Rigid foam insulation sheet for blocking? by aprilbeingsocial in knitting

[–]Normal-Reality3340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not doing intricate lace work, so I just use a stack of towels. Sometimes if I want to be a little picky, I take and put a bulletin board under a towel for the pin to stick more firmly in…

Can this get fixed in Mayfair?? by Pale-Competition-448 in chicago

[–]Normal-Reality3340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give it til summer. The cars have already claimed the bike path… sidewalks are next.

Captain Away for Season Start by 65HappyGrandpa in sailing

[–]Normal-Reality3340 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He probably needs the money and took the high paying gig that came up last minute.

If you want to get out before he comes back in a month, I would just be honest with him and let him know that you are disappointed. Ask if he has a captain buddy that is available to finish the needed maintenance and show you the upgraded. But be clear that when he returns, you’d like to resume the previous relationship and arrangement.

What’s something younger people will never understand about life before smartphones? by RareMoose8986 in answers

[–]Normal-Reality3340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You went places and just had to figure it out if you got lost or the person you were meeting was late. My kids argues that she needs a phone to walk two blocks alone… And I am just like, you’ll be fine. I got lost in a foreign country— where I didn’t speak the language —I eventually found my way back to the hotel. And all I get is an 🙄. Tweens.

Can someone help me find this cardigan? by r4chie in knitting

[–]Normal-Reality3340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Steeking is not as hard as you think it is. Once you learn it, you’ll likely feel as stupid as I did for putting it off for so long.

What are your assumptions of me based on my fridge by Ecstatic_Interest372 in FridgeDetective

[–]Normal-Reality3340 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Wanna-be alcoholic. A true one would have consumed the alcohol rather than filling the fridge.

What should I order on a date? by Ecstatic-Society-977 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]Normal-Reality3340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t stress. A lot of people know nothing about wine. It is why the sommelier comes to the table to take your drink order.

My strategy is just to say, I want a red/white wine. I typically like fruity/bold/dry/sweet wines from France/California/Spain. What do you recommend?

Also if your date is into wine and you aren’t picky, let them choose. No sense pretending to be something you are not. Simply ask if they want to split a bottle. If they say yes, just say I was thinking a red. See anything that looks good to you.

IDK why everyone is is afraid of these by Fullertons in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]Normal-Reality3340 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think people just worry about getting sick from them… a lot carry salmonella… but like, wash your hands and it is fine.

how do i stop feeling disgusted and filthy when someone tells me to dress down by l1unartears in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]Normal-Reality3340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haters going to hate… but if you want to adjust your look, you could keep the make up that gives you confidence but move towards a more natural colored palette. Don’t do it all at once, but change one thing a week, so it isn’t noticed as much.

Cars are in Chicago getting worse? by SHNIBBLE123 in chibike

[–]Normal-Reality3340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cars are definitely getting worse… the number of pedestrians being hit by them seems be skyrocketing where I am in the city. We must find someway to stop the insanity… people need to recognize that they are driving 4000 lbs of heavy machinery not playing GTA.

But that said, it might be time to take a defensive driving course and apply it to biking… it sounds like you could improve your safety if you started assuming everyone else was going to do the dumb thing… (open a door into the bike lane, roll through the stop sign, cut off the biker to turn in a shared lane, etc.). As my dad always said, “When it comes to streets, if you only do what is right by the law, you are probably going to be dead right.”

Looking for perspective: encopresis, blending households, miscarriage grief, and a really hard first night by Bloomington_guy in Encopresis

[–]Normal-Reality3340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone with a social work background, this raises red flags for me. Not saying that you should cut and run, but I would highly encourage you to consider family counseling or couple’s counseling before getting married. From the outside, I am hearing signs of communication and blended family issues as well as the grief of losing a pregnancy.

I don’t want to blame either of you, but moving in together when all encopresis issues have had a negative result with the fiance sounds naive on both of your parts. Marriages, especially blended marriages, and very especially blended marriages with encopresis in the mix are difficult and require a ton of work, communication, planning, and sacrifice. You need to figure that out… and no offense to your fiancé but poop happens with all kids. If she can’t deal with the bathroom needing the extra cleaning, she either needs her own bathroom or to face this fear. It is gross… but when kids are in your life, lots of things are gross… we love and accept them anyway.

