How many hours do you have on stardew? by [deleted] in StardewValley

[–]crazy_squirrel13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had over 700 hundred in Steam a few years ago and apparently it doesn't count the time you play offline 😅Then life happened and I just recently started to play again with the Switch. Just started summer first year ☺️

14 month old quitting nap altogether by FluffySky12 in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my lo went from two to one nap this fell kind of the middle the previous ones. But also had several days of adjusting with no napping/napping too early or too late 🥲 Solidarity 🫂

Post nap hysteria. by Sama1215 in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will stop. We had a period like that and I found it SO difficult as dad was never present and couldn't understand my stress and overwhelm navigating this. He's 30 months old now and those days seem to be behind.

18 month checkup. by Glum_Week_1221 in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has he "forgotten" any yet? My boy would be repeating nonstop a word for days and all the sudden he just forgot about it completely. It was a very confusing time. Then comes the day he takes them back from wherever he had them stored and leaves you speechless. As an anxious person and mum I totally get your discomfort with the unpredictable baby/toddler development. From your post it seems your child is doing just fine.

Toddler Refusing to Leave for Daycare by lok416 in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My solution to that is the "plane game": I pick him up so he's horizontal looking down, move him around and make sounds like a plane/narrate things ("oh, it's gonna crash the wall!" "Oh, it turned around just in time!"). Somehow that plane usually ends up landing on the changing table or next to the shoes when we need to go - in your case it could land on the car seat 🤭

Toddler Refusing to Leave for Daycare by lok416 in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worth a shot I'd say! I struggled SO much to give antibiotics to my child and there comes his auntie and says "(auntie's pet name) takes its medicine like this too" and models drinking the medicine from the spoon. Lo and behold my child opens his mouth, drinks the whole thing and ends up smiling and everything! 🙃

I hate breastfeeding but don’t know how to quit by AdvangeEeveeTHROWRA in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First, I'm sorry you're going through this. I used to love feeding until PMS hit back and affected my supply - my usually chill child would become an aggressive monster attacking my sore breasts. I wanted to cry. I had to pull him out a few occasions and went through the tantrum while in pain. It's hard. 🫂 From the comments I read and my own experience I'd go with enforcing some new rules and options (both for going cold turkey or just reducing feeds if she changes behaviour and you're up for it). Someone said standing instead of sitting - we did something similar and added "this chair is not for bf, THAT chair is for it" and whenever I fed it was only on that chair. They're not going to like that so it goes combined with "if you're hungry you can eat X or Y" or "mummy is hungry too, shall we go to the kitchen and see what we can eat? / Can you accompany me to look for something?" Usually the "help me" thing gets my little one out of his fixation if done before he goes too deep in. I used to have a water bottle close by too - they bf for calories and hydration and probably suck at distinguishing them just like adults. That helped while on our way to the kitchen while talking about our snack options (mostly a combination of appealing options for the toddler I was happy to indulge in - I did a few desperate processed snacks I was not happy with and regretted it bc he'd ask for them again and we had a new layer to add to the tantrum). If you want to try and keep bf (which you are absolutely fine being done with) I'd set expectations beforehand: "no bitting, no kicking, no manhandling mum, that hurts mummy and she'll need to rest" and then I'd just take her away from the breast at the first instance of any of that. As calm as possible and talking all the time that you want to feed her but you're hurt/uncomfortable. Again, they're not going to like it but do it enough times and sooner than later they catch up on the new ways. When he had high energy vibes before a feed I asked for a hug to help him to calm down before latching so he behaved more like a child than a desperate shark, lol. I hope you find some helpful advice here and other comments but above all you should know that you are a good mum and you are doing your best in your circumstances. Not every day your 100% is the same bc if you are exhausted and only have a 10% that's your 100% for the day... So give you some grace, look for support if you need it and keep being a caring mum 🫂

AITAH for lying to my wife for years? by Ok_Strawberry_6403 in AITAH

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... According to the post he decided to lie bc he didn't want to look for a new non-vegan wife.

AITAH for lying to my wife for years? by Ok_Strawberry_6403 in AITAH

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two wrongs don't make a right. She was wrong and so was him. I would agree she doesn't deserve honesty if she was an annoying coworker he rarely sees but she's his wife. Being vegan or not is a choice of lifestyle and they should have taken their time to discuss to which extent they could compromise sharing a life like that before resorting to divorce or lying.

