Laika the Space Dog
@mmendlow.bsky.social
Actually Laika’s human. Math PhD in biomedical tech and mom to a new tiny human. I ❤️ rock climbing, piano, dogs, facts, dog facts, & Oxford commas. MoT. She/her.
My husband broke one of my toddler’s crayons five months ago and she has not missed an opportunity to remind him of it. The other day she found a broken crayon at the pediatrician’s office and asked me “did Papa breaked this crayon?”
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My husband broke one of my toddler’s crayons five months ago and she has not missed an opportunity to remind him of it. The other day she found a broken crayon at the pediatrician’s office and asked me “did Papa breaked this crayon?”
I held up my hand to try to cover toddler’s mouth while she was coughing and she high-fived me. Not sure if this is a parenting fail or a parenting win.
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I held up my hand to try to cover toddler’s mouth while she was coughing and she high-fived me. Not sure if this is a parenting fail or a parenting win.
My almost-three-year-old was playing doctor by herself the other day and I overheard her saying “oh, I’m not the nurse, I’m just a doctor”
(Shoutout to all the nurses at her pediatrician’s office 🥰)
(Shoutout to all the nurses at her pediatrician’s office 🥰)
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My almost-three-year-old was playing doctor by herself the other day and I overheard her saying “oh, I’m not the nurse, I’m just a doctor”
(Shoutout to all the nurses at her pediatrician’s office 🥰)
(Shoutout to all the nurses at her pediatrician’s office 🥰)
So, do Americans even need to file our taxes this year?
February 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So, do Americans even need to file our taxes this year?
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If you live in NYC, TODAY is the last possible day to register as a Democrat so you can vote in the primary elections in June against Adams. You can NO LONGER update your registration online and MUST physically hand-deliver to your Board of Elections by close today. vote.nyc/page/party-a...
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February 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
If you live in NYC, TODAY is the last possible day to register as a Democrat so you can vote in the primary elections in June against Adams. You can NO LONGER update your registration online and MUST physically hand-deliver to your Board of Elections by close today. vote.nyc/page/party-a...
My entire search history is now just variations on “how do I get my baby to poop less at night” 🙃
January 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My entire search history is now just variations on “how do I get my baby to poop less at night” 🙃
Today my toddler is having a full-on meltdown because her wipe won’t stay flat while she’s wiping her hands with it.
January 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Today my toddler is having a full-on meltdown because her wipe won’t stay flat while she’s wiping her hands with it.
One thing they don’t tell you about having multiple miscarriages is that the anxiety in subsequent pregnancies doesn’t necessarily go away after the baby is born. My second daughter is 11 weeks old and I am still having nightmares about pregnancy complications.
January 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
One thing they don’t tell you about having multiple miscarriages is that the anxiety in subsequent pregnancies doesn’t necessarily go away after the baby is born. My second daughter is 11 weeks old and I am still having nightmares about pregnancy complications.
Thank you Apple Health for the astonishing insight that I’ve been getting less sleep over the past nine weeks, which is almost the exact age of my newborn daughter
January 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thank you Apple Health for the astonishing insight that I’ve been getting less sleep over the past nine weeks, which is almost the exact age of my newborn daughter
If being 36 weeks pregnant and having your toddler tell you “I love you” unprompted for the first time doesn’t make you sob, you may not be human
October 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
If being 36 weeks pregnant and having your toddler tell you “I love you” unprompted for the first time doesn’t make you sob, you may not be human
I keep thinking Threads is as bad as Twitter, and then I check Twitter and realize that’s not possible
October 9, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I keep thinking Threads is as bad as Twitter, and then I check Twitter and realize that’s not possible
Not me crying while reading The Lorax to my toddler
July 15, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Not me crying while reading The Lorax to my toddler
The one advantage to having a 1.5-year-old when you’re five months pregnant is that they are delighted to pick things up off the floor for you
July 10, 2024 at 1:32 PM
The one advantage to having a 1.5-year-old when you’re five months pregnant is that they are delighted to pick things up off the floor for you
In case anyone who cares still happens to follow me despite my prolonged absence from this site, looks like we’re having another one of these
June 18, 2024 at 12:58 AM
In case anyone who cares still happens to follow me despite my prolonged absence from this site, looks like we’re having another one of these
Raising a toddler is like playing the cutest game of charades ever
May 20, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Raising a toddler is like playing the cutest game of charades ever
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is this what they mean by rising murder rates in cities?
March 16, 2024 at 2:36 PM
is this what they mean by rising murder rates in cities?
Can’t stop thinking about the people who claimed that masking kids was “child abuse” because some kids cried about it… as I sit here watching my toddler have a full blown meltdown because I wouldn’t let her have the toilet paper I was actively wiping with
March 5, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Can’t stop thinking about the people who claimed that masking kids was “child abuse” because some kids cried about it… as I sit here watching my toddler have a full blown meltdown because I wouldn’t let her have the toilet paper I was actively wiping with
I have just discovered that you don’t have to wait for an appropriate occasion to dress your toddler up like a hot dog
February 11, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I have just discovered that you don’t have to wait for an appropriate occasion to dress your toddler up like a hot dog
Losing my mind over this passage from 1Q84
February 2, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Losing my mind over this passage from 1Q84
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I really hate the disingenuous term Genocide Joe. Seriously are you people incapable of nuance? Do you believe the US is Israel or that Joe Biden is Netanyahu? Is there some Blue MAGA conspiracy of which I am unaware?
December 27, 2023 at 5:16 AM
I really hate the disingenuous term Genocide Joe. Seriously are you people incapable of nuance? Do you believe the US is Israel or that Joe Biden is Netanyahu? Is there some Blue MAGA conspiracy of which I am unaware?