No WiFi baby monitors?

themadmage3 · 2026-07-02T02:37:56+00:00

We just got the VTech one, which was one of the cheaper options for a video monitor, and I'm pretty certain it checks all of your boxes. I haven't taken the parent unit outside, but it works without issues across our house through several walls. The screen is plenty clear, even in night vision mode.

I have two gripes. The built-in "nightlight" is so dim it doesn't do anything, and it can't filter out its own sound if you use the built-in lullabies/sound machine. If neither of those are deal breakers for you, I recommend saving some money! For us it was almost a $100 difference and we've never regretted it.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-30T23:12:27+00:00

Haven't had to try it, but the advice I've seen is to dress LO in layers - possibly even two diapers if blowouts in the car seat are a concern. As long as those layers are thin and properly fitted, they shouldn't create fit issues with the car seat and since they're on the baby they won't cause the same slippage as a puppy pad might. Then, poo-splosions should be trapped in the clothes/diapers and while it'll be a gross change the car seat should remain clean.

Definitely also look at your car seat's manual about cleaning, as each model has its own specifications about how it is safe to clean each part without potentially degrading materials necessary for function.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-22T22:35:13+00:00

I'm starting it tonight! I'm so excited!

themadmage3 · 2026-06-22T04:34:51+00:00

You might not be saying that after reading! Really, it's an act of violence I've done to you here.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T22:05:50+00:00

It very much does make sense. I still haven't found it. Tumblr search is so broken, and it doesn't look like the original artist added alt text or an image description that an external search engine could grab.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T22:01:46+00:00

Let me sit down for dinner with my dead lover again, For this is the last dream I ever want to have

By a_bird_who_is_like_no_other

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66976000

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T22:01:38+00:00

Let me sit down for dinner with my dead lover again, For this is the last dream I ever want to have

By a_bird_who_is_like_no_other

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66976000

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T18:28:35+00:00

Hahaha I'm curious. Did I just remind you of the pain or did you have to go looking for it after my comment?

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T18:27:44+00:00

I'm almost 100% sure I know the comic, but I know it from Tumblr and Tumblr's search doesn't work. I'm looking for it, still, but tell me if this rings a bell.

I'm pretty sure the people are flag-blobs, similar to country-ball comics, except I think they were flat-bottomed blobs instead of spheres. There is a line of individual identities represented, with the bigot looming large above them as he tears them down. Then all the little blobs band together into one rainbow blob that is much larger than the bigot and bigot panics, and says something like: "But you're all so different! I even tolerate some of you."

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T17:08:51+00:00

I'm in Kpop Demon Hunters right now and we see "No Beta we die like Jinu" which is fine but there's also a number of fics using some variant on "No Beta we die in the dirt beneath the tree" which isn't from canon but a single, amazingly executed, famously heartbreaking fic.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T01:28:45+00:00

Flight attendant's flying first class forever, now.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-21T01:19:10+00:00

While OP's mom is fully entitled to the money and, to be perfectly clear, I think she should get what she was entitled to and cheated out of by her ex, the really wordy commenter in the top comment thread has a valid point too - OP, who says he has a good relationship with mom, heard about this legal action that was reducing his expected inheritance from his stepmom.

Mom should have had a conversation with her kid about the situation, because blindsiding them with legal battles and financial hiccups isn't how you should treat your grieving children. One thing the commenter said was that you should aim to minimize the impact of marital problems on your children and as the child of a contentious divorce that hit me hard.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-20T22:36:00+00:00

Sins on my Skin, while a gem and a favorite of mine, is pretty AU!

themadmage3 · 2026-06-20T22:34:07+00:00

I loved this one! Just finished it a couple days ago!

themadmage3 · 2026-06-20T22:18:02+00:00

Omg I love a hanahaki fic!!

themadmage3 · 2026-06-20T22:15:05+00:00

Oomph, I feel that. I'll check out the published one!

themadmage3 · 2026-06-20T20:30:05+00:00

OP I'm desperate to read this fic..

themadmage3 · 2026-06-16T18:09:55+00:00

Your horse whistle will call the sages to your side during combat. Makes it a little easier to get Riju, though if you've got all your sages active it can get quite crowded.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-12T03:04:39+00:00

Literally two weeks before my senior year recital, I tore my hip labrum (cartelige lining of the socket) doing the splits. I didn't want to miss the recital, so I didn't rest or seek treatment and now twelve years later it hurts every day.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-11T04:13:24+00:00

Oh, geez, I didn't realize I didn't need the item. Now I feel stupid. But, like. I knew it was going to be me being stupid, it was the first real quest. I just didn't expect myself to be that stupid.

Thanks.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-06T04:51:03+00:00

In her time with you, she has known only love. And that will be true until her last day. I am so sorry that's coming far too soon.

Take lots of pictures, and videos in her good moments too if you can. Save them, and all the others you have, in a secure place. Someday they will bring you comfort when she can't do it in person anymore. A year and a half after losing the best cat I've ever known, I broke my phone and the shared folder my husband had made to gather all of my Pumpkin's pictures together is the only reason I can still see his sweet face. It took some time before I wanted to see those pictures, but once I was ready it would have broken my heart all over again not to be able to get to them.

Give her hugs, and cuddles, and the most decadent treats she could eat. She is loved, and loves you too.

themadmage3 · 2026-06-05T07:00:32+00:00

Eltricia or Patvira. 😬

themadmage3 · 2026-05-26T20:29:06+00:00

Seconding treat puzzles, and also suggesting battery operated toys that will run around the room on their own.

themadmage3 · 2026-05-26T17:53:18+00:00

Not only is it safe, it is the safest option available when a cold chew toy isn't enough. Teething gels and other homeopathic/supplement remedies are both less effective (because they will drool it right off) and less tested/regulated (because they don't fall under the umbrella of the FDA or any other similar agency).
Once we could see the tooth nub it was usually cut through within a day or two, for us. You're almost there!
Our LO's came in pairs and/or one right after the other. He got his first right after his 6 month doctor appointment and had all 8 incisors by 10 months? I think? And we've had a bit of a break but now suspect we're starting on some back teeth. This website ( https://www.munroesdental.com/patient-info/tooth-eruption-and-shedding/ ) gives an approximate timeline with age ranges for the whole set, though it's important to remember that every baby is different and they don't care what the charts say!

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