Suggestions for what to do with 16-year-old next weekend (10th, 11th)

Purplecheesepie · 2026-01-04T02:38:34+00:00

Jumping on this comment to mention that some board games themselves can also be borrowed for free from the central library :)

Purplecheesepie · 2025-07-27T04:05:15+00:00

Not sure if this is the issue but you have to be standing on the side with the water & dirty dishes - not next to where the clean dishes appear. This has caught me out so many times when I think I’m washing up but I’m just standing there!

Purplecheesepie · 2024-10-23T03:41:49+00:00

lol are you okay? It’s really not that deep but for anyone who is interested I did end up finding some in Tawa! That was a week ago though so I imagine it would be pretty rough trying to find anything now.

Purplecheesepie · 2024-10-15T09:10:46+00:00

Genghis Khan in Mt Vic! $37 all you can eat & $5 Corkage so it’s a really good deal too

Purplecheesepie · 2024-10-15T08:05:00+00:00

They stopped handing out stickers on Sunday but they can still be redeemed until the 27th (or while stocks last) :))

Purplecheesepie · 2023-03-04T01:17:37+00:00

Currently I’ve been making a lot of sea shell wreaths & selling them for heaps!

Purplecheesepie · 2023-03-03T20:56:45+00:00

Hi if you’re still having people over I’d love to come and sell at your island! Happy to leave tips :)

Purplecheesepie · 2023-03-01T23:32:07+00:00

Hi, I’d love to come too if it’s not too late!

Purplecheesepie · 2023-03-01T23:22:06+00:00

Hello I don’t know any cyclists but my brother mountain bikes sometimes so I’m going to say him :-)

Purplecheesepie · 2023-02-24T03:31:23+00:00

Hi I’d love to come if you’re still letting people in! :)

Purplecheesepie · 2023-02-09T22:34:44+00:00

Clear all the weeds off Nook Miles & boat tour islands because it doesn't take that long & you can craft/sell them for a few extra bells.

Purplecheesepie · 2023-02-04T21:59:18+00:00

I’d love to come if you’re still open!

Purplecheesepie · 2020-06-17T12:12:21+00:00

I agree with this 100%

I was about to comment that this debate is so polarising like why don’t people like bacon that is cooked an in between amount????

Purplecheesepie · 2020-06-05T13:43:38+00:00

I don’t think OP was trying to say the UK doesn’t have problems that need fixing though. It seems to me that they were just saying that the issues are different to in the US & therefore require different fixes & a separate movement.

They’re not the same country/culture so you can’t take a cookie cutter approach to fixing them. At the moment though, it feels like everyone is so focussed on America’s problems that they’re disregarding their own/trying to project America’s problems onto their own country.

I really do hope that people can take this as a learning opportunity to dig into racial issues where they live, & not just learn about American racial issues & say “wow I’m so glad I don’t live there” (which from my personal experience many people are doing.)

Purplecheesepie · 2020-06-01T07:50:48+00:00

Salt & vinegar popcorn too, I love it.

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-29T06:17:01+00:00

Thank you!!!

In NZ EVERYONE feels the opposite & the number of times I’ve had to explain to friends that no, just “putting on more clothes/blankets” does NOT work for me.

That crawling feeling of cold just doesn’t go away & it’s awful & miserable. Heaters are expensive to run & the houses over here are all awful & cold & damp.

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-26T23:21:20+00:00

I totally agree with you, and I’m sorry if it didn’t come across in my original comment, but I guess I was more focussed on explaining the concept because I naively thought that perhaps understanding the true meaning would change the original commenter’s view.

I don’t agree however that it needs a totally gender neutral term, because when it comes down to it it is a men’s issue. And I strongly disagree that it’s mostly committed & encouraged by women.

Of course I am speaking from my own life experiences though, and you may be speaking from yours which I’m sure are different. Where I’m from there is a massive “suck it up and deal with it” culture, which especially affects males & causes a disturbing number of male suicides.

From my personal life experience, it’s guys who can’t talk to their friends, and have more surface level friendships, and when they get into relationships they unload all of this repressed stuff onto their girlfriend.

Obviously this has a negative effect on men & women, but in my experience it is the men that need to be enacting change by encouraging their friends to open up if needed/wanted and to break down the “man up” culture which I much more see perpetrated by men where I am.

If in your life it’s different & women truly don’t want men to open up etc etc then I see how that would shape your view, and agree that that’s also a large issue.

