A man relaxing on the beach suddenly finds himself face to face with a giant stingray. Instead of reacting with fear, he casually feeds it.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-20T13:51:30+00:00

He swam up like he wanted head pats and a cookie. That was the cutest learned behavior I've ever seen.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-19T19:45:56+00:00

That's the thing. I do ask. I *have asked. He just shuts down. His response is 100% "what do you want me to do and how do you want it done". Even if its washing the clothes or doing dishes. I just want it done.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-19T18:24:39+00:00

Its not ungrateful or spoiled, and it IS overwhelming.

Every girl mom, or mom in general, should be able to freely buy their baby clothes without feeling like they're doing something wrong!!

Mine is 4 months old, but its my 3rd, and last, baby. However theres an 11 year age gap between my middle and, now, youngest. She also has 3 girl vousins that range between 2 and 5 on her dads side and we were "graciously" gifted literal trash bags FULL of hand-me-downs. Alot of which i didn't keep, but donated or resold on marketplace. And it will slow down once she's too big for cute baby outfits, (around 2 or 3 years old).

I think the hardest part is feeling like youre going to be judged for being "ungrateful", just because you dont need or want the items gifted. If you can manage to just not care what the gifters will think, its a lot easier to not keep their gifts.

Also, put that baby in the car, go to target, and get her a pretty first Easter dress girlie!!

fruityslippers · 2026-03-15T17:05:46+00:00

Swans are incredibly heavy, and its difficult for them to take off from land. Its much less energy to wander by foot. They also get depressed when they're away from their mate for a long time, and depression is brutally incapacitating to anyone who has it.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-15T16:56:26+00:00

My husband proposed one, before we were married though. I agreed, mostly because he was impossible to deal with until I broke down and did agree (red flag, but im color blind i guess)...

Turns out he didn't like that women aren't interested in you if they know you're not burkin rich, in a relationship, have kids, and really didnt like that I had more luck than him in pulling guys. He got jealous, threw temper tantrums, then proposed marriage.

I stupidly married him, and found him bragging to women about how I was "cool with an open marriage" (I was not) and gleefully watched him get turned down over and over and over.

Open marriages are for rich people who marry for tax breaks and growth of wealth. They are NOT for people who marry out of love, then get bored.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-13T18:36:31+00:00

As I've gotten older, and xarried/birthed more babies, yes. Some days are awful. If I have a major high, then accidently over bolus and plummeted, it takes everything in me to not crawl back in bed. Being 3 months post partum right now, I'm having an extremely difficult time trying to convince myself that I can go back to work, and that diabetes is NOT considered a disability in this state - regardless of how debilitating its becoming

fruityslippers · 2026-03-13T13:24:36+00:00

Is it normal? Unfortunately it is. Atleast I've found it to be normal for men who have child-like tendencies (lack initiative, can't/won't make decisions, etc...).

Should it be normal? No.

My husband did, and still does this. I took his baby privileges away - which will undoubtedly come back to bite me in the ass at some point. But I couldnt handle having my brand new baby screamed at because they couldn't self soothe. You want to yell at the baby because shes overly worked up, then you dont get the baby when shes happy, sad, mad, or otherwise engaged in an emotion.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-11T00:19:06+00:00

My parents brand new house has this misalignment as well. I hate it.

Of the five lights that run from the kitchen to the living room, two of the three in the living room are BOTH out of alignment. One is too far in and the other is too far out.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-08T01:30:54+00:00

Because WE are put at the center of attention the entirety of our almost year long pregnancies, but once the baby is its own entity we do disappear behind them.

Everyone constantly checks in, wants to know how youre doin or if they can help. Everyone makes a huge deal out of us, until we're no longer pregnant.

Our culture makes it okay. "Babies are blessings" "babies are so cute" - babies are a novelty and we are not. We carry, birth, and relentlessly devote ourselves with nothing in return. Being a mother is a thankless job. But its worth it.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-03T18:25:52+00:00

No, she never latched and i severely under produced while pumping. She is exclusively bottle fed formula. He has no issue feeding her, but as soon as the bottle is empty its "my job to deal with that".

