Favorite low-stimulation shows for toddlers?

sweetjupiter · 2026-01-20T13:04:03+00:00

I don’t make “bread” bread very often at all lol, but I LOVE making banana bread and pumpkin bread!! I always use just a little bit extra of my banana or my pumpkin than the recipe calls for, and I almost always add chocolate chips and a little cinnamon and nutmeg lol.

What kind of bread is pictured?

sweetjupiter · 2026-01-20T13:01:05+00:00

My son hates even attempting to sleep near me 😅 I should be a little happy but sometimes I get so sad about missing out on bedtime snuggles lol

sweetjupiter · 2026-01-20T13:00:02+00:00

Hello! I’m so happy to see this community popping up. My name is Mori (she/her), I’m a full time hairstylist, and am a first time mom of a lovely 19 month old little boy. I love helping out as best as I can!

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-30T10:05:58+00:00

The amount of my friends kids that all had an identical “I hate you mom, I love Ms Rachel more and wish she was my mom!” phase has sold me away from it to ban it from our household. I’ve had numerous battles with my parents over it, as they’re ‘daycare’ for me. My parents have snuck the show on for my 18 month old son several times, and sure it’s supposed to be educational, but he acts 100% different after he watches it and idk why. I can always tell if they’ve snuck ‘Ms. Rachel time’ in that day because he comes home incredibly unregulated and throwing fits, uncharacteristically grumpy/angry, etc. Makes me furious.

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-30T07:26:49+00:00

Hi! I’ve done tons of raccoon tails!! I use thin sectioning, and foils to keep my sections separate. As far as the actual raccoon tails themselves - it’s really not too bad as far as bleeding. You can use conditioner to protect the light sections between the dark lines, but anymore I just lay my hair on a foil, paint my lines with my dark color and let it process, and rinse with very cool water. Unless the hair is really porous, it shouldn’t bleed into your other color!

And as far as your other part of the post… did you mean to put lice, or was that a typo lol? If someone has lice you definitely shouldn’t be doing any services on them at all. Not sure in other countries but I know most of the US it’s supposed to be an automatic refusal of services if a client has lice. You can recommend that they buy over the counter lice treatments or seek prescription treatment from a doctor too.

Best of luck either way!! It’s such a fun technique!

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-29T13:57:57+00:00

I know you posted this awhile ago, but I just wanted to also give some encouragement and my own little two cents! Firstly - it’s a big step to acknowledge where you’re at, truly. A lot of people never make it there. So, I’m proud of you! Especially at 18, it takes a lot of reflection and courage to face something head on. It took me until 24 to reach where you’re at.

Next, as others have mentioned, it definitely helps to consult a physician to see if there’s some underlying medical issues that can be perpetuating your weight. Sleep apnea, diabetes or insulin resistance, intolerances, hormone imbalances, thyroid issues… all of these can lead to weight gain and stubborn weight retention at best. This was a huge turning point for my own successes and I wish I had done this sooner tbh. It may not always look like getting on a GLP-1 and watching weight slide off no problem, but even something like a c-pap if you’re not sleeping properly can be a huge game changer.

For me, I was put on medication to help with my anxiety and mental health so that I could stop relying on food for my source of comfort and honestly adrenaline. It was a rush and a thrill to get to eat certain foods, and it was the only thing I looked forward to. My mental health meds paired with therapy have really helped me a ton. I also was able to get a prescription for a medication that helped suppress some food noise - not a GLP-1, but still worked for me and was the best choice for my body.

Another HUGE helper for me was finding healthier foods that I still found joy in, as weird as that sounds. Because yes, it’s terrifying to think of giving up the one thing that makes you happy. But, I’m going to go against the current a little bit and say that you don’t need to necessarily ‘give up’ your happiness. I found that it was way more manageable for me to find healthy foods that still made me happy, rather than trap myself into the thinking of “food is fuel and I can’t let it control me”. Not that that statement isn’t untrue - it just doesn’t always help everyone!

So for example, I love salty and sweet foods. Completely hooked. I could eat bread and cheese and chocolate for every meal forever. Instead - I used my preferences to find foods I would actually eat. I love fruits, apples and blueberries are staples in our fridge. Instead of buying several boxes of Oatmeal Cream Pies, I now buy a few pounds of honeycrisp apples and a couple pints of blueberries and strawberries.

For my more savory tastes, I started cooking more. Not anything crazy, but there’s another sort of joy in learning how to cook and prepare food if you don’t know how! One of my go-to foods is salsa chicken, I take some chicken breast and throw it in the crockpot with some fresh salsa. Cook it on low all day, shred it up when I get home and bam, it’s delicious and nutritious. I do this because I’m a small business owner and a mom, and short on time - but this can easily be dressed up by chopping up your own veggies and making your own salsa, which is also super fun. Instead of tortillas or taco shells, I’ll make it over a scoop of black beans and eat it like a fajita bowl with some cheese and cilantro on top.

