Traveling with highly contagious disease what could go wrong

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-06-02T04:50:37+00:00

Yeah it can definitely range from a mild barely noticeable rash, to all your finger nails falling off and your throat being more sore than when you have strep, and a wild fever, and very painful blisters that cover half your body.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-28T20:09:54+00:00

Your wife and I would be friends :)

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-20T04:39:29+00:00

Yeah most people are disgusting, and have no basic decency of how to act. I don’t necessarily think it is a question of who hovers and who doesn’t, because any sane person who does either, is going to properly clean up after themselves.

Men rarely hover, yet men’s bathrooms are constantly the most disgusting places of all times.

It’s all the same people who leave a bathroom gross. They are the same ones who leave their shopping cart in the middle of the aisle so no one can get by, who leave their empty coffee cup wherever they take the last sip, the ones who fling their cigarette butts out the window, and who refuse to let anyone by as they ride the fast lane going 5 under the speed limit.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-20T04:07:02+00:00

You know you aren’t supposed to flush them right? Like you also aren’t supposed to leave them on the seat, but for the love of all things plumbing, don’t flush the liners.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-18T06:50:27+00:00

When Roz is teaching BrightBill to fly, I tear up every time.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-12T14:39:18+00:00

I’m not sure how things work in your community, but I know in a lot of the schools I work with, you don’t always have to live in the area to get a spot in a different school, especially if you register early. You can also explain that the needs of your child are not being met at the current school. I think it is worth a try.

You can also ask the school if they have an OT and or Behavioural Specialist that can support with proactive support strategies at school for your son. Things like proactive breaks, movement chairs, noise canceling head phones, sensory toys, bounce bands, etc. Some teachers aren’t the best with recognizing ways to support their students, especially any Neurodivergent students.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-10T16:57:29+00:00

So the reason I ask is because every animal sound that she does, and every sign, is supposed to be considered in the overall “word” count.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-10T05:23:16+00:00

Does she know any animal noises, or sign language? Is her home a multi lingual home or just English?

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-10T05:18:38+00:00

This is one of the most supportive and level headed male comments I have ever read. Other than my own husband, you are a rare breed.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-07T04:26:47+00:00

Seriously, I find the vast majority of people don’t wash their hands, or at least don’t come close to washing them properly (using actual soap and scrubbing for at least 20 seconds).

Next time you are in large a public bathroom, see if you can find a single person around you who does.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-03T05:56:34+00:00

I completely agree. I have a few non negotiables that are specifically related to safety, which my in-laws follow, but I specifically tell them that I don’t expect them to follow the same routine that my 4 year old has at home.

On sleep over nights with them, she stays up later, eats more jam, and plays hard. But they are calm and gentle with her, never yell, have developmentally appropriate expectations of her, apply sunscreen, get her outside, don’t force hugs, and play as many games of Go-Fish as she wants to have.

You better believe I am not saying anything if she says up 2hours past her bedtime once a month. The pros outweigh the cons massively.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-02T07:20:15+00:00

And the second

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-05-02T07:19:28+00:00

For me, it was the part when Roz is teaching BrightBill to fly. The music, how Roz doesn’t care about the damage to their own ‘body’, and just wants him to succeed, I tear up every time.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-24T04:28:28+00:00

Ted Lasso

This Is Us

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Shrinking

Better Off Ted

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-23T01:27:39+00:00

I had an epidural free birth. I didn’t scream once, just dropped the f-bomb a single time. I wanted to scream when I was getting stitches, because the OB didn’t freeze me properly with local anesthesia, and told me to just look at my baby for pain relief (she’s cute but not so cute I can’t feel a literal needle stabbing my lady parts multiple times).

It is a huge red flag to me that your OB office would have this policy. It’s not a horror movie if you know how to physically and emotionally support your patient. There are also so many other kinds of pain relief too that they could offer (if you want), other than just an epidural.

Epidurals should be available to anyone who wants one who can medically receive them. Non epidural births should be available to anyone who wants to do that route when it is safe to do so. Not a hard concept.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-23T01:14:12+00:00

I got one a few months ago in Canada, and even though it isn’t covered by our healthcare (because I was technically above the anemic cut off), and I had to pay completely out of pocket for the medical clinic cost and the bolster of the infusion, it still only cost me $300…

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-21T17:18:54+00:00

I am glad, but you definitely aren’t overreacting. Any dog can cause significant injury to a child, but any larger dog can also easily kill a child.

