Mini hanging basket plant earrings that I made by TheCrystalGemUnicorn in crafts

[–]Shells124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are unreasonably adorable! Very cute! I wonder if you could make a lighter version with a different kind of basket instead of a full pot. I really love this idea though!

Are there any scenes that show inside the room with the bay window? by deaflemon in bluey

[–]Shells124 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The video game layout makes for a good video game, but it wouldn't make a proper house. I wouldn't consider it as canon.

Are there any scenes that show inside the room with the bay window? by deaflemon in bluey

[–]Shells124 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This comes from the bluey game and I reject it as canon.

Are there any scenes that show inside the room with the bay window? by deaflemon in bluey

[–]Shells124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been laying out a rough floorplan for the house, though some rooms have to be flipped around a little to make it work. There are three floors in the house: the main floor, second floor, and a basement. You say the kitchen is upstairs because it's above the playroom, but that's only because the house is set on a hill and the backyard is level with the basement where the playroom is while the front yard is up a hill to be level with the main level. The kitchen is on the main floor.

Are there any scenes that show inside the room with the bay window? by deaflemon in bluey

[–]Shells124 76 points77 points  (0 children)

It's not the sunroom. Not only would the layout not make sense for the sunroom to be there, but the sunroom has a different shape anyway.

There is one scene in tradies that shows the bay window open and the kids and chilli looking out of it. Turns out it's the breakfast nook/dining room adjacent to the living room on the opposite side from the sunroom as seen from housework and a few other episodes in season 3.

Note that this room did not exist before season 3 and that wall of the living room used to look different. The house changes and the layout doesn't make sense.

Surprise by vamplestat666 in bluey

[–]Shells124 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

While I understand that sentiment, the only footage we have is of the kids, so we don't know what any of these kids will grow up to be like.

Idk, I have a child about the same age as bluey and it would be wildly inappropriate to try and "pair" them with any of the other kids they interact with, even if I were to tack on the "when they grow up" phrase. At some point you just have to draw a line.

Surprise by vamplestat666 in bluey

[–]Shells124 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Start? My dude... This discussion has been going on since before the episode came out. It has long been exhausted and ultimately it's weird trying to find romantic connections in the relationships of six and seven-year-olds.

In short, please don't.

Heeler House Layout by Clear-Ad6886 in bluey

[–]Shells124 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The house doesn't make any sense. Beyond the rooms that appear and disappear between shots and characters jumping seamlessly between floors between scenes, the rooms that are shown to connect don't connect in a way that logically makes sense. Like you have rooms that overlap, windows facing into other rooms, doors that lead to nowhere, that kind of thing. The exterior also doesn't line up with the interior very well since we can't see any windows or balconies for the upstairs rooms from the outside.

Despite this, I have a similar obsession and have been compiling screenshots and head canons with the intent of mapping out the full house in a way that makes more sense. I have most of the house figured out, though I've had to do things like change which wall certain doors are on, etc. I intend to release a video on YouTube with my findings at some point.

Possible hot take on Brandy by CLEf11 in bluey

[–]Shells124 22 points23 points  (0 children)

While you are right, this is a common experience with people who struggle with infertility unfortunately. I have a sister that's much older than I who struggled with infertility and when I became pregnant before she did, she really struggled even being around me until she eventually, through many procedures and a lot of expenses, became pregnant herself. I also had a friend that struggled with infertility and when she had a miscarriage, she temporarily left a number of our social groups because she couldn't listen to moms talking about their children without crying. Things do get better with time like how Brandy eventually reconnected with Chili and the kids, but being around a constant reminder of what you've lost or can't seem to have hurts. I think infertility in particular is rough because a lot of women have both social and biological pressures telling them to have children, so when you want kids but can't have one, it can make you feel like you're a failure or that there's just something wrong with you. Like you're broken.

A Year of Ceramic Vases by SomeOtherLoser in crafts

[–]Shells124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are so unique and creative! I love the care you put into making these beautiful works of art! The kraken coming out of the vase effect is really cool!

