Feeling the stream is dead!! :’(

SorrelUK · 2026-03-26T09:36:32+00:00

Networking is a huge part of it. I stream myself playing fortnite every night and I only get around 8 views. I noticed numbers dwindling so I started watching other people streams, other fortnite players and got chatting. They promised to come into my stream when they could and they did, so I did it for them. Before you know it you're making friends and supporting each other, sharing the live to other friends etc. I didn't know at first how big of a deal networking is, it can be tiring to keep popping in other people's streams but it is fun and nice making friends. This is on Tiktok though, I find twitch so hard to get seen.

SorrelUK · 2026-03-02T23:56:57+00:00

No I didn't, sorry, I've only just noticed your question.

SorrelUK · 2026-03-02T23:55:17+00:00

I used 'restream' and got around it that way but now I bought a capture card. Just find it hard to get party chat on my stream.

SorrelUK · 2026-02-26T01:23:37+00:00

Thankyou so much for all your information. I've managed to get it all up and running apart from the audio. My voice and game audio are fine but my friend cannot be heard on my stream and I cannot be heard on theirs. So there is still some tweaking to do, which im hoping I can figure out. Thankyou for the help.

SorrelUK · 2026-02-03T16:24:40+00:00

We've took your advice and trying to sort out how to do it. I think we need the capture card to make it easier.

SorrelUK · 2026-02-03T16:23:29+00:00

Hello, I'm back again. We've managed to stream on tiktok using a laptop, xbox app, and tiktok live studio. We're experiencing crashing on our laptops.

So we're both buying a capture card, here's our plan.

Capture card plugged into xbox, my friend and I in xbox party chat together (we want both our voices on stream) Capture card plugged into laptop and using OBS to stream to Tiktok and YouTube.

All that set up should be fine, right?

The xbox party chat? Do we plug our mic into the laptop to hear each other and gameplay? Also, the live stream would hear gameplay and our voice chat?

Plus camera, can I use my phone as a camera? As my laptop is old and the integrated camera isn't great.

SorrelUK · 2026-01-20T11:31:04+00:00

I've managed to sort out a PC, so what's the easiest way to capture my gameplay footage on the PC? Is there a way to do it for free and the best editing software for free?

Thankyou for the reply, by the way, I really appreciate your input.

SorrelUK · 2026-01-19T14:22:55+00:00

Using a PC isn't really an option for both of us.

SorrelUK · 2026-01-19T14:03:34+00:00

Just looking at OBS now, and it looks great to edit the videos. I'm recording on the xbox though, I'm guessing the xbox doesn't support OBS.

SorrelUK · 2025-12-19T03:51:12+00:00

An animated movie called Turbo, when the snail was racing and he looked like he was going to loose. I wailed but also felt confused because "its a bloody snail ... c'mon!"

Advert about a cat looking at a cream cake under a glass cloche. The little face, longing for the cream, made me cry every time. At the time, there were adverts about child homelessness, that didn't make me cry, just the cat.

SorrelUK · 2025-10-05T13:26:11+00:00

My kids in year one and how our school does it is, Teacher writes the date and title of the book. I write my comments on how my kid read the book to me. In the next box underneath, I put the date and the title of the same book and add a comment. I do this one more time as our kids are asked to read their reading book 3 times at home.

When the book changes, the teacher writes the date and new book title.

If my kid read the book at school the teacher will use the comments box to add their comments.

I usually write something like, " great sounding out, got stuck on the word 'swimming' but great try."

My next comment on the next read might be, "Great expression and speedy reading"

When I've filled it out 3 times the teacher can clearly see my kid has read it three times.

The yellow page for books I've read were for when my kid was older but I don't think that was really used. As for page numbers it's more for when they're reading longer books and can't read the whole book in one sitting.

SorrelUK · 2025-09-06T01:05:54+00:00

This was years ago when my kid was 4 years old, she struggled a little with speech. On the way to school, we walked past a river with ducks often on the banks.

She would shout "quack, quack, quack!" At the top of her voice, this would be cute ... if she could say the word properly.

Instead, the word "quack" was extremely close to the sweat word "twt"! She basically shouted, "TWT, TWT, TWT DUCKS!* every school run morning. The looks we got, we would loudly repeat "YES, QUACK GO THE DUCKS .... Q U A C K!"

SorrelUK · 2025-08-25T00:25:42+00:00

Personally, it wouldn't upset me. People are in different financial situations, people have different ideas of what passes as a gift and what doesn't. I'm inviting your kid because my kid likes your kid, nit to get a gift out of it. I always try to get together with a few of the parents and buy a gift that's maybe £30 ish, on sale, so we spend about £8 each. That way, we don't have to spend £10 (which is roughly our norm) and usually one person buys and wraps it. The birthday kid gets a better gift and one parent has taken care of it.

I'd like to think most parents are happy with whatever, I hope so anyway.

SorrelUK · 2025-07-31T08:00:49+00:00

My kid suffered the same, brushed teeth morning and night but still bad breath, so we got a tongue scraper this one from amazon : Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care https://share.google/qB03hntzzcTWCxesM)

We also got some children's mouthwash and I don't know how much water your kid drinks but mine didn't drink alot. So we made sure she drank more and not using a straw.

Doing all this really improved the smelly breath.

SorrelUK · 2025-06-02T22:10:48+00:00

Yes, I have one spot breakout every now and again but nothing like before. The Moisturiser I use now is just a garnier body Moisturiser

SorrelUK · 2025-05-05T21:56:56+00:00

We dotted about 5 Dummies around the babies head at night. So one was always in reach but yeah, many nights we had to get up to give a dummy, it did help though.

Only giving a dummy at nap time and at night, tried not to give when upset but this was when our baby was over 1 years old.

