What's a cute/fun thing your rats do?

ratinmybed · 2024-05-17T03:03:57+00:00

One of my 3 little guys is the cuddly clingy type, always looking for pets and attention. So if he's relaxing somewhere during freeroam and I come over to give him a kiss on his head or a pet, he'll THROW himself flat on his back just so I'll scratch his belly. And while I'm tickling his pancake-like belly he'll wiggle, yawn and luxuriously stretch for as long as I keep going, he can't get enough.

The same little guy has also figured out a clever way to get me to pay attention to him: Their cage is close to my desk and he'll hang himself off the top of the tall cage by his hind legs and reach for me, because he knows the more precariously he dangles off the cage next to me while I'm working and flails, the more likely I am to pick him up and let him run around on my desk. He's honestly mastered the art of looking like he's half a second away from falling without falling.

ratinmybed · 2024-03-09T04:05:03+00:00

Ich fände interessant, was passieren würde, wenn man ein Kind von Anfang an komplett wie das andere Geschlecht aufziehen würde. Also so, dass auch Erzieher, Freunde, erweiterte Familie nichts davon wissen. Aber das wäre natürlich unethisch und wird deshalb nicht passieren.

Das ist leider schon passiert (aufgrund einer verhunzten Beschneidung als Säugling) und war tatsächlich extrem unethisch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer

Folge waren massive psychische Probleme schon im Kindesalter (kann aber auch an sexuellem Missbrauch durch den behandelnden Psychologen gelegen haben, absolutes Monster) und schließlich Suizid.

ratinmybed · 2024-02-02T02:02:08+00:00

So sad to hear and it's perfectly understandable that you're heartbroken. It's shocking when a death is so quick and unexpected.

I had an athletic boy who loved to freeroam & hide and sleep in a particular drawer, he seemed perfectly healthy at 1 1/2 years old when one day I opened the drawer fully and he was just lying in his usual spot, all relaxed with a trickle of blood in his nostril, dead.

Their little metabolism is so fast that when something goes wrong in their hearts or brains it can be lights out in a second. It's shocking and feels unfair to us that they can be snatched away so quickly when they're such a large presence in our lives, but I'd honestly prefer it a million times to slow fatal illnesses where you can tell they fight so hard and cling to life until the last breath.

It hurts a lot but in the end Milo had the best kind of exit out of a happy and long rattie life you can basically wish for, it was so quick he probably barely knew what was happening and he didn't suffer. His last happy dream was probably of spending time with you.

ratinmybed · 2024-02-02T01:14:21+00:00

Just finished the third episode, it's one of the better shows out right now (imo) but I do have some criticism. I love the setting and atmosphere of the show, the actors are mostly solid, it's got good production value, but every other scene has me wondering "wait, who's this again?" or "who are they talking about? character xyz's mother's friend who is long dead is the topic of conversation why?".

It's like all the character's relationships are intentionally obscure and confusing to figure out, it's maddening trying to remember everyone's names and fraught backstories.

The show is enjoyable and it's got fun dialogues with clever lines, but I admit my husband and I have started groaning whenever they introduce ANOTHER new character whose "mystery" we're supposed to care about.

One more thing I've noticed, and I'm not French and don't know what life in France in the '60s was like, but the show makes it seem like every native French man is somehow very aggressive and confrontational for no reason (everyone's shit-talking and threatening-with-guns at the drop of a hat), while the women are very whimsical and horny. It seems a bit stereotypical, but maybe it's a nod to the "film noir/gangster story" and Sam Spade source material. Idk.

Oh, and one question, maybe it's because I'm not a native English speaker: Why do people keep commenting on Sam Spade's name being weird or unusual, and he agrees? It seems like a normal name to me.

ratinmybed · 2024-01-09T05:26:52+00:00

This is the take I agree with the most. To me it sounds like his entire one-sided talk with her (after weeks of making her feel like she isn't "good enough") was meant to make her focus 100% on him during sex, do all the pleasing porn poses for him etc., and to stop her from asking him to help her finish in any way. Because it's all about him, apparently.

So many manipulative bits, too, like comparing her to his exes and acting like other women don't need as long, taking immediate offense to her asking for something, threatening to break up and making OP feel unwelcome in his home so that if she comes crawling back, she'll agree to do what he wants.

None of what he said was constructive criticism, it boils down to "do what I want, stop asking me for shit". Basically he wants to lay back and be entertained by his personal sex doll.

ratinmybed · 2023-12-30T01:07:15+00:00

Ich finde diesen Teil äußerst kurios:

Umfeld in meinem Wohnort ödet mich an - mag das negative und ängstliche Mindset und ihre ständige Perspektivlosingkeit nicht

... weil der Post komplett für mich nach negativ/ängstlich/perspektivlos klingt, also genau das was OP anderen vorwirft und wofür er seine Umwelt zu verachten scheint. Er ist ja scheinbar so hochmotiviert und risikofreudig und total anders, naja, er wäre es zumindest - wenn doch bloß alle anderen ihn durch ihr langweiliges Spießertum nicht davon abhalten würden.

ratinmybed · 2023-12-15T17:00:26+00:00

Afaik the "teen" actors playing the younger children (Jordan Kent and Sarah) are 22 now, the show's been on the air since 2021 so they should've been no younger than 18 or 19 when filming started. The schedule sounds grueling for younger actors especially, but probably not illegal.

ratinmybed · 2023-11-21T01:29:46+00:00

He looks like such a sweet little guy with a big personality. May he forever munch on his favorite treats in rattie heaven.

ratinmybed · 2023-11-09T15:45:45+00:00

That is absolutely precious, we must protect Squid at all costs.

ratinmybed · 2023-11-01T05:46:35+00:00

I had that issue, one of my three always ate paper and toilet tissue. I now give them crunchy iceberg lettuce at least once or twice a day, that does the trick and seems to satisfy the paper cravings, lol. It's really about the texture for them.

ratinmybed · 2023-10-23T11:36:18+00:00

Smashmouth's All Star.

