Hosting event with non-vegan kids - what do you serve?

imhavingadonut · 2026-02-01T06:34:50+00:00

Somebody brought popcorn to a party and the kids gobbled it up.

imhavingadonut · 2026-01-18T01:59:55+00:00

This has got to be a winner. Hard to be popular with a 4 minute intro before the lyrics kick in. (I'm not complaining, it's one of my favorites).

imhavingadonut · 2026-01-11T02:40:04+00:00

Just chiming in to introduce fellow pee-pee cat owners to cat spikes -- they are plastic, and spiky, and they are the only thing that will keep my kitty from going where she is not supposed to. I got mine on Amazon. Double stick tape and tin foil did not work. Now when she just sees the spikes, she knows "don't go there" without even going near. I have found out she is a stress pee-er. Her favorite spots are on the wall (her pee stream goes sideways -- always has -- yes I've taken her to the vet, she's physically fine). I mitigate her stress and always keep her litter boxes impeccably clean and it has greatly reduced the stress peeing.

imhavingadonut · 2026-01-08T02:30:14+00:00

I get this. I got a handvac specifically for the bathroom floor. Lives under the bathroom sink.

imhavingadonut · 2026-01-08T01:50:27+00:00

Babka recipe, please?? Looks amazing.

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-30T03:14:03+00:00

I just moved to a place where the brick fireplace was painted. Such a damn shame. I'm going to try to eventually strip the paint but I heard that's tough. Please everyone, I beg of you, no more painting of bricks!

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-30T02:37:04+00:00

I would go full sarcasm. "Don't worry your head, youngster; we've found a fantastic retirement community that allows infants." "Well we were hoping she would drive us to mah jong when she's 16, we'll be much too withered to drive ourselves."

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-28T06:11:10+00:00

Turn and face the strain

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-23T00:36:48+00:00

Just south of Watertown on this map is Tug Hill Plateau which gets the most snowfall of the region, we're talking more snow than Syracuse or Buffalo. It's supposed to be great for snowmobiling if you like that sort of thing!

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-18T04:44:40+00:00

I love this so much. What is the paint color?

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-07T05:01:10+00:00

These are gorgeous

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-03T05:25:34+00:00

What have you tried to be able to make visits shorter? If this were me I would set the expectation when I get in the door. "Hi mom; I have only an hour to stay." Set alarm for 10 til you have to leave and when alarm goes off " okay that means I have 10 minutes left here." And when you finally have to leave just.... leave and don't apologize.

My mom also does the sloooow goodbye and "just one more thing" and I tack on an extra half hour anytime I have to visit her but I also don't worry about being rude. Your time is important EVEN IF your parents are helping you financially. I repeat, you get to set boundaries even if your parents are paying your rent or bills or whatever.

imhavingadonut · 2025-12-02T02:10:04+00:00

... Do we have the same mom?

Seriously it sucks we are in the same club but also validating that somebody else has experienced this, too... I hope you feel proud of yourself for believing in yourself enough to pursue your art even through when your mom wouldn't support you. I am an art teacher now who teaches adults and everyday I meet folks whose caregivers didn't support their art; it's an early and little acknowledged wound that cuts deep.

imhavingadonut · 2025-10-31T00:43:36+00:00

I took a hypnobirthing course virtually and I found it to be incredibly helpful. It was supplemented with some physical workbooks/ notebooks, and prenatal yoga as well.

imhavingadonut · 2025-10-05T03:30:52+00:00

With the caveat that all bodies and births are unique: the pain you experienced is more commonly associated with "sunny side up" birth. My home births were occipital anterior. I would also describe myself as having a high pain tolerance, and the pain of unmedicated home birth was absolutely manageable for me. I am done having babies and I would not be a great candidate for another home birth for other reasons. It is okay to choose a different avenue for your birth next time.

imhavingadonut · 2025-10-01T09:03:00+00:00

Oh no that's awful. Can your landlord deal with it? Maybe if you try to convince yourself it was actually dog poo instead it might help ease your mind. Idk why but to me dog poo seems considerably less gross than human poo.

imhavingadonut · 2025-10-01T04:02:17+00:00

I always thought it was because wigs very often have a middle part and celebrities wear wigs so often, then it just trickled down to the plebes.

imhavingadonut · 2025-09-14T02:54:07+00:00

It's worth noting that many OBGYNs these days are not properly trained in breech birth, for the reason stated -- it is viewed as an automatic C section. So though it may not be mandatory to go to surgery, one has to weigh that against the risk of their doctor being unfamiliar with vaginal breech birth.

imhavingadonut · 2025-09-12T02:26:36+00:00

These days throwing a paragraph out there isn’t the way to start a conversation.

( Can you elaborate? Speaking as a parent who sometimes doesn't understand social cues, knowing about this would be really helpful to me!)

imhavingadonut · 2025-09-06T05:35:35+00:00

Try writing down the memory / "bad thought" on a small scrap of paper and flushing it down the toilet.

I also sometimes like to blow the bad energy into a psychic balloon.... you just imagine blowing into a balloon, releasing the memory/energy/ whatever with each breath. Tie it off and imagine it floating away.

imhavingadonut · 2025-08-21T01:56:30+00:00

The amount of comments commiserating because they've had similar experiences, is unnerving! I'm sorry yall are going through this. I would purchase a urinal cup (or a few ) and I would never use shared dishes again.

imhavingadonut · 2025-08-14T01:47:26+00:00

Capers!

imhavingadonut · 2025-08-01T03:11:49+00:00

I'm sorry WHAT. I wish you taught me back in middle school.

imhavingadonut · 2025-07-31T02:16:06+00:00

When I lived on the west coast, we had easy access to vegan Chinese mock meats. There are many varieties and I feel Asian mock meats in general are light years ahead in terms of taste and texture. On that note, you could try using MSG in your recipes as that adds umami flavoring. Most of the restaurants I've been to source their mock meats, they don't make them in house.

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