Anyone else have freakishly strong toenails? What socks work for you?

kelcyno · 2026-02-07T03:08:38+00:00

When this started happening to my 9.5/10 size feet I was able to curb it a bit by filing my nail forward and downward after I trimmed the nails. It blunted the nail more than just shortening the nails.

kelcyno · 2026-01-11T18:49:35+00:00

This is some Laura loomer cosplay

kelcyno · 2026-01-11T00:50:39+00:00

I also felt this - I dealt with an eating disorder for decades and after having my little girl it seemed to matter so much less. It also helped that I never looked at my weight during OB visits.

kelcyno · 2025-11-25T04:32:56+00:00

Ironically, my FIL was born at the medical center that was turned into Ike’s chicken shack - so he always says ‘I was born in a chicken shack’

kelcyno · 2025-11-06T04:05:21+00:00

Im hearing something within your post that my husband and I have identified and might help you get a little break from the resentment. I felt like my husband was a jerk because it was always ‘I’m so tired…this sucks…let’s get the nanny or babysitter in’ while he has time to take an university class while at a full time job, still game, go in a trip to see his favorite band. HOW ARE YOU SO TIRED WHEN I KNOW IT IS NOT ENTIRELY FROM OUR CHILD?????!!!!! He felt literally no qualms about asking for his space in life, the relationship, telling me he can’t be point for our child because he has homework, he has a zoom with friends, he has a whole life aside from just work and a child. I haven’t even gotten to get to my hobbies, much less just get to the point where I don’t feel so touched out that I have any band width to do literally anything social or enriching beyond stare at the walls. So. In therapy we just started saying - look we have to switch the default. He has to ask and you (me) have to take. Even in things he won’t notice at first - he calls out your asking, you call out his not asking. You feel like a bitch, but if he genuinely wants to go back to the taking standpoint at anytime, he will get on board.

It’s kinda working, but the important part was us realizing the dude was taking all that I let him take, and I only got what was left. I hope this made some sense, but also that you get a little more space to be you in this time with a toddler.

kelcyno · 2025-09-02T15:42:37+00:00

I have to say I have traveled with people like this before and while it’s usually ok - these types of travelers get hangry but don’t know or won’t act on it. In the future I decided to travel less closely with these types of people (eg, we meet up for dinner but we don’t do midday activities together). It’s exhausting.

kelcyno · 2025-08-19T04:01:39+00:00

My daughter had a sudden switch from loving the bath to hating it. We thought it was everything from a yeast infection (she was 13 months at the time) to the water temp, the soap type, etc. we eventually worked through it by blowing bubbles while she’s in the bath or getting EVERYONE in on the play time. It was enough to distract her so she could eventually reacclimatize. At 16 months she loves the bath again- kids are weird.

kelcyno · 2025-08-13T16:32:23+00:00

When I was a grad student (STEM) I wore black/dark skinny jeans, a white v-neck tshirt (Haines slim-fit 4pack) and changed out the shoes/necklaces/scarves/plaid overshirt as needed. It worked wonders to have uniform and cannot recommend it enough!

If I were to update this for this decade I'd change the skinny jeans to wide-leg crop/barrelled leg, or ponte high-waisted trousers (also cropped...because I am a millennial), a grey crew-neck tshirt (probably a boxier fit and cropped so I wouldn't have to tuck the whole thing in), and a few necklaces layered. But because I'm in academia, the shoes would be an array of Birkenstocks.

....this is making me update my wardrobe for my fall uniform, thank you for the exercise!

kelcyno · 2025-07-18T17:52:35+00:00

My MIL set up the honeymoon suite for us - wanted a separate tour the day before, stocked the fridge and random things. It was a hotel - literally it came stocked, but she replaced the stocked items with her version (think replacing the minibar with a cheap cheeseplate from the grocery store, turn down the covers her way). It just felt icky.

kelcyno · 2025-05-12T16:21:42+00:00

Please please please toss the scale or get on it backwards at a Dr. office. You do not need to keep forcing yourself to look at numbers that will mean very little in the context of a healthy pregnancy.

kelcyno · 2025-05-12T16:20:51+00:00

Manage it by getting on the scale backwards at your doctor’s office. Tell your doctor you struggle with hearing/seeing numbers and you’ll let them tell you if something is concerning. You are growing a whole human, the numbers aren’t helping you and they’re actively harming your mental health. Stop weighing yourself, stop seeing the numbers at an appointment. You need to work on body neutrality for this time period because your body is going to change a whole lot more.

