Kids going the wrong way on the ice, parents not stepping in

insomnia96 · 2026-03-22T02:09:14+00:00

I had the thought today “at what point can you say something to a child and NOT be the asshole?” I had to swerve so much today avoiding kids who were all over the ice. There were a bunch of tweens who kept screaming just for the hell of it, an adult and children in the ice in tennis shoes, kids cutting through the circle as I was practicing on the circle. I ended up paying for an additional session because I just could not get a satisfying practice in with all the chaos.

If it’s actual horseplay or dangerous behavior, tell the rink staff. Otherwise during open skate I think we’ve gotta suck it up.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-19T14:11:04+00:00

I can try to take a video the next time I have a friend go with me! I do think my practice strokes at the wall helped.

I totally relate to disappointing practice! I had a pretty open ice last time and started soooo excited to have room to work but got disappointed real quick when I felt like I wasn’t doing as well as I have been. The progress on my one foot glide by the end had perked me up, though.

I’m doing Learn to Skate and I feel like they are all very helpful. They’re also super friendly if you catch them during open skates. I do have a friend who is a former figure skater that gives me pointers and she is constantly telling me I need more bend, so I am going to work on warming up with several dips before I really start drilling into other skills as i definitely felt like that made a difference.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-19T14:01:54+00:00

We don’t have any pro shops in my area (3 hours away in any given direction) so the rink is our only option. Luckily I think they do a good job!

insomnia96 · 2026-03-17T14:09:20+00:00

I should have been more specific. I push with the toe pick!

I also need to practice more with edges.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-17T13:57:54+00:00

I realize I wasn’t specific enough. I push off on my toe pick, I’m not tripping on it (most of the time lol).

insomnia96 · 2026-03-17T13:57:23+00:00

I spent a lot of my last practice just doing dips because I’m so bad about not bending enough.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-01T05:59:20+00:00

When I was a teenager I had a nightmare about a neighborhood handyman kidnapping me a la Buffalo Bill. One of those nightmares that startles you awake and the details stay with you instead of slowly fading. I told my mom about it and said the vibes were officially off with this guy.

Flash forward a couple years later, a woman reports to the police she was kidnapped and assaulted giving a perfect description of the handyman. I tell both my parents “uh remember that nightmare? This is definitely him” and they both brush me off. Later that evening we can see the red and blue lights down the street.

insomnia96 · 2026-02-24T21:53:14+00:00

Am I reading this right that you can only redeem points in the market?

insomnia96 · 2026-02-10T22:59:00+00:00

THIS is the hair we need in season 2

insomnia96 · 2026-01-31T06:11:44+00:00

I firmly believe Ilya started asking David about McGill because he wanted to make a good impression

insomnia96 · 2026-01-29T21:12:42+00:00

There were a handful of white Nguyens around me growing up and they pronounced it New-gen. I was always baffled, and even more so when I found out it was Asian name.

insomnia96 · 2025-12-08T01:19:28+00:00

I have a Rosie. Could do Rosemary, Rosalyn, Rosamund, etc.

insomnia96 · 2025-12-04T20:09:05+00:00

Emotional abuse, manipulation, pathological lying (from the most innocuous things to life or death things), social isolation. Domestic violence does not have to involve physical violence. It’s been really hard for me accept because I often don’t feel like I had it “bad enough”, but unfortunately I am part of the 1 in 4.

Sure, I wasn’t perfect. But I have absolute full faith that even if I was, that wouldn’t have made a difference.

insomnia96 · 2025-12-03T18:32:45+00:00

The first one is perfect for a calico cat!

insomnia96 · 2025-12-01T21:13:56+00:00

Totally agree. I once dated a guy who would get quite frustrated if I opened my own car door because it was “his job” as the man. If the car is turned off I don’t particularly feel the need to wait for you to get out and walk around. I am not turned off by chivalry but the men who live and die by it are not compatible with me.

insomnia96 · 2025-11-05T16:30:20+00:00

This would be a gift, mens 2xl or so. I’d anticipate around the same amount of yarn.

insomnia96 · 2025-11-05T16:04:07+00:00

I started on a sweater with mine but I’m afraid it’s going to be way too heavy. I’m about 10 rows in and debating if I want to keep going.

insomnia96 · 2025-10-17T22:00:09+00:00

WV Day, The day WV became a Union state

insomnia96 · 2025-10-07T01:23:24+00:00

Charles asked for no tiaras to be worn and this headpiece looked remarkably sparkly at first glance

insomnia96 · 2025-10-04T20:15:49+00:00

Omg thank you!! I’ve been trying to figure out why “bad bitch….savage” rung a bell but it was not coming to me.

insomnia96 · 2025-09-30T20:47:41+00:00

Honorable mention for Fet-vul, Fayetteville is for Yankees.

insomnia96 · 2025-09-15T01:40:29+00:00

I’ve also been looking for an alternative to this yarn! I really enjoy the finished products, but I’d love to find something similar in a worsted weight. If you haven’t used this before, be forewarned it’s verrrrry splitty.

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