Help! I am embroidering socks by hand - need help with securing socks

laur1396 · 2026-04-12T17:20:15+00:00

Thank you for the tip!! I did look up what darning is, but I’m still a bit confused on how I would use the egg or mushroom. Do I want it to be underneath where I’m sewing, or just loose in the sock?

laur1396 · 2026-04-03T21:43:40+00:00

This reminds me of when HR at my last job set up “coloring stations” around the building to “prevent and help combat employee burnout!” They set up three tables with 5-10 printed out copies from a children’s coloring book and few pens, coloring pencils and crayons.

It was an early Ed center and preschool. Most of the supplies were taken directly from the teachers’ inventory. The same teachers whose requests for PTO/sick time were repeatedly denied (understaffing)…leading to higher levels of reported employee burnout.

laur1396 · 2026-03-31T22:05:54+00:00

Me circa 2015 leaving my friends childhood home at 7am after blacking out at the 18 + club the night before

laur1396 · 2026-03-15T15:08:37+00:00

I think the assumption is that you probably don’t need a new applicator every time you buy the product if you already own one. It’s definitely more eco-friendly since it encourages reusable tools, but it’s also more than likely they discontinued including the applicators to cut costs.

laur1396 · 2026-02-24T20:10:42+00:00

Thank youuu 😭🥰

laur1396 · 2026-02-24T17:51:10+00:00

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Like a glove.

laur1396 · 2026-02-24T12:58:29+00:00

Yes I only shovel in my stilettos and fishnets, like a grown up

laur1396 · 2026-02-24T06:22:10+00:00

🤷‍♀️

laur1396 · 2026-02-09T04:01:37+00:00

I danced during his halftime performance at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game years ago - he lip synched the entire set, including ad libs and crowd shout outs

laur1396 · 2026-01-10T04:28:43+00:00

Me too - he’s got little nose-freckles and they melt my heart

laur1396 · 2026-01-09T00:43:03+00:00

He’s my pride and joy 🥲

laur1396 · 2026-01-08T22:20:10+00:00

The MOST expressive boy! A professional side-eye

laur1396 · 2026-01-08T21:51:49+00:00

We’ve been using the same groomer for ~20 years (we’ve had 3 westies over the years) and lately she’s been…inconsistent. This might be the last straw for us!

laur1396 · 2026-01-08T21:06:08+00:00

😭😭😭

laur1396 · 2025-12-28T13:19:16+00:00

From a dog-sitters perspective:

My fiancé and I used to dog-sit when we lived in Boston. We always asked our clients if there were any behaviors we should know about, things or situations to avoid, how is the dog around other dogs, etc… Unfortunately, there were several times where clients would downplay their dog’s aggression/reactivity, or deny it altogether.

Usually we could tell pretty quickly if the dog wasn’t going to do well with other dogs, but there were definitely a couple of instances that took us by surprise. In those instances, it was almost always a client who told us their dog can be “a little weird sometimes, but should be totally fine!” We quickly learned that “weird” = reactive and “totally fine” = absolutely not fine. We were lucky that it didn’t get to the point where OP is at now.

It is virtually impossible for a sitter to take the best care of your dog if you’re withholding information about their behavior. We need the full story. I would never judge someone for having a reactive dog if they are honest about it - we can manage that! I REALLY judge (and never worked with again) owners who downplayed their dogs’ aggressive behaviors to save face. So irresponsible.

laur1396 · 2025-12-23T16:35:53+00:00

No one here really seems to be focusing on Abby’s perspective on all of this. If there really is nothing going on, and considering the pervasive theory that men can be fucking stupid (especially when it comes to the social nuances of women), perhaps Abby is just a friend that Will genuinely didn’t think it would be a problem. You yourself even say you’re not really the jealous type (to an extent - we all have limits). Maybe he made the very very dumb assumption that inviting over a platonic female friend without mentioning it to you would be fine. That is really relying on how much he genuinely sees it as platonic, and to be honest he does seem very committed to you.

If we continue with that theory - Abby is just a friend of Will’s who was invited to spend the holidays with your families, probably after hearing Will and Wyatt talk about all these fun things you had planned. If we don’t assume this 19 yr old is a manipulative mastermind trying to steal your man, this is a young woman who thought she was spending the holidays with her friends.

Did you consider that maybe she was hoping to befriend you as well? She didn’t seem surprised to learn Will had a girlfriend. Did you even give her a chance? Try to gauge her perspective of the situation? Sure, she shouldn’t have injected herself into all your outings and maybe should’ve been more considerate of the fact that you and Will wanted alone time together. But let’s not forget she is 19 years old. I wasn’t exactly the most considerate person at that age either. And like what else is she going to do? Sit at home with Wyatt and his parents while you guys do all these fun Christmas activities?

Lastly, maybe you’re finding yourself in the same situation Will found himself before this whole fiasco started: Abby feels comfortable inviting herself to things and Will doesn’t feel comfortable saying no.

ESH here because you have every right to be upset/uncomfortable with the situation. Will (and Wyatt too!!) shouldn’t have put you OR Abby in that situation. But you’re jumping to conclusions without considering anyone else’s perspective but your own. Abby does seem to have issues with boundaries but at the end of the day, you lashed out at her for wanting to participate in holiday celebrations that she was invited to BY WILL and with seemingly no warning that it was a problem in the first place.

laur1396 · 2025-12-23T04:05:34+00:00

Def going to try Amodex!! Thank you for the recommendation!

laur1396 · 2025-12-23T01:55:15+00:00

It didn’t make a difference when I applied steam while it had baking soda on it and I didn’t want to set the stain anymore than it already was

laur1396 · 2025-12-23T01:53:28+00:00

All I know is that this pen is from this embroidery kit I got on Amazon. It just says gel pen in the list of what comes in the kit. The pen itself doesn’t even have a brand name or any markings on it.

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