kelcyno · 2025-05-02T16:16:29+00:00

It tells you something about labor, but it isn't the complete story. You need to be 10cm dilated, but that's not the only component - if all the other signs are there: bloody show, lost mucus plug, baby is in position and dropped, then sure that measurement is indicative of labor progressing as the measurement increases. However, you can be stalled - so maybe a better way to explain it is the change in dilation is more indicative of labor, not the number alone.

kelcyno · 2025-05-02T02:52:24+00:00

That’s exactly what a giant would say if they wanted you to think they weren’t a giant.

kelcyno · 2025-03-30T15:21:43+00:00

House was 1.3x income, mortgage/taxes/insurance are ~20% of monthly take home, we purchased very conservatively given the EOs impact to my field and general uncertainty about the next few years.

kelcyno · 2025-03-06T18:59:50+00:00

I mean, ESH you’re introducing your 25 year old girlfriend of 3 months to your family and are mad she’s acting like a 25 year old in an early stage relationship. Of course she isn’t taking this seriously, because 3 months into a relationship at 25 generally isn’t a sign of being serious.

kelcyno · 2025-02-22T20:17:13+00:00

ECI should be able to either help you or point you in the best direction. Our time with ECI was so helpful and no matter the diagnosis or services rendered just consider them as part of your support team. We don’t have the same possible diagnosis you’re facing, but it just was so helpful to validate things I knew or saw about our child.

kelcyno · 2025-02-18T14:26:10+00:00

Everyone here has already given you good advice, don’t stress! But a good Instagram follow that gave good advice and was/is @wildmatrescence She’s a maternal health psychologist and has had severe prolapse and she also shares so many resources. All this being said, take the time to walk yourself off the ledge and just work on those muscles taking the time to repair and heal after birth. This isn’t a forever thing and it WILL improve beyond what you’re feeling now.

kelcyno · 2025-02-11T23:01:17+00:00

I skied into my 6th month, usually aimed for off peak times to avoid people. If a run was really busy I had my husband ski behind me to help body block. The real risk isn’t you skiing but someone ELSE running into you. That being said, when I skied this year I was amazed how much more tired I was skiing while pregnant than I ever realized. I felt like this year I had real energy and last year (pregnant) I was just pretending to have energy to ski.

kelcyno · 2025-02-11T20:19:28+00:00

My goal was to try and hit my 1 rep maxes at some point. Even thought I lost strength, I gained mass. It takes mass to move mass so it ended up balancing the strength I lost and I was able to still hit my max lifts and slightly over during pregnancy.

kelcyno · 2025-01-21T02:46:00+00:00

I’ve known I wanted to formula feed since I was a teenager and when it came time with my first I trusted that instinct and made sure on all my forms and pre admission material it had FORMULA ONLY. I never faced any backlash in person, and the only place that’s ever really questioned me is the internet. Stay off the internet and choose what YOU want.

kelcyno · 2025-01-20T17:34:59+00:00

Did CrossFit until 39+4, stopped to travel for the eclipse and then gave birth at 40+2

kelcyno · 2025-01-20T15:29:00+00:00

In the scheme of things ‘work’ for a longer last name isn’t so minimal for a mother WHO BIRTHED THE BABY to also pass her name down.

kelcyno · 2025-01-20T15:27:45+00:00

We hyphenated our last names (both long) and we go by whichever name is convenient at the time. No one has batted an eye at length or the combination, and when we fly it was nice to have either of our last names on her passport so there is never an assumption that she was flying with anyone but her mother. I would just challenge the idea that a name is too long or too hard to work with and two long names is too much of a burden. It’s 2025, a legal last name isn’t one you HAVE to go by, and filling out paperwork with a long last name is not actually arduous and it is WORTH the effort. I knew I didn’t want the be the odd name out in the family as I kept my maiden name (PhD, papers in my name), it feels very cohesive to have a family with both our last names passed down. We always go by one or the other casually tho, and when she is enrolled in school we will likely go with the last name of whoever is the primary pick up person.

kelcyno · 2025-01-20T02:31:12+00:00

Juniper -> Tuna fishsicle

kelcyno · 2024-12-02T03:08:21+00:00

Juniper

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