Toddler
- Toddler Why do people have to ask for big favors and make life awkward ugh?
- you can always say no!
- Toddler Hey NYC parents - I saw a group of 4 middle schoolers nearly get hit by a car because they weren't paying attention, walking for abreast and crossed the street without...(more)
- Toddler Vaccinated people are less likely to spread Covid, new research finds...(more)
- Toddler Rami malek... what a man
- Toddler What big/good vocabulary words to use often (in speech, not just writing)?
- Mendacious
- good one
- Bodacious
- Biosecurity
- Camouflage
- Harbinger
- interminable
- Poop
- Halcyon
- Duh
- Autochthanous
- You win the chocolate bunny
- Persnickety
- sesquicentennial
- existential threat. I don't think it's used nearly enough.
- Quondan
- penultimate
- Hullabaloo
- Schadenfreude
- Using nonplussed correctly makes one look smart. It doesn't mean unaffected by shocking news.
- Punctilious
- “Demagoguery” has come in handy a lot lately.
- Mendacious
- Toddler I shall now read the book of Nehemiah.
- Going in order? Apocrypha too?
- Toddler Red Bulls Arena question again - sorry, do they require masks at least?
- Americans dont believe in mask.
- not required
- ugh - thanks
- Lol masks do nothing
- N95 do
- you can wear one, nobody else will
- N95 do
- if outdoors the answer is no
- but to go get food etc?
- Toddler When I was a teenager I tried taking the bus to grandma's house from port authority. It was a commuter bus at rush hour, a huge line . I accidentally cut the line when it went...(more)
- that is nice- some people are so awful- some guy yelled at me for cutting the line and i hadn't cut the line at all!
- OMG, this happened to me too, the line was confusing.
- np-happened to me once, at the post office when I just went to the big envelopes to grab one. A woman truly screamed at me and I wanted to cry.
- Interesting. I would have yelled back
- Yup. It's easy to say it nicely.
- that is nice- some people are so awful- some guy yelled at me for cutting the line and i hadn't cut the line at all!
- Toddler I can't believe we have to watch Succession in real time LOL so archaic.
- I know. I suffered through Ted Lasso this way too. Don’t they know I need to binge?
- Next you are going to tell me I need to set my DVR
- thats why I always wait a few months
- but how do you avoid spoilers?
- I dont mind spoilers at all.
- but how do you avoid spoilers?
- it is good for me, I end up watching shows all at once (just did that with You) and it isn't as enjoyable
- Other You watcher below — I think I need to take a break. I basically binged it all day yesterday.
- I like it better. Anticipation, makes it more fun. Also binge watching makes me feel bored / gross
- Ditto. Two episodes of something at most
- I know. I suffered through Ted Lasso this way too. Don’t they know I need to binge?
- Toddler Has anyone who got moderna just been told to get a Pfizer booster? I got mine in January & am visiting some clients (frail /elderly) & my healthcare employer is not offerenting...(more)
- I think it will be a week or so more
- they're free
- Yes, my Dr. told me to do this
- Toddler Ever since Covid I have this weird anxiety all the time like I'm forgetting something, a deadline, an important task, just constant.
- do you have Long Covid or are you worried about having Long Covid?
- foggy brain is a symptom of long haul
- And menopause
- Toddler It is scarily easy to believe your own lies, especially over time.
- Must be a personality characteristic because nope.
- See?
- No, some of us are tortured by the truth.
- Here’s the thing — if you believe your own lies, you would deny that you do.... because you believe your own lies.
- So this is just you playing games i take it.
- See?
- OJ
- this-our memories are very mutable. I was just thinking about this the other day, how I'm not sure if something I've always told myself really happened-or I just think/wish it...(more)
- Especially true of embellished family stories.
- I really think this is what happened with Trump and all the horrible people who worked for him. They really believed this shit.
- No they didn't. That's why they're all turning on each other. They only believe in opportunity
- I realized the only early memories I have are also photos I have seen of me when I wa little.
