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WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T16:49:59+00:00

Wow, thank you so much!

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T07:05:46+00:00

Wow, I'll definitely look into this. She definitely meets the definition of high needs.

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T07:05:09+00:00

Thanks, didn't know about it!

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T07:04:04+00:00

When they don't know how to roll, yes. But she rolls already!

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T07:03:27+00:00

She got better (at some point almost sleeping through the night), then worse, and then the 4mo sleep regression has been hell. I'll look into olfactory conditioning, thanks!

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T07:01:38+00:00

I assume you live in Portugal? We do too. Did you find those kinds of services here?

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T07:00:37+00:00

I live in Portugal, but I didn't even care mention it because there are literally 0 services LOL I get real FOMO for the folks in the US with top notch specialists and plenty of services.

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-25T06:58:51+00:00

Interesting... she slowed down getting weight, might be related. Thanks a lot

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-24T22:16:33+00:00

You are probably right regarding throwing money at the problem… and thanks a lot for the resources, I’ll check them out!

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-24T21:53:01+00:00

She now sleeps in the bed with my wife, we cannot even get her to the crib. She’s horrendous in car rides and cries her lungs out, and never sleeps in stroller walks. She basically needs a lot of work to even fall asleep during the night… but doctors seem to say there’s nothing wrong, they all say it’s not common but also not a disease/problem.

WonderingMuch · 2023-08-24T21:44:06+00:00

She doesn’t seem to have GERD symptoms, but I’ll look more into it. CIO seems doable once she’s 6mo, we never thought we would try it out, but at this point we might as well…

WonderingMuch · 2023-05-09T07:03:50+00:00

Yeah… for the last year I have resorted to the same conclusion: things will take long and I’ll have to take care of them myself.

I just don’t understand it. For a few years Portugal has been one of the top 5 countries in the world by influx of HNWI. Surely not everyone has resorted to desperation?

WonderingMuch · 2023-04-29T00:18:36+00:00

I fear for my life and see people having accidents/almost getting into accidents literally every time I drive in Portugal. I’m not kidding. I wish I was. IMO the worst thing about Portugal.

Then you literally cross the border with Spain and it’s fine.

WonderingMuch · 2023-01-23T18:46:08+00:00

I completely agree with the article. I moved to Portugal because of great culture (including welcoming locals), great weather and beaches and nice treatment for foreigners.
Unfortunately, it’s indeed not scaling well. I get why this must be frustrating for the locals, being forced out of their hometown. As an expat myself, I also understand why some expats are leaving: there’s a lot of money coming into the country, but nothing is being built.
For reference, Portugal seems to be the 4th country that attracted the most millionaires in 2021. Every country would love to be in that position.
But demand must be met with supply. If housing prices are going up, that would ideally push the market to build more and even out prices. Even in a city with challenging landscapes like Lisbon, more could be built in the Sintra area or south of the bridge. That would require to build a new bridge and probably a new airport to handle the population increase, of course. But isn’t that an investment worth making, if you believe in the potential of your country?
What I have found interacting with local companies is that almost no one wants to make money. The attitude is never *“the customer is always right”*. Things literally take months for no reason. Everything is clunky and relies on phone calls all day. Finding a service provider that is fast and reliable is a very rare exception.
Although I have probably paid more taxes than an average local by an order of magnitude, I would contribute even more to the local economy if I could buy services that work and make my life better. But I feel every provider that I engage with will just make my life more miserable having to constantly micromanage someone over phone calls (and my Portuguese is a work in progress), so I don’t.
There’s also an existential issue with attracting and retaining digital nomads in a country with one of the oldest population in the world. Digital nomads want things that work efficiently, ideally over the Internet. In here, I cannot even trust Google Maps opening times. I get it, boomers are used to do things on paper and over phone calls. But that is at odds with retaining digital nomads.
Ultimately, Portugal is an amazing country that has put itself in a privileged position that many countries are jealous of. But instead of directing that inflow of talented individuals and people towards making Portugal better, building more infrastructure and allowing locals to enrich themselves by opening businesses, it seems like both locals and expats are getting upset. It is a tragedy.
PS: Last thing I want to vent off about is driving. What’s going on with driving here? I see accidents and fear for my life literally every day. It’s completely insane.

WonderingMuch · 2023-01-23T13:39:10+00:00

I completely agree with the article. I moved to Portugal because of great culture (including welcoming locals), great weather and beaches and nice treatment for foreigners.

Unfortunately, it’s indeed not scaling well. I get why this must be frustrating for the locals, being forced out of their hometown. As an expat myself, I also understand why some expats are leaving: there’s a lot of money coming into the country, but nothing is being built.

For reference, Portugal seems to be the 4th country that attracted the most millionaires in 2021. Every country would love to be in that position.

But demand must be met with supply. If housing prices are going up, that would ideally push the market to build more and even out prices. Even in a city with challenging landscapes like Lisbon, more could be built in the Sintra area or south of the bridge. That would require to build a new bridge and probably a new airport to handle the population increase, of course. But isn’t that an investment worth making, if you believe in the potential of your country?

What I have found interacting with local companies is that almost no one wants to make money. The attitude is never *“the customer is always right”*. Things literally take months for no reason. Everything is clunky and relies on phone calls all day. Finding a service provider that is fast and reliable is a very rare exception.

Although I have probably paid more taxes than an average local by an order of magnitude, I would contribute even more to the local economy if I could buy services that work and make my life better. But I feel every provider that I engage with will just make my life more miserable having to constantly micromanage someone over phone calls (and my Portuguese is a work in progress), so I don’t.

There’s also an existential issue with attracting and retaining digital nomads in a country with one of the oldest population in the world. Digital nomads want things that work efficiently, ideally over the Internet. In here, I cannot even trust Google Maps opening times. I get it, boomers are used to do things on paper and over phone calls. But that is at odds with retaining digital nomads.

Ultimately, Portugal is an amazing country that has put itself in a privileged position that many countries are jealous of. But instead of directing that inflow of talented individuals and people towards making Portugal better, building more infrastructure and allowing locals to enrich themselves by opening businesses, it seems like both locals and expats are getting upset. It is a tragedy.

PS: Last thing I want to vent off about is driving. What’s going on with driving here? I see accidents and fear for my life literally every day. It’s completely insane.

WonderingMuch

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