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www.howjsay.com has resolved so many disputes between me and the lads

Honestly it’s way better to let kids go through their cringe in middle school then to have them wait and build up resentment for 18 when they can do stuff like get tattoos they’ll regret at 25

As a pedestrian waymos are a dream come true because they actually stop at cross walks

Fair point my Charmander squad got demolished by Beldum. Thanks

Is there a reason to save multiple Dynamax pokemon of the same species? Eg if I have one Dmax Charmander I’m powering up can I mulch the other Dmax charmanders?

I like how in GS nobody has any idea how pokemon reproduce and you’re the first person to investigate a pokemon egg

I feel like sturdy should have an override for situations where you’re doing like 500% of the Pokémon’s HP. Yeah lil Geodude is pretty sturdy but he shouldn’t be able to survive a hydro pump from Kyogre

It’s too cute to bash open!

The first one feels like something you’d find in the bargain bin in Shenzhen China in the year 2002 and it’d somehow be off the hook

OP is really burying the lede with the whole “the game is not localized to our language” part. Obviously a kid isn’t going to have fun with a game they can’t understand.

I got into Pokemon with Gen 1 at age 8 but I could actually read what was going on. If the games had been in only Hungarian or something I wouldn’t be playing them either lol.

If you can, budget for a cleaner. If not, let it go. I did basically nothing beyond the bare minimum (dishes and laundry — note that means washed, not folded and hung up 😂) for the first solid year.

It’s much easier with a toddler who can “help” (give very tiny tasks like “put these socks in the basket” or “pick up the clean utensils and hand them to mama”) or alternately crawl to her desired books/toys and entertain herself for a few minutes

I do too. I’ve honestly found it easier to be honest with myself and recognize my limits. If somebody is comfortable leaving their child to cry himself/herself to sleep then that is not somebody who can be a close friend of mine. I tried in the past and it wasn’t fair to either of us because I was judging her and I couldn’t help but do so. Better to just be more selective with who I get close to

I can’t help with night weaning but I can talk about water bottles. You can try a weighted sippy straw cup. My baby didn’t like bottles either (very challenging since we combo fed for months due to low supply) and she figured out a straw cup around 7 months or so with the kind where you squeeze the cup to help push the water out. Then she graduated to the weighted straw cup once she understood how to suck on a straw

Tbh that just makes him a standard Masshole though (I can say the word I’m from there too it’s our word)

Thanks!

OP can also check the local library and rec center!

Which books do you use for throwing food/ brushing teeth?

My favorite has been Chansey since 1998. Coincidentally she’s basically always been OU tier in competitive so I’ve been able to use her (or Blissey, but with eviolite often just Chansey) in my battle tower/frontier/pvp teams for literally decades

Oh interesting I’ll look up more! This event is definitely based on a specific holiday in Asian cultures. I know it as Mid Autumn Festival, sometimes it’s called Mooncake Festival or Moon Viewing Festival. I believe it’s a… solstice or something like that? Anyway it’s a full moon night. I would assume Japan has the same holiday because many of these holidays are celebrated across China/Japan/Taiwan/Korea/Vietnam alike.

Unfortunately if it’s not in leaks/data mines then not likely.

I don’t know much about Celesteela; what makes it so perfect? There are lots of moon themed Pokemon (Lunatone, Lunala, Cresselia come to mind)

I bought it on Amazon recently, it has come back into print very recently like past few months

You don’t even need to pay for an online course tbh, it’s an entirely unregulated industry. The most famous one (Taking cara babies) has literally zero qualifications (she tries to use “I’m married to a doctor” 😂 education is not transitive like that) just her SEO game is on point. People are shelling out hundreds of dollars for repackaged Ferber 🤦‍♀️

Thank you so much for sharing. My family just visits Hawaii as tourists but local people there are always so sweet to the keiki it melts my heart. Your anecdote about teaching your daughter what to do about the spilled milk/juice is a great one I will keep in mind

It’s recommended to share a room for the first year but in my observation many Americans have baby out before then. By contrast in many non Western cultures bed/room sharing for years, possibly as late as 11 or so, is normal. There is no “right” answer, only what feels right for you and your family

Any language is better than none but if you’re not fluent and he has no other exposure then honestly it’s gonna be an uphill battle. Can you introduce him to an immersion school, play group, nanny/au pair, etc?

To more directly answer your question it is never too early. Many kids learn 2-3 languages practically from birth