“No, I didn’t pee myself at a work conference attended by 200 people I need to impress to progress in my job. I just leaned against the bathroom counter that was awkwardly low and got soggy.”
The one day I don’t wear black and I’m soggy AF.
The 7yos favorite part of the #ArtemisII landing was the helo guy nearly falling out of the boat while transferring to the front porch.
My favorite part was that everything worked properly. I’ve got some serious space travel trauma and was thrilled to see things go well!
Artemis II Orion splashing down
Welcome home!
Remove. Him. From. Office.
Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) explaining to his little kid about how they fixed the issue of Apollo 1 made my little kid feel a lot better about the scary parts of space.
I love this movie. Omg.
I spent dinner explaining to the 7yo how Artemis II is leveraging the Apollo 13 return flight path. She’s a massive movie soundtrack fan, so we listened to some James Horner on the way home and now we’re gonna watch the move.
I love raising nerds.
We’ve tried taking photos of different layouts, taking things away, adding things, taking time to breathe or do other things. She’s been seriously contemplating this project for weeks and it’s “due” in 5 days.
She’s done all of the hard stuff. We just need to glue her work on the board.
Any #parents have any suggestions for when the 7yo discovers she’s got horrific anxiety surrounding an optional school Share Fair project?
“It’s too crowded & I know too much about Hello Kitty Island Adventure & what if I don’t like it when we glue it?!?”
It’s been 4 days of panic & tears. Help.
Best day ever: when we got home from driving past the protests, there was a golden retriever out for a walk with my neighbor. My hands were full, so I wasn’t able to give pets.
HE SAT AND WAITED FOR ME TO PUT THINGS DOWN SO I COULD LOVE HIM. 😭😊😭
The 7yo didn’t want to go protesting today. Instead, we channeled our inner punk by going to the library and driving through the much smaller local protest while blasting Woody Guthrie and @dropkickmurphys.com from my minivan.
#nokings
Michael Waltz sucks.
At the most, he’s complicit in an illegal war that killing children.
At the very least, he can’t even remember his own email address and sends stuff to “himself” when it turns out it some random other person. More than once, it turns out.
the most important state election of early 2026 is right around the corner… though you’d never know it by the attention it’s receiving.
here’s hoping this bolts article helps jumpstart a little more chat!
So, we’re at war, gas prices are through the roof, it’s daylight savings this weekend, AND there’s a wickedly loud thunderstorm?
I’m sending warm wishes to Wisconsin parents this evening. Jesus Christ.
I feel like I’m raising my children in a mega mix of all the horror movie plot lines. Uncontrolled disease, AI technology advancing far faster than we can keep up, bombs flying because, well, why the fuck not?
Oh, and all of it is worse if you lack a dick.
I don’t know how to do this anymore.
My favorite part of Costco runs is the random friends you make in the check out line. We exchanged teething advice and then she took my cart back for me since she was gonna walk past it.
Between that and the pharmacist who has become my kid’s favorite person, it’s a great social hour. =]
I got @trezy.codes a fancy charcuterie plate for Valentine’s Day because I am Best Wife™. Hooks 15 Year may have been involved.
He, just now, made a joke about being sad he had to throw the leftovers away.
Dearest gentle reader, I did not maim him.
I desired to.
I did not.
For I am Best Wife™.
Now, I’m not saying it’s a good policy. I think it sucks, but I don’t think we’re being strong armed at this point. There’s still wiggle room to pivot away from this to something actually functional.
Isn’t this more of an “upload your face *or* id or else lose access to limited age restricted functions?” I’m not a super Discord user by any means, but this still seems like a majorly optional rollout at this point. Non-identified users don’t actually lose that much function, right?
To be clear: I’m not peeved this kid went to class or got lunch or sought care when ill. That’s all fine.
But this country devalues vaccination and personal time away when you’re sick, all of which leads to massive exposures for the folks at highest risk.
This sucks. A lot.
Measles hit UW-Madison campus this week. Thank God this person doesn’t live in the dorms — just rode the bus a lot, went to the ER at the hospital where most of the county’s babies are born, & went to class. Oh, and Qdoba.
Vaccinate.
Stay home when you don’t feel good.
Mask up if you must go out.
Okay, anybody with a connection in #opthamology know what questions to ask when you’ve got epithelial basement membrane dystrophy that’s causing extreme pain, light sensitivity and blurred vision and isn’t responding to drops or overnight gels?
And, children, if you look here, you’ll see an excellent example of a common proverbial idiom: “the pot calling the kettle black.”
I need Congress to start exerting its Congressional powers. This is obscene. @pocan.house.gov @baldwin.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
Why the actual fuck are we blowing up Caracas?
Where the fuck is #Congress? What are we doing?!?
Today marks the day when the 6yo was emotionally scarred by the #Muppets Christmas Carol.
She liked it right up until the Ghost of Christmases Yet to Come and Tiny Tim.
I, however, loved every minute. Quintessential Christmas movie, honestly.
It was well deserved. ❤️🥰❤️
“Mommy. I’m done talking about the Wizard. And fascism. Can we listen to March of the Witch Hunters now?”
“Uh, sure. You don’t want No Good Deed?”
“No. March of the Witch Hunters. I want to yell at Boq for calling the Lion a coward.”
“Got it.”
“Mommy, why is Boq so mad?”
“Well, Nessa cast a spell that ripped his heart out & Elphaba had to fix it but accidentally turned him into the Tin Man.”
“Oh. Why did Nessa do that?”
“Well, she loved Boq, but…”
“MOMMY, Boq loved Glinda, who was getting married to Fiyero, but Fiyero loves ELPHABA!”
