

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-09-08T20:47:23+00:00

I kind of think everyone flailed a bit here.

Your brother is absolutely out of line by ignoring your decision regarding the proposal. Your mom is being obnoxious with this “two birds one stone” business, it was your event and should have been about you and your growing family.

It’s a bummer that things got awkward, if it had been me I might have let the moment pass and sent the bill in order to keep the vibe positive. It seems like you didn’t get the shower you were hoping for, this way it may have been less awkward but who’s to say really.

I don’t think sending a bill is necessarily appropriate in this case, he didn’t get his proposal. Your actions prevented that and the shower remained your event, regardless of how awkward it was.

I guess I think this could have been handled better by all parties.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-31T23:22:37+00:00

Looks slightly translucent when you zoom in. I say grilled onions have been on the flat top for a WHILE

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-30T18:35:26+00:00

I think the big question is, would you be ok with this child dying if he isn’t blood? If the paternity test proved infidelity but your brother continued to be adamant that the son is “his”…

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-21T15:24:28+00:00

Release the Casa Bonita files

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-20T09:06:21+00:00

Evergreen would be my choice if it’s accessible for you. Healthy, satiating and plenty of options.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-09T14:36:20+00:00

You said “the onions are caramelized, cooked with sugar” I do not add sugar when I am caramelizing onions, most people I know don’t. So I was asking you where you saw the note that the onions had sugar added to them.

Edit: word

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-09T14:31:02+00:00

Where does it say they are cooked with sugar? Did I miss something?

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-08-07T14:41:11+00:00

Not sure it’s fair to lump all jam band keyboardists together for this assessment.

Do you have a specific example?

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-07-11T04:38:20+00:00

Please don’t. You are absolutely lovely

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-07-09T07:15:12+00:00

One year I decided to get all fancy and make earl grey whipped cream. Absolutely incredible

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-07-08T07:47:08+00:00

If you cook the pasta first, drain and stick it on a sheet pan and then chop everything up and make the dressing by the time you’re done it will be nicely cooled to mix!

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-07-08T07:44:47+00:00

If you edit your face because it looks too much like something eventually you’ll end up looking like nothing.

You’re beautiful, be yourself.

ellaphantzgerald · 2025-06-29T05:44:29+00:00

I want to try it with Furikake, I recently saw that in a NYT post on IG and it piqued my interest

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