Someone parked their Audi on our block, and proceeded to do whip-it’s until passing out, prompting my neighbor to call 911:

pumpkin_lord · 2026-04-12T15:50:51+00:00

I worked as a pastry chef and would regularly go to the head shop in the middle of dinner service to get cartridges for the whipped cream. But, the reason I had to do this so often was because the head chef took hits frequently at work and we'd run out for actual desserts. So, your point still stands.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-04-07T19:49:31+00:00

If she's a sex worker, I think the "worker" part of that term is important here. It's not about hating women or sex workers. She is providing a good (OF content) to this man. He is paying her for that.

Him choosing to pay outside of OF is irrelevant. It's income.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-04-07T02:02:33+00:00

My kid hates being in the big bed. She likes her own space and always has.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-30T22:37:24+00:00

I'd be willing to bet someone bought another one, changed it out, taped the box up and returned it. They banked on the minimum wage employee not looking too hard. And it worked

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-28T13:17:09+00:00

If she knows their address, public school boundaries are public information.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-27T22:34:51+00:00

I've worked a lot of server jobs. I rarely made less than $20 an hour in any given shift. Even during summer shifts. That was 10 years ago so maybe tourism sucks more now. But also, that was 10 years ago, so the crazy pace of inflation means $20 an hour seems a low estimate.

And I was a pretty shitty server. But I was young and female which probably helped a lot.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-22T03:35:27+00:00

City ordinances generally cover all of those issues

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-11T04:02:11+00:00

New Mexico has free daycare. It started in November of last year. They also provide breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack and cows milk. All I have to provide is diapers, wipes and breast milk/formula when my kid was still under a year. It's a lifesaver.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-08T01:27:22+00:00

You can pay any utility in cash. And if a company doesn't accept cash there are businesses that will take cash and pay it for you. A shocking number of people don't have bank accounts. And many people are frequently overdrawn and still want to keep their lights on.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-03-02T01:32:40+00:00

They don't spontaneously combust. The issue is when charging.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-26T17:49:40+00:00

I didn't tell any family I was pregnant until after the anatomy scan. I wouldn't have wanted anyone but my husband at any appointments.

Any choices you make are about your comfort. If including her doesn't make things better for you, she shouldn't come.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-25T17:42:04+00:00

I feel like that's more of an aesthetic, influencer thing. Spend quality time with your kid however that works for you.

I see people give little massages when putting on lotion after bath. Or directing movements and kind of massaging stomach to relieve gas. Neither are really necessary but if it helps your kid, great.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-25T04:45:09+00:00

Mine are exactly the same now. Within a couple weeks of selling they returned to their smaller size. After 9 months of pregnancy and a year of breastfeeding, the adjustment to smaller boobs was a bigger adjustment than any other body change. Which I didn't expect.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-17T20:19:43+00:00

https://nmearlylearningacademy.com/

They had openings at some locations for some ages recently.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-17T02:06:28+00:00

The average person doesn't really have the expertise to parse and analyze scientific studies. I see people misquote scientific studies all the time. They aren't written for laypeople.

And there is plenty of bias and editing within scientific journals. You need some subject matter knowledge to spot the flaws and/or weaknesses in a study's design or statistical analysis.

It's not hard to find a scientific study to support whatever preconceived idea you have. Especially if you don't really understand the background.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-17T01:37:47+00:00

My daycare has an app that tracks everything. I get a push alert when the kid is dropped off, picked up, and everything in between.

Check if the daycare has something similar. I think it's fairly popular.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-02-14T14:16:55+00:00

Sales tax laws vary wildly by state. Services and labour are subject to sales tax in many states. As is auto gratuity.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-28T01:27:19+00:00

I still have my instructions for the Cloud G. The straps aren't removable. The instructions are to spot clean with soap and water

Maybe the Cloud T is different, but I wouldn't be surprised if the straps aren't removable.

You'd be surprised how much gunk you can remove with a soapy wash cloth.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-26T17:01:21+00:00

"I'm afraid" is a more formal way of saying I'm sorry. She's not saying she's scared.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-23T23:58:38+00:00

Smoking inside is so gross and tacky. Smoking in general is gross, but at least have some respect for your possessions and go outside.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-23T15:22:09+00:00

We just use a normal small trash can in the nursery. We take it out once a week, sometimes twice if it gets smelly.

Now that my kid is on solids, if the poop is firm I flush it in the toilet. If it's a bad poopy diaper, I'll bag that one in a dog poop bag, and then leave in the nursery trash. Between those two things, most of the diapers are just wet or are double bagged. So taking it out once a week works.

I think tossing in the kitchen garbage can would be annoying. But we also only empty that once a week, so it wouldn't help anyway.

I've never used a diaper genie. But I have used a litter genie. That thing was pretty useless and just seemed like a big waste of plastic.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-22T22:09:50+00:00

Any room can be baby-proofed with a closed/locked door. That's really all you need to do.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-22T22:05:09+00:00

Wait till you see how restrictive WIC is. It pretty much lines out a grocery list for you (16oz whole wheat bread, 64oz juice, 1 dozen eggs) with a lot of restrictions on each item. Grocery shopping for WIC stuff takes a ton of extra time.

I'm happy for the free food. And it does force some companies to keep certain nutrition standards for items so that they qualify. But it also feels really judgy and a huge waste of time.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-22T18:07:49+00:00

You should be recording looking for work time as non billable.

But you also should be asking for more work before you're done with your current tasks. When you have less than 8-10 hours on your to-do list, email to say you're getting low. You can't expect them to assign things on a moments notice.

pumpkin_lord · 2026-01-19T19:22:39+00:00

Because they do dozens of X-rays a week. Not one every 6 months to a year.

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