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bunnie-pwincess · 2 years

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🍼🍪Yummy Foods For Regressing🍪🍼

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🫐Yummy Snacks for Regressing🫐

♤Cookies

♤Ice Cream

♤Jello w/ or w/o Whipped Cream

♤Graham Crackers

♤Teddy Grahams

♤Gold Fish

♤Pocky

♤Cut-up Fruit (Ex: Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Grapefruit, Peaches, etc.)

♤Veggies w/ Ranch

♤Mini Muffins

♤Yogurt w/ Granola

♤Cereal w/ Fresh Berries

♤Berries (Ex: Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc.)

♤Apple Sauce

♤Freeze Dried Fruit or Candy

♤Apples w/ Nutella

♤Gerber Puffs

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🍙Meals for Regressing🍙

⚠️Meals You Should Make with a Cg or Before Your Tiny!!⚠️

♡Pizza Rolls in Oven

♡Bagel Bites in Oven

♡Bagels

♡Grilled Cheese

♡Soup (My favourites are tomato or potato soup!)

♡Muffins

♡Mashed Potatoes

♡Spaghetti and Meatballs

♡Mini DIY Pizzas

♡Mac ‘n Cheese (home made or box brand, my favourite is Annie’s!)

♡Quesadilla w/ Chicken or Steak

♡Pigs in a Blanket (or whatever else they’re called, the mini hotdogs with dough around them)

♡Cinnamon Rolls

♡Hashbrowns and Toast

♡Campfire Pizza (or just a pizza grilled cheese if you don’t wanna use a campfire!)

♡Garlic Bread

♡Yogurt Bark

♡Dino Nuggets and Smiley Fries in Oven

♡Pizza Croissants (use Pillsbury croissant dough, cheese sticks, pepperoni and pizza sauce!!)

♡Toaster Strudels

♡Make Your Own Taco

♡Mini Salads (ex: fruit salad, Caesar salad, etc!)

♡Personal Favourite Asparagus 💚

♡PB&J Cut Into Shapes (Ex: hearts or Dino’s! You can buy cutters at the store)

♡Ravioli

♡French Toast Sticks

♢Ramen on Stoce

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🥗Easy Meals While You Regress🥗

🍴When Your Regressed or Without a Cg🍴

♢Toaster Strudels

♢Pizza Rolls in Microwave

♢Bagel Bites in Microwave

♢Dino Nuggies and Smiley Fries in Microwave

♢Leftovers in Small Portions

♢Cereal and Yogurt

♢Kids Cuisine

♢Order McDonalds Happy Meal w/ DoorDash

♢Frozen Kids Meals (ex: store bought microwave meals, mashed potatoes, Mac n cheese, pasta, etc)

♢Chicken Sticks

♢Fish Sticks

♢Warm Muffins (put muffins you have In the microwave for 15 seconds!)

♢Ramen in Microwave

♢Mac ‘n Cheese Cups

♢PB&J

♢If Your Lazy Like Me: DoorDash your favourite fast food :) (before you regress, and it should arrive while your small + they can drop it at your door)

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myfavoritelowcalrecipes · 2 years

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My favorite pre-packaged safe foods

Now, I know that not ALL of these are considered “low cal” but they are my personal favorite safe foods. I tried to list all of the prepackaged ones I could think of, because everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are generally safe, depending on the person. Hopefully I can help some people find new things that they like and wont give them *too* much anxiety when eating; because I’d ALWAYS rather someone eat something instead of fast, if possible. Everything is under 400 calories, and almost all can be found at Walmart, some at Sam’s Club or on Amazon! You’ll probably see a few of these products in the recipes I plan on posting here! Hopefully this helps!

* Minute rice microwave cups (220 -240 per cup)

* Fiber one multi grain bread (50 per slice)

* Sarah Lee 45 calorie bread (45 per slice)

* Fiber one wraps (80 per wrap)

* Thai Kitchen brown rice noodles (200 per 2oz)

* Pillsbury Coconut flour (30 per tbsp)

* Mission Whole wheat carb balance tortillas (70 per tortilla)

* Whole grain sandwich thins (100 per sandwich thin)

* Wheat thins reduced fat (120 per 16 crackers)

* Bobs red mill multi grain pancake mix (150 per 1/4 cup)

* Light and fit greek yogurt cups (80 calories per container)

* Fat free cheese mozzarella string cheese sticks (80 calories per stick)

* Laughing cow cheese wedges (30 per wedge)

