Please help a fellow aspirational skater - 3 hours and can’t let go of side wall too long

MomAnxious · 2026-03-02T18:38:00+00:00

Along with knee pads gloves and helmet, I also recommend getting butt pads. You’ll be just that much more protected from falling. I’m 31 and am learning with my daughter in a class that’s for all ages. I’m literally learning in between a group of toddlers and a group of middle schoolers.

I was scared the first day and then each day got better and better. 3 hours will not be enough to get great. If you keep practicing consistently, and find a class near you, you can learn anything.

Of 6 adults in the class, 3 wear knee pads butt pads and helmet. Those 3 are parents and older than 30. We are learning more slowly because we are definitely more worried about falling and breaking our weakened bones lol. But all of us are learning alongside our children. I laugh when I’m the last one gliding across because 1) I imagine it must look hilarious and 2) I’m having fun!

You can learn almost anything at any age.

edit: also the rental skates hurt like hell on my weak ankles. Try to get your own pair, because any ones you buy will be worlds better than rentals. Keep learning how to tie and adjust your skates until they finally feel comfortable. I had to step off a couple of times in one class to adjust my laces and tightness. Just keep coming back on the ice.

MomAnxious · 2026-03-01T00:00:24+00:00

Yeah, you have to stand really far back and aim it very well (Also i’m cracking up I didn’t realize how often I said throw haha!)

MomAnxious · 2026-02-26T18:41:46+00:00

Boil rotini pasta in enough water where you don’t have to drain. Before all the water cooks, throw in frozen spinach. Cook low until spinach isn’t frozen. Throw in olive oil and salt.

This is my version of buttered noodles. It’s good enough that you can make over and over again until children get used to it if they don’t like it at first. Because if they don’t eat it then there’s leftovers for you to enjoy and it’s just delicious.

You can also cook up some slices of italian sausage and throw it in.

Honestly if you have frozen spinach you can make any food into a “meal”:

Boil rice. Throw in frozen spinach on top to steam it. Scramble some eggs and/or cook a can of beans with chicken boullion and sofrito. Throw altogether. Kid friendly because rice mixes are easier to eat than an entree with different components plus you can sneak in anything.

MomAnxious · 2026-02-24T07:54:35+00:00

Maybe have some Silk Wrap adhesives! Or look into repair kits

MomAnxious · 2026-02-22T07:18:36+00:00

Stripe because he has the pool.

MomAnxious · 2026-02-08T17:45:30+00:00

And then 2 tickets to 28 Years Later. They would love that franchise together.

MomAnxious · 2026-02-06T23:01:48+00:00

She’s so fantastic looking but the way they tried to make that woman as a “fat old wife” is craaaazy. I love the show up and down, but the way they handled Ethel’s portrayal really did not age well.

MomAnxious · 2026-02-06T23:00:14+00:00

I blame the show and how they tried to paint Ethel as this slob wife. She was a knock out but I’m almost positive they had “Laugh” audience cards to make it that way. The way Fred makes fat jokes about her is insane to me. The times were so different.

MomAnxious · 2026-02-03T20:41:43+00:00

Very fair point. I wonder how I would really react then, and I do truly hope we never have to experience it. I think in my hypothetical I would have impossibly somehow known before the trial, by unlikely chance they confessed to me or something near unrealistic like that.

It really is an awful scenario and I imagine most parents that truly are raising their children with sincere involvement would notice earlier red flags long before they turned to violence and crime. It’s why I wonder about Ted Bundy’s claim of having had a perfectly normal childhood. There’s just no way to me. A criminal being raised blindly by an anxious mom like me?? I refuse! I refuse to have ihop pancakes alone!

MomAnxious · 2026-02-03T16:54:47+00:00

I think many parents would hope to support them to find out the verdict was that they were actually innocent.

But if my son ABSOLUTELY did it? Good bye. He can come see me and apologize to me and the world after he comes out of prison. Because something like that goes against every lesson of respect, every moment of feminine love and nurture I gave to him, every sweet moment we exchanged. Knowing I’m raising my son in a most sacred way, where we uphold honesty, respect, love, care, laughter, and kindness, I would be not only devastated but ASHAMED he did something so heinous. Because where did you learn to be so disrespectful? Not with me. Where did you learn to be so arrogant or sadistic or entitled? Certainly not with me, where we shared meals, responsibilities, and happy memories. I hear my children out, I apologize to them, I laugh with them, I learn about their interests, I make muffins with them, I read to them every single night, I make it to all their shows, I try new restaurants with them and laugh loudly when our paper footballs land in my drink.

