u/muffnmouse

the beans were extra pink yesterday

some photos of the trinkets in my office, including the Princess Diana thimble from u/SpindleSnap 🩷

Western WA, USA

This bird showed up in my husband’s pond this evening. I initially thought crossbill, but it’s so green? Merlin photo ID says lesser goldfinch, which I’m reasonably confident is wrong. it hasn’t come back since it flew off and we weren’t home to see it in the pond or otherwise

any help is much appreciated! TIA!

ETA: size is about the same as an American Robin or maybe a little bigger

found this piece of bone in the South Puget Sound this morning. any ideas what it might be? near a boat launch where anglers have dumped remnants after cleaning their catch (i’ve personally seen tuna heads, spines, and fins out here) but this doesn’t seem like a fish bone? i could be totally wrong. any help is greatly appreciated!

drove home behind this one the other day and thought it was a good use of the elk plate

oscar meyer uncured wieners (the best hot dogs imo), dr pepper (in the can coozie), water, and dog begging for dogs

my husband (trans nb) and i (cis woman) have been trying for almost 2 years. my sister got pregnant and had a baby (who is now 1) in the time we’ve been trying. we had a positive test in September ‘25 and then miscarried in November ‘25. we found out we were pregnant at the same time as a (straight) couple we’re friends with. we had the same estimated due dates. they’re having their baby shower and i’m still grieving and struggling to ovulate.

we’re using a known donor with at home IUI monitored by a fertility clinic. we have friends (queer) that are using a bank donor at home and they got pregnant their first try. found out today they’re having twins, which is what we hope to have so we only have to go through this shit once but still have 2 kids.

i know them getting pregnant with twins doesn’t affect our chances, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt a fucking lot. it also seems like it’s been so easy for everyone but us to get pregnant and we want a baby so so so so bad. part of me feels like shoving these feelings into a box, sealing it up, and tucking it in the deepest part of my brain so i don’t have to feel anything but i know it’s not healthy

idk i’m just having big feelings and feel like i have no one to share them with because the people i would share them with are the ones who are pregnant and i don’t think other friends get it, other than my husband who won’t be home until tonight

EDIT: thank you all so much for the kind words, encouragement, and sharing your own stories. fertility issues are so incredibly isolating but it makes my little grinch heart happy to know i have the girldinner girlies to lean on. making this post really did help. it also helps that i was ovulating today so we officially had our first “try” since miscarriage and D&C. trying to put positive energy out in to the universe and my uterus

EDIT #2: i know it’s not normal reddit etiquette (reddiquette?) to reply to every comment, but im so grateful for all of you leaving kind words i just can’t help but showing it to each of you individually. again, thank you so much. my heart is overflowing this morning 💖