All the time. My mom never knocked. She went through my garbage, unfolding paper and gum wrappers and whatever else to be sure there were no hidden messages or notes or whatever the hell else she imagined.

How’d you prepare and cook the potatoes?

I do basically the same as you but probably more maple syrup 😂 Or I make it with chocolate milk…

Sometimes I add freeze dried berries. They don’t turn into brown gunk overnight.

What really helps it feel filling is 1 tablespoon of chia seeds.

More for you. And me. They’re awesome.

Have you had the smartfood popcorn with Cheeto flavoring?

Those 12 weeks will be no walk in the park. You rightfully state you’ll be taking care of everyone, and it’s 24/7 juggling new dynamics and a whole new human being’s needs.

Yes, people survive with less time or no time off at all. I’m convinced some brag about it like some badge of honor to make themselves feel better.

Thank you for being considerate of your family’s needs. Good luck!

Not every pedestrian follows the rules of the lights though. And not every pedestrian makes it across the road in time before the light changes colors from red to green.

The clothing styles I wore in middle school are cool now, except those damn low rise flares will not work on me at 40 because my mid-section would flab out everywhere. Damn kids.

My shoulder still hurts from last week when I slept funny.

The idea of staying out past 10pm sounds terrible.

I almost set up a breakfast date with a friend for 7am.

I’m really excited for a larger capacity water heater.

I’m starting to do that thing where I look down to focus on small text right in front of me.

I didn’t want kids for the longest time. Then I met my husband and wanted to make a family. We were fortunate to have two lovely girls (after three unfortunate miscarriages). Actually, I think it was after the first miscarriage that my desire for a baby was truly solidified.

Life is chaotic and busy and expensive but I wouldn’t trade it for life before kids.

Stephen King - Holly

Not far in it yet but glad it’s not 1000+ pages.

Blues Traveler - Hook

Maybe it’s time for a food journal. I used to keep one, but instead of logging everything, I’d log when I had symptoms and what I’d eaten most recently. I don’t know if that method would work super well for reflux but it’s an idea if logging absolutely everything becomes a chore.

How does one know if their honey is legit? Just buy from a local place?

I’ve never seen it before but after your comment had to check it out.

That was unexpected.

Debbie Harry! I wonder what she thought of the whole thing haha

I think that’s why you’d be hard pressed to find Daria in its original form too: music licensing.

I registered a bunch of baby products like the crib and stroller because I wanted to be notified if there was a recall.

FMLA is job protection and is not about pay. Not every job offers sick time. I don’t know what percentage of salary STD covers. IIRC FMLA is only applicable to larger companies.

People shouldn’t have to dig into sick time or take Short Term Disability after having a baby just to maybe get paid for a few days or weeks, maybe at 100% if they’re lucky.

That’s a lot of data flying about.

How is this not a crappy article about a crappy PR?