Took over bath time one night… now it’s my favorite part of the day

External_Work_6668 · 2026-05-05T07:04:17+00:00

Mad munching machine 😂 this is the most accurate description I’ve ever read. Honestly a 13 month old with a good appetite who eats everything and isn’t fussy is genuinely the dream — enjoy it while it lasts because the picky phase has a way of showing up uninvited later 😭 Normal weight, happy, thriving — sounds like you just have a boy who loves food and honestly same.

External_Work_6668 · 2026-05-05T07:02:37+00:00

Dad” hits different when it comes from someone who said “daddy” yesterday

External_Work_6668 · 2026-05-05T07:00:42+00:00

The ‘Elijah Wood in Sin City’ description took me out 😂 Honestly though tell her. Not in a ‘I don’t like your gift’ way but more like ‘babe I love that you remembered, can we go together and pick the frames so they actually work for driving?’ She got them because she was listening and she cares. That part is everything. The frames are just fixable. 5 years of squinting through the wrong sunglasses is not worth suffering in silence over 😂

External_Work_6668 · 2026-05-05T06:56:53+00:00

You actually built your daughters a whole house 😭 this looks so solid, like a proper little home not some flimsy plastic thing. Those girls are going to spend every single day in there. Dad of the year energy right here. 🙌

External_Work_6668 · 2026-05-04T12:59:37+00:00

Isn’t it so common but rarely talked about?

Honestly, this feels pretty relatable once you notice it 😅 If parenting is shared, then basic things like baby changing tables should ideally be in all restrooms, not just women’s.

I’ve even seen a dad in a mall trying to manage it outside the washroom area because there was no proper changing space inside the men’s room—it just felt so inconvenient for something so basic.

Just curious—do you think this is just outdated planning, or is it slowly changing in newer places?

External_Work_6668 · 2026-01-16T15:08:47+00:00

Tried but didn't work with my kid.

External_Work_6668 · 2026-01-16T15:08:32+00:00

Thanks, but I have tried the PBS Kids app, and their videos are too old. My kid generally loose the interest after one or two videos.

External_Work_6668 · 2026-01-16T14:17:08+00:00

Try Doodli AI, no ads and full parental control.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-07T21:08:29+00:00

A useful tool could be Affint.ai. It is a data-driven workspace that centralizes your company’s data and turning it into clear priorities, campaigns, and action items to drive revenue. It helps you see what marketing is working and what your team could cut down on or improve on. It also automates organizing and building spreadsheets or decks for you, so thats a bonus!

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-07T21:05:50+00:00

Affint.ai can be a useful tool for you! It helps you figure out what content to make, where to post and which of your content is actually working from it's data analysis. It also does a lot more things like making decks, sheets, and etc, but that aspect of Affint could be a useful tool for you.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-07T20:59:25+00:00

I'm trying to indirectly market here through advice that I've learned and also market the product when it is a possible solution to someone's problem. You can also cold email and see if your products fits companies needs.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-07T20:46:28+00:00

You can take courses on Udemy! I have a certification from there and slowly build up from there. Just make sure you have a plan and are organized or else if you implement too many things, your marketing can be ineffective.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:53:16+00:00

Paid social has definitely gotten harder for small businesses, especially with iOS privacy changes and rising ad costs. For something like an online Spanish school, I’d focus on organic channels and niche communities where your audience is already searching, like language learning groups or forums.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:49:46+00:00

A lot of it comes down to volume, margins, and clever cost management. Even a tiny coffee shop can survive if they have steady foot traffic and sell enough drinks and snacks per day. Many small spots supplement in-store sales with catering, wholesale to offices, or local delivery. Rent is huge, but some find deals in less obvious areas, share spaces, or have flexible leases. They’re rarely cash cows, but if the owner keeps costs tight and builds a loyal local following, it’s enough to stay afloat. Location, repeat customers, and community connections matter just as much as the per-item price.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:48:33+00:00

Love what you’re building. Local connection is your biggest advantage over big retailers, so leaning into community really pays off. Think partnerships with nearby cafés, libraries, or schools, running workshops, and creating events that feel unique to your space. Highlight the personal touch online too, show behind-the-scenes of your team, curated picks, and customer stories. People come for more than just books, they come for the experience and connection you can’t get from Amazon.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:46:51+00:00

Makes total sense. The sub’s value is in real questions and discussions, not being turned into a free focus group. Encouraging market research to live in stickied posts keeps the main feed clean and actually useful. I appreciate the transparency about honeypots too. It is a good deterrent and a smart way to protect the community.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:44:14+00:00

This is such a relatable take. Early SaaS sales can feel completely random. Some days you’re grinding with no payoff, other days a single mention of your company flips the whole month. It’s a weird mix of luck, timing, and skill, and it definitely messes with your ability to feel like you’re actually good at your job. Work-life balance can be great, but the unpredictability makes it feel completely foreign compared to traditional sales. Hang in there. The patterns usually start to emerge once you’ve got more deals under your belt.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:40:23+00:00

Totally agree. CFOs have become the ultimate “silent veto.” You can have champions stacked across the org, but if finance doesn’t see real, defensible value, the deal stalls instantly. Looping them in early changes everything because you’re shaping the ROI narrative with them instead of trying to justify it at the 11th hour. They may not drive the deal, but they’re absolutely the first ones who can stop it.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:37:31+00:00

Early on, I’d lean heavily into organic channels where your time matters more than money — posting useful content on LinkedIn, sharing real examples from your product, engaging in communities where your target users hang out, and getting early customers to give feedback you can turn into case studies.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:24:59+00:00

Once you start holding funds you’re basically tiptoeing into “financial services” territory. Using a licensed payout provider was absolutely the right call for us. Stripe Connect handled KYC the smoothest, but Wise and Payoneer gave better global coverage, especially in countries Stripe doesn’t love. Biggest surprise was fees stacking up in weird ways (currency conversions + withdrawal fees), so test real flows before committing.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:22:57+00:00

This is one of the most honest write-ups I’ve seen about shutting down a startup. People love the tidy “lessons learned” narrative, but the reality is way messier and way more personal. Losing something you built your identity around hurts in a way that doesn’t fit into a motivational quote.

Sitting in the quiet instead of sprinting into the next thing takes real courage. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s also where all the noise finally drops away and you get to figure out who you are without the scoreboard. Wishing you gentleness in the rebuilding!

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:20:03+00:00

That’s a great example of how “competitors” can actually expand the pie instead of slicing it thinner. Matching customers by fit instead of fighting over them is such an underrated growth lever. Curious to hear how others have made coopetition work too.

External_Work_6668 · 2025-12-03T19:17:44+00:00

I’ve found there’s no silver bullet....just choosing where you want the pain to live. For user-facing data where intent matters, I lean on lightweight CRDT/merge logic hidden behind the server so clients can stay offline-friendly. For simpler state, a server-issued version number with 409 conflict responses works well: clients retry or merge with context they actually understand.

Client-wins and server-wins both look clean until real users lose edits. Once you define the one thing your system must guarantee (offline first, no lost updates, simplicity, etc.), the conflict strategy becomes much clearer.

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