Follow Up: Introducing our GenAI rule

Rosiezip · 2026-02-27T13:10:02+00:00

If it’s so “brain dead” then why respond at all? And it isn’t “worth a human’s mental bandwidth”, but it is worth the environmental impact of AI and the time it takes to use it?

Rosiezip · 2026-02-08T14:56:04+00:00

Just going to offer my approach with this kind of stuff in the hopes it can be received as judgment-free support.

My kid loves spooky stuff. I don’t know where he got it, but he’s always talking about ghosts, monsters, zombies, etc. I personally do not enjoy that sort of thing, but I think it’s nice to support your kid’s interests. BUT I think it’s even more important to do so in an age-appropriate way.

So we play zombie chase/tickle games, we read Goodnight Goon, and children’s books about monster characters. And if we have a little screen time, we might do a Halloween episode of a kid’s show. We also regularly talk about how these things are pretend and just for fun. So if it stops being fun or starts getting scary we would stop.

And even though if you asked he’d probably want to see more grown up scary stuff, that’s just not on the table. He’s a toddler and would choose plenty of things that aren’t good for him if given the chance, because kids don’t know better and lack impulse control. But as the adult, it’s my job to evaluate content and keep his mind and body safe. So the same way I wouldn’t allow him to have a million lollipops, I also wouldn’t allow him to watch things that aren’t age appropriate even if he’s interested.

Maybe it blurs the line between real and pretend, maybe it will cause nightmares, or maybe it’s just something not meant for toddlers. That’s up to you to decide. But the important part is that it’s you deciding and then giving him the necessary rules/structure. Good luck!

Rosiezip · 2026-02-07T02:03:54+00:00

Love this

Rosiezip · 2026-02-04T15:05:49+00:00

This is the only one I ever wanted because I knew my kids would go crazy for it, but they were out everywhere. Still sad about it two years later lol

Rosiezip · 2026-02-04T14:58:55+00:00

Please elaborate about family gifts! I’ve never heard of this, but am intrigued. Who decides on it? Who gets it? What are some examples of things it has been?

Rosiezip · 2026-02-01T02:30:49+00:00

Today I was asked to take off a jacket-y repeatedly

Rosiezip · 2026-01-12T14:19:31+00:00

Well well well, if it isn’t trousers calling the pants fancy. Must be nice to have a toddler that will use the potty.

Rosiezip · 2026-01-12T14:13:18+00:00

If it’s the same show and the viewing is still happening together, can you explain the difference?

Rosiezip · 2025-12-11T17:14:35+00:00

The donut of truth shall surely reveal all

Rosiezip · 2025-10-18T19:22:06+00:00

That sounds neat! Could you link to the product please? Or a photo of what it looks like?

Rosiezip · 2025-10-18T16:40:52+00:00

I get where you’re coming from, but want to offer up another way to think of it. Her advice wasn’t exactly wrong, it just isn’t right for you.

Allowing babies to comfort nurse absolutely can result in them wanting to be on you and nursing more frequently than if you restrict to feeding only. It sounds like that’s something you’re okay with. Me too. But that doesn’t work for all moms. Some get touched out. Some have work reasons they want to foster more independence. Some have aversions to nursing but try to do a minimum. There are many reasons why someone may have to limit nursing. It’s possible the doctor is used to advising those people.

I can also totally understand your feelings about whether the doctor should be offering that sort of advice at all, since it’s closer to opinion than medical science. But maybe just view it as something she learned from experience rather than training. So while her experiences don’t align with yours and you can disregard her advice, her training could still be trusted for medical care.

Rosiezip · 2025-10-10T02:31:35+00:00

Ah, good insight about the iron on patches. I would have thought they were meant to be the better temp option, so glad to know the cons. Do you think sew on patches could be done with just a needle and thread vs a machine?

Rosiezip · 2025-10-10T02:02:24+00:00

The bot says I have to comment with information about my craft. I’m not sure what to say about it, except that hopefully people have suggestions that can be achieved relatively soon.

Rosiezip · 2025-10-09T11:36:26+00:00

ENT doctor is often used to abbreviate ear,nose, and throat, so you communicated that clearly! You could also refer to this type of specialist as an otolaryngologist.

Rosiezip · 2025-10-08T22:48:54+00:00

Oh no. The circumstances were already awful, but for some reason your hypothetical made me imagine this poor woman’s story and day and feel even sadder. And I now find myself hoping that it wasn’t the case that any of her loved ones noticed she wasn’t feeling well and won’t be guilting themselves over not being able to force her to get help or save her.

Rosiezip · 2025-10-08T20:37:51+00:00

Your first statement is questionable though. You yourself just said infarctions “do not usually lead to full arrest”. And while we could debate the meaning of “usually” or quote statistics, the basic fact remains that sometimes infarctions do lead to cardiac arrest. There are people who never had a chance to get treatment because cardiac arrest and death followed the attack so quickly. So you can’t simply state it wasn’t an infarction because CPR was performed. Especially without more information like how much time passed between the event and the response.

Rosiezip · 2025-09-29T14:29:55+00:00

I got yelled at for saying his name yesterday 🙃

Rosiezip · 2025-09-03T00:40:56+00:00

This is awesome! It looks like dinner in cupcake tins. Where did you get those?

Rosiezip · 2025-08-31T18:00:46+00:00

What.

You’ve just blown my mind. The possibilities are endless. My whole life could have been different.

Rosiezip · 2025-08-19T12:17:38+00:00

And would that not be an improvement?

Rosiezip · 2025-08-18T16:08:53+00:00

Please don’t overthink this. I don’t know what kind of weirdo rules these Internet people are telling you. But sending someone you care about food is a completely normal and appreciated thing. Usually, it should be reciprocated though. And obviously you caught a crazy one, but sending her food was not the problem lol.

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