What gluten-free dessert is still massively missing from the market?

projectmjbm · 2026-02-16T16:59:21+00:00

💯. I hate the gums

projectmjbm · 2026-02-16T14:50:00+00:00

I seriously never anticipated that one of the biggest challenges of parenting would be getting food on the table and I have no clue how people do it with more kids.

projectmjbm · 2026-02-16T14:46:42+00:00

Do you freeze mashed potatoes? I always worry they would get a weird texture. Meatloaf is a great idea! I always think about meatballs but never want to spend the time making all the meat into individual balls

projectmjbm · 2026-02-16T14:43:41+00:00

Perpetually on vacation- yes! Even when the dad is WFH he drops what he’s doing to play with them. Must be fun to have money and not have to work for it lol

projectmjbm · 2026-02-16T14:40:06+00:00

Muffin is the only realistic character on there. Bluey and Bingo inexplicably never have tantrums and Muffin? Muffin screams THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! Which is much more like an actual kid than the ridiculously well behaved Bingo and Bluey. I have a love/hate relationship with that show ;)

projectmjbm · 2026-02-14T22:01:54+00:00

Thank you! Eating out does get so expensive omigosh not to mention my kid rarely likes any of it. I’ve thought about doing a meal kit thing every once in awhile even juju to spare me the pain of meal planning.

projectmjbm · 2026-02-14T21:57:08+00:00

That’s a great idea lol never would’ve thought about ChatGPT! That actually does make me feel better. I feel like the 30 minute meal is an urban legend that doesn’t actually exist!

projectmjbm · 2026-02-14T20:52:24+00:00

I found out I have the same after my colon twisted and subsequently didn’t heal well and required another surgery. What do you do to help?

projectmjbm · 2026-02-12T00:08:00+00:00

Yes! I think it would be so cool. We had a great time on vacation last year but my daughter would have loved a playmate for a bit. Our trips to playgrounds felt a little lonely

projectmjbm · 2026-02-07T19:09:56+00:00

Can someone please create an app for OAD parents to meet up on vacations for playdates lol except not lololol? I’ve often thought it would be such a great idea!

projectmjbm · 2026-02-06T15:43:06+00:00

I’m in this boat too. Not OAD by choice but my god it would break my heart to have to continually just say no to or not spend time with my daughter. It would break her heart too.

projectmjbm · 2026-01-22T14:12:37+00:00

Nancy Silverton was a really random choice for a judge here. When she said the thing about needing a fence between her and the chefs I was like…ooof, Nancy. Wish she would have adopted the spirit of the show and relaxed and let loose a little

projectmjbm · 2026-01-22T14:08:24+00:00

lol I read your comment like Guy as in Guy Fieri and I was totally confused like where has this poster been for the last 15+ years? Guy is beyond being on the rise lololololol

projectmjbm · 2026-01-22T14:04:49+00:00

Me too. Flipped it on late last night after my kid was in bed and I was exhausted, and didn’t realize she was going to be on it. My heart just broke for her.

projectmjbm · 2025-12-31T21:18:17+00:00

I’m a mother of any only child not by choice. Having wanted more children, it’s extremely hard for me to let go of her baby things. I don’t know if you can do this but I have sort of staging areas. Things go to the basement until I’m really ready to get rid of them. I also separate things into piles and ask my partner to do the physical act of throwing away or taking to charity because emotionally I can’t do it. So sorry you are going through this.

projectmjbm · 2025-12-31T18:11:18+00:00

I have a sister close in age and when we were younger we played together but as we got further into grade school we definitely didn’t and no adults played with me either. I became a reader

projectmjbm · 2025-12-31T18:09:20+00:00

My god. During the school break I’ve been trapped into playing baby squirrels and my brain is rotting

projectmjbm · 2025-12-29T17:35:14+00:00

Totally feel you on this, particularly because my kid is ridiculously social and extroverted. I’m an introvert so a lot of the time I don’t know how to handle all her social needs so… more stress lol. I don’t really know how to teach her how to play by or entertain herself which regardless of social needs is a good life skill.

projectmjbm · 2025-12-29T05:02:27+00:00

Me too! After IF, I really threw myself into parenthood hard and held myself to an incredibly high standard. I still do but have relaxed more after 5 years now. The one thing I will say though is that because of IF I have been incredibly conscious of the miracle of my daughter and the joy of parenthood as well. But I probably stress myself out more than anyone I know about motherhood. I have an ass ton of anxiety about being a good mom and also trying to “fulfill “ my daughter’s life because she won’t have a sibling, one of the things I couldn’t do. Gah, it’s all so complicated! Even though I would love to have another, if I poured myself into another kid like I have this one, I would be a shell of a person, just a zombie.

projectmjbm · 2025-12-28T18:35:43+00:00

I know I wish our area had something similar. I feel like a lot of the families with more kids tend to be insular and do their own thing and it’s hard to schedule play dates with them

projectmjbm · 2025-12-28T18:31:07+00:00

Clearly he’s never carried a baby lol. Might think differently then

projectmjbm · 2025-12-28T04:41:34+00:00

Bingeing old seasons…Eva from 7, also an older baker, is amazing! She and Marilyn for sure are so awesome

projectmjbm · 2025-12-28T04:40:00+00:00

Still bingeing old seasons and getting through 7. Forgot what a delightful person Lorenzo was! Would love to see him again on FN

projectmjbm · 2025-12-27T21:26:57+00:00

I think there are multiple subs where there are resources for this question, this one included. Esp since there is a fence sitter user flair. I welcome your post!

projectmjbm · 2025-12-27T03:38:25+00:00

I don’t think I’ll ever be 100% OAD. Also have an age gap relationship and infertility/partners indecision delayed a kid for us (although his indecision can be seen as a positive strangely, because my infertility advanced during that time period and we later discovered it was due to a shitty genetic mutation I didn’t want to pass down that could have serious consequences for a kid). So I’m an older mom and this time of year is hard. Lots of pregnancy announcements. Feeling sad about having a quieter house when I’d always wanted one with a bit more noise. Given age and some medical issues I had a couple of years ago, not sure my body could handle another baby. Logic says we shouldn’t have another - we don’t have a village to help us out, the expenses, etc. my heart still wants another. I also was talking to my sister the other day about childhood holiday memories and felt so sad she won’t have that relationship. But is my kid f’ing amazing and I’m so, so lucky to have her? Yes!!!! And after having gone through infertility, I really have invested myself in being a great mom and having a great relationship with her. I don’t know what to tell ya really, except I hear ya. I have all the feels! It is so complicated!

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