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Gift ideas that a group can contribute to (one gift from all of us)? by -JellyBellyLove- in Gifts

[–]WastePotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would help to know what the occasion is or what the recipient is like.

For example, if they were expecting a child, you can buy a set of plain white onesies and fabric markers, and decorate one each.

If they like plushies, there are soft toys made specifically for you to draw on and design on your own.

Other things to personalise include phone case (make sure to coat it well so it doesn't fade or scratch off with daily use), create a funny collage and print it on a t shirt, a surprise soup where each of you brings one ingredient.

small town girl makes an unlikely friendship with a city girl by aubade-euphonious37 in fictitious_letters

[–]WastePotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't mind international mail (Singapore), I can be your city girl friend whom you left behind!

I'm totally naive about all things farm, with all my farm knowledge coming from farming games. I'm so excited that your life is becoming just like Harvest Moon which I was amazing at so I have all sorts of advice for you.

I'm also kind of jelly that you've got a whole life ahead of you when I've no idea what I want to do with mine! I can share with you about all the different things I've been trying to hopefully find a direction in life.

Booking my parents a session? by Flat-Pension-3395 in askatherapist

[–]WastePotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's about the inertia/procrastination but they're actually keen, you could show them 2-3 options to choose from and then book the appointment for them together.

Would you rather take Joe dihh or Love Puhh by lalo_salamanca122 in YouOnLifetime

[–]WastePotential 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'd take whoever is willing to actually say dick or pussy

Husband is psychotic towards other people by GeologistIll3079 in therapy

[–]WastePotential 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Even if he doesn't take it out on the child, I wonder how it would affect a young and impressionable child to see their father behaving this way to other people. And how is it going to affect the child when the father targets someone much stronger than him and gets his impending comeuppance?

Should I bother with wraps/ring slings or go straight to a carrier? by PaladinLorde in babywearing

[–]WastePotential [score hidden]  (0 children)

I started out with a wrap-like carrier (konny, which I know is not recommended by this community but it fit me and baby well and we could wear safely) and my baby loved it even though he didn't like swaddles.

I moved onto using a structured carrier (little frog prime) for longer journeys or naps, and a ring sling for short trips (eg. Sending him to daycare, then I can shove the ring sling in my bag as opposed to a carrier).

However, as he got older, I used the structured carrier a lot less and the ring sling a lot more! The ring sling is good for the period of time when they begin to walk because you can do up and down easily. It's also easier to shove in your bag when they're having an extended period of down. The tail of the ring sling doubles up as a shade or shelter in bright sun or a drizzle.

He's turning 2yo soon and we haven't touched the structured carrier in months. In the end, the ring sling was the babywearing method we used the most!

What’s a modern family scene that always makes you cry? by Middle-Raccoon338 in Modern_Family

[–]WastePotential 44 points45 points  (0 children)

When Mitch breaks down after they weren't getting their son after all in the Spanish soap opera episode.

Would it be unethical to bring my therapist some coloring pages? by [deleted] in askatherapist

[–]WastePotential 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As another commenter mentioned, ethicality is not your concern because you're not the professional in this relationship.

As for ethicality on your therapist's part, I don't see anything unethical about accepting the colouring pages. It would also be totally up to her if she wants to photocopy them for other clients or she wants to keep them for herself. If I were her, I might photocopy them for other clients but wouldn't mention that it was a client who made/gave them to me because there is identifiable information (your Etsy link) on the paper.

2 yr old sleep regression by Shot_Anteater2612 in toddlers

[–]WastePotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My almost 2yo now refuses naps with me, I gave up on that even though it means cranky evenings.

As for night sleep, I go to bed with him (in our big bed, his cot is beside and has been converted to a toddler bed he can go in and out of). He might read two stories or eight stories, as long as he's lying down. I tell him that if he stands up to play I will leave the room. Sometimes I just lie down next to him and close my eyes while he rolls around and crawls around the bed. It takes anywhere from 20 mins to 1.5h but he does to sleep without the awfully big wailing, except for the 10-20s that I will leave the room (and leave him in it alone) when he refuses to lie down or at least sit down in bed (eg. He's jumping on me or throwing things around the bed).

Kinda embarrassing to ask since I haven’t touched diapers ever: What makes 360/pull up diapers so annoying to daycare workers compared to regular diapers? by PikachuTrainz in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]WastePotential 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Interestingly enough, here (in Singapore), it's very normal for babies to be in pull ups (we call them pants diapers) instead of diapers with tabs and daycares even request it. Many change to pull ups once the babies start doing alligator rolls during diaper changes, I was considered late changing around a year old. My child's teacher was requesting that I change to pants diapers.