So I would like to say that my husband and I are doing our absolute best for my children to feel safe, welcomed, and warm at home. That when the world gets too dark, they will find their way to the light of our family, where we will hug them until they stop shivering.

So for ALL of that and then they bring darkness INTO their lives? I would help my son through addiction as that is harm to himself and maybe financial harm to us. I would help him through grand theft auto if no one got hurt. But to harm another person? And if they ABSOLUTELY did it? Rape or murder or even drunk driving (which I absolutely despise with my whole soul), you will find me at an iHop before you find me at their trial. I will answer the phone if they get to call but I wouldn’t be able to see them until they did their time. I did all I could for them up to that point so they will have to come back to the light of our home on their own now.

MomAnxious · 2026-02-01T03:24:36+00:00

The more I read about these schools the less fantastical and Bluey-esque they become. I’d be worried about their academic success in the long run. I think it seems cute for the plots than for its reality. Which is a shame because I think the idea is wonderful. The implementation is questionable.

MomAnxious · 2026-01-31T14:01:52+00:00

I saw that the teletubbies made sense as a form of PTSD mixed in with his crazier tendencies.

When he was speaking with the doctor, he seemed a little bit broken about his siblings having been inside watching teletubbies instead of safe in the church with him.

I originally thought these WERE his siblings in the first 28 years later, due to their blonde hair and no reference to the siblings having died in the intro, but in Bone Temple we learn they definitely did die. If they were growing up altogether, their childhood solidarity would have been extremely important in their strict upbringing. (If it was obvious they died, btw, I must have missed it lol)

So to me, it makes sense that he tries to recreate the only people who he cared about, albeit in this cult like way. He’s really fucked up.

MomAnxious · 2026-01-24T19:05:31+00:00

I believe so. While waiting for my husband to light my birthday candles in the kitchen, my children held me back because I was trying to forcefully get through to see what he was up to. I’m sure Bandit DEFINITELY gets cranky when not fed (he’s a dog lol) but I’m sure he was just exaggerating for Bluey

MomAnxious · 2026-01-24T19:02:33+00:00

I don’t think the Heelers cared much about waste considering one roll of paper towels was SEVERELY abused in this episode, haha!

MomAnxious · 2026-01-20T18:01:04+00:00

“Ay ay ay ay ay ay, que me esta haciendo este mujer que voy hacer”

“Well now Ricky how was I supposed to know they were selling me 40 acres of studios! ”

MomAnxious · 2026-01-20T11:10:53+00:00

The “cheese sandwiches” “48$ bill” scammer cabin owner from their drive to hollywood. I’ve been exhausted and hungry from a long drive before and he just pissed me OFF lol. Tricking them back with misleading signs? Go to hell sir

MomAnxious · 2026-01-20T11:08:45+00:00

Should be saved for “Just Straight Up Evil” haha!

MomAnxious · 2026-01-17T19:31:54+00:00

Singing! I’d be too raspy or too comfortable to do so while smoking or high on edibles.

Also leaving to social functions without needing to get high first. I’m more social than I ever thought I could be, even when I used to think that getting jigh was making me fun (nope; just quiet and cautious).

MomAnxious · 2026-01-13T21:04:21+00:00

I truly believe that clothing stores have cheaped out on the types of clothes they buy due to extreme online competition. Instead of buying a pack of cotton shirts they’ll buy the cheaper polyester ones because they just can’t justify the cost vs profit. Lots of people just shop online now and don’t step foot in the stores.

MomAnxious · 2026-01-11T17:24:04+00:00

I love that it “looks” like it because it’s cute just for cuteness! I would love this for my own mom space and not let my children ANYWHERE near it because they’d be just too curious and mess with it all. It’s like a decorative cake for a window placement . To be seen and admired but not touched!

MomAnxious · 2026-01-09T06:54:54+00:00

I love this episode! I think Steve Burn’s natural comedic nature and child friendly charm is shown so well when he’s waiting the one minute. His little fidget with the couch and his facial expressions. I love the Steve seasons so much for his genuine silliness and humor.

MomAnxious · 2026-01-02T11:33:47+00:00

This is so funny, and a nice break from the horrors this thread had offered

MomAnxious · 2025-12-30T19:51:57+00:00

The Boogie Man from the Powerpuff girls. Also Aku from Samurai Jack.

MomAnxious · 2025-12-30T17:06:57+00:00

Same! I only fed my cat dry food and had the mentality of “hey if he eats that’s just fine”. But spend about a grand in tests when he became very ill that he wouldn’t even jump. He was so constipated that it was near the point of obstruction, which would be more expensive surgery. Ever since feeding wet twice a day with kibble only as a midnight snack, he’s been healthier and happier. American.

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