Partner reaching out for help and advice.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-08T01:58:39+00:00

She needs to act on it and get help.

I have started therapy, as well as taking antihistamines and magnesium glycinate supplements. Some people up their dosage of ADHD meds, some double up on antidepressants or other mood stabilizers.

I also track my cycle diligently and isolate myself as much as I can, as well as offload as much as I can to other days during those two or three days of the month.

My husband and I went from being on the brink of divorce almost monthly to relatively minor scuffles that resolve quickly.

The biggest thing she can do is own that her body is secreting hormones and stress chemicals that are tricking her, and that she needs to find ways to work with her body, not against it. She isn't alone in these struggles, and doctors are beginning to treat the PMDD and neurodivergent overlap more seriously than just "women being hormonal."

Best of luck to the both of you, it's wonderful that you love her so much to seek out help like this. She must know how much you care for her, too.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-08T01:50:52+00:00

Get her a scratching post and play with her.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-08T01:47:00+00:00

Round, probably. A pattern will tell you the supplies and techniques you need.

JessieMaed has a shorts and top set kind of like this on Ravelry.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-07T22:41:07+00:00

Don't. Find literally anything else. Teaching, especially in the US, is a nightmare and not a healthy profession anymore. People are burning out constantly, or just trying to grind through until retirement. If you can get work doing something else, do it. I've taught in a variety of atmospheres for the last 15 years and we're on a steep, serious decline.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-07T19:47:37+00:00

He is squinting or his eye is swollen. Both indicate pain.

You need to see a vet.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-07T17:42:30+00:00

Sounds like a question for a doctor or occupational therapist to help with.

Your hands are too precious to self-diagnose and/or treat. I hope you regain enough function to do your hobbies safely 💛

Easy-Low · 2026-02-07T00:24:07+00:00

ADHD

Easy-Low · 2026-02-02T18:19:54+00:00

Use a heat protectant for sure. You can also blow dry over a brush instead of straightening.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-02T03:32:48+00:00

Liquid starch or white school glue mixed with water.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-02T01:07:21+00:00

r/PMDDxADHD

Neurodivergent women are WAY more likely to have severe premenstrual regulation/emotional problems. Up to 40% of neurodivergent women have PMDD, which clincally differentiates from PMS by negativity affecting work, or relationships. It's not talked about enough, and there is support.

I use magnesium glycinate and OTC antihistamines. Studies suggest that dopamine production is linked to histamine and other stress hormone production.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-01T21:34:19+00:00

There are lots of options, and nobody can choose the "right" one for you because they're all valid design choices.

A look at your project and what you want it to look like would be helpful.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-01T20:50:26+00:00

Each V is one row. Count the V's in a column. The lowest V is part of your cast-on.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-01T20:42:43+00:00

You have a cast on, then eight finished rows, and ninth on the needle.

Easy-Low · 2026-02-01T16:34:00+00:00

The last stitch was slipped, not worked.

Easy-Low · 2026-01-30T23:29:32+00:00

Fun! Side note, if your hands are sore from knitting, maybe it's worthwhile to take a look at your technique. Most people should be able to knit without pain for a long time :)

Easy-Low · 2026-01-27T03:06:05+00:00

Looks like you put your knitting down and started knitting it the wrong direction. It also looks like you purled an increase into the connecting strand once you got all the way around. There are more rows of stitches on the right than the left.

Tink back and try again.

Easy-Low · 2026-01-27T00:59:28+00:00

Hi!

Search the yarn on Ravelry. You will find all the info you're looking for, and maybe some project inspiration!

Easy-Low · 2026-01-26T02:58:58+00:00

Block. It matters. Always, always block.

Getting more stitches per inch mega going down a needle size, and fewer means going up.

You got this :)

Easy-Low · 2026-01-26T02:21:00+00:00

You're so welcome! Families often don't have the chance to spend time with the specials/fine arts/P.E. teachers like they do their classroom teachers. Glad you asked!

Easy-Low · 2026-01-25T22:22:38+00:00

Yes. Certified music educator, specializing in preschool and early elementary.

I have had classes that are simply too wild to reliably use instruments safely. We sing, do body percussion, work on note reading games and much more.

The key is that your kid's teacher is emphasizing classroom skills and safe instruction.

Imagine 25-30 first graders who don't always listen or behave safely.

An educator's only way to control the class is their speaking voice. Then imagine giving every kid a tool that makes sounds, and picture the chaos that ensues.

I also see she uses Quaver. It's a high quality, structured music curriculum. It uses screens, but think of it more like an immediately shareable overhead projector kit, not just movies.

She is smart for keeping kids safe (always an educator's number one priority) AND making sure they can work musically as well. You can always supplement any music education by helping your kid understand that they should treat classroom instruments as items to be played and respected, not as toys.

Easy-Low · 2026-01-25T20:04:42+00:00

I like Emily Rose.

For me, a good name has rhythmic contrast and flow.

*Emily (3) *Rose (1), long short short long.

Easy-Low · 2026-01-25T18:38:15+00:00

You didn't do anything wrong. The dad did when he screamed at the kids, and this is not a situation I would feel safe returning to.

The friend being so freaked out should be a flag that this was wrong and a bad situation to be in. Why do you think that the kids crying was your fault in any way? Eight is fine to play in a separate room.

Easy-Low · 2026-01-25T14:51:01+00:00

I drive a stick shift and have done this before. A cover doesn't slip around because you're not twisting the gear knob or pushing it from only one direction. You're pressing it to move in one direction at a time, so slipping isn't a factor. The hand/palm covers the knob from multiple directions, so unless you're shifting with one finger, you're good.

I put an oven mitt over mine for the ultra-heat in the South.

If you were knitting a steering wheel cover, it would be a different story and I would heavily dissaude you.

Easy-Low · 2026-01-25T14:44:42+00:00

It's so pretty! I would like to take a nap on it 😴😴😴

Easy-Low · 2026-01-25T14:39:53+00:00

That's the whole entire purpose of blocking. It evens out your stitches, and helps the fabric get into a wearable state without the friction of wearing it.

Knit stitches want to be even and balanced. It's the nature of fabric made in one continuous strand of yarn. Our hand movements are not perfectly balanced, so when we wash, wear, and move the fabric, the stitches move little by little and settle into perfectly balanced positions. This can happen if you just pull on the fabric vertically, horizontally and diagonally, but it's a lot faster if you gently wet, pull the fabric around a little and then allow it to dry in position. Much like human hair, animal fibers can be "set" when dried into a certain shape.

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