Weekend randoms

[arehopsveggies]

Aug 18, 2024 19:46:16 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Aug 18, 2024 18:42:44 GMT -5 arehopsveggies said:

Tonight is fried chicken.
Also needing revamping is macaroni and cheese

For fried chicken I would do vegan mayonnaise. We use the best foods brand.

For mac and cheese I would try Just Egg.

I did just egg on the chicken today. Not terrible but not perfect.

We have used just egg to make decent French toast

Mac and cheese will be the next experiment, but it takes a while so it will need to be a weekend meal

[arehopsveggies]

Aug 18, 2024 19:30:41 GMT -5 redheadk said:

Aug 18, 2024 12:50:58 GMT -5 jinkies said:

Do "no soliciting" signs actually work? Our neighborhood gets a lot of door to door salesmen, especially for pest control and windows/siding. They regularly ring the doorbell in the middle of a workday (I WFH) and I hate it.

I also have no interest in political door knocking. Whether or not I agree with you, I don't want to be interrupted and forced to talk about politics with a stranger on my doorstep.

Do the signs work? My understanding is that political canvassing is not considered soliciting and they are still allowed to knock. I don't want them to, though. Do I need to add something to the sign that says "no political canvassing please" or do most canvassers abide by a "no soliciting" sign?

This brought to you by someone knocking today trying to talk to me about fighting late term abortions. No thank you.

I’ve had good luck with ours. It’s a small sign that says “No Soliciting” and beneath that in a slightly smaller font “no religious queries.” You could add “no religious or political queries.” I used that language bc the jehovahs witnesses that followed me and dd to my car and cornered us told me that they don’t consider themselves solicitors. Honestly, I think it confuses people enough that they just leave. If someone is brave enough to ring the bell, I peak out the window and yell that we don’t accept solicitors but it’s infrequent.

I was nice to a young guy selling kids books yesterday but he wanted $200. This is why I should not answer the door ever. I buy a lot of kid books but not that expensive!

[katfco]

DD just realized she’s likely not getting taller and her 5’2”-ness is not pleased. Especially since DS grew so much over the summer, he’s likely going to pass her this year

[gretchenindisguise]

Aug 18, 2024 20:18:40 GMT -5 katfco said:

DD just realized she’s likely not getting taller and her 5’2”-ness is not pleased. Especially since DS grew so much over the summer, he’s likely going to pass her this year

Sometimes it feels like we are living parallel lives. My 5-1 is also not happy. And 9yo brother may pass her in the next 18 months.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Aug 18, 2024 20:53:34 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Aug 18, 2024 20:18:40 GMT -5 katfco said:

DD just realized she’s likely not getting taller and her 5’2”-ness is not pleased. Especially since DS grew so much over the summer, he’s likely going to pass her this year

Sometimes it feels like we are living parallel lives. My 5-1 is also not happy. And 9yo brother may pass her in the next 18 months.

Luce is 5’3” and FURIOUS about it 🤣

[mysteriouswife]

I’m not looking for advice just dumping emotions.

I was told my youngest brother is living in his car. He doesn’t have a job and is relying on panhandling to survive. His mental health has always been unstable and he is currently not medicated. Due to his condition I cannot let him stay here with my kids. There is nothing more heartbreaking than knowing I cannot fix him or his situation. He has to want to fix himself and continue to take his medication. My dad knows where he’s parking at night. Outside of monitoring from a distance there isn’t much we can do.

💔

[mysteriouswife]

Aug 18, 2024 21:28:14 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Aug 18, 2024 20:53:34 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Sometimes it feels like we are living parallel lives. My 5-1 is also not happy. And 9yo brother may pass her in the next 18 months.

Luce is 5’3” and FURIOUS about it 🤣

5’2”’DD is also not happy that she is short, but I’m 5’5” and h is 5’8”. Not sure what she expected

[deadwing]

When I run out of eggs, I've had good luck using flax seed mixed with water and microwaved as a substitute. I think it's 1 tablespoon or flax to 3 of water? Microwave for 30 seconds. Maybe Google to confirm... It's been a while since I've used this.

[charlatti]

mysteriouswife, hugs to you. 

[expectantsteelerfan]

Aug 18, 2024 21:41:12 GMT -5 mysteriouswife said:

Aug 18, 2024 21:28:14 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Luce is 5’3” and FURIOUS about it 🤣

5’2”’DD is also not happy that she is short, but I’m 5’5” and h is 5’8”. Not sure what she expected

I'm 5' (and EVERYONE on my side of my family, including my dad, is 5'-5'3 at the most), and my dh is 5'8.  My 15 year old ds had a major growth spurt over the past year and is just about as tall as dh now.  Whenever the topic of height comes up and I say, he may be done growing now, all the other adults in my family are like 'no way!' and I'm like, he should just be glad he got as much height as he did!  I mean, sure, he COULD continue to grow, but I also feel like there's a good chance he could be done.  

