No, makeup and crap. I was pretty furious. Luckily that’s the worst so far.

Stole from their workplace. It was awful.

Don’t call the non-emergency line when you have a parent with a spare key.

I shouldn’t need to ask you to put it in the dishwasher every time you use a fork.

Why is there a pile of dirty socks on the stairs?

I should be able to use my own couch/ sink/ toilet/ counter without having a fight about it.

Until you’re out of the house, it doesn’t matter whether you’re 18 or not, I still expect you to not do anything illegal.

This is just part of the 5 S’s technique.

https://www.healthline.com/health/baby/5-s-baby

Of them, I found swaddling, swaying/rocking, and shushing/singing the most effective for my kiddos.

My second was a miracle. They both were, really. My ex had pretended for years to want a family. The first time, he got furious with me when I was 5 months along and chased me out of the house. We went to therapy and supposedly figured it out.

At one point in the years following, he got a vasectomy and never told me. We were trying to have a second for three months before he broke down sobbing, and I guessed what happened. More therapy, he got a reversal (his choice) and then promptly threatened to leave me multiple times. One time in the middle of this, I let him have sex with me and I got pregnant. Then he tried to throw me out of the house in front of my screaming toddler.

That time, I realized I was being abused and started divorce proceedings. That’s when it really got bad. I had intense stress, put on no weight until my 8th month, she was 10 days overdue and still a bit underweight.

But she is the light of my life. My oldest is extremely troubled, and if it weren’t for my second, I’d think I was a complete failure. Because of her, I know I’m just largely irrelevant. Kids come with their own personality. She is a rock, and without her my oldest wouldn’t cope nearly so well.

Every child is different. Just when you think you have no room in your life for another, your life expands and you know you’d have a huge hole without them. I’m so glad I didn’t stop with one, if for no other reason than they need each other.

Heck, I’m in my 40s and don’t feel like an adult much of the time. Especially when I think about my parents passing.

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For very different reasons:

Edward Jacob

Elon

Donald

Raven

Leonard

Ismael

Vladimir

Christian

Jim Bob

Chad

Kevin

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It wouldn’t have been Hitler that would have gotten you canceled. It would have been suggesting we go get involved in another war so soon after WWI with no real evidence that it would be important.

From the very beginning. It’s much more magical and less creepy.

1823: we should let the Indians have their land

1923: we really need to go over to Europe and stop that Hitler guy

I collect paintings and other things from estate sales.

Also macrame hangings.

“Core memory” doesn’t mean emotional. It means formative. It’s something that makes you who you are, and emotion doesn’t have to be tied to that.

So exhausting the emotion doesn’t mean exhausting the core memory.

Strong emotion is most often a lack of processing. Once your brain processes something sufficiently, the emotion fades. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t affect who you are.

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People who believe they are intellectual rarely are, or they would be able to couch their points in more accessible ways.

Bring a blanket from home. It’s good to have something to wrap yourself in when you’re lonely.

Also, as Judy Scheindler said, better to live in a cardboard box alone than a penthouse with roommates. If you can manage it, forgo roommates. They will screw you over. Try to pay 25% of income for rent, even if you have to take transit or commute.

Also, pay off all debt and save at least 25% of your wages if you can at all manage it. A little caution when young will be a huge benefit in just a few years.

It’s not noticed much, but information architecture based on business definitions instead of user needs.

Material UI is one of the more disappointing UI releases ever.