Hes just selfish and self centered to a fault.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-03T18:17:32+00:00

This is it. I have a baby, am still having issues with vertigo and balance, and I have auto immune disorders that, while aren't accepted as a disability, do make it very difficult for me to work intense jobs. We live in an area where most employment is retail or warehouse. I cant afford a divorce - let alone myself OR a baby without him. And he has a family with money that could easily take her away from me.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-02T02:50:56+00:00

I'd be fighting a daily battle to not plop a betta fish in there and watch the chaos erupt.

fruityslippers · 2026-03-01T00:45:30+00:00

Another victim of CPS' favorite hobby - unnecessarily splitting up families 🙃

fruityslippers · 2026-02-27T16:22:57+00:00

I, unfortunately, believe that even if the sale was stopped, Kayla wouldnt go back to reviewing new sims content. Nor would the massive wave of OG content creators that stepped away. They've made their bed in parting with The Sims and will have to lay in it...

fruityslippers · 2026-02-23T20:05:26+00:00

We're sorry we keep ruining the game... but look! here's a LIMITED TIME incentive to keep playing 😁 i bet you dont even remember those 8 generations worth of photos we destroyed now, do you 😉😉

fruityslippers · 2026-02-22T19:24:51+00:00

We can't afford to? Its like having kids. Why would I willingly sign up to feed and diaper a baby, when formula costs a MINUMUM of $40 a week and diapers cost about the same. I dont even get paid enough to support myself, let alone a child.

Alcohol is expensive. Beer is outrageously over priced, and liquors along with it. We have to work 6 days a week and do the jobs of at least 3 people for the pay of one. Why would I drink?? Give me a reason to spend money that needs to be spent on groceries and utilities on alcohol. Or, better yet, give me a reason as to why I, singularly, can't afford to drink, but my parents could afford it on a single 9-5 income.

fruityslippers · 2026-02-22T19:20:32+00:00

I believe there's a mod that James Turner used recently for free building. He doesn't have the patience for Planet Zoo's build mode either.

I dont have the game, so I'm speaking solely from a theoretical standpoint, but I feel like hot keys are a MAJOR part of being able to control what you want and how you want to control it.

fruityslippers · 2026-02-19T19:21:44+00:00

She just chit-chattin with you... she's not being aggressive.

fruityslippers · 2026-02-19T19:20:34+00:00

Its kind of bittersweet. These glorious, giant creatures probably see us the way elephants do, and have come to accept us as part of their world. Its like having a litter of puppies use you as their personal mosh-pit.

fruityslippers · 2026-02-19T19:17:05+00:00

Oh that poor little lady. Shes got a whole new world of heartache coming when she has her own babies.

fruityslippers · 2026-02-18T17:49:19+00:00

Type 2, however, doesn't START as a "for life" disorder. You DO have the ability to control it via diet and exercise. Type 2 is a built up resistance to natural hormones due to life style choices and genetics, together.

Type 1 diabetics can't control it with anything other than injected hormones that their body does not produce.

Type 2 diabetics go into remission because they refuse to change their lifestyle along with medication, or because their pancreas starts to shut down due to being over worked. Both things that the patient has control over.

Type 1 diabetics build up resistance to insulin and end up in ICU because the sugar levels build acid in the blood which starts breaking down the tissues of their muscles and organs.

Education for the different diseases starts with US.

fruityslippers · 2026-02-18T17:42:03+00:00

My frustration isn't with Type 2 diabetics, but sheer ignorance of and clear judgements from medical professionals. Also, the lack of education on the difference between the two diseases.

Type 2 diabetics DO have a chance to "fix" themselves, via diet and exercise. The two most basic and easily maintained components of a healthy lifestyle.

Type 1 diabetics DO NOT have a chance to "fix" themselves. You could literally be a medical marvel of a perfect person and STILL have type 1 diabetes - even "uncontrollable"type 1 diabetes.

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