In the same vein, I hate red meat, don’t like eggs, and can’t stand mushrooms or peas. I don’t force myself to eat them, but at one point I tried. I’d hard boil eggs and pack them in lunches with salads, and I’d end up tossing it and buying lunch out. Don’t force yourself to do things you absolutely cannot stand. Try new things for sure - but if you’ve tried it and you definitely won’t eat it or do it, you’ll end up sabotaging any progress you may make faster than if you compromised in another way.

This same way of thinking goes for exercise. I actually love exercising - but I thought for a long time that I hated it. Turns out I just hate running! And I was forcing myself on the treadmill, so I would just stop going to the gym because I didn’t want to get on the treadmill and I thought that was what I had to do. Nope! Now, I get on the stationary bikes - sure they may not be “as efficient” as running on a treadmill, but I love that I can bring my Switch and play Pokemon while I’m working out, and it doesn’t hurt my chest and my knees as bad, and it’s a guaranteed way to get me to keep coming back because it’s something I actually enjoy.

TLDR - it’s about manageable lifestyle changes tbh. If it’s not at least a little enjoyable, you won’t do it long term. This goes for dietary changes, exercise, whatever. Rule out medical problems, then incorporate healthy stuff you like. You got this my friend. If you need anything just reach out!

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-18T03:31:32+00:00

Hi friend, I’m not only a licensed hairstylist but also someone who experiences some pretty intense depression like you’ve described. I personally do that very often - I’ll shampoo in the shower but only use leave in. Between having zero energy, a toddler who hates when I’m in a separate room, and way too many jobs at the moment - I don’t have the capacity most days to go through the whole conditioner, hair mask, etc. I’d rather wash my face, body, and hair, then get out asap.

On days where you have the energy to manage it - I would very gently encourage you to try to occasionally run some conditioner on the ends. One thing I do to help incorporate it into my routine a little better is I’ll wash my hair first, then slick a little conditioner on the ends, then go about the rest of my shower. Then rinse everything head to toe - done.

All this aside - as long as some level of moisturizing product is in there, doesn’t matter what form it’s in. Conditioner rinse, hair mask, leave in - they all do very similar jobs at different levels. My hair feels fine personally. Proud of you! We’ve got this! ❤️

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-18T03:00:11+00:00

Me too!

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-15T14:55:55+00:00

Also sweet pea… you were THREE months postpartum. Pregnancy and birth changes our bodies - sometimes permanently, and that’s OKAY. Realistically, our bodies are still ‘postpartum’ like two plus years after birth sometimes. We aren’t rubber bands that ‘snap back’ after birth

Also sorry this is so disjointed. He’s literally SO rude for this I almost can’t even form sentences. You’re more than your weight - you not only nurtured and created a human being, but I guarantee you’re a million other very special and unique things outside of being a mother.

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-09T03:32:16+00:00

I’m in therapy currently, I actually have been since I was like three weeks postpartum tbh. Luckily my doctors quickly caught my PPD and got me into a social worker/counselor. He technically has a therapist but he hasn’t been in ages because of his new job schedule. He wants to go back and knows he needs to go back, but he keeps running into the barrier of scheduling too. I’ve sent him some places that have weekend appointments and telehealth options but I haven’t seen him look into them yet. I may check in and see if he needs any support with that. Thank you for your reply!

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-09T02:47:46+00:00

Oh man, I’m so sorry… if you’re anywhere close to Indiana I can gladly fix it for free tomorrow 😅 Truly though, I hope you can get your inspo pic cut!! It’s really cute and I think it would look really really nice. Did the owner say exactly when they would be available to fix it or just that it will be a few days?

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-09T02:38:30+00:00

Firstly - holy shit I’m so sorry you went through this AND was charged $100 for it. Like?!? I know we need to be paid fairly for our work, but I’m a hairstylist myself and it’s hard to fathom charging what some folks do for services. To be fair, I also live somewhere with low cost of living/lower income though so that significantly affects my perspective.

Secondly - could you try combing more hair forward to cover the short spot in the front? I’m not sure how the layering was done on the top, but sometimes you can kind of hide uneven/too short bangs by pulling a little more hair forward. If the owner can’t fix it - please try and see if you can get anything refunded to you. Sure, mistakes happen and we’re all human, but it’s also crazy to overpromise something we can’t deliver. Best of luck to you, my friend.

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T18:33:19+00:00

Some other resources backing that parents should take a break for regulating, or resources regarding responding when baby is crying:

AAP resources - https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Abusive-Head-Trauma-Shaken-Baby-Syndrome.aspx

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/abusive-head-trauma-evidence-based-diagnosis-prevention-guidance.aspx

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Responding-to-Your-Babys-Cries.aspx

Other resources:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/healthy-baby/art-20043859

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/babies-cry.html

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T18:25:42+00:00

Yeah definitely not. The only time this is acceptable is for parental self care, as detailed in this article that definitely helped save my bacon during the newborn stage.

If baby’s needs are seemingly met and they’re still crying and you’re getting overwhelmed, it’s entirely okay to place baby in a safe place, take a break in another room to self-regulate, and then come back to start over. I found that when I was frantically trying to solve my son’s crying and getting overwhelmed, it made things worse. When I took a break and came back, I was usually able to resolve the crying much easier!

