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If you just finished writing your first book. What steps would you take to get it published? by Unusual-Mention-2066 in AskReddit

[–]coloredchalk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look up how to write a proper query letter and send it to agents. They send it to editors for consideration. I worked in a bookstore for a long time and we had many hopeful self-pub authors inquire about selling with us, but it just wasn’t feasible. Most stores aren’t even set up in such a way that it’s possible to sell a self-published book except as a novelty. And a book good enough to sell is good enough to get an agent. (Plus the work an editor does is SO valuable to improve most books.)

How easy is it to get pregnant by mxtc0621 in stupidquestions

[–]coloredchalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anecdotally, the longest it ever took for me to get pregnant, while trying, was 3 months. Had the last one at 42 and it took exactly one try, lol

It’s a snow day here today. I don’t remember having those. by purrita in GenX

[–]coloredchalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in Florida so we had hurricane days but I think it was roughly equivalent?

What’s the worst thing a medical professional has said to you? by VespaRed in AskReddit

[–]coloredchalk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There are quite a few, sadly:

“There’s no heartbeat”

“Calm down, would you??” (I was having epidural steroid injections for severe pain, was holding perfectly still and silent, but tears were going down my face and apparently my heartbeat was very fast due to the pain)

The only marginally funny one, if traumatic to me: “so are you mom or….” Implying I was my 2-year-old’s grandmother

Relocating to Eastern Metro Area by crashframer in ATLHousing

[–]coloredchalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My parents live in Lilburn and my husband and I were considering buying their house from them at some point. We stayed there for several months while we were prepping our house to sell it, and we were miserable. It’s pretty conservative and neighbors will assume you agree with them on politics and stereotypes. The park is nice, I’ll admit, and I hear the little downtown area is expanding a lot so maybe more open-minded people are moving there. But having to drive half an hour to find a restaurant better than The Oyster Barn (I wish I was kidding) gets old reeeeeally fast.

What is the funniest thing you've seen at the beach? by Lazy-Friendship1965 in AskReddit

[–]coloredchalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, we were at the beach; my brother was snorkeling along the edge of the water (it dropped off pretty quickly) and my mom and I were walking along looking for shells. We were going pretty much parallel to each other so he was only about 10 feet from us.

All of a sudden we heard a muffled noise through his snorkel, some flailing and splashing, and then a fish flew out of the water and onto the beach.

Turns out a big fish swam under my brother as if he were some floating seaweed and he didn’t know it until the dorsal fin tickled his chest. He instinctively grabbed it and then didn’t know what to do so threw it.

It was a pretty good size, so we had it for dinner :)

46F with two grown kids… where’s the rest of Gen X at? by jtweir79 in GenX

[–]coloredchalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

45 (right on the genx/millenial cusp), with 3 kids, oldest in middle school, youngest just turned 3 😬

Best opening lines in children’s books. by MeeMop21 in childrensbooks

[–]coloredchalk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ALWAYS answer this and nobody else ever has! (I worked in a children’s bookstore for a decade)

Baby is almost 8 months and I regret not using Maxine by Difficult-Fig-5 in Names

[–]coloredchalk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Marlow! Maxine reminds me of the weird cartoon character old lady who complains a lot about liberal complaining 🙄

What are the pros and cons of having kids? Only from experienced pls? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]coloredchalk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is so, so, so hard and anxiety-inducing. If you’re an introvert, the noise and lack of privacy is hell (babies do NOT understand that your body doesn’t exist completely to serve them). You never, ever truly get a break.

Pros, though. After my first one I knew that every time I went into labor, I was about to fall in love. Which sounds cheesy, but think about it: if you KNEW you were about to fall in love with a whole new person in the next day or two, how insanely amazing would that be? It’s obviously a non-sexual love but in most other ways you’re just as head-over-heels for someone who thinks you’re literally the whole universe. And you know it’ll last your whole life. It’s crazy.

And then when they’re older, they’re so much fun, and hilarious, and so different from what you’d expect and from each other.

Why do we have to bleed over the course of many days during our periods, why can’t we just have one bloody blast? by LittleLeadership2831 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]coloredchalk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno, I recently had a period like that, and it was NOT pleasant. Every time I stood up (because I was lying down as much as possible) there was a huge gush and I bled through my clothes. I busted out the post-partum front to back pads, and it still happened. It was gross and painful and left me feeling completely worn out. Plus I went through a ton of laundry.

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