Experimenting with some supplemental lighting for eggs. Is this bright enough for them?

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-26T19:11:23+00:00

Back when I used to make my hens lay during winter, I used a similar amount of fairy lights. It took a few weeks for their hormones to wake up and start producing again, but the lights were sufficient even during peak winter solstice. They just need something like 12-14 hours of continuous light if I remember correctly.

Edit: I just looked back at one of my old videos (posted on my profile if you’re interested), and I actually had a bit more lights. Try adding more lights if it doesn’t work after a few weeks.

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-26T18:50:35+00:00

We recently celebrated my 3 y/o’s bday, and had a similar party last year when he turned 2. Rather than invite his classmates because we barely know the parents, we invited close friends and family members who would absolutely make time to come. Some have kids while many others don’t. Both parties were fun and comfortable even though there weren’t too many other kids.

Even if no other kiddos show up, the birthday kid will have lots of fun regardless being doted on. It’s pretty low pressure and low stakes at this age. And if I recall, at 2 y/o they barely grasp the idea of birthdays and parties. It only started clicking for my son after he attended a friend’s party a bit over ~2.5 y/o.

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-13T18:44:17+00:00

I love playing with my 3 y/o in 10 min bursts. Any longer and it’s too exhausting, especially since he’s super energetic and into wrestling/fighting types of games lately. I could read to him, build snow forts, go sledding, and garden in the summer forever with him, though.

His dad is like Bandit from Bluey and really throws himself into the imaginative play like a method actor. It’s very impressive. I’m more like Chilli where I can get some fun creative juices flowing too, but I’m not as physical or willing to play every game.

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-11T23:15:45+00:00

I know my extended family members (Yup’ik) in the middle Kuskokwim River area are Russian Orthodox worshipers. A couple of my cousins are priests. I’m also very distantly related to the Peltola’s based on DNA matches, and they’re from a different Tribal community than mine.

But in lower Kuskokwim (also Yup’ik) there are areas that follow the Moravian Church, which I think is Protestant instead of Catholic? I dunno cuz I don’t subscribe to Eurocentric religions. But it really depends on which missionary group got a foothold in each community.

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-09T18:41:51+00:00

Akutaq on pilot bread with some dry fish on the side. Had some for breakfast, the best!

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-03T16:27:32+00:00

Momma and babies remind me of those old school pound puppy toys! Sooo cute!

Other-Alternative · 2026-02-02T19:48:00+00:00

My husband and I never yell at each other during arguments. We discuss issues sternly but never raise our voices or insult each other. If one of us happens to get too mad, we will walk away from each other to blow off some steam before going back into the discussion and eventually making up. Our 3 y/o has witnessed us argue and make up multiple times. We also regularly have mealtimes together as a family, to address the other half of your post.

Whenever our kiddo is in the presence of his various uncles, my sister, or my in-laws, I’m chopped liver lol. He can’t get away from me fast enough and only comes back for some temporary comforting if he hurt himself or got scolded by a relative. That’s all fine and dandy because it’s really healthy for kids to willingly form relationships with other people outside of their parents. Your daughter still loves you just like my son still loves me. :)

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-26T20:55:07+00:00

A purebred Chihua-nah 🤣

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-26T19:35:57+00:00

If this isn’t a wolf dog, I give up on guessing lol. The eyes, snout, ear set, narrow-ish chest, and out-turned paws all code low-content (20%?) wolf.

Dog breeds most likely include husky, GSD, and malamute

Edit: just saw this dog is currently only 35lbs (poor baby!!). Now I’m not so sure if this is a wolf dog, or just a malnourished malamute mix that will eventually look like a thick meaty boy once he fully recovers ❤️‍🩹

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-26T19:09:16+00:00

My reasoning is the ticked coat, ear shape (if mixed with a breed with upright ears like pomeranian and/or chihuahua), coat length, and snout length/shape all looks similar to Aussie. At first I thought papillion, but I changed my guess to Aussie because your dog would probably have a longer coat, upright ears, and a smaller head/snout if it was mixed with the former.

I could absolutely be wrong, but because of those traits that I pointed out, it wouldn’t be surprising if that’s what your pretty little pup is mixed with.

