u/maple_pits

My son is almost 15m and until a few weeks ago ate pretty much anything. I know it’s completely developmentally normal for them to go through this phase but please tell me how the f*** you got through this? The kid hardly seems to get enough food during the day and only wants the usual suspects: fruit, cheese, snacks bars. Anything else gets thrown on the ground and screamed about. We are trying to maintain a relatively “strict” food offering system where he can eat what he’s given and if he refuses, we say “ok not hungry? We can put it away for later” and we just reintroduce it again in an hour or so. But it’s starting to get to a point where I’m legit worried about his food intake (though he is a healthy kid). Am I stressing more than I should be? How long did this last for you all and do you have any tips to maintain sanity?

NOTE: my kid has a severe egg allergy + tree nuts & sesame.

Looking for a women-only gym. Google has not yielded results, I refuse to accept that there are truly no women-only gyms around here, let alone in Seattle? I know the West Seattle Health Club has a womens only workout area but other than that I haven't found much. Thanks!

Edit: I'd also love any recommendations for personal trainers who focus on postpartum clients!

Title. My neighbor puts out rat poison and then the dead rats show up everywhere — sidewalks, alleyway, yards. Is it reasonable to expect that they should be disposing of them as well?

I’m 14 months postpartum and nothing fits quite right. Especially jeans. Every pair has some issue and somehow my brain keeps going, “maybe the next pair…” I just miss effortlessly dressing 😭 I don’t know what size I am anymore and I don’t know if I’ll ever get back to my old size so do I just get rid of all my beautiful clothes I’ve collected over the past decade?

I’m not spending beyond my means or anything, but I’m definitely at the point where I’m embarrassed by how much stuff I’ve ordered. Like I don’t want my husband to know how many pairs of pants have entered and exited this house in the last year because I sound insane when I say it out loud.

Meanwhile my closet is full of cute pre-baby clothes that I can’t quite wear comfortably right now, which is its own special form of psychological warfare. Please tell me this is a thing and I’m not the only one chasing a trouser fantasy

Had a baby, boobs grew 5 sizes up from 32D now the calculator is telling me I’m back down to a UK 32E/F.

Where I’ve been struggling is just with the shape of bra? None of them are quite right with my boobs that have way more elastic tissue and like… zero upper pole. I’ve been doing a lot of bralettes and just wearing my crossover nursing bras but your girl is desperate for some structure!

Am I doomed to underwire for the rest of time? Full coverage has been leaving space up top but maybe it’s just wrong size. I recently went to Sonoma for a fitting and the woman was kind of stumped. I’ve tried on 50+ bras and none of them have been right. Please help, I just want to feel decent again.

EDIT TO ADD MEASUREMENTS:
LU- 32.5
SU- 31
TU -30
SB- 37
LB - 41
LyB - 38.5

I just weaned by 15m old and he immediately said “thank you for your service” and decided that it was him & Dad against the world.

This child used to LIGHT UP when I walked into the room. He'd crawl toward me at hyper speed, I was his go to for comfort, only one that could do bedtime routine. We had our own little comedy acts / inside jokes. Now? Literally lucky if I get a little 'Sup?' nod.

Meanwhile Dad walks in and it’s: “DADA!!!!!!” full body excitement
standing ovation, tears at the reunion like he just returned from war.

And before anyone says “it’s just a phase” — I KNOW. Rationally I know. Emotionally I’m like wow okay so after growing you with my body and exclusively feeding you for over a year I’ve apparently been quietly demoted to support cast.

The worst part is I genuinely LOVE their bond and I love having a little more freedom now that he isn’t attached to me 24/7. But nobody prepared me for the emotional whiplash of going from “center of his universe” to “woman who also lives here.” 😭 I'm trying not to take it personally and also not resent my husband because I'm so jealous and sad 😞

It all started with these plastic cups of various sizes. He LOVED to roll them around. Then he graduated to cars and trucks. I assume this is totally normal but sometimes I'm like... "anyone in there?" He has always been pretty good at independent play, but holy smokes sometimes he can go like 30+m of just rolling this car back and forth on various surfaces. I am really grateful I have a kid that can be so independent and chill but none of the other kids we're around are like this lol

I know everyone thinks their kid is smart but he can also sit and look at books for a long time, page by page, slowly. I'm hoping this is just the makings of a curious and focused child and not some kind of space-cadet precursor lol is this just normal toddler behaviour? Anyone elses baby similar and how has that manifested as they've aged up?

Excuse my naiveté, this is my first and only child

EDIT: Just want to add before the comments come in that he is also very social, engaged and meeting all milestones. I know repetitive behaviors can get associated with autism online, but at this point we haven’t had any developmental concerns raised by our pediatrician.

*AUTOBAHN* lmao We've been living off Delridge since 2024 and ISTG it's like the goddamn Fast & Furious out here. Between the no-muffler setups, whatever DIY exhaust situations are happening, and the popping/banging noises at all hours… it’s gotten ridiculous. Like windows-rattling, heart-stopping loud. Jokes aside, it genuinely feels unsafe with how fast some of these cars are going and I'm not sure why there are no speed humps.

& yeah, yeah -- before you come at me, I kNoW iT's BeTtEr tHaN iT uSeD 2 Be but there are more and more young families in this are and this shit is not okay. Has anyone had any success in proposing / requesting speed reduction measures in their area?

EDIT FOR BIRD SOCIETY SPELLING ERROR LMAOOO