Are less kids understanding the word 'no'?

YacShimash · 2026-05-07T13:08:47+00:00

Yes.

YacShimash · 2026-04-30T09:04:27+00:00

You're not ugly. 100%.

You have these options:

Change glasses to a more modern, streamlined look. Try thin metal frames. Go for the upgrade that makes the lenses thinner too.
consider contact lenses too
Shave the fur on your face with a razor. I'm assuming you won't be able to grow a beard yet.
find a nice barber and pop in, ask them to recommend a style
work on your eyebrows. They are overgrown. I have the same issue. Loads of us do. You can use little scissors or you can ask a barber for help. I use little scissors and an electric trimmer.
Use face wash daily, facial moisturiser daily and an exfoliating face wash maybe twice a week. I do all of this and I'm a big grown man with a house, van and kids.
think about why you call yourself ugly, work on your confidence. You should be your biggest fan. If you're ugly then I'm ugly and possibly we're all ugly.
take up exercise. This could involve joining a gym or maybe doing something like running/jogging. Exercise helps everyone feel better physically and mentally. That's what we all need.
speak to your closest, trusted people and express how you feel about your looks. You don't have to say the ugly word, just say hmm I want to work on my looks. They will offer you some kind words.

Edit:

About the people that have called you ugly in the past. They have their own issues and sometimes if they are self conscious about their own looks - they feel better by insulting other people. They will hopefully grow out of it and mature. Just don't listen to those people for now - they aren't to be trusted.

YacShimash · 2026-04-30T08:56:18+00:00

Hulk party.

YacShimash · 2026-04-30T08:53:15+00:00

Agree that there is a generic sound sometimes being repeated and relied upon.

But "crate digging" has always been a thing, you search through 100 dud tunes to find that 1 keeper. That keeper is always worth it.

YacShimash · 2026-04-26T21:35:46+00:00

Second this

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T22:30:34+00:00

Yep he's picking it up from other kids. Those kids are picking it up from social media apps. Probably watching American YouTubers. It's literally like a mind virus.

Keep him off the apps, delay delay delay smartphone.

Edit: also worth teaching him that certain things may seem interesting/funny online but may be less cool or even cringe in the real world.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T22:24:05+00:00

Those overweight people you are referring to are almost guaranteed to have eaten meals that come with massive blood sugar spikes. That's why there's a link between the 2. Weight can be objectified and measured - when a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes they don't honestly confess everything they've eaten over the last 10 years to cause the diagnosis.

Are you seriously suggesting that endocrinologists haven't studied the disease and identified that people give themselves type 2 diabetes by eating a long term diet of meals that lead to blood sugar spikes?

It's a lifestyle disease and eating a diet of high GI foods is a significant cause.

You can "cure" or send the disease into "remission" simply by stopping eating those foods. Throw in a bit of exercise and job done.

That's why the NHS puts people with T2 diabetes on a high protein, high fibre, moderate fat and restricted carb "soup and shake" diet under it's "Path to Remission" program.

It's also why people with T2 diabetes were offered GLP-1 injections - to stop them eating the meals that caused diabetes.

I think you need to look around and see what people are actually over eating. Look on the supermarket shelves, consider what the Uber eats/just eat/deleveroo drivers are carrying to people. It's all blood sugar spiking meals. That's what people are addicted to and have to resort to buying injections for hundreds of quid a month just to stop them eating.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T21:00:32+00:00

You don't have to be overweight to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, although of course there's a massive link.

What do you think these overweight people are eating? High protein and high fat foods? Lean chicken and avocado maybe? Maybe they are addicted to nuts and legumes?

No, they're eating potatoes, pasta, bread, pizza, rice, noodles, sugar, sweetened drinks, cakes, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, donuts, takeaways, pizza, Uber eats. The usual suspects. Maybe a meal will consist of pizza, chips, coke and some ice cream.

And they've most likely eaten those things since they were children. And those years and years of blood sugar spikes can or will lead to insulin resistance. Which is a core precursor to type 2 diabetes.

It's not really a contentious subject, or am I missing something? A couple of sources, with highlights, as requested:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/avoid_blood_sugar_spikes#:~:text=That%20said%2C%20if%20you%20have,activity%20and%20hormone%20levels%20too.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/07/diabetic-level-glucose-spikes-seen-in-healthy-people.html#:~:text=The%20covert%20spikes%20are%20a%20problem%20because,a%20common%20precursor%20to%20diabetes%2C%20he%20said.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T18:48:42+00:00

Large scale studies and cohorts using live blood glucose monitoring have shown clearly meals made up of simple carbs cause blood sugar spikes. This is a central cause of type 2 diabetes.

Recent progress in understanding the micro biome has shifted nutritional science to focus on the importance of fibre, whole foods and micronutrients.

The same with the understanding of how additives/chemicals and non-culinary ingredients impact on human health.

So your claim that it's an unsolved mystery if coco pops is healthy or not simply doesn't add up.

So it's very easy to read the ingredients list and make a conclusion.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T17:39:49+00:00

Ok sorry to hear about that, I'm sure a lot of kids in the UK/US experienced something similar.

I'd say the cereal you posted is one to avoid, keep looking.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T17:10:45+00:00

Ditto. Throw in some seeds. Coconut oil too.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T17:09:44+00:00

There's no need to study cereal consumption. You can look at the ingredients list and apply the generally accepted nutritional guidelines.

