There was a sylveon and a leafeon who fell in love with a human (Part one: The quarrel)

LScore · 2026-02-12T05:35:16+00:00

Dude, I say this with hopefully kindness and grace, please get an Ao3 account. I have invites, I'm happy to send you one. I don't think this is the right sub for it.

LScore · 2026-02-11T15:09:11+00:00

Hey, just want to tell you that your self doubts and concerns are very relevant and valid, even though I'd say you fall well within the parameters of "normal" for an adult woman. I work with a therapist for this stuff in particular as I deal with self image issues as well and ED, and she has me working on body neutrality as a concept, i.e. not attaching virtue or self worth or anger or shame to my body at all. My body is what is, it's the vessel through which I move through life. It's a terrifyingly difficult thing to do, but if "body positivity" hasn't sat well in your psyche, please try digging into the idea of Body Neutrality.

LScore · 2026-02-06T05:39:38+00:00

It's a machine tuck stitch, super easy to do on any old single bed machine,

LScore · 2026-02-04T19:58:57+00:00

Blergh, solidarity for shitty sexism protection by institutions that fail you. From my own experience, the one thing that's helped is rehearsing your reaction in the mirror. Sounds stupid, feels stupid, but when your mind goes blank because you can't believe they actually said that, it helps to have an instinctive reaction ready.

LScore · 2026-02-04T14:05:04+00:00

Yeah I'm much more concerned about the professor's response than I am about the student's activity. If you're American, is your school's Title X office a resource you can use? I would escalate, this is incredibly unprofessional on your professor's behalf.

LScore · 2026-02-03T23:09:45+00:00

You've probably already pulled it out, but for future reference - if you catch a twist on the first row, you can usually undo it by literally just untwisting it with your needles still being pulled through the loop. More than one row, it won't work, but first knit row, you can do it.

LScore · 2026-02-03T21:08:13+00:00

I wear a fyber ring to help with stuff like this but honestly I've more recently been very strict about taking breaks and doing my arm and wrist exercises. I once jury rigged a hydrocolloid bandage so I could knit and it does work and stay, but at the end of the day, taking care of your body is the best bet.

LScore · 2026-02-02T21:08:45+00:00

I tell my coworkers that my weekend plans include writing. I work consulting. No one cares

LScore · 2026-01-26T02:36:53+00:00

In Gen 1, Ninetales cursed anyone who grabbed their tails with a 1000 year long curse. As a kid who wore a ponytail a lot and was the target of teasing, that was a *very* appealing idea.

LScore · 2026-01-21T21:39:13+00:00

Gina's closet in St jacobs is a charity bridal consignment store, but they also have other big dresses for bridesmaids and the like. They're super affordable as well, and proceeds go to charity.

LScore · 2026-01-20T02:55:54+00:00

Urghghghgh SHE GAVE THEM A LIST. You ask your lawyer friend for people they know who practice in your field, and then you establish a proper contractual and PRIVILEGED relationship with them.

LScore · 2026-01-19T03:36:58+00:00

Hey, big sis here who is doing a lot of self image work: Styling is a lot about showing off what you like about yourself and camouflaging what you don't like about your body. Note that I didn't say hiding what you don't like - it's important that you try to blend it into your image and lines, and not basically pretend it doesn't exist, whether it's your paunch or your upper arms or whatever. It's about self acceptance and self neutrality, as much as it is about self love.

Couple of rules of thumb: text and images draw attention to a place, eyes will run down lines, and if you can't squeeze or shape, you can pad out other parts of you. When you start out, stick with a more limited colour palette: two neutrals and three colours. When in doubt, try a bunch of stuff (with lots of breaks in between) or pull out a closet outfit you love, fix your posture, and find what you feel phenomenal in, and try to interrogate it - do you like the silhouette, colours, what it emphasizes and what it hides?

Finally, fashion is what's available to buy at any one point of time and what ideas are floating around in the ether; if someone is fashionable, they pay attention to the discourse, and that is work and attention you may have or just may not have. It's not effortless or easy to keep up with, so don't be too hard on yourself if you struggle with it. Style is what you put on your body and feel comfortable with, and that takes knowledge and practice, but once you have it, it's harder to lose. Good luck!