- same here
- I still can’t believe DH and I were married 5 years before we had kids. I feel like I have very few memories from that time.
- I moved around a lot, so I think that helps me remember early memories — I can remember the apartment we lived in when I was 3-5 in a lot of detail.
- np helps you with what?
- Helps me remember. Memory is episodic, so more episodes — years didn’t all blur together
- np helps you with what?
- Must be a personality characteristic because nope.
- Toddler So I didn't watch SNL Saturday bc the last 2 were not v good but seeing a couple skits it looks hilarious
- ^the prince one and the one with the singer/dancer
- I really liked the bug skit, it cracked me up.
- I have never once watched SNL!
- Toddler After you have a tummy tuck, does your body gain weight in different places? (Assuming you are eating the same)
- Yes
- Toddler Wait, when did Prince die? Why does no one tell me these things?
- If only there were reliable sources of information at your fingertips...
- This, Prince is still alive like Elvis is still alive.
- Sometime between Michael Jackson and the start of the pandemic. That’s as specific as I can get.
- Crap. I'm so clueless
- not bad
- friday morning, where have you been!
- should we tell her about......(more)
- If only there were reliable sources of information at your fingertips...
- Toddler What TV show are you loving right now?
- You
- This season is good.
- Oh good. I’m in season 2 and it’s a bit slow right now. Loved season 1
- they added a lot of great characters this year
- can I skip season 2?
- No
- huh, that's such a strange show though I LOVE victoria pettretti
- It is strange, but weirdly addictive
- Season 2 I lost interest
- This season is good.
- Columbo
- I LOVE that show, binged it a lot in the beginning of the pandemic. Reminds me of being a kid.
- Then you're a bit older than me. It was a hit in early 1970s
- I'm 38
- I'm 50. Hmm.
- It was always on when I was a kid as reruns and I guess we would watch it.
- Well i love it, great show
- It was always on when I was a kid as reruns and I guess we would watch it.
- I'm 50. Hmm.
- I'm 38
- Then you're a bit older than me. It was a hit in early 1970s
- I LOVE that show, binged it a lot in the beginning of the pandemic. Reminds me of being a kid.
- i just finished the first season of Bitter Daisies and also Chestnut Man, and both were fantastic.
- Chestnut man was really good
- what we do in the shadows
- Ted Lasso
- Champaign, Ill -- HILARIOUS. Only Murders in the Building
- You
- Toddler What should I do with these Enoki mushrooms I got on sale?
- they are great in soup. or grilled.
- Toddler If you are TTC (or were since vaccine availability), did you get vaccinated?
- Yes. I was pregnant when vaccine became available to me. Lost the pregnancy. Then got vaxxed. Now pregnant again.
- OP: So sorry, but congrats on your pregnancy!
- this board is too old for this question
- Yes. I was pregnant when vaccine became available to me. Lost the pregnancy. Then got vaxxed. Now pregnant again.
- Toddler Old Navy is fucking SHADY! I went into the store today because I thought they were doing 50% off, but turns out it was online only. So while I was in the dressing room, I started...(more)
- I believe it! Wow, that IS shady.
- I am tempted to boycott this store, but they always have basic stuff that fits me well. sigh.
- Eh, I was gonna boycott Amazon. Didn’t last.
- I am tempted to boycott this store, but they always have basic stuff that fits me well. sigh.
- wow that is shady
- greyballed
- It's all made in China crap anyway
- Old Navy is horrible now. Their stuff aside from workout stuff for women are just pure garbage and SO expensive for what it is.
- I believe it! Wow, that IS shady.
- Toddler How arrogant of Billy Porter to act like he invited the man in a dress thing and that people should stop praising Harry Styles. He did not invent it, and his most iconic look was...(more)
- You are dumb
- No I'm not, maybe you are.
- You didn't understand the conversation.
- You are dumb
- Toddler For whomever was asking I *think* that Jennifer Lawrence's bag is The Row...(more)
- right?...(more)
- NP. I can’t believe that bag is almost $4k. Basic.
- That's The Row for you - super luxury, super simple.
