proudblond

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[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

I think underwire is more important the larger your breast volume is. I was recently at an event with a bunch of women who’ve known each other for a long time and we did a game where an emcee asked a question and then we went to a side of the room that fit our personal answer. One of them was 1) underwire, 2) no wire, 3) no bra. As I shuffled over to the underwire side, one of my pals joked that this was just a way to separate us by breast size. And sure enough, those of us with the wires tended to be on the heavier-cupped side, and the small number of no-bra ladies were quite petite.

I tried bralettes once and they didn’t work for me at all. I’m too big for them to provide any support so they just buckled, essentially. It’s a bummer because some of them are so cute! But my girls are just too heavy. And the only thing that keeps them in line is the damn wire. I will say that being fitted correctly does help the wire feel more comfortable though.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What’s your budget? I’ve been looking into ropes course kinds of things for my kids, basically slack lines that you can add stuff to. I think if you search for ninja line you’ll get hits.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

My daughter lost her first tooth at age 6. We made the swap while she was sleeping, no problem. When I woke her up for school the next morning, I asked her about the tooth fairy, and she excitedly found the money under her pillow. She spent about ten seconds being excited before she looked at me straight in the eye and said suspiciously, “Mom, are you the tooth fairy?” Busted, lol. We still reward her when she loses a tooth because it’s fun. It took her another year to come to terms with Santa, though.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thank you! Fingers crossed that they’re even better than the ones I’m currently using. Which are pretty good (Eargasms) but don’t have a super high decibel rating and I definitely have to toss each pair after about a week and a half of wearing them every night, just because they stop being as…sticky? They’re not really sticky but they do adhere when they’re fresh, and not so much after a few days.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Just bought some earplugs. They better be legit! I use silicone earplugs right now and they’re okay but on nights when my husband is really stuffy, he’s like a chainsaw.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I did that once. I like to think I’m relatively smart, but I honestly did not know the difference. Our floor was very clean afterwards.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Trees. Love me some dense forests, shaded paths, little bits of creeks, but it’s all down to the trees for me. I am lucky enough to own my home and it won not because the house was perfect but because of the five mature oak trees in the backyard.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Nooo please don’t be right, I never want to think about this man ever again and his death is the only hope for that I have. But ugh you’re probably right.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We trick-or-treated at a house that had two of them. One had the trunk open filled with candy. Cute but two???

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s nuts, right? That’s why it felt icky. My husband and I talk through all the stuff on our ballots together and we really went back and forth on this one. Ultimately we did vote for it, probably because we kept reading that the AHF had funded at least half of all the other props we were voting on, most of which had nothing to do with healthcare. But I’m still not sure that was the right vote. I’ll be curious to see how it shakes out.

I’m also watching prop 36 because I see all these signs for it in my neighborhood, but I’m against it.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The thing is, there’s only one org that meets the threshold for it and that’s the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which throws a lot of money at props in California and has some questionable stuff about being a landlord. From calmatters.org:

Proposition 34 would require some California providers to spend at least 98% of that net drug sale revenue on “direct patient care.” Providers that don’t risk having their state license and tax-exempt status revoked and losing out on government contracts.

But the proposition doesn’t apply to all providers — only those that spend at least $100 million on expenses other than direct care, that also own and operate apartment buildings and that have racked up at least 500 severe health and safety violations in the last decade.

As far as anyone can tell, that only applies to one organization: The AIDS Healthcare Foundation. \

The measure would also put into law a Newsom administration policy that requires all state agencies to negotiate for lower drug prices as a single entity.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I’m really curious how Californians feel about Prop 34. It’s kind of bizarre to see a prop that is actively targeting a single organization, even if that org is super sketchy. I felt icky voting on it, for or against.

 

My 10yo is quite skinny. My husband was also skinny as a kid so generally we haven’t worried about it much. But he just had his yearly checkup, and for the past two years he’s gained very little while still growing taller, and his BMI is dropping off the chart. The doc ordered a blood test and it came back fine, no celiac or thyroid issues (PHEW). So we’re back to trying to boost his intake.

He’s not a super picky kid but he can be reluctant to try things. He eats a lot of classic kid food with no problem: mac and cheese, pizza, burgers, chicken nuggets, etc. He also tends to eat a ton of fruits and veggies, which I don’t want to discourage or course! I might try PB&J again but he doesn’t love it like he used to.

The doc did say that she tends to prefer that kids eat their calories instead of drink them, but if a protein drink works for him, it’s an option as long as it’s not displacing solid food. I picked up one by Orgain the other day and he doesn’t seem overly thrilled with it. I’d be curious to know if other people have tried other brands and what their kids thought of them.

Anyone deal with this? What worked for you?

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