Mel
melapoly.bsky.social
Mel
@melapoly.bsky.social
Bacon grease makes everything better
It was catholic school. At least I didn’t get rapped knuckles.
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Some teachers got it though. They would give me extra duties, like helping other students with reading. I loved to help, so it was perfect. I was like a working dog breed that just needed more to do. 😂
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I had untreated ADHD through my entire schooling. If I had a strict teacher, they usually put me in the back of the room.

I had to stand in the circle of shame at recess. Literally stand still in a circle at recess.

That was traumatic enough. I can’t even imagine the trauma of a box.
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yes to all of these. 👏
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is the third time in two days, so I am a little irritated.
December 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
That is so smart!
December 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I sometimes regret canceling my subscription to Time magazine.

I currently subscribe to Bon Appétit and I read lots of digital magazines through the Libby app.
December 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I would read Mad Magazine with my shoes off at the grocery when I was 6 or 7. 😂

Cat Fancy at the library

Readers Digest, Highlights, Missouri Conservation. My grandparents had all of their National Geographic.

I read ALL the fashion and fitness magazines as a YA. I spent lots of $$ to fit in.
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
And do I have some experts? Yes, but I’m greedy. I need more.
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I came here to say this. You pay an entry fee. 🤷🏻‍♀️
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Wow, branching out for the vegetarians. It’s been Stouffer‘s vegetarian lasagna for over 15 years. 😂
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Beautiful!
December 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I also believe in you and maybe it doesn’t need to all be done today.
December 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Haha. I did this too. I signed a lot of things.

A teacher thought she caught me in elementary school because my mom signed with initials that day. I was forging signatures, but not that day!

The phone call to my mom didn’t go the way the teacher thought it would.
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You have distinctive handwriting. Do either of your kids have similar handwriting?

I love my mom’s handwriting and did my best to imitate it when I was learning to write. I was pretty successful. I write in the same style with a sprinkle of ADHD chaos.
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Oh no. I’m sorry. I hate when it’s one thing after another.
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I switched to Google Fiber because of this. The extra $30 a month was worth the stability. Spectrum was down all the time.
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I trained my dog with a bell on the door, and then she trained me with the same bell :(

Anytime she wanted something she rang the bell.

The bell did not last long.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM