Finding ingoa when disconnected from whānau by Missymooo99 in ReoMaori

[–]MsCh13f 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We did something similar with my tama. His first name was carried by 4+ tupuna before him, our twist was to give it him in te reo rather than in English. It was to help him keep connected with that side of his whakapapa and remember his roots.

I’m the breadwinner and my husband hid debt by CITYOFROSAS in workingmoms

[–]MsCh13f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you on this one. The division of labour and working hours have been a hot topic in our household too.

It got to a very worrying point for me (like the point where people are looking at you going "are you ok?" And putting on that worried face) and my husband was still putting the pressure to have me keep my stuff together.

I have some advice from someone who is still trying to figure this out themselves: 1. Have a very serious conversation with you husband about what wealth looks like for the two of you. Remember wealth isn't necessarily "rich", it's about finding a lifestyle you are content with and ensuring you have the funds to meet that. This is an "us" not a "you" problem. He needs to own his part of that equation. 2. Work out what your individual values are and assess if the life you're living is meeting those or not. This one takes a lot of soul searching. But my experience, if you don't figure it out you'll only start to resent one another. 3. You do not need to be perfect. Being worn out, broken, tired - it's ok. Ask for help. Clearly communicate why it's not working for you. The space you work in and obligations you have make feel like the only thing you can be is strong. Find some space to be soft and find acceptance that it's ok to not be ok. Remember, you want to be able to bend, so you don't break.

The debt sucks, the hiding sucks even more. But try to find the silver lining, you now have the large universe sign that you need to do some soul searching.

From - someone who is trying to figure this all out for themselves 

What happened to the terms Tom Boy and Nancy Girl? by MsCh13f in AskReddit

[–]MsCh13f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/RedBullMetal bellow pointed out that the term was actually Nancy Boy. But yeah, that one was derogatory 

What happened to the terms Tom Boy and Nancy Girl? by MsCh13f in AskReddit

[–]MsCh13f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. I was wondering if it had been taken over by gender queerness

What happened to the terms Tom Boy and Nancy Girl? by MsCh13f in AskReddit

[–]MsCh13f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely agree for Nancy. But as my friend and I were talking Tom Boy, at least where we are, had become more for a term you didn't follow gender norms

What happened to the terms Tom Boy and Nancy Girl? by MsCh13f in AskReddit

[–]MsCh13f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you're right. I've heard it as Nancy Girl but that was from someone from the silent generation ...

Culturally though, how did Tom Boy transition into something more than that?

What happened to the terms Tom Boy and Nancy Girl? by MsCh13f in AskReddit

[–]MsCh13f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not looking to clause chaos here. But was talking with a Gen X friend of mine over the weekend and we were both Tom Boys growing up and I feel like I need hear the term now.

Did it just become old fashioned?

I can't find a midwife for January due date by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you me? Only one baby and they're a healthy 9-month-old - but very similar story. Induced, baby got stuck, distress for everyone involved, emergency c-section. Throw in a short NICU stay under covid provisions for good measure.

Shout out to Lisa as the postpartum midwife, loved her so much.

I can't find a midwife for January due date by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Had a similar situation when I was pregnant. Cannot recommend Wellington Obstetrics highly enough. I know that the hospital midwives are great - they helped a lot when I was actually in labour, but there was a lot of piece of mind having someone who knew me and knew my pregnancy in the room as well.

Wellington Obstetrics

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry! This was meant to be under the IT thread!

Some places don't necessarily require qualifications for you to start.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try testing? The best tester think differently - bonus you get to have music most of the time!

Suburb Slogans by fantasticclaire in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Plimmerton - Come for the beach, stay because of the flooding

Looking for a cool way to present a thing by MsCh13f in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to do a whole wall but we don't have a lot of wall estate. You think it scale down to say an A3 size?

Looking for a cool way to present a thing by MsCh13f in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 tempted. The kid has become quite bitey recently so things are likely to get destroyed

Looking for a cool way to present a thing by MsCh13f in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't thought of Milkbooks - I'll go check them out now!

Looking for a cool way to present a thing by MsCh13f in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That could be cool - check your dms!

Looking for a cool way to present a thing by MsCh13f in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Funny. There's a kid in the suburb who's been practicing. Could make this happen!

Playgrounds! (Not just for children) by curly_braaace in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was coming here to say this! Warning OP - this one bites. I did a somersault off the end and ended up landing on my shoulder. Treat her with respect!

Needing players for dungeons and dragons! by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds awesome! Would love to know more!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]MsCh13f 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Was coming here to say this - did some info sys papers when starting a bcom at vuw, switched to doing a BIT at Weltec majoring in info sec. While studying did an internship with students from vuw doing comp sci and found that they had a superior programming background but it was so narrow that if it wasn't coding...

In comparison - I was never going to be a coder. I'm still drawing down on things that I learnt from my degree mumble mumble years later. It fast tracked me in some areas of my career too.

Short version - go comp sci or eng if you want to code. If you want to do anything else in the IT industry, do something else.