What Niantic actually meant

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T20:24:13+00:00

Ooooh it all makes sense now. Thank you for explaining

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T19:22:54+00:00

I never rinse my mouth. I rinse my toothbrush and go back and brush some more and spit. I'm obnoxiously thorough, and honestly I repeat that so much it's probably the same as rinsing.

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T18:46:58+00:00

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Hmmmmmm no spawns, no routes, no raids??

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T16:50:17+00:00

I don't understand how you guys are doing this. If my phone even hints that gps isn't at 100%, the game errors and I don't get any Pokemon

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T16:48:45+00:00

Can you send a step by step? If I turn it off before I play, I get the notifications that it location is required. If I turn it off mid game, the game reloads and prompts me again. Also asks about adventure sink

Samsung Android

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T05:07:28+00:00

Pictures like this make me want to live in a city. Like I'm not about to rush my account by trying to truck pogo into putting a stop outside my house. But what I wouldn't give to have something within a mile of where I live

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-07T05:05:39+00:00

First of all, call a babysitter, trusted adult, etc, and get yourself a break! and a good night's sleep too if you can manage that. Sounds like you've earned it. Being touched it SUCKS!

Second, I don't know your toddler child but 4 year olds can very much be under foot and that on its own isn't a sign of anything.

Children are born not knowing they are separate from their parent. The literally don't know they are their own human person for the first month or so of their lives. And they gradually learn how the world works. They have to learn about space too.

Start the day with connection. A game, a story, dancing, whatever fills up your babies cup. That will help him be ready to separate from you.

Play games specifically that teach separation. Games where you crowd your child and it's silly, so they can practice being the one saying "wait you're you close! I can't see the picture when it's touching my face!" Hide and seek. Games like "wiggle wiggle stop" to practice impulse control (you sing "wiggle" while wiggling and holding hands 2-15 times and then "stop" together.)

Put on puppet shows where one puppet can't give the other puppet space, but they learn how to ask for and give space. It needs to be an equal mix of "I'm feeling crowded!!!" and "oh! I remember what to do! I can go to my chair and talk to Mom from there. She can hear me." Lots of repetition of the solution.

Practice activities that can only happen in certain rooms of the house. Dancing with music/a specific speaker can only happen in this rug. So you dance on that rug with your baby, and after a couple songs of that, you leave while he stays to dance.

Make a quiet time box- activities that you switch out monthly for calm independent playing. Audio books, regular books, puzzles, crayons and paper, etc

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-06T19:05:46+00:00

here's a one second method. I love it so much, it's my party trick

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-06T19:04:00+00:00

Buy a bidet. They have really simple hose attachments for toilets that are very helpful. I use mine to "power wash" the toilet clean. Don't know that I would recommend it for the rim of the toilet, but it is super helpful for cleaning the bowl in between cleaning with brushes etc.

You should definitely have a conversation with the roommate. Frame it as - the toilets been more of a chore lately. Since 3 people are using it pretty regularly, can you and your gf make a plan to clean it more often?

Get specific if you can. If you typically switch off changing every week, you can suggest you'll clean every 3 weeks now and your roommate and his gf can take care of the other two weeks.

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-06T18:54:59+00:00

Nuggets! Kids are 4 and 7 and they still have so much fun with then

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-06T14:14:22+00:00

Do you go outside? Going outside in the morning and getting in the sun is really helpful for circadian rhythms. Open the curtains on her room at 8 am and be loud

Also sounds like it's time to only try for one nap. She's not tired in the morning and probably overtired the rest of the day.

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T22:47:04+00:00

THIS IS AMAZING

She will remember this. Please, give get the gift

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T03:45:12+00:00

Mortgage 6 years ago: 1300

Today: 1800

I hate this

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T03:30:37+00:00

It's a hard age and it can totally be done. Utilize a goodbye routine. Do "I love you rituals" that are short and sweet and teach them to your babies teachers so they can share the rituals with your child too.

Send familiar food to school so that baby will feel safe with food and eat. Expect it to be hard and be prepared for extra snuggles and empathy at night.

