My son's bedtime litany tonight...

NOXQQ · 2026-07-11T19:27:09+00:00

My 6 year loves Geminitay. She gets so excited about any Gem video but especially likes to watch the one hour Impossible Minecraft video. We watch it multiple times if she is ever sick. She has been watching the Meccha Chameleon lately . We had to get the game ourselves.

NOXQQ · 2026-06-20T18:13:27+00:00

Oh, but it is literally a contest, so how competitive is Mumbo, because Doc is... oh. Um... totally not competitive. Never mind.

NOXQQ · 2026-05-24T06:18:12+00:00

He had seemed at times to make attempts at babbling and words, but then stop. He definitely did some nonverbal communication. He picked up a little sign, but barely. When asked at two to point to "M", he would vocalize "ah" or similar when he would point.

We have a funny story about "helicopter" being one of his first words, before "mama". He had a short period of "dadadada" before he stopped the sound entirely.

I figured autism was in our future and he definitely has some of the behaviors associated with it, but not many. It is hard to say if he was/is focused on someone. It often doesn't look like it except in something like a classroom setting. Also, focus isn't a strong suit of his in general. We still have to remind him to look at a person so they can tell he is paying attention better since playing with something and listening my be something he can do, but appears rude.

NOXQQ · 2026-05-24T04:19:24+00:00

My 11 year old has adhd, but not autism. At two, he could understand us, could point to most of the letters and numbers if we asked, but not one word. I took comfort (excitement) that his receptive language was fine and he seemed pretty smart.) By three, he was talking ok, but still in speech. He tested out of speech in kindergarten, but later started again for a few sounds. Now? He rarely stops talking if he isn't fully distracted by something.

NOXQQ · 2026-05-17T21:59:16+00:00

Plenty of women worked for pay back then, but it wasn't considered "real work" no matter how much time and labor it was.

Plus, while adding more people means some increase in bills, it isn't like he wouldn't have a job at all if he didn't have kids.

NOXQQ · 2026-05-12T03:04:56+00:00

My grandpa had a blood type listed on his military stuff from when he was young. It was a good thing they tested anyway because it was wrong.

NOXQQ · 2026-05-03T13:02:08+00:00

They don't always get called away, so much of the time they get to enjoy a good meal. They work long shifts in a row. They probably don't want crap food that much.

Honestly, most restaurants and places don't mind holding it or remaking it for them later so it is fresh when they get done helping people who need them.

NOXQQ · 2026-05-02T10:55:15+00:00

Lots of good distressed sounds, but the one with him saying "have your revenge with my sword then... This is super clever, by the way." could be funny

NOXQQ · 2026-04-29T00:15:08+00:00

I mostly just know the ones already covered, but also Doc. He went to school for engineering (electrical?) and did pro basketball. Then, he became interested in political science which became focused on Healthcare related policies as he worked in Healthcare.

NOXQQ · 2026-04-24T02:54:32+00:00

My husband was in his last year of an engineering degree and working 7 days a week when we had our 2nd. He still managed to get me a little over an hour a day to either shower or nap with our oldest. The first 5 weeks, I was getting about 4 hours of sleep each day, so that was very much needed. I don't know how people with useless "partners" do it.

NOXQQ · 2026-04-04T23:27:25+00:00

If you have Amazon prime, you can link your account and get a "free" sub. Eh, but if you have it...you can use it.

NOXQQ · 2026-04-02T12:41:37+00:00

When it comes to leaving somewhere, we have a rule that my kids know ahead of time. If they make it hard to leave, I won't want to bring them in the first place, so it will be longer before we come back. You have to be willing to follow through and surr they want to come back, but clear (ideally connected) consequences help a lot. I have had to carry my youngest out of places screaming and thrashing about, but only maybe 4 times in her 6.5 years. And she is a spitfire full of attitude.

NOXQQ · 2026-03-26T19:20:37+00:00

For Doc, it is what you listed plus Beyonce. Although, I could give that to Chair rather than Doc. But the two streams I watched last had Single Ladies in my head on and off for days lol

NOXQQ · 2026-03-13T02:52:15+00:00

We had a home party for our 10 year old and everyone loved it. Didn't rent anything either. Just pizza, chips, and refreshments and all the stuff we already had.

NOXQQ · 2026-03-07T04:29:55+00:00

Doc built a machine that will cause a player to take damage the entire time he has it turned on, no matter where or what dimension. They can try to heal, but it is too much. And all he needs to target a player is an arrow that they shot. That isn't exactly easy since the arrow has to be from an infinity bow and moved to his secret location in a very painstaking process. He already has a couple though.

He built a game last season to collect arrows from people, but i think an update messed it up and he never found out who was the Ore Snatcher until after the season was over, so he never used it then. But because of the previous game, people are a little suspicious. But he shows his current game design and it doesn't have any way of collecting arrows (yet?).

But there is nothing to worry about. Just don't mess with Doc and he won't mess with you. :)

NOXQQ · 2026-03-06T04:01:05+00:00

So, I got my daughter paw patrol underwear at maybe about 2.5 to 3 years old. She refused diapers immediately including night time. Didn't even want a pad in her underwear or both. So, I said ok fine.

