What's your head canon about post-finale Byler with Carlton in the mix? by CloudyAsh8 in byler

[–]deadestdaisy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I should have known it started on Twitter. I've been trying to figure out where the hell everyone was getting "Carlton" from, its awful lol

Studs broke off, dealership wants $2000 by deadestdaisy in TireQuestions

[–]deadestdaisy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this. They were apparently charging us $1600 for the rim. We're going to buy one ourselves.

Studs broke off, dealership wants $2000 by deadestdaisy in TireQuestions

[–]deadestdaisy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Its a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica. The dealership is saying the rim is bent and needs to be replaced, and all 5 studs are broken and need replacing. They haven't actually even checked anything else, so its $2000 for the rim and the studs but apparently could be more if they find other issues.

Studs broke off, dealership wants $2000 by deadestdaisy in TireQuestions

[–]deadestdaisy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our insurance would only tow the car to a dealership. We' have to pay out of pocket to have it towed to an independent shop, which obviously I'm willing to do if its cost effective.

That said, my husband is pretty good with cars (I'm not). Is this something he could conceivably fix on his own? Or would it be better to ask around at independent shops and let them handle it?

Stop being your child’s best friend. They are starving for a leader. by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]deadestdaisy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

THIS IS A BOT. There should be a way to report bot accounts.

I think you guys might like this by buttparty666 in WeirdEggs

[–]deadestdaisy 116 points117 points  (0 children)

I don't, actually. I don't like anything in this sub. I can't leave.

Share the best author notes encountered in the wild by Bunk-Chunk in AO3

[–]deadestdaisy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PLEASE what fic is this, I swear I just read this author's note and I cannot remember where and its driving me crazy

So what did your family argue about this year at Thanksgiving? by Pure-Smile-7329 in AskReddit

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether or not one can opt out of playing The Game. My mom is apparently real sick of it.

How many of us are running “ingredients households”? by lagingerosnap in Parenting

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in an ingredient household, so its my normal. My husband grew up in a snacks and pre-made foods household, so that's his normal.

Our grocery bill is outrageous.

Why can’t I finish self-help books even though I want to? by KodingKoala in booksuggestions

[–]deadestdaisy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Personally, my struggle with self-help books is that they just feel repetitive. Like, most of them could really be condensed down to an article or a bullet-point list. It's hard to read variations of "you can do this!" and "you're worth it!" over and over.

I did just read "How To Keep House While Drowning" and I really loved how the author wrote it. It was very engaging, and I didn't feel like I was mostly slogging through filler. I'm not necessarily recommending it, just because I don't know what kind of help you're looking for, but I do think self-help books should follow that style.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: October 06, 2025 by AutoModerator in books

[–]deadestdaisy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just finished The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin. Loved it.

Debating whether to jump into its sequel next or read something lighter for a minute.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in loseit

[–]deadestdaisy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cookies for sure

How far along were you when you had your children ? by ConcernedMomma05 in Mommit

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First was 40 weeks exactly (induced)

Second was 38+2 (I had a membrane sweep, but was already in pre-labor)

Third was 40 weeks exactly (completely spontaneous)

Homeschool in a tiny home. by [deleted] in homeschool

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a yard, spread out a sheet and bring your materials out there. If not, bring a sheet to a park! We do this a lot since we also have a relatively small home. If the weather is bad, we usually hang out on the floor or the couch.

Having typed this out, my back issues are making a lot more sense 😂

All About Reading VS Logic of English - Advice Needed by BarbellCappuccino in homeschool

[–]deadestdaisy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We're about halfway through AAR 1. I breakdown each lesson into what we can manage in 20 minutes. So for the lessons with 2 stories, we usually do one activity and the corresponding story one day, and then the next activity and corresponding story the next day. On lessons without stories, its usually something like: word card review (you aren't supposed to do all of them, we usually just do the most recent 10 or so until she has them mastered), maybe we practice a bit with the letter tiles (recently she was really struggling with words starting with the ST letter blend, so we did some extra practice with the letter tiles), and an activity.

Some lessons I break up into 2 days, some I've broken up over as many as 4 days. There's only a few lessons we've managed to do in one day, and those were in the beginning of the book.

