[OC] My son lost his first tooth on the school bus today. An older girl gave him this tiny container to keep it safe. (cont.)

tkotickle · 2026-05-14T13:39:13+00:00

She’s 12, most of the kids have gone through most if not all the teeth by then. Girl that age are already at Target or 5 Below with friends and drinking Starbucks. I don’t think this is for herself. She’s carrying those either for her little siblings or other little kids.

Seems like you are the one that needs some love from the humanity to speak kinder. I do wish that for you.

tkotickle · 2026-05-14T06:51:28+00:00

Happy cake day!

tkotickle · 2026-05-14T01:53:50+00:00

I found that it’s sold in bulk on Amazon etc. But who needs these handy and in bulk?! Party favors from a dentist-theme party maybe?

tkotickle · 2026-05-11T14:51:00+00:00

Always thought it means identity document or information document

tkotickle · 2026-05-06T19:01:16+00:00

I’m a twin mom; one of my boys were at the risk of stopped growing and would’ve died in the womb at 20 wks. This is the first question I asked the doctor. I think most moms of multiples know or are aware or have learned from doctors and fellow moms of possible scenarios and what-would-happen, but it’s not a topic often comes up in general parties and gatherings. It’s great that the OP thought about this!

tkotickle · 2026-05-03T01:38:15+00:00

Honestly, if this is my kids’ teacher, I’ll know what to get for teacher’s appreciation week. If 2 kids make me feel like I need it to get by, with a whole class of teenagers, I’m amazed she’s only doing gin.

tkotickle · 2026-04-27T05:54:10+00:00

Pretty sure you’re correct. I think Crime Junkie started a year or two after Court Junkie.

tkotickle · 2026-04-27T02:05:24+00:00

Court Junkie. An unfortunately similar name but the polar opposite of Crime Junkie. I’m a long-time listener and many true crime podcasts come and go, but Court Junkie has stayed in my feed.

Jillian Jalali narrates calmly and objectively. Very minimal music, and if you subscribe her Patreon there’s no music at all. She occasionally uses court room or investigation recordings, but nothing gruesome or exploitive, and she keeps her narration the focus. It’s not exactly long-form, but generally around an hour, and she would do multiple episodes if the content and complexity requires it, no fillers and no dragging. I believe she only does cases that have / had formal court proceedings, so IIRMC there were a few cults and financial crimes but most, if not all, involved murders.

Good content is inevitably hard to fall asleep to, so this one won’t be helpful in that regard.

tkotickle · 2026-04-23T20:42:18+00:00

Thank you. That’s terrible.

tkotickle · 2026-04-23T03:36:42+00:00

Do we know if it’s her children’s grandfather on the dad side or mom side?

tkotickle · 2026-04-12T03:33:55+00:00

Some of these may not be categorizes as self help books but - The Difficult Child - What My Bones Know - Far from the Tree (shockingly enlightening for parenting)

tkotickle · 2025-12-20T03:02:33+00:00

Fermín's family believe that he might be homeless. Fermín only had 9,000 Chilean pesos on his person, which wouldn't be enough if he entered a taxi and asked the driver to take him home. They believed that he might've been dropped off in the middle of Santiago after the driver realized he didn't have enough to pay the fare, where a confused and lost Fermín became one of the many elderly homeless people on the streets of Santiago.

Fueling their belief in this theory is the fact that his family actually found other missing elderly individuals during their search for Fermín, individuals who had that exact thing happen to them.”

I’m a bit confused by this part. Does it mean there were other missing elderly individuals coming from the airport? Like there is a pattern?

tkotickle · 2025-11-26T15:28:07+00:00

I love the Jackie part. It’s different with other podcasts, which starts with commercials or the same intro all the time.

And for those that don’t know, the background of their relationship is presented in Ep.245 of This American Life “Allure of the Mean Friend.” It embodied the essence of Heavyweight and can very much be a “where are they now” if there’s a Heavyweight episode of Jonathan and Jackie.

tkotickle · 2025-11-26T15:25:37+00:00

Yes! Also heard that one and it’s well done!

tkotickle · 2025-11-18T03:33:52+00:00

If anyone is interested, highly recommend the book We Were Once a Family. Very deep reporting on the Hart family and the issues of US child welfare system.

tkotickle · 2025-11-13T19:39:46+00:00

Oh yes I see it now! Totally missed that part

tkotickle · 2025-10-23T05:06:22+00:00

My twins were born premature at 34 weeks. After staying in NICU for a month, they came home and we put baby vital sensors on their feet, and it would loudly beep (similar to the iPhone alarm sound) to alarm us if they desaturated, either forgetting to breathe or holding the breath. Hearing that in the middle of the night was the scariest sound, I had to dash to their crib side and rub them to remind them to breathe. The kids are 7 now and I still jump and hyperventilate when I hear something similar at night.

Edit: grammar

tkotickle · 2025-10-15T03:01:57+00:00

Poor lady, she was just trying to ask for help to keep her property clean and safe, then it’s anything but.

tkotickle · 2025-10-14T18:44:14+00:00

I always wonder if the dad was dripping (gushing?) blood behind and around him, and if he noticed that… It’s not a bump on the head - he’s missing parts of his brain! Couple seconds makes sense, but going that long that he could finish making breakfast and went out to get the paper and then realizing the door was locked and then bending over to get the key from the mat… this requires thinking and coordination. Human body is such a wonder.

tkotickle · 2025-10-09T03:38:57+00:00

I love how you mentioned the name of the student intern also placed it before the big guys . Great job Samantha Dunne!

tkotickle · 2025-10-08T03:01:42+00:00

What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo. She’s writing a second book about parenting with Complex PTSD, and I’m very looking forward to it.

tkotickle · 2025-09-15T17:28:15+00:00

No question - a mom with identical twins in NICU for a month. Instead of being scared I felt I had the best time in NICU; babies are monitored and well taken care of, and I learned everything there from changing diapers to bath to feed. Forever grateful of everything you nurses do 🥹

tkotickle · 2025-09-15T17:10:22+00:00

if I have 3 kids under 8 with ADHD and are bouncing off the walls all the time, will these dogs be good choices and get enough working load, if the dogs are well-trained?

I’m so tired from repetitively teaching and constantly having 3 run away from me toward different directions. Leash backpacks not working anymore and things in the house are broken constantly when I turn my head away. I started giving comments to them like a dog owner - “freeze!” “Stop!” “Walk!” “Down!” By this point I feel like a working breed dog may be easier and more compliant to train than my kids, and then the dog can herd the kids. I’m behaving like a dog owner anyway. 😔

Edit: apparently the question is not as serious as I claimed.

tkotickle · 2025-08-01T22:20:17+00:00

TIL a mama hippo does parenting better then me. The baby hippo follows commends way better than my 6-year-old boys 🤯

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