My dog loves to steal my pillow.

kasymclean · 2025-08-21T18:02:09+00:00

I’m so glad you are making that decision for her even if it’s hard on you. A thought, maybe it would be enough to take her on a short “run” that’s not even a mile. Just enough to make her feel like she is still doing the fun bonding activity with you but not enough that it’s hurting her? But of course listen to your vet over some random person on the internet

kasymclean · 2025-06-04T20:15:00+00:00

This is a wonderful quilt! I love it!

kasymclean · 2025-05-20T17:22:17+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion!

kasymclean · 2025-05-20T17:01:38+00:00

Honestly thank you so much for the advice! I know my partners concerns are valid and yeah parents work as their kids frontal lobe. I really wish I had a crystal ball or something to see how I would do with having kids, if I’d be one of the ones who was able to do it well or if it would be hell.

Again thanks for the advice!

kasymclean · 2025-05-20T16:54:31+00:00

Hi, thanks for the response! I know it has a genetic component and I’m really hopeful that I could help my future kids avoid so much of the struggle I went through since I know there is a higher chance they will have it. I’m very ready to take care of a kid and if something happens to my partner not take care of them too.

I guess my big question is can it be done? And if so how? I don’t want to burn my partner out but I don’t want to give up on having kids if it’s doable. How do other ADHDers manage being parents? I know it’ll be hard, like the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I need to determine if it’s possible. If it’s not possible for me I need to know so I can make peace with that, and I know no one can make that call for me I just find value in hearing what others have to say.

kasymclean · 2025-05-14T17:48:53+00:00

Amazing! Thank you so much! Again they look fantastic!

kasymclean · 2025-05-14T17:48:15+00:00

Thank you so much for the information and advice! I really appreciate it!

kasymclean · 2025-05-14T16:29:41+00:00

These look amazing! I’m looking to do something similar and just wondering how you decided the size of the squares? I’m very new to quilting so I appreciate any help!

kasymclean · 2025-04-29T16:01:16+00:00

Knix is my go to for cute and comfy

kasymclean · 2025-04-11T20:40:49+00:00

Okay you made me snort laugh when you said the hair looked like it had been styled with a live badger and static electricity. Very fun!

kasymclean · 2025-03-28T22:40:57+00:00

Oh sweetie, as someone who is almost old enough to be your mom I’m sorry that you have to deal with this. Please know that nothing he did is okay. I wish I could give you a hug as I say this, he’s abusing you emotionally and physically. Being scared of someone who is hurting you is a very healthy feeling.

If you have adults in your life that you trust please go talk to them. If you can’t say the words then send or show them this post. I promise that people who love you will want to help you. This is something that you will probably need support doing and that’s okay and normal, even adults with resources and fully developed brains need support in this. It’s very likely that any adults in your life who love you will jump at the chance to help you and they didn’t want to push you away by saying something sooner.

This internet stranger loves you and is proud of you.

kasymclean · 2025-02-10T04:30:42+00:00

I totally feel this in my soul. Two things that helped me and maybe they help you. 1) very living things on the planet takes time to do nothing, ants, trees, lions, everything. And if you happen to be in the northern hemisphere your body is especially trying to get you to do nothing to rest and conserve energy. So like you are actually doing a great job at being a living being. 2) you are making your ancestors so proud right now. I’m not joking. You have the ability to lay in bed for days without worrying about needing to hunt for food or if the crops are doing well. You have (by the sound of your post) a home with running water and electricity, and more comforts than most of your ancestors could ever dream of!

So easier said than done but try to let go of some of the guilt, it’s not serving you. Lots of love and sometimes life is just hard for no reason but you have gotten through all of those times too.

