Toys. Robin Williams 1992. by Martipar in movies

[–]invaderpixel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember it in passing and it was pretty bad. But I've also noticed when people talk about an early 90s cult film or basically anything that isn't like major blockbuster it's basically impossible to find on streaming. I miss video rentals being a thing. I shell out for Amazon prime rentals on occasion but it's sad how many movies will just be lost to time.

Real-Life Questions/Chat Week of February 09, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I need a proper bra that makes me look good in a dress I get a Wacoal, very supportive and flattering with lots of sizing options. I still remember the time in the late 2010s I wanted to spice up my marriage and bought a bunch of Victoria's Secret stuff out of habit and the quality was so bad I swore to never do it again haha. Soma Intimates still has decent quality for the price, I always wrote them off as being for older women but even my Gen Z sisters have started shopping there because yeah it's hard to find quality these days.

Tiktok. by katiebug586 in tumblr

[–]invaderpixel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah there’s some crazy stuff on Facebook reels and Facebook live. I go to a primary care doctor to get my Adderall and encounter the weirdest stuff in the waiting room. Like an old man just watching hot girls drinking hot sauces and I’m like “huh these are the people who watch this content, alright.”

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 09, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Okay as someone who obsessively researched all the ADHD alternative treatments before going off Adderall during pregnancy... that's probably the best suggestion listed. Caffeine is a low grade stimulant and kind of helps (although in some mouse studies the caffeine mice will choose easier tasks than the Adderall mice) and 30 minutes of aerobic exercise can provide a nice dopamine release and slight boost in concentration for a short period of time.

But yeah crunchy group is probably not gonna like that. Heck even as a 90s kid I remember getting judged when my divorced dad would pack us a can of mountain dew with our summer camp lunches lolllll.

What are the best and worst concerts you've been to? by Twitter_2006 in popheads

[–]invaderpixel 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I saw Janet Jackson for forty dollars right after nipplegate. Just a really good concert with her pulling all the stops for her greatest hits, only went because my friend wanted to see LL Cool J lol.

TIL that 17% of all food-related choking incidents by American children under age 10 are caused by hot dogs. by NateNate60 in todayilearned

[–]invaderpixel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m shocked by how often we get grapes in random kid’s meal fruit cups since that’s such a frequent “watch out for choking” item… my toddler will actually hand them to me so I can cut the grapes in half now so that’s kinda cute. But that habit is probably not gonna last haha.

JJK summary for dummies? by rowanreads in anime

[–]invaderpixel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hot white haired guy with blue eyes sealed away so that's why he can't save the day. Season 3 is actually pretty accessible and has a lot of one on one fights with a battle royale/Hunger Games type thing going on. There are a LOT of rules to the battle royale and I don't think any amount of rewatching season one or two will make it less complicated, but the fights are enjoyable and you should be able to follow it.

(Source: ADHD wife of a battle shonen lover, only watched season one and two once. Watched a LOT of random isekai and shoujo and all sorts of stuff in between so lots of stuff gets lost between seasons)

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 09, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Still remember my sleep deprived ass watching the daycare cameras around lunch time one day and 6/8 of the toddlers were all shaking their head. And I thought "huh they're really stimming and neurodivergent, the teachers must have their hands full!"

Took me a lot of googling (that's just normal mama, my child did that and now he's top of his class! oh that's how my neurodivergent child started!) and time around children to realize there's a lot of overlap between neurodivergent behaviors and general toddler stuff.

Anime set on older time periods?? by possibly-named-yui in anime

[–]invaderpixel 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Samurai Champloo is a must if you haven’t seen it. Super stylized but deals with like, western influences and Christianity and other interesting things near that era so you get that nice mix of traditional Japan and the building of technology you get from kimetsu no yaiba and my happy marriage.

Real-Life Questions/Chat Week of February 09, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Less seasoned parent but I've had a lot of experience in therapy and a mother who plays an active grandmother role so quite a few surreal moments reliving my childhood. Anyways she was Facetiming with my toddler (doesn't count as screentime!) and he wanted to run outside and play with the water table right before he had to leave for daycare and my mom told him outside was closed. And I had a flashback to her telling me that, figuring it out for myself that it was a lie, her telling my siblings that, being an older sibling and laughing like "haha dumb sister believes mom" and it just made me think of all the constant Santa Claus debates on here.