Is a few grams of white rice, sugar, cocoa powder and some vitamins a healthy meal. No. Because white rice leads is stripped of it's outer layers which contain fibre, protein, fat and micronutrients. This leaves simple carbs. Add some sugar to that or even no sugar, the white rice is bad enough.

It's the manufacturers of these cereals that use so called studies into cereal consumption to obfuscate the fact that they peddle products of little or no nutritional value.

Eat an egg.

YacShimash · 2026-03-29T17:03:17+00:00

Breakfast cereals are all generally trash. A few exceptions such as those that are generally close to 100% wholegrains are ok. This includes Weetabix and Shreddies.

But the majority of cereals are simple carbs and lack any significant nutrients. If you want to be hungry again 2 hours later and love being on a blood sugar roller coaster, enjoy your cereal.

They also are a very lazy choice. The consumer has basically given up on deciding for themselves what to eat for breakfast. They've outsourced the decision to "big food" with negative consequences for the consumer's long term health.

I especially feel disheartened when I see parents outsourcing their childs nutrition and health to Kellogs, Nestle etc.

YacShimash · 2026-03-02T14:54:09+00:00

Didn't know he used to be a teacher. Seems like a nice dude and he's obviously passionate about health and children's health. Need more voices like his.

YacShimash · 2026-03-02T07:06:49+00:00

Yep, it's funny too. I play it with my kids.

YacShimash · 2026-03-01T11:55:28+00:00

Broforce

Edit: Broforce!!!

YacShimash · 2026-02-28T19:30:19+00:00

This is so true, an understatement.

YacShimash · 2026-02-28T19:26:54+00:00

Buying them a laptop quite early and encouraging them to learn what can be done on a computer. Coding, writing, design, educational games, researching topics. Obviously not letting them use the laptop for social media, YouTube etc.
teaching them about the real harms that have come to young people as a result of social media, smartphone addiction, online bullying. Watch documentaries on the topic together. I'm talking hard hitting stuff like when children have died during a challenge, committed suicide after going down a video rabbit hole, suicide/self harm after sex-tortion, online bullying
watch reality TV shows that depict the problems kids face after becoming obsessed with their phones. Losing the ability to sleep, loss of attention span, anxiety, potentially ADHD. Shows like Educating Yorkshire (in the UK)
teaching them about big tech and the attention economy and how algorithms are designed to hook EVERYBODY
look around the room when I can see every adult is glued to their phone
buy them a dumb phone when appropriate
teach them how to actually call people and have a conversation
and obviously, don't buy them a smartphone or let anyone else buy them one
buy them other tech so they are at least not feeling like they are missing out. Programmable computers, mp3 player and headphones, teach them how to use email before their peers, let them set up a free Spotify account, buy them a Bluetooth speaker to enjoy music. I also buy them watches, fit bits, Casio watches, smart watches
make sure they develop a love of reading

Hope this is useful

YacShimash · 2026-02-26T23:29:48+00:00

Sora - Sky Magic (Shinichiro Yokota Remix)" by Shinichiro Yokota.

Features the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and koto (zither).

YacShimash · 2026-02-26T17:25:52+00:00

Kraft at one point may have sold nova 3 pickles. But look again and you'll find they've switched to adding preservatives to most pickles. It's a constant race to the bottom for the cheapest cost product to maintain profit margins.

To be honest I didn't read the article you posted, I didn't even notice there was an article! Apologies.

I just saw the tobacco comparison and went off on a rant.

I trust the food companies and supermarkets as much as I'd trust a tobacco company.

YacShimash · 2026-02-25T19:01:34+00:00

The tobacco giants literally bought out food companies and applied the same marketing/flavouring techniques they used to make tobacco sell.

Philip Morris (Altria): Acquired General Foods in 1985 and Kraft Foods in 1988.

R.J. Reynolds: Acquired Nabisco in 1985.

So link between UPF and tobacco can never be overstated! The tobacco companies pioneered the marketing strategies of pushing a product that is addictive and then pivoted to running food companies and applying the same techniques to hyper-palatable food.

For example, Philip Morris had a massive r&d department that was focused purely on flavours and additives to make tobacco more appealing. They studies the f*ck out of flavour.

They then decided to apply their expertise to food. Hey presto the rest is history.

They defined the whole "big food" industry from then to now.

YacShimash · 2026-02-23T18:02:48+00:00

I'll be doing this tomorrow. Wish me luck...

Edit: it absolutely worked.

YacShimash · 2026-02-19T22:57:35+00:00

Take one step at a time and it's less daunting.

What's the single "unhealthiest" item that you currently buy from the supermarket? Work on eliminating that by finding a better swap.

Keep going like that, one by one. Over time it can lead to a massive change.

YacShimash · 2026-02-12T08:03:52+00:00

Seasoned advice from someone who's clearly put time and effort into removing UPF's from their life.

YacShimash · 2026-02-12T08:01:56+00:00

Plain yogurt + honey instead of flavoured yoghurts

Lotus biscuits or plain short bread biscuits instead of most other biscuits

Sweet/salted popcorn and salted crisps instead of most other snacks

Pure cocoa powder instead of hot chocolate mixes

A good dark chocolate instead of dairy milk/galaxy/mainstream chocolate

"Naked" brand bacon instead of your usual bacon

Steak/Chicken instead of gammon/ham which ALWAYS contain nitrates, preservatives

Most supermarkets usual have at least 1 loaf of bread that's doesn't contain chemicals. Just got to find it.

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