Of course they would chose a vase for their shitty, misogynistic conspiracy theory.

Seriously. This is another reason that I enjoy shopping in local shops in my town. The store will probably have what I’m looking for but only one or two options. I buy what I need and move on. I could have spent hours online reading reviews and comparing prices but, instead, I got to spend my time using my new stuff.

There have been some real downsides to becoming parents later than many people around us but one upside is we have definitely picked up some of the more laid-back tendencies from friends who are on kiddo #2 or 3.

It is really easy to romanticize trying to get a small, squirming creature to get into just the right position to latch and stay there for half an hour at a time for the fourth time that night when you already feel like you’ve been hit by a bus...when you’re not the one doing it.

This is true and also once you hear about a thing you wouldn’t have thought could make a difference being super important (e.g. putting a baby to sleep on their back), you get a heightened level of anxiety about other things. I’ve heard all the advice and PSAs about putting your kid to sleep on their back and my kid…

A lot of people don’t care about issues until it effects them or someone they love. Yes, Ms. Carlson has been part of the problem but it does seem she is using her celebrity to somewhat change the system. I don’t think she gets a pat on the back for this, but I don’t see it as terribly problematic either.

I’ve seen this at some Targets on multiple occasions and wondered if some super special items had been there or what.

UWS.

I mentioned this as a phenomenon of awful diners on a different board and apparently I struck a nerve because a few people went nuts telling me what a shitty waitress I was to even think anything wrong with this practice. Not surprisingly, these were the same morons who insist that tips is an acronym (to insure prompt…

I call BS on this being fussy about lemonade since you’re going to end up with lemony water. Not actual lemonade. You two suck.

And yet my fellow countrymen are shocked when you don’t immediately distinguish an Achterhoek accent from a Rotterdam accent. As if it is basic, global knowledge [among white people because everyone else lives in shacks].

Sounds about on par. Dutch people asked my friend (Lebanese raised in Canada) if she lived in an igloo. Multiple times. After saying she was from Toronto.

I was literally typing the same thing when I saw your comment! I still remember buying my first Sassy.

Any chance to sell something. “Hey look, a word from a Nordic-adjacent country that does not have an exact English equivalent! It must be deep in wisdom!”

The full saying is “Doe maar gewoon, dat is gek genoeg.” Just be normal, that is crazy enough. It is tall poppy-ism without the flowers, not de-stressing.

Tell that to the Jackson 5

My sympathies. I hit a weird, prolonged dip in supply and had to rely on my freezer stash but it has kinda bounced back. I’m hoping more companies come out with pumps that are more wearable by the time I have my next kid. Since we got most of the stuff needed this time around, I’d be willing to pay out of pocket for…

Instead of the flanges with bottles, there are cups that act as collection devices that you then pour out into bags, bottles, or however you’re storing the milk. You tuck those cups into a bra cup and the result is kinda funny looking but easier than having to strap on the bustier thing and keep upright the whole…

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As a Jew-Episcopalian who ended up in 9 years of Catholic school, I’ve had a lot of time to contemplate various bread and wine combos. Already familiar with matzot from Passover (I can deal with it for 8 days) and the delicious bread from my dad’s church (I’m pretty sure they bought it from Tassajara), I couldn’t…