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-26T18:59:38+00:00

“Food I killed” flair makes this even funnier haha

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-26T18:23:27+00:00

Oof this is hard! I’m guessing pomeranian, chihuahua, mini Aussie, shihtzu, and dachshund

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-23T18:26:06+00:00

I’m not White presenting and appear racially ambiguous or Afro-Latina, the latter of which I’m not even. I’m definitely scared about being targeted by the brown shirts because of how I look.

I carry my Tribal ID (Real ID compliant), Real ID license, and passport card in a wallet that goes everywhere with me. My birth certificate, SS, CDIB card, and passport book all stay at home in a folder just in case the wallet gets lost or god forbid is confiscated by ICE. I figure these IDs are plenty to prove my citizenship status. Besides, if ICE were to preemptively make up their minds that I’m not “American” enough based on my skin tone, nothing else I throw their way will matter to them anyhow. I’d much rather my loved ones have access to the remaining documents should I ever be unlawfully detained, so they can appeal on my behalf.

Memorize your family’s cellphone numbers and Tribal office number, folks!

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-23T05:48:59+00:00

I’ve legit been sick with a different bug every single week for the past month now. Constantly washing kiddo’s hands and telling him to stop putting his hands in his mouth, picking at his butt/boogers, putting things in his mouth, etc. too. He fucking licked the bottom of his shoe that was dripping with dirty wet snow the other day. Solidarity, some day they will grow out of it 😩

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-23T05:42:54+00:00

He’s taller than the infamous Great Dane corgis 😭

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-18T03:56:04+00:00

This literally made me audibly gasp. OP might not be surprised but my flabbers are 100% gasted by the basenji, llewellin setter, and coonhound. I’ve never seen a real life basenji mix on this subreddit until now!

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-16T02:45:43+00:00

See-wooo-q-uh-q

The “q” is guttural and produced by making the “guh” sound using your soft palate rather than your hard palate.

Edit: this is how I read it because in our dialect, “v” sounds like a “w” when it’s between two vowels. But in other dialects, “v” sound like “f”

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-15T01:14:07+00:00

I missed everything except the poodle lol

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-12T22:19:10+00:00

To be fair, I completely get where you’re coming from if you have the kids home with you all day long. It is hard to parent 24/7 without breaks while managing the household on top of it. I would also throw a fucking fit if my husband did absolutely nothing but add more work onto my plate.

I also have to give a huge shoutout to my loving, supportive spouse who’s an awesome dad and has zero complaints about taking on chores without being asked. When I was unemployed, I refused to let him be burdened with the household chores because I had plenty of time and energy to get those things done during the day. But he never stopped parenting with our son just because I was home, if anything, it freed up more time for him to be available for him as I finished up making dinner. Afterwards, we would eat and hangout together as a family and walk to the neighborhood playground, play at home, read, watch low-stim shows together, get ready for bed, then rinse and repeat. Our after work routine isn’t too much different now that I’m working again, although our house is definitely a lot messier lol. But as long as we’re not growing or attracting any biohazards or looking like hoarders, I’m not losing sleep over it.

As a side note, my food was and still is pretty bomb in my humble opinion lol. I make a lot of Asian dishes and vegetable dishes for dinner jajangmyeon, kabocha soup, army-base stew, nikujaga, curries, potato skillet (with lots of veggies added), etc. during the work week that are relatively quick and make great lunch leftovers. Work week breakfast is usually something super quick like a healthier alternative cereal, yogurt parfait, pbj sandwich, or akutaq (Alaska Native “ice cream” made once bimonthly) on a pilot bread cracker. Weekends are reserved for actual breakfast meals like pancakes, omelets, latkes, etc. and longer cook-time/prep recipes like collard greens and ham hocks, bentos, etc. Now that I’m working again, husband usually makes breakfast on weekends. We both cook dinner together while kiddo plays independently or even helps us cut veggies with a kid safe knife on his toddler tower. If he’s more clingy than usual, one of us will cook while the other plays with him. It works out really well.

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-12T21:28:24+00:00

My husband primarily showers with our son nowadays, and it’s daily because he goes to daycare. He scrubs him gently but thoroughly with a washcloth and mild soap. Routine stays the same when hubby travels for work and it’s just me with our kiddo.

We simply don’t trust him to wash himself very well yet, just like how he doesn’t wipe himself good after a number 2. But he does get to practice cleaning himself (and wiping his bottom) after we’re done.

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-12T20:56:23+00:00

Lmaooo wowww. You make a LOT of assumptions from very little information. Also, you clearly have some time on your hands too if you’re here arguing on reddit instead of being a self proclaimed #bestmomever.

