Megan Carolan
megancarolan.bsky.social
Megan Carolan
@megancarolan.bsky.social
I work on early childhood policy, I complain about drivers, I share my kids' wit and whimsy, and in between I run a little. Living in Jersey City. Opinions are my own.
This really struck me from how people reacted to your posts (and challenged my internal biases). If you tweeted you were having a diabetic emergency AND you'd spoken to your doctor, had a care plan etc - no one would be emailing your husband or calling 911. They would trust you and your med team.
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The hardest thing will be leaving our school, ps33. Apparently once our older kid told the class the news got outside of his classroom to the extent where the principal asked me about this rumor she was hearing LOL
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Thank you! If you had asked us even 6 months ago we were not planning on leaving Jersey City but we sort of stumbled into the conversation over the summer and it just made so much sense. It will be Bittersweet for sure!
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Rahway, which is very very funny as someone who grew up in Linden! We'll be closer to our support network and have a garage that can support my husband's business. It's a walkable neighborhood too which is very exciting!!
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Oh my gosh flashing back to my mom owning so many of these bow barettes and the feeling I got playing with them. They always smelled like White Linen bc she stored them next to her perfume. Thank you for this unintended trip down memory lane. The mom-daughter is so special- and youre a great mom.
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
You're good! I figured that was the cause!
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We have had an artificial tree for years in this family and every year I forget! I didn't notice it when we would help my parents decorate their real tree, so I think a big part of this is having to reach into the fake tree to separate the branches and getting all scratched up
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It's called Christmas tree syndrome and because we just can't have any nice things you can get it from a real or a fake tree. For Fakes seems to be more about dust even if you stored it well. For real trees pollen and mold are the triggers

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You May Be Allergic to Your Christmas Tree! - Trillium Creek Dermatology
During December, many families set the mood for the holiday season with a Christmas tree. However, aside from decorating with lights and ornaments,
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November 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
My crumble topping burnt but we're gonna pick it off and enjoy anyway because it's just that good!
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I appreciate all this feedback! Also it's very funny to me because what I described are ABSOLUTELY sensory issues but I've never heard someone use that term for them but, uh, yup! I'll poke around on some other models, it's good to hear my experience isn't universal!
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I have sworn off ever buying a pair of glasses with these separate rubber nose pad ever again. I don't like how they feel and they always tend to get so gross!
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM