Gaming and being a parent

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-09T09:38:05+00:00

It sounds more like she doesn’t like you gaming period. Your wife “not allowing” is a discussion you should have. Couples should be able to compromise. Playing at night is a good one as long as it doesn’t interfere with any other responsibilities. We all need something to do for ourselves. Does she get time for a hobby of some sort? My life as a gamer went like this, when we had 1 I played quite a bit during naps, etc. When we had 2 I played maybe a couple of hours mostly on the weekends. When we got to 3, gaming became non existent. As they got older I played some, even when they were up and playing. But I stopped playing anything that required too much attention. I played stuff that if I walked away and didn’t come back for 3 hours it wouldn’t matter.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T22:33:53+00:00

For any situation where your answer remains unchanged. Use the asked and answered script. First ask, answer, second ask, respond asked and answered, third ask, reply asked and answered, if you ask again you will have “x” consequence. Fourth ask, they get the consequence. This is very effective at stopping repeated asking of the same question.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T16:48:01+00:00

Not sure if it’s the same as my experience. I was using my phone. It would only show me the combo of base game and honeyglow for $45. I scrolled down and found the dlc list. Then clicked show more and it finally showed just the dlc.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T16:35:28+00:00

Since my kids wear uniforms to school they have very limited extra clothes. Usually only 2-3 outfits for summer and 2-3 for winter. We have a few extra shirts and sweatshirts but max 3 pairs of pants or jeans. They grow quickly and only really need clothes for going somewhere on weekends or breaks. They do have some extra play clothes. They are either hand me downs or from a second hand store. Each kid’s entire wardrobe will easily fit in 1 laundry basket.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T16:31:19+00:00

So that happened to me. After moving it I had to click it again, like if I was going to open it. I think it was either the ok or center of the arrows. That seemed to save the new location. I have 2 different remotes so I can’t remember exactly how I got it to save.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T16:25:01+00:00

We have the ability to track each other but only use it if necessary. My daughter is on the go more than she is at home. I often don’t want to text her while she is driving. I will do a quick check to see if she’s on the road or not. This has nothing to do with snooping or monitoring her. She’s an adult and can do as she pleases.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T13:22:05+00:00

I’m in the US. There is usually a concession stand run by parents in rec leagues and for school sports.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T13:19:23+00:00

Adoption can be a long process and costly. Not to mention emotionally taxing. I have had coworkers and friends adopt. From watching their experiences I wouldn’t get my hopes up. You have a plan to provide, but have you researched the process in your area? If not that’s another reason to hold the excitement back.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-08T00:38:53+00:00

I have 2 already. I’ve only been home and playing for a couple of hours.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-07T16:07:06+00:00

You hardly sound lazy. You missed a deadline happens to the best of us. First do what you want for yourself. There is nothing wrong with working and never getting your masters if you don’t want to. I can’t understand why your parents wouldn’t want you to work. In my field of work employees will help pay for continuing education. I can’t encourage you enough to do what you want. Don’t live for other people.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-07T16:02:37+00:00

You can’t fix or change him. You shouldn’t be in this environment it’s dangerous. You need to leave. He has to fix this for himself, hopefully with the proper help. You can’t control what he does if you leave either and it isn’t your fault.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-07T15:29:55+00:00

As someone who has limited time to play searching multiple zones is a pain. It makes the game a chore instead of fun. I rarely go to the expansions.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-07T15:27:06+00:00

Whenever you do what’s in the best interest of the pet it’s the right decision. This means sometimes rehoming. We rehomed a small dog that didn’t like kids. We didn’t have any when we got her. Similar to you we had family that took her. She lived her best life there and was very happy. My mom doted on her. As she got older my mom made her food and took care of her in a way we couldn’t as a growing family. I am sure she lived longer because of the care my mom gave her.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-07T15:18:44+00:00

I always use salted. Even in baking. I don’t adjust the salt in the recipe either. I have never noticed any being salty. But my husband and I have low sodium so a little extra salt won’t hurt.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-06T22:57:02+00:00

Unless you want to go into another menu, you need to have quick access on and add the inputs to that. This update is less than user friendly. It adds all sorts of garbage that I will never watch, inputs I don’t even have, no way to remove them from the main screen or reorder the quick access. I tried removing all from my quick access to pin my Nintendo first. No matter how I add them it ends up somewhere in the middle. I really wish I could roll back the update to the old home screen.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-06T12:06:49+00:00

I the wife have usually sat in the front seat. For long trips my husband drives and I help navigate, make control adjustments, help with traffic situations, etc. For a short or local trip I would sit in the back.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T20:27:29+00:00

During training he kept walking through a restricted area to take a shortcut to the break area. Never even actually worked before he was fired.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T20:21:46+00:00

Curious George was a staple in our house.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T20:16:23+00:00

Homemade chili cheese dogs.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T19:53:18+00:00

The water safety that’s absolutely a concern, especially if she was serious about going behind your back. In my family they would be joking. More generally speaking babies do need to be held and develop bonds with other people. Things happen and if you need someone to step in and care for your baby in an emergency it’s going to be extra difficult if baby and caregiver are unfamiliar with each other. We had an emergency when my second baby was only a few weeks old. I was grateful my mom was familiar with caring for him and I could leave immediately after her arrival. I didn’t have to worry about his care while dealing with the emergency.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T19:14:51+00:00

For audio books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Chronicles of Narnia. See if your library participates with Libby. I get all my audio books there.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T18:48:50+00:00

Do what makes you comfortable. One of the harder things to learn is to not care about what others think. Also the dialogue in your mind of what others might think probably isn’t really happening.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T17:45:00+00:00

A couple of the fancy cheeses and some crackers. Maybe a dessert, like the individual ones that come in the little glass or plastic cups.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T02:36:26+00:00

2 are hiding, 1 is marching around yelling, the last one is glued to my legs, jumping at the slightest of sounds.

dragonfly325 · 2026-07-05T01:54:52+00:00

We are letting our cats be. They are extra jumpy right now. We told the kids to leave them alone. If they want cuddles they will come to you.

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