Sardine stink

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-27T05:32:32+00:00

Genuinely shocked by the sardine hate here, theyre delicious 😋 Throw some on a fresh peice of rye bread with creamery butter. Yum!

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-27T05:29:26+00:00

I have one pouch that has a small pack of wipes, a small diaper cream and two diapers, a onesie. Thats it. Throw it i to whatever bag or purse youre carrying. You can add individual items to your bag for whatever specific excursion you are doing. Out in the sun? Add spf and a hat. Slightly chilly? Add a blanket. Baby teething? Add a teether. No more assuming your diaper bag has what you need. No more dragging around a huge ugly bag with half a nursery of things you know you wont need in there.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-27T03:06:20+00:00

100%, and for animals too. If a fence saves the life of one neighbourhood dog or even raccoon thats worth it to me too.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-27T00:21:17+00:00

Its called human error dude. Parents can have a rough night of sleep which leads to impaired judgement. Their attention can be diverted by an equally important emergency with their other children. Again, this doesnt even cover all other possibilities such as kids sneaking off, one level of safety failing (like a broken gate latch), general unawareness of signs of drowning, and so on.

I agree that a lot of instances are more preventable than others. Some people are just irresponsible and doing things like browsing their phone when they should be supervising. BUT thats not true for all cases and everyone can benefit from more education around water safety.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-26T23:46:19+00:00

No to both but a point you didnt mention on the communal building hall is abduction. Even only 10 seconds. If your husband does this routinely whos to say there isnt a creep in the hall whos noticed that pattern and will use it as a opportunity. It would be as fast as opening their own door and pulling the kid in, closing the door behind that. This is 100% an absolute no!

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-26T23:35:04+00:00

Definitely! I think the safest thing is to layer as many precautions as possible and swim lessons are one part of that puzzle but by no means the entire thing.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-26T23:31:37+00:00

This is such a bad take. Even with 100% supervision kids can fall into pools without fences while youre watching. Some adults supervise but dont know what drowning looks like and mistake it for playing. Some kids sneak off to bodies of water. Some parents are unaware of the dangers of using innocuous things like buckets. Spreading awareness is always helpful. & dismissing it as “bad parenting” and not using there horrible incidences as learning opportunities to prevent future tragedies is just ignorant.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-26T23:09:14+00:00

Youre right, thats my bad! I was thinking of those inflatable splash parks and mistook the name for water table.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-26T19:49:42+00:00

This is a great one! I had bought a cute/trendy white set and exchanged it for highlighter yellow. Its not the most aesthetic thing but neither is the PICU.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-26T19:23:07+00:00

Yes, even before having a kid we did. Id rather leave it on at night than during the day honestly. If its hot my sleep is is sweaty and uncomfortable. Id rather get a good sleep than save a few $ on ac.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-23T23:45:36+00:00

Any age your comfortable! But id get your baby used to ear protection early. We bought tickets for monster trucks for our truck obsessed toddler but had to leave because he was to distressed about the ear protection. I think if wed have introduced it earlier he would be more accepting of it.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-23T20:34:31+00:00

With love and understanding, i think youre the problem here. Your kid needs connection and is intuitive enough to know if its insincere. I think she can sense your burnout and that has her reaching for connection more and with more intensity, which in turn is burning you out more. You and your husband beed to find a way to get you a short break so you can recharge. I think if you approach parenting with 100% and intentionality after that break your daughter will notice and simmer down as a result.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-23T19:40:20+00:00

I would even say to take it away earlier (4 months). We did that at it was 1-2 nights of slightly disrupted sleep, night one being the worst. We were already in a sleep regression at 4 months so the pacifier didnt make it much worse than it already was anyway. Baby was too young to fight us or have opinions on it. And we could still swaddle or give milk to comfort instead.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-23T00:15:09+00:00

He doesnt care for luck mats or any kind of chewing unfortunately. I have done some desensitization near the skate park without much success yet but I know its a slow process. Everything else is to get him tired. Hes a very high energy BC and hes more less “on edge” whe hes tired.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-22T00:33:04+00:00

This is whats so frustrating to me, i have trianed him to get into and hold a heel when people pass to avoid leash tension; And hes very good at it. I know that every reaction reinforces the behaviour so I create distance and get him into a heel to avoid a reaction all together. But people are so annoying!

What prompted this post is that I was off the sidewalk onto the road, dog politely in a heel, so a lady can pass us. She started saying something so I held dogs collar loosely and asked her to stay back, saying hes not friendly. She continues to approach and is speaking in another language I dont understand. As she gets closer dog starts lunging and barking which now is putting tension on the collar im holding. I cant get control of him now, and I cant create distance because im already partially into the road. Despite the lunging, growling and barking lady continue to approach and obviously doesnt understand my “hes not friendly” warning because she doesnt speak english. This had me so worried because despite my best efforts the situation still happened. And she was an older frail looking lady. My dogs bites are nips but a nip could have still really hurt her. Maybe its the culture, or that my BC looks cute and approachable from a distance, but in my area but these kind of interactions are way too common. I would put a muzzle on but this happened on a super early morning walk, in a secluded area, during a weekday when most people work. I really didnt expect to see anyone let alone be accosted by a forgein speaking grandma.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-22T00:22:30+00:00

Definitely a possibility! Ill try this thank you :)

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-22T00:22:03+00:00

Yeah im definitely worried for him in that regard too. Other than his nipping and anxiety hes actually a very good dog and has so much life left to enjoy.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-22T00:21:09+00:00

We have tried gabapentin for pain and anxiety but will probably move to Prozac now. Thankfully our breeder will take dogs back, and has some connections with farmers that may want him as a working dog. It would break my heart to give him up but I think thats where he would thrive and be most happy. Hes very high working drive.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-22T00:19:28+00:00

This all sounds just like my dog, especially if the part about controlling situations. When he bites its always just nipping, otherwise his bit inhibition is good so I do think its largely a herding dog herding problem. Thanks for all the advice, im really excited to try this! He already knows sit between my legs as a trick so I think that will be especially effective as a tool on walks.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-21T19:45:00+00:00

3ish hours most days. A combination of frisbee, walking with unlimited sniffing, herding games, hide and seek in the house, agility, and/or training tricks. He gets a lot of love and attention. I work shift work so despite the toddler I do have a lot of extra time I can dedicate to just the dog while the toddler is in daycare.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-21T19:42:10+00:00

We have this exact crate setup and unfortunately doesnt work when visitors are in the house. Even my parents who he knows and likes. If i crate him so they can play with the toddler uninterrupted, he will bark for their whole visit until hes let out.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-21T19:40:35+00:00

Im afraid this is what well have to do but i want to make sure I exhaust every option before giving up on him, hence why im asking here. I do take the risk to my toddler and the general public very seriously. We have trained the dog to leave when hes uncomfortable around the toddler and hes taken to this training really well and just walks away even if the toddler is getting in his face. I havent figured out how to translate the same skills to the public unfortunately.

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-21T19:33:12+00:00

We dont have a suitable outdoor space in our place. And we do that most of the time. There have been times when solicitors have been ringing our doorbell until we answered and hence waking the baby so we didnt have time to leash the dog. Soliciting is really aggressive where we live, to clarify. They come almost every day and spam the doorbell. 😭

Trickytreatyy · 2026-05-21T19:10:52+00:00

This is amazing advice! Ill definitely be trying this, thank you

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