* Butterball pre-made turkey burgers (240 per burger)

* Great value turkey bacon (30 per slice)

* Quest protein powder (110 per 30g)

* Bobs Red Mill textured vegetable protein (80 per 1/4 cup)

* PB2 peanut butter powder (45 per 2 tbsp)

* Great Value freeze dried fruit (no sugar added) (110 per 28g)

* Smuckers sugar free jams and jellies (10 per tbsp)

* Halo ocean roasted seaweed snacks (20 per package)

* Frozen green giant vegetables/frozen meals (nothing they have is over 350 calories per package, I specifically like the fries, tots, pizza crust, and the roasted vegetables (basically anything that has vegetables I put in the riced cauliflower and broccoli lol)

* Birdseye frozen vegetables (same as the green giant ones, I really like their veggie pastas, sauced veggies, Birds Eye Voila!, and the mashed cauliflower)

* I can’t believe it’s not butter (light version)(35 per tbsp)

* Baking extracts (vanilla, butter, lemon, peanut butter, caramel, almond) (typically no more than 10 per tsp)

* Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder (10 per tbsp)

* Walden farms syrups and dressings (all zero calories)

* Sabra flavored hummus (70 per 2 tbsp)

* Wishbone low/no fat salad dressings (35 per 2 tbsp)

* Sugar free maple syrup (20 per 1/4 cup)

* Swerve granulated stevia (all 0 calories)

* Trivia liquid (10 per tsp)

* Better than bullion flavoring pastes (10 per tsp)

* Progresso light soups (130 - 240 per can)

* Nature Valley crunchy granola bars (95 for one)

* Millville protein granola (210 per 1/2 cup)

* Veggie straws or chips (130 for a snack bag)

* Dr Mcdougall chicken flavored cup ramen (180 per cup)

* Quaker rice crisps (140 per small bag)

* Werthers sugar free hard candies (8 per piece)

* Starbucks non-dairy/almond milk creamer (30 per tbsp)

* Silk Shelf-Stable Vanilla Almond Milk Singles (80 per one carton)

* Reddiwhip fat free whipped cream (5 per 2 tbsp)

* Fiber one and protein one bars (most bars and brownies are 70 - 140 per package)

* Swiss Miss reduced calorie hot chocolate mix (40 per envelope)

* Hershey’s sugar free chocolate chips (70 per tbsp)

* Dove 100 calorie chocolate bars (milk chocolate) (100 per bar)

* Lean cuisine and smart ones frozen meals (these range between 150 to 400 per meal)

* So Delicious ice cream and bars (330 and less per most pints, 110 per bar)

* Skinny cow ice cream pints and bars (330 - 370 per pint, 120 - 190 per bar, the pints aren’t really easy to find for me, but the bars are)

* Outshine fruit frozen pops/bars (25 - 120 per bar/pop)

* Smart sweets candy (100 per bag)

* Gerber baby Greek yogurt puffs (30 per 1/4 cup)

* Torani sugar free flavoring syrups (0 per 2 tbsp)

* Miracle rice and noodles (20 per package)

* Coke Zero (regular and cherry) (0 per 16.9oz bottle)

* Sprite Zero (0 per 16.9oz bottle)

* Canada Dry diet ginger ale (0 per 8oz)

* Powerade Zero (0 per bottle)

* Powerade power water zero

* ICE Sparkling water (0 per 16.9oz bottle)

* Polar plain sparkling water (0 per 12oz can)

* American Clear sparkling water (0 per liter bottle)

* ICE energy drinks (0 per can)

* Wylers water flavoring packets (5 per packet)

* Mio liquid water flavoring (0 per tsp)

* Members Mark french vanilla cappuccino mix (80 per 3 tbsp)

#low cal recipes #just ed shit #eating problems #eating disoder mention #tw eating things #safe foods #eating disorder

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theunstuffedpepper · 3 years

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It’s been such a lovely, relaxed weekend. I spent a good chunk of time Saturday morning playing with Pep, rolling a ball back and forth, and watching him (safely) explore the living room and kitchen. He wound up pulling apart a pack of his swim diapers from over the summer, so I made him wear one as a hat. 😁 He’s now able to get around at a full crawl, which means baby proofing is in full swing! I’ve got locks on all the cabinets and had to move a bunch of stuff off of low shelves that he can get into now. There’s still more to be done, but it’s a start. I’m also realizing we have to be way better now about vacuuming and keeping the floors free of even the tiniest bits of whatever that he can find and stick in his mouth. Gah!

