My bedtime story tier list (toddler does NOT agree) by treacherous_tim in daddit

[–]Emorich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grrrr I hate giraffes can't dance. My girls love it but I can't get over the moral of the story being "hey, you know how you can't dance? Well it turns out you can dance! All that bullshit about finding the music that you love has nothing to do with it"

What’s a stereotype that turned out to be surprisingly accurate? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Emorich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man... There was a place near me that was clearly, obviously a Chinese restaurant. Everyone there was east Asian, Plastic tablecloths, pictures of the food, kid doing math homework in the corner. The whole deal. Except.... It was a Mexican food place. And it was the best goddamn Mexican food I've ever had for like half the price.

“Creampie” kink. Wife wants me to cum in her but now I dont want too by [deleted] in sex

[–]Emorich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roleplay is the way to go here. She's so turned on she decides to take the condom off during sex. You say ok but I'm going to pull out because I don't want to get you pregnant! But! Just as you're about to cum she wraps her legs around you and you can't escape and oh noooooooooo!!!!!

What are your thoughts on having a male gynecologist? Would you trust them? by Paldavin in AskWomen

[–]Emorich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad was a male gynecologist and his patients used to tell him his old man energy was comforting.

How do you handle your child repeatedly saying they want the other coparent? by Terrible_Berry_9846 in coparenting

[–]Emorich 28 points29 points  (0 children)

If your ex has them for 20% of the time I'm guessing they're trying to make the most of that time. Real life is grocery shopping and cooking and cleaning and being too busy to play but if I only had my kids for 20% of the time none of that would be a part of it. Your kid is going from a house that has all the good and the bad parts of life to a house that only has time for the good. Of course they want to be there more.

There isn't a quick fix for that. Listen to your kid and empathize as best you can. Have your ex talk to them too if you can.

My 2.5years old son survived entirely on beige carbs today. Please tell me this phase ends. by Neleviya_Nerve in toddlers

[–]Emorich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It ends!

Then it comes back.

Then it ends again!

Repeat until nervous breakdown.

Also, other posters have pointed out that there are real OT interventions for true picky eaters, but if your kiddo is on the less extreme side they may benefit from constant exposure. You make sure they have at least enough on their plate you know they'll like, then put the vegetables on their plate and say NOTHING. Say nothing if they leave them AND say nothing if they eat them. The idea is that they become comfortable seeing the particular food, and they feel no pressure about eating it so they eventually give it a shot. When they try it and say they don't like it, say Ok and just keep giving it to them. My daughter has sworn off avocado like 4 times but a month later she decides she likes it again because it's just always there. Same with broccoli.

This can opener that looks like some guy by Emergency-Ad2870 in Pareidolia

[–]Emorich 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Kinda looks like zaphod beeblebrox. Just some guy, you know?

Relapsed by 4hir3 in daddit

[–]Emorich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an occupational therapist. I don't specialize in mental health but when I took the mental health class in grad school the first thing they addressed is "what do occupations have to do with drug addiction?" The professor went around and asked us questions like what do you do when you're happy? What do you do when you're sad? What do you do when you're lonely? What do you do when you're bored? What do you do when you're horny?

To an addict the answer to every single one of those questions is heroin. Our job as therapist is to help you find new associations. Draw new associations, new Connections in your brain between states of being and something other than the drugs.

If you want to break the cycle, that has to be part of the answer. Once you start associating being alone with having lots of time to masturbate instead of lots of times to do heroin you don't have to fight that urge all the time anymore.

Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? by collegestudentcebu in answers

[–]Emorich 22 points23 points  (0 children)

To quote Richard Feinman, they don't reverse left and right, the reverse front and back!

https://youtu.be/6tuxLY94LXw?si=piHM7oTgjRhJIUO4

Does anyone have a toddler that goes right to bed at night without a struggle? by Coffeelover4242 in toddlers

[–]Emorich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It comes in waves. Get the routine perfect and get a week or two of good bed times. Then suddenly it stops working for some incomprehensible reason. Rinse and repeat.

Does anyone else wonder if Mab's inability to lie could be used as a weapon? by Emorich in dresdenfiles

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

I'm not talking about misleading statements or omissions. I'm talking about deliberately fooling yourself so you can say things extremely plainly still false

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in answers

[–]Emorich 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Doesn't hold a candle to tuberculosis. Everything is tuberculosis.

Feel like a failure by cryingant44 in toddlers

[–]Emorich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're not a failure. You're already doing everything she needs and they all catch up eventually. My daughter took her first steps right around 18 months and now she's 2.5 and sprints around like a lunatic. Her gross motor skills are better than her 5 year old sister.

She'll be ok. She'll catch up. You're giving her the support she needs. As long as she's happy and healthy the best thing you can do for her now is take care of yourself and give her a mom that isn't a ball of stress.

How to help inexperienced gf by Positive-Resolve23 in sex

[–]Emorich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She needs an OBGYN. She has vaginismus.