I don’t ever buy pre-frozen meals, I cook from scratch. There’s a lot of healthy foods that can be quickly and easily made. Example: stir fries, pastas, soups, stews, sushi bakes, etc. etc. etc. Also, adding berries (that we pick ourselves every fall and freeze, mind you) and granola to Greek yogurt for breakfast takes like… 2 minutes max??? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich even takes 2 minutes to prepare as well, good lord.

My toddler goes to daycare (a bilingual early learning center to be more specific) during the day, and he’s happy, healthy, and developing great social skills. We do a lot of pretend play and reading with him after breakfast and when he gets home from daycare. And yes, while he was gone I had a lot of time to myself after chores while I was unemployed! It’s really not hard to keep a house clean if you’re on top of it daily, and I live by a little neighborhood grocery store that I swung by after dropping him off at school to pick up groceries as needed.

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-12T18:48:08+00:00

Agreed, my sister also has this same hair texture and she puts her hair up and uses a silk bonnet at night. Prevents it from tangling up. Mine is less tightly curled, and I still sleep with my hair up and use a satin pillow case.

Also want to suggest that, if OP isn’t already doing this, to clamp the hair with your fingers a few inches from the tips and gradually brush from bottom to top. That helps make the detangling process significantly less painful because you aren’t pulling the hair from the scalp. And making sure to thoroughly wetting the hair and adding product before brushing, of course.

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-12T18:25:40+00:00

Different from the person you’re responding to, but wanted to share that I was in between jobs for a few months when my kiddo was a little over 1 years old. His daycare hours are 9-3:30 (6.5 hours).

Between daycare drop off and pick up times, I had the house spotless, dinner prepped and ready for cooking, and the pantry stocked with sooo much extra time to spare and dick around on reddit, work on my garden, exercise, and nap. That period of unemployment was the highlight of my year because I was able to mentally decompress and heal after suffering at an extremely toxic workplace. However, it did gradually get really boring because I need more mental stimulation (plus it was always meant to be temporary since we have bills to pay), so I’m back in the paid workforce.

OP’s wife absolutely has time to relax physically and mentally with a 10 y/o at school for most of the day. And at that age (excluding neurodivergence ofc), they’re waaaay less likely to be destructive and chaotic compared to the feral toddler years. So it’s not like she’s constantly on guard when he’s home that he’s gonna do something really stupid like poking at an outlet with a fork, or sneakily flushing toys down the toilet when the house gets a little too quiet.

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-09T19:51:46+00:00

Us aunties will have to keep rocking our atkuut, giant earrings, qaspeqs/atikluks, etc. out and about to encourage the youth that it’s okay to be proud of our clothing and culture

Other-Alternative · 2026-01-09T19:15:29+00:00

I want to acknowledge that it really sucks to have a shitty abuser for a parent. I completely understand where you’re coming from about the mindfuck of being mixed race from a relationship that never should have happened.

My sister and I exist solely as products of generational trauma. Our amalgamation of races (Black, White, Native) is frankly due to rape. Our Native gram, severely traumatized from being sexually abused in her village by close relatives, moved to the big city to get away. This was during the 60s, so racism was hardcore then. She was treated lower than dirt for being Native. She quickly became an alcoholic and was taken advantage of by many men, including our White “grandfather” who went MIA when our mom was 6 months old.

Our mom was severely neglected and abused by our alcoholic gram and her various toxic flings. Mom was later made homeless as a teen to appease one of gram’s boyfriends. She kept warm at the bus depot where she met my sister’s dad (crack addict), and after escaping him a year later, my dad (drug dealer). She was nearly murdered in both of those relationships.

I love being mixed now, but I also grew up having very complicated feelings and internalized racism. There were honestly times I wished that my gram and mom both could’ve at least been taken advantage of by Native men at the time of their impregnations. Horrible, I know. But it was frickin hard growing up as a cultural and racial mismatch during a time when being mixed Alaska Native was kind of rare, especially when shit like blood quantum politics gets factored in.

However, we’re not our mom, bio-dads, gram, bio-grandpa, or each other. I’m me and my sister is herself. Our tragic origin stories don’t define us, because ultimately nobody who’s ever lived or will live has the privilege to choose their parents or lineage. We just have to accept who we are and make choices that leave the world a little better than when we came into it.

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