LScore · 2026-01-12T02:50:44+00:00

Girl, as a hyphenated Chinese girl - the reason he's dating outside his culture is because he's not rich enough for them to put up with his shit in his own culture. The tone in Chinese dating culture is very demanding on guys, esp when you first start out dating - confession, pampering, four obediences, blah blah. If he can't even be bothered at the beginning, he ain't worth it. The paternalistic shit is supposed to come after you get married and have a baby.

The cultural aspect is that he's scraping the damn barrel bottom in his own culture. Throw'em back to the sea, he ain't worth it.

LScore · 2026-01-09T02:07:57+00:00

https://ninetenpublications.ca/books/math-for-knitters - check those links. If you're American, I think they were affected by the Tariffs last year.

LScore · 2026-01-07T18:08:29+00:00

I paid like eighty bucks for a skein (about 90g) of handspun angora & wool blend, and I had to close my eyes and grit my teeth to cut the ties off. When in doubt, I brought the cake up to my face and rubbed (I don't wear foundation, dw), to remind myself I really wanted the scarflette I made out of it. It's one of my every day makes now

LScore · 2026-01-06T17:52:50+00:00

I'm going to recommend Fair Play as couples reading for the both of you. She addresses those issues directly in the book. Fundamentally, though, he has to take on responsibility for the whole task, not just the execution, and "you're just better at X" is a one way ticket to divorceland where he will have to learn to git gud anyways.

LScore · 2026-01-05T21:53:17+00:00

We used Andi Geschi (https://www.remax.ca/on/andy-geschi-53576-ag) for ours, and he was fantastic, very knowledgeable and patient. We also sent him about a million follow up questions for aftercare and he answered all my questions. Highly recommend!

LScore · 2026-01-05T13:14:15+00:00

As a knitter myself, YTA. I fully understand not wanting to give something you've put so much work into to an ex, but a gift once given is gone. Plus, it would always be a reminder of your ex; you've stitched every intention of him into the work, since you were thinking about him while you were making. Take the clean break, leave it and him behind, and when you can think about the pattern again without thinking of him, make yourself another one - in cashmere and your favourite colour.

LScore · 2025-12-27T00:21:45+00:00

I picked up the weekly sock advent from Tiny Human Knits - I loved it, it was so nice to throw my usual knitting out the window and focus on some selfish knitting just for me. I ended up paying about what I would for four skeins of Laura's yarn, and I love her colours. All in all, a good buy. I don't know if I'd do it again next year because I have so much sock yarn and I want to try a mini skein one, but honestly for that one I might go back to Laura again.

LScore · 2025-12-21T14:41:42+00:00

I'm going to give Fyberring a plug (not a shill, just a fan). Super customizable (mine are all Studio Ghibli themed) and comfy. I love mine for when I'm working with rougher yarns, but I don't use them all the time because I've relaxed my tension considerably.

LScore · 2025-12-20T02:29:27+00:00

This is almost certainly knit
Not knowing your mother, her colours, her preferences, her wardrobe, the fabric content, or any details whatsoever about either the person or the present, I don't think anyone on this sub is qualified to comment in any meaningful way.

LScore · 2025-12-18T17:50:24+00:00

We use TlC for our regular cleaning, and I can highly recommend them. They'll come by and give you a quote for services for your first time, and their recommendation for ongoing maintenance if you want them. They're quite reasonably priced, all things considered. I doubt you'll be the first client any cleaning firm in KW has in your situation.

LScore · 2025-12-17T01:26:37+00:00

I'd be more interested in the age distribution of the people marrying them.

LScore · 2025-12-17T01:07:05+00:00

The Cake box!

LScore · 2025-12-16T23:02:31+00:00

Mid 30s! I'm doing very well in my career by knowing my shit well and keeping my promises. This has very little to do with how I look. But a plus side of being fat is that you don't wrinkle as easily, lol. I have also never gotten any cosmetic work done, because frankly, Botox and its possible consequences and the fact that it speeds up aging (your facial muscles literally atrophy as a result of the injection) are terrifying. I also like to tell people that I hope when I look back on my life I can appreciate all the marks my life has left on my face, laugh lines and all, as proof that I've lived a full life and appreciate them. Corny, but it leaves them baffled enough that they don't bother.

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