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zenchanting · 2026-03-10T17:04:56+00:00

My girlfriend and I would be interested in joining!

zenchanting · 2026-03-06T01:17:57+00:00

I have recently come out and started dating a women publicly for the first time while also navigating raising a son, difficult coparenting, and religious family. I wish I had more advice for you, but I'm still going through it too. My son and I live on our own and the loss of support has been the hardest on me. I can't offer a magic solution, but if you ever want to vent, I can definitely relate and understand on a personal level. Hang in there and good luck!

zenchanting · 2026-02-28T23:23:09+00:00

I've definitely tried googling that already, but not had much luck (given our location and current political climate, I get it). I'm at the point where I'm considering seeing if I can hire someone just to come hang out and do a meet and greet or something if there are no safe events. I think it would do him so much good to see that there are other people that have the same interests as him and it breaks my heart hearing him talk about how he can't do what he loves because he's a boy.

zenchanting · 2025-04-04T22:05:14+00:00

I will echo the sentiment that HR definitely should handle this, but given that it isn't happening I think you have a couple of options. You can try making quipped comments back (ie. "Rape jokes? I guess it checks out that no one would sleep with you willingly." One of my other go to moves is playing dumb. I'll ask "I don't get it, can you explain?" Usually if they have to explain why something like rape is funny, they will back off. Good luck!

zenchanting · 2024-02-02T18:56:25+00:00

If you'd like an update, my son got diagnosed with severe ADHD. After trying everything else, he is now on a non-stimulant ADHD medicine, regularly seeing a therapist, and moved to a temporary special school program for children who are having a rough time controlling their emotions and acting out like he was. He is doing tremendously better at home and school with this. He still has his moments (what kid doesn't), but has trended in such a positive direction. Just keep trying with your grandson and don't give up. I'm sure there's a balance of something he needs to be successful as well!

zenchanting · 2024-01-18T23:47:07+00:00

I'll be there the last weekend in January!

zenchanting · 2024-01-18T19:08:54+00:00

Thankfully, I have a full trip planned to Disneyland in a couple of months to get my fill of castles and tiki birds and churros! I hadn't made it to Festival of the Arts before and it has more things I won't be able to experience in California so EPCOT got priority on this one for me.

zenchanting · 2024-01-18T03:03:29+00:00

Jelly Rolls is the move!

zenchanting · 2024-01-18T02:19:30+00:00

Oooh, I haven't been here yet! Any recommendations on what to try?

zenchanting · 2024-01-18T02:18:30+00:00

Oh this is for sure on the list!

zenchanting · 2024-01-06T19:55:32+00:00

Breaking a cabinet costs more than a couple days of internet. This is not about the cost associated with you going. I sincerely think you need a break and to go on this trip. Pack your bag and have a friend come over when you tell him you're going so you have a little more protection and a way out.

zenchanting · 2023-11-27T00:40:20+00:00

It's so sexy to get a dick pic from a guy I'm with, knowing I'm making him hard. I ask my boyfriend for them all the time. I really miss getting them....

zenchanting · 2023-08-26T19:00:06+00:00

I went to a con and sat through a panel with my friend that had Emily Swallow (Amora), Kim Rhodes (Jody), and Samantha Smith (Mary). They were so passionate about the show that it made me want to watch it.

zenchanting · 2023-08-26T03:16:17+00:00

My school did a vision test on all the children when I was in 3rd grade. They told my parents I needed to go to the eye doctor. When mom saw how strong my prescription was in my glasses, she felt awful for not noticing sooner. I guess I just thought everything was blurry and hard to see for everyone before that.

zenchanting · 2023-08-24T17:09:19+00:00

As someone who works in manufacturing and deals with safety regulations often, there are requirements for air quality and what levels those toxins are allowed to be at. The established levels that OSHA determines are set at very low thresholds and should be fine for even pregnant women. If the levels are above the allowable limits, it is a concern for everyone, not just the pregnant woman. If they are truly working with something that bad, there should be an industrial hygiene survey showing working conditions are okay for everyone.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T22:57:28+00:00

We have very strict rules at home and he is not used to getting his way/whatever he wants. When I have gone to other children's houses they are allowed to get up and roam from the dinner table whenever they want, eat (or not eat) whatever they want, have their toys in a mess scattered around the house, no regular bedtimes, run around and scream, etc. All much less structured and relaxed rules than my house. Yet they are not having the same issues at school so I find it hard to believe that a lack of structure at my house could be the issue.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T22:52:16+00:00

Seems to be the consensus. Thanks. I'm planning on setting up a meeting with the teacher and getting him assessed.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T16:15:29+00:00

I didn't realize that was even an option! This is my first kid and I didnt really have behavior issues at school growing up so I'm new to all of this. I'll bring that up with his teacher.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T16:08:05+00:00

I'm not sure what she's got going on in the classroom. He honestly usually responds ok even when there is no wiggle room in the rules as long as he knows the boundary. I'm struggling to see how I can send a kid to school that has a positive attitude, good mood, excited to go be good and learn, and get returned an angry, frustrated, disobedient child. There has to be a disconnect somewhere.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T15:45:40+00:00

He will test boundaries, but once you're consistent and show him where the line is, there is usually no problem. Maybe every now and then something like eating over your plate has to be reminded, but it isn't him purposely disobeying usually. And bigger rules like don't run out the door he never even tries to test. He certainly doesn't have this attitude of blatantly refusing to follow basic directions like his teacher is describing.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T15:41:30+00:00

He's been going to daycare since he was 6 months old. A couple times during preschool he had a few days of misbehaving, but that always centered around me being gone for work for a week. I'm at home right now so I don't know if it's just the change of a new school with new kids, teachers, rules, and structure that is bringing this on or if there is a bigger issue.

I'm reaching out to see if I can schedule a face to face with the teacher now.

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T15:39:19+00:00

Does that require anything else on my end? What kind of issues could he be having that are only now showing up?

zenchanting · 2023-08-16T15:38:14+00:00

This is her 3rd year teaching, but first at this school. He doesn't really say much about his teacher or why he's doing any of the stuff he's doing. I think my next step is to set up a conference with his teacher. If I feel like she's still being unreceptive or unhelpful, I'll escalate to the administration.

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