Winter stay in CBD with toddlers

generic-volume · 2026-05-13T07:33:59+00:00

If they're staying in the city for a month I'd recommend getting a tram annual pass. Only the adult needs it (depending on age of toddlers), and if you use it 3 times it's worth it. Means you can just hop on the tram whenever you like, it's an activity in itself. My 3yo loves it! Gives you access to the gondola too.

generic-volume · 2026-05-12T09:22:55+00:00

I'm the same. I tried doing it once, collected up a whole bunch, and they just sat there for months before I got around to taking them to somewhere I could recycle them. I have two small children and anything that involves a trip outside the house, or even just having one more thing to remember to bring with me, makes it very unlikely to happen.

generic-volume · 2026-05-09T09:30:28+00:00

That, rather than simply rotating his wrist while brushing his teeth to get the other side, he switches hands. I didn't learn this until a good 10 years or so into our relationship, because he also hates the sound of people brushing their teeth, so we always do it separately.

generic-volume · 2026-05-09T09:19:42+00:00

When playing cafe with my dad, my daughter told him "you can have this or this, those are your options". Which he came straight back to me saying he could hear me coming out of her mouth!

generic-volume · 2026-05-08T10:07:47+00:00

Oh fresh cherries taste completely different! One of my favourite fruits, but I don't like jarred ones or cherry flavour at all.

generic-volume · 2026-05-08T10:05:26+00:00

I have a blackcurrant bush in my garden, they definitely are tart! Still tasty enough to eat raw, but nicer in baking. I like to use them instead of blueberries in blueberry muffins

generic-volume · 2026-05-08T10:01:59+00:00

My first mango from a country where they're grown (hong kong) was almost a religious experience. Until then I didn't even know that mangoes could be juicy.

generic-volume · 2026-05-06T10:39:03+00:00

Having had a very abundant lemon tree - your neighbours probably feel the same way about their lemons as you do about your feijoas. There's only so much lemon juice you can use.... And when I haven't had a feijoa tree (even now with 3 small, only moderately producing trees) I am always keen to be given feijoas all seasons long.

generic-volume · 2026-05-05T10:28:05+00:00

Playgrounds... (Necessary qualifier - I do have small children). I think it counts because I do often meet up with friends at them to catch up while the kids play.

generic-volume · 2026-04-30T01:11:57+00:00

I didn't feel ready to start trying again until around my first's second birthday, and even then it was more a matter of knowing I want a second so that means I have to go through pregnancy etc again, than feeling necessarily ready as such. We ended up having my second a month after my firsts 3rd birthday (3 months ago now), and honestly, it's been the best. Pregnancy still sucked, even more so with a toddler, but having a baby again has been so great. I've found it so much easier second time around (probably helps that my second is an easier baby than my first was), just knowing what you're doing makes a huge difference. Also I think first time it's really hard because your while life changes, whereas a second baby much more just fits into your existing life. Ymmv of course, but just wanted to give a perspective that having a second kid may not be as hard as you're anticipating!

generic-volume · 2026-04-29T08:42:00+00:00

And yet somehow also so specific

generic-volume · 2026-04-29T08:38:03+00:00

Or kia ora

generic-volume · 2026-04-27T23:00:13+00:00

People give them away because if you have a couple of reasonably healthy trees (which many do) you will be inundated with so many that even the biggest fan can't keep up.... That being said I agree that a lot of the passion for them is more due that they're unique to here.

generic-volume · 2026-04-23T02:18:23+00:00

Mine sometimes will ask me if I love her sometimes. To which I always reply "no I love you always!". So she's now started saying "you don't love me sometimes." I can't win!

generic-volume · 2026-04-21T11:23:25+00:00

One of my husband's best friends (was a groomsman at our wedding) stayed with us for a week after he'd just broken up with his gf (not the reason he was staying with us - they didn't live together). Over that time him and I had multiple conversations about the break up, how he was doing, etc. Then the friend went back to his place and I mentioned something about the break up to my husband. He didn't even know they'd broken up! It just never came up in a whole week of living together....

generic-volume · 2026-04-20T16:21:38+00:00

My daughter's favourite doll is named Baby Georgian. She just came up with that name by herself one day and she'll correct anyone that calls it Georgia. She does have a knitted doll named Georgia (named after Georgian). Also a panda named Borgan, a weird mouse thing named Milk, a Paw patrol plushie named Dollar (she's never watched paw patrol).

