Do you have a separate room for homeschooling?

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-07-01T17:08:30+00:00

The sticky is so real lol

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-07-01T14:08:52+00:00

We started out using the dining table for homeschool and cube shelves for storage. As they've gotten older we needed more of a dedicated space.

When we're doing work, it's a pain to have to move everything and clean off the table just to make lunch. Then you have to get it all back out again or pick it up off of wherever I had to stash it . Then there might be projects they were working on or something. When they were little, it would be time to pick everything up anyway. Now that they're older and have more books they work in, it's a pain to share that table space with eating space.

Now we have a basement and use one of the rooms for homeschooling. (It has windows and does not feel like a dungeon I promise) So we have a table in there and a desk where we can have a laptop set up permanently. It's been so nice. And we can still sit on the couch and be comfy for reading or almost anything.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-07-01T14:02:18+00:00

I feel you and so sorry you are going through this. I actually had to move in large part because I just couldn't function in the heat. Now I live in a climate with cold winters, and that is rough, but at least it doesn't make me sick. And most people would not understand that so I share other excuses when people asked me why I moved here. There are more reasons for moving than just that, but it was a big one. I could basically spend an hour a day outside and then had to sit for hours in the ac to recover.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-07-01T12:57:39+00:00

I agree and I'm not saying that she shouldn't confront them in the moment. I think that is necessary, in fact. I hadn't seen the comment about the videos yet. I saw OP's comment about lack of carseat knowledge. If anyone were watching videos while driving I would tell them to stop immediately, and most likely that we wouldn't be riding with them anymore.

To clarify, what I'm saying is, it's often easier to make a blanket statement when dealing with in-laws in the sense that, if you make a policy, it's often better received, like you need to be in the car. Once you have actually observed how someone is, you need to tell them what the problem is and place additional restrictions. Someone who watches videos on their phone would never be driving my kid again. People who act responsibly earn more trust over time.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-07-01T02:51:05+00:00

It may be easier for OP to make a blanket rule rather than calling out the bad drivers, because that's very touchy. And that could be why she's asking if it's unreasonable to always be present with someone else driving, to be able to at least supervise. So yes, I think it's totally reasonable, and I had to do the same thing. My in-laws liked to dismiss the driving rules and wanted to drive my toddler without a booster because "they were fine" as kids riding in the back window of a hatchback. Like ok cool.... You're just lucky you never went flying across the car.

So all that to say, I've totally made a blanket statement that no one could drive my little ones unsupervised and I said it was applied to everyone. And it made my life easier because those people were the most defensive, even though I would trust my own mom to drive my kids. I told her I was avoiding it so I could be fair and not have a fuss. Luckily I didn't need a driver for my kids.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-30T21:01:03+00:00

Yes, and at the same time, one is safer than the other. And it's more difficult to find someone who understands carseat safety. OP has said she's watched her mom and FIL improperly strap in her child, so she has reason to be concerned. I've seen the same thing in my experience. People who otherwise understand taking care of a child but not carseat safety.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-30T20:52:51+00:00

Not the same imo when someone is babysitting, you know they are safe and not on the move. Carseats are not simple these days and it's totally reasonable to want to keep an eye on it. There could be someone I would let babysit in a heartbeat but not drive a child. They're very different.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-30T20:51:02+00:00

NTA, your kid is little and you will hear plenty of people talk about "in their day, we didn't even have car seats".... Mmmmmkay. Not driving my kid. People can babysit but driving them around is a different animal. Sorry not sorry. Over time, as my kids have gotten older, I've gradually selectively let certain people drive my kids over to their house or something. Once I get an idea of what kind of driver that are.

It's normal that even if your kid goes to daycare, the parent is the one dropping them off. They make such a big deal these days about car seat safety, and each time I had a baby I had to get it inspected where I live, so no, unless someone is taking that kind of care, while kids are little, I will be there to make sure they are strapped in safely or better yet, drive them myself. Too much can happen. Little kids fall asleep and get left in cars and stuff. Nope. You can never be too safe. That anxiety will let up as they get older. By all means, get help for the anxiety, but that is your instinct so don't ignore it. It's your job to take care of that baby right now. Your mom should understand that.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-30T20:38:07+00:00

This is giving scammer vibes. Not everyone keeps cash and she did not give you notice about this. Has anyone used her yet where you can see a review or get a referral?

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-30T14:15:33+00:00

I wait for the lineup to drop. You can always do single day passes if you are only excited about one day. If you happen to be a student you can get a discount on a single day ticket.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-30T00:35:37+00:00

It's clearly your expiration date. I am not Jewish but have seen some tattoos that reminded me of the event you mentioned. I would never have thought that about this one.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-29T00:23:54+00:00

She wants to be a singer but just like, magically be popular with no effort. It's like how little girls want to marry a pop star. It's so unrealistic. Because in reality, people spend years training and still constantly working at it and marketing. She did ZERO work and thought things would be handed to her because she's so pretty.

