Small Power

“Everything we seek is a version of the thing we’re actually seeking” — Claude

Thinking of starting a series of “you don’t need this” posts about purchases that marketing convinces us we need but we really don’t. Items that come to mind for me in the baby realm: pregnancy pillow (just use a normal pillow), diaper pails (normal trash can w lid)…what else?

Maybe this is just me, but I kind of think massive military operations, in which we're demanding unconditional surrender as the outcome, probably should be authorized by Congress.

There’s plenty of smart people who aren’t wise.

Smart = good at playing the game

Wise = playing the right game

“Dandruff is a decoration for your hair” - my 4 year old

I keep hearing it’s an abundant universe but I’m not feeling it…anyone else?

woman in a machine seemingly trying to transfer herself to a robot body

interviewer: what's your five year plan

me: uhhhhh

Morning.

Capitalism is a system based on speed, and the speed is always increasing - Malcolm Harris

Are you prioritizing you happiness or your conditioning? Conditioning being what you were programmed to want - Nanak naan podcast, #nanaknaam #sikhism #sikhi

My Ai said to me….”I can be a useful thinking partner.
But I should never become your primary source of feeling seen.” Long chat about consciousness with it….very weird experience

Genius!! Also thanks for not shying away from talking about Israel…like at all! Haha you rock! 🤘

Me and my mother…

The biggest difference between me and my father is that I know I’m mentally ill

“This is the Asian hippo. It lives in Canada” - my 4 year old brandishing his toy hippo. He’s been watching a lot of nature documentaries and reading wildlife books and he sounds like an LLM stringing together associated words without really knowing what they mean 😅

Yesterday my 4 year old locked himself and my 9 month old in the bathroom. She’d crawled in following him. He thought this was very funny. You can imagine what it did to my blood pressure. I had to negotiate her peaceful retrieval like it was a hostage crisis. #toddlerlife

Among the great mysteries of the universe are why and how people have more than two kids. I’m at my wits end with two…

What the congressman reports below is disgusting.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.

Taught my 4 year old how to look up page numbers from a contents page yesterday. What else can I impart to a 4 year old? #parenting

Pearl of wisdom from ChatGPT re a long rant about how I have no space to think with baby plus toddler:

Your mind keeps trying to answer:
“Where is my life going?”

But your environment only allows:
“Where are the socks?”

Toddler plucking grass to feed to horses

At least we were outdoors today for a good amount of time to kick off the long weekend :)

Are you even a parent if you don’t absolutely dread 3 day weekends?! #parenting #parentlife

“Guess what? I sprayed my face with the bidet” - 4 year old. 🤦🏾‍♀️

Enjoy a well deserved break!! Recuperate and love yourself, we love you 😘

Ahh the dreaded 3 day weekend…already off to a rough start with toddler pooping his pants and me burning the big pot of lasagna soup I tried to make as prep for the weekend 😔