I made pep a big batch of broccoli and potatoes which he is absolutely loving, and another few batches of roast beef, chicken, and butternut squash. It’s a never-ending cycle for me in the kitchen, but I enjoy it. I’m trying to work more finger foods into his day - he’s getting pretty good with them! So far we’ve done little bits of whole wheat bread, cheese, Cheerios, squished blueberries, and prepared baby foods like teething crackers and puffs. I just read an article that all the major brands (gerber, earth’s best, happybaby, etc) were found as recently as this year to have high levels of heavy metals in their foods, including these crackers and puffs. We’re talking arsenic, cadmium, lead... not great. Is there no baby food that is “safe”?! So ridiculous that there aren’t standards for baby food similar to regular foods. If anything, shouldn’t there be more stringent standards for foods made for these tiny babies with developing bodies and brains?? The FDA is dropping the ball.

Sunday was rainy here, so it was mostly spent relaxing and staying indoors. Monday I had off of work and it was a picturesque day, so we headed out for a little hike. It was great to get outside and enjoy some of this cool fall weather. Pep enjoyed himself and wanted to touch all the leaves and trees, and put all the leaves directly into his mouth, of course.

This week is a short week thanks to Columbus Day, and it also means my first week commuting back to the office once a week. New York passed something called the HERO Act, which limits the number of people that can be present in offices for now, so we’re limited to one day per week in the office, per person. I’m cool with that! My day will be Thursdays for now, and I gotta say, right now I’m not feeling nearly as anxious as I would normally expect. I’ll take that. Here’s to a good week ahead!

#no reblogs please #momblr #long weekend #10122021 #operationkay10

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kinda-lil-hungry · 2 years

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Food Log 12/3/21

a lil late but who cares

Breakfast -- 500

Vitamins - 25

Coffee - 5

Mcdonalds chicken sandwich - 470

Lunch -- 235

Black tea - 5

Pho - 230

Dinner -- 120

Gerber chicken sticks - 120

Total- 855

#ana #anorexia #aneroxic #ana journal #ed #depressed

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boneycherry · 4 years

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food log: 7/6/20

my daily limit is 800kcals!

breakfast: SKIPPED

lunch: 134kcal

4 egg whites (w/ everything bagel seasoning +5kcal) - 74kcal

2 slices of morning star bacon - 60kcal

snack 1: 90kcal

1 1/2 cups gerber puffs snack - 75kcal + almond milk 15kcal (i ate it like cereal lol .. very good!!!!)

WALKED MY DOG! -85kcal

dinner: 179kcal

3/4 quorn meatless “chicken” fillet - 45kcal

1/2 salad (w/ zesty italian dressing +8kcal) - 17kcal

1 cup steamed broccoli - 20kcal

1/2 cup vegetable broth - 5kcal

1 cheese stick - 90kcal :(

snack 2: 120kcal

2 slices low-kcal bread - 90kcal

pb2: 30kcal

snack 3: 46kcal

2 low cal cupcakes - 46kcal

TOTAL INTAKE: 653kcals

CALS BURNED: 85KCAL

NET TOTAL: 483KCAL!!!!!

#anamia #anareksia #ana diets #anarecya #ana #ana recipes #restricting #800 calories

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tinybunnygirl · 5 years

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❀ ~ foods for littles ~ ❀

- goldfish crackers - mini cookies (oreos, nutter butters...) - marshmallows - peanut butter filled pretzels - cheeze-its - graham crackers/teddy grahams - mac n cheese cups - veggies and ranch - fruit snacks - fruit rollups - hello panda cookies - fruit pieces - smoothies - ice cream/popsicles - frozen berries - cake pops - spaghettios - chicken nuggets/ vegan chicken nuggets - chocolate covered frozen banana pieces - granola bars - pop tarts - cereal - sandwiches cut into cute shapes - jello cups - pudding cups - yogurt puffs/ gerber puffs - raisins - cherry tomatoes - crinkle, curly, or smiley cut fries - warm milk with honey - chocolate milk :3 - strawberry milk :3 - juice/ lemonade - mini pancakes - muffins - pizza - bagel bites - pasta dishes - fish sticks - frosted animal cookies - french toast sticks _____________________________ _____________________________ That’s all I can think of for now ;; add ur suggestions please!

#cglre lifestyle #cglre #cglre blog #sfw agere #safe agere #cglre community #babyre

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themjinterviews-blog · 5 years

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48. Put your hands in the air and say hell yeah. Captain Jack! Johnny Depp!

