Post Secret (Part 39) -Petty Aunt Pie recipe/ Did you always know what career you wanted to pursue since childhood?

Nov. 30, 2025:

Petty Aunt Pie

[Written On Back]
This recipe has been a family secret for 100 years. It’s a great pie, and deserves to be shared. My petty, vindictive aunts don’t deserve to keep it to themselves. I love and miss you, Grandma!

[PostSecret Facebook Comments]

My “Petty Aunt Pie” just came out of the oven. Looks and smells delicious. Can’t wait to eat it! I miss my Grandma too. I understand why you posted.

I have this theory that people hoard good recipes to maintain friendships with people.

I make this pie every year since I saw the secret! Delicious. Squeeze liquid out of the grated apples first, though.

I want a thread of forbidden family recipes. I’ll go first. Mother puts almond extract in the buttercream frosting. That’s the mystery flavor.

We put some of Mom’s recipes on her memorial cards for people to take with them (of course, we saved a couple of the most loved for just the family).

It sounds great! I hope it brings you joy that it will be made all over the place and everyone will think of your grandma. 

The first keepsake I look for when a loved one dies – the recipe box.

Read the full article from the Today Show website.

What’s that little extra flavor in this? Is it pettiness? Is it an extra pinch of cinnamon? Who knows. Either way, savor each bite knowing it’s pissing off someone’s aunt somewhere.
[Preparation Tips]

I made two versions of the Petty Aunt Pie [see chart] and distributed pieces around town as I did some errands. Some went to friends, others I gave to complete strangers, including a guy holding a sign that said “hungry and homeless”. Next time I’ll carry some forks with me.

Hi, Frank,
The pie is my secret. I didn’t intentionally time my secret to coincide with Thanksgiving, but it seems to be kismet. My heart is so full of joy that my grandma’s pie is going to be on Thanksgiving tables.

The other 2 blog posts of the week:

"Aritzia reports Q3 profit rose to $138.9M as U.S. business revenue up"/ "Artizia hit over $1B in quarterly sales. Why is it doing so well?"

https://badcb.blogspot.com/2026/01/aritzia-reports-q3-profit-rose-to-1389m.html

"Staples Canada resold laptops with customer data still on them: investigation"/ "Staples Canada did not fully wipe personal information from resold laptops, says privacy watchdog"

https://badcb.blogspot.com/2026/01/staples-canada-resold-laptops-with.html

My week:

Tues. Jan. 13, 2026 Leo poll:

Courtney B, Calgary, Alberta, would like to know:

Do you take breaks away from your devices?

Yes    68.43% (3035)

No    31.57% (1400)

My opinion: Yes.  When I eat, I am mindful.

When I'm watching TV, I only watch the show and write down notes.  I only write down notes of TV shows I really like. 

Wed. Jan. 14, 2026:

Rana A, Windsor, Ontario, would like to know:

Did you always know what career you wanted to pursue since childhood?

Not really    54.60% (4468)

Somewhat    19.87% (1626)

Mostly yes    15.02% (1229)

Yes, definitely    10.51% (860)

My opinion: Mostly yes.  When I was in gr. 3, I started to really like to read and write.  

When I was in gr. 6, I wanted to go into acting.

When I was in gr. 9, I was still interested in reading, writing, and the performing arts like singing, dancing, and acting.

I wanted to write a TV show and then star in it.

This was in gr. 9 health class and we are to be paired up by our birthdays.  We interview each other and write like a paragraph about each other for the gr. 9 book since we're graduating out of jr. high school.

I was paired with Matt Kumont.

Matt: So what do you want to do when you grow up?

Tracy: I want to produce my own TV show.

Matt: So you want to be a TV producer?

Tracy: Yeah.

When he said: "So you want to be a TV producer?", it was like "That's the job title.  That's the goal."

Being able to achieve that goal is what made me graduate out of high school, and graduate out of college.

Neighbor: My mom told me to put some more sand outside on the ice.  I did after dinner.

Then I see this woman who lives next door and she was doing the same thing. Here name is Theron and she moved here in Nov. 2025.  

She got free sand from the Eco Centre and she put this in a huge trunk outside.  I was allowed to use them.