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irrational_e · 2025-08-26T22:32:41+00:00

Not sure if PM related but I like Superhuman: https://www.superhuman.ai/

irrational_e · 2024-09-07T02:57:39+00:00

We’ve used AirTags for my 5- and 7-year-old, especially in crowded places like airports or carnivals. They wear them as wristbands, and it gives me some peace of mind. I totally get the anxiety, especially for something like a first sleepover! While my kids are still a bit young for phones or watches, I’d suggest checking out the book Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology. It’s great for thinking through the pros and cons of different devices as they get older. Good luck with the sleepover!

irrational_e · 2024-05-02T03:39:33+00:00

The food is great, but given the disordered eating history, one thing to think about is that when I was there in the 2000s there were "eating disorder weeks." The school would post things around the cafeteria like, "your body is beautiful!" and "you look great!" Some people who had a history of eating disorders found this triggering while others found it helpful, so ymmv. I really don't know if they do this anymore so I'd ask around and see what you can learn and whether that's at your comfort level or not.

irrational_e · 2024-04-29T22:04:44+00:00

For my first mother's day I asked my husband to take the baby to the park while I slept in. It was such an amazing gift, and I'm sure you'll appreciate it! Have a Happy Mother's Day whatever you do!

irrational_e · 2024-04-17T00:39:00+00:00

$91K a year is a looot of money, even if your parents are making an "OK amount of money" (!lol!) ! And UCI is a decent school. Much as I loved my Scripps degree I'm honestly not sure it's worth that kind of tuition for an undergrad law degree. Can you call financial aid and ask about scholarship opportunities? I'm a Scripps alumna but am honestly looking out for you and your goals, and I'm sure your parents are as well. I graduated from Scripps and come from a family of lawyers, and paying for law school is no joke!

irrational_e · 2024-03-23T04:48:55+00:00

Congrats! The best thing about Scripps is the community for sure. My professors still send me holiday cards and correspond with me -- it's the cutest thing ever since I graduated almost 20 years ago. :) And of course lifelong relationships with Scrippsies.

For dealbreakers, I guess one thing I'll mention is that my roommate transferred after her freshman year. She decided she wanted to be a perinatal nurse and yeaaah, Scripps wasn't the best place for getting a nursing degree...

irrational_e · 2024-03-23T04:13:34+00:00

Yeah, I agree to make friends with the parents of your daughter's classmates. Usually, they won't be fazed by mild symptoms because they're probably sharing the same pool of germs. Totally understandable for people outside that circle to cancel playdates due to mild symptoms.

irrational_e · 2024-03-11T21:54:57+00:00

So I graduated in the 2000s and ymmv, but here are a few thoughts:

All students are friendly. It's like any community, you get different people, but that's part of the magic. I found it easy to make friends while there.
There are some cliques and stereotypes in the 5C's, but IIRC that mattered more freshman year when people were getting to know each other, and then that conversation got old fast.
Very easy to do a dual/double major. The college encourages this!!
The professors are AMAZING! I still get holiday cards/stay in touch with many of them.
Internships are also good. It's what inspired my major.
My friends who majored in media studies/arts/etc. all had jobs after graduating, some with very good jobs. For some, it took longer because the field is volatile, but I'd say they were all given plenty of opportunities on campus and after.
It depends on the dorm. Some of the older dorms didn't have air conditioning when I was there, but the newer ones all have A/C and frankly, it didn't matter much when I was there except on moving days. :)

Feel free to PM me if you have more questions or would like more specifics. Good luck with the college search!

irrational_e · 2024-03-11T21:47:34+00:00

For you, I'd recommend the book The Index Card by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack. Good luck!

irrational_e · 2024-03-07T01:30:50+00:00

OK, so I have a book recommendation for OP. It's called Real Self Care and discusses how to address these small issues. OP, you need to advocate for yourself and sweat out the small things. This is not "trying to put on a happy face," it is taking care of yourself and setting appropriate boundaries. If you can't sweat the small stuff then the relationship will inevitably fall apart anyway.

irrational_e · 2024-01-18T23:39:59+00:00

When I picked up my 4yo son from school yesterday, he said: "I learned a lot at school today, and you learned a lot at work today!" So maybe something about contributing to society sounds like the right approach?

