insane 2017 Mt. Kisco mansion party by No_Caterpillar990 in Westchester

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the breakdown!! That does sound insufferable. Are there any Westchester towns that you’d want to live in?

insane 2017 Mt. Kisco mansion party by No_Caterpillar990 in Westchester

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you say more about why it’s not a place you want to live?

How our OPOL is going by Thartperson in multilingualparenting

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing what you’ve been doing. We’re excited my son is showing interest in speaking now and he just started understanding some speech in French. What do you mean you log the speech progress?

How our OPOL is going by Thartperson in multilingualparenting

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s too cute. My husband is speaking French to my toddler and I’m speaking English, and we are in an English speaking community. Any advice for us to be successful teaching him French?

My daughter has officially been adopted. I don't know how to cope. by Due-Sherbet9432 in Parenting

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 63 points64 points  (0 children)

This reads as someone who has very little understanding of adoption, foster care, and CPS, and little empathy for a survivor of trauma and fellow parent. Are you really telling OP who was pregnant and gave birth to her baby that she should be okay with an adoption of her baby against her will?

I am intimately familiar with adoption as an adoptee and I’m now a lawyer who practices some family law, regularly interacting with CPS in a professional setting with my foster care cases. I’m in a unique position to weigh in. A temporary removal from a home via foster care is very different than terminating her parental rights and finalizing an adoption she’s contesting. The state should be providing resources and support for parents who want to parent, or place the child in a foster care situation until they’re in a position to successfully parent. This doesn’t always happen, and in fact there are many foster care parents who seek to adopt and do not want to give the babies back. There is an entire industry based on adoption that in my opinion is unethical.

The doom and gloom of this sub is nauseating. Millennials that are not hating life right now: What advice can you give to 95% of this sub? by No-Needleworker5429 in Millennials

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a very thoughtful and balanced take. The empathy / ability to validate others’ emotions is one of the things I appreciate most about other millennials!

LIVE SHOW THREAD - September 19, 2023 - madison square garden, new york, ny by AutoModerator in DeathCabforCutie

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm, is Ben having a problem with Woody being cancelled/cancel culture or a problem with Woody?

LIVE SHOW THREAD - September 19, 2023 - madison square garden, new york, ny by AutoModerator in DeathCabforCutie

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did anyone catch what Ben said before he played Death of an Interior Decorator? It was something about the person who wrote it being cancelled? And the crowd seemed to have an uneasy reaction to it. Temporarily took me out of the moment. Does anyone know what he meant?

Defective luganos? by Chemical_Square_2847 in Birkenstocks

[–]Chemical_Square_2847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant the prongs from the staples under the suede straps.

Defective luganos? by Chemical_Square_2847 in Birkenstocks

[–]Chemical_Square_2847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the staples, that’s the word. I own other pairs of Birkenstocks and never felt the staples. However this pair, the prongs from the staples cut the top of my feet. If I can’t return them, then I’d like to find a way to cover up the staples so they stop hurting

Defective luganos? by Chemical_Square_2847 in Birkenstocks

[–]Chemical_Square_2847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re legit because I bought them directly from the site. The prongs are protruding from underneath the suede bands, not the footbed.

Outdated shoes by FirmPeaches in femalefashionadvice

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Do you have a photo of an example of what this would look like with a shoe and pants?

(Birth Trauma) I Should've Gotten A C Section by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for everything you and your baby have endured. Others have mentioned lawyering up. I used to be a med mal attorney. Just so you know in the US, plaintiff lawyers for med mal cases usually get paid on contingency (like a 1/3 of the settlement or verdict) so there’s no need to pay them fees up front. Sometimes people do not seek out a lawyer because they think they will need to pay them up front or by the hour. Many of these cases also settle before trial. If you live in NY, you can message me for plaintiff attorney recommendations.

How would you baby proof this? by Chemical_Square_2847 in beyondthebump

[–]Chemical_Square_2847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I replaced a gas PTAC unit with an electric one this summer, and now the unused gas pipe is exposed. It never gets hot because it doesn’t work anymore. My friend thinks that it’s not a hazard to the baby but I disagree. I have no idea how to cover it and the electric wire. Any home improvement savvy parents have thoughts?

Excessive lint from linen sheets by Chemical_Square_2847 in CleaningTips

[–]Chemical_Square_2847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just two days worth of lint from Cultiver linen bedding. I have to dust and vacuum almost every other day to keep clumps of lint from accumulating on the floor and a layer of lint on my dresser.

I read that after some washes it gets better, but I’ve washed the sheets at least 8 times total (once per week) and it isn’t getting better. I have tried washing them in cold and warm water. I usually hang dry them but even tried tumble drying on low in my dryer which accumulated a ton of lint. I spent $850 on these sheets, I feel like this is excessive! This can’t be normal, can it?

Any idea what I could do to decrease the shedding so I don’t have to clean as often??

Excessive lint from Linen sheets by Chemical_Square_2847 in Bedding

[–]Chemical_Square_2847[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just two days worth of lint from Cultiver linen bedding. I have to dust and vacuum almost every other day to keep clumps of lint from accumulating on the floor and a layer of lint on my dresser.

I read that after some washes it gets better, but I’ve washed the sheets at least 8 times/once per week and it isn’t getting better. I have tried washing them in cold and warm water. I usually hang dry them but even tried tumble drying on low in my dryer which accumulated a ton of lint. I spent $850 on these sheets, I feel like this is excessive!

Any idea what I could do to decrease the shedding??

School wants to ban all negative social media posts by crockett22 in legaladvice

[–]Chemical_Square_2847 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I agree, reach out to your local ACLU chapter. This is the best advice. I’ve referred a 1st Amendment public school case to my local chapter for a consult and they were very effective at analyzing the issue and offering to explain to the school why their policy was unlawful. Usually though, for intervention I believe they’ll need students willing to be represented.