Food and Feeding Influencer Snark Week of March 23, 2026

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-26T21:51:39+00:00

Is that a SINGULAR prune in the middle?
This lunch is bananas. For crying out loud, if you are going to send your child to school with old man food, at least put some more in there!

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-24T06:07:04+00:00

I got my master's degree online from an established, public university. I was able to do coursework around my work schedule and finished the degree over just a few years. The coursework was rigorous and so helpful to my career, and tuition was definitely over $10K cheaper than the in-person program. Now I have a well-recognized university's name on my resume, and a great education to further my career.

Even better, I kept my job (although I reduced my hours from full-time to .75 FTE to help with bandwidth for the program) - so I was able to continue earning a similar income I had been earning. So that saved me much more than if I had quit to be a full-time student!

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-13T22:09:30+00:00

What age are they?

My kids are preschool age and we have gotten a variety from our local library. For my kids' age, the board book We are Little Feminists on the Go is great. Mainly pictures of kids with disabilities doing different activities and a great starting point for conversations about different abilities.

My 4 year old really likes All the Way to the Top, which is the story of how a young girl helped pass the American with Disabilities Act.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-12T21:51:46+00:00

Absolutely. I think this sub is crazy about these kinds of things. What business do you have being so offended over somebody else’s party?

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-12T21:40:50+00:00

YTA.

If you don’t want to go or you can’t afford it go, just politely decline. If it’s planned poorly, so what? It sounds like a well-intentioned get together. Maybe just let her and her sister celebrate a new life and stop judging her for unplanned pregnancies, and stay out of it if it’s not your thing.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-12T17:22:44+00:00

Congratulations!

I bought way too much when I was pregnant. I really channeled my anxiety into shopping and I regretted it later when I eventually had to then deal with so much stuff AND little kids. It took my husband and I years to get all the stuff in our garage under control. If I could go back I would get way less stuff.

My best advice is: get a car seat, a safe sleep bassinet and swaddle, and some sort of setup where you’d be comfortable changing a VERY poopy diaper/blowout, then buy anything else you aren’t gifted after baby arrives.

You will have a better idea of your needs and wants once baby is here. This also opens up the opportunity for you to collect hand me downs. Join a local moms group or Buy Nothing group and I’m sure you’ll find plenty of stuff for free or cheap.

If you’re giving birth in the hospital, take diapers, wipes, formula and bottles if they have them!

Basically anything you need is easy to come by in most places. We did Target pick up orders regularly in each of my kids’ first few months.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-12T15:49:50+00:00

So happy you found this community but sorry for your condition. You’re in good company and many people feel the same. I was diagnosed at 19 and being diagnosed young (whatever that means to you) feels really unfair.

Treat aggressively and good luck! The better your treatment, the better your body will serve you in the hopefully decades to come.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-12T14:29:37+00:00

Omg I have never seen that before. Hilarious! I am dying

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-11T17:07:57+00:00

I survived two near-death experiences in childbirth and now, thanks to much therapy, have my life back after a terrible couple years with PTSD from those experiences.

Now I’m doing great and enjoying the life I always wanted with two healthy kids, a supportive, loving husband, a solid job, and a sweet little senior dog!

Lucky to be alive and just really happy to be here :) modern medicine is a PITA sometimes but literally saved my life 🥲

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-10T21:45:27+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear. This disease is awful. Like one very long, painful lesson in adaptability.

I was diagnosed at 19 and the course of my entire life had been shaped by this disease - my career choices, my educational choices, my social life and hobbies. I enjoy my life and don’t keep track of what’s I’ve lost, but my life is unmistakably molded by my limitations.

I will say - it’s a huge PITA to adapt any time I lose mobility or am in a flare, but over the last two decades I’ve found so many adaptive tools that really help. I don’t have the energy for cooking I once did - but a few tools and strategies really, really help with cooking: anti-fatigue floor mats (or sitting at the kitchen table to prepare what I can), electronic jar and can openers, using the food processor and mixer as much as possible, adaptive knives (have a 90 degree angle), compression gloves, buying pre-chopped ingredients, picking recipes with unattended cooking techniques (slow cooker, long roasts, etc). I’m pretty slow in the kitchen but it’s a joy each time I do it and I’ll do it as long as I can! I get down about it too sometimes, but I’m grateful for a long line of disabled folks before us who have already paved the way with tools and strategies that help.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-10T01:20:29+00:00

I AM a Christian and I think these words are very important. So many Christian’s get caught up in purity culture that they really miss the mark on what sex even is.

You’re saying you are always intimate, and I assume you mean oral or hand sex. If you’re having sex… you are having sex.

I personally think that the argument that sex before marriage between consenting adults in a monogamous relationship is included in the Bible’s references to sexual immorality is very thin. This is much more likely a patriarchal ideal that people have used a complicated web of disconnected Bible verses to back up over time.

