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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks Partner and I actually lucked into the same family doctor about ten years ago. When I got pregnant, doc was going to take the baby, too. By the time baby arrived, doc had stopped taking any new patients. The care at the unattached newborn clinic has been great, though.

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Had a similar experience with the census. What language(s) does this resident speak? Comprehend? Ummm... baby isn't forming consonants yet, but has the best giggles when I ask "who's my stinky little baby?" and "oh my goodness, who peed in your diaper?"

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"In the last month, I have not been able to move from room to room..." There is no option for "this is for a literal baby" Same baby who tried to chomp my laptop during a teams meeting a few hours ago

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Filling out the "Need a Family Doctor" registry for my baby. Not sure to answer questions like "did you need help to complete this questionnaire" or "Do you rely on help from another person for things like grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning?"

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Was really bummed to hear a favourite podcaster give AI note-taking a heartfelt endorsement Is the convenience worth the knowledge that they’re definitely stealing your ideas?

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’m sure she believes that she’s a safe driver I’m sure that if she had hit us, she would’ve claimed “they came out of nowhere”

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Was out for a stroller nap this afternoon and told a driver “you shouldn’t be on your phone right now” Her response was “mind your own business” Excuse me, ma’am, but your distracted driving is absolutely my business when I’m about to step in front of your car WITH MY BABY

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Somehow opposed to water bottle filling stations and shade

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I think they sound great Water fountains, water bottle filling stations, and shade. All of these things make existing outside as an active transit user easier. Even if you don’t personally need these, many of us will benefit Hot summer days are becoming more frequent. This is a real need

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Just in case, do you know the fork trick? You’ll still get some stems, but I find it’s worth it

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Sending hugs. The grief waves are so unpredictable and hard. A manifestation of great love I keep wanting to bombard mine with baby photos and questions

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Tim Houston’s goal has always been to make life better for his (wealthy) donors

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

You don’t need to agree with every editorial to see the value in journalists willing to criticize those in power. If we’re not willing to pay for local independent journalism, then we only get to read what the oligarchs permit. There is a reason the super wealthy are buying up media outlets

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Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pedestrianization is often framed as transforming streets. In many cases, we're actually restoring them. We're reclaiming what's been lost: social connection, local commerce, civic life, and human-scale movement. Perhaps it's time to shift from street transformation to street restoration.

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Whatever other consequences, the Costco racist tirade loser faces, he is almost certainly going to lose his Costco membership as well extra level of stupidity to go off like that in a place where you need to scan an ID to enter. Even if he was there as a guest, I suspect they already know who he is

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Thankfully it didn’t wake the baby last night, but it woke up us poor sleep-deprived parents who would otherwise have gotten an additional hour before the next feed

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We need a different sound for “there is a missing vulnerable person, please watch for them” and “there is a situation that is potentially life threatening to the general public” That emergency alert sound is hard to come down from I know I’m not the first person to say this

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This is such an upsetting read It feels like the worst conditions being imposed on those least able to advocate for themselves Hope things have improved since the article came out

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Maybe I’m in a different bubble of the internet than you (sincerely-even my partner and I experience the internet so differently) I’ve been seeing a lot of criticism about the government supporting it while cutting programs in our communities, and complaints about the disruption to the ferry

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

From what I remember, in 2024 Halifax was super into SailGP This year, we are not having it. Is it: 1. Houston continuing to support it while defunding community and arts organizations 2. General rage at billionaires as the world burns 3. Cancelled ferry trips 4. Something else?

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Not really sure how to turn sautéed greens into a midnight snack

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Why on earth did I think it was such a good idea to get a farm share while home with my baby? When this little guy is hungry, toast is a luxury. I thought I would somehow have time to prep and cook vegetables!? I guess I just need to cook when the baby cooks

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Ooh, I’ve been wanting one. Do you like it/care to recommend the model you went with? (Live that influencer life, lol)

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thankfully adults kept their hands off my belly. Not sure if it was my vibe or if society has gotten better. Students were a different story, though. But if you’re a child I’ll gently remind you to ask first Adults will go for baby’s hands as if they don’t know that babies suck on their fingers

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If that’s too challenging, you can start at the “ask first” level If you feel awkward asking, that’s because it’s usually overstepping to ask to touch a baby you aren’t connected to or caring for I get to squish those little cheeks because I’m also doing the 3am feeds and diaper changes

