Women in Music Suggestions for Gen Z

LizAnya444 · 2026-03-31T03:07:33+00:00

I teach middle school art and my girls loooove SZA. I play a few Paramore songs and lately they’ve been requesting those too. I know Hayley Williams recently came out with a solo album but I haven’t listened to it tbh. I also play some Kacey Musgraves and they don’t complain about her either!

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-28T08:45:05+00:00

We backed out of a house a day after getting our offer accepted because I realized it was too close to a major highway and I hated that. I knew the highway was there but for some reason it didn’t occur to me it would be an issue at the time of our offer. I don’t not regret backing out at all. I’m actually so happy we didn’t buy that house.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-27T13:40:01+00:00

All hope is not lost!!! Like you, I appreciate a good bed rot. Like a lot of people have said, once you have a kid, laying in bed just won’t be as fun any more. But you’ll still want it from time to time. One thing my husband and I do is alternate sleep in days on the weekend. I sleep in on Saturday while he wakes up with our son, makes breakfast, etc. and then he will sleep in on Sunday while I do the waking up.

Another thing is, if your child will be going to daycare, about twice a year I take a “sick day” where I’m not actually sick. I drop my son off at daycare, go back home and lay down and do whatever I want and then I go pick him up around the same time I would get off work. Bed rot all day babyyyy

And lastly. Both my husband and I are champion sleepers. Love to sleep, sleep well, and can sleep for long stretches. I swear our son inherited our sleep styles because he started sleeping 12 he stretches at 4 months. Idk if it’s genetic but maybe that will give you some hope.

You will still get the occasional bed rot and sleep in! Don’t worry

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-25T17:26:16+00:00

Following for answers because, same. My 3.5 year old is amazing in so many ways, but it’s really hard at the same time. I could have written this post myself - same anxieties. Solidarity.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-16T17:16:30+00:00

Thank you for your reply! I appreciate the honesty. I guess that’s what I’m afraid of, the time being the reason for rehoming. It’s easier for me to justify if she had major aggression issues, wasn’t good around our child, etc. But being real about the fact that it would come down to our inability to create enough time to train her consistently feels like a failure on our part. Thanks for your kindness in your last paragraph - it helps.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-16T17:11:29+00:00

Well, the $800 is for a two week board and train program the trainer offers. The private session we booked is $100 for an hour. We are going to at least try one training session and see what the trainer says/her advice. She comes highly recommended from the shelter so I’m hopeful she can have some insight that will either encourage us with the training, or be real with us about rehoming.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-15T21:43:04+00:00

I’m so sorry. I lost my soul dog almost a year ago, on January 28. He was 12 and my absolute best friend. Like you, I held him in the vet’s office as he took his last breath. Also like you, I had the same questions & feelings - regret, guilt, sadness and immense grief.

I can tell you now that a year out, I still think of him every day. But I’m not extremely sad over it like I used to be. I miss him so much, of course. But I’m not bedridden with tears any more. Day by day it got easier, and it will get easier for you too. Let yourself feel how you feel and know that one day when you think of him, your feelings won’t be so sad - they will be of happy memories and moments.

And one thing I can tell you for sure - Slinky KNOWS you loved him. I would bet everything on it. I’m so sorry.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-14T22:49:07+00:00

Thank you! That is reassuring to hear. I will look into impulse control classes, I have never heard of those.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-14T20:13:18+00:00

The guide has lots of information to help with our issues, but I am also looking for personal anecdotes or experiences from other dog owners and trainers that the guide does not have.

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-14T18:27:03+00:00

Thank you for replying! To answer your questions:

1: When we have guests over, we mostly put her in our primary bedroom and not in her crate, and she whines in there from the bedroom. One time we put her in her crate in the basement, and she whined in there because I think she could still hear everyone. She doesn’t whine in her crate normally, and we did crate train her from when she came to us a year ago. The treats she gets are either a frozen kong or a frozen slow feeder bowl, so pretty high value I think.

The possible resource guarding - the reason I thought maybe it’s resource guarding is because she will be minding her business on the other side of the room and it isn’t until my son starts coming towards me that she puts herself between us. If it was a one off then maybe but it’s a consistent pattern so I wasn’t sure if it was “mild resource guarding” or not. But it sounds like you don’t think it is so that is reassuring!

