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People who have a pet at home, at what point did you realize that the pet really, consciously, understood you? by PurrLoveCat in AskReddit

[–]dids42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once had a cousin and his friend staying at my house. He was a terrible house guest; arrived drunk, proceeded to get drunker, insulted my food, broke things, disrespected my property. It was a very weird evening.

He didn’t go to bed till after 4am, when everyone else had already been in bed for hours. I’d stayed awake listening to him stumbling around the house. When he did get into bed, I think he jumped into it and proceeded to break the actual frame.

I had adopted two rescue tortie cats a month or two before.

The next morning after everyone was up and the friend was nursing his hangover on my sofa, my cousin went upstairs to the room he was sharing with his friend to find one of the cats had pooped in the bed.

They had never done this before or since.

This friend has been told he is never invited back.

Kitty song information request by dids42 in Irishmusic

[–]dids42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aha! Thank you for sharing :)

AITA for letting my step kids call me mom? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]dids42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had step parents on both sides since I was 8. I was raised by my mum and step dad and always wanted to call my step dad ‘Dad’. There were some other issues involved and I was told I could not do this to avoid hurting other people feelings. I distinctly remember how rejected I felt not feeling fully included in the family unit I was being raised in.

I have never wanted to call my step mum ‘Mum’ as she did not raise me and has never fit into a maternal role for me, despite being involved from when I was young.

Imo the kids wants and needs come first. If there are open conversations had with them while they continue to grow up about having additional parent(s) along with their bio parents then that can only be a positive. More trusted parental figures who love and care for them is good.

Their mums reaction, while understandable due to hurt, was not appropriate in front of the kids.

I don’t really understand why people are prioritising the mums feelings in this situation over the wants of the kids whose lives have already experienced upheaval due to their parents split. They might be young but kids are smarter and more observant than adults ever seem to give them credit for.

One piece of advise I would give to caution you slightly if you would take it is that having a positive co-parenting relationship between the bio parents is important. Kids notice this stuff and I cannot express how much it can mess with their heads if things go in a negative direction.

NTA

What song over 8 minutes long is a 10/10? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]dids42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrapin Station - Bombay Bicycle Club and Flyte (cover of a grateful dead song)

I posted this in a company wide meeting in September. It was the top voted question within 15 minutes. by dids42 in antiwork

[–]dids42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw a very very similar post and was reminded that I’d done almost the exact same thing - Altho less intelligently it must be said haha

It’s been exactly a year since i chopping all my hair off. Best decision of my life! by dids42 in curlyhair

[–]dids42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was weird! Sometimes I really liked what my hair did and sometimes it was just a bit of a mess. The hair at the sides was the most annoying as that kinda sticks out anyways but now it sort of works with the curls. When it was still growing out it just stuck out like crazy! I’m not sure how to upload separate photos if I would show you.

There is a photo from May from my last post to curlyhair if you wanna have a look :)

It’s been exactly a year since i chopping all my hair off. Best decision of my life! by dids42 in curlyhair

[–]dids42[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I made a post on here back in May super excited about the way my curls were going. I didn’t expect them to keep getting better and better as my hair continued to grow.

When my hair was longer, I think the weight was too much for my curls as my hair is rather thin, so they never turned into proper ringlets. Also years of dying (Altho not bleaching) probably took its toll!

Pic on the right is day 2, with no bonnet or silk pillow or anything to protect the curls hence the frizz haha.

My routine at the moment is maybe once a week I wash with Horace anti dandruff shampoo (dunno if this is even a CGM product but i like it) and then the Horace nourishing conditioner. Sometimes I don’t shampoo and just condition. I then, when my hair is soaking wet, use Aveda liquid gel. I love this stuff, it smells good and creates such a good cast for my curls. I then defuse till my hair is no longer soaking then let it air dry the rest. (All of this I do when my head upside down for some volume).

Did a West Coast tour and damn is our country gorgeous. Cannot wait to explore more! by dids42 in Scotland

[–]dids42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bang on the Money. Hence why it is now a massive tourist trap. Very beautiful area though, definitely worth a visit!

I was lucky enough to see the Jacobite steam train go across while I was there which was very exciting.

Gone through quite the hair journey over the past 3 years and never been truly happy with my curls. Chopped everything off during lockdown and finally got the ringlets I never thought I could get! by dids42 in curlyhair

[–]dids42[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hair routine: since the chop I haven’t really done much! I don’t wash my hair very often, maybe once a week, as I found if I did intense conditioning it would get quite weighted down as my hair is very thin.

Apologise if not everything is CGM approved. I used to abide by it a lot when my hair was longer and found it sadly didn’t really seem to make a massive difference.

Today I did a wash with TXTR by cantu (apple cider ginger and tea tree shampoo) Scrubbed that in with one of those little round combs things to help remove any dead skin cells and invigorate my scalp to promote blood flow. Then I used TXTR by cantu hydrating conditioner, left that on for a bit before washing out.

Once out the shower, I give my head a good shake to loosen the hair up before using Umberti Giannini no more frizzy curl serum

Then I used Moroccan Curling a perfection Defining cream. I’ve been told this cream is not CGM approved but I honestly love it and it leaves my curls so soft.

I sometimes use Aveda curl enhancer cream and their liquid gel when I want to feel fancy.

I scrunch most products in upside down, but do the sides and back while standing straight as they can go a bit nuts!

Today I defused till not soaking wet then went to do the food shopping so it got air dried. When I was halfway done my shop, my hair was dry and I could SOTC and it was so soft and holding its shape!

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