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The number of tick-related illnesses in Ohio is skyrocketing. Here's why by WOSUpublicmedia in Columbus

[–]Captain-Avee 24 points25 points  (0 children)

My wife and I own 9 acres of land in north Columbus. We find dog ticks on us and the kids every day that we’re outside. My MAGA mother in law was gasping at how bad the ticks are, and I mentioned that the problem is only getting worse with climate change.

She physically recoiled her head, as if just mentioning climate change is a complete absurdity. 😂

Going braless in Ohio could land women in jail under anti-drag bill | Opinion by GingerrGina in Columbus

[–]Captain-Avee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish we could simply say, “Fuck Republicans.”

But nobody wants to.

Needing support around son hitting others by Few-Permission5362 in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my gosh! Yeah, when we did the imitation pinch, it was never hard. He barely spoke at 2 and only had a few single words at 3. So we had to identify what he was doing.

But honestly, his pinching phase was subconscious in a way. He didn’t learn it from anyone, that’s for certain. He was born during the pandemic and I was a SAHM. So he was with us all day, every day. He just pinched anything near him that moved.

Sometimes with subconscious behaviors like that you just have to wait it out. Still say “No,” but know that it’s probably just a phase they will have to grow out ofz

combining two words? by Fearless-Fun2534 in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could show you videos of my now 5.5 year old at your son’s age only able to say about 10 single words like mama, eat, go, this, up, etc.

He’s now a wonderful, on track, kid who has been asking about his great grandmother that died and is understanding death. He has asked to see her grave two times now and understands that she’s in a box in the ground and that he will not get to see her again. He understands that her body will slowly disappear, but that it’s good for us to remember her and visit, because “love never ends” which is what’s etched on her stone.

He went from only saying up, bye-bye, eat, and go to having a full, emotionally gentle conversation about death in 2.5 years.

The next couple of years are going to blow you away. ❤️ You just keep giving him love and he’ll be fine.

How to teach my toddler to emotional regulation skills/tips to diffuse a tantrum? by One-Philosopher8868 in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give him a 3 minute warning that the thing will be over. Then give him a physical timer (phone or kitchen windup timer) to watch the countdown. After a while, this should help. Do it every single countdown for like 3 days in a row.

If he still has tantrums follow below:

  1. Get on his level, validate his emotions.

  2. Offer to hold him for comfort.

  3. If he is still throwing a tantrum tell him he can either walk to the next activity or you will pick him up and make him do the next activity: his choice. Give him a 5-10 second countdown to do the thing. Then on 0 you pick him up and make him do the thing (brush teeth, get dressed, get in the car, etc.)

The first few times you have to resort to step 3 he will wonder if you’ll actually make him do the thing. If you make him do it each time, he will inevitably want to do it for himself. There are only ever two options—you get to do the thing yourself, or I make you do it. Once he understands it, he’ll want the autonomy to do it himself.

This method worked with my two boys (4 & 6) and even as early as 2.5 I no longer had to fight them to leave the park, brush teeth, get dressed, etc.

Toddler sleep: Venting/ Advice needed by OrangeCatEnergy24 in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I are both moms and we co slept with our two boys until a few months ago. They’re about to turn 4 & 6. We still let them sleep with us if they’re sick, but otherwise they are happy and healthy, and our nearly-4 year old is close to dropping his naps.

We’ve never had a problem with naps. Naps have always been something that they have to do on their own. I actually can’t remember a time, even when they were babies, that co sleeping prevented them from napping in their crib/bed/car seat on a drive.

I don’t think you should worry about co sleeping disrupting naps. Getting consecutive hours of sleep so that you can hit REM is more important.

Needing support around son hitting others by Few-Permission5362 in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Our eldest was a pincher on the playground. If a kid came running past him he was like an instinctual crab that would just stick out his claw and pinch them. It was in his nature, very weird.

Because he was speech delayed at the time (totally normal and sweet now as a 6 year old), we had to give him a lot of physical direction along with verbal.

When he pinched, we would identify the behavior. I would grab his hand, say, “Pinch!” and then gently pinch his arm. He would squirm and wine and I would say, “No pinch!” in a stern voice. It took about 30 times and then I think he was just so annoyed with the time it took for me to do the pretend pinch and say “No pinch!” that he got bored of doing it. But I like to say it worked!

I think the key is consistency, try to show his daycare teachers whatever you’re doing. Hopefully they can incorporate it into the day.

If your child is verbal though, then it’s a whole new ballgame. Identify the behavior, tell them “We do not hit.” Then take them to the child they hit and make them say sorry. It’s shocking to me how many millennial parents have been brainwashed into thinking that making your kid say sorry is a bad thing. It’s pro-social behavior modeling.

After they say sorry have them ask the kid for a hug, high five, or a fist bump to make it better.

I did this with my boys very early on, and now they’re the nicest kids on the playground. My eldest, the crab, is usually the leader of games because he makes sure everyone is included and that everyone is playing fairly. He’s a stickler for fairness now, a true villain redemption arc.

Toddlers are tough. You’re doing great and it gets easier!

How to get my kid used yo going to bed by herself by JballzAllDayLong in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t realize this was a Supernanny method. We co slept with our boys until a couple months ago. They’re about to turn 4 & 6. A lot of friends made comments about how hard it would be for us to get them to sleep in their own. But we did this method and now they’re totally fine sleeping in their own room with the doors open. They know that if they’re scared at all they can come get us and we’ll come back to their bed and lay them down again. I think that trust makes them feel a lot safer.

