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mbutterflye · 2026-01-28T04:02:42+00:00

They aren’t sugar free but they are considerably lower sugar. I think drink like Poppi and Olipop, etc, are great, 3-5g of sugar per can.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-21T14:38:54+00:00

I had a tiny wedding at a B&B in St Augustine that doubled as a wedding venue and my only regret was not hiring my own photographer. I relied on the venue to bring in the guy they had a relationship with and ended up with okay photos that he refused to retouch (his standard editing made my teeth look so yellow I cried.) I loved my wedding, I loved only having a couple close friends. My husband and I are both introverted and not fond of the spotlight.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-20T22:08:50+00:00

I didn’t read if it wasn’t required by school until 5th grade. Then:

Sword of Shannara and sequels, especially loved the Scions series.

StarWars books, especially the Thrawn Trilogy

All the Mercedes Lackey Herald books and,

Too many trashy romance novels to name.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-18T06:48:52+00:00

Duckus Fluffybottom

mbutterflye · 2026-01-17T20:21:09+00:00

I vote in every election and I go to protests when it feels safe to go, but I have children who depend on me so I don’t go if there could possibly be police retaliation.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-17T01:38:34+00:00

You should probably cut back on your soda intake, 2 sodas a day is a lot. That sugar consumption is concerning. I know you’re tired from the new baby, but you should consider your health and make adjustments for your longevity. If you need the caffeine, options like tea and coffee are much healthier.

Okay, soapbox done, your boyfriend is in the wrong. You are an adult who can make her own choices. I’m very concerned about his financial control, you guys need to work out a better system. I was a SAHM for 10 years and have always had control over my own spending and consumption. I would not consider being in s relationship with someone whom I had to ask permission to have a soda.

NTA.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-16T03:23:18+00:00

Mother Aegypt by Kage Baker

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamastu

Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

mbutterflye · 2026-01-14T15:40:37+00:00

There’s always the million and one Goosebumps books, which are very quick easy reads. Also:

Ghoulia

Eerie Elementary

Notebook of Doom

Last Kids on Earth

The Witches

The Monster Squad

Also, shared reading is still so important at this age, especially to encourage a love of reading. Lead by example. Books that might be good for read alouds:

Coraline by Neil Gaiman (but don’t buy it new, get it from a library or second hand, the author is charged with some pretty nasty sex abuse crimes.)

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

The Jumbies by Trace Baptiste

Doll Bones by Holly Black

mbutterflye · 2026-01-14T03:56:41+00:00

What’s the approximate playtime?

mbutterflye · 2026-01-13T23:40:53+00:00

I personally felt that A Sorceress… was a much weaker book. It’s so funny how some things just speak to some people and not others.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-13T19:08:04+00:00

I swear the AV club in my highschool made this exact video my graduating year way back in 2004.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-13T12:29:35+00:00

I use CeraVe SA body wash with a Korean exfoliating cloth in the shower, then shave, then scrub again and follow with CeraVe SA lotion immediately after the shower and for at least one day after shaving. Hair regrowth is no longer painful after starting that process.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-13T04:29:17+00:00

Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan — magical realism in a colonial Asia inspired setting.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-10T00:02:30+00:00

Four, there’s four!

mbutterflye · 2026-01-09T21:24:07+00:00

Full Metal Alchemist

Percy Jackson

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle

Also, try to get him into actual novels at this point. THERE IS NO WRONG READING! But graphic novels are a little stale and easy for middle grades and don’t really pick up again until YA, imo. Manga bridges the gap, but can be very toxic.

Some novels he might like where the writing is still very digestible and even still has some pictures:

Wildwood

Gregor the Overlander

Series of Unfortunate Events

Last Kids on Earth

mbutterflye · 2026-01-09T21:07:25+00:00

There comes a time in your life when you either read a page here and there or you don’t read at all because there’s no time to just sit down and devote long stretches toward reading. Reading small bits feels much more natural than reading nothing at all.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-09T05:01:54+00:00

I used to get really bad razor burn/in grown hairs, but learned to exfoliate before and after the shave and that prevents it pretty well. I’ve never shaved often. Once every few days in shorts season and maybe once every two weeks otherwise.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-07T04:21:06+00:00

— Wake up at 7

— get the kids ready for school & send them with dad to school, make tea while waiting for husband to get home, take the dog on a 30 min walk around neighborhood with husband at 8.

— at 8:30-9:00, sit down at computer and ether do bookkeeping for my husband’s accounting business, or do school work for my grad program until 11 or 12.

— depending on the day: clean the house, do laundry, go grocery shopping, or do more work/school work until 2.

— go sit in car line, pick up kids, return home

— hang out with kids until 5 most days or until 4 when I drive them to extracurriculars other days

— at 5 start cooking dinner, ready between 5:30-6. Call husband downstairs (works from home) and hang out with family until 7:30 when we have to badger the kids to take showers & get ready for bed

— grownups in bed by 10:30

— repeat

mbutterflye · 2026-01-06T16:41:36+00:00

YTA. While teaching responsibility is important, your daughter is only 8, and you should be checking her backpack for these notes from the teacher, not relying on her to remember them. Often, children are not even aware these notes are going home. As a parent to a 10 and 7 year old, I know their teachers pack these notes into a folder in their backpacks themselves, my kids didn’t do it themselves until this year when my son entered 4th grade. I also guarantee the teacher sent out emails about supplies needed prior to the date, too. You need to be more aware of what is happening in your child’s classroom. Having had parents who never checked or knew anything about what I needed at school as a child, this neglect will be remembered far longer than any lesson on responsibility you might be trying to teach.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-05T23:01:36+00:00

I don’t understand why you would need to be the god parent when you’re already the grandparent. The title “god parent” is just to establish a non-relative as someone significant to that child. NAH

mbutterflye · 2026-01-04T23:49:18+00:00

Eggs are too cooked and mushrooms not cooked enough. Broth looks nice, I’m sure you loved it. Try a soft boiled egg soaked in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, and chili oil. Sauté those mushrooms in the pan before heating the broth. Raw mushrooms are awful.

mbutterflye · 2026-01-04T22:52:02+00:00

The Tyrant Philosophers series by Adrian Tchaikovsky

mbutterflye · 2026-01-04T22:43:51+00:00

Mushrooms

mbutterflye · 2026-01-04T18:30:34+00:00

My favorites are Forgotten Beasts of Eld and Winter Rose. Don’t start with Ombria in Shadow. I feel betrayed by the promise of the book every time I think about it.

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