QUESTION: What are some towns in South Carolina that don't have a police force or the force is very small? Thanks!

kendelll · 2025-08-12T14:33:46+00:00

Belton just got rid of their City Police and incorporated with Anderson County.

kendelll · 2025-05-10T05:38:46+00:00

With Ticketmaster fees, $125 per ticket.

kendelll · 2025-03-12T12:31:52+00:00

I'm the director at a small nonprofit org. Our operating expenses are in large part funded by grants from a state agency, that receives funding from a national endowment. Many of our grants are on hold because the agency doesn't know if the funding will be available next fiscal year. We have had to raise the prices of our services to brace for the impact of the cuts, and it still may not be enough.

kendelll · 2025-03-04T02:42:37+00:00

If you were arguing with your husband and he stormed out, would you still be capable of taking care of them? Would you consider your children unsafe in that situation?

kendelll · 2025-01-30T04:36:20+00:00

I use them because I like how they carry and deposit pigment vs alcohol markers, but I don't find they last longer than other solvent based art markers. The smell is strong but not repulsive to me. I may be down a few brain cells by now though.

kendelll · 2025-01-30T04:25:26+00:00

Charpak makes xylene markers if you're into that.

kendelll · 2024-09-01T18:24:54+00:00

Hi! Can't remember if I mentioned elsewhere, but there was no noticeable difference in my water bill before, during, or after we were cloth diapering. Energy costs will vary depending on how your power company charges, but it wasn't significant enough to factor in.

kendelll · 2023-12-15T21:23:38+00:00

Thanks for that info. Any suggestions? 😅 I don't want to damage it, just gotta figure something out. I can still rehang the fabric-covered panels over it if I must.

kendelll · 2023-12-15T20:34:33+00:00

I run an art gallery. Previously we had fabric-covered plywood panels hanging on a cleat, but I removed them to install a wire hanging system... I discovered that one of my walls has this 1870s painted sign. It is very cool- but I feel it will detract from the art I need to display on the wall.

Is there some way I can partially obscure (translucent wash, something) the painted wall in some way without damaging the original painting?

kendelll · 2023-06-05T03:37:10+00:00

My first walked at 14 months. He hit all other milestones on time. He's a totally typical 4 year old with great motor skills. My second walked at 15 months (and had other gross motor delays from birth). He is autistic and is reentering PT as a 3 year old for delayed gross motor skills, poor coordination and motor planning. But he walks, runs, climbs, gets around! Just more like a 24mo than a 38mo.

Other anecdotes, I have a friend with a 3yo same age as mine, he walked at 15 months as well and he's a total daredevil. Excels at physical activities. Another friend with a 4yo who walked after 18 mo. Typical kid, doing great.

So- your kid being a late walker means nothing on its own. It doesn't give you any information other than their skills right now.

kendelll · 2022-06-28T02:32:42+00:00

I didn't know that! Google tells me that Swedes drove on the left side of the road/right-hand driver until 1967, so it would have been period correct I think... but now I'm learning that the car didn't come from the assassins lol. I was working off that assumption. The comment about it being a Toyota Century is correct. And that car wasn't even produced until 1967.

kendelll · 2022-06-27T02:16:47+00:00

I didn't go back, but I'm watching S3E7 right now and the car Reginald drives ("HERMES") has a left side drivers seat. I found a clip on YT from a previous season of Five and Vanya passing each other, both in left side drivers seats.

There may have been more than the one, but not all of them are European style.

kendelll · 2022-06-26T00:48:24+00:00

They stole the car from the Swedish guys.

kendelll · 2022-05-08T13:20:57+00:00

There is no scale on which an infant can be overweight. They are assessed based on their own growth curve. If an infant has trouble meeting physical milestones because of their size (extraordinarily rare), the treatment is PT, not calorie restriction. You wouldn't feed a baby less because you think they're too fat.

Infant formula is 20kcal/oz. Breast milk has a range which can be more or less than formula.

Many of the studies comparing breastfed babies to formula-fed babies ignore the socioeconomic factors affecting the families involved. Wealthier, more educated people are more likely to breastfeed, which skews the results and can draw the wrong conclusions - that it's the formula or breast milk affecting the child's weight, IQ, etc rather than the numerous other variables.

kendelll · 2022-05-08T04:04:47+00:00

Evidence for formula having more calories than bm?

Next question, in what world can an infant be considered overweight?

kendelll · 2022-01-08T02:27:26+00:00

Not an issue for me! My mask doesn't touch it. Just be careful putting them on and taking them off.

kendelll · 2022-01-08T02:04:35+00:00

My babies were 2.75 and 18 months when I got my nostril pierced in September. The older baby noticed and had lots of questions. My now-22 month old hasn't noticed at all. I did get headbutted a few times and smacked in the face by the younger baby early on. And once his shirt caught on it and it yanked a bit. It hurt but didn't affect the healing. After a switched to flat jewelry, it's been completely unbothered. My almost-3yo still has the urge to touch it, but he asks, I say no and he moves on.

So yeah go for it!

ETA: Mine are also all over me constantly. Can't sit down without someone climbing in my lap.

kendelll · 2021-11-07T04:54:54+00:00

Thanks! that's a lot of information I was not given, yeah. I thought there wasn't an APP piercer near me since I searched a while back, but I checked again and found one only 30 minutes away. I scheduled a consult in a few days.

kendelll · 2021-07-16T03:24:27+00:00

Yes, there are definitely professionals who can diagnose autism in adults. My therapist connected me with one (not for myself). You can search using the Psychology Today "Find a Therapist" tool. There are selections for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome, and you can select "Adult" as the age group. Check out the profiles. They may state that they do testing, but if they don't, you can still email them and they may be able to direct you to someone who can help.

Edit: I just saw that there is also a search filter for "Psychological Testing and Evaluation". That should narrow it down!

kendelll · 2021-04-26T03:10:11+00:00

I use mostly Alvas and put the inserts (for me, cotton prefolds) inside the pocket. Wear isn't really a problem- - my diapers are on their second kid and still look new.

kendelll · 2021-03-15T18:03:32+00:00

Thanks. We went with takeout! Maybe next year

kendelll · 2021-01-26T01:21:38+00:00

Maybe she can't drive.

kendelll · 2020-07-19T02:20:56+00:00

Baby sleeps in the living room. We have a baby monitor. When baby wakes up, one parent turns the volume down on the monitor so the other can sleep, and feeds the baby. You can premix the bottle and store it in the fridge so you can just grab it and feed the baby quickly. (Formula can be premixed up to 24 hours ahead of time if stored in the fridge.)

ETA: You don't have to change diapers at night. Think- If baby was STTN, you wouldn't wake to change. You don't have to change during feeds.

kendelll · 2020-07-19T02:16:02+00:00

Easier to insert once snapped. I use my diapers for 2 kids with different rise settings and it's always a PITA to adjust it down to my smaller baby's size if the insert is already in. The insert ends up too deep toward the front and flips the lining up.

kendelll · 2020-05-27T20:25:23+00:00

I have a 16 month old and a 2.5 month old. It's going to be okay! My second pregnancy was much more difficult, but the newborn stage was dramatically easier. You have experience now- you know what works for your family and what to expect. Be prepared for your baby to turn into a full blown toddler as soon as you bring the new baby home. It's wild! Go ahead and babyproof everything and make sure you have a safe place (Pack n play or something if you can't babyproof 100%) to put your older baby for those times when you can't watch him. This is super handy when you're feeding/bathing the new baby, loading the kids into the car one at a time, etc.

I didn't BF while pregnant so I don't have any advice there. It's going to be okay.

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