- I LOVE their stuff.
- Same but can't afford of course.
- check on the real real. that is where I get it
- I don't want it that badly. Technically I can buy a 1k bag but wouldn't.
- same. I can afford full price but I don't love that.
- I don't want it that badly. Technically I can buy a 1k bag but wouldn't.
- check on the real real. that is where I get it
- Same but can't afford of course.
- I LOVE their stuff.
- That's The Row for you - super luxury, super simple.
- NP. I can’t believe that bag is almost $4k. Basic.
- Wow she looks so basic, very different fromher movie characters.
- I think you are right, but $3,900? When hollywood types buy these bags, or are they given them for free because people see them on stars and then want them?
- Both scenarios. I'm sure her DH knows the Olsens too, same circles.
- nP: I buy the row stuff. but usually second hand. occationslly full price.
- Both scenarios. I'm sure her DH knows the Olsens too, same circles.
- right?...(more)
- Toddler A few years ago I was cute, had a life, was slimmer, liked myself. Now I am fat and empty.
- sorry
- What happened? You still married etc?
- yes, covid made everything worse.
- How?
- I gained weight, became anxious and depressed, my kids are growing up and this stage is hard for me.
- I’ve been feeling like this too. About to turn 47. Aging parents make it hard, too.
- Our parents are youngish but dh's parents are very stressful (bad with money, issues...)
- same. I have terrible anxious dreams and wake up feeling very doom. have weird thoughts like maybe I should just go live in a tent by myself
- op-the dreams!! Every night I am chased, stabbed, kidnapped. It's awful.
- is it hormonal?
- I am 42 so not sure
- is it hormonal?
- np-do either of you exercise? I am in a similar situation (but with young kids!) and just had the revelation today that maybe some good hard regular exercise would really help...(more)
- I need to do this
- ^when I swim I feel better
- same here, swimming is my sport of choice but god it's a pain in the arse-the changing, showering, hair makeup thing.
- that's why I rarely do it. we took a trip to maui in summer & I saw in the ocean daily and felt normal again
- same, it's just such a hassle and so time consuming but it really does make me feel good.
- that's why I rarely do it. we took a trip to maui in summer & I saw in the ocean daily and felt normal again
- same here, swimming is my sport of choice but god it's a pain in the arse-the changing, showering, hair makeup thing.
- ^when I swim I feel better
- op-a little, I used to go to the gym but stopped, I walk/run but not often enough.
- I walk but not like speed walk or anything but I think I need to start, everyone says how exercise helps so much wtih anxiety, maybe my body/mind is screaming out for me to do...(more)
- I need to do this
- op-the dreams!! Every night I am chased, stabbed, kidnapped. It's awful.
- I’ve been feeling like this too. About to turn 47. Aging parents make it hard, too.
- I gained weight, became anxious and depressed, my kids are growing up and this stage is hard for me.
- How?
- yes, covid made everything worse.
- Toddler We've got this loose on 'non violent crime' situation & this guy just killed a man by driving into him. man was trying to retrieve his stolen car....(more)
- They were supposed to get married in three weeks
- He was caught driving while doing heroin and the cops who took him in didn't realize he had run over a guy a couple hours earlier. He was driving a DIFFERENT stolen car. He ran...(more)
- lol gotta love his perseverance
- this all makes me see why republicans rage about crime. I used to think they were horrible
- lol gotta love his perseverance
- Toddler Is it just me or does INstacart regularly have website issues?
- Toddler I'm working on my creative writing, and am toying with the idea of pitching a column idea to my statewide paper. Is that totally stupid? I kind of want to get the feel of being pu...(more)
- not at all
- like about working moms & women in the workplace?
- Not at all! As long as you don't expect any money
- no, i just want the fame and glory. Really i just want to see what people would think of my writing in general
- Then go for it
- no, i just want the fame and glory. Really i just want to see what people would think of my writing in general
- Go for it
- well, thanks for that nudge! I may write one or two and see that section's editor thinks
- Do it! You miss all the shots you don’t take.
- not at all