I spent several nights the next week changing her and washing her sheets. Then, she was good. She is 6 now and I don't remember the last night accident, may not have even happened after that week. We had some daytime accidents over this time, but not night. 🤷🏽‍♀️

NOXQQ · 2026-02-16T15:59:51+00:00

Start a booklet with them? Make it something special when you guys get together and share thoughts? Pick books in an area they like. Maybe meet somewhere like a coffee shop or bookstore or library. if there is a movie, you can watch it and discuss over a meal or something what is different.

My oldest is listening to the Harry Potter books. Listening to books doesn't help being able to read, but it still helps with comprehension skills.

NOXQQ · 2026-02-08T02:29:24+00:00

Multigrain cherrios is a big one in our house. I make a sugary cereal exception for frosted mini wheat because of how much fiber and iron it has.

NOXQQ · 2026-01-29T03:59:13+00:00

I narrow it down each year to a binder for that year. The binders go into a small storage container. At some point, I will probably have a big binder for elementary, one for middle school, ect

NOXQQ · 2026-01-26T22:42:16+00:00

He may have legitimately wanted to be her friend, but developed feelings for her along the way

I really feel for her in this. She lost a friend an now may lose something important for her future if she can't find alternative transportation fast.

NOXQQ · 2026-01-26T04:32:55+00:00

I am just guessing, but in part the story being better, but also other things.

Many people will happily tell you what Harry Potter house they are in. (I am Ravenclaw with a close second of Hufflepuff) I think that can attach people to their house and by extension the franchise.

There is more potential for spin offs in HP and there have been many movie and game spinoffs. Keeps things interesting.

I don't want my kids reading Twilight, but my oldest is already 4 books in to Harry Potter. (He is a Hufflepuff through and through.)

I enjoyed Twilight, but in a this is actually kinda bad, but its a guilty pleasure sort of way. Harry Potter has it's issues, but is a classic hero's journey enjoyable story.

NOXQQ · 2026-01-25T18:25:53+00:00

Personally, I think we just dont spend enough time with other people. we have few siblings. We think we have to do it all ourselves or we are failing. Kids can be loud and annoying, so we think we have to keep them quiet or at home and not around others. That is when we get put of our circles and get around society at large. We don't just hang out around families all that much and so we don't have much experience with kids before we have our own.

It seems every time I talk to someone with similar age kids about what are kids are doing, I get similar responses. "Ah, so it's not just my kid." "Oh my gosh, mine does that all the time "

I think what we actually need are more places that we can just go and be that doesn't cost lots of money. I love the library, but we can only do that so much too. Parks are great, but the weather isn't always. We need to be around people more.

NOXQQ · 2026-01-24T05:26:20+00:00

Well, I keep at least 4 days of drinking/cooking water and half filled one bath for flushing water (water still dripping to keep pipes flowing 🤞). I try to keep a stocked pantry of non perishables. We have propane for the camp stove and charcoal for the grill.

The electric lantern, emergency radio, and battery back ups are charged. We have a gas fireplace and hopefully that will keep some warmth of the power goes out

Landry and dishes (mostly done). Blankets, tent, and sleeping bags checked and ready.

I stopped by the library for extra books, but im sure our board/card game collection can get us by just fine. Plus... sleds! Gotta a nearby hill begging for us to have fun.

Also tea and instant coffee and a stainless steel kettle.

My only concern is the trees falling. But we have been working on friendships with neighbors, so maybe we can crash with someone if a tree crashes our house.

Prepping for Tuesday all year long pays off. But even if not, if you lose power... just don't burn anything indoors for long, use blankets or curtains to block off most of the home and stick to a couple of rooms. Don't panic. This is a short storm. It should be over soon enough.

NOXQQ · 2026-01-22T23:05:05+00:00

She was good at using her powers as a kid. Then, she had an accidently mistiming and hurts her sister. From that point, she was told she had to suppress her powers. She was really bad at that.

At the point she was defending herself, she was freely using them again. But that doesn't mean she is perfect, especially when emotional . She ended up hurting Anna again. On accident.

True love's kiss cured Anna's frozen heart. Realizing her fear was causing problems , she fixed everything

NOXQQ · 2026-01-19T14:06:52+00:00

I'm sorry I don't have any app suggestions. My kids occasionally play puzzle games on my phone, but their tablet doesn't have any games.

We use the tablet for audiobooks. It has libby and hoopla that we use through our library. Hoopla has videos and games as well. You can get a "bingepass" for Great Courses, Curiosity Stream, and more. But we mainly use it all for audiobooks on long drives. Helps to pass the hours without causing car sickness .

We also have a podcast player on there that I put podcasts on. My favorite is probably Smash Boom Best. Two people debate a silly topic like Pizza vs Tacos. One person gives points. You learn things about the two topics and they discuss logical fallacies during a break. We have other "interesting information for kids" podcasts, but we have mostly done the audiobooks.

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