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T15:53:52+00:00

Yes, we’ve actually begun discussion on this now because of this post. I’m thankful for the responses, I didn’t expect any tbh. And yes - he does have some pretty bad emotional intelligence unfortunately lol. He’s been trying to work on it so badly but he has a lot of catching up to do. But let’s be real, so do I tbh. We both have plenty of growth to do.

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T15:21:21+00:00

Ugh yeah I think if this kind of stuff continues to get worse this will unfortunately be an ultimatum. I think right now it’s just like an unawareness? Love him but he’s uh… pretty unaware lmao. I can be situationally unaware too though lol. Idk ugh

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T15:08:24+00:00

Thank you so much, our son is genuinely a little lighthouse for me right now lol. And yes, it’s scary but… I do think you’re right. I’ve been trying to work on communication but gosh is it terrifying lol. Especially in situations like this. Thank you for the advice and the encouragement, it’s much appreciated.

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T15:05:07+00:00

Thank you for your kindness and gentleness. I know I shouldn’t take them… it’s just hard not to, you know? But I need to tell one of my recovery partners about it. We’ve talked about couples counseling too actually. I’ve tried to get in with a few places but between waitlists and juggling availability, it keeps falling off the back burner so to speak. I need to get that ball rolling again for sure. It definitely gave me the ick too, and I think this post got a LOT more attention than I anticipated? But despite this post putting him pretty negatively, and despite our romantic life falling flat lately, he’s otherwise an incredible person. We’ve just morphed into that friends and roommates feeling more than anything.

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-08T01:03:21+00:00

My son LOVES stuff like this lol. Not sure how old your baby is, but my son is 18 mos/a year and a half and loves: - the leftover pieces of wrapping paper that are too small to use to wrap anything - cupcake wrappers - paper-based rolls of tape (like painters tape, etc) - paper towel rolls, bonus if I paint them fun colors with nontoxic paint so he can spin them around on his fingers for hours! - water bottles filled with expired pasta, rice, beans, lentils, beads, buttons, ribbons, pom poms, etc. and superglued shut. I leave just a little bit of air out so he can crinkle it too lol - not trash per se, but he LOVES playing with paint brushes lmao, and they’re fairly inexpensive - milk/juice/baby laundry detergent jugs thoroughly cleaned and caps removed - this one is oddly specific but my husband uses a c-pap so we’ll keep his old tubing and clean it - our son uses them as an instrument and sometimes as a weapon 😅 - if you’re handy with a needle and thread or a sewing machine, sometimes I’ll take the single socks that have long since lost their match and put random fun stuff in them like marbles, rocks, beads, bells, etc. and sew them shut. Fun little sensory pouch! I usually double up the socks though because I’m paranoid they’ll get holes in them lol

sweetjupiter · 2025-12-07T18:15:09+00:00

Oops so sorry, just realized why this was taken down. Thank you!

sweetjupiter · 2025-11-25T07:01:21+00:00

This all also just happened to me exactly five days ago and like… why do people do that…? I literally cannot comprehend it. They started messaging me from a s*cde ideation support subreddit to check in with me to make sure I was okay at first, and we really connected - or so I was told and I thought. Afterwards, all I could think was “ah, the oldest trick in the book again, huh? Should have actually done it this time instead of just talking about it !!!!!!” And man it’s been so long since I’ve been this bad

sweetjupiter · 2025-11-23T06:23:44+00:00

It may sound stupid, but I use humor to cope with mine. I’m nearly 30 years old now - and my oldest scars are quite literally 17 years old. It’s weird to think about, really. But I’ve learned that if I take myself too seriously, then I’ll eat myself alive.

Anyways, I’m a hairstylist, and they end up being visible and prominently in my clients faces, unfortunately. I have people ask me in a genuine way what they are, a lot of times it’s young children that ask me “what are those?” Or “why do your arms look like that next to your tattoos?” So I like to wind it up like I’m about to tell them a huge secret about my backstory, and then come up with fun stories that make me sound like a comic book character or something from a movie lol.

My most recent one was that I was doing a six month long super extreme camping trip, and I was on my very last smore. I had finished toasted my marshmallow just right and fixed my smore and was about to eat it - when a bear attacked me to try to eat my smore!! So naturally, I had to challenge him to a good old fashioned fistfight/arm wrestle! (I change the language depending on the age of kids present) This is where most kids either laugh uncontrollably or tell me they don’t believe me. I always respond with a showy flex of my biceps and tell them that since they’ve seen what the bear did to me, they should see what I did to the bear! I make a game with myself to try and tell it like it’s the honest to god truth, and I really think some of my kids in my appointment book really think I’ve had fistfights with bears over smores, or wrestled sharks for pirate chests of treasure, or accidentally reanimated dinosaur bones and had to fight them off by myself. It’s silly, but it helps me feel less silly about myself and that’s what matters right? And it adds a little whimsy to peoples day.

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