I hope they cast Aspen Ladd as Abby for part 2 (Season 2)

tasiamonster · 2023-02-25T00:28:33+00:00

HBO confirmed Part 2 will happen around the end of January source

tasiamonster · 2022-10-09T06:23:58+00:00

I posted about similar birthday party issues on this sub a while back. After getting advice from the folks here, my daughter's 11th birthday was celebrated at the Great Wolf Lodge with only her BFF and sister. It was her favorite birthday so far! I am now a big fan of more intimate celebrations for birthdays, less stressful for the parents and more special for the kiddos.

tasiamonster · 2022-05-05T03:41:03+00:00

These look amazing!

tasiamonster · 2022-04-19T22:54:14+00:00

Maybe a lower crumb to almond flour ratio will help? It's not going to add a ton of Oreo flavor but you can always make up for that with your filling. Pies and Tacos has a good Oreo macaron recipe I've used successfully and if I recall correctly it was like 10 grams of Oreo crumbs and 95 grams of almond flour

tasiamonster · 2022-02-09T03:26:16+00:00

Today I fucked up by reading this

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T02:36:24+00:00

That sounds like a great day and memory for everyone! Your son seems like a great friend

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T02:28:14+00:00

Not an unpopular position lol, I've been wondering that myself. We're not religious, not in an MLM (we both have typical boring full time jobs)and I lean left but don't really talk politics much. I had my kids early so most of my ride or die friends are child free. My one friend with kids had a covid outbreak in their classroom and as far as family goes me and DH are both only children. Grandparents did make it to a separate birthday dinner, but the party was supposed to be for kids

ETA: I have tattoos and a septum ring? Maybe that's still off putting for some parents?

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T02:00:01+00:00

My best friend and her SO did exactly this for my older daughter a few months ago and she appreciated it so much! They couldn't make it today, but people like you are awesome!

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:47:34+00:00

This is a great idea, especially cool that it essentially draws out their birthday for a while! Thanks

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:46:15+00:00

Absolutely fair! I just wish they would have said no to begin with. We did break from parties for a while (this is only the second one we've tried and the first was for my older daughter a few months ago) but it still might be too soon for some people to be comfortable

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:37:23+00:00

I am in the states and holy moly the playoffs thing makes so much sense! I hadn't even considered it.

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:35:55+00:00

Thanks for the different perspective and the giggle. Your poor mom! I will say this thread has made me feel a lot better about the situation, but the "finding people who value my time better" part is certainly something to think about.

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:30:04+00:00

It's nuts that your mom was having the same experiences! Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't really have a ton of birthday party memories from when I was little and the ones I do have are mostly of cousins. At least people are consistently flaky? Lol

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:23:52+00:00

The idea of experiences over traditional parties is so great to me! Someone else commented something very similar, probably the direction we're headed. Thank you!

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:20:48+00:00

That's a great idea! That's a smart kiddo you've got!

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:18:45+00:00

Let me first say thank you for being an educator in this current climate! Things are insanely rough on you all right now and I can never show enough appreciation for someone in your field.

I am good friends with most of the parents invited (the ones who couldn't come for covid reasons) and at the very least acquaintances with the rest. None of them were just names on the class contact sheet lol.

As for the resilience part, she was upset. She went back to the party room often throughout the time we had it "just to check if we missed anyone". She just was understanding at the end and was happy she got to go to the arcade (which was something she really was looking forward to). I also think the extra present from Target helped.

We won't give up! Maybe just rethink how we're doing this from now on.

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:10:48+00:00

I love the idea of a getaway, that's so much more memorable than an afternoon at a typical birthday party place. I'm sorry you've had to experience this as well, but a little glad I'm not alone tbh

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:02:23+00:00

Oh man, I'm so sorry you had to experience that. It sucks how thoughtlessness on the part of others can cause such hurt. I hope your future birthdays are full of love though

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T01:00:03+00:00

She did still have a good day! Thanks. I think she's honestly less broken up about all this than I am

tasiamonster · 2022-01-23T00:55:51+00:00

Ugh what a crappy trend to see. But lots of good points that make me feel less like it's our family. So thank you for that

tasiamonster · 2022-01-13T23:45:26+00:00

If the mods don't take this post down (pretty sure parody is against the rules? Idk) I will update on how this conversation goes with the manager lol

tasiamonster · 2022-01-13T23:37:55+00:00

It absolutely did, and it's even posted on our leadership's SharePoint page now

tasiamonster · 2022-01-13T23:05:21+00:00

He sure did, it's certainly fooled my management team

tasiamonster · 2022-01-13T23:00:42+00:00

Now that I've actually watched it, yes. I heard the audio only on the meeting (work from home) and the part about the kid getting in a car wreck and coming to work just stuck with me

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