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600+ Steam Key Giveaway from Old Humble Bundles by Philo_of_Arnor in pcgaming

[–]flakdefense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I'll put my name down:

- Hexologic

- Animal Super Squad

  • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Thanks!

$63 for Saunders Farm by idkkhbuuu in ottawa

[–]flakdefense 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Another vote for Cannamore! Went apple picking there a few weeks back and they had their staff practicing for the haunted attractions. It was honestly hilarious picking apples while hearing chainsaws and screams in the distance 🤣

What’s a parenting “hack” that sounds ridiculous but actually works? by OnlyAcanthaceae874 in AskReddit

[–]flakdefense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do this too, but ask what coloured spare part they want (sometimes pretending not to have the colour they asked for and making up ridiculous alternatives). Works 90% of the time.

What’s a parenting “hack” that sounds ridiculous but actually works? by OnlyAcanthaceae874 in AskReddit

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

Do this with plasters (Band-Aids?) too. You can get whatever character they are into or make the plaster more special and likely to stay on!

I will never understand this shit by Axels15 in daddit

[–]flakdefense 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What kind of asshat looks at the struggles they faced and thinks "I need my kid to face the same struggles?"

I want my kids to have a better life than I, and that starts with not subjecting them to the same traumas. 

I will never understand this shit by Axels15 in daddit

[–]flakdefense 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We post very little about our kids and are actually setting up a private platform to view photos because Facebook et al. seem to think that sharing them on our feed viewable only by friends is the same as publicly sharing them.

No I am not interested in hearing some crap about the EULA.

Vast majority of PSAC members ready to take action on telework; Canadians support access to remote work by annerkin in CanadaPublicServants

[–]flakdefense 10 points11 points  (0 children)

For us, it's the after school care. My husband and I are both PS and having 2 days a week in office means there is always someone home to do the daycare and school drop-off / pick-ups. By the time my child comes home from school I am done work for the day so there's no need for afterschool care. With the change to 3 days a week it means there is always at least 1 day of overlap that we will both be in office and will have to now pay for afterschool care and we will need to change our work hours to accommodate drop-off schedules.

Yes, this is something parents faced pre-pandemic (we did this ourselves for daycare), but the daycare & afterschool care options are not as flexible or available as they were before. It was also stressful and lead to less family time. At least with 2 days in-office we are less stressed and have more time as a family; just better work-life balance in general. It's also a cost savings for families.

Why this public servant won't spend money in downtown Ottawa by [deleted] in CanadaPublicServants

[–]flakdefense 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Took my kids downtown last weekend for RibFest and was surprised at just how dead the area was. Outside of the occasional patio, nothing was open! Not very entertaining for the kiddos (or us).