u/GrrATeam81 — reddlx

Shoe Goo fixed the Nee Doh!

I posted here a few days ago looking for advice on how to possibly fix my son's busted/leaking Nee Doh squishy fidget toy.

Shoe Goo worked!

Per some suggestions, we bought some Shoe Goo at Target for just under $5. I put one application of it on the Nee Doh to seal the leak/hole. Once that dried, I put another application on to get the "cap" that had fallen off/out to stick back on. Finally, I put a third application of Shoe Goo on to completely seal and secure the cap.

In retrospect, that cap was completely unnecessary to put back on. I probably could have put a few extra layers of Shoe Goo in its place instead.

u/GrrATeam81 — 21 days ago

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Popped Nee Doh

I'm thinking I can't be the only one and I'm hoping somebody else has solved this "catastrophe".

So my oldest son got one of these Nee Doh things back before they were all the rage. Back then, he spent $8 on it. That was expensive enough, but it was his allowance and his choice.

As many of you may know, the things are crazy popular at the moment. They were almost impossible to find last month. Currently, they're going for about $40 a piece. Give or take 10 bucks.

Anyway, the bottom fell off of my son's Nee Doh Gumdrop. I did prepare him by telling him that these are really hard to replace at the moment and presumably impossible to fix. That said, I've already tried hot glue. Seemed like it was going to work until it just popped right off. I'm currently testing out some fabric glue I had laying around. I could be persuaded to go so far as buying rubber cement if anybody thinks it would work (That stuff maybe useful for future projects).

Any tried and true solutions? Suggestions are still welcome, too.

u/GrrATeam81 — 25 days ago

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Positive focus

I’m a single dad with two boys (9 and 7), and I’ve realized I accidentally taught them one of my worst habits: focusing too much on the negative.

I grew up with a rough background, and somewhere along the way I became someone who verbally vents when things go wrong. The weird part is that my actions usually don’t match my words. I’m productive, dependable, and I solve problems well. If you watched my life on mute, you’d probably think, “Wow, this guy gets a lot done.” But if you only heard the soundtrack, you’d think I was failing at life.

My kids mostly hear the soundtrack.

Lately I’ve been thinking about how words really do affect us. People talk about “bad self-talk,” but honestly it almost feels like a kind of bad magic. Words change emotions, motivation, pain tolerance, mindset, all of it. So I want to intentionally practice “good magic” with my boys instead.

I love the idea of saying, “Alright guys, let’s practice our magic.”

The problem is, I don’t know how to define it in simple kid terms.

What I’m trying to teach is something like:

What did we focus on today?

What did we chase after?

What good came from our efforts?

What did we help grow instead of feeding negativity?

I like words like “pursue” and “focus,” but they feel too abstract for younger kids.

Does anyone have ideas for a simple phrase, question, or framework a 5–10 year old could really grasp? Something positive and practical that fits the idea of “practicing our magic.”

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u/GrrATeam81 — 29 days ago