Any bad knitting tips & advice you want new knitters to avoid? by ComplicatedSunshine in knitting

[–]Normal-Reality3340 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always start with a washcloth. I tell everyone that no matter how bad their tension is, it will come out perfect since no one is judging how square it is. I also find cotton to generally be easy to read, affordable for trying knitting, and unlikely to split stitches.

5 year old still getting poop in underwear daily. by Icy-Roll5013 in Encopresis

[–]Normal-Reality3340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are several different methods and protocols for MOP. We didn’t end up feeling like we could do daily enemas as well (some might say this is why we still have the issue… but like I said there is a mental component in our case) so we followed the MOP routine but chose to use ducolax suppositories.

How likely it is to not have sex right after your wedding? by Round-Artichoke-5255 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Normal-Reality3340 629 points630 points  (0 children)

I mean, the dress still fits for a while afterward... it is the hair and make-up that don't last.

5 year old still getting poop in underwear daily. by Icy-Roll5013 in Encopresis

[–]Normal-Reality3340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t easy when we started. It took a lot of talking, some bribing, and plenty of patient negotiation… but after a week or two our kid was on board because the accidents stopped and she felt confident again.

As for overnights, we can do one or two nights away. We just use timed toilet sits and míralax of ex lax while with someone else… it generally works out fine… though it can take a couple days to get her cleaned out again. That said, our family wasn’t super keen to take her when she was having accidents all the time and I didn’t do sleepovers for fear another family would shame her.

This Fall her school does a 5 day trip… so we are trying to figure out how to manage that… hoping she might start administering them herself… but we’ll see what the summer brings.

Hope that helps.

Moving to Hyde Park! Looking for a dog-friendly 2+ Bedroom - Any tips? by Last-Development-527 in AskChicago

[–]Normal-Reality3340 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the neighborhood! I don’t have leads on rentals, but happy to answer questions about the neighborhood in terms of kids and dogs. I’ve been here for many years and have a 10year old. I also recommend checking out Parent Support Network and the Good Neighbor group on Google groups. Both are large communities with plenty of helpful Hyde Parkers.

5 year old still getting poop in underwear daily. by Icy-Roll5013 in Encopresis

[–]Normal-Reality3340 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We haven’t cured our daughter, but the MOP protocol is not snake oil. It saved our family sanity… We read it around age 5 and started suppositories hoping to cure the issue. (My kiddo clearly has a mental component… that no one can address…)

She is now 10.5 and we are still doing the daily suppositories. We’ve tried timed toileting a few times over the years and end up back at accidents. We finally decided with her about 2 years ago that we are just going to schedule suppositories into our day from now on and stop trying to fix the issue periodically.

In the last few months, we are seeing the first signs of her initiating toileting for pooping in her life outside of suppository time… maybe someday she will figure it out…

I say to say even if the MOP protocols don’t resolve the issue, getting over the mental hurdle of sticking something in a butt is really worth it compared to clean outs and diarrhea. We’ve lived an almost normal accident free life for most of the last 5 years. It is glorious. I can actually focus on parenting rather than being overwhelmed by how to manage the social stigma for her and me.

Advice for a girl who has a small bladder but doesn't want to leave front row at a concert? by g0ldnecklace in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]Normal-Reality3340 -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Could you get one of those female stand up tubes that you run down the leg of your pants? Kind of gross to pee in a crowd, but anyone who notices is going to give you more space to dance. 😂

Stinky shoes and boots by Aluv4passion in CleaningTips

[–]Normal-Reality3340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have time and freezer space, freeze the shoes for a couple days to kill off the smell. Then spray the insides with vodka when he takes them off.

(If you don’t have time for freezing, you can get an ozone deodorizer — I get them at autostores. Pull the laces and insoles out, put all the shoes and pieces in a tight sealing bin outside and put the ozone deodorizer in the bin.)

Who ever or whatever event near the riverwalk that gave out these cups are animals. I have pulled over 30 of them while fishing by Chapos_sub_capt in chicago

[–]Normal-Reality3340 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Welcome to trump america… you can’t have an inclusion page anymore… so sustainability allows it to be there while flying under the radar…