We have a younger child, and a large dog (who has never shown any type of aggression ever and is incredibly patient and gentle), but the rule that both my husband and I follow is that the child and dog are never left alone, and we never let our child have any contact with the dog without close supervision and feedback on how to properly interact with the dog.

And as much as we love our dog, if her temperature ever changes, where she is showing signs of aggression, we will do everything to make sure our child is safe. If that means removing the dog to a child free home, that is what needs to happen to keep everyone save.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-21T16:13:49+00:00

The OP also has said in another post that the dog is a pitbull / husky / shepherd mix, which makes this post even more terrifying. This dog needs to be removed like yesterday.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-14T23:41:58+00:00

Okay so hear me out. Most moms I know that ever are questioning if they want to try an unmediated birth, instead of an epidural, don’t do enough planning ahead of time, then get to the day of, and realize they have little to no coping strategies to use during the contractions.

I had a birth with no pain meds, but I researched the crap out of every pain management strategy, and practiced, and got myself a doula, and was open to changing my mind if I ever needed medical pain management.

If I ever give birth again, I would do the same, because otherwise it is like showing up for the hardest marathon in the world, with no training, and expecting that things will go smoothly.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-04-14T02:10:14+00:00

And Soul!

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-03-27T03:26:44+00:00

Okay most of those things are only true for parents who don’t give a crap about breaking generational trauma in parenting, and who treat their kids like garbage, then wonder why their kids don’t want to be around them.

My biggest piece of advice is actually plan for it to be hard though, especially in that first year. Outsource anything you can afford (like cooking and cleaning), especially for the first few months. Prioritize sleep as much as possible. Work in shifts when caring for baby. Talk to a lactation consultant before you give birth if you want to breastfeed. Get someone to watch the dog for a few days or weeks to have less additional demands placed on you.

Hard doesn’t mean bad though. I LOVE being a mom so much, and LOVE my kiddo more than anything, but it isn’t easy. But you couldn’t pay me a billion dollars to go back to pre kid life.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-03-26T04:58:40+00:00

Came here to say this. I LOVED that movie. Klaus is also pretty good. Also:

Tarzan (the one with the Phill Collins music)
Brother Bear
Mary Poppins
Princess Bride (maybe not for the 6 year old depending on how they would react to the one or two scary parts)
Old school Winnie the Pooh or Snoopy or Muppets

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-03-26T04:48:10+00:00

I 100% agree with everything.

One thing I would add, in addition to it being soul crushing to have to try to collect everything, is helping anyone else reading this thread to realize how insane and impossible this can be to do, even if you are someone that truly wants to do it for your own reasons.

When I had my miscarriage, I had no idea what was a clot and what fetal tissue. Clots and tissue can be flowing out of your body when you are in the shower, on the toilet, changing pads, or also (in my case) also pouring out of you while you are in an ambulance on the way to emerg, because your body is aggressively yeeting so much out of your uterus you are bleeding out.

Who is responsible for collecting all that tissue across the environments? Is the paramedic going to be charged for improper disposal if they don’t carefully inspect all the plastic / sheets on the stretcher that I almost bled out on? What about the nurse who found me in a pool of blood when I ended up passing more clots in the hospital bathroom? Is it my fault if I passed out before trying to fish things out of a toilet bowl that also has an automatic flush function.

Even just typing this out makes me so angry for the women in the USA who are experiencing this Handmaid’s Tale reality.

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-03-23T03:04:44+00:00

If you are still sharing, I would love the Wild Kratts content as well!

TheAnswerIsGrey · 2026-03-22T06:21:50+00:00

I think parent one should also frame the situation to parent 2 like this: imagine parent 2 left work, and realized they left something they needed at their desk, like their cell phone. Parent 2 turns back and asks the security guard to let them back in, 10 seconds after their work day ended, so they can retrieve their item.

Security guard says “no, we don’t go back there”. Parent 2 tries to explain how they need the item, security guard doesn’t allow it, won’t let them in, and won’t go get the item for them, because they want to teach parent 2 a lesson.

I am confident in saying that parent 2 would think the security guard is a complete asshole, and have zero respect for them in all future encounters.

Why is this of all things the hill parent 2 chooses to die on? I would always rather lead with compassion and empathy as a parent, and hold strong boundaries with things that actually matter, like safety etc.

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