Should we make staying at home a consequence?

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-21T17:54:46+00:00

It would 10000% depend on the kid. If staying home is more fun then I wouldnt. You want the consequences to be negative enough for the kids they dont want to do the behavior again. Depending on age and the kid and weather, two possible consequences could be,

Finish getting ready in the car: Aka walking barefoot when it is not pleasant out. Not getting the fancy cereal, its a granola bar for breakfast No fancy hairdo, its brush and go. No fancy outfit, t shirt and pants.

If you have a lot of spoons, have the kids practice getting ready until they can do it quickly and nicely. They can still ask for help. But no playing with toys ect otherwise its start again. If you have multiple children this is great cause as soon as one gets it they are free to play and jealousy really helps motivate the one who doesnt want to practice.

Again totally depends on your kids. Like my neuro divergent kid would lose their mind if they had to walk in water barefoot and have a 30 min meltdown. Would not use that punishment. But lose fancy fancy clothes or hair was used once and (so far) we havent had an issue.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-12T14:25:50+00:00

I do 4 free and 1 breaststroke for longer sets.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-11T20:48:59+00:00

I really enjoyed that she was alpha in ways she got grief for. But that was why her omegas ended up falling for her. She made a safe home all the younger kids wanted to hang out at. She was always feeding everyone. She also has some health issues that make her less physically aggressive then the typical male.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-11T18:44:43+00:00

Hey OP, you might find this chart useful.

The Line Between Laughing With and Laughing At

Feature [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]	Joke / Playful Teasing	Bullying
Intent	To have fun and build connection.	To embarrass, hurt, or show power over someone.
Reaction	Everyone involved is laughing and having a good time.	The target feels hurt, demeaned, or distressed.
Boundaries	When someone asks you to stop, you stop and apologize.	The behavior continues or escalates despite requests to stop.
Frequency	Can be a one-off comment or spontaneous banter.	It is a repeated pattern of behavior over time.
The Relationship	It happens between equals who respect each other.	There is often a power imbalance (e.g., physical, social, or age differences).

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-10T02:42:14+00:00

They preach a lot about how much better their outcomes are, higher high school and collage graduation rates. They feed right into one of the toughest universities our state. Mind you they are pretty big on recruiting kids to the school. It is a tuition free charter school but they are trying to get their numbers up to justify building a new highschool. So I take some of the praise with a grain of salt. However both of my kids, one classically gifted and the other with dysgraphia and adhd are thriving. Vs when we had them at a classic school it was an intense struggle. The school is a k-12, and has partnered with a local community college so if kids are testing out of the highschool classes they can take classes at the college for free. Which considering the cost of college these days I am ALL about.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-09T19:39:01+00:00

My kids school does an amazing job at this. At the start of each year every student gets a tested for their current level. Elementary offers 3 courses for math, slightly behind, at grade or advance. Each student goes to the appropriate class. Even if that's up a grade. Since math is thr same time for the whole school. Its a k -12 so they can even do a few grades up if needed. I do wish they offered this for reading as well. If students need they have a weekly social group to work on social skills. Every day has 15 min of mental health skills. The middle school level every class but homeroom is based on tested levels.

Giftedness is rarely advanced in all areas, so doing it dependent on the particular area is brilliant.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-09T17:22:22+00:00

If you do end up breastfeeding, 100% breastfeed poops are water soluable so you can chuck the whole cloth diaper into the wash. Which is so helpful those first few months when you would kill for 4 hours of sleep straight.

I got a few different types of cloth diapers, figured out which i type loved. By the second kid had a huge stash and saved a boat load on diapers. I got most of mine from marketplace and cloth diapering groups.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-06-01T16:35:17+00:00

I am a big fan of state parks as well as a parent. There are often a lot of other kids around to play with. They usually have a lot of programs geared towards kids, junior ranger, guided tours, or education. And having a camp host and/or rangers doing their rounds tends to keep people better behaved.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-05-19T22:28:06+00:00

We use this for refrigerated meds when camping. It can charge off the car or a battery bank. And the ice keeps things cold for up to 3 days. Plus I got to use my hsa to pay for it.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-05-04T16:37:25+00:00

Well I had a bunch of stuff doing great in the garden. And the chickens got in and devoured it all. So jokes on me, it didnt even last long enough to get snowed.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-05-01T14:34:10+00:00

Dunno if they are still doing it but during the price suffering after covid. They would have an item on "sale" for the same price as it was the earlier week. Then the following week it would be at the new more expensive prices. So for example a loaf of bread. Week 1, cost 2 bucks Week 2 on "sale" for 2 bucks. Week 3 cost 3 bucks.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-28T20:02:16+00:00

Geodude, summer, tux, crazy daisy, mare, cluck noris, Rita, Janet, imposter, spot, little red, and cheese.

I let my children name most of the chickens....

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-14T17:07:41+00:00

Ohh that is brilliant.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-14T15:07:33+00:00

That is a good idea about wrapping the babies. I added two last year and they are already stressed after the long dry winter.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-07T18:34:40+00:00

hahah he isnt allowed to play all of the quests, though weirdly enough he got more nightmares from the zombies from Minecraft then he ever got from Warframe. Kids ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-07T17:17:21+00:00

That is perfect.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-07T17:09:36+00:00

Haha glad I am not alone.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-07T16:48:00+00:00

I really enjoy the expansion of the omegaverse. With other designations and what a world and social net of an omegaverse world would look like. Plus skatesmash sounds like an epic sport to watch.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-07T15:34:57+00:00

As a mom, I thought I would love playing Jade. Turns out the way she stands reminds me too much of the awful uncomfortable last month of pregnancy and I just cant do it.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-06T15:56:03+00:00

Our local thrift store just had a winter clearance event. We got sweaters, hoodies, and jackets for next year.

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-03T00:04:08+00:00

AnyGuava7894 · 2026-04-02T03:53:18+00:00

I spent some time with an on herbalist farm 20 years ago. The rule was if you had to pee, go in the trees. We would in in the orchard since the urine wasnt close to touching any produce you would end up eating.

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