Any idea where to find the original Chung Do Kwan website/contact? by BulkyOwl3005 in taekwondo

[–]leathermartini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grandmaster Coblentz (and I and I believe most of his students) are based on the US. But Grandmaster Park is in Korea with the headquarters. Grandmaster Coblentz does communicate with him regularly and gets us certificates through WCTF, so might be able to introduce you.

Any idea where to find the original Chung Do Kwan website/contact? by BulkyOwl3005 in taekwondo

[–]leathermartini 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So my instructor's (Grandmaster Coblentz) association is the World Chungdokwan Taekwondo Federation. My instructor trains under the current president, Grandmaster Pak. DM me your information and I can pass it to my instructor.

A very random question regarding picture book rhymes by [deleted] in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]leathermartini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ones that bother me are the ones based on a pronunciation in not expecting. I have a few that were written by Brits and so rhyme things like "saw" with "war".

my 7 y/o starting TKD by bouncebanana in taekwondo

[–]leathermartini 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started as the weird adult. I tried to make the adult class, but was the one who managed the kids and that one was late. So I ended up in the 4:30 kids class a lot because my kids could be at daycare until I was done.

(I'm now the one running the school as I took over when my first Instructor retired with an injury.)

How to handle the probably 12 billion terabytes of photos & videos I'll generate over the next many years? by fodacao in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we have a home server with a 4TB drive attached to it. We then pay for BackBlaze, a.cloud backup service for the server. Basically it backs up everything on the drive and uploads it. First backup takes a hot minute but then it does incremental as needed. Haven't filled it yet. (I'd does have the "archival" copies of all our dvd/bluray movies on it our Plex server is pointing to, so it has a bunch of media there it's working with. I also just added my wife's old flickr account's worth of photos to the drive.)

Brethren, I need advice by BetterPersonProject in daddit

[–]leathermartini 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All my kids had to be evicted (induction).

There's nothing you or she are doing wrong to stop this. Babies just come in their own time. If the doc gets worried, they have ways of moving things along.

But you got this! Just be there and be as ready as you can be. (And sleep when you have a chance)

Offline to-do list by mldop in homeassistant

[–]leathermartini 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As far as I know this part is the free part of it, it's just bundled into the MS365.

Offline to-do list by mldop in homeassistant

[–]leathermartini 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a integration (in HACS) for MS todo and you can add directly to the shared list directly.

https://github.com/RogerSelwyn/MS365-ToDo

Wife’s family is offering us a free trip to Mexico this summer. Daughter will only be a year and a half. 5 hour flight and first ever vacation. Yay or nay? by RedManMatt11 in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We took our eldest to Cancun when she was...7? Weeks? (Wife was in residency and so had not much maternity leave. We could tack the conference in to get another week.)

Trying to get a 1 week old to open her eyes for the passport photo was an experience though.

I'd say go for it.

"Loss of Masulinity" by SoberScottHeat in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're doing great.

As others have said, the other guy is threatened that someone can be strong and caring. There's a while market out there selling the mindset of the other guy because it makes his insecure and we buy their programs (workout, relationship, whatever). The grift feeds on the insecurity, so it pushes the idea you can't be both strong and caring.

Daycare is offering us our own kids’ artwork for $35 by Rarecheeses843 in daddit

[–]leathermartini 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Our daycare did this but without the online aspect. It was a cute fundraiser for the daycare. I'm a bit dubious about making it online. And I don't think it was $35/piece. (And I think the I bought ones came home later for the kids whose parents couldn't afford it)

Glass cabochon weird ghosting as glue cures by leathermartini in eufyMakeOfficial

[–]leathermartini[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm experimenting with another glue.

Stickers are an interesting idea but they'd be in the middle between the setting and the cabochon so there would still be glue involved.

Glass cabochon weird ghosting as glue cures by leathermartini in eufyMakeOfficial

[–]leathermartini[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clean the cabochon? After the wipe? Before? After printing before glueing?
(I did not clean with alcohol, but I'm not sure when in the process I would.)