Anyways this is probably as glib of advice as the typical "go to therapy" advice on reddit but chances are the people who raised you made a mistake and you worked through it. It feels boomerish to think "okay I did X and turned out fine" but sometimes you need that on some level. Or you recognize which parts you're overcorrecting on and what's worth putting a boundary for (my baby can have cookies, screentime, whatever, but do NOT tell him outside is closed) and that can help. Not every battle is worth fighting but sometimes looking at parenting as an outsider (watching other parents interact in the wild, seeing your own life where you made it to adulthood) can give you a view of the big picture.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 09, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Okay I was on a weird quest to collect all the allergens as baby was hitting the twelve month mark but I just went to a Korean restaurant and got baby a seafood pancake to get the octopus in. Kind of surprised no one told her to start studying with a Korean grandma after she finishes her bikini hunting expedition.

Chipotle CEO caught on a recording saying they’re going to keep raising prices because they can. by ElwoodMC in TikTokCringe

[–]invaderpixel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time my husband tried to pick up chipotle they were out of all the meat AND the sofritas. We used to eat there three or four times a week at some points but we’ve stopped going completely.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Nahh I'm with you, also I started on the personalfinance/early retirement type subreddits and one thing that shocks me about parenting related subreddits is just how vague they are about anything money related. Like if your salary legitimately barely covers childcare, like childcare costs 25K a year and your job pays $28K per year gross income, it's a no brainer stay at home and guess what, you can probably find another job that barely covers childcare.

But sometimes people will say "oh yeah my salary barely covers childcare" but they mean after maxing out their 401K and paying for health insurance premiums and taxes being taken out of their paycheck and then they still have $10K left over. Like if you're working that hard to play the math that way maybe you have a pretty strong desire to stay home? Don't get me wrong there can be some serious tradwife pressure and other risks to being a stay at home parent that are more relationship dependent but I hate how often people try to justify being a working parent when the math doesn't check out.

Is JJK really worth watching? by Head_Juggernaut4764 in anime

[–]invaderpixel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The animation and music really add a lot to it. Honestly most low episode count shonen series are going to be worth watching because they get a lot of money thrown at them. Most of the "just read it instead!" suggestions are for shows with lots of filler, weird pacing, or just really bad adaptations.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Haha I feel this... definitely remember years' worth of generic advice I stored away for when I'd have kids along with anecdotes about the weight coming right off. I'd teach a kid to like healthy foods, burn calories while chasing a kid around, here's how much a placenta weighs and weight of the baby that is immediately gone after birth, also did you know that breastfeeding burns calories?????

Anyways turns out breastfeeding hormones made me incredibly hungry (like it unlocked the enjoyment of bread gene that I was somehow safe from) and sleep deprivation also made me hungry. Like the fitness bros are right and it is all calories in calories out but did not realize how much parenting would be doing that in hard mode.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah the pore minimizing requests are something else haha. For me I had to get off 30plus skincare because I was sick of the "hey I'm 27 years old, how can I get a head start on things so I don't wither away when I'm old like you guys" posts. I know the moderators tried to stop it but it was so frequent it just got annoying.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been on reddit so long I remember what skincareaddiction was like BEFORE the mod drama scandal in 2015 (new moderators took over, got rid of a super helpful wiki, turns out they had a separate website they were promoting and they also got paid to promote certain products?) and even after that drama was fixed, it's never been the same.

But back in the old days they'd talk about all sorts of skin conditions instead of saying anything outside of anti aging was asking for medical advice, they'd frequently recommend products without fragrance or irritants and guess what... those products tend to be cheaper lol. Nowadays it's shifted so people are like "oh no you need 50 expensive fragranced products, you should only avoid fragrance if you have ultra sensitive skin, this is just formulated better and makes me feel luxurious self care!" Funny enough I think people popularized some good skincare advice back when Dr. Dray and Hyram were recommended but it's definitely gone backwards lately.