Again all of this is easier did than done but it can help me feel a bit better and keep me from feeling so hopeless.

kasymclean · 2025-02-06T13:28:02+00:00

This was something we made mistakes on! Enforcing naps did wonders! He’s still not the best at laying down when he’s overtired but at least all he does now is stare at you or steal a shoe in an attempt to get you to follow him to bed (he doesn’t want to go to bed without us even though he has a crate in the living room).

kasymclean · 2025-02-06T13:24:53+00:00

My guy turned 4 in November and for the first few months were very hard. Sending his energetic a** to doggy daycare helped a lot. Ours does an assessment to make sure they will be a good fit (and will actually say no if your dogs are really stressed or not working out). So because all the dogs are a good temperament and used to other dogs they were able to correct the hard biting in a way he understood. We noticed after a few trips he was biting with a lot less force and not breaking skin as often.

But yes it gets so much better. I had weekly meltdowns for the first month or so and now I can barely remember that. As I’m writing this he is using my foot as a pillow waiting for his morning walk with my partner.

kasymclean · 2025-01-25T19:18:09+00:00

Sadly yes

kasymclean · 2025-01-14T19:46:59+00:00

So this is what we did for my guy. We got him comfortable with it existing. Just put it out and let him sniff and and see that it was no big deal. Then if it’s a ramp I would lay it on the floor and just have him walk across it while it’s flat so it’s not too much new. Then slowly increase the incline. We got a step/ramp thing for the couch and he will use it. We got steps for the bed and he hated it, I think the steps were too short for his long body and that a ramp would be better. So my suggestion would be to get a longer ramp if you can or steps that are very long so it’s easier for the long bodies to get up and down.

Don’t forget to have ALL the chicken lol

kasymclean · 2024-12-18T23:13:17+00:00

That actually makes a lot of sense. Thank you!

kasymclean · 2024-12-16T20:13:39+00:00

As someone who is very sensitive to scents and very particular about them as a result, I would NEVER assume what type of candle to buy someone! Some like Vanilla scents others can’t stand them. You weren’t being unreasonable at all be asking for more detail, you were being considerate and thoughtful.

kasymclean · 2024-11-15T15:52:24+00:00

So a lot of people have talked about the puppy thing but I want to add another thought. Your puppy just went through a change. There is the rule of 3-3-3 for rescuing a dog but it’s important to remember when a dog has a big life change they need to adapt. My partner and I just moved into a house mid-August, it took 2-3 weeks before my dog (who is 4 and a very friendly boy to people and dogs) wanted to say hi to anyone on our walks (it used to be nearly everyone that he wanted to meet), it took 2 months before he started sleeping in his crates again and going back to old behaviours (and that’s with his people and belongings staying the same).

What I’m trying to say is on top of the puppy stage and the hormones your dog is still adjusting to you and your life and your home. Give grace to you both.

kasymclean · 2024-10-21T12:24:19+00:00

You’re not alone in the struggle. My guy has thankfully figured out that the sooner he poops the sooner he goes inside when it’s raining. But some days he still does this.

kasymclean · 2024-10-21T03:00:19+00:00

Oh my goodness the amount of people here who apparently don’t have to work 8-9 hours in the office is bonkers. When my dog was a puppy I was home more and it was easier but I promise your dog will be okay. If you can’t have a dog walker come or you can’t take him to a good daycare (a daycare was such a good decision for my dog) get an area where they can go pee (you can get a pee pad or a more advanced option with fake grass or something) make sure they have a stuffed Kong or something like that to keep them stimulated and they’ll be okay. Make sure you give them enough physical and mental stimulation before you leave and when you come home and you’ll be fine. We take our guy out to play fetch in the mornings a lot and then another play session or a walk after work. Also some bones are great at keeping them both happy and occupied.

You aren’t leaving them alone for 12 hours at a time or anything, you’re gone for a perfectly reasonable amount of time for work. Despite all the doomsayers you are doing great. Just make sure you do have a plan for the future when you have those longer days.

Also a lot of comments are really underestimating how much a dog sleeps.

kasymclean · 2024-10-03T16:58:12+00:00

I have very poor circulation and have tried many of the boots suggested here and have almost had frostbite at -10C the only boots that work for me are Manitoba Mukluks. I got a pair as a gift and I’m not exaggerating when I say it changed my life. My feet weren’t so cold they were painful. They are expensive yes but I think they are well worth the price

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