Random Rants
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I've been trying to get my granddaughter to like the cartoons I liked growing up. It started with Ducktales and now it's Animaniacs (interestingly enough, they've both been recently rebooted).
I didn't realize how annoying Animaniacs was until now…I need to apologize to my parents.
Also: GI Joe. Anybody ever watch this as an adult and wonder if you were retarded as a child?
I'm kinda lucky in that my boy likes a lot of the stuff I introduce him to. Yes, he does like some of the cheese like Dinosaur Train, Caillou and the like but he also likes Transformers, Teen Titans Go, Spongebob, Gatchaman (Japanese cartoon), Voltron and all the other typical fare that 5 year olds like.
@Matty123 your daughter will soon outgrow the Teletubbies and move onto something else. When my son was 2-3 we watched a steady stream of Barney, Sesame Street, Odd Squad and whatever else was on PBS, but the local library yielded a bigger variety of stuff, so I could pick and choose what my son watched.
thanks @gaseousclay we just visited the local library with her for hte first time last night. thanks for the info. i dont mind sesame street at all really. i know shell outgrow teletubbies… and then ill be sad that shes outgrown it cuz thatll mean shes getting older. she breaks my heart everyday
The library has been an indispensable resource for books/cartoons for my son as well as dvd's for myself. I go there weekly and it's always fun. Of course, every library is different and some do not have child friendly amenities, like a play area, but it's never a wasted trip.
I know it's a cliche but kids grow up fast and you learn to appreciate seeing them mature. Changing poopy diapers and cleaning up vomit was an experience i'll never forget, but I don't exactly want to go through it again
Nowadays it's all about teaching my boy about being self-reliant and learning how to do things for himself. It's challenging but still a good experience. -
Item mailed Feb 09.
16/02/2018 22:43 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
15/02/2018 10:36 Irregularity item : problem address ST-NIKLAAS EUROPARK-N. MAIL
14/02/2018 19:26 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
13/02/2018 22:02 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
13/02/2018 01:14 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
13/02/2018 00:40 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
12/02/2018 21:46 Departure from office of exchange BEBRUA Belgium
09/02/2018 20:50 Your item has been sorted NOUVEAU GAND XRn:
19/02/2018 20:39 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
16/02/2018 22:43 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
15/02/2018 10:36 Irregularity item : problem address ST-NIKLAAS EUROPARK-N. MAIL
14/02/2018 19:26 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
13/02/2018 22:02 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
13/02/2018 01:14 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
13/02/2018 00:40 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
12/02/2018 21:46 Departure from office of exchange BEBRUA Belgium
09/02/2018 20:50 Your item has been sorted NOUVEAU GAND X01/03/2018 18:21 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
26/02/2018 19:06 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
23/02/2018 21:26 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
22/02/2018 19:32 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
21/02/2018 19:53 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
20/02/2018 20:07 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER08/03/2018 08:49 Item in distribution phase LOKEREN MAIL
07/03/2018 05:52 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X MANU SORTER 3
05/03/2018 19:59 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
05/03/2018 11:26 Item was redirected to foreseen distribution office ST-NIKLAAS EUROPARK-N. MAIL
02/03/2018 20:29 Your item has been sorted BRUXELLES X PARCEL SORTER
02/03/2018 10:23 Item was redirected to foreseen distribution office ST-NIKLAAS EUROPARK-N. MAILtl; dr: shipped out Feb 09. It's being sent BACK to me one month later. Never even left the country. I refunded the buyer yesterday, and now have to shell out another 32€ to ship it IF the buyer still wants the item…
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^ I sold a shirt to someone in Costa Rica on Grailed about a year ago that never made it. The extent of the tracking had the parcel leaving Los Angeles. About 6 weeks later it showed back up on my door step. I imagine if there was any tracking after leaving Los Angeles it would have looked like Seul's disaster above.
Rant of the day:
Q: What are (Insert Jean Brand)'s recommended washing instructions?
A: The same as every other brands! Don't overthink it. You're washing jeans not trying to brew the perfect cup of coffee. Temperature doesn't have to be exact. -
Chiming in to seuls shipping Desaster - here's mine. Finally found the green hoodie in madmondays sale. It made it to Germany without customs, was on the rout to my postbox, never got delivered but instantly returned to the US and has been missing now for two weeks.
