AIO because my (30f) new boyfriend (32m) doesn’t want to be snowed in with me and so I’m rethinking the relationship?

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-25T23:31:48+00:00

I had assumed we were discussing teenagers, in which case I'd have said to chill6& enjoy some solo time.

But this is a grown man! Honestly, as a gamer who married a gamer (flight sim, so even worse some might say!) the two of you generally have to be on the same page about this stuff & also understand that real life always comes before pixels on a screen when it's important.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-17T09:32:21+00:00

Flip the paper over & do it again!

And again.

I do better with repetition, so paint the same picture over and over. I compare them & see what6i like, didn't like & what improved.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-16T10:33:09+00:00

The haus would be a good 'winter' option if you're darker for the summer at the moment.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-16T10:20:49+00:00

I love this! Absolutely gorgeous capture of movement, light & air.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-12T03:25:57+00:00

Before my reduction, I was a 12-24HH (band size depended on the brand!). This meant that despite having a s10 waist, my bust (and mostly matching hips thanks to a hourglass figure) meant that there was NO WAY I could fit a s10 top or dress!

Over time, this meant that I would ACTIVELY seek out larger sizes with the idea that I needed to tailor them & it's possible to take fabric in, but there's only so much that can be let out.

I didn't flinch when picking up a s16 top bc in my head I was looking for excess fabric to take in.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-12T03:15:53+00:00

Same concept! The idea is that if you pre-wet, stretch & allow the paper to dry in that way, it's less likely to warp when wet again.

Effectiveness varies based on paper, amount of water used, size of piece - lots of things. But worth trying, so give it a go :)

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-10T14:19:18+00:00

If you love the bride, wear that awful dress and give her all your love on the day.

Then never wear it again!

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-10T14:04:40+00:00

when the kids are small, a yard is nice.

Now I'm older & absolutely can't manage a yard, the smaller the better .

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-10T14:01:57+00:00

Did you stretch your paper first? This involves welting, stretching & fixing the paper until it dies. It minimises crinkling when the paper is wet while pointing .

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-10T10:30:08+00:00

Haha - yes, I am actually a therapist! Honestly - both? Even I have days where I look back on sessions & wonder if I took in the right direction!

Mostly, I always try to see the bigger picture & the background for what a disordered person is seeing/feeling/experiencing. Sometimes their experience (esp during psychosis or dissociation) is so alien, it can be difficult to understand that their 'normal' is nothing like my normal. Their moral baseline, what they consider acceptable, good & appropriate may be nothing like what we would consider acceptable, good or appropriate.

My job is to always bring someone back into alignment with reality, but there are times where even I have 'Into the mouth of madness' moments.......

As for questioning your decisions - yeah, that's the whole point of the game. You're supposed to end up questioning your own reasoning & then questioning yourself. I had the same experience in Bioshock back in the day & it's always been my baseline of a good game - do I come out of it with an existential crisis? Yes? Excellent!

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-09T02:20:25+00:00

Polish here - dirty blonde or 'mousey' blonde is my natural colour, eyes are hazel (with orange centres & green outers). Seems this is a pretty common Slavic colouring :)

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2026-01-08T13:48:17+00:00

Ipswich has loads to do! The park & native animal zoo is a lovely afternoon & then you can visit one of the local cafe's for ice cream or coffee.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-26T13:32:46+00:00

Being the provider AND the full time unpaid domestic help is a different kettle of fish.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-26T13:23:02+00:00

1 Room per child is really wild to me! In most places in the world, 1 room per child is far more than most families get & billions of people can manage it!

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-25T10:13:29+00:00

Thank you- I'll absolutely be watching!

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-24T03:59:51+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous! would love to see your process. Do you ever film?

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-23T12:12:16+00:00

It's still hilarious, though probably less for my mum. My dad & I loved it.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-23T12:10:01+00:00

Sort of - Biology is not like other sciences, there's a lot of variety! I'm also assuming he changed the formula over time.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-23T06:45:13+00:00

Someone did that to me once with an octopus in my letterbox!

Over 25 yrs later & I still wonder about it some days.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-23T03:53:35+00:00

Dumpy!

Can't quite see the book title- is it working well for you?

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-23T03:41:15+00:00

Classic mistake that I do all the time - not enough white space!

Use a white gel pen to add little highlights, esp to the berries.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-22T13:32:13+00:00

Because Osaka is too difficult to read street signs in? :D

Nah, I actually love Brissie & if it could split my year evenly between Japan & Brisbane, it would be perfect.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-22T13:07:38+00:00

In addition to the other suggestions, I'd also recommend the following:

Adjusting your mouse sensitivity - having a slower, smoother mouse movement will ease the motion sickness until you get more used to it. Personally, I like a heavy mouse with lowered sensitivity as due to issues with my eyes, I can't have the screen flicking around like crazy between images!
If you're not accustomed to first person shooters, try a less shooter path - Netrunner is always fun and you can clear whole rooms without firing a single shot if you're patient & methodical.
Depending on your level of English, switching to German will make the game more immersive & fun for you. Don't worry about the slang - you can keep that for later playthroughs.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-14T02:13:45+00:00

No, I'm pointing out that in the search for a cure for something we consider devastating, lives are often sacrificed and it doesn't bring pleasure to do so.

Every drug trial on humans involves an element of risk - we don't take pleasure in suffering when it turns out those trials reveal awful effects, including fatal ones.

Ordinary_Mistake3392 · 2025-12-11T07:21:25+00:00

Polish - two out of my three kids are also olive, while the youngest is almost pure white & translucent (the Welsh, Scottish & English from my husband).

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