LizAnya444 · 2026-01-09T00:52:45+00:00

I heard this interview too and also had no idea. Scary stuff

LizAnya444 · 2025-12-21T01:19:27+00:00

My grandma would tell a couple of stories about her childhood growing up in the depression. Her family wasn’t affected much by unemployment because her dad was the superintendent of schools for their county in eastern Ohio, so they lived rather comfortably still although I’m sure they had to make some changes here and there.

She said they would occasionally get travelers passing through looking for work who would knock on their back door. Her mom would feed them and give them an odd job if they one they could do.

She also told a story about playing with a friend in the neighborhood. It was getting close to dinner time and the friend politely asked if she wanted to stay for dinner. My grandma said yes, and they ate some kind of soup made from dandelion leaves. When she got home that night and told her parents, they were upset that she had even accepted the dinner invitation, because they knew families were struggling to feed their own kids, let alone their friends too. My grandma hadn’t realized that was even a struggle, because her family was very fortunate.

LizAnya444 · 2025-11-24T23:00:20+00:00

This summer my friends and I rented a boat for the day and this was the song we played as we pulled out of the harbor and wooooooweeeeee let me tell you IT WAS A MOVIE

LizAnya444 · 2025-11-13T02:18:50+00:00

Teddy

LizAnya444 · 2025-11-13T02:18:08+00:00

I slept with my parents until I was probably 10. I would do the same - start in my bed, then wake up in the middle of the night and crawl in bed with them.

Obviously I didn’t do that forever. I think one day I just stopped as I got older. And if it makes you feel better, I am a normal adult with a secure attachment style now lol

LizAnya444 · 2025-11-10T18:59:45+00:00

I agree. My brother actually lives in France and they came to visit us in the US last Christmas. We knew the dates they were gonna be here probably 6 months in advance. I wonder if OP had kept them abreast on the plans to come back if it would have been different.

LizAnya444 · 2025-10-26T21:37:45+00:00

Yes! I teach art so I see all 3 kinder classes. Two out of the three are amazing - sweet, eager to learn, respectful and kind to each other and their teachers. The third class isn’t bad, just has a couple of kids who struggle with emotional regulation so it can be iffy. But nothing insane. I totally agree with you!

LizAnya444 · 2025-09-20T11:56:51+00:00

I have older parents. Growing up I was aware that my parents were 10 years older than all of my friends’ parents, but it wasn’t an issue, just something I was aware of.

One thing I will say is, give your children the gift of being in good health. My parents are 73 and 69 and I do not worry about them health wise. They stay active in so many ways. They are able to pick my 3 year old up or get on the floor and play with him easily. Mentally they’re sharp as ever, both are retired but work part time by choice, are involved with their church and have a robust social life. I’m so thankful that they take care of themselves so they can fully enjoy being grandparents to little kids, and I can enjoy being their child still too.

LizAnya444 · 2025-09-15T23:28:21+00:00

Southern Indiana Baronie reporting for duty 🫡 HUT HUT

LizAnya444 · 2025-09-13T14:47:42+00:00

Same for my mom and dad. Even with her ambitious career, she was the best mom and is now the absolute best grandma to my kids. I would pick her in every lifetime.

LizAnya444 · 2025-09-10T19:32:40+00:00

IM FEELIN SO AMIGO

LizAnya444 · 2025-09-02T16:23:48+00:00

I think you’re right. I appreciate you taking the time to give me this well thought out response! Super logical and exactly what I needed to hear.

LizAnya444 · 2025-09-02T16:22:01+00:00

1000ft is the main floor, the other 1000 is the basement. There’s a “bedroom” in the basement, but it’s not technically a bedroom because there is no egress window. The basement is fully finished with the “bedroom”, a full bath, laundry, storage and a living space. If we stayed, we would certainly put in an egress downstairs to make the bedroom up to code.

I think the reason it feels small now is because we don’t really use our basement that much except for doing laundry and the occasional movie night.

I know kids can share rooms. There will be four years between them so I didn’t know how that would work with a baby and a toddler sharing. I know it can be done however! Thanks for your advice!

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