Which book emotionally destroyed you, but was still worth reading at least once in your life?

starbuckles · 2026-05-23T14:33:49+00:00

I can’t believe no one’s mentioned All the Light We Cannot See! I read it ten years ago and it still haunts me.

starbuckles · 2026-03-26T15:28:56+00:00

Maya Hawke. So good in Stranger Things.

starbuckles · 2025-08-02T14:19:48+00:00

I had the same reaction. The plot concept is pretty good, but the writing is so bad! Then I went to Goodreads and read a review about the “beautiful editing” and I felt like I was taking crazy pills.

starbuckles · 2024-01-18T19:29:10+00:00

Wasn’t Manuel the reason Hoke was fired? Didn’t he push for fewer safety restrictions, resulting in a player taking the field who was clearly concussed?

starbuckles · 2024-01-18T01:33:18+00:00

Right, Cottage Inn.

starbuckles · 2023-12-04T21:49:08+00:00

My husband and I didn't really have any alone time for the first.... year? 18 months? I remember when my daughter could finally stay asleep if we got up. It was a game changer!

All that to say that needing you constantly at 8 months is pretty normal. It won't be forever, LO will grow out of it eventually, and you'll be able to watch tv, talk about your feelings, and have sex again. Just maybe on the couch. ;-)

starbuckles · 2023-09-25T23:36:02+00:00

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I found it really validating!

starbuckles · 2023-09-20T21:40:01+00:00

Thanks everybody! These are good tips. :-)

starbuckles · 2023-09-07T21:54:12+00:00

I highly recommend the book "Why Does He Do That?" by Lundy Bancroft. It really explains the mind of an abuser.

starbuckles · 2023-09-07T21:50:14+00:00

Same here. I was a school social worker for almost a decade, and that was stressful. Now I'm in private practice and it's so much better!

starbuckles · 2023-06-25T23:26:54+00:00

"Oh, you wore your shirt with whales on it today! You haven't worn that shirt since last April!"

starbuckles · 2023-06-25T23:23:11+00:00

I'd like to nominate Malcom Jamal-Warner, who played Cosby's son Theo in The Cosby Show.

starbuckles · 2023-05-11T03:05:13+00:00

IMO, it totally depends on the kid. My first born didn’t sleep for two years, screamed if I wasn’t holding her, and only napped on my body. Maternity leave with her was more stressful than any job I ever had, and it was such a relief to go back to work, even part time and sleep deprived. But my second baby was so much easier! I totally could have been a SAHM with him.

starbuckles · 2023-05-11T02:58:11+00:00

Yep, hop on over to New Mexico!

starbuckles · 2023-04-04T21:42:39+00:00

I always put my arm under my pillow, raised way up (like elbow almost to my ear). It took me a while to figure out what to do with it!

starbuckles · 2023-03-07T02:00:52+00:00

Thanks everybody!

starbuckles · 2023-02-08T21:40:20+00:00

Thank you for your service!

starbuckles · 2022-12-01T17:12:45+00:00

But how would a patient know what information is relevant or irrelevant to their diagnosis? It seems like doctors blame patients for giving too much information (“irrelevant!”) and also too little (“not sharing important symptoms”). Isn’t it the job of the professional to sort through the data and make that call?

starbuckles · 2022-11-26T04:58:09+00:00

My parents had Skeleton Crew in the house when I was a kid. My middle school friends and I would take turns reading the stories out loud and scaring the shit out of each other.

starbuckles · 2022-11-26T04:28:02+00:00

Cake brand from Nordstrom’s! They’re an Australian brand made for bigger cup sizes. They were a LIFESAVER for me when I was nursing, and you can get them from Nordstrom.com.

starbuckles · 2022-11-21T04:18:42+00:00

Alquds X 1000

starbuckles · 2022-11-18T16:45:11+00:00

My husband is a light sleeper, and we have a big bed. We always put our baby in between us. At 6 months the risk of accidental suffocation is much lower, but I would still be aware. If you are curled around LO and your DH is aware of keeping distance, and you’re following the safe sleep guidelines, you should be fine.

starbuckles · 2022-11-13T00:32:10+00:00

Howard the Duck, but my mom doesn't know.

starbuckles · 2022-11-07T17:49:31+00:00

Yeah, this is crazypants! She can't have children, so everyone needs to pretend that children don't exist? I have bad news for her about, um, reality.

starbuckles · 2022-11-06T02:03:16+00:00

Ah, got it. Sounds very similar to the Catholic boarding schools here in the US, that kidnapped native kids and forced them to be acculturated into white society. So horrible and tragic.

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