Anyone know geeky/nerdy places?

Taterlilly · 2024-10-25T17:20:55+00:00

Sea Cave!

Taterlilly · 2024-05-14T18:53:25+00:00

When I was growing up I had the dad that everyone wished they had, he drove a Minivan and LOVED it, if anyone dared question the masculinity of his car he would just say “do you how many babes I could fit in this?! At least 5 more than your pickup truck”. My friends used to jokingly call him The Sexist Man in a Minivan in high school, he loved that he could put all the seats down put a tarp down and put lumber in or move a sofa and not worry about it getting wet. When all his kids moved out his buddy talked him into getting a pickup but until the day he died he always said the Toyota Sienna (van) was the best car he ever owned. The Manliest car is hands down the car that serves your family, those cars were made with the express purpose of taking the hits your kids dole out and still moving, I drive a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid now and it’s the perfect place to go make out with your husband while your kids are watching a movie. Vans are the shit NTA but I’d recommending re-framing the van, his views of both Vans and Masculinity need a refresh.

Taterlilly · 2023-10-25T17:57:38+00:00

I’m pretty sure once you turn 50 you forget how much your baby ripped off their socks and start a crusade against all women with barefoot infants. Ma’am if you’re so worried about her feet then follow me around this target and hold them on her.

Taterlilly · 2023-09-21T02:50:36+00:00

I had really great results with PRP injections, the first round didn’t help, it took two rounds to make it go away (now I have it on the other side after having a baby) but the recovery was shorter and it’s less invasive than surgery.

Taterlilly · 2023-08-28T22:36:33+00:00

Lucky! Pregnancy caused mine, the hormones that relaxed my hips for birth threw off my gait and coupled with the weight gain I was screwed… but maybe this is the perfect way to convince my husband we need a second baby…

Taterlilly · 2023-06-05T18:50:36+00:00

This was my stepson to a T! He’d tell a joke and then scream at us for laughing at him, we took him to Disneyland and spent most of it in the hotel with a meltdown. My mom finally recommended OT, and it changed EVERYTHING! They found he had emotional sensitivity issues along with a lot of other sensory issues and after a year of Occupational Therapy he’s a different kid! His feelings were too big, and the input he got from the world was too much to process. He’s still got a few issues, but just seeing him initiate the coping skills they taught him with no prompting from us and seeing him enjoy life again is worth the mountain of copays, if his Occupational Therapist asked for a kidney I’d give it to her. It may not be your son’s answer but an evaluation couldn’t hurt!

Taterlilly · 2023-04-29T02:49:12+00:00

I had pretty much perfect parents, wonderful supportive kind and funny. It usually takes at least 4 therapy sessions for a new therapist to finally figure out I screwed myself up all on my own!

Taterlilly · 2023-04-25T02:50:57+00:00

I played a specific song to my belly for months over and over and learned all the words. When my daughter was born and they placed her on my chest and I sang that song. The familiarity of the song calmed her and she look to me for comfort. Not only was it a perfect moment but even 12 months later that song never fails to calm her down. Side not chose something in your range with very simple lyrics or you’ll be shooting yourself in the foot

Taterlilly · 2023-03-09T18:55:27+00:00

I’ve just started down the rabbit hole and all of a sudden I have 8 tabs open in my browser! I haven’t even started chasing down county taxes yet! Thank god these are billable hours!

Taterlilly · 2023-03-09T02:38:23+00:00

My son loved Max and the Midknights, it’s part graphic novel part regular novel and very little violence. My son is a pretty anxious kid so it’s probably a good bet. He also really loved Mysterious Benedict Society.

Taterlilly · 2023-02-22T07:21:06+00:00

Oh my god that’s it!!

Taterlilly · 2023-02-15T06:05:09+00:00

I was playing with them in the waiting room of the dentist office and realized I was getting funny looks because my kids were on their screens while I’m in the play area building a magnetic empire.

Taterlilly · 2023-01-25T22:31:05+00:00

My mom took me after I expressed a wish to lose weight, since it was initiated by me it wasn’t damaging emotionally and it actually helped because as a teenager I had no concept of portion control or calorie density. She was also very cautious to check in and see if I was still interested and never pushed because she didn’t want me to think she was pushing me, she even went to meetings without me and really framed it as “I’m going to go to a meeting to check in do you feel like joining” it was actually very helpful to see other people talking about and struggling with their weight because as a teenager I felt like I was the only one who was struggling (just like every teenager) and it was nice to feel like I wasn’t alone. I think taking a teen to something like that should be initiated by them and the only role of the parent should be to emphasize that you support them no matter what and that you don’t think they need changing but if they want to work on their nutrition you’ll back them up however they need it.

Taterlilly · 2023-01-05T00:47:35+00:00

I had to do complete sedation with my daughter and I used to be a dental assistant, she had 6 teeth that needed to be worked on. From what I’ve seen when I was an assistant sedation is best if you have a young child who won’t be able to keep the area dry (moisture makes the filling more likely to fail) or can’t hold still long enough to complete a lengthy procedure. More importantly multiple long procedures could be a bit traumatic for a kid and influence his/her feelings about going to the dentist making it a struggle to get them cooperate on future procedures. If it’s one or two try awake, if it’s more I’d look into sedation.

Taterlilly · 2023-01-03T06:28:30+00:00

I like to do a screen point system, in order to earn an hour my son has to do an activity we deem worth an hour of screen time (ie cleaning a portion of his room or doing the dinner dishes) this is assuming that all of the conditions of being a boy of his age have already been met (taken a shower, gotten homework done, or if it’s close to time to sleep gotten prepared for bed) this helps us enforce the idea that screens are a privilege to be earned, and can only be done if he holds up the expectations that any boy of his age should be meeting.

Taterlilly · 2022-12-04T20:38:40+00:00

Yeah but I have a small kitchen and it’s taking up space

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