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Cake day: September 27th, 2023

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  • Skydiving, once, in my 20s. Not sure if the chute was on wrong, being slightly over the weight limit was a factor, or if it was just genetics, but when the chute opened, the jerk caused a loud enough pop that my instructor asked if I was okay.

    I lied of course, the adrenaline kept me from knowing the deal, anyway.

    The first time I threw my back out, after, it was from picking up a piece of paper. These days, when I have the least pain I can still tell my back muscles are as tight as a garage spring.

    I had never known a moment of back pain before that day, and I don’t know what it’s like to walk a mile without back pain now.






  • Yes, what’s important is modeling behavior, not an accurate world view at 3. It’s frustrating internally, but I just made sure my child could see that I was unfazed. I also modeled answering questions without being an authority, when appropriate “I think this is how it is” “I’m not sure, let’s find out together!”

    It’s a long process, just keep your eye on emotional regulation and other bigger picture issues and don’t let your child drag you into the weeds of who is right and who is wrong, IMO.






  • I’ve done SVE but nothing so comprehensive.

    I am cautious about some mods that significantly change the difficulty of the game downward, though, and a lot of otherwise great mechanics mods include features that are… too tempting for me.

    I love the kids that add in more diverse cave and caverns levels as well as new “large ores”. That really makes those parts more fun!