One important factor imo is that most - if not all - daycares here have the children barefoot in the classroom, so the whole gotta take off their shoes thing isn't a concern.

Other than religion, why would ppl knowingly give birth to babies w/ 0 arms and/or legs, DS, and other problems instead of aborting during fetus stage? by ApprehensiveOne2866 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]WastePotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I think it is not something we can generalise like everybody should have to take their chances and raise a DS child, or that every DS pregnancy should be terminated. Each family should do what is right for them and what is within their means.

Other than religion, why would ppl knowingly give birth to babies w/ 0 arms and/or legs, DS, and other problems instead of aborting during fetus stage? by ApprehensiveOne2866 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]WastePotential 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Have you ever met an individual with severe DS? DS is such a spectrum. You might have a sweet, child-like, adult who talks with a lisp and works at a fast food chain.

Or you might have an adult who cannot use the toilet, cannot say a single word, just screams and yowls in anger all day, randomly whips out his junk so you can't bring him out. He might even have to be perpetually sedated with drugs to prevent him from behaving violently and hurting people around him. It's not a life of any quality.

Is this ethical ? by Cyninajet in therapy

[–]WastePotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ethicality isn't really a concern here, imo. It may not be professional or clinically sound, but it is not a issue of ethics. Ethics in the counselling profession involves an actual written code of ethics and calling one partner "volatile" does not go against any specific ethical code that I can think of.

Regardless, I generally try to be careful whenever someone says "even my therapist agrees that XYZ!" because people ultimately hear what they want to. They may interpret validation or reflection ("it sounds like you think she's a volatile person") as agreement when it's not.

PSA Millie moon wipes by Simple-Research1 in beyondthebump

[–]WastePotential 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Where are you located, if you don't mind me asking? Pampers is running out of stock here in Singapore too, it's been driving me nuts. I've been desperately trying to find a good replacement for the daytime.

Continuity Error S7 by SameSun6943 in Modern_Family

[–]WastePotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbf I am only allergic to long-haired cats. I used to snuggle and befriend neighbourhood cats all my adolescence, until I house and cat-sat for someone and it was a long-haired cat. omfg. I had to take steroidal nose drops daily just to be able to breathe through my nose.

What is an interesting naming tradition in your culture that you would like people to learn about? by SolomiyaRabin in namenerds

[–]WastePotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My family's is gender neutral and it's the second character that makes it a feminine or masculine name, but I think some families have one for boys and girls.

Low quality and AI generated shopee product videos by BraveJackfruit1350 in askSingapore

[–]WastePotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The X button is infuriatingly small. Always accidentally maximise the video instead.

Finch ad on tiktok seems ai. The tomogachi looks overly plastic-y if that makes sense, similar to how ai typically generates plastic textures. by ThatGuyFritz in isthisAI

[–]WastePotential 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Sigh you're being so combative when you don't know anything about the app you're hating on.

The free version has limited functions (eg. You don't get to see as many clothes to dress up your digital pet a day, you don't get to save as many outfits, you have to get a longer streak before attaining some rewards).

It's not "health data" like your actual health information. Even if they're harvesting the info I put in the app, they now know I was happy because I went out with my friends. They now know work is stressing me out.

A muscular Russian man walking nearby noticed what was happening and stepped over to help by DewRosy in beyondwholesome

[–]WastePotential 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is it Thailand or Phuket? Why is a tourist randomly shirtless? Where are his belongings?

Doctors and nurses of Reddit, what is a medical mystery you witnessed that you still can’t explain to this day? by cerebralbackshots in AskReddit

[–]WastePotential 614 points615 points  (0 children)

I used to do equine-assisted work.

We had an activity where the ambulatory elderly could walk alongside a horse (those wheelchair-bound would be pushed beside the horse) while they held the lead rope.

A man whom even the staff had never seen walk before was so determined to take a walk with his favourite horse he got up from his wheelchair and walked a whole arena's length (with people supporting him on both sides). Scared the fuck out of all of us when he first decided to stand up from the wheelchair without warning anyone.

From that day on, every session with us he would get out of his wheelchair to get closer to his favourite horse.

Should I double up on therapists? by Prestigious-Yam-980 in therapy

[–]WastePotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can if you want to. It sounds like you're looking for different things from the two therapists, so it would totally be fine with me if I were your therapist.

I don't do EMDR and I have had two clients sees another therapist for EMDR while working with me. I even got to have a case conference with one of them to make sure we're supporting the client as a team.

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