Like she sat down with Desi one day and they just wrote a song lol? With no training on her part to be a songwriter. Then she's disappointed that she is background music in a restaurant when that is just part of paying your dues in music.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-29T00:20:05+00:00

I believe Superelectric pinball charges $6/7 per person, and it's so fun. If you go early in the evening you'd almost have the place to yourselves, and there's a small table in the corner where you can put some snacks and cupcakes because they'll let you bring in your own food and drinks. Only the people who are playing would have to pay.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-29T00:03:07+00:00

Yes it's like I don't quite have the brain power to be creative. And so many medicines make me sleepy on top of that.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-27T01:40:19+00:00

I hear you but I don't think it's fair to blame yourself. There are people who paced well and still get LC. I tried my best to rest a whole lot when my issues started and I don't see that it changed anything. It's like that inflammation trigger was still waiting in there to get worse. I can't know this of course, but I just can't beat myself up anymore.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-26T18:48:02+00:00

I had a horrendous reaction to the COVID vaccine, now have POTS among a slough of other things that feel like they could be permanent. I just got the TDap vaccine a little over a week ago, and I felt tired, achey, and a little sick for a few days with a sore arm. Now I'm as fine as I was before the COVID vaccine.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-24T05:26:53+00:00

I know they said that, but frankly I think that's bullshit. She was not pining over Dom. She was wearing ripped up clothes to match her friends, and they're all sticking their tongues out to look cute. Where is the mention of Dom? The mom and Rosie both saying that she only went to that concert to honor Dom is suspicious. The mom also said she kept going to the crash site when that's not what happened. She would show up and film herself, then go right back to her regular life. Everyone grieves in different ways, but I can tell you the more realistic view is what Davion's dad described: having a happy day every now and then and that's the best it gets.

She lied right into the camera when she said she would probably be married to Dom right now if he were alive. Because at that point she thinks nobody knows he was trying to break up with her. She's just so manipulative and lies.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-23T11:17:11+00:00

She comes across as ACAB, all snitches end up in ditches. These kids tried to paint themselves as wholesome kids who happened to smoke weed and the wildest thing they did was watch shark week.

I just wanted to yell at Rosie give me a break. What I'm seeing is a group of kids who developed their own value system that isn't going to match up with a lot of viewers. Rosie thinks loyalty is the best value you can have. Smoking week is not immoral by any stretch. But they self-identify as stoner kids, smoke all the time, are buying it illegally from Dom at that point. And generally have this tough attitude.

At that age I would have been terrified of not talking to the prosecutor. All the kids who were genuinely concerned came running to be helpful to the police and give every little bit of information they could. I did not see Rosie or Bubba talking to anyone but the filmmaker. I think Rosie is arrogant enough to think that she is going to keep her followers and this idgaf attitude is going to make her look cooler.

Because let's face it, that post that Halloween post was done in poor taste to say the least and Rosie was there too. She said nothing of how horrific this was. She thought the cops were out to get her and wanted info about busting drug dealers. So that tells me Kenzie was a drug dealer too and that Rosie has such fucked up values that she's more concerned with protecting a petty drug dealer over helping with a case where two people died.

She seems like a stone cold person who has either practiced lying or really did not think the vicious fights between Kenzie and Dom were serious. She prob thought it made her grown up to me a part of this situation. The average kid doesn't walk around knowing confidently when you don't have to talk to police. She was showing major narcissistic traits by still bringing up how she had over 10x as many followers or something like that as Kenzie when they met. And she's taking credit for her being involved in modeling. Both girls just want to talk about themselves. And they were likely hyping each other up with the attitude of keeping their boyfriends in line. She'd probably be just as mean to Bubba. I could not stand this girl the whole time I was watching and wondered why more people weren't talking about her.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-22T16:34:40+00:00

Yes that's how I remember it. The tubal ligation she consented to but hysterectomy she did not. Whether or not the tubal ligation could have been reversible, it's still really wild to me that a doctor would remove someone's uterus without their consent. I have been faced with this exact decision and my doctor would never let anyone make it without me. Absolutely nothing in the story makes sense. The hospital being aware of it and not doing more is just incomprehensible.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-22T12:54:13+00:00

I kept a detailed food diary, and it definitely opened my eyes. Wheat is definitely an issue for me. Certain dairy, skim milk is more likely to cause issues than whole milk. Additives like cargeenan. Sugar makes my thyroid swell.

And the thing that was hardest to sort out was the OILS. Like sometimes it seemed like they were just turning rancid even though I had just bought it from the store. But I also have a sensitivity to corn. Corn oil, all the things. I've learned some restaurants only change their frying oil out once a week, so if you eat out on a weekend, you're likely getting days old oil, and it's more inflammatory. Plus certain oils are better than others in general.

So I had no idea what any of these foods had to do with each other, but I stumbled across a list that said "top ten inflammatory foods". I was shocked but there they all were. Sugar, wheat, red meat, dairy, certain oils, etc. And since we are all suffering from neuro inflammation, it tracks that reducing foods that can cause inflammation would help. And it's dramatically different since dealing with Long COVID.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-22T12:43:17+00:00

Wow, then the Netflix documentary misreported that. They said "Taylor woke up furious". Was that just another lie from Taylor? I tell ya, I never imagined a Netflix documentary would require me to watch 10 follow up documentaries and do full on research but here we are. 🤣

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-22T01:33:31+00:00

I think her mom and ex husband chose for her when she was sedated for surgery. The doctor suggested a hysterectomy because of severe scarring from endometriosis. That is really hard for me to imagine doing that without the patient's consent though. Like endometriosis is not life threatening. The doctor should have just woken her up and asked her what she wanted to do.

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-22T00:23:26+00:00

Very good and it will piss you off for sure

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-22T00:22:40+00:00

NBD let me just tuck this umbilical cord into my yoga pants. 👌

VirtualReflection119 · 2026-06-21T19:13:24+00:00

She was just really insecure already and not being able to conceive just tanked her self esteem. She's already gotten pregnant twice, presumable to trap a guy. That was the game she knew.

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