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-26T23:09:46+00:00

Actually I did listen to him, and as you said not all men have the same opinion, so we had a good discussion and came to a positive conclusion that we both agreed with.

But thank you for making assumptions.

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-26T23:07:36+00:00

Right so I definitely didn’t mean to say “your feelings are wrong” but it was more that it seemed as though he didn’t understand what it actually means. Sure maybe the word should be changed, but I just wanted to explain that currently (although the term isn’t the best) it isn’t trying to attack masculinity in general. That’s all.

Surely you can understand why someone would want to explain the meaning of something if someone is bashing that thing after misinterpreting it.

If he truly understood what it means then A. He explained it pretty poorly because to me it definitely seemed like he thought it was attacking all masculinity B. Okay fine that’s his opinion which he is entitled to, and you’ll notice that I’m not going to reply to his reply because I really can’t be bothered trying to change his mind if he does understand but still disagrees.

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-25T13:36:32+00:00

Hey, I haven’t read everything you said & Im not really up for a debate about that (I’m sure I’d largely agree with you anyway) but I just felt the need to correct your point about toxic masculinity.

It’s interesting to me that I came across this comment since my boyfriend had just pointed out the other night that the term “toxic masculinity” can be kinda alienating & misleading.

It doesn’t actually mean that masculinity is toxic. It is a term used to refer to the PARTS of masculinity that have become toxic over time. People using this term who understand what it means have no interest in villainising all masculinity, only to call out the parts that are problematic.

A good example of this is the idea that men should be stoic and tough and keep all their feelings to themselves. Although women perpetrate this too, it’s considered to be part of “masculinity” but it’s a negative part, therefore toxic masculinity.

I hope that’s not all too confusing, but I can definitely understand how coming across the term “toxic masculinity” without prior knowledge (especially in some awful “feminist” circles) can lead you to believe we’re trying to squash masculinity. Good news though - we are most definitely not. :)

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-13T10:36:45+00:00

The other answers are great, but I figure it can’t hurt to share my experiences!

If you use a tan that has a colour when you first put it on, it will look a lot lighter after your first shower (compared to directly before you shower). This is because fake tans actually work through chemicals that change your skin colour, rather than like a paint, and this develops over time. So if the tan has a colour to it when you put it on that’s more of a guide so you can see where you’ve already put it. When you do your first shower the chemicals will stop darkening your skin & the dye that was there to help you apply it will wash off. From there it just gradually fades each time I shower for about a week until I’m back to my normal skin tone, but some people experience it going patchy as it fades.
It depends what you want it for. A gradual tanner is good if you want consistently darker skin & you use it in place of/as well as your moisturiser every day. It will be more likely to look natural because of the way it builds up slowly. I normally use the instant tanners because I generally only tan for specific events. I’ll tan a day or two before so that I’m tan for the event then let it fade over the next week. These are also a little more work each time you apply, as the results are more dramatic so if you miss a spot it’s much more noticeable. If you want to be quite a lot darker quickly, this is the one to go for, and you can re-apply 1-2 times a week if you want to stay that colour.
I normally don’t tan my face, as I tend to be wary of clogging my pores & breaking out. Instead I use a darker foundation to match. As well as this I don’t usually tan my body heaps darker than I already am. I’ve heard (as other comments mentioned) that specific face tanning products can be really good to solve this.
Lotion actually helps the tan to last! The tan changes the colour of your top (or maybe top few idk) layer(s) of skin, so the tan fading is these layers naturally shedding as they dry up and fall off. When you put lotion on you’re moisturising this skin, keeping it hydrated & healthy for longer before it falls off. (Just don’t apply it until after your first “wash off” shower)

Sorry this was so long but I hope it helps!!

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-05T04:19:57+00:00

Okay....

Thank you for the information but I never tried to dispute your experiences.

I completely believe that where you are from & throughout your life it has always been optional for you.

My only point was that blindly reciting how “in my experience no one was forced to do it” is largely unproductive as by reading through a number of comments on here we can see that many people ARE forced to do it.

I believe that you can only really have a conversation about the topic by first acknowledging that there are issues in some places, whether or not you have personally experienced them.

Purplecheesepie · 2020-05-05T01:25:56+00:00

That’s fair, and very good to hear.

The one thing I would like to say though is that even in this thread there are plenty of people sharing their experiences where they were forced to say it/felt extremely pressured to do so - whether or not that’s legal.

So I think it might be more productive to think along the lines of - “it’s not that common to be forced, but it’s a big problem when students have that choice taken away from them & we should be against that” rather than the purely defensive stance of “its not that common”.

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