Tracking History
March 2, 2018
In Transit to Next Facility
The item is currently in transit to the next facility as of March 2, 2018.March 1, 2018
In Transit to Next FacilityFebruary 28, 2018
In Transit to Next FacilityFebruary 27, 2018, 7:16 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 27, 2018, 10:51 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTEROrigin Post is Preparing Shipment
February 15, 2018, 10:22 am
Attempted Delivery - Item being held, addressee being notified
GERMANYFebruary 15, 2018, 10:22 am
Out for Delivery
GERMANYFebruary 15, 2018, 5:29 am
Arrived at Facility
GERMANYFebruary 14, 2018, 3:32 pm
Arrived at Facility
GERMANYFebruary 14, 2018, 3:32 pm
Processed through Facility
SPEYER IFS, GERMANYFebruary 14, 2018, 3:31 pm
Customs Clearance Processing Complete
GERMANYFebruary 14, 2018, 7:04 am
Customs Clearance
GERMANYFebruary 14, 2018, 7:03 am
Arrival at Transit Office From Exchange
GERMANYFebruary 14, 2018, 7:03 am
Processed Through Facility
GERMANYFebruary 13, 2018, 1:02 pm
Departed
FRANKFURT, GERMANYFebruary 12, 2018, 8:40 pm
Departed
NEWARK, UNITED STATESFebruary 12, 2018, 1:24 pm
Arrived
NEW YORK, UNITED STATESFebruary 12, 2018, 11:22 am
Processed Through Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 12, 2018, 10:29 am
Arrived at Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 11, 2018, 8:44 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 6, 2018, 8:05 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
NEWARK NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 6, 2018, 6:50 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003February 6, 2018, 6:36 pm
Departed Post Office
BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003February 6, 2018, 4:26 pm
USPS in possession of item
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Yeah this is kind of crazy.
I would love to know what happened between February 16 and February 26. @Max Power Will let you know once the hoodie gets back to me and we can figure out the route you want to take. I have a formal request/complaint in with the USPS since this was sent by a traceable and insured method.
This is why I tend to send a bunch of messages checking on if an item has/has not been delivered when I sell/trade items.
Sorry for the inconvenience on this and feel free to message me any questions, concerns or gripes.
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@Max:
Chiming in to seuls shipping Desaster - here's mine. Finally found the green hoodie in madmondays sale. It made it to Germany without customs, was on the rout to my postbox, never got delivered but instantly returned to the US and has been missing now for two weeks.
looks like that the delivery guy "forgot" (replace it with too lazy, stupid, etc) to notify you and after the 7 days of max storage at the PO waiting for pick up, it got returned to the sender…
sucks
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Picked my boy up from daycare yesterday and found out one of his classmates punched him in the face. The rule at daycare is that when such an incident occurs they don't name the offending child. Kinda pointless since my son will tell me who the child is ???. Overall my son dealt with it maturely, even though it left him feeling bummed out that it happened. I should start calling his daycare The Thunderdome.
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i'm curious to know what you guys would do as parents.
my son started kindy this year and not being from a 'perfect family' (where mom and dad are still together) sometimes i feel he might get bullied by the other kids who of course do not know better.
on one hand, you could teach them to be mature about such incidents. but on the other, as a boy, you'd want him to be able to defend himself physically as well. it might seem much for 5yos but such things do tend to happen even in kindy level.
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Let me understand, do you have reason to believe he is being bullied or is it just a worry?
If the latter then I would chill. Being pre-emptive about something that may not even be a problem will just cause your boy undue worry and stress.
If the former then the first thing to do is to find out how he feels and what’s being said. I believe that what you really want to avoid is no response from your boy. That is to say if the child gets bullied and he just internalises it then that can be a real problem. At the least you want him to be able to talk about it with you because that helps him to process it and work out his own response.
Then think about what kind of kid he is and encourage a response based on that. If he isn’t the kind of kid with a quick, smart mouth there’s no point in encouraging him to deal with it that way. You’re setting him up to feel inadequate.
He should “stand up for himself” but that can be anything from ignoring the bully and walking away (bullies hate it when they don’t get a response), to talking back to the bully and saying stop, or meeting violence with physical resistance. Again depends on the situation and the inclinations of your boy.
Also, wtaf? Is this really an issue anymore? In conservative countries, sure, but Oz is pretty liberal and progressive? The divorce rate in Norway is 50% and it’s entirely normal to have kids before/outside of marriage now.