What motivates you to do what you do? Sheer necessity, usually.

What was the weather like the last time you went out? Hot. It’s Arizona so it’s probably near 100 + sunny.

Do you go for walks often? I’m pretty lazy and try to avoid it. You sorta gotta trick me into walking, like take me to a big shopping mall or something so I inadvertently walk around it whilst shopping.

What color shirt are you wearing? Gray.

What is your favorite type of youtube video to watch? I don’t really watch any. I just use it to occasionally look up songs or to record snippets of stuff to remix songs.

Do you need any new clothes right now? I got plenty.

What’s the next project you are excited to start? I’m working on a nonsensical Adult Coloring Book featuring animals committing crimes.

Do you collect anything? If so, what? Used to collect rocks and Pokémon cards. I suppose in a sense I collect all sorts of art/office supplies.

^and if not, what would you like to collect? Nothing really.

What was the last disappointing thing that happened to you? I don’t know. Suppose work being closed for renovation for 2 weeks kinda sucks because I sort of need cash.

What is something God has healed you of? I don’t really do the whole God/Religion rigamarole... Chances are if we are healed of something, there is a psychological, sociological biological or generally rational explanation.

Have you ever experienced a miracle? Like, a phenomenal coincidence? I think as much as I hate to be a downer, there's probably a lot to do with our perceptions of events

What was the last thing you ate? Lucky Charms.

Do you ever eat food that’s intended for kids? Well, Lucky Charms. I also love pizza rolls and chicken nuggets. But I’m not eating Gerber Peas&Carrot baby foods or anything crazy like that.

What was the last stupid thing you did? Define “stupid”? Most things I do are probably stupid to others but perfectly acceptable to me.

Do you get embarrassed easily? Sometimes.

Are you wearing pants or shorts right now? I never wear shorts.

What are your top three names you like for a daughter? Elliot (this is also my pick for a boy name), Tara, Hazel.

Would you ever film a vlog of yourself giving birth? Ew. Fuck no. Honestly, adopting/fostering sounds way more my style anyway. To be totally frank, pregnancy sounds gross and being unable to take my adderall sounds awful. I’d gain like, a million pounds.

Do you like getting caught in the rain? It’s usually a refreshing break from the heat out here.

Do you think your hair looks best straight, wavy, or curly? Messy, or in a side-pony.

What was the last craft project you completed?: Coloring books for my friends’ kid.

Name 3 youtubers you would like to meet in person: I don’t know any.

Has anyone ever spread an untrue rumor about you? Sociopath ex. Not sure he actually said them aloud to people other than myself, but I was constantly being accused of weird stuff I absolutely did not do.

What’s one rumor you’ve heard about yourself, and is it true? N/A. No idea. Not aware of any relevant or applicable rumors. I literally just keep to myself and do crafts.

What color are your nails painted currently? Not painted.

Do you use a pill box? Jesus, I’m not 80.

List 3 people you know who were loving and then turned cold: it’s kind of generic to assume either of those things as permanent traits. But probably most flings or whatever. It always feels cold when one party loses interest.

Have you filmed a youtube video today? Never filmed one in my life.

Do you leave the house when you’re on your period? Um yes. Life doesn’t stop just because I have cramps.

^If not, why not? -

Have you ever felt threatened for your life? Yeah. Sociopath ex would get overtly paranoid and mistake harmless or unrelated things I did or said to be conspiracies against him. And occasionally my imaginary betrayals would lead to violent words or actions. Like, a bundle of index cards with Carrabba’s menu items and their ingredients, word for word, from the Carrabba’s menu, was somehow coded plots to who the fuck knows to have him killed. Irrational stuff like that.

What are you behind on? Student loans. And when I say behind, I really mean that I actively chose not to pay them.

Do you get enough sleep each night? No because night is my time to be productive, uninterrupted and without bothering anyone. I hate having to stop my thoughts just because other people are making noise or trying to converse with me.

Which did you like better: high school or college? Absolutely college.

Which year of your life stands out to you as the most significant so far? Probably last year or two.

…and why? Big personal transitions and revelations in my life philosophy.

What was the last store you shopped at? Walmart, most likely.

Do you have a favorite pharmacist? I used to back in NY. Her name was Evie. She wished a customer Happy Thanksgiving on Valentine’s Day accidentally once and it cracked me up and we had a running joke about it.

Do you have a favorite cashier at the grocery store? I don’t shop frequently enough and I switch up stores when I do.

