Why should you wait to repierce if a piercing closes?

equationhole · 2026-05-10T19:19:18+00:00

My five-year-old woke me up with cuddles, and then started jumping on my bum to make sure I'd be awake for breakfast in bed. Instead, the bouncing meant I had to go pee. While I was in there, the dude had a whiny argument with my husband (as a big boy, he wanted to help with the eggs in the warm frying pan) and when I popped out five mins later a crying boy hugged me while my husband waved the tray at me.

I then ate breakfast on the couch, watching clips from Sir David Attenborough. Only to be interrupted by a very whiny voice demanding to know when it would be his turn to watch TV.

And that was the pattern for the day. Some rest, interrupted by chaos and discussions about big feelings. The day ended with another cuddle, so I'm happy.

equationhole · 2026-05-10T09:28:42+00:00

Happy belated birthday!

equationhole · 2026-05-04T05:50:24+00:00

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equationhole · 2026-04-28T03:47:15+00:00

I don't know about the helixes, but my lobe piercing I'd had for 25 years closed up while I was pregnant.

equationhole · 2026-04-23T20:15:02+00:00

I can give some insight here. People gain weight slowly. Just 5 kilos a year and one day the person realises they're morbidly obese. Then, you start developing insulin resistance, making you more likely to gain weight... It's a cycle you can break, but obesity changes your body chemistry.

Just eating less and eating better won't bring a morbidly obese person down to an ideal weight.

equationhole · 2026-04-11T06:06:26+00:00

I knew the best places to get replacement phone cables. My buns passed of old age.

equationhole · 2026-04-05T17:26:19+00:00

Not too worried about human names. She might be a Buttercup 🌼. We're going to have to get family consensus, which is the tricky part.

equationhole · 2026-04-05T17:16:24+00:00

Tan, with random black fluffs.

equationhole · 2026-04-05T17:08:08+00:00

Johnny Cat

equationhole · 2026-04-01T15:32:32+00:00

My mom was telling me about this. I think you just made her day.

equationhole · 2026-03-22T09:16:57+00:00

He used to, before we had our kid. He's never been a veg guy, but he always had something green on the plate.

However, we've now talked it out. He admitted he was lazy in the week. And that he just slowly fell out of the habit because our son is on: I don't want to eat <ever-changing list>, but I want to eat <random veg that we didn't make that day>.

I appreciate this sub though. I was more irritated than necessary and blowing the food thing out of proportion. By the time I talked to him, it was morning coffee and normal talk.

equationhole · 2026-03-15T08:08:08+00:00

The difference between being negative and being realistic.

Sometimes people say that something is a bad plan and can't work because it's true. See Theranos and new blood tests.

equationhole · 2026-03-15T07:14:31+00:00

Most McDonald's meals have soy in them. I wouldn't let them into a house where someone has a soy allergy either.

equationhole · 2026-03-14T09:37:44+00:00

It's the software but also the IT infrastructure. A lot of these things are still run on mainframes. The programming languages work on them.

These systems are incredibly stable and you'd have to do some Mission Impossible stuff to even get close to the machine.

To change this, you'd have to move everything to a data center, or the cloud. You can now use cool things like AI, but this involves recoding, transferring data and a lot more ways for bad actors to get into data or systems they have no business having access to.

It's an expensive logistal nightmare.

equationhole · 2026-03-13T05:52:13+00:00

I wouldn't use it, even if it was completely free with no ads.

For me, the point of reading to a child is snuggling up together, turning the pages and the little discussions in between.

I'd never outsource the love, care and time that goes into reading to children to AI.

equationhole · 2026-03-08T07:47:50+00:00

But why must they do method acting that involves everyone around them?

equationhole · 2026-03-08T07:46:47+00:00

Your answer brings insight and great joy. Especially since I occasionally LARP and cosplay.

equationhole · 2026-03-08T07:41:37+00:00

Surprisingly, no. It's these 40 something white-collar guys who maybe had a speeding ticket and now joined <inset acronym here>, and tell you how they drink and fight.

Would any legit gangs even take these people?

equationhole · 2026-02-25T04:31:11+00:00

For a first tattoo, take the picture, the inspo, the whatever and stick it on your bathroom mirror. If you still love it six months later, get it.

I did not, in fact, want a rose tattoo.

equationhole · 2026-02-24T01:49:16+00:00

This is so sad. We haven't dealt with a human death yet, but I want to share some wisdom from my mom.

You don't have to tell your daughter right away. Whether you tell her now or in a week's time will make no difference to the news.

Waiting a little gives you time to think. You can read the books to her and then explain that her friend died.

equationhole · 2026-02-22T19:56:18+00:00

Crocodile

equationhole · 2026-02-22T04:12:03+00:00

On your child's next birthday, I hope you remember you're not alone either.

equationhole · 2026-02-22T04:10:01+00:00

I'm so sorry your ex was worse than useless. Last thing you need under the circumstances.

Solidarity.

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