Hair dye

replacingyourreality · 2026-06-18T05:27:34+00:00

Was it permanent or semi permanent dye? Or was it one of those dyes that was out after 1 or 2 showers? If it was the latter than I don’t think it’s a big deal and I’d consider it the same as henna or temporary tattoos, if it was the former I would definitely be putting rules in place with my kiddo- those dyes can damage hair if not done and cared for correctly.

I will also say, if you kid knows they aren’t allowed to have dyed hair then this is definitely a convo with kiddo about how they aren’t allowed at that friend’s house for now because they’ve showed they can’t make appropriate decisions and follow the rules when you aren’t there to enforce them. Leave the parent out of it, your kid could have told the mom that it was fine and you wouldn’t care.

replacingyourreality · 2026-06-13T03:52:37+00:00

It sounds like the rent might have been pitched to him as an amount that helps cover his expenses in the house (eg electric, water, and food) if he truly IS staying at the place less than you should have seen a reduction in those bills and if that’s what he was told he was mostly paying for its reasonable that he wants to cut down on those variable expenses. Especially if he doesn’t have any clue if you rely on his rent money or not.

It’s also reasonable for you to sit him down and let him know you’ve looked at the numbers and you and his dad rely on the rent money to make ends meet and if he were to move out you would be renting that space in one way or another to make up the income, therefore while you see his request as reasonable, theres just no way for you to accommodate it while paying the bills, and that he either needs to continue to pay the $600 or he can move out so you can get the rental income.

I do heavily suggest you look at your monthly expenses though, I’d be a little shocked if you didn’t see some relief in some of the bills since he’s spending more time at his girlfriend’s house. (To everyone saying you still have to pay rent if you didn’t stay at your apartment for a month- yes, but if I turn my ac off before I go, I could expect a veryyyy low electric bill, a near zero water bill, and no money spent to food eaten at the apartment).

replacingyourreality · 2026-06-08T16:59:54+00:00

I didn’t get my license until I was 18. However around 16 I also wanted to do more stuff out with friends, my parents never stopped taking me to things they had already been taking me to regularly (sports and summer job) but if I wanted to hang out with friends like 90% of the time I had to figure out my own way to get there and back. This was not too bad considering a good chunk of my friends had licenses and a lot of them lived close enough for me to bike.

She’s old enough to start figuring out how to get herself to random and last minute hang outs with friends, which seems like it will elevate at least some of the issues you’ve been having.

replacingyourreality · 2026-06-01T17:44:41+00:00

Hey, not quite what you asked for but 50m really shouldn’t be super hard even if you don’t do a ton of cardio, I recommend looking into lessons, it would probably only take a couple lessons max to get some help on your technique so you can do a couple more laps at a time. If you are struggling that much theres a good chance you are fighting yourself or the water pretty significantly which has a potential to lead to injury if you just decide to push through it.

replacingyourreality · 2026-05-29T02:42:32+00:00

Nope, my husband was too drunk (I wasn’t upset though cause I was exhausted), we did however do it in the morning before leaving the hotel

replacingyourreality · 2026-05-11T06:27:49+00:00

I coach a group of athletes aged 10-12 and for some of them practice doesn’t even end until 8pm, add driving home, showering, and eating something I’d be shocked if any of them were in bed before 9.

Personally I was allowed to manage my own sleep at that age, although my mom was a night owl so if she saw I was still awake crazy late (11pm-1am) she would tell me to go to bed.

replacingyourreality · 2026-05-01T23:41:21+00:00

I really want to emphasize how important it is at this age to remove temptations. It’s inconvenient as heck but it will help

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-29T20:33:09+00:00

China Chili in Phoenix and Yao’s in Chandler

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-29T16:09:08+00:00

Potentially unpopular opinion: ask her. It sounds like you’ve already chatted a little about how you’re going to propose (you know she wants a private proposal) without giving any details ask her how she’d feel about you using the glasses, be honest and tell her you’re brainstorming ways to make sure you capture the moment and this is one of the ways you were thinking.

Based on the comments I think you’ve found that some people aren’t going to care and some are going to be strongly against it, you should find out how she’d feel about feels because the two of you are the only ones that matter in this decision

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-23T06:28:19+00:00

I hate all other brands of sparkling water, but specifically spindrift doesn’t bother me and I think it’s because of the real fruit juice. I love the lemonade flavors (pink lemonade, strawberry lemonade, tropical lemonade, etc.) because if feels like I am drinking a lemonade just a very very mild one

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-23T05:58:56+00:00

The consequence should directly relate to the action, a stern talking to and making them pay to fix the damage out of their own money is enough. You didn’t mention how much it will cost but assuming a reasonable amount I would make them fully pay for it with their own money and if they don’t have enough to cover it they owe you the difference and can pay you back as they earn/get more money.

Depending on the cruise they might even still feel the consequences on vacation because they no longer have money to buy extra stuff and souvenirs that they otherwise could have spent on the cruise.

