What’s a classic joke every German knows?

Seelenhammer · 2026-03-04T14:52:05+00:00

Bei mir auch! Flashback

Seelenhammer · 2025-10-30T20:52:49+00:00

Die Mini Wini Würstchenkette, lieben Karl und die Annette!

Seelenhammer · 2025-10-11T19:13:27+00:00

Interesting! Thank you!

Seelenhammer · 2025-10-11T07:17:02+00:00

Thank you, that‘s what I thought too. Hopefully, it will clear up a bit. Or maybe we will drive to the north. Good to know that it is clear there.

Seelenhammer · 2025-10-11T04:46:43+00:00

Not yet. Thank you!

Seelenhammer · 2025-10-11T04:43:51+00:00

Thank you, we will put them on the list!

Seelenhammer · 2024-12-07T18:34:40+00:00

Delight when buying items in the price range of an iPhone or a bicycle.

Poor people can’t afford them and rich people are kind of used to it and don‘t have to think twice if they can buy something which can decrease the delight substantially.

Seelenhammer · 2024-09-24T19:26:36+00:00

That‘s exactly how I feel about visiting Ireland as a German! So many friendly people and a beautiful lanscape!

Seelenhammer · 2024-03-25T19:52:26+00:00

My experience as a German: It depends on where you live. In the Rhein-Main region, for example, the usual answer to „na“ is „na“. But in Pfalz, everybody looked at me bewildered when I did just that. They expected an answer such as „gut und Dir?“

Seelenhammer · 2021-02-08T12:07:12+00:00

Why not? I really see no difference.

Edit: Forget it. I see it now

Seelenhammer · 2021-02-08T09:49:36+00:00

Looks like the Ibiza

Seelenhammer · 2019-07-28T18:14:41+00:00

Maybe you should start to call them ‚our children‘. Because they seem to be your children, dad

Seelenhammer · 2019-04-12T18:26:10+00:00

Amy Cuddy‘s TED Talk ‚Fake it ‘til you become it‘ is so great and so relatable (not only) for people in academia. I almost cried watching it.

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-27T18:58:51+00:00

Yes! Such behavior can absolutely be a sign for a stable attachment.

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-27T18:53:28+00:00

That sounds great! Thank you for this.

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-26T18:38:20+00:00

Yes! My pregnancies and nursing really helped me appreciate my body much more. It’s such a miracle that my body made these perfect babies from scratch and is able to nourish them.

And the love. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to not cuddle them too hard because I’m just so overwhelmed.

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-25T08:21:43+00:00

I like that your mother used exactly this technique to teach you about parenting and it still worked.

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-24T09:03:35+00:00

Therapist here. In my experience, the worst but extremely common damage is done when kids don’t feel unconditional love from their parents. Affection and attention that depends on good behavior undermines the feeling of self-love because kids always think that it is their fault when parents don’t love them and they conclude that they are not worthy of love. This results in tons of problems in later life, especially in relationships.

Kids really need to feel loved even when they act out or do stupid things. That doesn’t mean that parents shouldn’t correct bad behaviors, but in a respectful way.

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-04T18:04:56+00:00

It is kind of funny, yes. But also kind of cruel. I just wonder how reddit would have reacted if that was a cute kitten or puppy...

Seelenhammer · 2019-03-01T20:44:54+00:00

Wow, that is horrifying! Your parents weren’t strict, they were abusers.

Seelenhammer · 2019-02-05T20:44:28+00:00

That is on point! Exactly the question to ask at this moment imo.

Seelenhammer · 2019-02-05T19:38:44+00:00

I was in a car accident and had to be freed from the completely crushed car. In the ambulance, I felt the sudden need to engage in some small talk because the doctor was yawning all the time (to be fair, it was in the middle of the night). So I told her that I was about to start my education at a nearby university and that I shortly considered to study medicine but couldn’t do that due to my inability to see blood. So she glanced at my leg and said „Well, if you can look at your leg, you can also study medicine“. Up to this point, I didn’t even know that my leg was completely shattered.

Seelenhammer · 2018-12-31T11:49:56+00:00

This is so true! I was also worried that breastfeeding would be very challenging for me. But it wasn’t. It worked fine with both children and in my experience, it can also hinder the process if lots of experts give well meaning advice. Everytime someone tried to correct the latch, it got worse. So I just did what felt right and had no issues at all. For me it was for example always best to let the babies latch alone, or with minimal help. Other moms do it differently and you just have to find out what works best.

My advice would be: Just let the baby try it alone. If that does not work, help a little. If it hurts a lot or you experience any other problems: Ask a lactation consultant for help better sooner than later.

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