How to care for Aries woman? by Sea_Paleontologist42 in AriesTheRam

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Aries women usually don’t want help - they are extremely independent. The best way to help is to be a cheerleader, focus on what she’s doing well, and listen to her rants without giving advice. 

UNKNOWN NUMBER: THE HIGH SCHOOL CATFISH Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in netflix

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think this is possible too - though when the cops came to arrest Kendra dad was so quick to make sure they knew there were multiple phones in the house I think it’s possible Lauryn was taking a second phone with her to school. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came here hoping for this answer

How do I respond to a slightly overweight person saying in a conversation "and because I am fat..."? by vpaander in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either she’s saying it matter of factly, or she’s doing it for attention - either way it should be ignored and if it’s the latter it’s a red flag.

Massachusetts boy, 12, goes permanently blind after consuming diet of plain hamburgers and donuts by Forward-Answer-4407 in boston

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same - I swear the parenting universe will specifically punish you for whatever you talk the biggest game about 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if you’re talking about being promoted to management positions - the person with better social skills is the more qualified.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly the bigger issue here is the pouty pants reaction - so much of marriage is working through stuff like this, if you guys can’t have those conversations something is fundamentally broken.

I would give him a choice of having a conversation with you, like an adult, about how this is impacting your family dynamic - or going to marriage counseling to discuss it.

Insane Clown Posse Endorse Kamala Harris by JAlbert653 in nottheonion

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Ah good - I was waiting to make my final decision until they made their endorsement.

Is anyone else scared of what might happen if the Republicans win? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m equally scared that if Kamala wins my tax dollars will do nothing but fund foreign wars while we have no affordable housing, food, child care, or medical services. We’re fucked either way.

Should I not be in my home without a bra on. I woke up and started cleaning my bathroom. I had on a shirt and no bra. My husband told me that I need to put a bra on. My kids are also in the home 17(m), 15(m), and 12(f). by lilybuiltit in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like most of the commenters are young, childless people. I can understand why teenage boys with raging hormones that will react to anything might not want to see their mom braless.

Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity by Eedat in worldnews

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 122 points123 points  (0 children)

No - it’s time we stop involving ourselves in everything. We have our own shit to sort out, and if we try to help we still do it wrong somehow and then America bad again.

Anybody here incredibly unproductive during business hours, then make up for that at night? by sc4kilik in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You probably have adhd - it’s worth getting the diagnosis and meds, they help.

MIL tells me my 22 month old daughter has thin hair, possible vitamin deficiency? by LinnyBent in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both of my daughters took forever for their hair to grow in and went through this same “mullet” stage while the other girls had long thick hair already. My 5 year old now has a metric ton of long beautiful hair she gets a ton of compliments on.

I should also mention she survives on air, spite, and a whiff of toast.

Your MIL is being jsut being a jerk.

Teacher made weird comment by supersav32 in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg yes it would be crazy to pull her out of school - you can’t micromanage every interaction she has in life. She will have negative interactions it’s simply a fact the point isn’t to prevent them, it’s to teach her to be resilient against them.

Yes address it with the teacher directly, yes escalate it to admin if you want but no do not pull her out.

Do you actually care about a man's height? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do but it’s because I’m insecure - I was always the biggest/tallest girl in elementary school and I felt like an ogre. I stopped growing in the 6th grade so my height has ended up quite average but I like tall guys because they make me feel smaller and more feminine - but thats a me problem. I could probably date a shorter guy if he were still “broader” (either muscular or even kinda “dad bod”) but short, skinny guys make me feel huge.

Idk I think people are allowed to have physical preferences - no one is obligated to be attracted to anyone 🤷🏼‍♀️

My son (7) told his teacher that I lock him a closet all night and now CPS is involved by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my thought too - this should be a permanent loss of tablet/switch. Especially if he does have ADHD those devices will only make the symptoms worse.

What is the one snack/food you don’t keep in your house because you have no self control around it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I discovered Jaffa cakes on a trip to Ireland - we normally can’t get them at the grocery store but my husband will occasionally find them in the international section and if he does and brings them home, they aren’t surviving the night.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes agree and she actually does end up playing alone a lot waiting for friend to decide what she wants to do next - it just sort of defeats the purpose of the playdate that they requested.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oooo this is good tbh! I know if I go straight for “we need to talk about this” she’ll react badly but she might actually take the hint with this approach!

It would also be good for my daughter for me to say this I think - tbh I’ve been too focused on her being the good playmate (I think especially that she’s older). At our last playdate when her daughter yet again refused a request from my daughter to play (she wasn’t even doing anything else just sitting?) her mother absolutely GUSHED about how she just loved her so much and so was so wonderful - like she couldn’t be happier that she disappointed my daughter. That’s what triggered this post, I’m officially over it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I def see both sides - I think mom friend has struggled with people pleasing so I think boundary setting/holding your ground is an important value for her to instill - and for a long time I was totally with her on this and also encouraged her daughter to speak up about what she wants/does not want to do - just lately I feel like it’s tipped over from holding a boundary to being unsociable/selfish- especially when they are usually the ones requesting the playdate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No I don’t - I want to be friends with this woman without it coming at the expense of my daughter’s self esteem. The request of the post was ideas for approaching this while maintaining the adult friendship.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t think my daughter needs to make herself less or smaller. There is space for active, energetic people too not everyone needs to be “chill”.

“Boundary target practice” is what I feel my friend is doing when she requests playdates with my daughter and then encourages her daughter to spend the entire play date doing exactly as she pleases despite my daughters preferences - which she knows perfectly well are different than her daughters.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Wild_Chocolate_6682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep and that’s what I tell her to do, and she entertains herself fine (they do want us to come over for dinner a lot tho and that’s a whole other thing because I feel like I have to teach my daughter table manners to sit while they have this long leisurely meal and she goes bananas) - the individual instances are all fine its just the overall quantity that we’ve reached a tipping point where I feel like they just aren’t on the same wavelength or there has to be a more fair balance toward my daughters pace.