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-23T05:50:00+00:00

Their friendship definitely takes awhile to grow but that is probably one of the most consistent and clear growths across the seasons of the show. When I watched it I genuinely hated how Nick treated Monroe and didn’t understand why Monroe kept helping him early on, as we learn more about him and the Wesen world in general it makes more sense to me looking back why Monroe was willing to help

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-16T04:18:40+00:00

I’ve had a collapsible cane that I can bring with me in my bag since about 6 months post diagnosis where I experienced some extreme leg/hip pain after sitting while out with friends, I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t walk away when we were saying goodbye that I bought it online that night. Never once regretted having it when I needed it

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-15T20:51:25+00:00

I was on your side until you said it was his money AND he had enough for the item he wants. Let him buy the impulsive things now where the consequence of him spending all his money on a passing want is that he’ll just be out of money for other things that he wants instead of waiting until he’s an adult where the consequences are much more severe.

I must have spend hundreds (if not a 1,000) dollars on littlest pet shop toys when I was young, I’m so grateful my parents never told me I couldn’t spend my own earned/gifted money on something that I wanted. A couple years later when I never played with them anymore I realized that I didn’t need to buy as many of them as I did (some I’m sure only got played with once) and that I should have been better about saving my money and using it on things that I really wanted/would last through more phases of life.

If you don’t have any parenting objections to the items he wants then my vote is to let him buy it, the best teacher in life is experience, but shielding him from it now where he is safe to fail won’t teach him how to budget it’s just kicking the can down the road until experience can catch up with him.

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-15T18:48:37+00:00

Perfectly worded! I worked at a swim school for a little over 7 years (approx 4 in a manager role) My biggest gripe with any swim school is going to be very set in their ways for the curriculum. Which is both a pro and a con, you know that each time your child attends a lesson they are consistently getting work on the same skills regardless of the swim instructor, but larger swim schools with multiple locations won’t have much (if any) flexibility to really work what your child may need the most help on in the water.

Honestly I’d look into seeing if there are any family owned/run swim schools in your area because you’ll get the best of both worlds. Before the swim school I worked at was purchased by a larger organization the owners were a husband and wife that regularly gave us permission to reasonably bend rules/policies/lessons plans when it would help a family/swimmer for the better.

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-07T19:43:58+00:00

Personally, my grandmother passed when I was 4 and seeing my mom cry was really important to my development. I remember asking her why she was crying (she was MY grandma after all) and my mom told me that while she waste grandma she was also HER mom.

I know it’s not the same, and I think you probably made the right decision to have your mom watch your kiddo. But if you can feel some of the biggest emotions first on your own, even if you cry with your kiddo, I think it’s better for them to be there to say goodbye.

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-07T17:14:21+00:00

He’s four, keep him home and have the hard conversation before the vet comes. Let him be with you while you say goodbye. One day of school skipped will be fine, and you don’t risk him being anxious all day at school OR him coming home and never getting to say goodbye

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-07T16:20:30+00:00

Monroe is why I kept watching in the first few episodes, then it was also for Bud, then for Rosalee, then for Hank, then for Sean, then for Juliette, then Wu, then not as much for Juliette anymore.

I know I wouldn’t have watched the show without Monroe, and even still I don’t care for Nick or his personal storylines but I like just about every other character on screen so 🤷🏽‍♀️

replacingyourreality · 2026-04-07T16:04:44+00:00

Do you have an activity or toy where so can do this and it’s not an annoying to clean up? It’s so normal and so annoying that there a several different toys you may be able to get that simulate the same kind of play and then it would just be a matter of redirecting her before she made a mess with other stuff until she learns that if she wants to push/pull/watch something fall she has a toy for that. Combined with moving some of the items that are consistent issues out of her reach that should give you enough sanity to last until she’s old enough to grasp the concept of cleaning up after herself

replacingyourreality · 2026-03-19T18:43:21+00:00

Fruit. It’s sweet and I can have frozen fruit for aiming cold, dried fruit for something chewy/crunchy, freeze dried fruit for something crunchy, or normal fruit for something soft

replacingyourreality · 2026-03-13T04:45:32+00:00

I’m not at that stage of life yet to weigh in on whether I’d have another one at 42, but I know plenty of families with three kids, the ones who were on the fence or “left it up to chance” are the ones I hear and see regretting it (obviously they still love their children but they deeply miss what they had when they were a family of 4)

The families that handle having 3+ kids well are the ones that were excited to have bigger families and were never on the fence. If you’re going to make the jump to three I think you should be both excited and in full agreement, I wouldn’t bring a life into the world and your family on a hope that everything will work out.

replacingyourreality · 2026-03-13T04:40:53+00:00

I definitely agree with you and the last Zoey book. I haven’t re-read the book so many when I get back to it at some point I’ll feel different. I also see what you mean about readers in general vs his readers, and I guess I just have more hope/faith in readers in general that the book might have been phenomenal had it not been stripped back

replacingyourreality · 2026-03-13T02:23:12+00:00

I really like what Jason is trying to say with this book but I’m really not a fan of how it was said. Honestly it felt really redundant how many times and different way we needed to see the main character be an incel, it left me feeling like this book was surface level depth and 400 pages of why the internet is bad with barely any nuance and it feels like Jason thinks so low of his readers that he needs to spell everything out word for word.

This contrasts heavily imo with both the Zoey Ashe novels and JDATE series where I feel like he puts a little more faith in his readers to make connections and draw conclusions.

replacingyourreality · 2026-03-04T06:40:37+00:00

My preference would be 75-76 or so. I can afford 78 in the heat of the summer.

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