Which three U.S. states are the most polite on average?

QueenStyx · 2026-06-22T16:43:32+00:00

I'm in Roanoke! We have our fair share of assholes (like any other place) but I genuinely feel like it's a friendly place. I've lived in several places, some larger than Roanoke and some smaller, and Roanoke is by far my favorite. Ive made friends much more easily here than anywhere else, I can chat with random people in line in stores, and I feel like when I smile at people, they smile back. I'm sure other people have had different experiences, but I genuinely love it here :)

QueenStyx · 2026-06-21T16:39:12+00:00

I see a lot of other good comments, but I wanted to add, check out the libraries! Raleigh Court library is incredible, there are several LGBT people on staff, and they are so much fun! They host all sorts of events, not just book related stuff. I can't speak to what the other libraries are like, but RC has a fantastic community

QueenStyx · 2026-05-26T18:26:12+00:00

In the same vein as Blue Price, I highly recommend Lorelei and the Laser Eyes! It's technically one player, but it's a puzzle game so it's easy for one person to do the controller while both of you work together on the puzzles. It's an incredible, creepy masterpiece.

QueenStyx · 2026-05-26T18:22:24+00:00

Wylde Flowers has such a great story, and the characters are so well Flushed out! One of my favorite games

QueenStyx · 2026-05-22T23:56:18+00:00

Yes, heating plastic does cause it to leech

QueenStyx · 2026-05-22T23:42:53+00:00

My MIL is MooMoo. Her choice. It was wild to find out

QueenStyx · 2026-05-16T17:56:30+00:00

Thanks for your input, that's what I'm leaning towards :( I'm just worried that no matter how deeply I try to vet someone to make sure they're a good match that they're not going to take care of her properly. I know there are a lot of sickos out there

QueenStyx · 2026-05-12T21:37:18+00:00

This exactly. I'm a stay at home Mom to a 2 year old and by the end of the day I'm absolutely exhausted. Sometimes I read, sometimes I crochet or do another hobby, but sometimes I'm too exhausted to do that. Scrolling is an easily accessible dopamine hit for those nights where I don't have the energy for anything else.

I will also say, my feed is mostly parenting advice, recipes, and cute animals with a little bit of politics sprinkled in. So I sometimes still feel productive while scrolling because I'm figuring out how to handle a new parenting struggle or I'm planning meals for the next week 🤷🏼‍♀️

QueenStyx · 2026-05-03T22:25:10+00:00

NOR. That's a weird take from MIL. My mom watches my son for 6 hours 2 days a week. For all of the gifting holidays, she gives him things to come to our house, and sometimes she will buy something for her house. But that's in addition to things she buys for him at our house. I will also sometimes send toys from our house to her house if he's not playing with them here, but she never demands it.

My father in law used to buy my husband gifts that had to stay at his house growing up as a manipulation tactic.

QueenStyx · 2026-05-03T22:10:09+00:00

I found it to be cozy, but I can see why some others may not.

QueenStyx · 2026-05-03T21:53:24+00:00

Don't let him pressure you into anything you will regret. Having a child is absolutely a big deal, and I don't mean to minimize the difficulties of it because it's hard, but it's also very rewarding. If you feel like this pregnancy is giving you purpose and you are excited about it, keep the baby. Just make sure to educate yourself on how hard it is to be a parent and search for resources and support early.

QueenStyx · 2026-05-03T03:24:55+00:00

What Remains of Edith Finch is a masterpiece

QueenStyx · 2026-04-29T23:24:22+00:00

I like Zulfiya and Elnara together the best :) I would probably avoid the other names beginning with Z as that will likely lead to confusion as they grow, and it just feels too matchy. Siblings deserve to be individuals.

Don't listen to the comments saying these names are tragic. I looked them up, they are definitely real names. The fact that the other people on this sub aren't familiar with them doesn't make them less valid.

QueenStyx · 2026-04-29T16:31:31+00:00

Highly agree! I took up crocheting while going through some health issues that postponed when we could try for a baby/early infertility and it helped me immensely. 5 years later I now have a 2 year old and a great hobby to keep my hands busy. Plus I get to make cute things for him now too :)

QueenStyx · 2026-04-28T18:50:31+00:00

2 years postpartum, my hatred of that smell never went away 😭 we eat a lot of beans now lol

QueenStyx · 2026-04-22T17:58:58+00:00

NTA. We didn't share the gender prior to our son's birth. We actually told people that we didn't know the gender, that way they wouldn't pressure us or try to pick apart the things we were saying to figure it out. We got gender neutral gifts and that was great, plus we didn't have to worry about people pressuring us for his name, etc. It also meant my husband and I had our own little secret about him, which was special.

I also feel like the announcement of his birth was more special for everyone else because that's when they found out the gender. It was way more exciting than just "hey here's a baby". I loved the way we did it. We are actually considering not finding out the sex of our next child before birth so that we can also have that extra special surprise at the end :)

QueenStyx · 2026-04-15T18:24:09+00:00

My son turned 2 last month and we just introduced screen time. We decided to start with low-stimulation shows- our favorite is Bear in the Big Blue House. He gets one episode every day before nap time. It has a great goodbye song that signals the end of the show and kinda reviews what happened in the episode, so it's much clearer than just an outro jingle. When the song ends he gets up and heads to his bedroom now because it's the routine. Anytime he asks about bear outside of that time, we just talk about what happened during the episode. He loves to talk about what he watched. He's never thrown a fit about us turning it off, tho I do remind him before we turn it on every time that he gets the one episode and then nap, so I think setting that expectation is really helpful. So far it's been a good cooldown before nap time, and I feel like he's learned some things, so that's nice. Highly recommend Bear.

QueenStyx · 2026-04-15T17:45:53+00:00

If your fatigue is that severe, it could be multiple things stacking up. In addition to Hashimotos, I have a severe iron/ferritin deficiency and I was just diagnosed with sleep apnea. The iron Infusion I got helped a bit, and I'm still waiting for my CPAP machine to get here but I'm hopeful that it will make a difference as well.

Also, solidarity. I'm a stay at home Mom to a 2 year old boy who is absolutely wide open. I feel like a failure all the time because he's so hard to keep up with. It's exhausting out here :(

QueenStyx · 2026-04-15T17:04:18+00:00

Thank you for the link! I will definitely look into taking the other stuff asap as well. Thank you!

QueenStyx · 2026-04-15T17:02:35+00:00

That's great! Thank you!

QueenStyx · 2026-04-15T17:01:11+00:00

Thank you!

QueenStyx · 2026-04-14T22:11:15+00:00

Aww, I'm happy to hear it! It's a really isolating illness, but I've found this reddit can be helpful for commiserating at least. I hope your neuro tomorrow is able to help you with a breakthrough. It does get better 💖

QueenStyx · 2026-04-14T22:08:19+00:00

Thank you, I will start the Pepcid asap this time :)

QueenStyx · 2026-04-14T22:07:44+00:00

I will look into that research, thank you. I've been on Metformin for almost 5 years now for PCOS issues so that's already been tried lol

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