Margaret Hanson
@mahanson.bsky.social
Reformed chemist, writer, editor, not even sure what my day job is
It's remarkable how often I have to clarify "He's not shy, he's just not very VERBAL yet." He wouldn't be smiling and waving if he was shy.
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's remarkable how often I have to clarify "He's not shy, he's just not very VERBAL yet." He wouldn't be smiling and waving if he was shy.
Daycare pyjama Day is some real early WFH vibes. "Let's get you out of your night pyjamas and into your day pyjamas!"
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Daycare pyjama Day is some real early WFH vibes. "Let's get you out of your night pyjamas and into your day pyjamas!"
The DMV makes a nice opportunity to read with no one climbing on me
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The DMV makes a nice opportunity to read with no one climbing on me
I got a new phone in August and Google keyboard STILL hasn't learned my child's name. It used to be faster at this!
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I got a new phone in August and Google keyboard STILL hasn't learned my child's name. It used to be faster at this!
It's bad enough that my toddler was up for hours in the middle of the night, was it truly necessary for the DREAM version of him to then refuse to sleep?
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's bad enough that my toddler was up for hours in the middle of the night, was it truly necessary for the DREAM version of him to then refuse to sleep?
Did you know it's possible for the R squared value of a trendline to be 3x10^-5? Fortunately the point I was making was the two series AREN'T correlated but I think I made Excel cry...
September 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Did you know it's possible for the R squared value of a trendline to be 3x10^-5? Fortunately the point I was making was the two series AREN'T correlated but I think I made Excel cry...
After the last episode of Print Run I feel the need to inform @lzats.bsky.social that you can just wear hats. I do it daily. Passersby often tell me how good the hats look.
September 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
After the last episode of Print Run I feel the need to inform @lzats.bsky.social that you can just wear hats. I do it daily. Passersby often tell me how good the hats look.
Turns out the size difference between a skinny toddler and a chonky cat is... Well my toddler just went through the cat flap on the baby gate
September 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Turns out the size difference between a skinny toddler and a chonky cat is... Well my toddler just went through the cat flap on the baby gate
The thing about getting a new phone is now I have to teach it to swear and all the fandom words
August 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The thing about getting a new phone is now I have to teach it to swear and all the fandom words
When I am forced to actually call a company to do something I would appreciate not IMMEDIATELY hearing a recording helpfully informing me I can do many things online
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When I am forced to actually call a company to do something I would appreciate not IMMEDIATELY hearing a recording helpfully informing me I can do many things online
We have a new analysis tool at work and I'm just clicking through data going "Ooh, I have BUTTONS!"
July 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We have a new analysis tool at work and I'm just clicking through data going "Ooh, I have BUTTONS!"
Can someone please explain why toddler hats you can't tie to said toddler exist?
July 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Can someone please explain why toddler hats you can't tie to said toddler exist?
Ad transitions from @iwriteok.bsky.social are even funnier when the ad is "if you hit a moose with your vehicle, you WILL die". This is a bit of a Canadian problem.
July 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Ad transitions from @iwriteok.bsky.social are even funnier when the ad is "if you hit a moose with your vehicle, you WILL die". This is a bit of a Canadian problem.
"I'm sorry your easel can't phase through matter" is one of those unexpected sentences
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"I'm sorry your easel can't phase through matter" is one of those unexpected sentences
Picking anyone as my favourite character in Sunrise on the Reaping other than Haymitch was going to end badly but boy I managed to pick one with a particularly awful death
June 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Picking anyone as my favourite character in Sunrise on the Reaping other than Haymitch was going to end badly but boy I managed to pick one with a particularly awful death
I think "Not hitting moose while driving" may be the strangest thing I've gotten a podcast ad for
June 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I think "Not hitting moose while driving" may be the strangest thing I've gotten a podcast ad for
My toddler wants the world to know that Goodnight Moon has a KITTY in it. This is very important to him.
June 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My toddler wants the world to know that Goodnight Moon has a KITTY in it. This is very important to him.
The name Romulus Augustulus was absolutely WASTED
June 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The name Romulus Augustulus was absolutely WASTED
It's adorable that auto complete thinks I might mean Sandra Bullock and not Sandra Boynton. It's refreshing that it knows so little about my life
May 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's adorable that auto complete thinks I might mean Sandra Bullock and not Sandra Boynton. It's refreshing that it knows so little about my life
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to be the best there is at what they do
May 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to be the best there is at what they do
Reposted by Margaret Hanson
Young priest!
there's no need to feel down
there's a
Country!
That's inside of a town
you can
Go there!
Now ol Frank's underground
and you
choose
a
new
guy
(bom bom bom bom bom)
It's fun to vote for a
P O P E
there's no need to feel down
there's a
Country!
That's inside of a town
you can
Go there!
Now ol Frank's underground
and you
choose
a
new
guy
(bom bom bom bom bom)
It's fun to vote for a
P O P E
May 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Young priest!
there's no need to feel down
there's a
Country!
That's inside of a town
you can
Go there!
Now ol Frank's underground
and you
choose
a
new
guy
(bom bom bom bom bom)
It's fun to vote for a
P O P E
there's no need to feel down
there's a
Country!
That's inside of a town
you can
Go there!
Now ol Frank's underground
and you
choose
a
new
guy
(bom bom bom bom bom)
It's fun to vote for a
P O P E
Is there any feeling like a library hold coming in the day you finish the book you're currently reading?
April 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Is there any feeling like a library hold coming in the day you finish the book you're currently reading?
It is a bit of a design flaw that the people required to keep toddlers from killing themselves have so much less energy than toddlers
April 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It is a bit of a design flaw that the people required to keep toddlers from killing themselves have so much less energy than toddlers
I keep finding myself saying "Clever boy..." about my toddler much like I'm discussing a velociraptor in Jurassic Park
March 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I keep finding myself saying "Clever boy..." about my toddler much like I'm discussing a velociraptor in Jurassic Park
Turns out toddler playdates mostly consist of making sure they're all using their OWN water cup
March 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Turns out toddler playdates mostly consist of making sure they're all using their OWN water cup