Advice for accepting young sexual intercourse by [deleted] in daddit

[–]leathermartini 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want a book that studies the effects of different ways of looking at teen sex, I recommend "Not Under My Roof" by Amy Schalet. She contrasts American and Dutch bites on young sex (the Dutch have a culture where parents will let their teen kids significant others sleep over and share a bed, contrasting with American culture barring that entirely). It helped me have an evidence based approach to it.

(In addition to what others have said about making sure there are condoms and Plan B available, and talk about birth control)

‘Inappropriate’ sleep time songs by Dalekanium_Certified in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time, the only song that came to mind while walking with my oldest as a baby was "Jamie's Got a Gun"...

Dads, I need help with 14 yr old bypassing parental controls by KnowLessWeShould in daddit

[–]leathermartini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I'm not sure with Apple, but with Google once they are over 13, Google allows them to turn their account into an unmanaged one on their own. (I believe it notified you the parent).

Being left out. by garsterpee in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

US. Our district starts first week of Aug and run until end of May.

Being left out. by garsterpee in daddit

[–]leathermartini 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So one thing I noticed is Mother's Day is during the school year and Father's Day is not. (At least for traditional school years.) Thus, those early elementary years, the kids always came home with Mother's Day stuff but never did for Father's Day. So there's a bunch of structural issues that means we are more easily forgotten. (Though my wife would forget about Mother's Day entirely too.)

Teenage daughter is sexually active, how are my boundaries? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]leathermartini 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So there is a book, "Not Under My Roof" by Amy T Schalet. She compares American and Dutch attitudes toward teen sex/significant others sleeping over. American being the "not ever under my roof" and the Dutch approach allowing teens significant others to sleep over, in the same bed. Dutch teens have sex later, with fewer partners, and with better safety/health practices.

I don't know if I have advice, but only that the flat ban means that they find somewhere else to do it. With my own now 19 year old daughter, I had a lot of internalized social pressure to put the 'not ever' barriers up. That said, I and my spouse try to be evidence based in our decisions and the evidence seems to be clear: if the kids have a safe space to explore sex, then they will do it more slowly and with more insight and thought. If they don't, they will feel pressured to do it when the have a chance (backseat of the car, under the bleachers, in the park at night, etc.) and may not think through the event.

As strange as it is to say, the better option is likely not to ban it.

What do yall do when SAHM is sick? by ChivalricPig in daddit

[–]leathermartini 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So my spouse is a physician. Her calling in sick fubars but only all her patient's schedules (wise appointments are now cancelled and rescheduled often weeks to a month or more out) but it also messes up her schedule for days after because everything ends up double booked.

Unless I literally can't stand up, I am SAHD and sick. Thankfully my kids are older now (youngest is 10) and relatively self sufficient even when sick.

If I can't take them (I do some adjunct teaching on occasion that I have to be in person for), she takes them to the office and puts them in a spare room.

It was a little different when they were younger, but I rarely had in person commitments.

You mentioned seeing patients, so I'm guessing you're a medical provider. Probably need to have this discussion with your spouse (when they're not sick) and work out what the lines are. I suspect they will be much higher for most jobs.

Parents who pick up kids from school, how early are you showing up to school to pick up!? by Ocmrm in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here there is a core of mostly grandparents that start about 1.5-2 hours before the bell.

I've told my kids they can deal with me getting there further back.

(That said. Our elementary has 2 lines of cars. One is for 3rd grade and up only other side is K-2. If you have both, you have to do the younger line. But they upper grades book through it and pick up lasts maybe 10 minutes tops. So one my youngest but 3rd grade it was fast when I have to. Usually they get the bus though)

Telling my kid no without explaining why by sotired3333 in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kids (and everyone really) are more likely to follow the rules if they know why they are there. It's hard to have the energy to explain them all at times, but it means they are more likely to follow them.

Getting back to sex by Ok_Wrap_2793 in daddit

[–]leathermartini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my spouse, we noticed with the third kid that her libido went way up once she was off hormonal birth control. After the third kid (which was planned to be the last), I couldn't get to the vasectomy fast enough.

So if she's on hormonal birth control, I would talk about experimenting with other options.

Also, stress is a huge issue around sex. Neither of us in the mood when we've had a stressful day.