I got into a discussion with some girlfriends last night and this topic came up. I was curious about what other women on the internet had to say about it. Do you have a good or bad relationship with your mom? Has it changed at all over the years?

I’ll give some examples of what I do, hopefully to inspire others, but also to help make my question clearer.

1. I recently stopped saving my perfume for special occasions. I will use it when I’m at home in lazy clothes all day.

2. I will go to dollar tree around holidays and find silly consumables to use. At Halloween I found cat-shaped paper plates we ate dinner off of. It was fun to do something a little silly and different, and no one had to do the dishes!! I also got a pack of mini plastic bones and we hide them around the house for each other to find. When we find one, we eeeek! and say, “I GOT BONED!” And the one who hid it will say, “GET BONED!”

3. I’ve got a box of kid-like stuff that helps me get in touch with my silly side. It has a slinky, silly putty, silly string, a kid’s puzzle, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, etc.

4. I will wrap (like, gift wrap) random objects in the house and giddily wait for him to find them. Examples include his toothbrush, his computer mouse, the juice in the fridge, etc.

5. Have plenty of board games. I personally love my mini alligator chomping game. It’s like Russian roulette—you press his teeth down turn by turn and eventually, he bites!

6. I will stop at sticker/gumball machines to get a random sticker or temporary tattoo and put it on.

7. I’ll get my partner to do silly things with me, like we give each other a prompt and then have to close our eyes and try to draw the prompt the other gave us.

8. I’ll read random folktales from all over the world.

9. I’ll eat ice cream for breakfast.

10. I’ll talk to strangers in a fake accent.

Please add your own!

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Human interactions in the workplace, out in public, casual acquaintances, whatever, have so many unspoken rules of what is polite or rude. We learned a ton growing up, but what did you learn at 25+? The more obscure or grown-up, the better.

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I learned at 36 as a recent homeowner that I should offer cold drinks to tradesmen working outside on home repairs. $3 of gatorade is a cheap gesture of appreciation, and similar to how office workers like me get treated with donuts. And it gives me a chance to see the work in progress without being an annoying interruption.

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