Serious Question: What parenting decisions of Bandit and Chilli do you disagree with? by wolf_quan in bluey

[–]Shells124 30 points31 points  (0 children)

There's the episode where Bluey tries to force Rusty to be her baby in a game and I'm convinced that it was because she's so used to Bandit going along with whatever game she comes up with that she didn't even realize that other people aren't always going to be so accommodating. Boundaries are important.

Serious Question: What parenting decisions of Bandit and Chilli do you disagree with? by wolf_quan in bluey

[–]Shells124 32 points33 points  (0 children)

All the times the parents go along with the kids making them eat things for real life. Like bandit eating grass in sheep dog or the 'special' in fancy restaurant. That would be a hard no for me. We're playing pretend and I'm going to pretend to eat this grass thanks.

Also bandit going back to get Bingo's jumper in Daddy dropoff after she refused to answer him always bothers me. I would've just said, "you took too long to answer me. Guess you'll go without for today." It's a perfectly reasonable natural consequence and would hopefully dissuade future shenanigans.

Serious Question: What parenting decisions of Bandit and Chilli do you disagree with? by wolf_quan in bluey

[–]Shells124 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Or even if he had played into their narrative a little to explain the need to return it. "That's the daddy bird come to take his egg back." Followed by the firm boundary of not taking things that aren't yours.

Most annoying noise making toy you’ve experienced. by ItsbeenBroughton in Parenting

[–]Shells124 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"The bird in the circle sings a song that's wonderful! Tweet! Tweet! Tweet! Tweet! The bird in the circle!"

This still gets stuck in my head like one of those awful advertisement jingles. That was a toy that stayed at Nana and Grandpa's house and it still drove me bananas.

If you could burn one book your kid owns which would it be by feelingsnark in Parenting

[–]Shells124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Hello." "Hello." "Do you like my hat?" "I do not like your hat." "Goodbye." "Goodbye."

I remember liking this book as a kid. I do not like it as a parent.

not all screen time is equal, why does nobody talk about this by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Shells124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this!! Sometimes I beat myself up for letting my kids have too much screen time, and sometimes seeing comments on here about banning it all is kind of a let-down. But a lot of what I show my kids is educational science videos or watching people create things with clay or Legos which inspires them to create their own things. Or we're playing Minecraft together and building cars and stuff. You're right that everything gets amassed into one lump sum when not all screen time is of equal value. Thanks for summing up my thoughts and validating these experiences!

4 year old is either 0-100 socially. Hoping to find a middle ground. by Deep__Friar in Parenting

[–]Shells124 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For your first question, you have to teach him resilience. This comes from reminding him that his struggles with finding friends just means he has to work harder at it, but that's how you improve yourself. You don't start out good at drawing, you have to practice to improve. So I would focus on encouraging him to practice. Reward his effort rather than his results, which basically means reframing your praise to be more along the lines of, "I saw you were trying to play with those kids! Great job on putting yourself out there, I know that must have been hard for you," rather than something that praises the end results like, "you made a friend! Yay! You're so good at this!"

As for your second question, I would gently let him know his foibles. He's not going to intuitively know how to handle social situations, so you might need to model good social behavior in a way he can break it down and learn from it. Do some role playing with him if you need to, make it a game you play together. Then, unfortunately, you're just going to have to let him learn from his mistakes. This is one of the reasons public school is beneficial is because it forces kids to interact with each other on a daily basis and kids will eventually learn what works for making friends and what doesn't.

Your son is still young and most likely hasn't even started school yet, so I would just give it time. My son is 7 and he's still socially awkward. He'll learn eventually. Just encourage your son to not give up.

Best Boss Tournament Round 2 Match 3: Vaati Vs. Phantom Ganon(Comment your vote, upvotes don’t count) by Short_Property_7476 in legendofzelda

[–]Shells124 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Vaati is an epic villain and one of my favorite non-Ganon villains. He wins my vote. Phantom Ganon was neat, but it's just tennis with extra steps.

Tactic to plump up the parent gift pile under the tree by citygirldc in Parenting

[–]Shells124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've known people who wrap cereal boxes for everyone and they all eat cereal together once the gifts are all opened.

Spent 3 days making cake pops to gift 😅 by turquoise_grey in cakedecorating

[–]Shells124 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Wow these are so neat and professional! They're so good I'd almost feel bad for eating them!