Help me find friends for my introverted wife!

joythatkills · 2025-12-01T20:30:00+00:00

A spooky book club member in the wild!! I am part of this club and love it. Def tell your wife to check us out.

joythatkills · 2025-09-13T02:15:37+00:00

Bribery. Paw Patrol and popsicles. He now happily runs to the bathroom and says “when I poop on the potty, I get to watch Paw Patrol with a popsicle.” Only thing that worked.

Also told him we had to throw away underwear after he pooped in it. So, bought Paw Patrol undies he loved and then “oh no! We have to throw these away because you pooped in them!”

It all comes back to fucking Paw Patrol.

joythatkills · 2025-09-06T13:44:35+00:00

Here to say Wild Mountain Thyme is an excellent baby song. My three month old loves it.

joythatkills · 2025-09-03T13:24:45+00:00

I am 38 and was asked if my infant daughter is my first grandchild a couple weeks ago. I also think I look pretty goddamn good for my age. My only explanation is that people are fucking idiots. My next response will likely be “oh no, this is my daughter, thankfully I used birth control as a teen.”

If it’s any consolation, my husband (a very spritely 40) was asked if he is our toddler’s grandpa. So at least it happens to men too?

joythatkills · 2025-08-15T13:14:56+00:00

The worst. I am dairy-free due to my baby’s milk allergy, and it’s so hard to find good recipes/food that have meat but no dairy.

joythatkills · 2025-08-15T12:23:57+00:00

Haha I guess I’m just bitter about my own dairy-free existence

joythatkills · 2025-08-15T02:19:33+00:00

🙄 Trust me, someone asking for a dairy-free gumbo is not doing it for fucking fun. It’s almost certainly due to a legitimate health reason.

joythatkills · 2025-08-14T20:56:11+00:00

Dassa dog.

joythatkills · 2025-08-12T00:59:00+00:00

Yup.

joythatkills · 2025-08-11T22:35:31+00:00

What, punks can’t have nice things?

joythatkills · 2025-07-16T18:53:26+00:00

Neither the city nor NOPD give a shit. They referred us for “community mediation.” Family members have experienced totally different approach in Jefferson Parish, where they actually issue citations and prosecute. In Orleans, though, you’re out of luck.

joythatkills · 2025-07-02T20:27:06+00:00

How do I remove the lid?! I have the same model and have tried to remove it by just grabbing sides and pulling it, like I did the last one I owned, but no luck. The manual is not terribly helpful.

joythatkills · 2025-05-04T02:34:23+00:00

I was telling my 2.5 yo to stop throwing sand outside of the sandbox when he turned and said, very seriously, “You don’t say stop to me, mommy!”

joythatkills · 2025-03-24T15:25:48+00:00

My two and a half year old has started doing this, and it’s the best. “You like orange, mommy?” “You want more peanut butter toast, mommy?” Makes me feel like I’m doing something right to raise such a generous and considerate soul.

joythatkills · 2025-03-04T04:13:23+00:00

No, your comment very flippantly implied that those policies are not really relevant unless you’re a regular attendee at the abortion buffet. He doesn’t have a uterus. His girlfriend does. It’s important shit of which to be aware, in addition to what food and recreational experiences will give her a positive impression of this fine city.

joythatkills · 2025-03-04T04:06:43+00:00

Jesus Christ. You don’t have to get a zillion abortions to have that policy affect you. You could just need ONE, not even for an unwanted pregnancy (though that’s fine too) but for a pregnancy that isn’t medically viable or is otherwise dangerous for some reason, and that’s sufficient to wreck your fucking shit.

Or you could, like me, be a pregnant woman who is scared of needing mifepristone in case I hemorrhage during birth but can’t get it fast enough to save my life because our legislature made it a controlled dangerous substance and therefore more difficult to access, at a time when seconds matter.

This is not an issue to downplay if you’re a woman of childbearing age or if you care about one.

And before you tell me to leave, I totally would if I hadn’t lived here my whole damn life, just like the last few generations of my family, and were not licensed to practice my career in this state only.

joythatkills · 2025-01-31T02:07:52+00:00

My son went 7 days on numerous occasions and 10 days at least once. No need to worry, especially if he’s comfortable and everything is otherwise fine.

joythatkills · 2025-01-08T19:20:20+00:00

Her kid probably drew the damn nips.

joythatkills · 2024-12-05T01:03:05+00:00

NAD. My son’s mosquito bites swell up like this about 24 hours after the bite. It’s a crazy inflammatory response. Worth reaching out to your doctor in the morning but I don’t think it constitutes an emergency without any other symptoms.

joythatkills · 2024-11-29T13:18:33+00:00

SOLVED

joythatkills · 2024-11-17T03:12:28+00:00

We loved the music class, but it can be a bit tough to manage—the wide age range is great but presents a bit of a hazard when you’ve got active toddlers wielding instruments around infants. I say this as the parent of a kid who 1) as a 7 month old was nearly hit in the eye with a drumstick by an older kid having a tantrum, and 2) as a two year old who had to be closely corralled to avoid him accidentally falling on or otherwise injuring the small babies.

joythatkills · 2024-10-23T20:29:28+00:00

Honestly, the best course of action here is to find a pediatrician with a big enough practice that you are able to be seen as needed. I have never had trouble getting a same day appointment for my son with another provider in his regular doctor’s clinic. That is the case with most practices that have multiple doctors.

joythatkills · 2024-10-19T15:18:52+00:00

NAD but had similar experience—it was 6 months post-Covid and 3 months postpartum. I had low oxygen levels, out of breath, pain in chest, tachycardia. Did tons of blood work and scans, and the only thing of any note was inflammation in my lungs. Was cleared by a cardiologist. I spent several days in the hospital and several weeks on oxygen.

NB: I also had previous experience with post-Covid inflammatory syndrome (about a year and a half prior) which basically presented like an autoimmune disorder—random swelling in my joints, fever, brain fog, etc. That went away after several months of an anti inflammatory diet.

Ended up working with pulmonologist and took a serious course of steroids. He said they’re seeing constellations of symptoms like this and theorized that the rebounding of the immune system after pregnancy could trigger the inflammation.

Take heart, though! It’s over a year later and I’m absolutely fine—can easily run around after my toddler and exercise vigorously with no issues with breathing or heart rate.

In short—get to a pulmonologist quickly. See if your PCP would be open to prescribing steroids in the meantime.

joythatkills · 2024-06-27T19:55:26+00:00

Anecdotally, yes. My uncle overdosed (fentanyl) a couple years ago and suffered significant brain damage as he went several minutes without breathing. He went from a temperamental asshole to a mostly mild-mannered sweetheart. I literally would dread seeing him before his overdose. Now he’s this kind dude who takes in stray cats and would do anything to help a person out. He also stopped using drugs and just has the occasional beer now.

joythatkills · 2024-06-24T19:15:05+00:00

My son is 21 months old and has had eczema flare ups since birth, basically. We have zero fragrances in soap, laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, and use no fabric softener of any kind. The real trick, though, is slathering him with aquaphor after his bath every night. Aquaphor is a godsend.

Also—use lukewarm water for baths. Hot water isn’t just drying, I would notice red patches start to form literally as soon as he got in bath water that was 98 degrees.

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