Emma

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[Emma @cryomeariver]

So many foods remind me of my grandmother and my childhood with her - grapefruits, walnuts, lemons, oatmeal, salmon, peaches.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

I wonder if there will be any long term similarities in the gut microbiome of families who mainly shop at Sam's club or Costco.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

@eebyfordeeby You're awesome. I'm inspired by you.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

She always pours her heart out & gives such intense affirmation to me and others.. she honestly would be a wonderful partner for someone who wanted to feel like gold all the time... Her insecurities&disabilities unfortunately make her unable to get out of her house and socialize.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

I have been a hospice transitions client volunteer for almost 3 years and one of the older ladies I visit, may be one of the most authentic, raw and passionate people I know ...

[Emma @cryomeariver]

She is routinely scammed by people online trying to be George Strait and Barry Gib. She is in the lowest socioeconomic class in the US and sends money to these scammers. Even if she knows that she is getting scammed she feels like she has to take a chance on love

[Emma @cryomeariver]

She told me that we can revisit medicated options if I started having thoughts that didn't belong to me. 😐

[Emma @cryomeariver]

The dr thinks I can be healed with antidepressants... But upon further reflection, I am pretty sure I have always been more effectively healed by musicals.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

I also had to nurse her in the shoe aisle. I'm grateful though, this could have been a total nightmare if the toddler was here and in a sour mood. I could at least move through the store, covered in yellow poop, at my own pace.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

Baby had a major blowout in Walmart.. forgot the diaper bag. Had to buy whole outfit, diapers, and wipes. It's 90+ degrees out. We start driving home, she starts crying. I am stuck in Kohls breast feeding and cooling her down w/ the AC bc she is back facing and overheats. Omg.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

@tallsnail Amen, sister.

[lia @tallsnail]

wardrobe management as a mother cycling through pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, random hormonal size changes, FOOT SIZE CHANGES, AND summer/winter seasonal changes is extremely discouraging

my husband teases me for my cluttered closet but i absolutely have not been able to figure this out. putting together functional and visually appealing outfits is very high-effort and it feels like i'm constantly reinventing - an outfit i love one month will be totally unwearable the next month

i.e. need a decade-long moratorium on jeans, need to just stop trying to buy them

[Emma @cryomeariver]

@forshaper @BecomingCritter How bleak

[Emma @cryomeariver]

@stoicmother @paul_jkrause What do you like about it? What do you anticipate your kiddo will like?

[Emma @cryomeariver]

@SolArdenti My general lack of hair growth would lead me to believe that I have a deficit in several locations. I don't know how much hormone or vitamin therapy is though.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

The dopamine drop when I breast feed is so discouraging.. It only lasts for a couple minutes max, but the despair I feel when my baby starts drinking really sucks. I don't think the majority of breastfeeding women have this experience.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

@SolArdenti I have certainly thought about it and have continued taking my prenatals as well as additional supplementation. I read online that it's called dysphoric milk ejection lol... Though it's virtually unstudied so it's label is basically meaningless.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

White is the only color that the toddler consistently recognizes. What's up with that?

[Emma @cryomeariver]

Well actually, while cowardice plays a role I don't think it is the whole of the behavior, it is just the shameful bit that shows up when [I] want protection. Other roles at play are my ability to read a room, making sincerity look casual, wry humor, and a carefree body language.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

Earnestness can feel risky when you know how often people posture.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

For much of life, I felt prided on being the coolest cucumber, but I think I know it to be emotional cowardice. Growing up around highly expressive people required a restrained balance agent. I have had or wanted to control a situation too much to reveal myself much to anyone.

[Emma @cryomeariver]

It's magical having both kiddos in bed with me.. until it's 3 am and the baby is crying and the toddler is restless and all the shadows creep into my mind... then at 6 am the baby falls asleep and I start coughing bc dust and wake them back up.. omg. stahp.