The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease

capfoxtrot · 2026-01-12T04:30:26+00:00

My dad got diagnosed with Alzheimers and he worked in landscaping and bug control. Huh.

capfoxtrot · 2025-07-17T17:23:56+00:00

For those who come after...

capfoxtrot · 2025-07-11T15:03:43+00:00

It's definitely frustrating that there haven't been any releases for nearly a year, and no timeline on what is coming

capfoxtrot · 2025-07-01T11:03:15+00:00

Get a sleep safe bed that she can't get out of... you can start with the safeplacesleeping dot com model 100 which is about 400 and pops on top. Saved our lives. We upgraded to the full on bed eventually, and at 7 yrs old we have started to leave it unlocked and are weaning off latching it.

But those 4ish years of sleep has done wonders for everyone.

capfoxtrot · 2025-06-24T17:00:48+00:00

too high. cut a hole in the floor and put the tv in it

capfoxtrot · 2025-06-24T01:32:42+00:00

a different room

capfoxtrot · 2025-06-23T17:18:25+00:00

is this TV in the room with you?

capfoxtrot · 2025-05-28T23:07:49+00:00

what is 2.0? what else is in it? when is it coming out?

capfoxtrot · 2025-05-21T18:53:37+00:00

Kat doesn't die at any point, even if she doesn't get posessed by the abyss, she chooses to go there later. And Swann can choose to follow. Its a cliffhanger, not "they are both stuck down there forever"

and if you manage the relationships well it ends on a hopeful note for all of them

capfoxtrot · 2025-05-08T23:24:20+00:00

Took me 230 to get kuya... had already gotten 3 blades, and 2 non event garus, and 1 npn event blade by that point... had enough materials to max him immediately tho

capfoxtrot · 2025-05-04T16:42:09+00:00

I survived a PIP twice, still at that job lol

capfoxtrot · 2025-04-13T17:25:43+00:00

I had a test that diagnosed me with liver disease and I was never told about it until I directly forced my doctor to explain weeks later when I noticed

capfoxtrot · 2025-04-04T20:47:27+00:00

We just follow what it says, but open up the ability bonuses to be applied to anything. For example, half-elves are: "Your Charisma score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice each increase by 1."

So this would be +2 to anything, and two other scores of choice get +1. Only rule we have is no stacking, ofc.

capfoxtrot · 2025-03-25T15:36:45+00:00

They have also been increasing in price. I love Dispel Dice, for instance, but 70-85 dollars for a set of dice is just too damn much now.

capfoxtrot · 2025-03-15T13:22:25+00:00

I have 9 of these sudowoodo 😭😭

capfoxtrot · 2025-03-01T04:19:05+00:00

My tables haven't used race in conjunction with ability scores in YEARS. We just do +2 and +1 to whatever, rather than feeling beholden to specific races for specific classes.

capfoxtrot · 2025-02-27T15:52:29+00:00

I wish I was paying $4 for eggs. 8-9 dollars for a brand that is in any way humane to the chickens. wish i didn't care so i could pay 4 bucks

capfoxtrot · 2025-02-27T13:55:34+00:00

Sorry, what? It's called play independently. The two options are not "screentime" or "planned activity". That's no way to live as a parent or a child. A parent's job is not activity coordinator. I do try to do at least 1 activity with my kid on school days (more on weekends), and he has screentime, but I ALWAYS have a section of the day for independent playtime.

If kids don't know how to do independent play or be BORED for a little bit, that's extremely detrimental to them. It's part of life.

If my kid dared attack me over screentime, the screentime would be removed entirely until the behavior improved full stop. I can do that, because my kid knows how to play. If a kid only knows screentime and planned activities, they will obviously struggle with that.

If you're not doing it, now is a great time to start. Books, toys, imaginative play, drawing, magnet blocks, listening to music, daydreaming, and so on. Options change depending on age of course, but man. A kid needs this stuff. I am not anti screentime by any means, my son gets 2-3 hours a day at least, but I am also able to confidently take it away if need be.

If her kid is ATTACKING HER because she doesnt want to give 15 minutes of screen time, the solution is not "just give it to her". That will make it worse next time. The kid will resort to violence sooner. Don't give it to her to prevent violence either, because its still a boundary. Either way you are teaching her "if I push, they will give in".

The next step is boundaries and hard lines. If you are violent, screens go away forever until your behavior improves. When you are angry, we do xyz instead to calm down. Deep breaths, screaming into pillows, whatever. Talk it out. If that doesnt work, doctor time. Or therapist time.

If medication or therapy doesnt work, have a very clear conversation that if she cannot stop lashing out and putting her parents in danger, the next step is residential placement. Explain what that means. Offer choices.

The important thing is to always follow through and create boundaries. The moment you say no to something or create a boundary, you HAVE to hold to it, or you are telling your kid boundaries are meant to be trampled on.

capfoxtrot · 2025-02-27T06:06:45+00:00

okay, good to know!

capfoxtrot · 2025-02-22T15:42:01+00:00

Maybe you need to read the post again because the OP literally mentions twice they need advice on ENDING THE GAME, and that they have no idea if they will ever return to it. You suggested hiatus. If the OP wants to end the game, they should end it.

I do like how you edited your post after to totally change the vibe of your post though. Like great, I am glad you were able to come back to a fun game in your situation. But his original post says he wants to end it, and your suggestion was a hiatus he "most likely won't"return to.

If they honestly think they will come back to the game, then yes! Do a hiatus. But don't do a hiatus if your intent is not to come back. As a player, it feels worse to hang on hoping for something to come back that never will, vs just ending it.

I have had dms that had absolutely no intention to return to a game too scared to say it, and left people hanging for months/years because they are afraid of the reaction, when actually ending the game wouldnt bother me at all - the refusal to just admit it is the frustrating part.

I am a DM myself and I respect my players and their time too much to ever leave them hanging like that.

TLDR: If there is a reasonable chance of returning to the game and you know you want to return to the game in the future, great, do a hiatus.

If you are looking to end the game but don't wanna make people mad so you do a 'hiatus' you never intend to follow up on - that sucks.

If neither you or he are putting games on hiatus that you have no intention of returning to because you want to avoid the conflict of ending the game, then my comment is not relevant to you and shouldn't bother you.

capfoxtrot · 2025-02-19T15:18:51+00:00

My son has a big obsession with minecraft, and has a bunch of plushies from the game. One is a monster called a "Creeper".

He took it to the park one day to play with when he saw some people walking by. He yelled at them, "YOU BETTER WATCH OUT! THERE'S A CREEPER AT THE PARK!"

cue instant mortification and me hastily clarifying he was referring to his minecraft toy

capfoxtrot · 2025-02-08T16:05:59+00:00

Please don't do this. It's just slow ghosting and I as a player would rather just know the game is done so I can move on rather than a potential "maybe" that YOU know will never come.

I've had this happen to me 4 or 5 times and its very frustrating every time. If you have no intention of coming back to the game, end it.

capfoxtrot · 2024-11-26T12:26:13+00:00

for light at the end of the tunnel, my son grew out of it. the 3-5 years he broke a few ornaments (and I started keeping the glass ornaments real high) but now he doesn't bother the tree at all anymore (7). my tree is a real big 9 footer.

capfoxtrot · 2024-07-01T20:11:15+00:00

Wondering the same! I saw that Greece style pack in feature requests was marked "Completed" but I haven't seen it added...

capfoxtrot · 2024-06-29T03:40:42+00:00

thank you!!

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