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sealsup.bsky.social
@sealsup.bsky.social
Stay at home Mom, practicing Quaker, former SBC. Current homeschooling family. Book lover.
pretty special to get to my in-laws in time to see the Bears win!
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
7 yo had soccer tournament today. It was in upper 30s-40s. I took the baby with us, bundled appropriately and the side eye I got from the Texan parents who thought it was obviously too cold for a baby. Bless our hearts.
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Fed is best. Full stop. Are you feeding your baby? GREAT JOB!! FED IS BEST!!
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever to the kids and they are loving it. I had forgotten what a beautiful version of the Christmas story it was. The way the Herdman kids take in the story for the first time, thereby allowing everyone else to take it in anew as well.
December 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My 4 yo loves "The God Book" as she calls the Bible. Today while reading the passover story she asked who were the firstborn sons? How did they die? Then she said "Well at least the daughters were ok"
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Good for the parents. This is a bananas story. Anecdotally, I have yet to talk with a parent who wants more devices and screens for their students.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Hello! I don't want to feed the outrage machine, but the leaked Pentagon memo about withdrawing support for scouting because it's not a "meritocracy" anymore is really sending me. They are big mad becauce Scouting now includes girls. Anyway.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Baby the third gets frustrated in tummy time, but has reached the stage where when put on her back she immediately rolls to tummy and then gets big mad.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Tatiana Schlossberg essay was so wrenching, beautiful and brave. I thought it would be nice and a small way to honor her to go read some of her other journalism. Here is her piece on the cross-country ski race she did www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
Can A Ski Race With 800 Year Old Roots Survive 21st Century Winters?
Like many winter sports, Wisconsin's American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race is facing climate change induced headwinds
www.outsideonline.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I made good noodles with peanut sauce instead of ordering out. Please clap.
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Important update: local HEB opened and it is now my whole personality. Everyone is getting HEB treats for Christmas.
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
ex-evangelical drinking game: drink everytime an acquaintance posts about Happy Reformation Day or their church's Fall festival.
November 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Me: a person who loves music and playing music and who has lovingly put a lot of musical instruments near my kids for them to use.

Me at 6:18 am: what moron gave the children harmonicas?
October 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The other night, while offering grace over the meal our 7 yo declared that "Jesus Christ is on vacation in Florida"
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Saw a post about a Mom who was the uniform mom for the marching band. When I was in hs there was a kid for whom we didn't have a uniform the right size. Without a word, my Mom got their measurements and made them one. Miss you Mom.
September 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We've been using a phinics based curriculum for reading. Last week around lesson 21 my kid jumped up and said "I'm reading and writing!" He was so happy. Today at lesson 24, he read 25 words. Brains are amazing!
September 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Postpartum is wild. One night I'm up late googling immigrating to Canada and the next night Maine Coon Kittens near me. Honestly both options are hella expensive.
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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The world feels crazy right now, but we won’t lose hope. We will get through this, together.
September 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Today, I saw something click for my 7 yo and he shouted "I'm writing and reading". It was incredible.
September 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I am begging you. If you have to talk to a young child about death, tell them the truth
September 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The discourse over Kirk’s career is really hammering home how little the media and so many Dems understand the concept of lying or bad faith arguments.

An entire life dedicated to poisoning the well under the guise of ‘an exchange of ideas’ and nobody is capable of calling it out for what it was.
heres fucking democrats being stupid as shit after kirk was killed www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
September 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
M-I-Z!
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Encountered this poem tonight and it is my 4 yo to a t. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49010/...
You’re
Clownlike, happiest on your hands, Feet to the stars, and moon-skulled, Gilled like a fish. Wrapped up in yourself like a spool, Trawling your dark as owls do.
www.poetryfoundation.org
September 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM