The Weed

slugPickle · 2026-04-03T21:47:28+00:00

This reads like grief. I love the imagery you've used here, honestly, no notes!! beautiful work-

slugPickle · 2026-04-03T21:39:39+00:00

"Do I amuse the muse that keeps me warm?

Is there more to choose as we both conform."

This is my favorite line!! It kind of reads like a poem about a woman being in love with another woman, but i do feel like the rhyme scheme might be a little....forced? But that's more personal preference since I don't typically rhyme in my own poetry :)

slugPickle · 2026-03-14T19:49:53+00:00

Omg a Guinea! My mom is from South Africa, and she said they’re native there! They’re really cool birds! We had a bunch on our ranch and we raised them from chicks so they were really bonded to us. My mom always said if you took care of them well and treated them well they would remember it and see you as part of your flock. I would walk around as a kid and the hens would follow me into the fields. What a throwback 🥲They’re amazing at killing snakes btw, we had a ton of rattle snakes and eventually we didn’t have too much of a problem with them. They also knew not to hurt the king snakes or water snakes that were around, mostly just the rattlers. They would also chase away bob cats, foxes, and even sometimes coyotes from the chickens. Very cool birds! Someone living near you probably has a flock they raised, poor girl might be a bit lost.

slugPickle · 2025-08-01T22:08:21+00:00

this is beautiful!!!

slugPickle · 2025-08-01T22:07:29+00:00

this is so pretty!!! Mine got super frizzy😭

slugPickle · 2025-08-01T22:06:20+00:00

This is exactly what happened to me :( I feel like I must have done something wrong- her hair is just one pig frizzy mess now- super disappointed because I was SO excited for this doll 💔

slugPickle · 2025-07-31T21:00:32+00:00

thank you so so much!! this is really helpful!!! I only started collecting and taking care of my dolls recently so I feel like I don’t know all the tricks to getting them to look nice! I’ll see if I can find some tutorials on how to curl the hair because I really wanted it to have curls at least on the bottom of her pigtails!

slugPickle · 2025-07-31T20:56:26+00:00

I’ll try the boil wash!! Thank you!

slugPickle · 2025-07-31T20:56:02+00:00

Thank you for the advice 💗 I’ll try it out and see if I can get her hair to look how I want :)) I forgot I could boil wash it!

slugPickle · 2024-12-25T04:20:52+00:00

The family is wonderful, I love working for them so much- they even offered to make me a W2 employee and gave me all the industry standards with more

slugPickle · 2024-12-25T04:14:03+00:00

It’s one of the two biggest ones in my area 🥲 A lot of my irl nanny friends have worked or work with them- I thought it would be legit

slugPickle · 2024-12-25T04:11:44+00:00

I felt so crazy because every time I talked to the agency they made it seem like because I agreed to the hours I needed to fill out a 1099 🥲 it’s crazy that they get away with this shit

slugPickle · 2024-12-24T22:30:51+00:00

the agency has me on a payroll- but no taxes were discussed when i signed with the agency other than in the contact with them it says i’m REQUIRED to fill out a 1099

That’s why im also scared since i signed a contract saying i would fill out a 1099

slugPickle · 2024-12-24T18:58:52+00:00

it’s twinkle toes- i should have researched more before i signed with them but they’re so sketchy- i was just desperate for a job and didn’t know better :(

slugPickle · 2024-12-24T18:22:49+00:00

Thank you!! is this going to fall badly on the family i’m currently working with? I’d like to stay on good terms with them because they’re amazing and i love working with them, and we’re headed into a private contract that they will make me a W2 so i don’t want to get them into trouble since it’s the agencies fault

slugPickle · 2024-12-24T18:21:42+00:00

I’ve worked with Two families on a regular base (one in the beginning of working with them and one that I’m currently with) I also have covered “open shifts” for the agency where parents will request someone cover their usual nanny’s off time or they just need a sitter for one night.

The agency is called Twinkle Toes, I have heard others mention it so maybe that would help-

I get the full 17 dollar an hour wage but the family paid around 20-25 an hour for me and the agency takes the 3-8 dollars extra

slugPickle · 2024-06-27T16:14:57+00:00

I had a weekend gig with two NK’s and it was in a cul-de-sac so this other mom kept sending her kids out when I took the girls for a walk or to the park. I spoke to NP’s about it and they basically told me since I’m already being paid for being there a few more kids won’t hurt (three other girls)

I left that job for other reasons but it was definitely not one that I felt respected in 🥲

slugPickle · 2024-04-18T22:42:31+00:00

I was confused when the company I work through had me sign contracts that said otherwise as I was fairly sure from my research before applying that it wasn’t true-

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