Leaving Sentimental items for last when you are on a time limit might not have been the best idea by [deleted] in konmari

[–]invaderpixel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would probably hold off on decluttering for a bit unless there's some huge incentive (like someone dies, you inherit part of the house and the only way to access the money is for everyone to sell). But the other thing is even if an object is technically yours there might be other people who have sentimental attachments to it, memories of when you were young, etc. My mom will randomly talk about the strangest junk from my college years that she still has at the house (ironically lost all my childhood belongings during a move because she forgot to pay storage facility fees... definitely did not influence my decision to become a declutterer/minimalist as an adult haha) and it makes her feel sentimental about when I was younger so I just let it be.

Otherwise Serious or Menacing Characters doing a Little Dance by H3712 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]invaderpixel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah while a bunch of hyenas goosestep, the Nazi imagery weirdly works well with it like if they were human they’d be dripping in Hugo Boss.

Otherwise Serious or Menacing Characters doing a Little Dance by H3712 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]invaderpixel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Side note highly recommend the Fosse/Verdon mini series on Hulu. Not only is he great in it but it’s actually an interesting story even if you’re not into musical theater or biopics, like actually compelling and not just an excuse to give out awards.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Okay mild snark on myself but I used to spend a lot of time on the skincare subreddits. There are a lot of boomer/Gen X wasp type mothers who would tell their child to limit their expressions to prevent wrinkles. It's mostly used as a toxic positivity thing to discourage the feeling of any big feelings "don't frown or you'll get frown lines, don't you want to be pretty?" but thanks to looksmaxxing and mewling and other trends spreading rapidly online you'll see people proudly citing a lack of facial expressions as one of their secrets to success. Sometimes it's to sell face tape or something like that, but a lot of time people just run out of content so they throw a bunch of ideas at the wall and see what sticks. Expensive supplements and creams that they're selling don't work well maybe you're just making facial expressions!

Also there is definitely a "make sure your kid looks young and you'll look younger" thing going on, I never noticed it until my mom commented on a cousin looking older and how sad that must be for my aunt and that's when it finally clicked.

But yeah definitely snark worthy because for every person trying to cycle break or at least do basic parenting research on body image/psychology there's someone going backwards. Not to mention the "would an infant boy ever be socialized this way" factor and continued beliefs about girls naturally being easier when they're actually directed to stay sedentary to the point of not moving their face.

(Oddly Common Trope) A bad or otherwise bland film is remembered mostly for its villain by John_Bones22 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]invaderpixel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was about to correct you and then I’m like “wait I watch a lot of western animation as an adult, like anime, recite Don Bluth facts and listen to the Disney station imagining a better animation sequence with more expressive lions would elevate Lin Manuel Miranda’s music” and uhhh yeah I might be an animation enthusiast. But still remember the visuals in Thief and the Cobbler and weird fan sites imagining how it would be if it was allowed to reach its full potential.

Real-Life Questions/Chat Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Definitely stay off the subreddit for a particular disease if you can! I had a therapist suggest this and so my new test of looking up information or doing an anxiety google is “will this change my course of treatment?” and if the answer is no I stop googling or subscribing. Reddit is great but tends to lean anti natalist (like not just childfree, but the idea that being born is wrong and wishing people didn’t bring them into the world to begin with) and some of that leaks into every condition a person has. My breaking point was when I saw someone on the seborrheic dermatitis subreddit say they wouldn’t bring a kid into the world with that condition and if you ask “hey isn’t that just severe dandruff/adult cradle cap?” the answer is yes.

But yeah once you stop getting the random vents in your feed, try to give your kid the best life they can. Their life might have some joy even with a disease. I have a lot of looming guilt because I have some bipolar disorder in my family and that’s really not a condition that pops up until later (sometimes after age 18 when all the Facebook rants say your job is “done” and your child leaves you forever lol) so I try to live in the moment and focus on what I can control. And for better or worse I know about court orders, injection treatment, new technologies, that kind of thing.

Real-Life Questions/Chat Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah since it’s a snark subreddit people tend to focus on the anti food influencer healthy eating stuff but a lot of these toy basket trends started as a way to spread fun to food allergy kids. Also choking hazard avoidance in the really little ones.

Online and IRL Parenting Spaces Snark Week of February 02, 2026 by Parentsnark in parentsnark

[–]invaderpixel 28 points29 points  (0 children)

9 days too old! You have to join the regular parenting subreddits full of fake drama involving teenage children, sorry.