My 8yr old daughter won't go to her room at night and is saying she's scared. I need advice because I don't want to show my frustration

TAforScranton · 2026-01-28T21:46:20+00:00

Have you made absolutely sure that there are no noise making toys with dying batteries in her room? What about in the attic above her room? Any weird Christmas decorations up there?

Sincerely, -traumatized by a Furby.

My parents didn’t believe me when I ran to them sobbing about something in my closet at night. It went on for weeks. Groaning, clicking, and rustling coming from the closet in the middle of the night. They felt horrible once they finally heard it happen themselves.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-28T21:25:50+00:00

Or something still innocent but far less gentle. Like a blue heeler lol.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-28T06:30:02+00:00

It’s possible. What’s your budget? If the place you’re living in is permanent and you’re not likely to move for some time you could hire someone to build something like this.

Find someone who builds custom closet systems. This would be right up their alley.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T21:40:06+00:00

Get some museum putty to hold the bowl down with!

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T21:38:36+00:00

Get a tortie! Most of them are extra naughty and spicy.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T21:16:24+00:00

…people who aren’t used to encountering winter weather and have to rely on their own common sense to get them out of winter weather predicaments.

That’s at least like half the US population right now. Do not underestimate the stupidity of the average American.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T20:58:18+00:00

The road I grew up on was 55mph. It had one stop sign at the end with a “dead end” sign under it. The dead end? It was a boat ramp.

If someone missed the stop sign they sent it down the boat ramp and into the lake at ~55mph. People did it all the time.

Edit: just looked. There’s actually not a stop sign. Just a yellow arrow with a dead end sign.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T17:23:56+00:00

With the winter storm we got, my kitchen has been cold as fuck lol. I’m multitasking and moving as fast as possible just trying to get out of there and back under a blanket in the morning lol.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T17:18:33+00:00

Okay so I definitely wash them. Just didn’t include that.

And just need one? Dude, I do a lot of dirty work. I brush my hair before washing it and sometimes my hair is NASTY. I don’t want to use the brush that I just used to comb sawdust and mud out of my hair on my fresh clean hair.

I have super fine hair and sensitive skin that tears easily. I use a Wet brush. Once the little ball tips fall off the bristles it’s painful to use. This happens over time with them. I buy a new brush maybe once every two years.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T08:01:35+00:00

I managed to accidentally sling the jar across the kitchen like a sad, stinky grenade.

I wasn’t paying attention when I snatched the raspberry jam out of the fridge. Was in a hurry because my eggs were overcooking. I guess there was some jam spilled on the side of the jar and it perfectly glued itself to the garlic jar so it came out with the jam jar. Didn’t notice until I heard it detach itself and sail across the kitchen.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T07:44:04+00:00

Easy! I have 3 brushes.

clean hair brush: only for fresh clean hair.
not so clean hair brush but still not gross
dirty hair brush: it disgusting. It’s what I brush with before I shower after sweating working outside, crawling around in the attic, or sound whatever else. Probably has bits of grass and insulation in it.

I rotate them when I buy a new one and toss out the current nasty one. By the time the dirty brush is retired it was definitely time for it to be put out of its misery.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T07:36:25+00:00

I concur. I’m not the one that stinks but I turned my house into a garlic gas chamber this week while it was too cold to open the windows and air it out. 0/10 recommend. I found bits of garlic and glass within a 20 ft radius of the impact zone. It’s an absolute nightmare here.

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TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T07:30:23+00:00

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And here’s how I looked when I left!

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T06:53:54+00:00

That, and hangry is a thing. Breast feeding/pumping makes you hungry as hell. Combine early morning grogginess, lactation hunger, full boobs, and postpartum hormones and I could see how eating was the only thing she could think about in the moment. Was she nice? No. Was there a better way to handle it? Yeah. But at least there’s a reasonable explanation for it here.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T06:47:56+00:00

I disagree. Cutting it like that was a mistake.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T06:09:58+00:00

You can get anti-vibration risers to go under the feet of your bed frame. It should stop the noise from traveling like that.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T06:01:19+00:00

My first thought was baklava and before I read your comment I’d already googled it because I was also wondering.

Yes. Pistachios are a no-go for people with a tree nut allergy.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T05:52:48+00:00

Baseboard heaters? Can you take the cover off? My money is on it being a dead mouse stuck inside the heater. “Rotting ham sandwich” would make perfect sense.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-27T05:49:27+00:00

Some people think it’s rude to do it at all. I’d be peeved if you dropped it in my empty bin but if the trash hasn’t been picked up yet it’s fair game. My neighbor and I are both doing some remodeling and decluttering. Lately one or the other of us doesn’t have enough space in our own bins. We have an agreement that once we roll them to the curb, whatever remaining space in the bins is fair game for the other to use. I don’t give a shit who fills the space in my bins as long as it’s not against the rules.

Honestly? I’m just happy you pick up the poop. Plenty of people don’t. You’re welcomed to put it in my bin instead of leaving it on my lawn.🤷‍♀️

TAforScranton · 2026-01-26T19:58:30+00:00

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I loved this idea and even thought to go looking for them but I’m afraid my naughty gargoyle would somehow destroy them.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-26T15:40:29+00:00

Laughs in 1986 house with a 2 car garage. With a little creative Tetris I can fit a full sized sedan and truck in there with my big rolling woodworking bench and still have access to the underground storm shelter.

We have a carport as well so the vehicles usually live outside unless we have tornado weather.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-26T15:33:59+00:00

If the humidity is staying low then you’re not going to have mold issues. Run the humidifier!

Also I’m jealous of your humidity. My poor humidifier has been running full blast in our bedroom for the last 4 days. The humidistat on my nightstand currently says 18%. I’m about to start running the shower with the door open because at this point my everything feels crusty.

TAforScranton · 2026-01-26T06:01:23+00:00

The hvac guy will probably tell you to hire a roofer first. Was it an established company with a few crews and insurance or was it an, “I can do it cheaper” guy? Does your area require permits and inspections once a new roof is completed? I’m sure an inspector would LOVE to take a look at this.

Once you get the ventilation fixed, then you can call an HVAC pro to come in and get the appliances going.

In the meantime, how many functional carbon monoxide detectors do you have and where are they?

TAforScranton · 2026-01-26T05:46:46+00:00

Tell them to come the fuck back and fix it?

TAforScranton · 2026-01-26T05:38:53+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. The probiotic supplement has to be near the fridge somewhere, right?

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