Parenting. Before I had kids I was often judgmental of parents, but now I've realized all the things I didn't take into account and all the things you just don't have control over. In my case, I was not expecting to be a single parent, there was the pandemic, and I did not factor in how impactful the lack of sleep and autonomy would be.

A night light that turns on automatically as it gets dark. No more stumbling around when I have to pee in the middle of the night.

Not with real food, but I have saved the mcnuggets box and tried giving him other kinds of chicken nuggets. He nibbled on a couple and then made a look like "well this whole batch is messed up."

Haribo gummy bears

Cats: I had one that peed through three different couches

Yes, that may be the answer. He's getting help through early intervention and on the waitlist to get tested for autism so see if that's what's causing his picky eating. Luckily his pediatrician is not urgently concerned about his diet because he's growing well enough and seems healthy, but since I've stopped breastfeeding I've been keeping track of what foods he's been eating and noticed how few vitamins are in all the things he'll eat.

My aunt used to work as a "cheese stirrer"

He's a super picky eater. I serve him a wide variety but the only things he'll actually eat are the more predictable, processed stuff so I'm trying to make sure he's at least getting all the vitamins and nutrients he needs.

Persimmons. I know they're available at least in the bay area because I had them when I lived there briefly, but have never found them in my regular home in the pacific northwest. I also don't remember them as a kid growing up in Tennessee.

Chatting with a close friend

Just ordered some. Thank you!

Windows. It's been too long since I used Linux so don't remember all the things anymore

I love this!

That's a good idea. It's rare, but sometimes he will nibble on banana chips.

No, but my oldest son(6) loves them. There used to be an olives stand at the farmer's market near us and we surprised them by bringing a toddler who wanted olives. We let him try a bunch of different kinds. I will eat olives if I'm drunk and someone gives me a slice of pizza that has them, but otherwise they're a no for me.

Yes I agree with all of this!

So far no. He doesn't like ice cream, which is so wild to me!

That's a good idea. He's turned down all the cereals we routinely buy, but I should experiment with more of those.

I've been using this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074N9LRCQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1. Fun to choose which color or let it change colors on its own.

Lots of good ideas, thank you!

I feel like it's similar to social media, but serves a different purpose at least in my use of it. With social media sites like Facebook and Instagram I'm mostly interacting with people I know in real life. To me it seems closer to Youtube, because for both of those it connects me more to larger cultural or artistic things, rather than what's going on with my friends.

Mmmmm, I forgot about those

It happens so fast! I feel like I only had about a decade of getting the joke.

No I hadn't heard of those! I'll check them out

Oooh I haven't checked there, thank you!

It was. I haven't edited my post.

Thank you! Yes, ARFID has been on my radar since learning one of my friends has it and I'm curious if my son has it as well. I've definitely been guilty of not hiding my excitement when he tries a new food, so that's a helpful note.

He liked them! He just ate 4 of them. Thank you again!

I'm a stay at home parent and also do comedy part time. Both are fulfilling, but exhausting.

The free popcorn at Les Schwab