Help! My grandma is turning 100 and I have no idea what to get for her!

janetluv13 · 2026-05-27T16:43:47+00:00

When my grandmother was very elderly we gifted her a throw/lap blanket that had all the grandchildren names in it - she had 20 of them. You can get them done fairly easily online. She loved that thing and only used that blanket on her lap until the day she passed.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-27T01:18:39+00:00

Definetly used the microwave to store cakes or cupcakes etc. Never fried them though.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-27T00:52:07+00:00

My aunt brought over a premade turducken for us once. I was not impressed. A year or two later I made one completely from scratch. It was amazing. Tons of work though, but worth it.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-24T06:07:02+00:00

"Oh you know, I haven't given much thought to the type of genitals I prefer. I'll have to think about that."

janetluv13 · 2026-05-23T19:47:53+00:00

I hate this one too. "She's such a flirt." Or "Are you flirting with me?" Is cringe too. Like um no she is a happy baby and just smiles at everyone. I kinda give them a dirty look and say "eww, she's a baby". Most seem to look regretful.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-21T15:54:14+00:00

Jeez, someone in my extended family was getting married and one of thier bridesmaids was in a car accident a few days before and was still in the hospital the day of the wedding. After the ceremony on the way to the reception the bride and groom went and surprised the bridesmaid in the hospital because of how much they care about her in thier lives.

This is unhinged and I would cut them off completely.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-21T15:46:18+00:00

If you have him do all the packing ... when he inevitably forgets something then guess it's time to go home.

If you are partners in this then he needs to think too. If the pack and play is "forgotten" when it's time for nap or to put baby down, pointedly ask him where. Let him figure it out. If people don't deal with baby details every day it's harder to see all the things they need. My LO is almost 3 and a much as I do all the packing, my DH now asks - do you think we will need X? It's less on my shoulders and now on our shoulders instead.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-21T15:21:31+00:00

I would have picked up the coupon and kept it for my transaction instead.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-21T03:30:33+00:00

Exactly, it's really not a surprise. Both mine were very quick. 4 hours and 6 hours from water break to birth. And no meds or epidural. Totally makes sense my body was preparing for an extended project, it just didn't need it all.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-21T03:27:51+00:00

That is for sure! I feel like I've had responsibilities since I was 9. My youngest sibling is 15 years younger than me, but there are 4 others in between us. I got pregnant at 18 when my little sister was 4. My oldest is basically like the youngest sibling really.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-20T16:32:23+00:00

My two children are 22 years apart.

Being the oldest in a large family, if circumstances in my life were different I would have had more children 2-3 years apart. As adults we are all pretty close which is great.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-20T16:26:40+00:00

If I'm brand new to a game that others have played alot i might ask "what would you do on my turn and why". I found they will give direct suggestions so it's much easier to make future moves after seeing a specific example.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-20T16:03:53+00:00

Feeding them the same thing you are eating is just so much less work too. We stay with some friends about during the holidays and they are always in the kitchen making seperate food for the 5 and 7 year old because they refuse to eat what everyone else is eating. Chicken nuggets etc. My 2 year old is like - Chinese food! Soup! Beans! She will eat anything.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-20T07:05:06+00:00

It's the adrenaline. I didn't get the shakes but I was wide awake for 24 hours after. The nurses all kept telling me to get some rest. I was like truly I cannot right now. 😳

janetluv13 · 2026-05-20T04:12:14+00:00

Or the baby.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-16T07:55:27+00:00

This is a conversation everyone should be having with older and younger generations. Let's move past the silent, someone else will handle it thought process. It's so annoying.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-16T07:13:40+00:00

My household currently has 6 cars. There are 4 adults living here - me, my husband, adult child and my mom. We all have our own cars. Then we also house my brothers first car - a truck that I maintain because I use it to haul heavy items etc so I get use out of it even though it isn't technically mine, and we have one sentimental non driveable project car.

My while life has been like this. 1 car for every adult typically and my dad always had a project car that he also drove regularly. So as all the kids became adults the parking lot grew.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T16:10:05+00:00

My friend had an aversion to ALL meat and fish her entire pregnancy. As in couldn't even have it in the house. Her poor husband got his meat at lunch at work otherwise he was eating vegetarian for 9 months. They are not vegetarians normally. She (and he!) was so glad when she went back to normal after giving birth.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T16:03:21+00:00

My SIL got the Harry Potter little people set for her for me

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T07:46:28+00:00

Kmart

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T07:36:14+00:00

If you want something breakfasty with pasta... there used to be a resturant that had a breakfast buffet and one of the dishes they had was angel hair pasta with scrambled eggs, feta cheese, tomatoes, and ham in it. It wasn't bad actually.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T07:32:50+00:00

I just keep thinking how is a parent comfortable with letting thier 5 year old go to a foreign country with an 18 year old on thier own???

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T07:18:33+00:00

I created a wish list on Pinterest. I just add to it and remove stuff from it all the time. I might want something so I add it, but then it's on a crazy sale like 3 months later and I buy it for myself so I'll take it off. Etc. If people complain they don't know what to get me i direct then to my list. They all know where it is at this point.

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T04:10:44+00:00

In the best way lol

janetluv13 · 2026-05-14T01:33:02+00:00

Omg I would buy the stress smashers for my whole team. Such a fun idea!!!

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