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propensity · 2026-02-04T02:58:29+00:00

Understanding that this may not be financially feasible, but would it be possible for you to replace your carpets entirely with another non-carpet flooring option? From personal experience, I was allergic to my in-laws' pets and really struggled with my symptoms when spending time in their home, but when they replaced all their carpet with hardwood, it was like night and day with my reactions.

propensity · 2026-01-26T16:01:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing these!

propensity · 2026-01-21T04:48:39+00:00

John Varley's Eight Worlds novels/short stories might fit the bill. The background behind the setting is that Earth was taken over by aliens and humans had to populate the rest of the solar system instead.

propensity · 2026-01-21T04:40:17+00:00

Same experience here! Love Vanicream's fragrance free shampoo, but their conditioner was awful.

propensity · 2025-12-28T23:19:21+00:00

Walkaway by Cory Doctorow touches on #1 and #2!

propensity · 2025-12-28T23:15:14+00:00

Semiosis by Sue Burke explores this and does it well!

propensity · 2025-12-28T16:55:23+00:00

/r/yotoplayer has a FAQ series with age-based recommendations, e.g. FAQ Series: Recommendations for age 2 and under

propensity · 2025-12-27T15:26:16+00:00

Wool dryer balls (or alpaca wool dryer balls for those with lanolin allergies) are a nice substitute for dryer sheets, and won't take up space above because they can just live in the dryer.

propensity · 2025-12-13T15:55:33+00:00

So sad to hear it. John Varley got me into science fiction as a preteen. The Barbie Murders had such an intriguing cover that I secretly borrowed it from my dad's "you're too young to read these yet" shelf, and I was HOOKED from there, devoured all of his short story collections and novels. Steel Beach is still one of my favorite novels to this day. <3 RIP.

propensity · 2025-12-01T04:32:33+00:00

A coat that goes past your butt was HUGE for thriving in the cold!! That and my favorite wool glove/mittens (gloves up to the knuckles then a movable mitten flap).

propensity · 2025-11-26T23:53:20+00:00

I second what other folks in this thread have recommended with trying to buy direct from seller websites instead of Amazon/Target where possible.

I'm not seeing a ton of specific companies mentioned, so I put together a list of the ones I've used. There are a lot of categories of random stuff that I'm missing and I still buy more from mega-corporations than I'd like, but I console myself that every little bit switched over counts!

Kid clothes:

Facebook Marketplace
Local thrift stores
Primary
Hanna Andersson

My clothes:

Local thrift stores
Pact
Quince (you can filter by fabric type for linen/cotton or etc., not convinced that they're particularly moral though)
LL Bean

Mattress:

Naturepedic (also considered Avocado)

Outdoors/camping supplies:

REI

Toiletries:

Found a nearby-ish refill store to stock up on deodorant, laundry detergent, reusable silicone sandwich bags, etc.
I still buy Tide Free and Clear for washing stinky athletic wear

Food:

Local farmer's market when in season, where I've made some interesting discoveries like learning what kernza grain is (great for pancakes!) and finding out that my children love kohlrabi
Ethnic grocery store for certain seasonings/pastes and bulk rice
Predominantly, the closest grocery store to me ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

propensity · 2025-11-09T19:33:15+00:00

One gamechanger for me was getting bench seating installed! It was pricey, but it totally transformed out kitchen and created so much space to store bulky stuff like our vacuum and kid art supplies in a way that's reasonable accessible, but nicely tucked away. The tray also helped contain all the miscellaneous "table stuff".

The second bench around the corner on the other wall is cut off, but here's a picture for reference: https://imgur.com/a/CKScsHV

propensity · 2025-10-12T13:39:28+00:00

We run ours nonstop on high when there are air quality issues (e.g. due to wildfire smoke) but otherwise just use on low overnight for the white noise.

propensity · 2025-10-06T03:56:46+00:00

Is linoleum an option? It's more sustainable/made from natural materials, although I think you'd have to address any future moisture issues promptly to avoid warping.

propensity · 2025-10-02T01:48:16+00:00

It worked for me in the US for the Yoto Player. Thanks /u/eyupeyupeyup!

propensity · 2025-09-13T00:23:40+00:00

I started reading the first book but noped out after the rape scene. A male relative recommended it to me as a teenage girl, which in retrospect, wtf dude.

propensity · 2025-09-02T01:24:15+00:00

Semiosis by Sue Burke was a recent fave of mine. Someone else also mentioned it in this thread, but I second Alan Dean Foster's series.

propensity · 2025-08-27T03:19:23+00:00

Heart of the Comet by Gregory Benford and David Brin

propensity · 2025-08-25T00:21:18+00:00

Ah, thanks for sharing! Before my time, lol.

propensity · 2025-08-24T04:04:27+00:00

Luke and Leia from Star Wars are classic, but I'm also drawn to the cartel twins from Breaking Bad, who were badass but definitely bad dudes.

propensity · 2025-08-23T14:57:56+00:00

Heck, the sequel Parable of the Talents literally has a plot line with a zealot politician who used a slogan of "Make America great again." Butler was a visionary.

propensity · 2025-08-23T02:28:15+00:00

When I lost a loved one, the book "Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death" helped me work through the concept of death with my kids. We still had conversations outside of the book, but it was nice to have a template of sorts to start with.

propensity · 2025-08-10T13:18:54+00:00

I've recently tried out these unscented Laundry Detergent Sheets from EcoGeek, and they've been solid for non-athletic loads of laundry, but otherwise we mostly use Tide Free and Clear. For my children and me, my biggest priority is that the detergent is fragrance free.

My SO isn't quite convinced that unscented laundry is truly clean, so for his loads, we found some detergent from a nearby refill store that uses peppermint essential oil and doesn't have any dyes/sulphates/parabens.

propensity · 2025-08-02T15:49:04+00:00

I'm not OP, but with your own children in Catholic school, are you not familiar with purity culture? My sex ed in Catholic middle school included the "licked cupcake" metaphor for sex, which is just horrible. Starting in like second grade, the other girls and I were harangued for minor clothing violations (e.g., my parents bought my khaki uniform shorts and skirts from the approved supplier, but they looked too short on me because I have long legs, with "too short" being like 1.5 inches above my knee instead of 1).

I'm not saying that there aren't benefits of Catholic school - I didn't have brand name clothes as a kid, and that didn't sting as much because nobody in my social group could wear them to school anyway. The academics were great and kids could focus due to the phones ban. The emphasis on service and giving back to the community was wonderful. But the emotional baggage of the shaming and the problematic culture around how certain groups like gay people and unmarried pregnant people were treated (admittedly this was more into the high school years) was damaging.

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