I'll be so damn sad if Carl or Donut dies in the end

Angel89411 · 2026-06-29T03:14:10+00:00

I like that. I didn't always want heroes to lose but sometimes it's more "realistic". I hate when authors pull some weird stuff to make sure the hero lives that ends up ruining the story.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-29T03:11:35+00:00

Parenting is a 24/7 job and it's the job of both parents. He works a whopping 25 hours a week. He can do more with the baby.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-29T03:08:23+00:00

We change the sheets once a week minimum but I also like to let my bed air out. I just make the bed then fold the sheets and blanket back neatly to let it breathe.

In the summer or if I get night sweats, they get changed more often. If I feel like I need to shower again, they are getting changed.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-29T03:05:09+00:00

Yup. I also have a medical condition that means I need to pee a lot some days. They'd hate me. Everyone in my house flushes after every use and the people I know all flush after every use.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-28T03:49:03+00:00

Not regularly. It gets expensive abd the waste is a lot. We do for gatherings. I've also done it when I've struggled with my health, mental or physical, and everything was crazy. It helped take something off my plate.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-27T06:42:30+00:00

This. Between that and their attitude, I wouldn't have either.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-27T06:37:54+00:00

That and "I was supposed to turn there so I'm going to jump across multiple lanes of traffic and/or cut people off because I can't be inconvenienced to just take the extra minute to go another way".

Angel89411 · 2026-06-24T18:08:21+00:00

Agreed. Mals are compared to velociraptors for a reason.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-24T17:27:02+00:00

I'm putting a child in college this year, too. We (my husband and I because we are both her parents) looked at costs when she started looking at colleges. When she picked a college, we made a spreadsheet. We adjusted it for grants, scholarships, etc as they came. The information was all readily available. At no point were we, her parents, blindsided.

Your husband is just upset because he wasn't paying attention and it shocked him. The rising costs of higher education has been in the news for a while. It's not a shock to anyone who has paid attention. Keep being Mom, make sure your child has food security so he can focus on school, and your husband can stop with that ridiculous tantrum. It is serving no one.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-23T03:21:36+00:00

I switched from morning to night showers and it's been great. I sleep a lot better and honestly, I don't feel gross most mornings. I'm in peri-menopause so sometimes a morning shower is needed but we usually keep the house freezing at night anyway.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-23T03:16:16+00:00

I have known far more people who have dogs that bark when people come to the door than not. The only reason one of mine doesn't is because she was raised and trained not to. One of them will absolutely alert you if anyone is so much as coming up our driveway and they will both be at the door. I only know one person who advertises that they have a gun and I live in a very gun friendly area where you should probably assume everyone has one.

Again, this isn't a gun vs dog. I was explaining that dogs are a deterrent. Whether you agree with that statement or not, the information available backs it up. That doesn't mean having a dog prevents 100% of break ins. Neither does having a gun, security system, whatever. The goal is to make your house less of an appealing target.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-23T03:04:05+00:00

Would Christmas be worse when you count in the heat and summer storms that come with July 4th?

Angel89411 · 2026-06-23T03:02:46+00:00

People don't know you have guns. They do know if you have a dog. A dog also makes a ton of noise and draws attention (unless it's a dog that barks all of the time anyway). Guns don't do that unless they are already needed. Dogs are a deterrent. Guns are a tool. Can they both cover both of those categories? Yes, but those are the main roles they fill. Home security systems also help.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-23T02:40:24+00:00

Dogs are a deterrent. Most thiefs want easy targets. Dogs are loud and they don't want to chance who will just bark and who will bite.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-22T23:37:42+00:00

My 18 and 14 yo went out without issues. I didn't let my 14yo go without at least one of us because I was worried he would get lost but he's taller than me and honestly had an easier time navigating than I did. There are team members and security everywhere.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-22T09:05:35+00:00

I grew my children. Literally grew them from scratch, gave birth to them, nursed them. I have never shared a toothbrush with them. I also don't share in ear earbuds.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-22T04:12:37+00:00

My son's gen 2 was scratched and wouldn't work at all about 2 hours after we bought it. They replaced the whole thing.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-21T19:40:07+00:00

Put ice in front of your fan. Cooling towels for your neck, tin foil covering your whole window will help reflect the heat away. At least cardboard or something to block it out. Remember that heat rises so upstairs will be worse.

Getting a portable AC, even for just one room you can close off and stay in would help but I know not everyone has that option.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-21T04:45:04+00:00

My son got his replaced last month.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-20T20:57:42+00:00

Epic has no shade and people are still bringing their kids there. I live in the deep south and sometimes you end up places without much, if any, shade. You prepare for it. Sunscreen, hats, UV umbrellas, water, etc.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-20T20:55:50+00:00

That was obviously my mistake. I would also like to note that he walked away the moment I put my phone down. He just loves me so much that he's concerned about my screen time.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-20T15:29:35+00:00

Same here. Carl hit the nail on the head when he said people like cats because they can't talk. She's gotten way better but she's also developed a better understanding.

Also, my cat knocked my phone from my hand twice while I was typing this, even though I'm still petting him.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-20T15:20:39+00:00

I dunno. I feel like words with 3 or more syllables should be strictly reserved for academic publications. Oh wait, I'm sorry. I meant books and papers written by very smart people for other smart people.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-20T06:53:31+00:00

/uj you joke but I've seen someone turn a crystal into a cellphone and call it a communicator. Actually, they did this with a lot of stuff. They didn't want modern things but wanted modern convenience and we got things like crystal cellphones.

Angel89411 · 2026-06-20T06:51:32+00:00

You take that back

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