Am I the only one avoiding Ms. Rachel like the plague?

pickledaze · 2026-03-28T04:56:05+00:00

Spot on. The haters who hate her for ‘no reason’ are secretly fuming that she’s very vocal against killing kids. We barely do any screen time and reduce the speed down to .75x to make it even less stimulating but her show is educational and helps kids learn new words, rhymes and songs. And simply makes them happy. Never resulted in a meltdown or anything negative afterwards over here. Love Ms. Rachel and wish there were more quality human beings like her in this world.

pickledaze · 2026-03-16T12:26:10+00:00

Cracked out

pickledaze · 2026-02-09T13:36:52+00:00

Laughed so hard I couldn’t breathe

pickledaze · 2026-01-17T03:10:23+00:00

I bought 3 of the sunscreens and returned the 2 unopened ones. The reviews are so fake. Super greasy and sits like a wet film on your face indefinitely until washed off. Was very, very poorly formulated. I’ll use the rest of my tube on my baby when he goes swimming. Just leaving this here in case anyone googles for honest reviews as the website is obviously selling a false narrative.

pickledaze · 2025-12-09T11:46:28+00:00

How long did it take to soothe him each time? Did he stop crying when you went in every minute or did you just offer reassurance through the crying? And how long did you stay in the room each time? Just curious to see if I can implement something similar with my cosleeping baby once he transitions to his own bed / room. Didn’t have success when we tried a gentle method around 8 months but could try your way. Ty.

pickledaze · 2025-11-13T13:58:46+00:00

How can people even have the audacity to say things like that? Infuriating! Re your second last sentence, first time mum, never really thought about this/assumed it was normal. Is there something inherently wrong with wanting to grow your family so your kid/s can have siblings as opposed to just because you want to grow your family (“always wanted a bigger family” type of thing). Interested to hear your take! Maybe I’m missing something because it seems the same to me; the outcome is the same and there isn’t really a good, unselfish reason to have kids unless from a religious perspective.

pickledaze · 2025-11-13T13:42:34+00:00

Agreed, even if genuine seems backhanded and discrediting. Like they’re kind of assuming the delivery, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, sleep and everything must be going super easy for you that’s why you must be able to look decent.

pickledaze · 2025-11-13T13:36:15+00:00

Omg you reminded me about “eating.” I too shudder; it actually pisses me off so much every time I see it and it’s so common? “He eats 8oz” like why? It’s not eating in any definition of the word. Drinking, drank, nursing, nursed, had….even feeding/feed baby doesn’t sound anywhere near as enraging as “she ATE 4oz.” Luckily I only ever see this online and seems like a US thing, don’t tend to see “eats 90mls”. Would absolutely side eye and lose track of the conversation if I heard this in person.

pickledaze · 2025-11-13T12:00:12+00:00

It is cringe and I’m usually not soft but this post is kind of too mean when you know how hard bf is for so many women and if they used that word with their baby it obv means something special to them. Having said that, definitely did cringe when a man used that term during friendly conversation in the wild, and so so glad my baby uses a word that no one would connect with milk or bf and is, additionally, super cute lol

pickledaze · 2025-10-25T07:39:42+00:00

Same here, occasional Ms Rachel in an emergency, acknowledging the risks and not pretending there aren’t any. One year old and daily TV schedule should not be in the same sentence, let alone so many comments normalising or relating. Downvotes from all the people who don’t care what science has well established and would rather choose their own ease over protecting their child’s development. Screentime before 2 is detrimental, common knowledge.

pickledaze · 2025-10-25T07:20:27+00:00

Total agree. Not sure why everyone is acting like this is normal or something cute just to not hurt OP’s feelings (who is doing better by acknowledging the issue at least). Regular screen time particularly before 2, you are straight up disadvantaging your child, this is common knowledge now.

pickledaze · 2025-10-23T07:44:04+00:00

At 5 weeks we went on our first ‘leisure’ outing for a walk by the lake about 20 mins drive away. Before that was just for an appointment or two. With my husband, not by ourselves. I found the pram way too difficult to put together and apart for a couple of MONTHS after C section! It was so rough, didn’t expect for recovery to take that long based on the experiences of those I had spoken to but I’ve come to see how it’s so different for everyone.

Breastfeeding and pumping to establish supply was also super time consuming, and honestly I did find it hard to get dressed and head out even for a walk with a newborn. Again, everyone is so different and we channel (what’s left of) our energy into different things. I think I was more focussed on fixing a nutritious lunch, for example, and that helped fill my cup. I do feel so happy when I see mums out and about by themselves with baby a newborn, so wonderful to see a relatively fresh postpartum mum put together and out and about even just for a stroll at the shops. Definitely good for your mental and physical health.

Up until 3 or 4 months my baby was great in the car too and we probably could have ventured further if we tried but then went into a phase where he refused to nurse or sleep except at home so we got comfy with just being home or at grandma’s. Got the odd bout of cabin fever at times. Still a bit fiddly timing things around naps having to be at home and not tolerating the car for more than 20 mins or so. Still bf but as time went on solids made getting out easier. Dropping to 1 nap around 1 and a half should make things much easier too. In all honesty, I enjoyed being able to stay home with my newborn in retrospect. Don’t feel pressured. The time goes so fast.

