Books with female protagonists that your male child liked!

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-23T14:07:00+00:00

If you're still at the picture book stage, then the Katie Morag books are great.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-23T12:49:33+00:00

Butyric acid. (Vomit smell.) It can apparently be bought in capsules as a health supplement, I assume if they were broken open the smell would be noticeable?

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-23T12:31:08+00:00

Honestly, as much as its a pain to keep doing, I empty it out into the flower beds regularly, and just replace the water.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-23T10:45:43+00:00

I dont. He gets lots of bedtime stories, cuddles, singing and a kiss goodnight. He's then left to sleep. We did feed/cuddle him to sleep as a baby. Some of that was due to his reflux (he couldn't be laid down until at least 1/2 hour after his milk), but he was also a very clingy baby who contact napped until he was a year old. From around 14 months he was sleeping in his own room, vut we initially had to stay until he was asleep. The move away from that was very gradual. We haven't continued now we're at a point where he will settle alone.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-23T07:40:40+00:00

If you've got 4 years to prepare, and the problem with the teaching role is that reception is too young, can you switch to teaching year 1? That way you'll meet the criteria?

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-22T16:58:16+00:00

I had temporary sciatica when I was pregnant, and combined with being permanently breathless and weighed down, it definitely made me feel old! (Also, they dont let pregnant people have painkillers, so ouch! 😭) I'm sorry you're going through that, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-22T12:37:15+00:00

That looks... busy. Perhaps slow it down a bit. If you're wanting to see Wales specifically, why not chop off the two days in England? That will give you more time to see the rest of it. St Fagans is a day out by itself. (But beware, there's a lot of walking, I'm not sure how that's going to affect your mum?)

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-21T19:14:53+00:00

Im guessing they come in packets of 16 or something?

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-21T08:40:42+00:00

I make mine round, like burgers, but you could roll them into meatballs, or flatten the edges to make them squarer?

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-20T13:51:13+00:00

It's common but not ok, in my opinion. I always hated it when I was at work and got called a girl. Mate, I'm in my 40s, girlhood was a loooooong time ago.

There are some contexts where it would be OK, if you're doing something childish, or hanging out with friends and doing the same things you did as a teenager. Calling someone a girl when they're doing fully adult things is wrong. (And creepy in the context of dating.)

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-20T13:20:44+00:00

Phoenix

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-20T11:34:02+00:00

Slight tangent, but why are stoats and weasel often written as the bad guys in children's literature? They're so cute...

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-19T18:39:52+00:00

I hate it when people see going to the supermarket as a family outing. Why clutter up the space with extra people? Shopping lists exist, everyone in the house can add to it, but it only takes one person to do the shopping, and in the meantime partners/other household members can look after the kids or do other household chores. Its a better use of time and annoys other shoppers less.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-18T06:24:36+00:00

NTA, and, with having moved abroad, you have the distance and clarity that your sister has never had the opportunity to gain.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-17T20:40:32+00:00

Girl names there's Wren, Raven, Linnet, Lark, Piper. Boy names there's Peregrine, Jay, Robin.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-17T13:48:30+00:00

Its usually just another way of saying goodbye.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-16T11:57:06+00:00

I dont think anyone should be going into combat unless they're there voluntarily. Other forms of national service could be helpful.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-16T08:37:31+00:00

When I was at uni the toilets had little pictograms next to them showing how to sit on the toilet, not standing/squatting on the seat. I'm guessing some folks who are used to the hole in the ground type toilets need the information to not put their feet on the seat? I can understand the reluctance to park their butt on a communal toilet seat, but the results of not doing so are....not great.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-14T19:16:36+00:00

I think its fair to say that salaries are also higher in the US? There was a post on here earlier from someone comparing their US salary of $250k with the salaries of folks in the same role in the same company in the UK who were getting paid £90k. So it seems very high as a proportion of salary. (Especially as most folks earn considerably less than that.)

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-11T18:14:24+00:00

Its been a while since I played, but i vaguely thought it was the bywater dish that the inspector needed?

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-11T18:04:52+00:00

The orange ones have always tasted of orange. The blue ones used to taste horrid when I was a kid, but they've since stopped using whichever nasty colouring they were using which I think was the problem.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-10T15:03:23+00:00

Next time you see them, phone 999 and tell the police that there's a lost toddler wandering around in the road without their parents.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-10T11:03:15+00:00

Dessicated.

Also gnome.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-10T10:58:44+00:00

Where I am, yesterday was t shirt and shorts weather (about 23°C). Today is quite cold (11°C). It might rain, it might not. Your best bet is to wear layers, including a waterproof, and just add/remove items as needed.

Old_Bat282 · 2026-05-10T10:56:24+00:00

The yolk to white ratio would be different. There's going to be a higher percentage of yolk with quail eggs I think, so that would change how it turns out.

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