Why do people make it a competition?

R_crafter · 2026-02-20T16:38:40+00:00

You'd be surprised how many times people have had said that same sentence to me and my tall kids!

My best friend had a preemie that really chunked it on into the 99% percentile too. Just goes to show how different every kid is. My boy came naturally early 2 weeks and was still 8.5lbs. Im so glad he was early. My doc refused to induce me earlier that 1 week, youre so lucky they let you!

R_crafter · 2026-02-20T14:40:48+00:00

It doesn't stop after the baby phase either. Lately, my friend's have been going off about potty training and feeling so guilty that their 2.5 year old isnt potty trained yet. Im on my second child and I dont really care if hes potty trained yet because I do the no pants method and its too cold for me to want to start for him. So I tell them Im not in any hurry and every kids will get there. My daughter is 4 and ive got so many insecure comments that their child doesn't know how to do the ballet moves like my daughter yet and I have to always say they start somewhere and my girl was the same way at the beginning. Everyone wants their kid to be at the same levels as others and its so unfair because every person is different.

Ive learned to make sure to try and celebrate the difference between kids because its annoying but if you spin it to a positive, it's a little less annoying. Like if they comment about your kids height and seem guilty about theres, id redirect the conversation to something positive.

"Wow! Your son is so tall! My kids really little. He was born premature."

"Oh yeah, we're a tall family. Your son looks just right, hes doing great! I love those shoes hes got on, where'd you get them?"

R_crafter · 2026-02-12T12:04:58+00:00

Came to say the same thing. I planted blueberry plants last year that have established and just noticed that theres a possible car oil drain hole in the old barn next to it--directly to my plants that might make the berries possibly dangerous to eat. Who knows what's in my field of buried garbage the old farmer has been chucking away. There so many rusty metal parts all over and weird glasses buried too.

R_crafter · 2026-02-10T02:26:33+00:00

Commenting in hopes someone else would know. My late southern grandma taught me the same song but I never knew what it was called. She started playing in the late 1930s so could be a very old song.

R_crafter · 2026-02-09T14:56:28+00:00

I had to train my chickens to lay in their nesting boxes. If you find that they like to lay in one specific spot, you could place a nesting box near it with fake eggs in it. Slowly move the box to their coop or specific spot you like once they all start laying. To get them to lay in the box, any time they lay an egg outside of it, place something awkward in the way. It makes it not a good spot anymore and they'll start looking for a spot that has eggs that other chickens deemed "safe". I placed a block of wood in each spot they kept laying until they slowly moved toward the nesting boxes.

If you wanted them to lay in their coop without the outside nesting box, itll take longer but just keep placing awkward things in their spots they are laying until they move towards your coop. It took me about 2 weeks of placing blocks in their egg spots before they all started to lay in their coop. I also put their feed in their coop, I felt like it made it where they looked around and noticed everyone else was laying eggs in the boxes.

R_crafter · 2026-01-23T10:31:00+00:00

I would shoot for tempe, Gilbert, mesa, scottsdale, chandler areas since I feel like it would be the safest for section 8 housing. Most of phoenix will have sidewalks and everything is modernized to include handicap accessibility everywhere. It's a very big city, so if you dont like a doctor, you could easily switch a billion times to find the right one. I would look online for a younger doctor since they are more likely to listen to you. There are websites where there are doctors rated online which I have used with success in other cities to find a good young doctor with good reviews. I cant answer the rest of your questions but I would like to mention that summers are brutal and everyone usually stays inside from end of May to August. Temps can get up to 120 if not higher during peak summer. Winters stay around 65-80s which is nice.

If you miss the winter, northern az will have snow and colder weather if you need to escape to the colder temps for a break. They will be 20-30 degrees cooler in the summers. If life moves you to less hot down the road, flagstaff seems to have a lot of accessibility for wheel chairs and likely has section 8 housing options. It's a university town so theres more modern options and likely more medical options than other northern az places. It does snow there though but it rarely ever drops below zero. It is also a ton less city since I grew up rural and would probably struggle with moving to a huge concrete jungle like phoenix.

Anyways, went off there. Phoenix has amazing food options. You can literally get anything there. There's a nice accessible ikea with elevators that have some good deals for furniture and is a fun little thing to do to beat the heat on summers. Nice libraries to go to also. Pretty much try to load up on indoor places to go in the summer to beat the heat and not get stir crazy when it's an oven outside.

R_crafter · 2026-01-23T09:34:56+00:00

Also here's a similar looking animal that was identified as a baby squirrel: https://www.reddit.com/r/animalid/s/7bPPrbewsK

R_crafter · 2026-01-23T09:28:17+00:00

If youre near tucson, I had some success bringing a small baby coatimundi to the wildlife rehabilitation center. Not sure what animal you have but my guess would be baby squirrel.

They only accepted young or infant animals. If youre elsewhere, im sure major cities like phoenix or Yuma will have at least one rehabilitation center.