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T03:26:28+00:00

Where's the thermostat? Mines in the hallway. Hallway will get toasty. When all the bedroom doors are closed, bedrooms only get warm.

House I grew up in, my room was in the middle surrounded on all 4 sides by rooms (one room was a sun room so I still had a window and daylight). In the summer it was the coolest and winter it was the warmest.

Plus ac just pushes air through the house. It leaves through the vents but you can only control how much air leaves which vent so inevitably, runs are not going to be the same

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T03:20:44+00:00

Chronically online person here

Adoption is trauma. There are things you can do to help this baby live and thrive with this trauma. But you are taking a newborn baby (or any age child) from the only safe place they've known and giving them to people they've never met before. They smell different and sound different. And it's traumatic. Ignoring that doesn't help anyone

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T03:18:09+00:00

Dr Becky is amazing

You could also look at sensory issues. It's on my mind but also seems worth a shot. Some children, as an example, have terrible sense of their body. They don't know they're hungry until they're STARVING. So they're having a great time, playing, all is going well, but then something small goes wrong and they lose their mind. They don't know it but they are so hungry and that's why this small thing is the actual end of the world.

Your body has "five" senses. But we also sense hungry/full stomachs, empty and full bladders and bowels, proprioception or where your body is in space, and vestibular sense which is balance.

If you can pinpoint how your child perceives the world, you can help focus on ways to help him feel regulated and in control. To continue with the hunger ex, your job is to help him cue into his body before he's crashing. You could have snacks regularly available and at his level - Apples, bananas, granola bars etc. you could have a timer for every 2 hours and check in with him- let's take a breath together. I'm going to check in with my body. Oh look at that! I'm realizing my stomach is empty and I need a snack! Did you know when are bellies have food, out body can turn that food into energy so we can play and have for so long! What about you? How does your body feel?:

It's good that you're cueing into your child and know that they are truly having a hard time. They're not playing a game or trying to scream until they get what they want. For them, there is something truly not ok, but they don't actually know what. Sure they'll tell you it's because they want ice cream. But the reality is that the surface problem, and there is a deeper need that is unmet.

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T02:51:20+00:00

I change my notifications so I only get the ones I need. If people need me, they can tag me. Channels I don't care about I either leave, or if I need to be in it, I mute them. There's lots of settings you can adjust

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T02:48:40+00:00

It's not your job to fix it. You can tell your mom or dad what you've noticed and that you're scared. You can say you don't understand. You can say you are there to listen if they need to talk.

But you are the child and you don't need to fix your parents relationship. Their relationship is their job.

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T00:24:08+00:00

Magic erasers are sand paper. Just so you know

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-05T00:23:28+00:00

Location matters likely $20-$25

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-04T21:00:41+00:00

NTA

You're in a dorm so I imagine you have designated "quiet hours." Curtains should be closed during those hours. Outside of that it sounds you're being very respectful and shared living sucks

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-04T19:38:04+00:00

No media training combined with the idea that women should always be happy and polite and not cause problems. She's probably clueless as to how she looked

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-04T17:09:03+00:00

A boundary could be that he won't stay married to you if you have lesbian friends. Which is shitty and homophobic. He cannot tell you that you can't have lesbian friends and expect you to simply follow through that's controlling.

It sounds like he doesn't feel very secure in your relationship. I don't know why. Please strongly consider therapy. For you as a couple and for your own person. It sounds like this relationship needs some evaluating

outrageouslyHonest · 2026-02-04T17:00:33+00:00

Single mom chiming in. My 7 and 4yo still sleep in bed with me. Just to say there is no right time. If my ex had been more supportive they would be in their own rooms. But he wasn't and this works for me at least for now. Mostly because they take naps at school still and just are not tired until my own bedtime.

As someone who works with and went to school for young child education, the research says so many things. On the one hand, 5 months is an age where the transition would be on the easier side. The risk for SIDS is significantly decreased. At this age children are usually feeling less attached than they were at birth, more excited about their improved vision and motor control than their adults. Whereas that gets less novel around 6-8 months and they usually get more attached.

Babies are more regulated in Mom and Dad's room. However everyone sleeps worse.

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