So Trump can sign an executive order that moves to ban TIKTOK just like that. An app that people use for makeup looks and 20 second dance clips.
But it’s been WEEKS and we’re still waiting to hear about a second stimulus check???
Fun fact: where I went to hs, there are nuclear chemicals stored underground & we did drills at school in case they ever leaked. After graduation I found out that we did those drills in the gym bc none of us would make it & it would put all the bodies in one place. :)
Reminder that infants are not supposed to sleep through the night. Stop telling new moms this. There are too many moms thinking they’re doing something wrong because their two month old baby won’t sleep for eight straight hours.
Small children have absolutely NO protection against covid. Their parents decisions are their only protection. Stop making parents feel guilty for choosing to quarantine their kids away from you if you’ve been at risk of exposure.
I need a break. Not a long shower. Not a two hour nap. Not five minutes of peace before someone asks where something is or if I can take the baby back.
I need a REAL break.
TW: pregnancy loss
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I wasn’t sure about posting this, but I feel it’s an important thing to talk about.
I just had a miscarriage at 10 weeks. It was awful & traumatizing. It was my first mc. I had just heard the heartbeat 12 hours prior.
My best parenting advice so far might just be “don’t get too comfortable.” You’re gonna think you have your kid’s schedule down pat, sleeping through the night, and then they’re gonna fuck your shit up when you least expect it.
Can we STOP acting like babies waking up throughout the night or not wanting to sleep alone is “abnormal”? Who instilled this idea in new moms?
Your baby is not supposed to magically sleep through the entire night. Babies who do are just pure luck.
I know buying in bulk at places like Costco and Sam’s Club is generally more cost effective in the long run, but buying in bulk is a privilege and not everyone can afford to be “more cost effective.”
Wait there’s actually people who refuse to let their kids wear “character clothes”? Like won’t let their kids wear Frozen or Bluey shirts? To maintain an aesthetic??? I’m sorry but that is so fucking weird. Y’all are weird.
What’s the most bizarre and ridiculous thing you’ve been harassed for on this app?
One time I was relentlessly harassed because a few people didn’t like my engagement ring and my nails weren’t done lol
I just want want to point out that the H1N1 vaccine in 2009 was developed faster than the COVID-19 vaccine and many kids were administered that vaccine at school. Was there nearly this much backlash, reluctance, or skepticism?
Is anyone else an excessive napper? I’m so sleepy during the day and I probably sleep too much for naps. Then at night I’m up until 3am when I usually get up for work at 7am. Idk how to fix this and I’m frustrated.
Not only is it almost RSV season, but we now have COVID to contend with also.
Reminder: DO NOT touch, kiss, or come within six feet of someone else’s baby without explicit permission.
A gallon of whole milk at target is almost $5.
$7.25 is not an acceptable minimum wage and y’all can shut the fuck up with your ridiculous hypotheticals.
I know 25 is young, but somehow I still feel like I’m running out of time or already out of time to accomplish things, go back to college, have a career, basically do the things that a lot of people my same age have already done.
I’m kinda sick of seeing people try to advocate for medical freedom by saying “birth isn’t a medical emergency” because that’s pretty fuckin invalidating for anyone who’s had a life threatening experience while giving birth.
I’ve tried to convince a few of my friends to sign up for kindle unlimited because they complain that they spend too much money on books. But they all hesitate or outright refuse.
IMO, $12 a month for access to thousands of books at no extra cost? 1000% worth it.
I’m paying less than $1k a month to rent.
Buying a house does not sound appealing to me because $2,000+ just to say I own it? And have to pay for all associated maintenance and repairs? No thank you.
Are people really paying 3k+ a month to RENT?
That sounds insane to me bc that how much a mortgage is…. Why are all these homes 2500-3k a month to rent
Raise your hand if you’re also broke as fuck trying to figure out how you’re gonna pay bills because goddamn if I don’t feel like the only one struggling
Do I desperately want an independent candidate to have a chance so we can dismantle this two party system? Yes.
Do I know that there is too much at stake this year to vote third party? Yes.
Please vote Biden.
#Vote
I’m genuinely so sick of seeing some moms on here being judgmental as fuck about medical intervention during birth. We get it, you’re a magical motherhood fairy who sang sea shanties while she pushed and used leaves as nipple pads. You’re so holistic and pure.
