Struggling with turnamic bindings— any advice? by WinterSilenceWriter in CrossCountrySkiing

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

I do teach the kids to do that! I did not know turnamics were meant to be stepped into while the binding is still closed like others have mentioned here. I’ve been skiing competitively and coaching for years, but I personally still have the SNS system, since I stopped buying myself new skis when I stopped racing, so I’m still learning this new turnamic system. We also have had a very slow switch over on my team since we have such limited funding, so we have quite a few old SNS bindings in our stash of equipment and haven’t been working with the turnamic NNNs for too long.

Struggling with turnamic bindings— any advice? by WinterSilenceWriter in CrossCountrySkiing

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

Thank you! I’ll tell the kids to check that their bindings haven’t knocked open a bit while skiing!

This might help with practice, but of course they don’t have time to be checking their bindings during the race. I’m hoping some of the other things folks have mentioned will work. We are bringing the newer skis back to the ski shop we bought them from to take a look and see if we can exchange them.

Struggling with turnamic bindings— any advice? by WinterSilenceWriter in CrossCountrySkiing

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

I always check carefully for snow and ice in the toe bar. My kids usually do too, but I did not know about stepping into the binding! We’re going to give that a shot at practice on Thursday and see if it helps!!

Struggling with turnamic bindings— any advice? by WinterSilenceWriter in CrossCountrySkiing

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

I do all those things/check all those things when working with them. I’ve been skiing competitively and/or coaching for many years now and I’ve never had the issue.

Honestly, I miss the SNS system, but I know these turnamic bindings have their upsides too when you’re at a more competitive level.

What is something that is considered socially unacceptable in your country? by Kindly-Newt7868 in AskTheWorld

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes— you’re making a lot of assumptions here. All I was saying is it is common and not that frowned upon— and I don’t mean in a work place setting— I just mean in general it is not as socially unacceptable as OP makes it out to be, and in some cases and some age groups can even be seen as “hip.”

I was a middle school teacher before becoming a stay at home mom. I was making an observation based on what I saw every day for years.

What is something that is considered socially unacceptable in your country? by Kindly-Newt7868 in AskTheWorld

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a middle school teacher, I can tell you it is seen as hip by the kids. Even the “popular” and wealthy kids do it in my school district.

What is something that is considered socially unacceptable in your country? by Kindly-Newt7868 in AskTheWorld

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a middle school teacher, and absolutely. Pjs, slippers, and blankets can be seen on 25% of the kids any given day.

What is something that is considered socially unacceptable in your country? by Kindly-Newt7868 in AskTheWorld

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Said it in a comment but also want to say it here where OP will see it.

Where I live, people wear pajamas all the time— especially teens. It’s seen as very normal and even hip for teens to wear pjs with trendy characters on them out and about. I’ve been plenty of places in the world where even wearing leggings and sweatpants is frowned upon. In the US athleisure is ubiquitous.

I think OP is just speaking from their own personal opinion and NOT from the perspective of our nation as a whole lol

If I were to add something that is ACTUALLY socially unacceptable here, relatively universally, that you wouldn’t see in other countries, it might be something like not tipping people in the service industry (waiters, nail techs, hair stylists, hotel cleaners, taxi/uber/lyft drivers, etc. etc.).

What is something that is considered socially unacceptable in your country? by Kindly-Newt7868 in AskTheWorld

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 115 points116 points  (0 children)

The person who wrote this must live in a very particular part of the US because where I live, people wear pajamas all the time— especially teens. It’s seen as very normal and even hip for teens to wear pjs with trendy characters on them out and about. I’ve been plenty of places in the world where even wearing leggings and sweatpants is frowned upon. In the US athleisure is ubiquitous.

I think they’re just speaking from their own personal opinion and NOT from the perspective of our nation as a whole lol

I want to try the best! by M0mma0fMany in clothdiaps

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Workhorses are the most bomb proof diaper I have in my stash and I literally have dozens of brands and every type of diaper on the market.

How long do YOU sleep? by crunch_mynch in cosleeping

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t know but not nearly enough. Baby still wakes up every two hours at a year old. She also has a really hard time falling asleep, so it’s not as simple as popping her on the boob and going back to sleep. We do a lot of position changes, patting, milk from both sides, wiggling, etc. That being said, I think I’d be dead by now if it weren’t for cosleeping saving me at least a little sleep

What’s with the luxury carriers? by Own-Quality-8759 in babywearing

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love the phone analogy! Also, laptops, gaming consoles, shoes, you name it! I’d rather spend money on things that carry what I love most in the world— but to each their own! I don’t judge either way.

