I don’t understand what toys that “enforce the gender binary” mean. Even in a world perfectly free from gender stereotypes, there would still be some subset of AFAB people who want to dress super “girly” and wear pink, or AMAB people who want to dress like a lumberjack. The enforcement of the gender binary comes in if…

I feel like the most common way people use these is some sort of cardio like you’ve said, but these actually seem like they’d be great for lifting if anything. There’s no bouncing so you don’t really need a supportive bra. You might want to wear tube socks to protect your legs if it’s deadlift day, but I feel like…

I mean I understand not having childcare because it was closed during the pandemic. But in general working remotely is not supposed to be a substitute for childcare if you’re working a full-time job.

I can understand being cautious if you live in an area where hospitals are filling up, but otherwise I don’t understand continuing to socially distance for a disease where severe effects are so rare. Especially for RSV where it’s not like there is already a vaccine in clinical trials and it’s just a matter of biding…

Interesting! I thought it tasted better but I had chalked it up to the magic of being on vacation and being in a good mood.

Ooh I’m intrigued by those canned seasoned chickpeas. I love a good bean but having to rinse and drain and season the beans for a bean salad kind of takes away from the easy breezy nature of a picnic spread to me.

Speaking of tenders being good depending on who makes them, I want to take this opportunity to spread the gospel of the Krispy Krunchy Chicken chain. If you’ve never heard of them, they’re behind a lot of the fried chicken sold at gas stations and convenience stores. I had the best fried chicken in my life at a gas…

I guess worst case it’s not like there’s any harm in trying something so low-effort. But is there any evidence that these kinds of affirmations are actually helpful to mental health?

I mean it’s not that wiping front to back is bad advice exactly. But 99.9% of women know this already and are already doing that. So it’s just not particularly useful advice.

I would also say to always pack a spare mask or two. I have the occasional sneeze or nose run even when I’m not sick. Nothing worse than being stuck in a snotty mask for hours. And don’t be “that guy” and take it off when you sneeze.

I was hoping to see more creative use of already prepped or partially/fully cooked ingredients. As is I feel like prep time makes some of these a bit too much for a truly easy meal (which I define as, so easy that it almost feels easier than dealing with getting takeout if you already have the ingredients on hand). A…

If you’re not intending to touch the money invested for many years it would be fine even if you put a bunch of money in all at once today and it crashed tomorrow. I mean even in the Great Depression, the high end estimate of the time to recover to pre-1929 levels is said to be 25 years. Which granted is a long time. Bu…

I have a credit card that I use for most expenses rather than using cash or my debit card. I also have that credit card on auto-pay to pay it off in full every month. If I were to keep the amount in my checking account to a minimum I would need to be much more meticulous about remembering when my auto-pay is each…

If she were donating money to them I would say it is worth confronting her about. But clothes are often not particularly valuable anyway these days (lots of organizations get more donations than they can easily sell or even give away). If giving them to what she considers a good cause (even if it’s really not) will be…

I mean it wasn’t the end of the world but I still got somewhat sick from the side effects of the second dose (fever, chills, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, etc.). I’d like it to actually be worth it if I get a third shot, since I imagine I’ll have a similar reaction to a booster shot as I did to the original shot.

I should add, the WHO didn’t really recommend 100% either for or against vaccination in pregnant women.

Here’s one graphic I found:

I think a good rule is that people would barely recognize the original origin of the phrase, it’s fine. The r-word is offensive because it was also used as a term for someone with the actual disability very recently. Meanwhile I’ve pretty much never heard “lame” used to describe someone who has a physical problem with…

“Lame” seems particularly weird to bring up here when I’ve pretty much never heard it described to refer to someone who actually has physical problems with their legs.

Not sure if trolling or not but you should definitely not microwave foil.