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  1. Over the years as kids left nest, I cut down dramatically on decor from being one of the houses on suggested lights tour list to almost minimalist and indoor only.  We have a set of three Costco table top white glass trees with color changing light, cat nativity set, traditional nativity set,  six large high quality pots of poinsettias, large wreath, hand sculpted Santa head sprite, Lands End monogrammed stockings, big red felt like bows for stairs, holiday themed hand towels and candle holders, mini Christmas village and probably forgetting something.  Doesn’t seem very minimalistic when typed out.

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  2. We store them in dishwasher.  If you do not have dishwasher (or even if you do), wash them as you use them, especially pots and pans.  Of course, this is an added task for you.  Short of telling husband that leaving dirty dishes out is not negotiable (my top choice), you could buy paper or disposable plastic plates, bowls, glasses and cutlery.  Hope you find resolution that works for all members of household.

  3. 6 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:

    I was visiting some aquaintences who are Filipino.  It was October?   They had Christmas decorations out.  I commented about them getting ready early oh, we're late.  Apparently in Filipino culture, Christmas decorations will easily go out in September.

    I’ve been known to pull out some of Halloween decor in late August, so I would be right at home in Filipino community.  Fall and Christmas decor are simultaneously displayed.  If Party City sold Groundhog Day decor, I’d probably buy it.

  4. I think my last surgery was typical for a larger regional hospital in same general section of USA as original poster.  Surgery had to be done in hospital instead of ambulatory surgical site because of serious issues.  We reported to hospital surgery waiting room; one person was allowed/required to stay entire time.  Any additional family members had to find another place to wait.  The waiting room was staffed with a couple of monitors/receptionists and security officers to escort out those extra people or prevent them from entering.  I only recall one patient bringing two people with them; of course, one was told to leave.  This was prior to pandemic.

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  5. 3 minutes ago, Melissa Louise said:

    Dying isn't surgery.

    I will die on the hill of it being a crazy idea that twenty - twenty! - family members show up at a hospital when someone is having surgery. 

    Pray from home. Send a text. 

    Who even TELLS twenty people they are having surgery, lol? 

    I was wondering same thing re who tells 20 people they’re having surgery.  In fact, I’ve long ago stopped sharing medical info with people who have shared the info without my approval.  Husband, adult children (only one lives in my city), sister and good friend are on my short list.  During surgeries, only my husband is allowed.  I honestly would be appalled to learn that 20 people knew my personal medical business and were waiting while my surgery was done.  My husband darn sure would not feel supported.

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  6. 13 hours ago, wendyroo said:

    So you have never experienced a 6-9 month old baby look right at you, get a gleam in their eye, and dump their plate off their high chair tray just to see how much it riles you?

    You have never had a baby specifically look to see if you are watching before they make a grab for the remote control?

    Of course babies can manipulate. Learning how the world works, how people react, and how to make things happen is their primary survival goal the first year.

    I have experienced high chair tray dumping quite a few times, but never would I interpret it as rebellion in an infant.

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  7. 1 minute ago, Melissa Louise said:

    My nanny families used playpens but we took the babies out when they got unhappy with being confined. 

     

    We used our playpen so seldom that we kept it folded up.  My youngest Houdini could be out of it in a flash.

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  8. 21 minutes ago, Melissa Louise said:

    We put our babies in slings or backpacks to do stuff, I don't know how one would even train a baby to sit in one place. 

    We used the Gerry frame backpack and a soft front pack and playpen on occasion with first two babies .  

    I’ve read all the replies now but still don’t understand what , if anything, non-corporal punishment blanket training entails besides simple redirection.  

    I also never knew it was possible to train crawling infant to remain in one place.

    We could not contain our special needs baby in device once she started crawling and climbing.  She was a tall agile baby and toddler who could climb out of her crib, so we had to stop using crib.  She slept on a pallet in our bedroom with door locked so she couldn’t escape.  I didn’t do anything except turn on a dim light for her and put a few toys and stuffed animals on her pallet. 

     

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  9. Precisely how does one blanket train without physical force?  I googled the term but every description I read involved corporal punishment when infant attempted to leave blanket.  I would expect infant to crawl off blanket to explore surroundings.  Is blanket training only used prior to infant being a crawler?

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  10. 5 minutes ago, Sneezyone said:

    I never even HEARD there was such a thing as 'blanket training' until I came to this forum. I never used it...any of its 'versions'. I do not understand/compute the assessment that people are judged for using it. No one I know did anything even remotely similar. I think this is a fringe behavior that folks don't want to believe is 'fringe'. 

    Same here.  This forum was my first and only exposure to concept of blanket training, Pearls, Duggars and other prominent religious people who advocated harsh child rearing practices.  I too assumed it was a fringe belief since never heard it anywhere else. 

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  11. On 9/15/2023 at 10:52 AM, Spryte said:

    Talk to me about rosacea.

    Does it always get worse, if it’s mild? 

    How do you treat it?

    I had rosacea during my forties.  I did not seek treatment for the rosacea itself but did use a cover up cream occasionally.  Fortunately the rosacea subsided in my early 50s.

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  12. Why go to effort of training infant to use blanket when you can put them in a playpen with no training required?  How and why is blanket training preferable to a playpen during read alouds?  I ask because I’ve never known anyone who did blanket training. 

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  13. 11 minutes ago, Scarlett said:

    Control freak? No.  He is if anything too passive about all of this.  He is very non confrontational and just lets things happen.  
     


     

    You stated he is too passive about all of this. 

    What do you think he should do that would entail non-passivity ?

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