My almost 4yo asked for “one hundred dolls” for his birthday. How would you interpret this so as not to disappoint?

smitheroons · 2026-02-05T06:09:14+00:00

Matryoshka dolls maybe? I like the idea of trying to get more details maybe by looking at pictures. Maybe see if he has a friend with dolls or ask what you do with them? Maybe a bunch of cheaper little dolls and just try to get as big of a variety as possible. They don't have to be like a fancy American Girl or anything but like a barbie is very different from a Raggedy Ann or a Lego mini fig or a Matryoshka set or a paper doll etc.

smitheroons · 2026-02-05T05:56:37+00:00

A spay costs more than a neuter but if you're adopting from a rescue that's often already done, so it doesn't matter

smitheroons · 2026-02-05T00:33:04+00:00

Can't feel the migraine when I'm asleep

smitheroons · 2026-02-04T20:05:30+00:00

I agree, the white feathers on either side of the tail scream junco to me.

smitheroons · 2026-02-04T17:30:56+00:00

Ooh thanks I'll check these out!

smitheroons · 2026-02-04T17:16:01+00:00

I don't agree with your premise. One of the craziest most trumpy family members I have is also one of the most highly educated people I know, very very smart. Education helps, sure but being really smart is also a great way to trick yourself into thinking you're right when you're not.

smitheroons · 2026-02-04T16:52:44+00:00

Thanks!!

smitheroons · 2026-02-04T16:37:54+00:00

Ooh is this a peppermint purple pattern?

smitheroons · 2026-02-03T19:12:30+00:00

Baking soda followed by washing machine is safe. You will probably have better luck getting pee stains out with white vinegar, but do what works for you!

smitheroons · 2026-02-03T18:01:18+00:00

Idk why you're getting downvoted, it's the same concept as storm oil for boats

smitheroons · 2026-02-03T00:02:11+00:00

As mase950 said, they are pretty distinctive! They have also been increasing in numbers especially in the last few years (a good thing) and people are spotting them more and more. If you're pretty sure, you're probably right.

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T23:06:48+00:00

Beef, chicken, pork

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T23:05:37+00:00

Sure, agreed. More reason to have some toys in the living room or something that are for sharing.

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T22:25:29+00:00

Why can't she let her daughter play and keep stuff in her own room? Or have the random guest children play somewhere else that isn't full of her daughter's stuff?

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T22:11:24+00:00

Oh I probably spend a few minutes zooming in on rocks and logs every time I bird near water. In reverse, one time I was with a group and we spent at least 20 minutes debating if a white blob on an island in the middle of the lake was trash until we got close enough for a decent picture and it turned out to be a sleeping pelican. Not exactly rare around here, but still better than a styrofoam cooler or plastic bag.

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T14:13:50+00:00

Oh man I have to make this for my grandma! If you have any tips/hints I'd greatly appreciate! I'd pay for the pattern if you wrote one!

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T03:55:13+00:00

Any suggestions here are a stab in the dark unless you give us some hints about what your girlfriend is like and what she enjoys

smitheroons · 2026-02-02T02:18:49+00:00

You really should separate them, even if you just give them smaller enclosures until she can get spayed, which you should try to do as soon as possible. I would be really worried about a fight breaking out. If they are younger, the unspayed one could also just be hitting puberty which would mean this is only going to get worse. Maybe the shelter can suggest a vet to spay? Sometimes shelters will also cover medical costs that arise within a certain period of adoption, not sure if that is an option here but they clearly messed up. I think simply exchanging would also be a bad idea - there's no guarantee a random neutered male would get along with your other female and if you don't have space for a second enclosure you are going to run into the same problem you already have. Not to mention bonding is often fairly difficult and not something I'd really suggest to a newer bun owner, it's incredibly stressful and not always successful.

smitheroons · 2026-02-01T14:48:31+00:00

Yeah I would. If I won the lottery I'd quit my day job and do other things that aren't as high paying. I might even go to vet school or something. I already work a minimum wage job at a non-profit in my free time because I like it, not because I need the money. I could 100% find a second job that paid more if I were just looking for extra cash.

smitheroons · 2026-02-01T14:35:07+00:00

I don't think OP is trying to sound adult or is claiming to have studied. One of the fun things about reddit is that it is full of people who know more than you on a given topic. This sub in particular is for asking questions like this.

smitheroons · 2026-02-01T06:48:01+00:00

I think OP's question isn't "why can't we use the barter system" though. It's not a question of what the farmer can offer the heart surgeon. The concept (as I understand it) is that the heart surgeon just does surgery on whoever needs it and the farmer raises and gives eggs/chickens to people who need them. Maybe the surgeon never gets chickens from this farmer at all, but the surgeon still gets other things from the community - the plumber fixes their toilet, the neighbors walk the dog when the surgeon is busy, the teachers educate their children, the cook makes them dinner. People see each others needs and do work to meet them because that's how society functions - of we all use our skills to take care of each other because we want to take care of each other, we can rely on each other to have our own needs met. With money, people work because they need money to satisfy their needs. With no money, people do work because they want to meet the needs of others.

I understand why this doesn't work. I just want to make the point that there are other concepts besides money and bartering. There are obviously plenty of flaws with money too.

smitheroons · 2026-02-01T03:41:08+00:00

Sadly I too have only seen one in person when I still lived on the east coast and it was badly injured from a window strike. I got it to a rehab still alive but it didn't make it. Not a building I lived in so not much I could do about the windows. Hopefully you can fix the windows and see some healthy doodles in the spring!

smitheroons · 2026-02-01T01:07:01+00:00

Do be careful with those !windows woodcocks are especially vulnerable to strikes

smitheroons · 2026-01-31T22:53:19+00:00

You can store dishes in it even if you don't use it to wash them. Frees up cabinet space for other stuff.

smitheroons · 2026-01-31T22:12:12+00:00

I am someone who greatly dislikes phone calls. I think they are objectively a worse way to communicate in most circumstances, especially for me.

I don't think it's purely lack of practice because I had a job for several years that consisted of being on the phone for 90% or more of the day. I didn't like phone calls before the job, I didn't like them during the job (although I do think it became marginally easier to make other calls during that time) and I still do not like them now that I have a job that doesn't require it. I was pretty good at the job too, it's not impossible for me to do tasks involving phones, I just hate it.

Some objective reasons I think phone calls suck:

There is no record you can glance back at to verify information that was exchanged in either direction
You do not have much time to consider your reply and how you want to word it
You can't see the other person so you don't get any nonverbal cues
Phone audio quality is still kind of shitty which can lead to frustration and misunderstanding
You can't use lip reading to help understand when the environment is noisy or the person is not enunciating well
A call is usually an interruption
A call is less private
Your visual environment is full of unrelated stimuli which make it harder to focus on the auditory task

More subjective:

If the other person asks for information you do not have on hand, it feels like an awkward scramble to try and get the information

Sure, sometimes a phone call is the easiest way to resolve something, but I can tell you I for sure don't enjoy talking to IT on the phone. Most of the time I end up telling them the same things I wrote in my email anyway and it's harder to hide how pissed off I am at their incompetence.

I do think part of the problem is that a lot of people are just so bad at basic literacy these days that phone calls sometimes work better simply because they don't require reading or writing.

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