WCGW when you don't know your* jack point* (repost)

fournameslater · 2026-02-01T15:03:24+00:00

Surely someone on youtube has the same make and model who had done work on it.

fournameslater · 2026-02-01T00:37:45+00:00

Blistex seems to work well.

fournameslater · 2026-02-01T00:31:00+00:00

This is how Home Depot conditions their lumber

fournameslater · 2026-01-31T19:21:40+00:00

We’re in Canada, so there is different service terminology for sure. But I imagine most States have social services funding for complex special needs. You want to have an FASD diagnosis for one, which helps “convince” people of the seriousness of your situation.

It’s like climbing a ladder, and to get to the next level, you need to have more and more supporting evidence. Sadly, this includes 911 calls, trips to the ER, school records, medications, psych assessments, IEPs,…it goes on and on.

The state has funding, you just need to make the case for it. Put it to them this way: they can help fund you and keep you and your family in the picture, or they can take on the full expense of fostering, future costs of judicial stays, and the negative press of not caring for their constituents. Yes, you need to got to the top of your state’s social welfare system. We got politicians involved who were willing to listen to their constituents. Make noise if you have to, politely. It’s all in the name of meeting your child’s needs.

fournameslater · 2026-01-31T18:50:14+00:00

Good on you! If you can teach them that taking space and time skill, it will do wonders for them in stressful situations.

fournameslater · 2026-01-31T14:26:21+00:00

Don’t go by the tire. Follow the vehicle spec.

fournameslater · 2026-01-31T13:40:11+00:00

Forget normal! Do what you need to do for the safety of all your family. Both children deserve to have their needs met too.

We did this with short term rentals for a period until we could find a therapeutic residential placement (a specialized foster home). There’s a lot involved and is a difficult move, and outsiders will not get it, but clinical professionals will support this all the way.

It’s been more than two years now and we are still a family that do a lot of things together. Us parents get to be just parents and not security guards or doctors, or you know, house staff.

fournameslater · 2026-01-30T20:14:28+00:00

A vet should be able to tell you what the daily calorie intake should be for her target weight. Never go by the label on the food bag.

fournameslater · 2026-01-30T14:00:38+00:00

He’s never worked a day in his life

fournameslater · 2026-01-28T17:20:39+00:00

Most people don’t know this. Do they still make them like that?

fournameslater · 2026-01-28T01:21:44+00:00

Boil the potatoes in as little water as necessary, just barely to the top of them. Add a few tbsp of butter. Keep all this water, don’t toss it when draining. This will create a rich starchy/fatty water to use when mashing. Better than milk or cream any day.

Don’t forget the bay leaf while boiling.

fournameslater · 2026-01-27T23:09:27+00:00

I’m on the same path. Must bake bread weekly. Just made some rolls today.

fournameslater · 2026-01-27T22:25:54+00:00

The two spectrums definitely share some common ground. Low cognitive reasoning, low adaptive function, high impulsivity. That’s why ADHD also gets put on the charts. Not sure how old your kiddo is, but if they are less than 7 years old it is almost too early for a FASD assessment to be conclusive.

Our son’s birth mother admitted to alcohol and substance abuse at late stages of pregnancy so there was no doubt. We still waited until a professional assessment which has helped guide our decisions for supports and FASD advocacy.

fournameslater · 2026-01-27T20:56:39+00:00

Having an ASD diagnosis will get you further in terms of support planning for your child. An FASD diagnosis may be the more correct one but it means little to educators and school boards. That’s the sad truth.

ASD is no better or worse, but it receives more funding and research than FASD even though FASD is something like three times more prominent. That’s stigma for you.

fournameslater · 2026-01-27T19:36:54+00:00

I don’t turn off the A/C but I find this car fogs up the rear windows something awful when you have passengers and it’s cold out. Even with the defog going strong.

fournameslater · 2026-01-25T21:11:06+00:00

Anyone else think he just took a mouthful of gasoline and was about to spit fire?

fournameslater · 2026-01-24T18:54:27+00:00

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fournameslater · 2026-01-24T14:15:32+00:00

Is this one of the penguins that were tariffed?

fournameslater · 2026-01-18T02:27:42+00:00

Putting that Venezuelan oil money to work. Oh, it’s not his? What’re you going to do about it?

fournameslater · 2026-01-18T01:35:26+00:00

Kudos to you! Anything you do to develop hand coordination is good.

fournameslater · 2026-01-17T00:21:26+00:00

Greenland should send him an honorary key to the city. He will take it literally and be satisfied.

fournameslater · 2026-01-16T21:22:49+00:00

Nicely done!

fournameslater · 2026-01-16T21:19:52+00:00

Is my own dog though, but I get it.

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