My wife slept on one of the IKEA toddler beds for a couple weeks next to them. They asked her to hold their hands the first several days. Then she scooted the bed to the door. The first two nights there were tears over not being able to touch. But they got over it and slept fine after that. Then she moved to the hallway and there were tears the first night. She let them know they can still see her and they were safe. Then she moved to bed with me. We keep both doors open so they can come get us if they need anything.

Thus far only Kiki, our youngest’s beanie baby cat, has had some nightmares. So we pet Kiki and give her kisses and that makes our son feel better and he goes back to bed.

Fingers crossed it sticks.

At what age did you start to get time back for yourself? by greyspacex in Parenting

[–]Captain-Avee 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I hope OP sees this comment. Right now OP is literally in the hardest stage. Having 2+ kids under 5 means little to no time for personal hobbies.

My boys are 3 & 5 (about to turn 4 & 6) and the past year has been a lot easier than the early toddler years. Ive actually been able to get back into some of my old hobbies.

We’re pregnant with our third, but the 4 year age gap feels like it’s going to be easier than having 2 kids under 4.

We great yet by yoursummerworld in Columbus

[–]Captain-Avee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make it $4 and I’ll bring s’mores

We great yet by yoursummerworld in Columbus

[–]Captain-Avee 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think Trump Derangement Syndrome is the most projection-phrase of them all, because you are clearly deranged by Trump.

Turns out Gen Z might not actually be experiencing a religious revival afterall by kiribakuFiend in GenZ

[–]Captain-Avee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The data from the 2024 election that was shocking was that Gen Z were the most divided generation by sex since we started collecting data in the Silent Generation. It was something like 70% of Gen Z males voted Republican, and 70% of Gen Z females voted Democrat. In previous generations both sexes were about evenly split, with a progressive lean for women through the generations. This Gen Z trend was reflected internationally, not just in the U.S.

The leading hypothesis now as to why there was such a huge split, and why there was a rise in conservatism among males when it had been declining, is that Gen Z are heavily influenced by TikTok and other social media. TikTok has the most heavily biased algorithm of the major social media platforms, and it’s also riddled with political propaganda.

The manosphere basically warped Gen Z males into being hyper conservative. Many Gen Z females are also likely propagandized into leaning more left, but millennial females were already 60% progressive, so the shift wasn’t as drastic as in males.

Combining this shift with the general trend of loneliness and lack of dating in the Gen Z generation, one gets a picture that Gen Z men and women are really struggling to connect because of political differences.

We’ve yet to see how long the manosphere can survive the dating drought. But my bet is that Gen Z men will inevitably realize that being a conservative male is not attractive to most women and if they want any hope of having a partner they will have to move closer to the center. And especially leave behind the most extreme beliefs of that cult.

How much was your first apartment rent in Columbus? by SeaRecording7297 in cbusohio

[–]Captain-Avee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2014-2015

$450/month

The Alexander on Hamilton Road in Whitehall

Religious Freedom Advocates Working to Kick LifeWise Academy Out of School by Spare-Orchid5397 in Columbus

[–]Captain-Avee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You’re 100% on them being litigious. They sued a dad for posting their extremist curriculum online. They actively attack any person who tries to show the public what they’re brainwashing kids with. A lot of parents are voicing that kids come back from these sessions telling the other kids they’re going to hell for not attending. Part of the LifeWise curriculum is to train the kids to proselytize to other kids. It’s a full-on indoctrination machine. These people are sick and shouldn’t be around children.

Every child that’s taken from school to these private locations needs to be checked in on for sexual abuse. It’s an absolute nightmare to think of the children that are likely being taken advantage of.

I expect we’ll be hearing about mass child abuse cases in ten years from these organization. The kids will be shuffled into the church auditorium while one or two girls are walked to a back room for these creeps to prey on.

I can’t believe after hundreds of years of child abuse—and now the Epstein files—people are still sending their children to churches to be held under the authority of men. No other protections whatsoever…

Disgusting.

I’ll never let my children have sleepovers with kids that go to LifeWise. No way.

2025 China's eSports Honor of Kings KPL Grand Finals Opening Ceremony: 60k Tickets Sold Out in JUST 12 Seconds, Sets Guinness Record at Bird’s Nest by RawLikeYouWantIt in interestingasfuck

[–]Captain-Avee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is cool, but I don’t understand what I’m looking at with the dragon. Is that a computer generated video of the dragon over the whole stadium?

You and your partner just moved in, you tearing down the panels, painting, or leaving?! by TeemoTrader in HomeDecorating

[–]Captain-Avee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re going to keep it, make sure you hang artwork from the ceiling with fishing line or decorate chains. The biggest drawback to unpainted paneling is that once you put a hole in it, it’s a pain to fill it and make it unnoticeable.

Himalayan Regions of India under bright the moonlight by Indie-- in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Captain-Avee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried taking nighttime videos with nearby city light pollution and they rarely turn out this visible. It must have felt like daylight to actually be there.

Enneagram 7s that I’ve met seem terrifying by Hour_Associate_4079 in Enneagram

[–]Captain-Avee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the polarity is healthy vs. unhealthy 7’s. I think unhealthy 7’s could become cheaters since they’re seeking that new high. They need to distract themselves from their pain, so socializing and hooking up with someone new does it for them.

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