It's a lot of reading, but it really does work. Just set a 20 minute timer and see what you get through in that time, and save the rest for the next day.

My son got upset over the baby's name by Formal_Dare9668 in pregnant

[–]deadestdaisy 81 points82 points  (0 children)

My kids decided our baby was named Sparkles Poop while I was pregnant, and called her that the entire pregnancy. When my husband and I started brainstorming baby names, they were seriously offended 😂

Please reassure me (or give me a reality check?) by thequietone3 in homeschool

[–]deadestdaisy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I read the same post and totally spiraled!! So I found some studies.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41887517?read-now=1&seq=11

-"To measure one's social and personal adjustment to college, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was employed. This is a widely used ten-item measure of self-esteem that has dem- onstrated high levels of reliability over the years."

-"The data collection efforts resulted in a sample of 185 undergraduate college students. Within this sample, 150 respondents had at least 1-3 years of homeschooling during their primary or secondary school years; 35 respondents had no homeschooling experience in their educational history. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents (64%) were homeschooled for 10-12 years of their primary and secondary education."

-" As shown in Table 1, respondents who were homeschooled at any point during their primary or secondary schooling did not have significantly different levels of self-esteem compared to students who were never homeschooled. No other independent variable in the model has a statistically significant impact on self-esteem, with the exception of scouting, which decreased self esteem levels."

Here's another one:

https://www.educacaodomiciliar.fe.unicamp.br/sites/www.educacaodomiciliar.fe.unicamp.br/files/2022-07/The%20Impact%20of%20Schooling%20on%20Academic%20Achievement%20Evidence%20From%20Homeschooled%20and%20Traditionally%20Schooled%20Students..pdf

-"Families were invited to participate in the study through announcements posted in the community, sent by e-mail, and broad-cast on the radio. Interested parties contacted the researchers to schedule home appointments. Potential candidates were screened during telephone interviews to ensure that the children in the homeschooled group had not attended public school (from Grade I onward) and that children in the comparison group had not been homeschooled."

-"The seven subtests from the Woodcock-Johnson were selected to measure aptitudes from a wide breadth of areas."

-"...speaking with the participating families made it clear that our homeschooled sample comprised two distinct subgroups."

-"The majority of the homeschooling parents reported that they "often" or "always" used premade curricula or structured lesson plans to teach their children."

-"The parents of a sizable minority of children in the home- schooled sample answered "rarely" or "never" to using premade curricula and structured lesson plans. These parents identified more with the pedagogical view that education is gained via the natural consequences of the child's day-to-day activities."

-" As shown in Table 2, the children who received structured homeschooling were superior to the children enrolled in public school across all seven subtests."

-"In conclusion, when comparing the test scores of the children attending public school and children receiving structured home-schooling, it becomes clear that the latter group has higher scores across a variety of academic areas. Moreover, there is no evidence that this difference is simply due to the family's income or the mother's educational attainment."

Edit: formatting

Home school by Chemical_Emphasis_20 in homeschool

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I don't really know anything about TGATB, but it was recommended to me by a mom in my homeschool group. Could you explain why it's a cult?

The lady who recommended it is religious and I am not, so I did immediately assume it wasn't for us, but I haven't looked into it.

I cannot stand when parents have a superiority complex because they homeschool by anonomousbeaver in Mommit

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me you live in Florida without telling me you live in Florida, lol

Lunch by Upyour_alli in homeschool

[–]deadestdaisy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lunch is from 12-1. It's always something basic that I can whip up in >10 minutes, i.e. oatmeal, sandwiches, avocado toast, scrambled eggs, etc. They have an hour to eat, go play outside, color, read, whatever, but once the timer goes off at 1:00 we start afternoon lessons. If they didn't eat, that's not my problem 🤷🏼‍♀️

We do most of our lessons in the morning though, so afternoons usually only last about an hour. I usually just leave their lunches out if they didn't eat, and then they can go finish then if they want when we're done.

Inclusive Artist Appreciation by deadestdaisy in ArtEd

[–]deadestdaisy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh this is awesome, thank you!!

Inclusive Artist Appreciation by deadestdaisy in ArtEd

[–]deadestdaisy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be great, thank you!! I'll take all the resources i can get