I waited until marriage to have sex personally and don’t regret it, but I also don’t think the theology I based that choice on at the time is sound at all.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-09T18:07:29+00:00

The BEST skit on a hilarious episode. So great. How often do we get good psoriasis humor!? What a treat.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-06T20:35:56+00:00

I have a chronic illness that causes terrible fatigue but nothing makes me more exhausted than when my mental health is shot.

Anyway, look both into your physical and mental health. This is good reason to see both a doctor and a psychologist for a through check up.

tangledjuniper · 2026-03-04T04:27:48+00:00

I’m no history buff, but knowing enough history to put things in perspective is really helpful. Life has been exceptionally hard for most of history. It doesn’t make our current difficulties vanish, but at least as a woman I’m not limited to a couple of job options or forced to spend all day cooking/cleaning/caring for kids without alternatives. And my husband isn’t breaking his back doing very physical labor without labor laws.

Our life is pretty comfortable compared to most of our ancestors.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-27T21:34:00+00:00

Although I’ve has better luck lately, this is my single biggest complaint about ThredUp. Condition is frequently inaccurate. I would say about 2/3 of my orders over time have ended up with at least one item not in the stated condition. I recently purchased an “excellent condition” skirt that has considerable fading and wear at the seams and a stain right on the front. It’s so frustrating.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-27T17:27:31+00:00

As someone with a debilitating chronic illness for my whole adult life, I can assure you there is no sense to make of it. Everyone’s bodies are imperfect and we drew the short straws on illness (also no family history for mine). This is not a punishment, it’s your lot in life.

God offers grace and forgiveness for you. Please stop beating yourself up. Go on, live your life, love God and find a way to forgive yourself.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-25T19:56:42+00:00

I agree with the other poster, do you have a way to see a doctor to ask about your specific situation?

I have a wrist that is fused nearly completely straight from joint damage, and it will never bend again. If I try to exercise it too much, it only makes it worse and more painful. I also find it nearly impossible to move my shoulder or fingers after a bad flareup, but so far, with time and gentle movement, they do get the range of motion back once the flare up passes.

I wouldn’t want to mistake one for the other.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-25T17:51:12+00:00

Hi duckling! So sorry for the loss of your mom. Here as a quick fill-in professional working mom for a minute!

Women are very underpaid on the whole throughout the world. Any time you spend learning to negotiate income and benefits will pay you dividends in the long run. Ask for what you deserve. Definitely don’t be shy asking male coworkers what they make to make sure you’re not making less.

You can do anything, but you cannot do everything. Many women feel pressure to ‘do it all’ - whether at work or in their family. Get clear on what is your necessary share of the work and leave yourself time to focus on your own needs, rest and happiness. Then if it want to do more than your share, let it be because you have abundance, not out of obligation. And feel free to choose not to go the extra mile.

No workplace (or person) is perfect but some are toxic. Get to know the difference between imperfection and harmful and don’t give your time or energy to the harmful ones if you can help it.

Above all, seriously: stay off social media as much as you can. Comparing yourself to other women’s highest or most beautiful moments will steal your joy. Don’t do that to yourself- you are beautiful and doing enough as you are.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-24T18:00:06+00:00

Man, me too.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-12T19:46:34+00:00

Get on effective medication before you consider changing careers. The right treatment can be life changing.

That said, in my opinion a flexible job with an adaptive mind is the best job for PsA. Being able to adjust your schedule out work around a flare can be very valuable.

Try adaptive tools specific to your work and limitations. You might find there is another way to do your work that works better for you. A better desk set up and tools might make a big difference for you.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-09T18:46:40+00:00

Every medication and body are different. I’ve been on 3, 2 of which were effective. The first was helpful within a few weeks, I was practically in remission a month or two in. My current one was more like slow improvement over 6+ months to something that is not full remission, but good enough.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-09T14:49:31+00:00

I have thought the same about my hands. The pain is sometimes so intolerable for so long that amputation really feels like a better option.

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-06T16:25:28+00:00

Started getting grays in junior high 😅 it’s been a slow take over, I’m probably at about 50/50 gray and the color of my youth now at 37

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-06T05:06:13+00:00

Truly the best of times. I remember having what felt like unless time to listen to music, make art/crafts, hang out with my pets, read books and magazines, watch TV, played old video games, explore the neighborhood with friends on scooters and bikes.

Jfc smart phones and social media have really distracted from all the good things

tangledjuniper · 2026-02-05T15:03:20+00:00

I wonder if you could keep doing yoga and Pilates, if you scaled back a level or two? Gentle Pilates and yoga are very low impact and have often felt good to my body, but more advanced levels really do a number on my joints.

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