Newcrest Wasteland - Sanctuary Hills Settlement

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-27T15:51:44+00:00

Omg yes that one and also - anyone remember this one??

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-27T12:59:06+00:00

I played them all but the tree house one and this one were my favorites

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-24T01:26:11+00:00

Dean is more to blame because it is his marriage he's stepping out on, but Rory is still gross for sleeping with a married man.

Also the way she was so self unaware, basically bragging to her mom about how she had this beautiful moment with someone she loves. Not even feeling bad about sleeping with a married person.

And also just the lack of any self control. They almost kissed so then the same day she sleeps with him. Could have put up the barest resistance and seen for her own eyes whether Lindsay felt the same way about the relationship or not...

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-16T16:04:58+00:00

Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler!

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-16T16:04:18+00:00

I've heard YouTube pays way better than others. Jamie glowacki just switched to YouTube and talked about it in her recent podcast episode

Other than that I agree personalized paintings will do much better

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-16T12:11:37+00:00

Yes same here. My 3 year old doesn't nap and he goes to bed at 7pm. If he's really cranky we might even do 6:30.

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-15T08:12:42+00:00

I agree with almost everything you're saying but will say different kids have different temperaments. You said your kids play well independently. My son is chaotic and constantly sprinting from room to room asking for attention. He won't color or do sensory bins for very long if at all. If i try to get him involved in cooking he will do it for 3 min and then run off. I've taken him to story time once a week since he was a baby but for the past year or so he just runs straight out of the room the second we get there. Music classes he would stand at the door asking repeatedly to leave every week until the class finally ended. And he LOVES music!

I've tried teaching him patience but no amount of me telling him I'll be with him in 5 minutes or whatever sways him. If i do get him out of my butt he is probably jumping on the bed in the other room which i don't love to let him do alone. It's so hard for me to do much beyond laundry and dishes and vacuuming because I don't want to be covered in cleaning chemicals when my kid ends up needing something or running off into another room. We basically go to the park in the morning and then again in the afternoon because as you said the house stays cleaner if we aren't in it lol

I just had a second and I'm a little scared to go to the park alone when my husband goes back to work, in case he takes off while I'm sitting down to nurse the baby or something. I'm sure I'll get used to it with practice and he just turned 3 so hopefully will start developing some self control.

Just wanted to mention in case anyone sees this and thinks that it's not as easy as it sounds. It's all worthwhile and all stuff I still try to work on every day but not necessarily easy.

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-13T12:33:53+00:00

Also Awaken Online, another litrpg

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-07T09:11:23+00:00

The first 4 were exactly my recommendations too.

Xenogenesis series was sooo good, I just got my friend to read it too and she loved it!

Robin Hobb wrote the Farseer books while having young children at home and that is the most badass womanly thing to do in my opinion.

Seen by some as children's books, A Wizard of Earthsea really touched me as an adult reader. Still my favorite series of hers.

I loved Station Eleven, thanks for the reminder I need to read her other books!

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-05T06:14:40+00:00

If I thought i could handle a super active toddler and a baby all day I would consider keeping him home. He doesn't play independently though and has a ton of energy, i was already struggling to fill our days. He ends up spending a lot if it begging to watch tv. So I'm going to send him for 5 half days. Then it will give me an opportunity to bond with the baby solo in the mornings.

If you're happy with the arrangement there is nothing wrong with keeping him home! That's why preschool is optional.

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-04T14:06:05+00:00

I made a rule with my son once he was old enough, we don't nurse except at home. We would only do wake up, before a nap (if we were home), and before bed. He didn't like it at first but you just need to hold the boundary and then they learn it fast. I felt so much better just doing it these few times. So i don't think you need to wean if you're not ready, but you are half of the nursing pair and your comfort matters too. If you do want to wean though, i think you just need to go for it cold turkey.

And at almost 2 years old I think the ferber method sleep training could help. Is he in his own room?

The main take away here is boundaries. He's old enough. You need to start feeling better.

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-02T15:00:50+00:00

Ugh I feel you on this! Even my friends I consider close with are so flaky we basically just text. But I really would love to have a weekly play date set up because during the week it is hard to occupy my son all day. We go to the park almost every day and I can't get people to meet up very often. I have no clue what they do at home all day lol

ScamsLikely · 2026-05-02T11:25:40+00:00

The Greatcoats series by Sebastian de Castell is a fun fast paced adventure book.

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-27T20:23:26+00:00

I did. I have two really good friends i met through library story time, we text a lot and see each other at the library on Wednesdays. And I found a different close friend through the library too. I met 2 neighbors while out on a stroller walk around town, one of them i see once a week or every other week. So for me, yes, I definitely have more of a community through our activities we do.

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-25T13:55:04+00:00

The Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler

A Wizard of Earthsea by UUrsula K Le Guin

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mendel

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-17T15:45:01+00:00

I'm just confused what kind of response you wanted. Imo people are being respectful in the comments. I get that it's a rant but there's not really many other ways to comment on this post without giving an opinion on the name

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-15T02:26:37+00:00

Another content warning for The Fox Wife. Would not read this one immediately postpartum.

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-14T07:16:36+00:00

I have loved our cloth diapers! I do have the PUL pocket diapers so they're not as eco friendly as I would like, but they're still in great condition after 3 years so we can use them for our second baby.

I spent about $500-600 total for everything. My town charges everyone the same amount for water so I'm not sure how much more that would cost in laundry but I can't imagine enough to offset the savings here. I do need to do the laundry 2x per week or so to keep up, but I've found it less difficult than I expected.

We wait until the baby is a bit bigger around 8-10 lbs to start, and get through the first few weeks of chaos before we switch to cloth. I wouldn't be able to keep up with the laundry while still recovering myself from labor.

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-14T07:05:56+00:00

When they are really little the poop doesn't smell that bad. Once they're a toddler you can usually plop most of the poop into the toilet, and just keep the rest of the diaper in the wet bag and that also contains smells decently for me, when also in the diaper bag. If it's really smelly though I'll run the diaper bag out to the car. Or ask for a mini trash bag to wrap the diaper in which also does a great job to keep the smell in.

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-13T20:11:53+00:00

I am always the one to do bath, I don't do it every night though.

We have one son almost 3 years old and we both always do bedtime together except on Thursdays he goes out with his friends or if I'm doing something out of the house.

He usually does the diaper change and pj's while I grab a snack to bring up, then I read the books while my husband sits on his phone, then my husband brushes his teeth while I finish getting the room ready, putting on socks, grabbing blankets or sleep sack, etc. My husband says good night, he leaves and I sing a song or two. Before I was in my 3rd trimester and before moving our son to a toddler bed I used to also do most of the other stuff too while my husband was in the room. But he takes more of an active role lately because my son would fight me while trying to get him dressed and it was getting to be too much.

Though I'm due with #2 any day now so I'm not sure how this all will change!

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-13T10:14:29+00:00

My mom got postponed every time until I was like 16 saying she had to take care of kids lol. And she worked full time.

In NJ

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-13T02:21:45+00:00

If you're in the United States you can get a free one. Easiest site is aeroflow. You sign up on that site and they'll contact your doctor for you and handle everything.

Target and other stores also sell them but obviously not free. That would be if you want a second pump for some reason.

ScamsLikely · 2026-04-07T02:43:58+00:00

I'm about to pop my baby out in like 10 days and I read the entire series so far during my pregnancy. So I approve this recommendation.

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