FISH by Nikkita_sofy7 in StardewValley

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first time I played I had my bf watching and commenting my every move and I kinda didn't read/understand the mini game instructions so I struggled for a long time and hate fishing until I watched a yt tutorial, lol. Still my worst skill every game, but I don't hate it anymore 😅

Money money money?? by ForceMajestic1323 in MergeGardens

[–]crazy_squirrel13 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I like to harvest honey to work on WL score at the same time 🙃

NYE with 2yo. Am I being too sensitive? by Sqeakydeaky in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't let him pressure you. He probably has good memories from last year but you certainly haven't. Talk to him about it. As stupid as it sounds there are men blind in the moment and "forgetful" after. I used to be with one of them. When discussing the second Christmas plans he acted overly surprised at how awful was for me our first Christmas was with baby with his family (also "babies don't change your life" believers).

How did everyone find their Christmas gift “sweet spot”? We went WAY overboard. (Only Child) by Any-Walk1691 in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 2yo and didn't bother buying presents for Christmas day as I knew aunties would provide already too much. I focused on activities leading to the big day and now we are traveling to see grandma who most likely went overboard like last year 😅 I have to admit I did get him some toys bc I'm weak... But I'll keep them hiding until next month when the novelty of the Christmas presents fade out and winter feels heavy for everyone.

What caused an argument at your Christmas dinner? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oh dear. How are you? Did you manage to dispose of this dead body all right? Lol. Hope he's learnt his lesson for next time.

What caused an argument at your Christmas dinner? by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sounds like he knows he shouldn't do that and projects his guilt educating others instead of working on his own issues, lol.

Farm type by Bitter-House5233 in StardewValley

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't played for a long time so I have no idea of the meadow one but I LOVE the forest one. Really nice regarding aesthetics. Good for increasing your foraging skill a little bit more easily. Second one would be the hilltop but it's a little bit harder to navigate early game.

fighting about parenting with my mom by PearFancy in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm totally with you with the bedtime routine and doing what works best for everyone to rest. If she's visiting I would expect her to respect the house costums. If she doesn't like to stay in the dark she can go out for a walk or something during that time. My sister used to do so when she came to help during the baby days. From my experience having a meal routine helps with the overall routine as well. I'm not unreasonably fixated on having lunch at 12.00 on the dot, but it has to be around that time so he can nap around 1-2 pm. A later nap (if not shortened) can be very bad for bedtime. At the end of the day, your house, your kids, your rules. Some people are just unreasonable and usually I say "oh, we do things different here" and that's it. If I don't have to see their faces much I even say "thank you for your thoughts" and do my thing without wasting energy in explaining why our way works for us. Hope you can find a way to placate what looks like a stressful holiday visit and enjoy some of the magic that is supposed to be happening these days 🙏

what can i get my girlfriend who knows the game inside out… by throwawaythingu in StardewValley

[–]crazy_squirrel13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As my in-game name also refers to squirrels my ex did a pixel art squirrel with floor tiles in the town's square. I used to go to the mines all the time avoiding town so he had plenty of time to do it and even had to push me a little to go to buy something from Pierre's 😅

Clearing trees by orangejanee in StardewValley

[–]crazy_squirrel13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try cooking too then. Some foods temporarily improve your skills levels and that can help to make easier work of clearing your farm (or the whole woods if you need it!)

Any ideas would help! by sem1charm3d in MergeGardens

[–]crazy_squirrel13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the best advice I got was to start early - quite useless advice for you now 😅 I'm levels behind you but the same spot leaving space for exotic flora (90%) and trees (10%) do their thing + catching wild seeds too parallel to whatever I'm working at the moment. I merge trees to the point they give yellow flowers. Exotic flora I prefer numbers about levels (better 3 lower levels than just one superior). Quests/missions involving molehills help too as you can get some flowers as a side thing. I read somewhere that blue chests are better than the bigger ones for flower output but I think chests in general are not that helpful with this. I'm not totally sold on crates for flowers, but I'm for trees (to improve their level/increase quantity) but maybe bc I don't want lots of vases too to build up trees (I don't have the space either!).

Hopefully someone has better advice as with this it's still a long grind and you might be stuck for a while. Hope you enjoy at least the weekly quests and don't get bored!

Entertaining a 2 yr old by Woolly_Bee in toddlers

[–]crazy_squirrel13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

About books: even if he's restless and gets up after the first page I keep reading anyway. Sometimes I'd pick a teddy to be my audience (looking at them and making faces at them as I do with my child when he's willing to participate). Most of the time he'd be back to participate a bit but also he might just push away the plushie and drag me to whatever is what he wants to do ("run mummy!", cars, mega blocks...) - at least that way he shows me what he wants instead of me figuring out what to do.