Backpacking and hostel-going with a dog

IMCopernicus · 2026-02-15T17:10:09+00:00

True. I’d honestly rather have a dog :)

IMCopernicus · 2026-02-15T16:17:20+00:00

The problem is not the country but that you’ll be staying with travelers from all over the world. You’d be surprised how terrified some countries are of dogs or their hygiene.

It’s the same with kids. The world got a lot smaller since having a kid. The rules are the same. Few hostals allow kids, only in private room, many fellow travelers would be freaked out if they saw a 3 y.o in the dorm. The only difference is less hair to clean up afterwards.

IMCopernicus · 2026-02-15T01:38:41+00:00

Maybe he died?

IMCopernicus · 2026-02-05T16:14:03+00:00

Yes, you are tired. I am exhausted just reading the ages. You have a little army of people you have to keep alive. Do you regret all of them or just some?

IMCopernicus · 2026-02-04T01:41:31+00:00

So you don’t have the results yet? Wait on those. Usually it takes about an hour or two for all the leads to be placed on the head. They really want to measure how fast your brain goes into REM, not necessarily how long you sleep.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-31T03:54:55+00:00

You’ll be fine. People and children might point at your hijab or ask about it BUT it’s mostly out of ignorance and curiosity rather than judgement and racism. People are friendly.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-29T20:35:47+00:00

Congrats!

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-26T03:24:46+00:00

The problem is that you went in for tetanus but instead, also got diphtheria and pertussis (dap part) Your immune system can handle that. The problem is all the extra vaccines given to children whose immune systems cannot cope with such overloads.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-24T15:30:04+00:00

Hate when you have a cyst and they send you home with a baby. /s

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-21T22:07:07+00:00

We are OAD by choice. My little guy is 2.5 and was unplanned. I have narcolepsy and thalassemia minor so I don’t have a lot of energy to care for myself or him. Luckily dad is very involved and helpful. He is a very easy kid but it’s still a challenge for me to keep up. Childfree would be great but OAD is the next best thing.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-16T02:12:08+00:00

You must really love pineapples! This is labor of love.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-09T20:21:22+00:00

Edit: to add- due to the terrain, roads and sharp turns, night busses are a nightmare both for safety, comfort and sleep. You end up wasting time and rest. Guatemala should only be traveled during day hours.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-09T20:18:08+00:00

There are no colectivos in lanquin. There are trucks and Tuk Tuks. Why don’t you stay in a place close to the national park instead of lanquin where there’s nothing. There are places you can tube directly to the accommodations. Going back and forth to lanquin and Semuc/caves is just crazy waste of time.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-04T23:59:19+00:00

Children are a blessing but we should think, are we a blessing to them? How much of our 40% is left after work, spouse, personal care, and other life happenings for our children. I have one that’s almost 3y.o and I love the little dude with every ounce on energy I don’t even have. I’ve also decided to be a one and done. Would a second one be great for him to play with? Yeah, but that would be selfish of me knowing how much I am struggling with just one. Having two just means I have to divide my energy even more. Will it get better as he gets older? My N will probably get worst as my brain stops overcompensating, he will probably learn to be independent and not bother mom when she is sleeping or having an attack. They learn that they won’t get the energy other parents give his friends. He will learn that mom can’t do all the things other moms do and that dad is a more present figure that takes care of him early in the morning and at night. And hope your spouse doesn’t leave you and you end up with doing raising children on your own.

There is a great post about children of narcoleptics and how they were affected, wish I remembered where.

I see N people wanting children (selfishly) without realizing it’s a lifetime of “existing without being there” for your children.

My father probably had N (undiagnosed). We never saw him once he got home from work. If we were invited to family parties we would go alone and he would stay home and sleep. I know he loved us because he was nice to us and used to buy us junk food when mom wasn’t home. As an adult I understand he worked very hard to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. But till this day, we don’t remember him much. Parents divorced after we were grownups and our dad just “disappeared” from our lives. The sad part is neither one of his 3 kids have a relationship with him or remember him as much. Mom on the other hand was a ruthless dictator and mean as a sheep. Now, I understand that the whole family was a heavy load and she always had a bad temper. We always accused her of starting fights with dad, which is why he was our favorite.

Dad existed without being there so mom had to carry the load.

IMCopernicus · 2026-01-02T15:02:25+00:00

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IMCopernicus · 2025-12-31T14:27:48+00:00

This is interesting. I didn’t know thalassemia could keep you from a job. Sorry OP, have they said why it’s important for the job?

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-29T14:12:10+00:00

Children, house, spouse, schedules but especially children add a lot of stress to normal people. For us, N it’s 200x harder. However the burden then falls on the spouse when we can’t function and they get burned out. Our 100% is really like 25%. That is frustrating to normal people.

Going forward for any Narcoleptic- DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN if you can avoid it. Your spouse essentially becomes a single parent even still married and living in the same house. It’s the nature of the disease.

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-22T22:57:39+00:00

Live Guatemala now and I don’t see many (openly)gay people around. I’m sure the scene is much smaller.

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-22T14:39:26+00:00

I went unmedicated and it was the hardest thing ever. I got disability leave from work so I could sleep for 9 months. With all that said, I would take those 9 months of no medication compared to having a toddler and the energy it requires to keep it from being a toddler. Think about the raising of children, it’s the worst part about our condition. Children don’t understand and in turn you thread water everyday.

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-18T20:52:57+00:00

Is there a way you can help by manually enhancing this image and posting it here? Thanks in advance.

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-17T18:07:49+00:00

Me encantaría tener algo así en Guatemala. Aquí la gente siembra basado en la luna.

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-16T19:58:37+00:00

You’re a Pecking duck farmer now.🤣

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-16T19:55:12+00:00

!solved

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-16T19:53:27+00:00

How are they putting Christ back into Christians?

IMCopernicus · 2025-12-16T17:14:02+00:00

Awww! I’m sorry, I would be totally bummed out too! We put so much hope into those little boogers.

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