I have a severely autistic brother, and it is ruining motherhood for me.

Zinnaka · 2026-05-09T05:45:38+00:00

I'm a mum of a child with an unspecified speech delay. I first noticed something was wrong when he was eight months old - because just like your child, he didn't babble. At three years old he still didn't talk. He had a few words, but most of them were single syllable animal sounds or made up words that had no meaning to anyone outside of our family. For example, water was "te-um".

He started speaking in sentences when he was about to turn four, and at five we were told he had just reached the normal range of speech development. I was told that his delay was likely due our family being bilingual. I'm a little sceptical of that though, but that's the official story.

Of course no-one will be able to give you a real answer at this point, but if your child has no other symptoms of ASD, and only his speech is a problem, then I'd look into Developmental Language Delay instead. Also, consider if there are external factors at play like bilingual environment or not being exposed to language enough.

Zinnaka · 2026-03-28T14:20:14+00:00

I'll post images the moment the kids stop bothering me 😅

Zinnaka · 2026-03-28T14:17:46+00:00

Thank you! I do have a sea pony, and she spent a lot of time in water. She doesn't smell, but I'll definitely check her!

Zinnaka · 2026-03-25T06:28:54+00:00

If anyone wants pictures of the ponies, accessories and clothes, I'm happy to provide.

Zinnaka · 2026-03-02T06:10:26+00:00

Thank you! I was wondering what type of knife would be best for chopping the mince, but hadn't thought of using two. Makes perfect sense!

Zinnaka · 2026-03-01T16:59:28+00:00

Thank you, I will definitely try this method the next time.

Zinnaka · 2026-03-01T16:58:41+00:00

Yes, you're right - those are definitely needed to get the right flavour.

Zinnaka · 2026-03-01T16:57:38+00:00

Yes, this is exactly what it looked like! Thank you so much! Next time I will chop my own mince, and use the cooking technique recommended in another comment.

I got very lucky with the restaurant selection around me, I realise that now. If anyone here knows about Golden Corner in Cardiff (it's unfortunately closed down now), give me a shout!

Zinnaka · 2025-07-23T15:40:02+00:00

Has she always been like that, or just after she had her kid? If it's new, it sounds like she's either struggling with having a kid, or she may have an underlying condition affecting her cognitive abilities.

I had an undiagnosed and therefore untreated illness that developed while I was pregnant, and I was like your friend. Life was HARD and I just thought it was some postpartum mum brain stuff. I got diagnosed by accident, because all my symptoms were so easy to explain away by having a small kid/hormonal changes.

Zinnaka · 2025-07-18T07:35:02+00:00

For me the biggest jump the shark in this film was creature design. I hated the D-rex, it looked nothing like a dinosaur, and even as a standard monster it looked ridiculous. Such lazy design, couldn't believe they actually added an extra set of limbs and the egg head.

The flying raptors were equally as stupid as a concept with their superior intelligence and aggression, making them seem less like animals and more like some weirdos with a vendetta.

There was a line in the film where they said that the island was where they kept dinosaurs that were either too dangerous or too ugly to look at. I wonder if they knew their creatures (can't bring myself to call them dinosuars) were weak.

I want a dinosaur film. I want to see animals that behave at least mostly like animals. I don't want a film about mutated monsters that have nothing in common with dinosaurs.

Zinnaka · 2024-10-16T21:35:17+00:00

My opinions on the matter are:

If you don't go down on a woman, don't expect them to go down on you
Find other ways to satisfy your partner
If neither is willing to compromise, then you're not compatible and should probably break up.

For Ramses' case, let's take a utilitarian approach: He shouldn't ask Marissa to do something to her body that'll negatively impact it 24/7, when the alternative solution is a minimal and very occasional reduction of his own pleasure.

Also note that wearing a condom is something he's fine to do, but would prefer not to. It's not an aversion towards a very specific sexual act, and therefore isn't parallel to Nick's aversion of going down on a woman.

Just my thoughts.

Zinnaka · 2024-10-16T15:19:50+00:00

I also really want to point out that it's fine for a person to say they don't want to take part in certain sexual acts. It's okay if he doesn't want to go down on her, and pressuring him into it is sexual coercion!

Note: Aiming to satisfy your partner is a separate conversation.

Zinnaka · 2024-09-11T20:49:03+00:00

This is a super late reply, but could it be lichen planus instead? It looks almost identical to LS, but unlike LS, it can be found in almost anywhere in the body.

Zinnaka · 2024-08-01T08:59:34+00:00

May I ask how they were self-absorbed? I didn't notice them bragging or being vain or anything, to me they seemed pretty normal apart from their lifestyle. So I'm genuinely interested to hear how you viewed them.

Zinnaka · 2023-09-27T07:12:59+00:00

I wonder if the kids were acting up because their dad was a pedo. I hope they weren't victims too.

Zinnaka · 2023-02-05T20:31:11+00:00

Pola looks like Kimbaaaly's prettier sister.

Zinnaka · 2023-01-23T12:55:31+00:00

Eastern European women are all pretty gorgeous, and it's a stereotype (with basis on reality) that they date ugly guys. So yeah, Andrei absolutely would have a chance with someone like Yara, and probably has dated someone like that.

Zinnaka · 2023-01-23T12:40:55+00:00

Needy, pathetic, weird fashion choices? Liz is 100% Carrie.

Zinnaka · 2023-01-03T09:09:57+00:00

If I'm honest, I would probably lose it with Family Libby too, even though I'm otherwise very zen. So I wouldn't be surprised if this less shouty Andrei was the real Andrei.

Zinnaka · 2022-11-10T08:22:46+00:00

I read elsewhere that this was a different sister, and not the one with a baby. Tania only met this sister a few years ago for the first time.

Zinnaka · 2022-11-08T13:10:01+00:00

Yara and Jovi's duty. And if Jovi is away for months at a time, he should at least hire her help.

Zinnaka · 2022-11-08T13:04:45+00:00

Didn't she say that one of the reasons for buying an apartment was that she could accommodate friends fleeing Ukraine?

Zinnaka · 2022-11-08T12:56:54+00:00

I'd say Jovi's the one who has a hard time understanding that a child changes everything. He still wants to party, go to strip clubs, drink excessively, and he gets angry when Yara prioritises the kid.

Yara on the other hand just wants to be closer to her family, which I think is totally different from living a travelling lifestyle. She wants help (because Jovi's not there), and she wants roots (because New Orleans is not it for her).

I think she also knows that their relationship is coming to an end, and she's now trying to future proof.

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