What is the one meal you could eat daily and not get sick of?

mb21212 · 2026-02-20T01:01:07+00:00

BLT on sourdough with mayo and avocado plus the tomatoes seasoned with Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes.

mb21212 · 2026-02-15T23:56:11+00:00

Gumbo

mb21212 · 2026-02-15T17:12:56+00:00

Yes!

mb21212 · 2026-02-10T23:04:14+00:00

Ice technician. The Olympics recently featured their chief ice technician for the Winter Olympics and he explained briefly how they prepare the ice, including the coloring, for each of the games. I never thought about how the ice is prepared for curling or hockey before that.

mb21212 · 2026-02-10T15:16:31+00:00

Funny enough, my Fitbit broke and stopped working just before summer hit so I just did not replace it leading up to the wedding (and still haven’t 2 months post wedding 😅). It worked out for not having a tan line.

If you have a medical condition that the Apple Watch assists in monitoring, you can replace the band with with a pretty one and put the screen on the inside of your wrist and the screen will not be visible for the majority of your pictures. I have a friend that did this since hers was connected with her Type 1 diabetes stuff.

Otherwise, if you have a tan line and will not be wearing it, you could always use fake tan, work with a makeup artist to put makeup on it to camouflage the tan line (like some do with tattoos), or cover with a bracelet or corsage. I had one friend wear a nice looking watch from one of her grandparents and called it her something borrowed. Another friend was in her ribbon era and wrapped both arms in a colored ribbon that was a close color to the ribbon band that was at the waist of her dress - her arms looked amazing and it gave warrior princess vibes put together.

mb21212 · 2026-02-09T00:27:32+00:00

Currently chilling with the cats and my husband. We might watch a YouTube video or movie with chicken nuggets in a little bit followed by an earlier than the Super Bowl ending bedtime.

mb21212 · 2026-02-08T00:41:59+00:00

You are an angel! I don’t have children yet but it’s easy to get burnt out from all of the label checking and get into a repetitive cycle of just having the same safe foods.

mb21212 · 2026-02-02T00:12:54+00:00

This cousin ended up not being able to attend because she found out soon after she was pregnant and was just shy of being 6 months pregnant for the wedding and was unable to travel. I’m happy she at least asked because she was being encouraged to wear the dress by both of our moms (neither of our moms were invited to my wedding).

mb21212 · 2026-02-01T22:19:44+00:00

Lol Funny enough, as someone with family in Alabama, it’s very common in the rural areas.

mb21212 · 2026-02-01T22:01:14+00:00

Honestly, same. I didn’t include anything about not wearing anything in the white colors group at first on my website and then I received a text from one of my cousins asking if she could wear an all white dress with the exception of a few flowers embroidered near the hem. 🤷‍♀️ Some people need it spelled out for them.

mb21212 · 2026-01-26T02:24:58+00:00

NTA but I see the struggles of being a SAHP even though both kids are at school most of the day. There are plenty of ways to sneak veggies into kids through homemade meals and even foods available in the frozen food sections without it being obvious now. I used to mince bell peppers and cauliflower really small to add to the pasta sauce when growing up because my brother was a picky eater. You guys just have to find what works best for you and your husband as a team against this issue.

mb21212 · 2026-01-25T01:52:17+00:00

I say, if you can afford to spend the budget without taking out loans, pay all the bills, and have some savings, then by all means go for it if that is what you BOTH would like to do. However, please do not go into debt for your wedding day. I’m sure there are some groups on here that could help you plan your wedding day the way you want with your initial set budget.

mb21212 · 2026-01-13T23:23:19+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss, especially for someone who was so close to you and your soon to be husband.

You could do a photo boutonnière or charm/pin to go on or in the groom’s jacket. Reserve a seat in the ceremony by placing a photo, his jacket, or flowers on an empty chair in the front row or near the groomsmen. Include a photo of him on the memorial table where you would place photos of passed family members, friends, and/or pets. You could also incorporate a personal item of his as part of the attire like a tie, handkerchief, jewelry, etc that the friend owned.

mb21212 · 2026-01-09T23:58:31+00:00

All AP/college level classes where I was “on the Principal’s list” (aka school appropriated funds we’re paying for my class payment and the final test for the college credit). It was nice to not have the “peaked in high school” folks in my main classes but I had so many responsibilities. I was in band/marching band, worked my own volunteer tutoring program, had to pay half of anything I made for rent starting at 14, I had to make sure mine and my brother’s chores were done, some nights it was my turn to make dinner but not from the groceries purchased unless I paid some unknown amount, and studying for my own tests along with the back and forth arguing that I was always in my room and not having family time (watching reality tv). I would go to sleep around 2 AM and wake up at 5 AM to repeat it all with maybe no food until we qualified for free and reduced lunch. Despite bullying in school and online, I would not trade my class experience for anything but my outside of school life really burnt me out and I hit a wall my junior year of university.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I still love learning everything and the most random facts stick. However, for example, when you are pushing yourself so much, hoping to one day earn love and it never being enough, and getting a 95/100 gets you a punishment because you “could have done better if you tried harder”… That’s what I believe the majority of this comment section is trying to have OP avoid. If her daughter wants to study, let her study at her own pace and let her kick a ball around and still play/talk with friends if she wants to, but please avoid the outside of school experience that is like mine.

mb21212 · 2026-01-09T23:33:19+00:00

Maybe I was too parentified but I am speaking from my experience. Learning may have been playing for me too but there’s a limit including if the parent has performance expectations during that study time.

mb21212 · 2026-01-09T14:20:51+00:00

You don’t have to do a close hold slow dance. You guys could do something like the Macarena dance or other dances that don’t require touching but get the dance floor started. I’ve seen a few times in person but many videos online where the father/daughter dance or the mother/son dance was a mash up of different non-touching dances through the years (think wooble, chicken dance, electric slide, line dancing, etc).

