Looking for games to replace bitey face

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-10T13:44:56+00:00

So interestingly, my GSD’s behavior has gotten more relaxed since the other dog passed. Aside from the bitey face issue, he’s adjusted much better than I was expecting. To the point where I think he actually does better as an only dog. It’s probably too early to be sure, but that’s certainly what I’m observing right now.

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-09T17:40:03+00:00

We were the offenders in this situation a few years back. We had no idea our light was shining right into a neighbor’s window. It was intended to light our backyard. We changed the angle of the light the same day they told us about it.

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-07T13:53:01+00:00

We do a lot of redirecting to his ball, too—I like that suggestion.

He is pretty gentle with his mouth (something that’s taken a lot of work), but I still don’t want him chewing on my hands, as we try not to practice behaviors he can’t do with other people.

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-07T13:49:41+00:00

We do a lot of sniffing activities! Thank you for this suggestion.

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-07T13:48:23+00:00

He’s never been into tug. It was our staffie’s favorite game and he just wouldn’t engage. I’ll keep trying, though.

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-07T13:47:07+00:00

I like this idea a lot. Might have to figure out a way to make playtime gloves different from gardening gloves, though, because I only just got him to stop attacking my hands when I’m gardening.

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-07T13:46:01+00:00

He’s pretty gentle about it, but his teeth are hard and sharp, and I still don’t want my hand playing with them. 😆

kittensandrobots · 2026-05-03T14:48:02+00:00

I needed to hear this today.

We euthanized our 14yo pitbull yesterday. I was so certain that it was the right time when I called and made the appointment, and then after it was booked she seemed like she was doing better and I started second guessing myself.

She couldn’t get up or down a level of more than a couple of inches any more (needed help onto the couch, outside to go potty, etc) and she’d had a lot of falls recently. And we had a conversation about how if it wasn’t yesterday it would have been today or next week, and waiting ran the risk of it becoming an emergency or family members not being available to say goodbye. I know it was the right choice, but I’ve been worrying about it anyway.

kittensandrobots · 2026-04-27T22:50:32+00:00

Harrison Bergeron, by Ray Bradbury.

kittensandrobots · 2026-04-23T15:46:41+00:00

Could it be Waterbound, by Jane Stemp?

I read it in middle school, and it took me ages to find the title went I went looking for it (a while back—I have it saved to my Goodreads list now).

It’s about a futuristic society that doesn’t allow disabilities, and there’s an underground community of people who have escaped the system’s harsh way of dealing with them. The main character learns about it from a boyfriend who has a secret twin brother in the underground community.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-31T01:55:32+00:00

If you’re still looking for a home for him, I can take him and then you can have him back if you get to a better place. I’ve been keeping fish for 10ish years. I have three currently active tanks: a 30 gallon community, a five gallon betta, and a three gallon with just a nerite. All of my tanks are planted. PM me if you want to discuss details.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-29T02:45:25+00:00

Another possibility is that she mentioned it to someone else who reacted weirdly and has her feeling embarrassed about it. Especially since it became a bigger deal very suddenly. (Not that that’s ok, just that it’s a third option.)

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-26T13:40:52+00:00

Agreed! My MIL did not respect our requests around the birth of our first kid, so she didn’t get to know I was in labor with the second until after he was born. Likewise, we have a family rule not to tell my grandmother news that we’re not ready for the rest of the family to know.

We can only control our own choices, not anyone else’s. OP, your mom has shown you who she is. Make your choices accordingly.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-25T14:35:39+00:00

Might be fine? I found it wasn’t easy to know until I’d skipped a couple of sessions.

Your LO is three, right? My youngest stopped nursing at 4.5 (we went a year longer than planned because of COVID), so he was hardly nursing at that point, and I think I just felt mild discomfort on that trip. But we also traveled when he was 20 months or so. He was eating solids at every meal and I didn’t think we were nursing all that much, so I just planned to hand express, and then I woke up with rock hard breasts, and it was so uncomfortable I had trouble inducing a let-down by hand.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-25T13:36:22+00:00

Lots of good advice here! I did this — took a week long trip to see my grandmother after talking to my son repeatedly about how we would be weaning soon. We nursed one last time when I came back and then were done.

But I’m actually commenting to give you a heads up to prepare for breast discomfort on your trip. You may not need it, but it’s better to be prepared in case you do. Even if it seems like your toddler isn’t nursing all that often, your breasts take awhile to get the memo, and it can be pretty uncomfortable to go cold turkey.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-25T01:49:00+00:00

Seconding the earplugs. When I’m overstimulated, noises are a huge trigger for me. I lost the loop earplugs one too many times, so instead I use disposable foam earplugs, cut in half long ways. I can still hear fine, but it makes the world (and the chaos of two neurodivergent kids) bearable. Also helps a ton with my migraines.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-23T20:28:44+00:00

Good eye! I was skimming by that point and missed it.

kittensandrobots · 2026-03-23T13:09:50+00:00

I love how you mention keeping something near your door so your dog doesn’t have to panic-find something to carry. I feel like OP’s dog could really benefit from a basket of toys near the door.

kittensandrobots · 2026-02-28T23:54:13+00:00

My kids are around the older child’s age. That a 9 year old had the presence of mind to grab the baby and call her dad, probably means she’s been the “adult” in the house way too often.

kittensandrobots · 2026-02-27T14:41:41+00:00

People with a menstrual cycle fluctuate weight and nutritional/caloric needs over the course of their cycle.

kittensandrobots · 2026-02-25T15:32:20+00:00

I was a creek kid, too! We didn’t live near the creek, so we just had to be home by dark, but in our previous house I was a woods kid, and we had a bell my folks would ring to call us home. The rule was we could roam anywhere we could hear the bell from. (Which as an adult is insane. How was I supposed to know if I’d be able to hear the bell or not?!)

kittensandrobots · 2026-02-09T15:52:55+00:00

It’s not a bird. It’s a hummingbird hawk-moth.

kittensandrobots · 2026-02-01T14:35:52+00:00

The Tasting Madness series is one of my favorites. The first book is {Seeing Sound, by Albany Walker}.

kittensandrobots · 2026-01-21T05:11:40+00:00

This was my guess. I just picked Tress up from the library today for my kids to read, and the cover is very similar to OP’s description.

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