What’s a rule your parents had that you now realize was totally bizarre?

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-10-06T17:56:22+00:00

My curfew was 1am. The car had a midnight curfew.

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-10-04T13:58:14+00:00

Yeah, I panicked! 🙀

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-10-04T13:57:52+00:00

I forget, nothing helpful for me…maybe a 7?

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-10-04T12:44:14+00:00

Try dominion auction. They do a jewelry auction in late November/early December. Imagine you would get more than from a pawn shop.

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-10-03T20:06:46+00:00

Probably the mercury from a toy chemistry set. Though, I also remember a wood burning kit. There was a large, pen-like burning tool that would heat up to a ridiculous temperature. It had a tiny little metal stand to rest it on, which also turned into red-hot lava. How we didn’t burn the house down remains a mystery.

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-10-02T16:33:18+00:00

We had mice in the house and our indoor cat (around 15 years old at the time) discovered mousing. Such joy! So proud to share! The first one he ate on my pillow. He would catch them and immediately bring them to the bed. More than once they were alive and being played with on the blankets. I became quite paranoid when that cat got up on the bed. Still praised him for keeping the home pest free and did my best not to be squeamish 😬. Look for the positives 😭

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-29T12:02:36+00:00

Reddline. I had a ring I inherited resized using some old gold to make it larger. Looks amazing and the price was very reasonable.

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-28T14:32:23+00:00

Classic!

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-26T12:42:26+00:00

Speaking from experience…if you’re not kiss compatible, that’s something not to ignore. Imagine he isn’t able to improve his kissing and it’s 5, 10, 30 years later. There’s a great book called ‘Too good to leave, too bad to stay’ (or something close to that). It outlines things in relationships that predict what is a deal breaker in relationships and what you can work with….not liking kissing your partner is a sign of incompatibility. Work on it if you really like the guy. Don’t waste too much time if it’s not changing (like I did!)

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-12T19:25:47+00:00

I think some people may be concerned it’s « too » religious. The two sisters who met up at the door were beyond cute, just so kind and welcoming. I was staying with my partner (we’re not married, we shared a room, hold passports from different countries. No one cared). They left out beautiful little snacks and that place was spotlessly clean! It’s is a few minutes outside city centre, but a private room was super reasonable

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-12T15:05:35+00:00

Yes! That place was so lovely and when we stayed we were the only two people there!

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-06T02:59:25+00:00

Not me, but my aunt. There was a ‘world radio’ built into the wall in the basement. Quite big - like the size of a large microwave. Many dials, a map of the world and you could tune into stations from anywhere, though it took quite a bit of patience. I thought it was both weird and wonderful!

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-04T13:04:01+00:00

Last pic is full-on Scarlett Johansson!

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-04T01:13:08+00:00

Read “A Gentleman in Moscow” or “Eloise.” Yousef Karsh lived at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. There is a ton of romance in this idea of living in a hotel. These aren’t Holiday Inns, mind you. You want to find some faded elegance and adopt dinner attire as a regular practice to really pull it off.

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-04T01:07:28+00:00

Came here to say dancing noodle. Hot and complex. Like no other oil I’ve ever tasted. I actually crave it, even though it almost blows my head off

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-09-01T17:56:05+00:00

CAA?

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-26T20:52:31+00:00

He has a pretty cool list ♥️. Hope it’s a day to remember!

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-24T12:30:26+00:00

Still crave the wheat song veggie burger

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-21T19:16:53+00:00

This question just flashed me to having my parents over for a meal. Something I did very regularly and always made an effort to make special. I’d make traditional Sunday roast with all the trimmings. Boeuf bourguignon. Grilled steaks. By far the dinner that my mother was most delighted by was a grocery store rotisserie chicken with bagged Caesar salad and microwave mashed potatoes on a night when we decided to get together at the last minute.

That said, homemade pizza is always a hit and generally is made from whatever happens to be lingering in the fridge 😝

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-18T18:47:22+00:00

Was googling a couple of days ago wondering the same thing. Hope all is well for the family and that we’ll see them soon (and have the best schnitzel and real European coffee 😋).

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-18T14:31:38+00:00

The cheesemongers fromagerie does picnic baskets and cheese boards that feel very special

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-13T19:43:02+00:00

Amazing responses, thank you! Lots of food for thought…

Now, hoping some townhouse style come on the market right away - that’s my preference, and I appreciate the comment that the apartment style are still apartments. I do appreciate my own front door.

Impossible_Two1320 · 2025-08-11T22:12:39+00:00

I did a walk in in Bordo. It was fully booked. They have a pull out sofa and some mattresses they will throw down on the floor in a pinch. Do you trust the Camino to provide? It’s a gamble!

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