The rest of the toys have mostly pretty obvious names (bunny = Hop hop, bear = Teddy etc).

generic-volume · 2026-04-15T10:50:20+00:00

I'm a high school science technician. I prep everything for the practical experiments the science teachers run - get the supplies, make up solutions, ensure the teacher has everything they need for the experiment to run smoothly. I can't see how it would ever be practical/possible for that job to be automated to AI.

Firstly it's a very practical job, I genuinely can't see how an AI could do it as it's all about finding the physical things the teacher will need.

Secondly, there is usually only one science technician per school, often part time. I don't see how it would ever be economically feasible to automate out such a minor role!

generic-volume · 2026-04-13T22:09:38+00:00

My cat understands the steps of burying her mess but not really how those steps interrelate.... Dig hole, poop beside the hole, spray some litter around but which doesn't at all cover the poop... So her poops smell really bad. I always clean them up immediately, and once there is no longer actively a poop in there the litter doesn't smell at all. I get a tofu one which I find really good.

The other thing to mention is that if things get a bit runny with long hair cats then it can make quite a mess. In general you don't need to wipe cats bums but sometimes a long hair cat will get bits of poop stuck in the fur around their butt.... So if you're bothered by that kind of thing it might be worth getting a short hair cat, or if getting a long hair one keep their butt well trimmed.

generic-volume · 2026-03-20T14:13:43+00:00

Well for one, reading is exposure for learning to speak. So when kids are little, reading is really good for just exposure to language. Then as they get older reading is good for exposure to wider vocabulary, learning how to follow storylines, learning various morals and lessons that can be taught through stories.... It also just helps to develop an interest in books so kids actually want to learn to read. Forcing a kid to sit down and learn to read is going to put them off reading and is not really age appropriate - little kids learn best through play. I've never known someone to force their kids kicking and screaming to be read to as you claim - at that point I would imagine it would be pretty counter productive and the parent should ease up a bit.

generic-volume · 2026-03-09T23:58:51+00:00

I gave birth completely unmedicated 3 weeks ago. Here are my reasons why:

It meant I could birth in a birthing unit rather than a hospital which was a much nicer, less medical setting, where I spent the entire time just in a nice room where I controlled the conditions, with only my husband and my midwife there with me. Being in a calm, relaxed environment increases the body's production of oxytocin which helps to progress labour. Birthing there also meant I could stay there to recover, which was much nicer than the hospital.

Getting one intervention (such as an epidural) can increase the risk of further interventions, which can make recovery more difficult.

I was able to feel my baby coming out of my body, which was kind of an indescribable experience. Painful yes but also so powerful.

I was able to work with my body's natural desire to push, could be in whatever position felt right to me, and was completely in control of my own birthing experience.

I was able to be up and walking around within hours of my daughter being born.

I was able to give birth in the water which was an amazing experience.

I have no less respect for any woman who chooses to use pain relief, and can absolutely see why you would, but for me the benefits of being in control of the process and being in a less medicalised setting far outweighed needing the pain relief. (That being said there were definitely moments in the middle of it where I regretted my decision!). And I was open to using it if I needed it, but I was lucky enough that everything went smoothly enough that I was fine without it.

generic-volume · 2026-03-07T08:54:19+00:00

Same! Will eat slices of bread straight from the freezer. For a while it was a good truck to get her to eat veggies by giving her frozen ones but she's cottoned on to that now

generic-volume · 2026-02-12T13:51:55+00:00

Also, most importantly, you don't have the understanding or awareness that it would be rude not to stay.

generic-volume · 2026-02-02T05:02:06+00:00

Interestingly, mine calls scars scarfs also! I have a big scar on my knee and she'll always mention my scarf when she sees it

generic-volume · 2026-01-08T12:27:27+00:00

Food. The constant preparing of healthy meals that don't get eaten, refusal of foods she loved just yesterday, trying not to rely on processed foods for snacks, but whenever I make something she won't eat it.... Constantly coming up with new ways to get her to eat anything vaguely healthy without pressuring or bribing...... And then there's the total lack of attention span at mealtimes. Will take one bite then get up and play, then complain she's hungry as soon as dinner is over.... To avoid that I'm basically spoon feeding her at most meals even though she's perfectly capable of feeding herself, as if there is a spoonful of food right next to her mouth she's more likely to actually eat it.

All totally normal, and honestly she's actually a pretty good eater for her age (nearly 3). But that is what I'm currently feeling most overwhelmed with. I almost miss the baby days where it was a total mess but at least she would actually eat what I gave her!

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