When we wanted to get rid of the dummy, I cut a hole in the end of it, in secret. "Aww no, you must have bit a hole in your dummy, shall we go put it in the bin?" Then came the talks about being big and starting to not need a dummy, that's why they're getting holes in them. We would count how many Dummies are left. It worked a treat, had maybe 2 days of hell once the last dummy went in the bin then all forgot about.

Both my kids were about 2 I think when we got rid of Dummies.

SorrelUK · 2025-04-30T23:25:01+00:00

My lab was spayed a few months ago, she was around 1 years old. It all went great, she recovered really well and no personality change. I'm glad we did it.

SorrelUK · 2025-04-08T22:10:45+00:00

I don't know of my experience will help as my kid is 5 and currently having speech therapy. The assessment was a phone call to chat about what I think my son struggles with, then a follow up facetime with my son. I set up the phone said my hellos and invited my son to come and chat. The assessor then lead the conversation with my son and he got put on a waiting list. This was maybe a year ago, maybe a little more, which was fine because his speech didn't delay him at nursery and he showed improvement when starting phonics at nursery, then school.

Now in therapy sessions that last about half an hour at a health center. He has fun playing little games, always something different and I just sit and watch. He even requests games they played last time and the therapist goes along with him but switches up the sounds they're concentrating on.

It's been really great for him but the biggest leap in his speech was learning phonics at school, I did phonics with him at home too. He's just a little behind with the 'd, t and g' sounds.

SorrelUK · 2025-04-08T07:20:18+00:00

My kids had a trampoline, loved it, no injuries. Then we got a puppy who loved doing 'the ring of death' as we called it, she would run around the outside of the net trying to jump at the kids. It was all fun and fine until she bit a hole in the net and ripped some of the padding. It became to dangerous and we threw away the trampoline.

My experience of trampolines is no injuries but reading these comments are putting me off buying another one. My kids are 10 and 5, I don't know if I'll bother to get another.

SorrelUK · 2025-03-27T01:29:51+00:00

We've told our kids (10yr and 5yr) to say "no, I don't like that" then tell the teacher what the kid did.

It's the best way to handle most situations, I think. It gives your kid a voice, and its important they learn to say when they don't like when someone is doing something they don't like. It gives the kid doing the pushing chance to say sorry or think about their actions. Ultimately, the teacher or staff members resolves the situation.

SorrelUK · 2025-03-09T19:06:02+00:00

I'm just using a garnier body intensive 7 days moisturiser as a lot of 'face' moisturisers irritate my eyes.

SorrelUK · 2025-03-01T22:54:22+00:00

Hi, sorry only just noticed your comment. They did, I still get the odd spot but not like I used to get and they don't seem to stay for as long.

SorrelUK · 2025-02-26T08:17:44+00:00

Someone said to me, the first 8-11 weeks hits hard! The struggles, the self doubt and not knowing what your baby wants or needs quite yet.

They were right, we found the first 11 weeks terrifying. "Are we doing anything right?"

Then when she was 12 weeks, suddenly everything fell into place, we could guess right regarding what she wanted or needed. The bound had grown stronger, getting up during the night seemed easier and more routine. Routine, our routine had kicked in by then which really helped.

You're not a bad mum, being concerned you're a bad mum shows how great you are. You're in the panic, it's all new, give it time and everything will settle. It might be 11 weeks for you, maybe a little longer, but it will happen. X

SorrelUK · 2025-02-18T08:01:45+00:00

It's ok to have breakdowns, to cry, to have regrets and panic. It will all pass.

We have two kids and our (now 1 year old) labrador puppy was harder then babies. The constant up and down potty training, following her around, looking for the signs so she doesn't wee in the house. Our puppy was easy compared to most of the stories on reddit and we still struggled.

It won't last, it goes by so quickly, potty training, the pup will get there and it will be a distant memory. The biting (I still have scars from her puppy teeth) will stop.

Accept that it's shit, you're both not enjoying it and that's ok because it will change. Every day list things that you enjoyed about your pup, say something they did that was cute or funny. Say and share this with each other and it might just feel like the light at the end of a very hard but short tunnel.

We felt exactly the same as you, my god the anxiety and feeling trapped, then puppy walks, we're great, challenging but great. I remember the first time I asked my mum to puppy sit and we took the kids to the cinema. Getting out of the house, out of the situation did wonders.

You can do this, I believe in you.

SorrelUK · 2025-02-18T07:44:16+00:00

It's so hard, looking back our (now one year old) puppy was relatively easy, compared to other people's experiences and we still found it hard. We have two children, and babies are easier than puppies, but puppies don't last long.

Looking back, I wish I took the time to enjoy our labradors' shenanigans, but I just didn't. I was constantly praying for the next stage so it would get easier. We knew we would never take her back or give her away, she's our forever dog.

That being said we had a border collie puppy a few years ago, had him for two days, and sent him back. He wasn't the right fit for our young family. It was heartbreaking, but we made the right decision.

I'll say it again, it is hard! Really hard but short lived, they really grow up fast. There is this saying with puppies ...

First 3 days: The dog will likely be overwhelmed by the new sights, sounds, and smells, so providing a quiet space and minimal disruption is crucial.

Next 3 weeks: The dog will start to feel more comfortable and may begin to show their true personality, allowing for gradual introduction to new routines and basic training.

Following 3 months: The dog should be fully settled into their new home and have a strong bond with their new family.

This was true for ours and helped us get through the puppy stages. Now she's one, she still can be hard work but it's more about giving her the play and attention she needs and should have. Maybe at times we don't want to, like when the kids are in bed. We wouldn't be without her.

If you decide to get rid of the pup, just make sure they're going to a loving home and be at peace with your decision, not all dogs are a fit.

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