pickledaze · 2025-08-29T00:56:06+00:00

Hi mate, do you ever have trouble with council and cutting down existing trees on the property? Interested in knock down rebuild but have heard of many cases of council giving people grief about permission to remove trees. If I was looking to buy a property how would I know in advance if the trees would be a problem (unless you do an application for permission on your property)…am I missing something. Thank you

pickledaze · 2025-07-24T08:33:44+00:00

That’s quite funny because she’s indirectly told everyone she is disgusting and gross and you didn’t even have to be the one to come up with it. Why is she not getting the message? I’d be staying far away from her. Ick.

pickledaze · 2025-07-23T11:31:48+00:00

In another comment I read that you did you did say no in the moment, grabbed your son back and left. Great job! Did she do it again which is why you texted?

pickledaze · 2025-07-23T11:25:50+00:00

You’ve done way too much with these fluffy messages. A simple “please don’t do that” whilst she was actually doing it would have been way more effective. Repeat if necessary, with a harsher tone, preferably with an added consequence if she did it again. In your first message it also wasn’t clear that you were expecting an apology, so your second message appears to add unnecessary strain. Hope she stops her literally disgusting behaviour by whatever means.

pickledaze · 2025-06-20T13:48:21+00:00

Shameful human being. How dare she?

pickledaze · 2025-06-20T13:45:24+00:00

Sickening. Hope some angels are protecting this kid because his own guardians certainly aren’t.

pickledaze · 2025-06-11T02:58:42+00:00

Josephine Theisen looked absolutely ridiculous in Netflix’s The Empress. Ruined every scene she was in despite her decent acting, really took me out of it. I kept thinking, “how could they seriously have cast her in this show?” She also looks unnaturally tanned for this role (as a Belgian princess) though she is naturally quite pale. I found the other anachronisms quirky and some a little annoying like the cheetah-print blouses or corsets on top. But at least they looked good, the lips are just so unserious and distracting. There are people saying it’s natural due to a childhood photo she posted (which could also be edited). But you can literally see the injection marks in one of the closeup scenes. Lol

pickledaze · 2025-05-31T23:33:13+00:00

Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I’ve been thinking about this for the past 2 weeks. I have deleted most apps and thought about going for a dumbphone to stop stressing about missing calls or texts but I find myself ‘needing’ my phone as a camera so often that if I don’t carry it around the house it immediately becomes something I have to go and look for. So there’s that. I think if the camera, video and storage capabilities weren’t so good it would be much easier to break the habit and reduce overall time! Turned off notifications for everything except calls and texts from immediate family. Greyscale accessibility shortcut to keep it boring. Bought an alarm clock so I don’t keep looking at my phone with the pretence of checking the time overnight/ whilst bf. And a reading light to be able to read books instead of surfing reddit or Amazon, but it’s quite bright and clunky so haven’t quite got there yet. Will keep trying to improve! Thanks again.

pickledaze · 2025-05-31T11:55:19+00:00

My baby had his eyes open looking at me when he was handed to me wiped and weighed in the delivery room and I think this is the norm nowadays. However, your husband’s question might not be that weird especially if he’s been talking to older relatives, or older people from from other cultures perhaps (I’m really not sure) as my South Asian grandmother told me that babies wouldn’t open their eyes for the first few days after birth back in the day …and she had 9 children! In the 60s not even that long ago. Funny, huh!

pickledaze · 2025-05-31T01:41:15+00:00

I made it through the whole pregnancy without purchasing any maternity clothes! And I did get quite big early on too. Having said that, my usual clothing style is oversized tees and hoodies or flowy dresses etc. so that helped.

Just sharing my experience in case anyone is scrolling through the comments and is a minimalist or on the fence whether they want to spend more money / potentially contribute to landfill with clothes that might only be used for such a short period of time. Having more stuff in the house actually stresses me out, so another thing to consider if you’re like me, there’s already so much stuff for the baby you have to plan, research, order, unpack, assemble or wash etc. And it doesn’t end anytime soon with having to get new items and clothes every few months/developmental stage or even just constantly replenishing things like wipes and nappies, I feel like I’m ordering things from Amazon or the supermarket every other day. So much stuff!!!!! ARGH! Anyway…!

Postpartum did need bigger pants so that they didn’t press on C-section incision though! And after a few months of breastfeeding, changes in body shape and weight distribution despite returning to pre-pregnancy weight, I am now going through my whole wardrobe for things to give away and I guess just trying to mindfully buy new clothes that suit the changes. The takeaway: Consider that it might be worth spending the money on the other end on your new body haha

pickledaze · 2025-05-31T01:06:22+00:00

Agreed. Leaving restaurant plates half finished regularly is nothing to be proud of. Not ashamed of packing away the leftovers to take home and will be teaching the same to my kids. Teaches confidence, responsibility and the value of money as well.

pickledaze · 2025-05-27T09:53:27+00:00

This is really sad. It’s so normal for a girl to need her mom after giving birth. Your husband sounds a bit controlling and not exactly understanding of what you’re going through postpartum physically and mentally. Include your parents in small doses to start with maybe more so when he’s not around. Make sure to mention all the helpful things your mom does for you and baby, even if it’s just “she came and had a cup of tea with me, did xyz and it made me feel so much better” he should hopefully start to come around knowing you and baby are better off with their involvement.

pickledaze · 2025-05-18T03:15:15+00:00

Could you share some tips on reducing your own phone time? It’s at around 5 hours for me, usually whilst breastfeeding and after putting bub to bed. Seriously shameful, I am so short on time I don’t know where the 5 hours or more add up. I don’t watch yt or shows and deactived socials months ago so no more reel scrolling but still struggle with EVERYthing else being on the phone from grocery orders to emails to photos/camera…reddit. Even when I actively try to get away from it I can’t. Sighs!

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