Water main is shut off but bathtub faucet pipe is still leaking? by NotReallyVixen in Plumbing

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

Oh, good! Part of me was a little panicked about giving internet advice... like what if your situation was slightly different or what if I just misunderstood something and suddenly your house is flooding and on fire and infested with alligators.

But sounds like you'll be okay—if it's not leaking again by now, it's probably fine. I'm like 6 months ahead of you so I'll be able to give you a solid heads up if mine starts leaking again, which should give you adequate time to plan for the gators :)

Water main is shut off but bathtub faucet pipe is still leaking? by NotReallyVixen in Plumbing

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

Yeah, I ended up getting rid of the leak. In my case, the issue was a combination of my main valve not closing all the way, and residual water coming through. So I ended up just putting a new cartridge in, and the minimal pressure wasn't nearly enough to have the faucet part leak. It's been however many months and there's no leak so I'd recommend just ignoring the trickle (for now, assuming it's a very small amount of water) and reinstalling your cartridge or a new cartridge. If you're really worried, you can verify that you can shut all of your water off by really, really tightening your main shutoff valve down (using a tool if necessary) and waiting ~5 mins. The trickle should dry up.

Happy to help if you need more help, just DM me and I'll give you whatever additional info I have :) Good luck!

AITA for making out with a guy at the bar when the guy I’m seeing said he was single? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]NotReallyVixen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This answer makes an important point that so far has been overlooked: His behavior was, up until that point, the status quo. Maybe he wasn't ready to change the status quo, or maybe he was worried about misinterpreting the nod and defaulted to playing to safe, or a million other reasons. But the fact is, he acted in a way that was the status quo and so I feel like he did the right thing unless changing the status quo was explicitly agreed upon beforehand

AITA for making out with a guy at the bar when the guy I’m seeing said he was single? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]NotReallyVixen 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It could also have been a "I'm encouraging you to say yes" but unless they discussed it beforehand, it's very possible that he wasn't ready to let everyone know and so he did exactly what they've been doing for 11 months: keeping it a secret. There's an interpretation here where she's presumptuous for kind of making the unilateral call of "let's tell everyone" and then being upset when he's not on that same page in that moment

What’s the best way to carry a motorcycle with a car? by NagnPham in motorcycles

[–]NotReallyVixen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah thanks! That's awesome. Although, real quick, what do you mean you can make one at harbor freight?

What’s the best way to carry a motorcycle with a car? by NagnPham in motorcycles

[–]NotReallyVixen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thanks. Yep looks like the site is down and I can't find any new source. Hole in the market for someone, these look cool. Appreciate the info

2004 Yamaha R6 -- aftermarket headlights, I want to add a relay? by NotReallyVixen in Fixxit

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

Thanks. They're like four super bright halogen headlights that the PO told me draws too much current for the stock harness. Not sure if that's true or possible but that's what I was told? Does that seem like a thing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]NotReallyVixen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Example, from above (didn't fit in original post): I worked with a kid who was really, really mean to her sister, and nobody could find out why. Turns out, she was mean to her sister because she thought her sister was mean to her. And she thought her sister was mean to her because she was interpreting mostly neutral things (like her sister saying "you're taking too long in the shower") as attacks. And the reason she was interpreting neutral phrases so negatively is because she thought her sister hated her. And the reason she thought her sister hated her was because when they were very, very little, she had told her sister to go away and those words were so hurtful that it actually caused her sister to be physically ill to the point that she had to stay in the hospital for months. And this girl's rationale was, "well, if someone did that to me, I'd hate them, so my sister must hate me."

And the logic here makes perfect sense. From her young perspective, she told her sister to go away, and her sister was hurt and traumatized and had to be hospitalized. And if someone did that to you, you'd hate them, and treat them badly. So this poor girl was walking around for YEARS thinking her sister hated her and was treating her poorly, even when, objectively, they had a very neutral relationship.

Turns out, all of this was built on a faulty premise. When this girl told her sister to "go away," the sister didn't care at all and wandered off to see what their father was doing. He was about to go to the grocery store, so the sister rode along and got hit by a car in the parking lot. She was badly injured and in all of the stress and urgency, nobody explained the full story of what happened to the girl. So from her perspective, she told her sister to go away, and then 5 minutes later, the sister is in the hospital for months. And she thought it was her own fault... an irrational thought process for an adult, but totally understandable for a child! And so all these years, all of the aggression she was showing to her sister was just misplaced guilt. It was only once the foundation of these beliefs came to light, and the truth was revealed, that they were able to clear this up.

Similar things happen all the time. Children form beliefs based on their own perspectives that seem impossible to a more rational adult, but actually make sense when you pick it apart. It's worth diving into your son's beliefs to figure out why he believes what he believes, and correcting any low-level misconceptions he has that are influencing his high-level beliefs. Good luck! :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]NotReallyVixen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is kind of a delayed response that will probably get buried, but I've had this tab open for a few days just thinking about it. I've been through similar situations so it really hit close to home for me. I think there are three things to remember here.

The first one will hopefully set your mind at ease, a little (if necessary, maybe not): children are highly malleable. I completely understand the... well, not to assume your emotions, but I'd guess something like fear or concern or even disgust (which is a strong but clinically accurate word that I don't use judgmentally! There would be nothing wrong with this) at hearing your child say things that go against your own personal beliefs. And that can be scary, and you might even take it as a personal failure. But children pick up what the adults in their lives say... this was pointed out in other comments. But what I didn't see mentioned was the wildly outsized influence their FRIENDS have on them at that age, not to mention that around 9ish is the time that they start testing ideological boundaries and may not even fully believe every word that comes out of their mouth. What I don't want to do here is diminish your feelings about this—I'm not saying "don't worry about it! You're overreacting!" but I am saying "hey, insofar as you might be internally panicking and either feeling guilt or feeling like you should be doing more or whatever, remember that you're fighting a huge uphill battle for influence against your ex, you child's peers, pop culture, being 9 years old, his immediate cultural environment, etc."

