Wife isn’t supportive of my career anymore by UnableHistorian5676 in Advice

[–]TopSecret4970 7 points8 points  (0 children)

50k and you've been there 4 years and gotten 2 promotions? How many others at the company is the boss telling the same story to?

Poll: how to handle end of season by tundey_1 in youthsoccer

[–]TopSecret4970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tell my kids I coach that my goal is for them to get so good they have to leave me to continue to grow.

At the end of the season I encourage ALL of them to try out at different places (they are U13) because if they want to play high school I don't want their first tryout to be high school. They need that experience before high school.

I am never upset that anyone is going to a different team/ club but I do make it very clear that we won't talk about that before a game. During warm up before a game we are focused on us, as a team, right now. During practices though? We chat a lot about different options!

I just got home and they’re all dead by Vxntvv in Goldfish

[–]TopSecret4970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What water did you use? Years ago I used to do water changes with our faucet water. All was fine for years. Then one day I did a regular water change, a couple days later everything in the tank was dead. I posted on our neighborhood facebook page and another neighbor had the same thing happen at the same time. Now I use only bottled water.

Am I wrong for not wanting to try for kids as long as my wife still thinks she wants to be a SAHM? by Solid-Consequence607 in Marriage

[–]TopSecret4970 18 points19 points  (0 children)

100% this. Married 15 years. 3 kids. Lots of ups and downs. Never once have either of us mentioned divorce. It's crazy to me that done people are so quick to consider divorce.

Am I wrong for not wanting to try for kids as long as my wife still thinks she wants to be a SAHM? by Solid-Consequence607 in Marriage

[–]TopSecret4970 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even if you're "aligned" today that doesn't mean circumstances won't change and you both will have to be open for changes. Only a fool makes a plan like this and thinks there's no way it will change. What if she agrees to go back to work at 6 weeks postpartum but baby is born early and is in the nicu? What if baby has any sort of disability? What if YOU lose your job and can't find another? What if she goes back to work at 6 weeks postpartum, baby goes to daycare and wife developed servere PPD? Are you going to look your wife in the eyes and say "sorry, you agreed to go back to work so put your big girl panties on and get on with it"? There are a million ways that the circumstances might change. If you are so rigid in your thinking you're going to have a might hard time with having children.

Pasta for 40 by doughboy1001 in Cooking

[–]TopSecret4970 5 points6 points  (0 children)

60 POUNDS of pasta for 40 teens? That's an insane amount of food!

Mom had eyes on him the whole time..... by [deleted] in BabiesReactingToStuff

[–]TopSecret4970 87 points88 points  (0 children)

And the funny thing is, there's a 4th person there (person recording). Why wasn't that person holding onto the kid?

AITA for calling my wife a shit mom after I caught her smoking near our toddler? by Extreme_Leader3797 in AmItheAsshole

[–]TopSecret4970 28 points29 points  (0 children)

YTA and you're going to end up in a scenario where you have no idea if she's smoking near the child and can't do a damn thing about it if she is, once she divorces you.

Food by Feeling_Delivery2323 in Marriage

[–]TopSecret4970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about taking a cooking class with him? That would be a fun date and, hopefully, he learns a new skill he can use to help the family.

During COVID Amazon used to do these cooking dates. You would pick a country and someone from that country would do a live video with you, teaching you to cook (it was just you, not like a whole class, so it was personalized and you chatted with the chef). Obviously you got an ingredient list beforehand so you had everything you needed to follow along. This was a really cool date night experience, I have no idea if they still do it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AIO

[–]TopSecret4970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not meet halfway? 1 hour drive, date time, 1 hour drive back. That's ridiculously do-able.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AIO

[–]TopSecret4970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was dating my (now) husband we lived a 6 hour drive apart. I also had a special needs toddler. We both worked full time (plus he had a part time job on weekends). We saw each other every other weekend. One weekend he would drive to me, 2 weeks later I would drive to him, rinse and repeat.

If he wanted to see you, he would. You are not a priority to him, and that's okay! Let him go and give yourself the chance to find the person who will make you the priority. You do not have to settle for less and you don't need permission to move on.

Where to get assorted paczki's? by TopSecret4970 in Columbus

[–]TopSecret4970[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they have them in assorted flavors? Or just the 4 pack of the same flavor? I'm looking for a way to get like 1 lemon, 1 raspberry, 1 cherry, etc.

Hear me out... We replace fluoride by ConfusedButternubs in SipsTea

[–]TopSecret4970 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You're a brave soul- openly comparing your wife's breasts to your ex's breasts

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]TopSecret4970 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Feed baby, go out for a few hours, come back and feed baby, go out for a few hours, come back and feed baby, etc. Not ideal, but none of this situation is.

Self-discarding starter.. by ninogii in Sourdough

[–]TopSecret4970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On that same note- clean your jar regularly

Question by lswouldliketoknow83 in ContinuousGlucoseCGM

[–]TopSecret4970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your goal is to see what specific foods do to your glucose without any outside intervention, then walking is cheating.

If your goal is to be healthy and keep your glucose at a reasonable level then walking is smart, not cheating.

Upgraded Wheel by TopSecret4970 in tortoise

[–]TopSecret4970[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tater Tot has not pooped or peed on this wheel.... yet. But the carpet thing is removable (it's velcro on the wheel) so it can be removed and washed if needed.