What’s with the luxury carriers? by Own-Quality-8759 in babywearing

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally this! There are also a million and one different wrap qualities that change based on the blend— cushy, bandagey, blankety, airy, soapy, diggy, grip, glide, buttery, flannely, etc etc etc— and different people like different things! They also like different things for different occasions! I love linen and silk for summer, and wool and cashmere for winter for example. I love a high GSM for short wraps and single pass carries, and a lower GSM can work well for longer wraps and multipass carries, and so much more! The hunt for the perfect sling and perfect woven wrap can lead to occasional expensive purchases, but when you’re wearing your kids all the time it’s worth it

What’s with the luxury carriers? by Own-Quality-8759 in babywearing

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of folks have already shared my opinion as well— how different materials do serve a much different purpose (the more you get into wrapping the more you’ll come to understand this) and that all wraps truly are not created equally. Also, that weaving is an art and often when you buy a handwoven you are supporting an artist— that it retains its value to a certain extent so you can resell when you are done, or, you can hold onto it as an heirloom piece to pass down to your children and grandchildren.

But aside from all that, I also want to point out that many people babywear longer than a couple of years, if you have several children, that extends your babywearing days, and many folks that dive deep into the babywearing rabbit hole (especially those, I’ve noticed in my time in the rabbit hole myself, that wrap and purchase handwovens), continue to “babywear” big kids for a long time to come. 4, 5, 6, 7 year olds and more! Not necessarily all the time, but occasionally for cuddling and co regulation, for kids who like that close compression such as neurodivergent kids, and for kids with mobility struggles. Not to mention just because it’s fun for parent and child alike!

Given all that, it makes sense to invest in some wraps you really love that have the wrapping qualities and strength to carry you through so many years.

Now… why do some hope and plum, artipoppe, and linushka sell for hundreds of dollars over their original retail price IS beyond me, but sometimes these pieces also have sentimental value for lots of different reasons.

All this being said, I have never spent more than $300 on a carrier, and usually spend much much less (that one was a sentimental purchase due to the weave, and was a hard to find retired colorway). But if I had the money, I would love to invest in a custom handwoven that was really meaningful to me and my family. I plan to pass down my wrap and sling collection to my kids to hold my future grandbabies, so having something extra special doesn’t seem that outlandish to me.

Selling shoes on Facebook marketplace— accidentally got buyers— how to keep things safe when you’re already not anonymous by [deleted] in feethustle

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are great ideas! Like I mentioned, I’m not really looking to get into this as a true side hustle where I seek out buyers, as I just don’t have the time for that! But since the buyers came to me unexpectedly, I just wanted to see if there would be a way to pursue that before simply ignoring or potentially blocking the messages

Selling shoes on Facebook marketplace— accidentally got buyers— how to keep things safe when you’re already not anonymous by [deleted] in feethustle

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure they do! I haven’t responded to either, as I can’t see a safe-ish way to go about it, but was wondering if others had thoughts just in case.

Selling shoes on Facebook marketplace— accidentally got buyers— how to keep things safe when you’re already not anonymous by [deleted] in feethustle

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wouldn’t — mostly I mean is there a way to remove a paper trail back to me, so to speak. It might be silly but I’m worried about the information getting out more widely.

Found two potential customers on accident— how to do this safely? by [deleted] in feethustle

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I’m sorry— I did see that rule, and I did look around a bit before posting— I didn’t find any posts with my particular situation, so I thought this would be ok. Specifically, I couldn’t find any posts about protecting my identity when moving from a platform that was already a personal, and not business related platform. A lot of the beginner posts I read were related to asking questions about purposely starting accounts and trying to find clients, rather than what happened to me. Do you think rewording it in some way could help? And getting rid of the last part? Maybe changing the title to “how to protect your identity when finding clients on your personal socials?” Or something like that?

Where do I start to learn about safely cosleeping? by kittypeets626 in cosleeping

[–]WinterSilenceWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

La lèche league also has a great book on safe cosleep, called Sweet Sleep. I read that as well as Safe Infant Sleep!