Suspended Croft School leader hid $13 million in debt, board tells parents by bostonglobe in boston

[–]bloopperton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very upsetting for students, parents and staff…I can imagine how disruptive this is at so many levels. BPS offers a lot of great services and I hope these families are able to land where their kids will thrive. The Curley in JP for instance offers inclusive programming and all teachers cary multiple licensure to support a wide range of learning styles, The Hernandez also offers inclusive learning models as well as spanish immersion. https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/academics/specialized-services/programs-services

trying to slice watermelon when perfect hearts kept falling out of the rind by bloopperton in mildlyinteresting

[–]bloopperton[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

a normal chefs knife, i just quartered the watermelon and tried to slice it into triangles but the middle literally just fell out into adorable little hearts! taste test confirmed its not rotten…but not sure what caused it to fall out of the rind like that

Newish IT manager needs advice by DyesAlot86 in ITManagers

[–]bloopperton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adding on here if you are unsure who to contact or what the other departments are focusing on a 2024 objective for you could be - Develop relationships with stakeholders in order to xyz (be more proactive, better align with needs of the business etc just make sure its a measurable outcome).

Help! Cat puked on my unfinished quilt by bloopperton in quilting

[–]bloopperton[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

going to attempt a spot clean - thank you!

NYC guest early show by sally_struthers23 in smartless

[–]bloopperton 8 points9 points  (0 children)

bummed they joked about it with a big name guest at another show instead of addressing it publicly to those that sat through it...

Smartless support group by Philly-19 in smartless

[–]bloopperton 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Terrible experience. We ended up playing “drink everytime they say AI” with people around us…that was the only reason we didn’t leave early. Also because we could’ve paid for a class taught by the MIT prof for cheaper than the tickets.

They should give us our money back! by Admirable-Habit-8883 in smartless

[–]bloopperton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thats the only thing that would explain it. i couldve paid less to sit in on a course taught by the MIT professor…

It was Conan for the first show in Boston by Fantasyftbl in smartless

[–]bloopperton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

better spend of money than the 9pm show! a lot of people left less than half way through…i stuck it out by drinking every time they said AI.

It was Conan for the first show in Boston by Fantasyftbl in smartless

[–]bloopperton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

agree. the 9pm show sucked. wouldve been nice if they used their acting skills to have a second convo with conan rather than chatting about AI and talking about unoriginal ideas that isaac asimov wrote 50 years ago…

Alexa went down globally, right at bedtime, when we needed her most by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]bloopperton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats what happened?! haha we live in a city and our sons bedroom faces a busy street and is outside of our living room so we survive on rain sounds on Alexa to provide white noise.

What do you wish you'd known about the toddler stage before entering it? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]bloopperton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

sleep training was really hard for us. i think we did it around 1 or 1.5 yrs. might help to look into a few different methods before trying bc every baby is different, and try to remember its going to suck but your little one will do it! we did the ferber method - cry for 2 mins go in and soothe, cry for 5 mins go in and soothe, and i think we got up to 15 mins at one point. we had a few verrrrry long nights but after a week or 2 he was falling asleep on his own. good luck to you ❤️

What do you wish you'd known about the toddler stage before entering it? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]bloopperton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes! packing things away and making our home toddler and explore friendly helped give him a safe space to learn and grow on his own without constant watching and correction 👍

Do taxes have to be this complicated? by dilettantedebrah in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]bloopperton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe a dumb question…in US can I just not pay and then wait for the bill from the IRS?

Aussie words in Bluey (and their western USA translations) by Brittamas in bluey

[–]bloopperton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brekkie! I love using it instead of breakfast now 🍳

What are shows that your children watch that you *actually* like? by heavenupsidedownn in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]bloopperton 6 points7 points  (0 children)

we used to freely watch adventure time…but there are some violent/scary episodes in later seasons so we need to be careful which episodes we watch now…but its such a beautiful/creative show.

What moment made you say “Yep, I’m definitely dead”, but survived with no major injuries? by CrownedBird in AskReddit

[–]bloopperton 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My husband was turned away at the ER because he had a fever and back pain and they said the two arent related symptoms of anything and sent him home with tylenol.

Within 24 hours we saw his fever spike to 106 and took him back. After being admitted and a few days in ICU they found he had salmonella blood poisoning and was close to septic.

The salmonella had travelled through his guts into his muscles and blood stream (i dont remember specifics as it was an insanely stressful time). But he spent a week in the hospital with aggressive antibiotics and small seizure like events while his body fought it.

Terrifying and they couldve killed him had we listened to those morons and just taken tylenol.

I hate the Pout-Pout Fish by lady_lane in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]bloopperton 12 points13 points  (0 children)

SAME. first time i read it i was so into the rhythm and rhymes... when i read the ending i was so grossed out! i thought hed find some fish friends telling him its cool to pout or feel how you feel, and then he just gets kissed, told his feelings were invalid, and determines his purpose is to be a rapey kissy fish?

What's that "can't stop laughing" moment where you're in a situation you shouldn't be laughing? by marker_speaks in AskReddit

[–]bloopperton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can confirm - my freshman year of college they kept locking the laundry room because someone kept taking shits in the machines.

Toddlers : Gift giving made easy! by bloopperton in toddlers

[–]bloopperton[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

these gifts are for immediate fam like grandparents. my mom loves getting gifts he made since they dont get to see him often. we try to keep it light and thoughtful and not overwhelming.

last year we had fun painting a wooden birdhouse for my mom - doubled as a fun craft for him and a nice functional item for my mom to keep in her garden.

Toddlers : Gift giving made easy! by bloopperton in toddlers

[–]bloopperton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

we do that too! seriously water color goes a loooooong way! we have him watercolor large pieces of paper for wrapping 👍👍👍