You’re tough and determined. You will win! Congrats on the decision, we are here for any venting when the see you next tuesdays hit!

Life happens. Lots of people have a missing tooth for various reasons, either from accidents, decay/weak teeth, lack of fluoride as kids etc. You wouldn’t know it though, because modern dentistry can make the replacement look so natural. I know someone with a false tooth due to lost it as a teen from a bad bike fall. Even if your reasons are different, it doesn’t matter. It’s natural to be upset, but also remember you’re doing so well now and looking after yourself! Hope you feel better soon!

This is my hesitation about ever living in an apartment. I’m a light sleeper and neighbours being noisy through paper thin walls would be a nightmare. I think there’s a desperate need for legislation to set minimum sound proofing standards for apartments. It would make them much more desirable.

Fellow night wakers, I have a question. Sometimes if I wake up in the night and cant go straight back to sleep, I’ll grab my phone and do mindless things on it until I feel drowsy again. I’ve always thought this is a bad habit, but is it really? Distracts me and I go back to sleep eventually. I have it in dark mode so minimal bright light. So should I kick the habit? What would be an alternative?

Uncanny valley.

I was a bit shocked recently when I found out a friends 12 year old could barely read, and that according the school and the parents the kid is educationally doing just fine. I mean what!? That’s nowhere near fine. How is this good for anyone? The kid has no learning difficulties according to the parents. They are getting him a tutor now. He seems to be of average brightness, so having good reading at 12 should be no problem. Everyone has let the kid down. School and parents both.

If it’s a Myers-Briggs type test, It’s been debunked as not much better than horoscopes. Vague traits that might seem adaptable to almost anyone, and no correlation to job suitability. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers–Briggs_Type_Indicator

Crickets loud, sky pretty.

I love pan fried dumplings. Have tried cooking at home and they are never as good as the restaurant ones. Have given up, it’s just one of those things that the pros do better. Steamed at home are fine tho.

Oops I was a day too early!

I have no kids and still struggle to keep the place decent. Mess is so easy to make and cleaning is such a chore. Literally every action to exist makes mess. Eat food, use toilets, walk around, wear clothes etc. Not to mention general stuff and storage and actually doing things and living life. I wonder if people with pristine houses just sit and stare into space most of the time, so no mess is created. The way I see it, if regular cleans are getting done and nothing is unhygienic, good enough. My house is lived in. It’s reality not instagram.

Oh interesting. Will try it out.

Good morning! Is this the first wake up in the new place for you? If so, happy new house day!

Seeing that muppet song made me think I’ve never seen the muppet show properly, only snippets here and there. It feels so familiar because it’s everywhere in pop culture. Looked it up, and it’s on Disney! Have added to my watch list.

I have been avoiding it because from previews it looks like a sad movie where bad things happen to animals, so not something I want see in my current mood. I don’t actually know anything about it though, it’s the vibe I got? If you tell me it’s happy I’ll see it.

An early good morning to all. Just want to let you know I really appreciate this place. The banter, support, friendly advice, cute animal pics, all of it. It really is a wholesome corner of the internet. May you all have a superb weekend.

The future is not knowable. You’ve had ups and downs before, maybe the up will start sooner than you think. Hang in there and look after yourself.

Also known as the bunch of C’s.

My eyes have enlarged like a cartoon.