What was the last thing you ordered at Starbucks? Probably a toffee nut Frappuccino.

What’s something you discovered recently?

What makes you more creative? Emotional turbulence, certain drugs.

What’s the last magical thing you experienced? Um…Magical? The herd of unicorns crossing the I-10.

What is the theme of your bedroom? None. We are staying in a spare room at a friend’s. But we're actually moving this week because being micromanaged and constantly scrutinized was getting old.

Have you ever lived in a dorm? Yes, for a few years

Who is someone whom you admire, and why? I guess the lady at work, Amanda. She’s like 64 and works open-close every day, and still has a great attitude.

When was the last time you stepped outside of your comfort zone? I don’t know. I test the waters every once in awhile.

Where would you like to travel to next? Nowhere crazy. Just back to New York for the Renaissance Faire.

If you could win three dream vacations to anywhere, where would you go? Portugal—New Zealand—Ireland.

Would you rather ride a camel or an elephant? Camel. They’re fuzzy.

Are you a free spirit? I don’t know what that even constitutes. I think outside the box and I question social conformity and other preset patterns of thought. But I don’t know that has much to do with my spirit.

Do you want to lose weight? I think I’m okay for now.

Which insects scare you, if any? They don’t scare me, they just creep me out …spiders, centipedes, millipedes, roaches…ugh.

Do you think it’s silly to be afraid of a tiny insect? It’s not like I think they’re going to murk me with a sawed off shot gun. I know they’re harmless and therefor not technically scary…but they’re still creepy and unsettling somehow.

Have you ever experienced paranoia? To some degree.

Have you ever hallucinated? Indeed.

Were you raised religious? We were raised Roman Catholic. Didn’t stick.

Have you ever been abused? Psychologically, emotionally, physically and sexually. #sociopathic ex.

Do you think the cops should do more about bullying? I think cops have enough shit to worry about as is and don’t know how effective extensive police interference would even be. I think the anti-bullying message is stronger when conveyed by people closer to kids like teachers, parents, siblings or a celebrity figure they idolize.

Is there a coffee shop you like better than Starbucks? I like them all about the same.

If you could afford to get your hair professionally done, what would you get? Probably dye and highlights. Definite trim of my bangs.

If you had a lot of money, do you think you would use it wisely? Absolutely not. I have little to no money now and I don’t even use *that* wisely.

Do you know any rich people who are very irresponsible? I don’t know many people to begin with.

List five careers that you’d like to have: Lawyer (like A.D.A. Barba!)...Graphic Designer...Psychologist...Self-Help writer...and oddly wouldn't mind being a waitress still.

List five far-out things that you’d like to do before you die: I genuinely do not have a bucket list. If I stumble upon something that seems cool, I do it. Making unrealistic lists won't help my quality of life very much.

Do you dream big? Quite the opposite. I sort of just fly by the seat of my pants. Weird expression. Can’t recall ever having very fixated dreams or visions for myself.

What was your first imaginary friend’s name? N/A

What was the name of the first pet that you loved? Comet. <3

What was the first work uniform that you had to wear? Waitress uniform of sorts. I wanna say it was white button down and black pants.

Do you like to go barefoot? Usually. On some surfaces it’s intolerable and I hate the texture, though.

Do you like the same colors now that you did as a kid? Pretty much.

Do you have a blog? You’re on it, buddy. This is a survey blog.

Do you have a youtube channel? What would I even post videos about?? I assure you, I do nothing that the general public would find entertaining.

#survey

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xxsgrl · 6 years

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💗 Tips & Tricks (Food & Snacks) 💗

I know it’s hard out here sometimes when you’re trying to lose weight. I know plenty of us have most likely fallen victim to a failed fast or a nasty binge, but no worries! Remember you can do it!

These are some tips and tricks for snacking and trying to beat that hunger that personally work for me!

💗 - Green Tea

Definitely not a new tip, but always a good tried and true! I have 2-3 cups every morning along with some water

One thing I never see mentioned with green tea however is if you drink a lot on an empty tummy it can make you nauseous. Be careful!