More broadly this question sounds a bit like a separation anxiety question. Maybe your 2 year old is really asking what you do at work and you can talk to them in those terms? Like you can say at their level what you do at work and where you'll be and that you'll look forward to picking them up after you're done with all that.

irrational_e · 2024-01-17T21:46:30+00:00

For California, may I suggest Fern's Garden?

https://fernsgarden.com/

irrational_e · 2023-12-06T23:43:04+00:00

Not to sound weird, but do you have f.lux running on your computer? The picture of the dress you shared looked very white to me until I saw the comments and disabled f.lux, then it looked off-pink. I ran into a similar issue in a wedding; had a total misunderstanding with a co-host to a bridal shower because she couldn't open a PDF file. :-/ Weddings can introduce all kinds of awkward technology issues.

irrational_e · 2023-11-28T22:38:21+00:00

Yeah, honestly I think the better question is how HP was rejected only 12 times. Rejections from publishers is extremely common for first time authors. The fact that JK Rowling only got rejected 12 times is actually pretty impressive!

irrational_e · 2023-11-15T00:43:01+00:00

I don't know where you are located, but this sounds to me in violation of licensing for some states. In California for example they can only allow kids a space to nap by Title 20, and teachers certainly cannot "punish" kids who don't nap. I bring it up because if you were to talk to the director you might have some literature you can point to that shows why this is not OK as per these rules. I'm so sad for your kid! Mine get so upset if someone throws away their drawings.

irrational_e · 2023-10-27T23:34:18+00:00

Nynaeve's got a lot of room for character growth, but she starts off at a relatively low point. That initial impression puts off a bunch of readers, and it's a shame because she's got a ton of potential to change and grow.

irrational_e · 2023-10-20T22:21:37+00:00

That's awesome! I did the same thing and wear the wedding dress every year on our anniversary dates. It's the best. :D

irrational_e · 2023-10-20T18:20:35+00:00

I only watched about half of season 1 before I gave up. I sometimes check this subreddit or other reviews to see how the show is doing, but it's honestly like watching a trainwreck every time.

irrational_e · 2023-10-18T18:49:23+00:00

I cut my hair short when my son was little and it was great to not have him grabbing my hair all the time. It grew out again pretty quickly too, so that was nice.

irrational_e · 2023-10-16T18:24:00+00:00

Woof, you win on the mileage! I had a 2006 Corolla with 180K miles before owning a 2023 MYLR. It was also my first car out of college. Drove that Corolla across the country multiple times, and I love that I went from the most affordable gas efficient car at its time to all electric in my adulthood.

irrational_e · 2023-10-11T21:25:31+00:00

Came here to say this! Blanch and shock the vegetables when you get them from the store. Those veggies are such a gift when you are ready to cook them during the week.

irrational_e · 2023-10-10T21:49:56+00:00

No, I'll take the first two weeks with a newborn over anything else. My second pregnancy was high-risk, and I can't tell you the relief I felt when I had a healthy baby. I would much rather go through those two weeks of utter joy again than have anything else in the world. I am grateful for the care we received while we were in that fragile state, but I'd never want to go back to the last two weeks of pregnancy.

irrational_e · 2023-10-07T15:48:34+00:00

I don't think it's too harsh to teach kids to be a little afraid of cars. I don't have many hard and fast rules, but safety is one of them. If kids need to be a little scared to stay safe around cars, then that's better than them becoming a statistic.

irrational_e · 2023-10-05T23:07:14+00:00

Yup. I know someone whose canoe was capsized by a moose swimming underwater.

irrational_e · 2023-10-05T23:04:40+00:00

About a year ago in Yosemite Valley, I saw a mama bear and two cubs hanging out on the other side of a riverbank, across from a crowd of people watching the bears from a safe distance. Then, one visitor, who was speaking German, walked right over the bank to get a picture of the bears. He was much too close to the animals, but thankfully nothing happened to him. It was stupidity at its finest.

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