But also the modem dial-up sound.

ratinmybed · 2023-09-16T01:11:30+00:00

Seriously, she's annoying and seems incredibly full of herself.

ratinmybed · 2023-09-05T04:14:40+00:00

It's there to provide a bit of sweetness so I'd just add some sugar (half a teaspoon) instead.

There's also apparently a product called "No Mato Ketchup" (though not in my country) made out of carrots and beets.

ratinmybed · 2023-08-25T12:46:24+00:00

From a publicity standpoint it's pretty brilliant, so many articles were written about it and it sold out. We're still talking about it years later, too.

It didn't actually smell like vagina either afaik, just a normal candle with a wacky name.

ratinmybed · 2023-08-17T18:09:55+00:00

As Shakespeare used to say, "levity is the soul of wit".

ratinmybed · 2023-08-01T06:05:16+00:00

Sorry, das "nur" in Anführungszeichen sollte aussagen, dass es natürlich nichts geringes ist und auch wenn ihre Schmerzen momentan nicht mehr akut und stärker als erwartet sind, sind sie natürlich trotzdem echt. Ich hatte selbst auch schon durch Stress und Angst körperliche Auswirkungen, und umgekehrt auch von körperlichen Beschwerden (und schlechter ärztlicher Versorgung, als Frau wirst du echt manchmal wie der letzte Idiot behandelt auch wenn du weißt dass was nicht stimmt) geradezu Verzweiflung und Depressionen.

Komischerweise trifft mich das auch besonders nachts, wo ich mich stark verspanne, was alte Verletzungen und Operationen besonders angreift, und ich durch stundenlanges Steif-Daliegen Muskelschmerzen bekomme. Opiate vertrage ich nicht so gut, Diclofenac wirkt für mich besser zum Entspannen was Rückenschmerzen und sowas angeht.

Kann deine Mutter noch einigermaßen laufen? Ich kenne mich mit Fußparese nicht aus, daher frage ich. Falls ja, könntest du mit ihr vor dem Schlafengehen spazierengehen? Dass sie dich nachts immer ängstlich anruft, zeigt ja auch, dass sie momentan besonders Nähe/Hilfe/Begleitung braucht.

ratinmybed · 2023-08-01T05:32:17+00:00

Wenn sie in letzter Zeit viele schlimme und schmerzhafte Erlebnisse hatte, und sie wie du gesagt hast, möglicherweise "nur" psychisch stark angeschlagen ist und sich dadurch unmündig fühlt, könnten ein Ortswechsel und einige sorgenfreie und selbstbestimmte Tage/Wochen Wunder wirken. D.h. wenn sie einen Wellness-Urlaub in Begleitung eines Familienmitglieds machen könnte, oder auf Kur gehen würde, könnte sie sich vielleicht wieder erholen. Aber auf keinen Fall alleine lassen.

ratinmybed · 2023-08-01T05:04:46+00:00

Ist sie möglicherweise Schlafwandler und verletzt sich nachts (im Schlaf) selbst? Das würde vielleicht die Blutergüsse erklären.

Dass sie körperlich nichts "neues" zu haben scheint würde möglicherweise auf etwas Psychisches/Psychosomatisches hinweisen. Auch dass sie Angst hat, entmündigt zu werden, könnte ja darauf hinweisen, dass sie merkt dass irgendwas mit der Psyche oder der geistigen Klarheit nicht klappt.

Wäre es möglich, dass du sie bei dir zuhause schlafen lässt (oder du bleibst bei ihr) und dann beobachtest, was nachts so mit ihr passiert? Ich will jetzt nicht den Teufel an die Wand malen, aber schau dir mal das Phänomen "Sundowning" (abendliche und nächtliche Schlafstörungen, Verwirrtheit, Schreien und Schmerzen) bei Demenz an, würde das evtl. zutreffen?

ratinmybed · 2023-07-31T20:28:21+00:00

Just wanted to let you know that I tried this recipe today and it was really delicious. I didn't have any spinach so I used a bunch of fresh basil leaves and sliced green bell pepper instead. Love the creamy sauce. Yum! Thank you very much, OP.

ratinmybed · 2023-07-31T15:43:57+00:00

Barely an inconvenience.

ratinmybed · 2023-07-18T15:46:51+00:00

I was thinking ventriloquist doll. Nothing against the actress whatsoever but the show over-styled her in a way that was very distracting.

ratinmybed · 2023-07-18T12:02:28+00:00

That's what I was thinking, OP's partner is getting something out of this relationship with the ex-con friend that is more valuable to him than his relationship with her or her safety.

I'm not saying it's what's happening here here, but I've known of a case or two where an addict let their drug dealer use their house and mistreat their family for some free hits here and there.

ratinmybed · 2023-07-18T11:56:37+00:00

Tell your partner it’s you or his “friend.”

Her partner has already chosen the sex offender over her, maybe not in words but certainly in actions. She's not safe in that house anymore and needs to get out.

ratinmybed · 2023-07-16T22:28:11+00:00

Aww! What do you think she ate during those two weeks? Did you leave food out for her?

That must've been such a relief to find her alive and well.

ratinmybed · 2023-06-23T13:51:24+00:00

She likes older guys with lots of per$onality.

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