$600 is a slap in the face. We’re grown, we have countless bills and necessary expenses, that is pocket change at this point. If you think $600 is good enough, you’re either 1) privileged 2) delusional or 3) both.
Reminder that if you feel like your marriage is completely different after having a baby, you’re not alone. So many couples fall into a rough patch. Your relationship IS completely different, & you may have to entirely re-learn how to be a couple.
Does anyone who has struggled with depression for a long time often find yourself feeling intensely nostalgic? Do you feel like it could be because you subconsciously feel like you wasted too much time being depressed and now you wish you could go back? Because same.
Can we stop giving Bailey McPherson a platform please? I’m only saying her name so people know who I’m referring to. She’s radically pro-life, transphobic, and racist. Stop quoting her tweets. Stop watching & commenting on her tiktoks. Stop giving her a voice.
I truly just feel alone. And I have for years. Like I don’t really have a significant spot in anyone’s life, I’m just kind of….. here. For whatever reason.
Just here to remind y’all that children learn with everything they touch, everything they see, everything they hear. You don’t need bright and loud fisher price or vtech toys to teach your kids.
So my mother has now blocked my number and is pissed off because I told her to get off the phone while she’s driving with my child or she will not be allowed to drive her anywhere. Surely I am not the bad guy here???
I’m really intrigued by the Montessori style of parenting, but insta and tiktok moms make it seem like the only way to implement it is by having tons of expensive, aesthetic toys and perfectly designed activity stations. Makes it really intimidating.
I’m not cool with this push to vaccinate young children. You know where this will go right?; no vax, no school. If you think this country was divided before, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
1. There’s…. no real reason to opt out of ultrasounds.
2. Please get the GBS swab. This should not require explanation.
3. Why would you want to opt out of antibiotics??? Medicine is not evil????
Why are people causing such a fuss about the side effects of the covid vaccine as though fatigue, nausea, etc haven’t ALWAYS been possible and common side effects of EVERY vaccine ever???
If YOUR children cannot be vaccinated due to a reaction, sure, that’s fine.
Promoting anti-vax propaganda that suggests that NO child should be vaccinated is ignorant. The vast majority of people have no reactions to vaccines.
I just don’t understand why people can’t grasp the idea that if we stopped manipulating people into thinking third party votes were a “waste,” third party would actually stand a chance because people would be voting third party. Like???
Isn’t it kind of weird that so many of us that follow each other have done so for several years so there’s like a couple hundred of us at this point that all know each other solely via twitter and we’re like our own little corner of this app?? Like what
My husband’s love language is physical touch, which is hard for me sometimes because I’m not a super affectionate, touchy feely person; I show my love in lots of other ways. I think sometimes it makes him insecure but I’m just not overtly physical. 😅
Using a family photo of a man who murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters as a STOCK PHOTO in a news segment is not a small mistake. That is carelessness and massive oversight. Fire them.
I feel like people assume “sleep training” means you let your baby cry it out, and that’s just not how I perceive the phrase. I think you can absolutely sleep train without ever using the cry it out method.
As someone who has worked in retail for several years: dressing rooms are likely closed because a lot of weird shit happens in dressing rooms. And by weird shit, I literally mean shit.
People vomit and shit in public dressing rooms all the time. Not something we need right now.
I’m genuinely so sick of people treating the true crime genre the same way you treat your favorite fictional shows or book series. Fandom culture does not apply in true crime. It is inappropriate and disgusting.
Personally I feel like forcing your kids to follow through with things like sports or extracurriculars after they’ve decided they no longer enjoy it doesn’t teach them commitment, it’ll likely teach them resentment and possibly come with newfound anxieties.
Late term abortions are absolutely NOT “primarily elective.”
First of all, abortions after 21 weeks only make up LESS THAN 2% of all abortions.
“Late term” abortions are, by far, primarily due to medical necessity.
I genuinely believe booktok played a role in saving brick and mortar bookstores during and after the pandemic. This social media revival of book lovers has been amazing to watch. Why are y’all so hateful?
Holidays aren’t even fun anymore tbh. It’s just planning and traveling and stress. Especially after you have a kid and you have two families wanting to celebrate with you on the same day.
The “save the children” crowd is really fucking annoying because most of them haven’t said a single word about how ICE has been abusing children for years. They didn’t care until the stupid fucking wayfair conspiracy blew up.
If I’m following any Trump supporters unknowingly please let me know and I will block immediately. I don’t always see everyone’s tweets on my tl so sometimes I miss things.