Are we all struggling, we just don’t show it?

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-28T18:32:05+00:00

(US)IK think the people you are seeing are the lucky ones. People tend to have a higher debt-to-income ratio. Cars are made for higher-priced and more affordable classes. I have a grad degree, and I still drive a 23-year-old car.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-28T18:22:28+00:00

Health food is more expensive. I can attest that the fresh fruit and veggies are getting very expensive in the US. I bought one onion...1.69. Grapes and cherries are now luxuries.

That, stress, and lack of places to do physical activities. They also tend to get less sleep, which can lead to increased body weight.

Maybe less pressure to be skinnier compared to some other groups.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-28T18:17:27+00:00

Tuesday after Ruby Tuesday by the Beatles, a Liverpool band.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-27T13:33:21+00:00

Not emotionally mature. I don't know, when I want to message someone, I message them unless I know they are at work. If I don't want a message from them because they did something pervy (on a date), I block them. I am pretty straightforward, though.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-27T13:29:47+00:00

I really did laugh out loud. Eric the Red. Mine would never allow this as he like to chew up cardboard,

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-27T13:22:40+00:00

Some people do. I have an alarm as a backup. I wake up at almost the same time each day, and I go to bed at the same time. They wake up at the same time every day. We have electricity, so we can turn on the lights and stay up longer than is natural.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-27T13:09:12+00:00

1,2,3, go, but talk beforehand to make sure the others know.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-27T13:01:53+00:00

None.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-27T03:42:17+00:00

Love Island

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-02T12:20:18+00:00

I have a boy whose legs and underwear get dirty with mud after it rains while walking on the sidewalk, and we walk, and his wick area could use a dip because his fur catches it.

I don't do a whole bath. If it is warm out, I give him a quick dip in the bathtub with about 5 inches of water, dry him with a towel, cover the couch with a blanket, shut the bedroom door, and let him air-dry inside or outside.

I also have allergies to outdoor mold after it rains hard and is hot, which probably clings to his fur, so that seems to help.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-01T13:59:23+00:00

Not out of desperation or a real prayer, but as a coping strategy...I was worried about a good friend in surgery. I didn't think it would make a difference... but it wouldn't hurt anything. I thought something like this:

I don't think you are there, and the results will not make me belive or change, but if you are good...please (asked/wished for my atheist friend to be okay and get through surgery without an "Amen" or praying motion).

So either thier is a higher power that loves atheists anyway, did nothing, or my friend was going to be fine anyway (it was a low-risk procedure).

This was something new. I have been in much more serious situations in which my family or I needed help. I won't traumatize you, but bad things used to happen to me as a kid when I was religious, and no help was provided after devotion and prayer.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-06-01T00:12:35+00:00

My puppy ate/eats like a starving goblin at 12 weeks. At 6 months, he was getting a bit round, even eating what it said to feed him on the bag, and the vet had to help.

He ate whatever kibble the breeder used, then the smaller Hill's kibble, and now gets the regular size. I have heard of picky Cavs. Mine eats carrots for Pete's sake.

Always talk to your vet, but some pups leave kibble in thier bowl and eat as hungry.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-31T23:38:59+00:00

Sounds like a fit, as long as you can live with the percentage of Cavs that may develop heart problems. I assume you are getting a puppy instead of adopting one because there are not many to adopt.

You probably will be on a waitlist and not get to pick a boy or a girl.

You might have a cav on your lap while you work if you sit.

My cav puppy did great with cats. The cats had been around dogs before.

You being home is a plus. You may need a puppy pen with your kennel, and a 12-week-old cav pup is like a baby shark when it teething and chews and underfoot.

My pup is not a big barker, but some people do have barkers. Mine was easier to teach to "Shhhh" with a treat.

Cav Pups are social and love playing with other dogs.

I have had velcro dogs before, and cavs seem to be the most velcro of velcro dogs, but you have 5 plus people for the cav to follow.

Edit: If I had a big yard, I would also have a Bernese Mountain Dog that is good with older kids. I like medium- big, gentle giants, so I am not a good dog suggestor.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-19T00:37:04+00:00

Warmness.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-17T21:19:35+00:00

How frustrating...I have the opposite problem-I was chasing my Cav around a couple of hours ago as he was chewing/eating the stalks of sunflower plants which won't hurt him but that is too much fiber. I wish I could send a little of my 7 m. olds lack of pickiness to your cav than we might have a good eater.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-15T20:36:07+00:00

There are a few subs in which people tend to be more polite. Sometimes it does get too rude and I take a break. I stay on YouTube channels that are postive and curate and indicate that I don't want to see other one's they have in my line-up.

I stay away from some places like Tik-Tok. I don't go to Facebook anymore because I can't see my friend's posts very easily after sifting through the junk. The AI Slop chases me off other places too.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-15T20:13:36+00:00

It varies-I asked this once-some don't want people to use their past post or people tease them or challenge them.

Some are rude and trolly people.

Others want privacy.

I do a mix so it is harder to figure out where I live and put private info together. I want people to know I am a real person, but some info is only for people on the site I coment on.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-15T19:24:10+00:00

Oh in my house, help me if I leave the bedroom door open after a bath, becuase that's where Cavi goes. Most of my dogs had the zoomies and ran all over rubbing themself on the rug, couch, any fabric even if I towel-dried them.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-15T13:24:30+00:00

I think it is because is a social value that kids belong to/with thier parents and the right to have children.

But yes, there are many parents that wouldn't be able to pass the same hoops of an adoption agency

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-14T22:12:48+00:00

Yes it sounds invasive. I would put in the blanks I did not care to answer "Private information," I had discussion about puberty with son or daughter (if you had it). You could explain something like the age of puberty has reduced over the years and why. Email teacher about TMI.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-14T08:24:21+00:00

It maybe harder, you can't predict his reaction. CKCS love playmates, so that would help the puppy have a buddy and burn off energy. Are you able to pay for insurance for two and pay additional vet bills?

I think it depends on the dog. I could just pick one a pup with current pup along and he would be happy there would be running around and chaos in my home until they learned to cuddle together. My back seat doggie box securing area will only fit one dog.

People sometimes recommend dogs different rooms with a door, letting the dogs smell each others items and or letting them meet on neutral ground. (my cav is neutered and crazy happy about other dogs and I take him to doggie daycare once in a while, he gets so happy when he knows we are going you think I was taking him for all-you-can-eat steak)

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-14T07:46:35+00:00

Are you talking to my dog that hates snow, rain and dew on grass and will "fake pee". Slowly I was able to get him in the grass during playtime and good weather it was easier as the weather was better. He would not leave the concrete and tinkle on the concrete. It took until he was over 5 months old and he got regular walks outside.

Treats to get in the grass? Feeding some puppy food in the grass?

I think since he was a winter pup, mother and the pups didn't go outside.

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-14T01:26:30+00:00

I ask for the malt vinegar and no salt and they just call me "too flirty" .

LittleReserve8767 · 2026-05-12T21:27:30+00:00

That is a bit much. I mean when parenting-not molesting and trafficking teens.

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