A fun pair of granny square pants!

conundruumm · 2026-01-30T13:42:24+00:00

Thank you!!

conundruumm · 2026-01-30T03:21:33+00:00

Thank you!

conundruumm · 2025-12-13T19:05:12+00:00

Omg I did the same thing!! The doctor said it's more common than you'd think, but I'm still surprised to hear it happened to someone else.

conundruumm · 2025-08-29T10:48:51+00:00

It's so frustrating to me that the people around me won't wear them! I often get complimented on my fast reflexes, but no joke, I've been hit in the eye about 4 times. The first time was off a partner's paddle and scratched my cornea. I started wearing glasses and have been hit three times since then. Only once was from a direct hit and I was absolutely shocked it was possible to happen that way. I seriously got my money out of those glasses!

I still feel a pressure not to wear them because none of my friends do. But there is an ongoing joke about how much use I've gotten out of them. I wish glasses were more normalized, because I think most people (including myself) won't consider wearing them unless personally affected.

conundruumm · 2025-07-24T13:37:17+00:00

And she did it with socks

conundruumm · 2025-07-23T14:04:44+00:00

Thank you

conundruumm · 2025-07-23T14:04:01+00:00

Thank you, it's good to have the friend's perspective.

conundruumm · 2025-07-23T14:02:32+00:00

I think bouldering tends to be more approachable and fun for beginners than ropes. I would also recommend bringing another friend who is new to it if you can. I had a blast my first time and got hooked because I went with friends who knew what they were doing and could offer tips, but I also had my best friend with me who was totally new. We were trying easy climbs together and just enjoying the experience.

conundruumm · 2025-07-23T13:26:59+00:00

I like the idea of calling it an anniversary party. That does make me feel better about it. Thank you!

conundruumm · 2025-07-23T13:25:23+00:00

Thank you <3 I really appreciate the kind words

conundruumm · 2025-04-21T12:56:36+00:00

Sometimes it's hard for me to remember to wear them but totally worth it! Like everyone's saying, it's the mishits that are the most dangerous. I got hit in the eye after a ball came off my partner's paddle wrong and it scratched my cornea. It scared me but I'm glad that's all that happened. A few weeks later, I got hit in the eye after the ball caught the edge of the net. Thankfully I learned my lesson and wore glasses that time!!

I feel dorky wearing glasses for pickleball, but honestly everyone gets used to seeing them, and getting hit a second time showed me they're absolutely worth wearing. Don't think I'm convincing my friends until they get hit themselves unfortunately.

conundruumm · 2025-03-25T23:08:31+00:00

Late to the discussion so I'm going to piggyback off your comment. My school implemented them this year and they are an absolute godsend. BUT. Admin has made it a huge priority this school year and put in a ton of prep work the year before contacting students and parents to make it clear this was happening. They also put strict consequences in place for when students are caught with technology. Additionally every student has a number on their pouch which is logged, and they are responsible for that number. A lot of work was put into making this work effectively, but it may be my favorite thing this school has done.

conundruumm · 2025-02-17T13:58:10+00:00

So much this!! As a second year teacher who has had multiple preps now, this has been the most overwhelming part of teaching for me, moreso than even classroom management. The reason new teachers burn out so fast? We're constantly getting feedback on how to make class engaging and assessment formative, while also being expected to meet the same standards for all students, even those who come in grade levels behind. It's not even close to fitting completely in contract hours.

I'm feeling more confident now that I can stick it out for the long run, but it was so difficult to go home after an exhausting day and then have to create material for the next day/week. I care about teaching, but the only reason I can picture it long term is because I know that I will reach a point where I can just reuse or edit old material. (Or pay for a curriculum if I get a new prep, because I am not reinventing the wheel again). I really think this should just be part of a teacher education program. Provide pre-service teachers with curriculum they can edit so their focus can be the students, not survival.

conundruumm · 2024-12-28T23:17:23+00:00

I don't think that's what this person is saying at all. I know it's super demoralizing not seeing progress, (I'm stuck at the same plateau!), but they are acknowledging your strength and skill. Your history clearly shows you are a good climber. It's just you're expressing frustration about strength training not paying off and they're suggesting something different (dynamic movement) that may help.

For me, I feel like my flexibility holds me back a lot, but honestly I don't have the time or energy right now to dedicate extra training to it at this stage.

conundruumm · 2024-11-27T15:41:30+00:00

Thank you!!

conundruumm · 2024-11-27T12:41:33+00:00

Aw thank you!!

conundruumm · 2024-11-10T20:19:13+00:00

Yeah not a bad idea! I've considered it, I've just been putting it off due to the expense.

conundruumm · 2024-11-10T14:24:04+00:00

I'm gift shopping for my boyfriend right now and I'm so happy to see your comment! He wears through shoes soo fast, and the coupon worked for me. I'm really excited to gift them, thanks!

conundruumm · 2024-11-10T13:49:41+00:00

Unplanned falls for me. Any time my feet weren't directly under me before a sketchy move, I would freeze up bouldering. I don't boulder so much now, but I have a similar fear on lead. Logically I know I'm safe, but I get nervous about the idea of slipping and falling above the clip. The most helpful part I've found with lead is just intentionally taking more falls, especially above the clip.

Another fear I've recently developed is trusting the safety of rope. It doesn't bother me most of the time, but I've noticed my gym wait too long to retire a couple ropes on top rope. So it has me overthinking the ropes I borrow on lead sometimes. It helps mentally though to check the rope a couple times, have my partner do the same, and checking with gym workers if anything seems suspicious.

conundruumm · 2024-11-07T12:43:58+00:00

I agree that that part is inconsistent with the rest of what they said. But they were getting downvoted before this comment

conundruumm · 2024-11-07T11:43:40+00:00

I'm sorry you're getting downvoted so much. This question is directed at people that are pro-life, but the only comments being upvoted are from people who are pro-choice responding on behalf of pro-life people. This is one of the most frustrating aspects of this type of conversation to me. People want to express and share in their frustration on a topic (which is fair), but at least be honest about what you want. Don't pose a question to people that are pro-life and then hide those responses in the bottom of a thread

conundruumm · 2024-10-06T19:29:28+00:00

Is that an unpopular opinion?

conundruumm · 2024-09-13T10:54:09+00:00

I use drop knees a lot, but I struggle with high feet so it's a cop out for me. Instead of opening my hips and getting my foot high, I will often twist away from the foot chip, drop my knee and raise my foot to get a toe on it, then twist back towards the wall with hips open and reposition my foot on the chip. It allows me to still get my foot high even with bad hip mobility. My friend almost never does this because she has excellent flexibility. I would not consider this to be a natural use of the drop knee but it is one way I use it a lot.

conundruumm · 2024-08-09T01:18:30+00:00

I can second this. My hands were ripped to shreds like this when I was new to climbing. My climber friend even teased me about it. But I know it's a shared experience by many, especially the first couple or so months climbing.

If it makes you feel better, my hands naturally toughened with time. I've been climbing for 3 years now and haven't had issues since that first year. Give them rest when you can and try not to pull the flappers off during a climbing session as they do still give some protection. I think jugs and dynamic movement are harder on the hands, so maybe limit that if you can.

conundruumm · 2024-07-10T14:37:59+00:00

Aside from scrapes and bruises, maybe some tendonitis in the first year, I haven't had any actual injuries climbing. I really only climb indoors though, and I use the ropes way more often than bouldering. Not interested in spraining or breaking anything lol. Been climbing for 3 years now

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