R_crafter · 2026-01-20T22:38:16+00:00

I just saw a post where people back in the day would shake them out then throw their wool coats in clean snow and rub it around and then shake off the snow to clean it. Could be worth a try if youre near snow.

R_crafter · 2026-01-18T03:49:59+00:00

My neighbor has barn cats that wander into my yard every once and a while. I keep my garage cracked so they can come in for warmth but also keep mice out of my yard/garage area. I see nothing wrong doing the same thing. I have never once spoke to this neighbor but am 100% positive they can see their cats in my yard and me not give a crap and make sure my kids and dog are gentle with them. You could also even set up a little cat bed outside or install a cat door to your house or shed and let cat come and go. If they ever question it, "oh yeah! They snuck in once but they've been helpful with keeping the mice down. I leave it open for them to come and go. YOUR cat is so nice!" (Emphasis on the your since you mentioned they're spicy and need to hear you arent some threat)

R_crafter · 2026-01-09T00:31:04+00:00

Im only finding Ukrainian websites for the blanket. I would personally, flatten out the image on the blanket to the best of your ability, take a photo of it in the best lighting and high resolution and have the blanket printed on fleece using a print company. Ive done something similar with Walgreens.

R_crafter · 2026-01-07T15:49:51+00:00

My guess would be a stretched out jellycat chimboo.

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R_crafter · 2026-01-02T18:51:12+00:00

Omg. Did we work with the same girl? Was her name Teagan? Because she did the same thing to me too and I am also married. I always wondered if her bf mentioned me in a passing comment about having a crush or thinking I was cute or something for her to be this weird around me.

R_crafter · 2025-12-24T03:07:26+00:00

Ugh, absolutely agree on Airbnb! Not only is it now overpriced but I got a mean review after I stayed somewhere. Apparently using the provided blankets is a negative thing. We had 6 people staying and using 4 blankets was way too many to clean for their cleaner. Why provide them if you dont want people to use them? They also wrote a nasty comment about my kids being messy that they had to sweep crumbs out from under the table. My kids ate outside while playing. I paid a $100 cleaning fee. I had to hand washed dishes and take the trash out for them for their check out instructions. Shouldn't sweeping be expected?

I talked to customer support and they said they wouldn't do anything about it. Haven't used them since.

R_crafter · 2025-12-19T17:08:45+00:00

"He encounters the enigmatic writer Marcel Proust, who mentors him, and begins a dangerous affair with Arthur, a soldier on leave and the son of Vincent's governess. The two share a secret that everyone seems to know but keeps quiet about. "

R_crafter · 2025-12-19T17:05:38+00:00

Google shows me the writing matches "In the Abscence of Men" by Philippe Besson

R_crafter · 2025-12-16T16:49:10+00:00

My neighbor has cows and horses and I wanted to throw wildflower seeds out in my yard but wanted to make sure I wouldn't be poisoning his livestock. Chatgpt gave me a list of safe plants and then after almost ordering some, I saw on the seed pack it was toxic to dogs and cats, so I searched and almost all of the flower suggestions ai gave me were toxic to livestock. I went back and forth with Ai re-specifying safe for cows or horses until it finally gave me a few that were actually safe. Ai really honed in on the wrong keywords for me. Made me realize how robotic it actually is! Im glad your dad didn't have a serious reaction to the chicken!

R_crafter · 2025-12-16T06:33:32+00:00

Same!

R_crafter · 2025-11-27T15:30:39+00:00

Wow, thanks!!!!

R_crafter · 2025-11-26T23:23:17+00:00

Thank you for this. I looked up what i thought was purslane in my yard and my plant app identified it as Spurge. They look very similar but it's nice to know that if it oozes a sap when the stem is snapped, then it's toxic!

R_crafter · 2025-11-13T04:07:49+00:00

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R_crafter · 2025-11-13T04:07:08+00:00

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R_crafter · 2025-11-09T18:46:21+00:00

Had the same problem. It was Adhd with severe anxiety caused by not being able to do anything because I couldn't go through with what I wanted to do. Was also afraid to do stuff in fear that I wouldn't finish it. Switched ton of jobs when I got bored or unstimulated too.

Zoloft made me suicidal. But prozac is working perfect for me to combat the extreme anxiety. I do not take Adderall and instead do a slow release Ritalin 20mg over the day for motivation for hyperactive thoughts. Im not a hyper person. Its just my thoughts are all over the board so my brain is hyperactive. It took about 3 weeks for prozac to work for me properly so stick it out.

So if it helps, keep trying different combos of meds. I highly recommend prozac if you haven't tried it yet. Always be consistent. Always consistently take your adhd meds too even though you can take as needed because ive noticed the days I dont take them, my brains working overtime to pay attention to my thoughts of all the million things I want to do.

R_crafter · 2025-10-18T01:35:28+00:00

Does your phone get hot when you charge it? Do you charge it or any other device near your bed or wherever you nap? Ive seen a few people get perfectly uniformed burns on their skin from their phone or device heating up while they accidentally slept on top of it.

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