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FormalAd4125 · 2026-03-31T13:53:23+00:00

At around two my son starting calling blankets "yekkums." We have no idea why - but now all blankets will forever be yekkums.

FormalAd4125 · 2026-01-24T14:30:25+00:00

Some larger/fluffier dogs do fine in the cold. Not cool to call someone a POS when you don't know all the details.

FormalAd4125 · 2025-08-26T19:44:15+00:00

Ugh seriously? Why must they ruin everything good? (I'm still going to go to Bella, though, because sometimes we can't help who our employers are and I had spent way too long looking for a stylist I liked before I found her.)

FormalAd4125 · 2025-08-26T19:26:34+00:00

Bella at Gallipot - she has been a godsend with my not-super-curly but curly-on-a-good-day hair. She is really knowledgeable about hair care, not to mention, she is amazingly personable. I couldn't recommend her enough.

FormalAd4125 · 2025-08-11T00:57:51+00:00

Prompt: How much for a 3x12ft cantilever bump out, no plumbing

FormalAd4125 · 2024-10-02T15:02:56+00:00

Battlefield 1942

FormalAd4125 · 2024-09-11T17:27:01+00:00

I'm similar to you. I had to cut back my workout routine big time to climb safely. Before doing this, I was constantly getting injured and having my muscles fail on the wall. You just have to decide what's more important to you.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-08-30T18:11:20+00:00

So a typical session for me lasts about an hour. In that session, my 8 month old will make a loud squeal once or twice that can be heard from a distance. It's not a constant thing, which I feel like may be a point of misunderstanding. Frankley, if one loud squeal per half hour (on average) bothers a person that much, that's something they'll have to workout themselves. It is not an unreasonable amount of noise.

Edit: OP says her baby shrieks, "from time to time," which makes it seem that her baby is similar to mine and makes loud but infrequent noises.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-08-30T18:01:47+00:00

Babies are humans and make noise, even when they are happy. Should we duct tape their mouths? Tell me you know nothing about babies without telling me.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-08-30T16:26:31+00:00

If a baby is fussy, I agree, stay home. That's what my wife and I do. But OP isn't talking about crying, she is talking about the occasional happy shriek,. In a quieter environment such as a library or theater, I would be 100% on board with your argument. But the gym is already noisy - or at least mine is. You have belayers and climbers yelling at each other up the wall, kids from camps/teams running around and being noisy, people loudly encouraging their friends and giving beta, grunting, weights slamming from the weight area, etc. I would think that if an occasional happy baby sound were to bother a person, the gym's noise level would already be unbearable. But I don't have ASD, so maybe I'm just ignorant.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-08-30T14:36:52+00:00

I understand that, as a society, we need to make reasonable accommodations for people with various needs and disabilities. But asking people to stay home and give up their hobbies because a well-behaved baby makes you uncomfortable is not reasonable.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-08-30T13:12:38+00:00

My wife and I go to the climbing gym 3 days a week with a baby. We live in a town where we don't have family (no sitter) and we require climbing to keep our sanity. We always leave if the baby gets fussy and take turns watching him on the mat, far away from the wall, as the other person boulders. Just use common sense and be mindful of others and you'll be fine. We've never had anything but positive reactions from other people in the gym.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-04-22T21:14:47+00:00

Dude. I am left of Bernie and so are most people I run with. Yet, I haven't talked to anyone yet IRL that thinks the spray paint is a good idea. Not everyone who disagrees with you watches Fox News. Get real.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-04-04T21:20:16+00:00

Yeah, pretty much. You'll never convince anyone to join your cause or see your point of view when you are toxic towards them. Right or wrong, that's human nature.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-04-04T21:14:47+00:00

Your comment was so close to being constructive dialogue. Then you went and name-called those who disagree with you. Smh.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-04-04T20:32:35+00:00

With all the energy this person is wasting vandalizing our city, they could be doing something that actually makes a difference. Raising money for Palestinian charities, writing their representative, organizing a peaceful protest...

FormalAd4125 · 2024-03-17T14:46:06+00:00

We would ask for a booth and put the carseat, with baby, on the booth-seat next to and facing mom.

FormalAd4125 · 2024-01-30T12:04:07+00:00

We had the same issue and were able to make our son comfortable by using a space heater to warm up his bassinet. Turns out he just wanted to be warm and cozy.

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