💗 - Baby Food

This might make you laugh but, baby food is great low cal snack if you’re craving. Most products don’t have much fat, sugar, or carbs, so you don’t have to feel guilty for having more than one serving (i try to only stick to 1-3 servings max)

I personally like Plum Organics baby food pouches (60-90 cal per pouch) I’ll usually have one pouch as my breakfast/lunch

Quinoa cereal puffs and Gerbers Lil Crunchies are also good choices imo

💗 - Beef Jerky

If you’re a meat eater, this is a great option if you want a lot of protein without all the fat and calories! Most (3 oz) bags are only around 200-250 for the whole thing and suuuuuuuper low in fat. I sometimes have one bag for dinner, but picking at it throughout the day is always a good option

💗 - Edemame

A favorite of mine, this is a great high protein food low in cals that works as a snack or meal! One full steamable bag is only 180 calories. Also, I feel like all the work that has to go into eating them makes me not want anything afterward

💗 - Mixed Fruit Salad

Low in cals, super yummy, makes a great meal. Better homemade, but in a rush a small pre-made one from a grocery or convenice store is just as good. I typically get a basic one from a local corner store (cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, and red grapes)

💗 - Veggie Soups

Great vegetarian/non meat options! My two favorites are Progresso Vegetable and Amy’s Chunky Vegetable (Amy’s Low Sodium Lentil Vegetable is great too but higher in calories)

Some great meat soup options are any light chicken noodle, and chicken w/wild rice

💗 - Cuties

Similar to the mixed fruit option (sorta) Cuties (mandarins...tangerines....tangelos? whatever, u know ‘em) are great for a guilt free quick snack

Another important thing to remember of course is to drink plenty of water! I like to drink a 16oz bottle before eating so I feel more full beforehand, therefore eating less food.

If anyone tries anything let me know if this helped/hurt you in any way!

I’ll be happy to make more tips in the future! Let me know what you’d like to see! :)

#not pro just using tags #proanamia #proana #promia #ednos #ed #thinspo #thinspiration

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pippytmi · 7 years

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Daisie Villa is a nice person. A little energetic, a little wild, but nice.

But, well-meaning as Daisie is, Pippy doesn’t understand why Daisie is here, in Pippy’s house, giving her advice about what to feed her baby. Annalise is here too, but she’s been talking to TMI in the other room about a case; Daisie, on the other hand, has made herself quite at home right next to Pippy at the kitchen table.

At first she stays quiet, watching as Pippy spoons food into Beaumont’s mouth, mostly smiling endearingly at him like everyone does. (He just has that effect). But eventually she studies the Gerber label—admittedly, a strange flavored goop of chicken and rice—and frowns.

“You know, I always thought babies shouldn’t eat these weird manufactured things,” Daisie says. “Have you tried giving him beans?”

"Beans?“ Pippy echoes. "No, I don’t think so.”

"See, that’s all he needs! Frijoles y arroz para ti, mijo, eh?“ Daisie says with a click of her tongue, squeezing Beaumont’s cheeks. "Just mash up normal foods really well and give them to him.”

"We do give him other food,“ Pippy says, oddly defensive; she doesn’t want to assume Daisie thinks she doesn’t know what she’s doing, but also she doesn’t want to let the random (and unsolicited advice) bother her without saying anything. "We just don’t give him beans.”

"I used to give Annalise beans all the time. It made her a little gassy. But she was okay,“ Daisie says, unbothered by the defensive edge to Pippy’s voice. "Is he still breastfed? You have to breastfeed him as long as possible, trust me. I kept feeding Annalise until she was a year old…how old is he now?”

"He’s eight months,“ Pippy answers. "And he’s actually been using a bottle for a while now.”

“Ay, what a shame,” Daisie sighs. “Oh well. At least he looks healthy.”

Pippy furrows her brow. “He is healthy, actually. And very happy too.”

"Of course he is, he’s so chubby,“ Daisie coos. "Isn’t that right papas? You’re very chubby?”

Annalise and TMI finally come out of the living room, Annalise with a grim look on her face. “Ma, let’s go. We need to go talk to Rosie,” she says. “TMI’s going to tag along.”

“Wait, what happened?” Pippy asks. “You’re not sending my wife into anything dangerous, are you? ‘Cause she’s not allowed to die until I’m ready to.”

"Aw, babe, that’s sort of sweet,“ TMI says, beaming even when Annalise looks between the two of them weirdly. "And also sort of morbid.”

"Well I’m just going to drop her off at the lab, so don’t worry,“ Annalise says, grabbing her keys off the kitchen counter. "And Ma, please don’t lecture Pippy on baby food. We could hear you all the way from the living room.”

"Lecturing, who’s lecturing? I’m just giving her advice! You’re so dramatic,“ Daisie says as she and Annalise walk out, reaching over to pinch Annalise’s cheek. "My daughter the dramatica. So when are you and Rosie going to give me grandkids?”