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’d like to invite you to participate in the STOP TOUCHING MY BABY challenge To participate, when you’re out and about and see a cute baby in a stroller, you DON’T TOUCH Seriously. I get the temptation. My baby is squishy and adorable You’re a stranger. Even my dad had to sanitize his hands first

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

North End Baking co if you’re ever downtown while they’re open Chocolate tofu pie from wooden monkey. Peanut butter pie from east street diner. Carrot cake from Evan’s fish and chips. Bonfire has good chocolate chip cookies that they serve warm. They have other desserts I haven’t tried yet

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Conservatives see the education budget and wish they could divert the spending to their corporate pals. Groups like AIMS are going to start questioning teacher professionalism because they would prefer that money to be spent on prepackaged curriculum, standardized tests, and specialized software

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

4. Back to inflation. The cost of everything is going up. The cost of heating old buildings, bussing students, building new facilities, maintaining old infrastructure…

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

3. Two brand new major expenditures (the pre primary program and the subsidized school lunch program) were added to the education budget within the time frame addressed by Gov charts

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

1. Adjusted for inflation, spending per student hasn’t actually increased. 2. The largest budget line in the education budget is salaries. Support workers in education are not paid a living wage, and while teacher salaries did increase last contract, they have not kept up with inflation.

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

NSGov is cutting teaching positions, and trotting out the rationale that “spending has increased but student outcomes have not” Conservatives love this talking point, and they especially live to use it while going into negotiations (NSTU contract is up soon)

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

As a family watching while passing little baby back and forth, some of the early episodes felt very real (the crying, the pumping, the paying for diapers!!!)

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Halifax social media hasn’t been this entertaining since the agave plant was feuding with Brett Ruskin

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Masks are optional again as of April 15, but still encouraged for those with respiratory symptoms Even when they were “required” by experience was that compliance was low. Many healthcare workers would offer to mask up when they saw mine, but I’d say the majority were unmasked through the winter

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

He does somehow understand the rule of threes for comedy, so I am expecting/dreading a poop related incident to wrap up our morning

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

So far this morning my baby has managed to both pee my pants (while keeping his diaper clean) and spit up onto the back of his own head Talent

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Note: he peed all over this sweet onesie mid change (as babies do) so RIP scritchy indeed

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Got our little guy dressed up for the Scritchy Raccone memorial this afternoon Had to rush home afterwards for a change and a feed, but it was encouraging to see the community getting together for safe streets and whimsy Halifax, you’re pretty great sometimes

Torso and legs of a baby wearing blue jeans and a blue onesie with a cute raccoon face

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Children not knowing that the save icon looks like a disc. Or don’t understand the concept of saving a file because they haven’t experienced an app or game without auto save (or built in save points)

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

In a crowded waiting room at the IWK and less than 1/8 of the people here are masked (and some of those have them down under their chin) We can do better, folks. We’re in a room full of pregnant folks who face heightened risk from Covid Also, multiple ppl playing loud videos from their phones

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I haven't really experienced intense mood swings or heightened emotions during this pregnancy, but this week the hormones seem to have hit me like a train Everything is making me weepy

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

In the home stretch of nesting and trying to organize all of our baby stuff, but I am repeatedly undone by the tiny little sleepers Just the thought of tiny little fingers and toes... And how am I supposed to function when the anthropomorphic broccoli on the onesie is wearing GLASSES?

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

throwback to his “let’s move the Canada Post facility” proposal. No plan or proposal, just crankiness over land his developer pals can’t have

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

But the arts, culture, and heritage also keep money circulating. A road trip to a museum or theatre will involve at least 1 ice cream stop (if not meals and a hotel stay) Each dollar invested in the arts leads to $29 circulating in our local economies.

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

To them, things worth investing in are big corporations, natural resources, and highways. And yes, we do need these things But we also need things that spark joy and connection. Shows to see, interesting places to visit, programs for young people AND adults.

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Our politicians do not value labour that makes our communities more connected, more vibrant, and more human. I suspect our gov fully expects that volunteers and organizations will pick up the slack. Just like our former premier expected women to manage childcare

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Most of these organizations have a few (under)paid staff, and rely hugely on volunteer hours and fundraising to make things happen. The funds being cut are a small budget line for the government, but are devastating for the effected organizations.

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Jen Tee @coffeeandchamomile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It's hard to explain, but to me, the NSian cuts to arts and culture carry echoes of Premier McNeil's comments about covid-era childcare being dealt with "organically" Like caregiving, the "soft" work of community building, place making, and storytelling is not viewed as worthy of investment

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