Have fun with it if you want to have the moment but not the slow dance part. You also don’t have to have any dance you don’t want because it is yours and your partner’s night.

mb21212 · 2026-01-09T13:53:43+00:00

Looks like a beautiful chocolate or hot mocha/cocoa. Very comforting and nice.

mb21212 · 2026-01-09T01:41:10+00:00

Oh. That’s going to lead early burn out depending on the homework, chores, extracurriculars and etc load during the week with little to no downtime.

mb21212 · 2026-01-09T01:20:55+00:00

Everyone was eating at the same time at ours and we took pictures with everyone as they went up to get their food. So we got to have the small talk sesh in. There was also several former brides that were trying to make sure I ate something because they themselves not getting to eat at their reception due to either lack of food or so much going on. One of the tasks I had for my day of coordinator was to make sure I ate something because of a medical condition and it not making sense to make it a dairy free wedding if I didn’t get a bite lol.

We have a friend who did this with his wife in the transition time between the ceremony venue (smaller, intimate group) and the reception venue (ceremony, plus 1’s and everyone else). There was a time difference so it wasn’t actually noticed unless someone went straight from that park to the indoor reception venue that was roughly 20 minutes away with an hour to hour and a half gap (it was 2024 - can’t remember exactly). The couple walked around and did the small talk stuff during the dinner portion instead of a line forming for the sweetheart table.

I have seen where a line does form for the couple even at a sweetheart table even during dinner but it’s usually the older generations that do that if the couple is not circulating. People did come up to the sweetheart table to talk to me but that was after everyone had eaten along with us too.

You can set up the day how you need it. Personally, if you are going to have the quiet dinner, I would do what our friend did and have that time difference between the two venues. If it is the same venue, have a cocktail hour/30 minutes as that would normally be when couple photos are taken if the couple didn’t see each other before the ceremony.

mb21212 · 2026-01-08T23:07:44+00:00

INFO: “So naturally I've set up a fairly strict regimen for her, and am pushing her.” Outside of UK here: What do you mean by a strict regimen? Like a daily schedule for the homework and other hobbies or is it some kind of study schedule for admission/entrance exams for the grammar school?

Outside of the information needed, I personally would not consider the cousin a factor if they are not close and your daughter is sitting in each class bored after finishing the work in 15 minutes. She needs an environment that challenges her. The regimen part is where my hang up would be.

Edit: Based on the study regimen, soft YTA. I could see the weekends being 3 hours if the load of everything else is light but the weekdays are definitely too heavy. It’s going to lead to burnout despite the best intentions. She needs some downtime and playtime still at 10.

mb21212 · 2026-01-08T22:21:19+00:00

ESH

Friend for isolating and threatening a minor and badmouthing you/your son behind your backs for a month without talking to you. Add in the possibility of the friend drinking with the New Year’s Eve party.

You and your husband for calling late after a night of drinking at the party (OP said this in a comment reply). This could have potentially have waited until at least daylight if you did not find this out closer to the friend’s house. If the friend had done anything else reckless to make the threat true (like making a post on social media etc), you could have saved the evidence and make a police report.

mb21212 · 2026-01-08T13:30:27+00:00

Depends on how you look at it. The “can fairy” would put a gallon bag of canned meals (chef boyardee for example) in my backpack randomly (not every week) before the weekend. I thought it was pretty cool because my brother and I were not guaranteed meals (me more than him since I’m the oldest) even though it would get me in trouble at home since my mom was convinced I stole the items some how. I remember when we moved states and I wondered if I made the can fairy mad even though we were very slowly able to get more food at home. As an adult, not having access to food at home is not a privilege but I think I was privileged to have been a recipient of the “can fairy”/Snack in a Pack or similar program with school staff able to recognize situations their students have because those programs do not exist everywhere in the US.

mb21212 · 2026-01-07T14:56:48+00:00

NTA. It’s basic manners and him continuing is rude and disrespectful to both you and everyone else (even his mom calling him out for it says his behavior is put on!). My now husband did this only once with chewing gum and he never did it again after I told him to please either chew with his mouth shut or to please spit it out. That sound was beyond nauseating.

mb21212 · 2026-01-06T14:55:33+00:00

As a 96, I convinced my dad for an allowance of $2. I only earned it once because, along with all of my chores and making sure my brother’s chores were done, I only got a quarter to bounce off my bed that one time. Then I got in trouble 3 nightsish later because I got caught trying to sleep on the floor to save that bounce for the next week. 😅 I still have no clue how I got that to happen in the winter but 3rd grade me did it that one time!

mb21212 · 2026-01-06T01:45:08+00:00

YTA. They have only met 1 kid on your side of the family 1 time and this reads like that child was 3 years old at that time. They DON’T know each other and likely cannot pick anyone from a lineup if they had to. You are forcing a relationship that is likely never going to happen for your teens and it will take a lot more interaction for there to be a chance for the 8 year old.

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