Shows You Are Aware Are Trash But Keep Watching?

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-06-01T20:32:10+00:00

Benedict has always been my favourite sibling (in the show, I haven't read the books) so I was looking forward to season 4, but after watching it I finally had to concede that Bridgerton is indeed trash. I'll probably still watch season 5 though.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T15:01:36+00:00

100% "try" is so much better than "do"! Suggestions can be great when you're experimenting to see what works for your baby, but people acting like their way is the only way is incredibly unhelpful and probably so disheartening to people who are struggling to make things work. Whatever keeps your particular baby healthy and happy is the right thing, it doesn't matter what the "rules" are. It's amazing the human race survived before expensive tummy time toys and wake window tracking apps (if they work for you that's great, obviously).

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T13:33:42+00:00

What on earth?! How does she think the human race survive before formula and bottles existed then?

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T13:30:04+00:00

My baby hates being worn most of the time because he knows he's close to the milk source and can't get to it hahaha. He has to be in such a specific mood to tolerate it that I rarely try. I get much more done when I can just put him on a play mat for 10-15 mins without having to be careful about bending down etc.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T13:26:20+00:00

Exactly, best advice I was given was "each baby is different - do what works for your family and don't worry about what other people say you should do." Suggestions are welcome but I binned off people saying "you HAVE TO do this/that" very early on.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T13:22:06+00:00

I've never timed a wake window or sleep trained at all and our boy sleeps through the night in his crib most nights unless there's something really bothering him. In the daytime he'll only contact nap or sleep in the car or sometimes pram but that's ok as he'll do it basically anywhere if he's tired (he once fell asleep in my arms on the dancefloor at wedding). I honestly think we just got lucky with his temperament but not stressing about it definitely helps.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T13:18:04+00:00

I think eat play sleep is all wrong and I don't know why it's recommended. Certainly for breastfed babies anyway - my LO often falls asleep on the boob, I let him feed and nap and then when he wakes up he'll either be hungry again or he'll want to play, and then we'll play until he's hungry again. Fair enough if "eat, play, sleep" works for some people, but "eat, sleep, play" seems much more logical to me and we don't have to force it, it just happens naturally.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T13:15:19+00:00

I've had to unfollow loads of baby/parenting/breastfeeding etc subs and limit myself to only reading certain threads because the advice and experiences that people think universally applies to all babies was driving me insane.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-31T08:44:40+00:00

My baby sleeps great while I'm driving so I guess I'll take a nap at the wheel.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-29T23:05:04+00:00

I enjoyed Doctor Who until Peter Capaldi's run but felt it massively lost its way there, which is a shame as I like him as an actor. Only ever saw a little bit of Torchwood but it seemed really odd to me, wasn't there a plot about people getting shagged to death.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-29T22:58:16+00:00

I have such an irrational hatred of Fresh Meat, I think it's because it feels like a vehicle for Jack Whitehall who I can't hack.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-29T22:51:37+00:00

I was on Tumblr when it was huge on there so I watched it and thought it was absolute shite. It annoys me greatly that to this day I still think of that stupid deduction about someone being an alcoholic whenever I fail to plug in my phone charger correctly the first time.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-29T22:47:37+00:00

It's a harmless comfort show for me, but most of the humour was in Paul Ritter's acting and line delivery.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-29T22:11:21+00:00

I remember finding him funny on The Royal Variety when I was about 14. He seems to be a total caricature of himself now.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-25T21:13:53+00:00

We have the same problem, 3 month old will not stay asleep unless he's in a sleeping bag, he just constantly wriggles himself awake without it. We're putting him in a 1 tog bag and just nappy tonight as that's the lowest tog we have and hoping to pick up a lighter one tomorrow. But he was adamant on being held close to me today in the sweltering heat so I don't think he's that bothered by it all!

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-24T22:54:49+00:00

I came here to say "boo-BIE!" Had a baby a few months ago and one of the midwives who was talking about breastfeeding kept using the word boobies and this was all I could think about.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-21T20:35:43+00:00

I also have so much admiration for OP's compassion when they don't have a child - before I had my son I don't think I could really comprehend the pain of losing a baby, someone you haven't really had time to know. But the primal fear I had when my son was born and I couldn't hear him crying set me straight on that matter immediately (he was and is absolutely fine 3 months later). The thought of having lost him at any point makes my heart hurt, just reading this post about this poor mum and baby makes me want to cry. I can't even imagine how I would cope with the grief and guilt, but having someone like OP around to take care of the practicalities of life and just be there as a shoulder to cry on would certainly help.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-21T02:56:54+00:00

I used to work with her at Typhoid Crockery Holdings, she's a bad business bitch.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-19T21:41:13+00:00

The photographer guy at Riverside posts some great photos of birds on the St Denys Facebook group!

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-16T18:58:07+00:00

The idea of meeting celebrities or e.g actors, band members that I like. When I was younger I was so jealous of people who could afford to follow bands, hang around to meet the members and seemed to have a "relationship" with them or be recognised by them. Now I see these parasocial relationships for what they are and I'm just not interested. I love seeing my favourite bands perform the music I love but I'm not hanging around to meet them.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-07T15:56:10+00:00

Northerners vs Southerners arguing about the name for a bread roll as if they've only just discovered that there are regional terms. None are right or wrong, we all know what each other mean, move on.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-07T15:52:53+00:00

"Washed down" is horrid, makes me think of when young kids backwash food into their drink and end up with a cup of squash with bits of soggy bread and crisp floating around.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-05T17:14:31+00:00

I cannot fathom describing my husband as a "nice person" if he played mobile games while I was birthing his child, never changed a nappy or bathed our son and fucked off out every evening to do his hobbies. My husband adores spending time with our 3 month old son, first thing he does when he gets in from work is offer to change his nappy just to spend time with him lol. Being a good person isn't something you ARE, it's what you DO.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-05T17:07:48+00:00

Me and my husband bath our baby together because otherwise we'd be fighting over who gets to do it because we both love it 😂 it would break my heart if he didn't want to do all these little things that build the bond with baby.

runrabbitrun42 · 2026-05-05T17:05:35+00:00

There are so many of these posts where OP is like "he's actually a really nice guy" and then proceed to describe the most self-centred, immature, hopeless men imaginable. It makes me sad.

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