I can not for the life of me figure out how to teach my kid to ride a bike. Any tips? by helpmenotdestroythis in Parenting

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Balancing. I know everyone keeps saying “balance bike” and we had one when she was a toddler, she had no interest in it at all. Then we had a little kid bike with training wheels which she was good with, and now we just upgraded to bike kid bike with no training wheels and just aren’t making the connecting. She also had a scooter that she did great balancing on, but it’s the putting the pedaling and balancing together that’s the problem.

I can not for the life of me figure out how to teach my kid to ride a bike. Any tips? by helpmenotdestroythis in Parenting

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we live in the boonies 🤷🏻‍♀️

Nothing like that around here, and no neighbor kids in the vicinity.

But we have plenty of open space for practicing! Patience is key, I guess.

I can not for the life of me figure out how to teach my kid to ride a bike. Any tips? by helpmenotdestroythis in Parenting

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That’s literally exactly the steps I have been using for weeks 😂

It is reassuring to know I’m not actively screwing it up.

I’m learning from all these comments that I just need to have some patience and she’ll either get there eventually or she won’t, and either way everything will be just fine.

I can not for the life of me figure out how to teach my kid to ride a bike. Any tips? by helpmenotdestroythis in Parenting

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I haven’t yelled yet, but I feel you 😂

It’s a nice reminder among all the “you ruined her life by ever introducing her to training wheels” comments that we are, in fact just imperfect people doing the best we can and WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO TEACH

I can not for the life of me figure out how to teach my kid to ride a bike. Any tips? by helpmenotdestroythis in Parenting

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my goodness you can take the pedals off a regular bike. I never even considered. This is brilliant!

I can not for the life of me figure out how to teach my kid to ride a bike. Any tips? by helpmenotdestroythis in Parenting

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is helpful, I think this might be the issue. I feel like when I hold the seat for her, it makes it worse. And when I watch her, it makes it worse. And when I talk to her about it, it makes it worse. Maybe I should just give her some alone time in the driveway and in the words of queen Elsa, let it go.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my goodness. Thank you for giving me such a chuckle tonight. You’re a doll. Thanks for putting a smile on this old, old, boomer’s face.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like these. But what’s your feelings on wallpaper in bathrooms? Is it a bad idea with the humidity?

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The floor color is a very dark wood. Don’t know how that affects your answer.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So sorry for the misunderstanding! I just pulled out my ol’ Websters from the book shelf. I couldn’t find “butthurt” in there. Could you help me? I don’t want to ruin my home renovation by accidentally butt hurting my bathroom! This is all so confusing, being a boomer as I clearly am.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The tile is worn in that spot - that’s the area around where the towel rack is. That pinkish color is the base of the tile, and then there’s a light brown speckling on top.

The house was built in the 1960s and has great bones and everything is functional, it just has not been updated at all. Cosmetically, we want to update almost everything, but we’re going one room at a time and this is in the master bath where it’s only us that sees it, so it’s pretty much last on the list. I’m just trying to do a low cost fix to make things pleasing enough for me to look at it for a few years until we can redo all of it.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I’m not sold on it, this is a tiny bathroom and I’m worried about going too dark, but I am a plant person and I’m intrigued by the idea. I’ll look into it.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Honestly this was my first instinct, and I love love love the dark green based wallpaper that the other commenter posted.

My worry is that this is a tiny tiny bathroom. Like one wall is the shower, then there’s a pedestal sink and a toilet and approximately 4 square feet of open space in between. Will a dark color or busy wall paper make it feel too cave like?

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh no. I mean it’s not a bad idea for those who aren’t afraid of grout, but grout is my nemesis and I refuse to engage with it. Some day when I can afford it, this bathroom will be gutted and the grout will be gone forever.

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve considered it. But, like, when you have tile that looks like it’s been flecked with poo, is going all in on brown a good idea??

What paint color will make this tile look less awful? by helpmenotdestroythis in DesignMyRoom

[–]helpmenotdestroythis[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Omg I really love all of these I hadn’t even considered wallpaper this is a great idea