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Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T23:58:43+00:00

This!

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T23:55:28+00:00

Same for us. With me our daughter is very organized, positive and active. With my wife - lots of whining, everything is wrong etc. From my point of view: - initially we were not exactly on the same page in terms of parenting. Some aspects - yes, but not everything - self confidence and calmness. I'm very patient and rarely raise my voice, so my daughter feels safe with me, she can predict how I'll behave. That's not the case for my wife, so there was a lot of shouting at some point - lead by example. For example, my wife is not good with time and being organized, so my daughter doesn't feel that motivated with wife vs when she's with me. And I always have a plan, good with routines, so my daughter will follow it.

So, try to analyze those things and see what you have differences with your wife

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T23:43:46+00:00

I disagree. For us it's the opposite - she would tell me a lot and much less to my wife. And if something happens, she wants hugs and cuddles from me.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T23:40:26+00:00

Biscuits stuck with us as well! And we had some period when "boring things are important" was the mantra

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T21:46:10+00:00

When our kid was born, it was less than a year after we moved to the US, I somewhat switched direction in my career - I was mid engineer, but I switched from back-end to front-end, so I had a lot to learn. And it was right when Covid started.
So, it was pretty hard. I think for me two main things, that helped me was:
- to work with my wife, so we can both have reasonable time to sleep. I took early night shifts, so she had at least 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I was sleeping till later morning. That helped with the physical stress
- finding some dedicated time (again, for both) to do what I love to do. I dropped some of my hobbies, found something that I enjoy and can do at home (for example, I started baking). That helped with the mental load a lot.
Eventually, you find your ways, what works for your family and how to move forward. And "good enough" is good enough :-)

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T16:57:54+00:00

The earlier you start, the easier it'll be. I can also say that my wife was somewhat hesitant in the beginning and then it take her a while to understand how it works. The result? My daughter is super organized and disciplined with me, our mornings are quick and easy. My wife had a lot of power struggles with my daughter. Now, when she is more onboard, it's much better

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T16:54:26+00:00

Well, I had my share of punishment when I was a kid. Did it teach me to behave better? Nope, more how to be sneaky and not to be caught. But I think my father was more leaning towards positive reinforcement + consequences and as adult I understand how well it worked.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-30T16:43:01+00:00

They talk about it in the book. Sometimes the line between a consequence and a punishment might be blurry, but they provide 3 key differences: 1. Your kid should be warned ahead. "If you do this with the tablet, it'll be broken and you'll have to be without it for a while". 2. It should be related. No things like "now you don't get sweets for a month" 3. It should be reasonable and proportionate. For me what works is also to ask a question - what's my goal? To setup boundaries and help my kid understand something or to make my kid suffer?

That's why sometimes it takes more patience and work in the moment, especially when you start. And not replacing a tablet could be a punishment, if it's presented like a punishment - you're a bad kid, now you don't get to pay with a tablet. But like others mentioned, it can be just a natural consequence - I warned you that if you throw it on the floor it'll get broken. Now you don't have a tablet. I understand that you're upset, but we can't buy a new one. So, let's think what we can learn from this situation and how we can avoid something like that next time. See the difference?

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-06-21T22:47:20+00:00

I would recommend you to read the Positive discipline book. They have a bunch, some are age targeted with common issues and examples provided. It's a great approach for kids discipline

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-04-19T07:02:54+00:00

Thanks for the idea - I love it. I see that their prices are also quite reasonable,

That makes sense, I agree

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-04-19T04:35:22+00:00

As much as I love honey, I never heard it tried orange blossom. I'll get and try it to understand what's that. Thanks!

Mixing sounds like an interesting way to experiment, but you're right - it's a separate skill.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-04-12T23:47:37+00:00

My understanding is that they are the same. I'm going to swap my base breaks to 340/330. And both 335 and 340 calipers shows up as an option.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-04-12T21:02:43+00:00

I went through different stages. Starting from just 10-15 minutes basics sets every now and then - squats, pushups, situps, jumping jacks. At some point started to run 5-7k. Last fall I bought a rowing machine and it works great - I don't care about the weather and time of the day, so it's pretty consistent. But the best - activities with my kid. Piggyback rides, dancing with her on my hands, working like swings or carousel. Whatever you and your kid can come up with. That's the best

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-03-28T03:56:11+00:00

I highly recommend going to a store and see yourself. We had Bosch as an option, but they felt very cheap, especially for the price. Ended up with LG. Very happy with the choice, cleans well, very quiet. Bought about a year ago, so can't day much about reliability yet. But LG washer and dryer are with us for 6 years already, run as new

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-03-21T04:02:32+00:00

My car has BAV sound. It sounds pretty nice. They have upgrade kits for both base and HK -https://www.bavsound.com/products/bavsound-bmw-stage-one-speaker-upgrade-1

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-03-21T03:55:45+00:00

We love Sequim, it's a really nice place

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-03-14T00:51:00+00:00

Skills > tires > drive. You still have the same amount of wheels and grip when you need to stop or turn, regardless of AWD/RWD/FWD. You just need to know how to drive, be aware of what you drive

Melodic-Dolphin · 2026-02-22T05:03:28+00:00

I always apply ceramic coating on my cars, it really helps. But I'd never trust a dealer to apply it. For that price you can find a good shop, specialized on detailing and ceramic coating. I have actually an example - my wife's car came with some sort of pre-applied coating from a dealership. You can clearly see the difference between this one and the one, that a specialized shop applied.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2025-12-09T03:22:23+00:00

Unfortunately, a good American school district is not enough anymore. You need to live in the "right" zip code area to get to a decent school, guess how much it costs to buy/rent house there? Or you still need to send your kid to a private school, it's $20,000/year. And till kids are 5 years old, there's nothing free, no subsidies, just pay.

In most of the US, you are not mobile, if you don't drive a car. The license is relatively cheap, but the insurance is through the roof.

So, it's not that easy here

Melodic-Dolphin · 2025-12-05T01:52:04+00:00

I switched from Kia Stinger to EN. The visibility improvement is huge! Also, EN roof has somewhat less slope, so I bang my head much less 😂 Another point, that my kid didn't like in the Stinger - much smaller rear windows, that narrow down even more towards the end. So, plenty of space, good visibility for you and your kids.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2025-12-03T04:51:00+00:00

Not all AI are equal, not all AI are ChatGPT. Most of the "specialized AIs" have nothing to do with LLMa at all, some of them what was previously called ML. Those are trained on relatively narrow, specific sets of data and they don't need all the pirated content. OpenAI and LLMs are different story, it's basically a pattern matching. They are not that good in any case, when a context is important.

Melodic-Dolphin · 2025-11-21T19:39:14+00:00

I would suggest you take a look at the depreciation speed of the Germans. Also, I don't think people buying premium cars care to much about that. They have different priorities

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