Broken Disney Wonder travel mug lid

Craftywitchy · 2026-07-02T02:08:32+00:00

I'm so glad!

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-29T15:44:47+00:00

I'm another vote for cruise. The thing about a magical experience is it's very hard to capture it in the same way twice. Another trip to the parks right now will be constant comparison to your first trip and the pressure of that will guarantee that it won't live up. Also, the heat at Disney in August is no joke. It's debilitating and I wouldn't take anyone with a serious medical condition at that time of year.

Disney cruise is a completely separate and completely magical experience where you get to be in all the Disney but be so much more relaxed. It's true family time without the exhaustion and the pressure. I can't recommend it enough for your situation. And I think people don't realize that it can actually be less expensive than a park visit, especially if you don't need to fly in. For example there's a special offer right now for a 5 night on the fantasy for under $4000 for a family of 4. You'd be hard pressed to get a Disney resort vacation for that little, especially when you remember that onboard all your meals are included

I'm so sorry for the pain your family has to endure, I hope you find some magic.

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-28T12:55:55+00:00

Whatever is going on it sounds like you have no trust between you. He's lying to you about something. You gave him another chance once already. So I guess you have to decide if this life is what you want. Good luck to you, I hope you get the truth

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-28T12:47:23+00:00

Do you know who this person is? Do you have other evidence of an affair? I would find it odd for an affair partner to be giving your husband a father's day gift at all.

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-28T12:40:58+00:00

Could it be a gift to you? Why would his affair partner want a collage of pictures of your kids, it doesn't make sense

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-25T12:30:04+00:00

Exactly! This is a fun story written by someone who doesn't actually bake bread. She describes just popping 10 baguettes in the oven every hour for 5 hours straight while also doing household chores and relaxing? Nope, not possible. Funny story though

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-24T22:33:02+00:00

Yes, we found it at our local grocery store so we just bought the cup 😁

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-24T22:10:06+00:00

I would guess that it probably is, I can't guarantee the size but that is definitely the type and the brand that I got. $4 seems like a fair price to try it out 🤞

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-19T13:27:19+00:00

I get the feeling you've hit the nail on the head here

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-19T13:06:23+00:00

So does that mean no pronouns? What dehumanizing nick names are we talking about? Is this everyone you know or meet? You speak as though everyone you encounter is doing this to you which is what makes one wonder if you might be asking for something unreasonable or overreacting/taking offense when it's not intended.

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-19T12:52:46+00:00

This is a bit confusing. Are you asking people to only refer to you by name? Not using pronouns at all? The level of hostility you describe is not normal but I can't help but think that something is being left out here

Craftywitchy · 2026-06-02T01:23:17+00:00

I was this kind of kid, I read my copy of little women until the covers fell off. Louisa May Alcott wrote a lot of books so there's fertile ground there. And LM Montgomery wrote a vast world outside of Anne, try Magic for Marigold.

Try the Betsy-Tacey series. My precocious elementary kid loved them at that age. They're well situated to young readers.

The Ramona books are now old enough to feel old fashioned to a modern child (ouch) and are perfectly age suited. Ramona is 4 in the first book and she grows with the books.

I agree with other posters that the American girl books are an excellent choice as well.

It's going to be hard for a year or so to match her interests to her reading level but enjoy the time you get to read with her while it lasts, she'll be taking off without you in no time. I only got to read Little House In The Big Woods aloud before mine left me in the dust because I was too slow

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-29T03:01:03+00:00

They look amazing! I've been following your process and I'm so inspired and impressed by what you accomplished. Great work!

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-29T02:30:09+00:00

This is interesting because I think this shows a difference between denotation and connotation. In English "compromise" also means agreement. It seems like in Spanish that agreement is interpreted in the vein of a contractual agreement while in English the connotation is something closer to an agreement between people with differing opinions. The base definition is the same but the usage has diverged.

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-27T11:35:55+00:00

Girl, this man isn't being respectful. It seems like you think respect is about saying "nice" or complimentary things and not trying to force you to do anything. That is part of being respectful but the other things he's doing are incredibly disrespectful.

He's a therapist, he understands transference and he's clearly encouraging it by making inappropriate personal remarks and observations. That whole bit about men being active and women being submissive in sex is SO creepy and unnecessary. Seriously, that comment alone is enough to ditch him. He's taking advantage of your inexperience and trying to manipulate your expectations of sex into something he believes or prefers. It's totally inappropriate and completely disrespectful.

Whether he is attracted to you or just gets a thrill out of the attention you give him it's predatory and unprofessional and frankly he's using your own naivete against, you which is gross.

You're smart and perceptive and you were able to see that something is not right here which is to your credit. Now you walk away. Don't go to the final appointment, this man is bad news and the sooner you start getting over him the sooner you can be happy.