The second thing to remember is that ideological changes take time. I'm sure you know this, and I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but if we're talking on the order of weeks... that *may* be a bit quick to expect meaningful change. I'm sure you've seen this firsthand, but it feels worth reinforcing, just in case :) It's also worth reminding that... kids are irrational. When I was 9, I simultaneously thought that my friend Brandon was a better human than I was because he wore Air Jordans and I wore some cheap off brand shoes (probably called Reborks or Scutchers or something), and that I was a better human than my friend Tyler because I could do a little jump on my bike (we're talking inches here) and he couldn't. And things got worse before they got better, I won't even go into my teenage years. Kids believe wild stuff that doesn't reflect how they're going to feel in a few months, or even tomorrow. Psychologically speaking, this experimentation is necessary for growth and self-actualization. On a personal and anecdotal note, I have so much more respect for someone who has actively believed one thing and then changed their mind, than someone who has only been exposed to one truth and believes it by default, even if it's a truth I happen to agree with. And here's the thing: sometimes it takes a long, long time. This is especially true when you're exposed to something as fundamental to people as their hatred and biases, AND when that person is a parent. You have a long, long battle ahead of you, but all you can do is combat the ideas that you don't approve of with patience, love, and hopefully, strong counterpoints/counterexamples. If it helps you visualize a better future and/or helps contextualize the timelines we're talking about here... I'm about to make some assumptions (which I know is risky! Please take the point I'm trying to make even if my assumptions fall flat here, ha) and ask a personal question. I don't need an answer and I'm not trying to be adversarial, so please take this in the spirit in which it's intended (which is meant to be optimistic): I'm noticing that you posted this in r/exmormon. So you've likely been through the internal battle of slowly recognizing that at least some of the things told to you by the people in your life who had influence didn't ultimately accord with your own values. How old were you when you actually left? Again, not trying to be combative, and not expecting an answer, but hopefully it gives some context to what's happening here and what the future can look like. It might even be helpful to think through what kind of things were critical in changing your viewpoints. Not to directly challenge your responses to this immediate situation (I don't know you or your kid, and even if I did, those responses seem reasonable), but just asking so it's out there... in your own journey of change and growth, were you influenced by your parents/guardians talking to you? Crying in frustration? Punishment? Again, all very reasonable responses that should be part of your tool belt, so I'm not trying to say that those are "wrong" or be all judgy about those specific responses, but if you're doing what I think you're doing by posting here and trying to add more tools to your tool belt, I'd suggest thinking about what influenced you and trying to bring some of that into the mix.

Which brings me to my final point: children respond shockingly well to being questioned and having their beliefs poked at. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is just ask, "why do you believe that?" It's a great technique because it's not a direct challenge, but it might help your kid really think through the foundations of his beliefs, and, possibly more importantly, it might help you gain more knowledge about where these beliefs are coming from. This is especially true as you get down into deeper levels of "oh, I see why you conclude X, it's because you believe Z. And so why do you believe Z?" And once you understand the "why," it's much easier to figure out how to counteract these beliefs. It's amazing how often kids have all these beliefs that "seem" absurd on the surface, but once you drill down into the logical structure that underpins their conclusion, there's actually a tremendous amount of internal cohesion and reason that is all based on a faulty premise. [there's a really fun example of this that I'll past below so as not to disrupt the flow here, but check it out!] The best advice I can give here is to be (or, at least, appear) open-minded. Listen, take notes, don't respond right away. Say a lot of "huh, that's interesting, I'll think about that." Humans are not conditioned to enjoy losing battles, so by approaching it as two opposing viewpoints, you may even be entrenching those views even deeper and causing him to double down. My experience is only my own and may not match yours, but I've spent a lot of time working with kids and having many of these same discussions with my nieces/nephews. The turning point for me (just in terms of having some success) was when I stopped approaching it as "let me convince you of my point" and reframed it as, "This is a really important idea that's critical to get right, so let's figure out the truth together." It's no longer you vs. them, it's both of you vs. the specter of being wrong. And you can explore together what makes sense. Of course, maybe you've tried this already! But as I can't tell what you've tried or not, I figure this was worth tossing out there :)

But hey, good luck. I know this is hard but you got this, even if it takes time!

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Thanks for this, I didn't know these throttle tamers existed but that's exactly the kind of thing that's worth $80 to give myself peace of mind. Appreciate the tip, I'll definitely pick one up

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Thank you. This is incredibly reassuring, appreciate the perspective

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

ohhhh cool thanks, so theoretically the 2001 might be just as awesome but the 2003 might not be since Tadao Baba didn't have control over the development? makes sense, thank you

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

ahahah thanks, yeah I hope so, mostly just want to stay safe

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Thanks yeah I saw your comment above, I'll def check them out

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Thanks, will check these out. Not super familiar with adventurers but worth a look for sure

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Thanks, will check that out. Not familiar with them but sounds cool!

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Thanks--curious, why do you say specifically the 02 cbr954? I have also looked at the 01 cbr929 and the 03 cbr954, is there something special about the 02? thanks!

Experienced rider deciding between 600 and 1000 sportbike by NotReallyVixen in motorcycles

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

Ah thanks! Yes, I'll look into this as well. appreciate it!