"Ma.“

Their voices fade away as they leave. TMI sighs.

"Okay, yeah, they’re going to notice if I don’t go too,” she says regretfully. “I know we said we wanted to have a movie night, but…rain check?”

“Rain check,” Pippy agrees, kissing at the edge of TMI’s mouth when she ducks down by them to fix Beau’s bib. “You go help Rosie. Beau and I will be just fine on our own.”

"I’ll be back as soon as possible,“ TMI promises, grabbing her coat and moving to follow. She stops halfway out the room, turning to regard Pippy curiously. "Wait. What was Daisie saying?”

Pippy waves her off, flippant in one gesture. “Eh, nothing. It doesn’t matter.”

“You know, I’m not sure it’s safe to just…have him in the office,” TMI says.

“Hmm?” Pippy looks up from her microscope to see what TMI is talking about, but it’s just about Beau.

It’s true that he doesn’t have a lot of space and there is a lot of expensive equipment around him, but all he’s doing is kicking forward in his walker. It’s a miracle he even let himself be put in there; lately all he’s wanted to do is crawl.

“Beau,” TMI clarifies unnecessarily. “What if something falls?”

"Everything’s pretty secure,“ Pippy says, but she frowns. "You’re right. Should I move him to my mom’s office? That would be safer.”

"You know, if we hired a babysitter this would work out better,“ TMI says, already plucking Beau out of his walker.

"With what money?” Pippy scoffs. “Rosie needs to come through with a raise first.”

TMI crinkles her nose. “You’re right. Kids are expensive,” she says, hoisting Beau up on her hip. “Can you get the walker?”

"Yeah, just give me a minute,“ Pippy says, refocusing her telescope.

She’s so lost in her work that she doesn’t notice when Mitchie comes up. At least, not until he cheerfully calls, "Hey Pippy!”

Pippy nearly breaks the glass slide she’s taking out. “Mitchie, can you quit doing that? You nearly gave me a heart attack!”

"Whoa, sorry,” Mitchie says, raising his hands in mock surrender. “I just came by to get your tox results. I know you said you were taking over for TMI, so…”

“Oh yeah,” Pippy says, reaching past him to TMI’s desk. “Here it is.”

Mitchie takes the papers but doesn’t move to leave, instead lingering by the desk, eyeing the walker. "So you guys brought little Rosie today, huh? Nice.”

"Ugh, don’t call him little Rosie. Rosie doesn’t need anything else to inflate his ego.“ Pippy rolls her eyes.

"Why not? It’s cute,” Mitchie says. “Where’s that little guy anyway?”

“With TMI.” Pippy slips a different glass slide under the microscope for examination, pausing when she realizes Mitchie still isn’t leaving. “You know, I like to work alone, so…”

“Oh! Right, yeah, my bad.” Mitchie takes a step back. “But hey, I’ve been researching babies a lot lately, since we’re all basically family and I’m little Rosie’s uncle now—”

“Um,” Pippy blinks, “say that again?”

Mitchie ignores her. “—and I was wondering how your insurance is going? Because I know a guy and if you guys are struggling, he can get me a great deal. And obviously you guys have started a college fund, right? I don’t see why you wouldn’t, but I figured I’d ask just in case.”

“College—? Look, Mitchie, I’m busy right now,” Pippy says. “We can revisit the college fund we don’t have later, okay?”

“You don’t have a college fund yet? Well you have to get on that! If you guys decide to have another kid it will be much harder to start setting aside money in a couple years. Plus, the stock market is just—”

“Mitchie,” Pippy cuts him off. “How many kids do you have?”

Mitchie stops. “Uh. None? But I do have a bird, if that counts.”

“It doesn’t. Now please come back to me when you do have a kid, because then maybe I’d actually trust your input,” Pippy says, turning back around to her microscope.

“Oh I don’t know, I don’t really see myself as being a father. A cool uncle, on the other hand…”

Pippy grimaces. “We are going to revisit that uncle thing later,” she says. “But can you please let me do my job now?”

“Oh! Oh, yeah. Sorry Pippy, I just get overexcited, you know how it is,” Mitchie laughs sheepishly.

“Right. Mitchie?”

“Yeah?”

"Take Beau’s walker over to TMI for me, would you?“

TMI’s mom leaves them a voicemail about Beau.

(Pippy deletes it before TMI can hear it too.)

"Beaumont sure moves quickly,” Donna says, eyebrow raised as she watches Beau from the kitchen table.