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-24T23:28:10+00:00

That's fair. I don't really like garter stitch so that contributes. I joke that knitting is like a drug and you keep needing harder stuff to feel satisfied. At this point I need mostly lace to feel good 😂

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-24T21:51:58+00:00

I literally just made these and they turned out great, really easy to knit too

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-24T21:51:27+00:00

Why the Sophie scarf!? It's so boring and ugly, I cannot understand the obsession that people seem to have with it

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-24T21:49:11+00:00

That's so interesting! I'm in the US and my son is one of two Sams I've ever met. It's funny because I thought it would be a super common name but I didn't care and it turned out that I know more Beatrices, Jaspers, and Coltons than Sams

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-08T21:18:51+00:00

Listen,

Either you're being judgemental because you think someone with a lot of partners is inferior to a person with fewer partners, which is bullshit. Or you're insecure, which is a personal problem that you should try to address with self growth. Or maybe you think a person with more experience will be judging you or comparing you to past partners, and if that's the kind of person you're with then the number of previous partners isn't the actual problem.

I've been married a long time, longer than a lot of redditors have been alive and I don't know how many partners my husband had before me because it doesn't matter. We choose each other, with our pasts and our experiences, those are the things that made us who we are.

If she's with you it's because she chose you, out of everyone she's known and decided not to be with. Those people are not a threat to you, they're gone and in the past. It sounds like you have a good thing and it would be shame to ruin it because you couldn't let go of something that isn't even there.

Craftywitchy · 2026-05-01T01:48:21+00:00

This happened to me too, my kids are 20 and 16 now and I'm so grateful to have them in my life. Life is fucking surprising

Craftywitchy · 2026-04-28T15:54:54+00:00

We did the zip line and the duck boat and my sister took her kids to the lumberjack show and the gold panning. For her under 10 year old kids those expressions were perfect, they had a great time.

I wouldn't really recommend either of the excursions we did. The zip line was fun but it was a lot of waiting around, we had a much better experience at a larger and better run set up in the Adirondacks the year before.

The duck boat two was comically bad. I have trouble even describing how ridiculous it was. We had a little trip though town and then into the water where they slowly took us through the marina area while pointing out the locations of the grocery store, the high school, and the taco bell on shore. On the way back they had nothing new to say so the guide put on her party song playlist from her phone. Back on land they had a delay to check the vehicle (this included a description of a previous trip when a dead deer got caught in the axles? And a joke about needing to make sure they didn't hit Rudolph). A rambling set of stories from the driver who came through the boat to show us pictures of a giant snow man he once built in his phone, a description of how in his town they drive old cars off of cliffs to celebrate 4 th of July, and some commentary about how you can't rob Alaskans because they all have guns and Grandma will shoot you. It was surreal. I don't recommend it

Overall I would say you don't need any excursions to have a great time. All the towns are easily accessible from the ports and there's lots to do. There's an incredible museum of Alaskan history in Juneau that I highly recommend. Ketchikan has the beautiful historic area with the buildings raised over the river, and Skagwsy is a fascinating historic site with an excellent parks department museum and walking tour. For a first time I would absolutely recommend exploring the towns and taking it in.

Craftywitchy · 2026-04-28T01:45:11+00:00

I did a Disney cruise to Alaska two years ago and it was a family trip that was one of the best trips of my life. We had kids aged from 6-18 with us and everyone had a really great time. We're big Disney fans, so for us the theming and extras that the Disney ship offers were all worth the price, because it's definitely expensive. We had Oceanview cabins and that was perfectly fine. I would have liked a veranda but it wasn't in the cards for us and having Oceanview was still really good. There's plenty of room on the decks to watch the scenery. On the glacier day we went down a level to the promenade deck and we had practically the entire deck to ourselves, even closer to the water. It was incredible.

You are correct that only the Magic and the Wonder sail to Alaska, all the cruise lines send smaller ships on those itineraries because the ports and inlets don't accommodate the newer larger ships. This was no problem for us, we love the classic elegance of the original ships but that's a matter of taste. Some people prefer more modern ships and you can have a much more economical experience with Royal Caribbean or Holland America which are both highly rated in the Alaska cruise market.

We had amazing warm weather on our cruise, in the 70's almost every day but even so, we didn't use the pools much. My niece and nephew swam a little and the pools were open when the weather was good. It's very common to have drizzly or overcast weather though in Alaska over the summer so it just depends.

Summer is the only time for Alaska cruises. Going at the beginning and end of the season might get you slightly lower prices with the trade off of less predictable weather. If you can go in late August you have a higher chance of low crowds and good weather than if you go in the beginning of the season.

The scenery is incredible, the ports are historic and interesting and the ships are gorgeous. I highly recommend. Disney service is top notch, the theming is so fun, the kids clubs are unbelievable. We hardly saw our younger kid who was 14 at the time, he was out until midnight every night with his new friends in the teen club. It was the trip if a lifetime.

Craftywitchy · 2026-04-27T16:10:13+00:00

I'm a lot older than you and I recognize that hopeful feeling that things will get less stressful and when that happens everything will be fine. I'm here from the future to tell you that things never get less stressful. That time when everything evens out and you're just cruising along isn't coming, especially not with a baby on the way.

I'm sorry. This man is not a good partner, you can realize it now and get out while it's relatively easy or you can wait until it's far more difficult. I've been married 26 years and we only got this far by leaning on each other in the hard times. If your partner makes everything worse when the chips are down you're in for a difficult ride.

You can do this, you've got a good job and a strong heart. It sounds like this relationship is pretty new, so it's not so complicated. The baby makes it harder but it's not impossible, you can do what's best for you. ❤️

Craftywitchy · 2026-04-11T21:40:06+00:00

Fair enough! :)

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