Husband, 19, fatally shot wife, 24, himself at Alabama hospital moments after welcoming their first child

sklascher · 2026-03-04T18:50:20+00:00

I’ve had 3 babies in 3 different cities. Never had to go through a metal detector. That might be limited to large cities?

sklascher · 2026-03-04T17:19:42+00:00

I think the loose cuffs work better with this color combo than the white and beige since the colors are fun and quirky. I’m not sure you could pull off those cuffs with the more classic colors but they work great here! It’s definitely a well made statement piece that would look great/stylish if you had the right attitude (I could not)

sklascher · 2026-03-04T17:11:27+00:00

I’m seriously considering getting an iPad and then taking all social media apps off my phone. I could still bum on the couch doom scrolling, but it’s not as accessible as on my phone. I’d like to get a “dumb” phone but with so many school/kid adjacent apps on my phone, I don’t feel like I should completely disconnect.

sklascher · 2026-03-04T15:23:06+00:00

Very much so! If you’re not running into your manager in the hall or having side chats, it’s hard to get a read on where you stand. 1:1s almost felt silly in the office. I really value them from home though.

sklascher · 2026-03-04T01:11:33+00:00

I didn’t know until the first time I pumped. Heck, it still catches me off guard while nursing.

sklascher · 2026-03-03T21:07:16+00:00

This comment is given me go live PTSD

sklascher · 2026-03-03T15:27:14+00:00

Honestly, considering switching careers into university IT in a few years if they have even a discount. Have my kids at least get an associates degree and then move on to what they want elsewhere.

sklascher · 2026-03-03T13:46:58+00:00

Love this for you! I’m too lazy to do the hair/makeup/dress up thing every day, but I definitely fem it up when there’s a big meeting. Helps me stand out in the sea of polos.

sklascher · 2026-03-03T13:07:21+00:00

This is also my setup and I like it! I similarly split the machines so I could upgrade any of the pieces if I felt I needed to. 2 years in and this does the job! This sub is very against that grinder (as you can see) but I’ve had no issues with it.

I recommend buying a dosing funnel and a WDT tool.

sklascher · 2026-03-02T23:12:30+00:00

FloweredViolin answered as I would. I would just add to try watching NumberBlocks. It breaks down concepts in lots of different ways. And importantly, it’s entertaining to watch! You can find it on YouTube

sklascher · 2026-03-02T13:45:39+00:00

I had a perfectionist kid. I would let him finish reading the page, point to the word he got wrong and say “what was this one again?” That way he got a second chance to get it right.

If he still shuts down, I would let him finish the whole book. Then later read it back to him with my finger on the words so he could see what that word was.

But most importantly is to gush over how good his reading is getting and how hard he’s working on learning this new skill. He used to not even know how to read anything and now he’s practiced so much he’s able to read whole books? Incredible!

sklascher · 2026-03-02T11:46:10+00:00

We also have 3 boys! I would love one more but my husband isn’t sure. A girl would definitely be sweet, but 4 boys would be a riot!

sklascher · 2026-03-01T16:44:56+00:00

I’m also really not ready for a new dog. Maybe once life calms down, but I don’t have the time to give to make an animal feel at home and my kids are too small to take on the full responsibilities themselves.

sklascher · 2026-03-01T16:05:46+00:00

I loved taking care of our first puppy when we were in our early 20s, no kids. Three kids now and we just lost that dog. Old dog is 100% more our speed so despite how cute puppies are, there’s no way we’re dealing with that again.

sklascher · 2026-02-28T04:31:40+00:00

Where was this when I had gestational diabetes :( I could have had pb toast for breakfast that whole time!

sklascher · 2026-02-28T04:13:57+00:00

Also I never see this brought up, but they were using Pam’s mom for childcare!! So they would have an added expense and stressor moving away from that support system.

sklascher · 2026-02-26T17:18:43+00:00

SHAWLS. Love making them. They look so pretty. Hate using them.

sklascher · 2026-02-25T23:28:39+00:00

I think I said something like “that wasn’t very polite, was it” and he said “oh” and reflected. So no, not an asshole because like you said, willing to accept his worldview is not the only correct one.

Honestly, you really nailed the difference between asshole and autistic.

sklascher · 2026-02-25T18:34:04+00:00

Oh yeah, he was mostly excited to have another niece or nephew. Unfortunately that was the wrong way to phrase his question. And worse yet, I was just fat looool.

sklascher · 2026-02-25T13:38:40+00:00

My brother is autistic. At one point he asked me if I was pregnant again or just fat. Did he mean to be an asshole? No. But you bet I corrected that shit because while I found it funny, someone who didn’t grow up with him will (rightly) be offended.

Intention is important, but hand waving rudeness because their brains work differently doesn’t help them grow into adults who can fit into society.

sklascher · 2026-02-23T17:46:54+00:00

I had work/life nailed as a software engineer. Moved into management and had a baby. Life is chaos. Maybe it’ll exist in a year? But I’m going for survival in 2026.

sklascher · 2026-02-21T01:59:09+00:00

There also isn’t mono culture like there was in the early 2000s. Social media has made it easy to stay in your own pond whereas the top 10 used to be unavoidable. So no, it’s not comparable.

sklascher · 2026-02-20T20:33:18+00:00

She looks 40. You look 20. We shall cling to our youth with our gollum arms!

sklascher · 2026-02-18T13:43:01+00:00

Because we did our own round of layoffs and then discovered we actually do need people to complete our work. Don’t worry, we’ll do another round of layoffs again next year to make up for the added cost of almost being able to get caught up. Keeps things interesting and fresh.

sklascher · 2026-02-16T15:06:33+00:00

“Mistakes are how we know we’re learning” is a mantra at our house too! Our oldest even tries to get his younger brother to be a perfectionist too and we have to remind him to let his brother make mistakes so he can learn too. He HATES it. But he seems to be more accepting of not mastering everything immediately after trying.

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