“Mm,” Pippy hums in agreement, sipping from her mug. “He’s very energetic.”

It’s a lazy Sunday today, having her mom over for breakfast. TMI is chasing Beau around the carpet, making sure that he doesn’t crash into the living room table or stick things into his mouth, and Pippy and Donna watch and drink coffee. It’s one of Pippy’s favorite things to do.

"You two should consider removing the carpet,“ Donna says after a moment. "Beau needs to use his walker more.”

“He uses it all the time,” Pippy says. “At work.”

“That’s no place for a baby.” Donna swirls another spoonful of sugar into her cup nonchalantly, unaware that beside her, Pippy is biting her tongue as to not say something rude. “He needs to start building those leg muscles more. He doesn’t even crawl properly.”

“He crawls just fine,” Pippy retorts defensively. “And he’s strong, too. He’ll be walking in no time.”

Donna nods. “He’s so big already,” she says. “You’ll be up to your heads with that boy. I can tell.”

As if on cue, Beau decides to try and something into his mouth at that very moment.

“Beau! Beau, I saw that. Spit it out. Spit—” TMI sticks her finger into Beau’s mouth and fishes out a button. “I vacuumed! How do you still find things even when I vacuum?”

Donna shakes her head knowingly. “You should try limiting his crawling time,” she says. “Lord knows you and your brother gave me just as much trouble.”

“He’s young,” Pippy says instead of saying some much more choice like I’ll raise my son how I want. She knows, deep down, that her mother means well; but right now, at a time when she feels a little overwhelmed at raising a baby, it’s not as helpful as one might think.

(And besides, they’re doing pretty well, if she says so herself.)

Pippy keeps her thoughts bottled up for another week.

But it’s not until after a long, stressful night that ends with them finally getting Beau to sleep after three hours that Pippy feels angry hot tears prick at her eyes and she says,

“T, do you think we’re doing something wrong?”

TMI rolls over, half on her way to sleep already, but alert enough to pick up on the shaky edge to Pippy’s voice. “What do you mean?” she asks, quiet so they don’t wake up Beau, whose crib stands just a few feet away from their bed.

“Everyone keeps giving me advice on what to do and how to raise Beau and I’m tired,” Pippy says. “I’m tired that they think we need it.”

“We do,” TMI yawns. “They’re just trying to help, Pippy.”

“I know.” Pippy doesn’t look over at TMI, focusing instead on the ceiling, blurry as it is through her frustrated tears. “But it also feels like they’re saying we’re not good enough. And maybe we’re not.”

“Hey.” TMI slings her arm around Pippy’s waist, the weight warm and comforting, as she nudges her head against Pippy’s shoulder. “Don’t compare yourself to your mother. Or Villa’s mother. We’re definitely good enough for Beau because we love him and he loves us and that’s all we need.”

“You don’t think I’m overreacting?”

“You always overreact,” TMI says, “but it’s okay. It’s one of the things I love about you. And I know you’re just trying to protect everyone you love, but it’s okay to tell your mom you don’t need advice. She’ll understand.”

“Have you met my mother? Meddling is her middle name,” Pippy snorts. “She’ll keep on giving us advice up until Beau’s grown, trust me. And don’t get me started on Daisie, or Mitchie—”

“Mitchie doesn’t even have kids.”

“That’s what I said!”

TMI laughs into Pippy’s skin. “They love him as much as we do,” she says. “It’s sort of nice when you think about it.”

“It’s also been sort of annoying,” Pippy says, but she softens anyway, smoothing her hand over TMI’s back. “But you’re right. I’m too hung up on my own parenting skills to see that everyone’s just trying to help me out.”

“You’re doing just fine on your own, if you ask me,” TMI says drowsily, and when Pippy looks at her, her eyes are closed. “You’re the best mommy. Maybe I should get your mom to help me out instead.”

"Good idea,“ Pippy says, smiling when TMI just hums in sleepy agreement. "I’ll redirect the complaints your way.”

(Eventually Pippy learns to appreciate the advice. But that’s not until much later, once they have their second baby on the way, because God knows how much she needs it then.)

#THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROMPT I REALLY WANTED TO DO THIS ONE AAAH #izwood #pippy x tmi #rosewood #i love writing baby fics so muchhh and i really really liked this promt w/these two #sorry for the wait!! i didn't get to write much yesterday! and i still need to finish my second prompt ashdjkdsl #father's day may interrupt my plans to get that one finished but im going to TRY

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