I think my ds is happy to no longer be the tiniest kid in every group (he's obv. still on the small side, but is no longer obviously the smallest kid in every group), and would be fine if this is where he ends up.  

Dd on the other hand, has been hanging out at 4'11 for a while now and is dying to break that 5' mark.  I do have hope for her and hope she surpasses me by a few inches too, but I am guessing she won't make it much past me unfortunately.  

[underwaterrhymes]

I’m 4’11 and 3/4” and H is 5’9 and 1/2. My dad’s side of the family is tall but all other sides are short. The odds aren’t great for our kids. They’re tiny. There is so much negativity around being short out there and I’m trying to reframe that for them from an early age. Being short is rad!

[midwestmama]

Aug 18, 2024 21:28:14 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Aug 18, 2024 20:53:34 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Sometimes it feels like we are living parallel lives. My 5-1 is also not happy. And 9yo brother may pass her in the next 18 months.

Luce is 5’3” and FURIOUS about it 🤣

My DD is about 5'3", and at 13.5 yo, I'm pretty sure she's done growing.  She'd like to be taller, but I think she's at least happy that she's the same height as me, ha ha.

[scm1011]

Aug 19, 2024 7:12:02 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m 4’11 and 3/4” and H is 5’9 and 1/2. My dad’s side of the family is tall but all other sides are short. The odds aren’t great for our kids. They’re tiny. There is so much negativity around being short out there and I’m trying to reframe that for them from an early age. Being short is rad!

I think there is negativity on the flip side too. I think my super tall DD is poised to take after my sister and niece who are both 6'1". Its pretty rough being a 6'1 girl in sixth grade lol. Meanwhile my nearly 8 year old is the oldest boy in his grade and is tiny. We get asked if he and DD (newly 5) are twins semi-regularly and it makes him so upset. I'm 5'8 and DH is 6' so I feel like he has to get a growth spurt at some point! The kid still wears 4T shorts lol. 

[heygrey]

Aug 19, 2024 7:53:55 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Aug 19, 2024 7:12:02 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m 4’11 and 3/4” and H is 5’9 and 1/2. My dad’s side of the family is tall but all other sides are short. The odds aren’t great for our kids. They’re tiny. There is so much negativity around being short out there and I’m trying to reframe that for them from an early age. Being short is rad!

I think there is negativity on the flip side too. I think my super tall DD is poised to take after my sister and niece who are both 6'1". Its pretty rough being a 6'1 girl in sixth grade lol. Meanwhile my nearly 8 year old is the oldest boy in his grade and is tiny. We get asked if he and DD (newly 5) are twins semi-regularly and it makes him so upset. I'm 5'8 and DH is 6' so I feel like he has to get a growth spurt at some point! The kid still wears 4T shorts lol. 

Yup. I was 5’10” starting grade 7 and it was rough. I had so many body image issues from my height. Kids will be mean for any perceived difference even if it’s something society eventually praises. I measured at 6’ for all my sports physicals in high school, but as an adult tell people I’m 5’11” if asked, because it gets less reaction.

[scm1011]

Aug 19, 2024 8:05:36 GMT -5 heygrey said:

Aug 19, 2024 7:53:55 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I think there is negativity on the flip side too. I think my super tall DD is poised to take after my sister and niece who are both 6'1". Its pretty rough being a 6'1 girl in sixth grade lol. Meanwhile my nearly 8 year old is the oldest boy in his grade and is tiny. We get asked if he and DD (newly 5) are twins semi-regularly and it makes him so upset. I'm 5'8 and DH is 6' so I feel like he has to get a growth spurt at some point! The kid still wears 4T shorts lol. 

Yup. I was 5’10” starting grade 7 and it was rough. I had so many body image issues from my height. Kids will be mean for any perceived difference even if it’s something society eventually praises. I measured at 6’ for all my sports physicals in high school, but as an adult tell people I’m 5’11” if asked, because it gets less reaction.

My sister does the same thing, ha

[underwaterrhymes]

Aug 19, 2024 7:53:55 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Aug 19, 2024 7:12:02 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I’m 4’11 and 3/4” and H is 5’9 and 1/2. My dad’s side of the family is tall but all other sides are short. The odds aren’t great for our kids. They’re tiny. There is so much negativity around being short out there and I’m trying to reframe that for them from an early age. Being short is rad!

I think there is negativity on the flip side too. I think my super tall DD is poised to take after my sister and niece who are both 6'1". Its pretty rough being a 6'1 girl in sixth grade lol. Meanwhile my nearly 8 year old is the oldest boy in his grade and is tiny. We get asked if he and DD (newly 5) are twins semi-regularly and it makes him so upset. I'm 5'8 and DH is 6' so I feel like he has to get a growth spurt at some point! The kid still wears 4T shorts lol. 

I hate that humans assign positive and negative qualities to things we have no control over. We love who we love, we are tall or we or short, our bodies are curvy or they’re slender, we grow gray hair and wrinkles, our skin is varying shades of peach or brown. I wish people could see beauty in all of that.