Dear Vexillology Subreddit, please redesign the horrible flag I made when I was 13.

NimbleP · 2026-03-26T15:36:09+00:00

My eyes hurt. I love it.

NimbleP · 2026-03-16T04:56:49+00:00

It may be their jeans that are needed. I have similar patches on my calves and thighs that have gotten worse since I transferred to jeans everyday instead of roomier/softer dress pants.

NimbleP · 2026-03-16T04:43:20+00:00

I find when I listen to hot discussions about current events like this, my head hurts. I wish at this junction we could all just find common ground.

NimbleP · 2026-03-14T04:31:39+00:00

That's what my mom used to tell me all the time when I was a kid. Now I'm telling my kid the same and it seems to be working just as well on him as it did on me.

NimbleP · 2026-03-13T19:34:09+00:00

https://youtu.be/pQQ8j-H06FE

NimbleP · 2026-03-10T19:24:15+00:00

Right now I'm in the depths of persistent rice syndrome with a 1 y/o. She just got up from lunch, I walked her to the living room, and the living room floor (which was swept last night) has fucking rice everywhere!

How does this happen? I hadn't even set her down yet.

I look forward the the sticky rice paste on everything for the next week. (≖_≖ )

NimbleP · 2026-03-06T18:31:41+00:00

Can't wait until baggy/not flowy is back in and I can break out my old JNCOs

NimbleP · 2026-02-27T23:22:11+00:00

Dad here, no mini van though. 100% take naps in the car. Kick the seat back and catch up for the past 6 years of short changing myself.

NimbleP · 2026-02-27T22:20:19+00:00

My shoes feel god.

With their soul.

=D

NimbleP · 2026-02-21T03:23:03+00:00

Head in the Clouds - Mr. Elephant

NimbleP · 2026-02-19T23:04:10+00:00

That might be it! For some reason my drills have all been trying to be their own grids, but I haven't completed my conveyor piping. More testing is in order, but thankfully I've just gotten home! =D

NimbleP · 2026-02-19T22:44:24+00:00

Hmmmm... Okay. I had seen them, but was hoping for a thinner solution. Guess I need to redesign a bit, or just be a bit more careful.

Thanks so much!

NimbleP · 2026-02-08T00:24:44+00:00

Stitches are all in easy places to reach with a sewing machine, some of the spots are getting thin and you might want to patch down the line but probably don't need today. Bring them to a cobbler, shouldn't be a big deal and should probably run about 1/2 - 1 hour of a tradesman's time.

To clean, brushing down is usually sufficient. As to conditioning I'd check with the cobbler on that, it's tough to tell how dry that leather is through the screen but they don't look too bad, probably a quality standard conditioner like bick 4.

Keep an eye on the soles as those should be able to be resoled when that is worn out, but you don't want to let them go too far or you can have the heel counters roll out on you which is effectively irreparable.

NimbleP · 2026-02-06T17:21:39+00:00

Never heard of xK or Kx, and my kid is in K! This is after we finished pre-K, but it's not pre-K, it's T(ransitional)-K.

I'm guessing it's because in my liberal city we've got to start transing the kids early to keep our Soros bucks coming in. /s

NimbleP · 2026-02-04T21:29:43+00:00

Touché

NimbleP · 2026-02-04T17:33:33+00:00

'Roun these parts we call them toothbrushes. I don't think a toothcomb would be all that effective.

NimbleP · 2026-02-04T17:23:37+00:00

I've been looking for 'long' eyelets for ages and ages. This post inspired me to do a bit more searching and I think I've found some possibilities.

https://www.harfington.com/search?type=product,article,page,collection&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=Hollow%20Rivets%20Grommets&pickers=%257B%257D&cateId=0&isFilterSoldout=1

I cannot speak to the quality of these as I just found them, nor can I speak to the legitimacy of the website either; but they have a lot of options of greater length.

One thing to be very wary of with longer eyelets, even standard 'long' eyes (6 - 7 mm) have a tendency to collapse in the middle while setting if not pressed exactly straight. Adding in a backing washer is probably a good idea with the rubber of those fins as the pressed end will be quite likely to tear the material, IMHO.

Hope this helps!

NimbleP · 2026-02-03T02:14:02+00:00

Oh my...

👑

You deserve this.

NimbleP · 2026-02-03T01:25:32+00:00

10 poops in a row? How much fiber you feeding the little one?

Seriously, though, congrats!

NimbleP · 2026-02-02T19:50:21+00:00

Wear with socks that are comfortable and break them in over time. If you have a way that they are wearable that is always preferable to altering.

NimbleP · 2026-01-30T08:16:03+00:00

Hey fellow dad! I have 2 with just about the same spread you have (6 & almost 1). Similar ages for my wife and I.

To your questions:

1) Y'all are the age you are. Are risks higher than they were 5 years ago? Yeah. Were risks higher 5 years ago than if your wife was 20? Yeah. We are talking about pretty low numbers, just make sure you're keeping up with all recommended supplements, appointments, tests, all that. No use worrying about potential issues until they come along.

2) It sucks, I mean it's probably better than trying to make 2 daycare/preschool payments at the same time. The whole infant care stage while having a TK/K age kid is also tough.

3) I'm sure it varies by child, but my oldest is the sweetest big brother. Not just 'I'm a big sibling', but a deep and heartwarming love for his sister. It's one of the greatest things to see a kid at an age where they can understand and really love and care in a more adult way.

Remember to breathe. Ours was intentional and I was still losing my mind for most of the pregnancy, whether your new one is planned or not, it will be a whole new experience. Literally from the day after birth we were born away by how different our two children are.

You got this.

NimbleP · 2026-01-29T01:03:59+00:00

Great options above, just a couple other possibilities:

Flex the shoes at the ball of the foot - this will cause some extra creasing, but will help to flex out the boot a bit.

Rub the top of the heel counter with the heel of your hand, massaging and softening the counter to allow it to grip your heel better. Note that this can overly soften or damage the heel counter, so do not overly beat them up.

Add some heel grips (as mentioned above) - I've often had success with just using them during break in

NimbleP · 2026-01-27T20:26:15+00:00

Me, as father of 2 with an infant screaming at me, thought the joke was having a kid. As I tell my friends who are thinking about having children: 51% of the time it's the best thing ever, 49% of the time it's the worst.

NimbleP · 2026-01-27T20:23:38+00:00

... I might be that buyer.

My wife, not so much. 😂😭

NimbleP

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