u/Next_Special_6784

Asking as a parent who is trying to figure out if this matters as much as I think it does. My 9 year old used to be into books when she was small. Now its all tablets, apps, whatever her friends are into that week. Her school says she is behind in reading comprehension and focus. Grades are okay but the deeper engagement isnt there.

I have been wondering if the reading at home thing is connected to what teachers see in class or if thats just something I am telling myself because I want her to read more.

For my own kid she has adhd tendencies and gets defiant when I push anything too hard. The second it resembles school its over. Teachers especially, does it show when a kid reads at home?

i used to like wearing jewelry that had meaning behind it, stuff tied to faith or memories. but after a few bad experiences, i kinda stopped.

chains fading, color changing, pieces just starting to look cheap after a few weeks. it feels worse when its something thats supposed to mean something, not just a random accessory.

at some point i just stopped wearing anything meaningful because i didnt want to deal with it again.

does anyone know affordable brands that dont have this issue?

this has been on my mind lately. I wouldnt say i lost my faith or anything but ive noticed that i only really turned to it when smth went wrong. Stress, problems, tough moments… thats when id pray and reflect. but when things were fine, i barely thought it

and for some reason that started to bother me. it felt like i was only using my faith when i needed something, not actually living with it day to day. i tried to change that but life gets busy, you get distracted and it just becomes a routine

so i rlly wanna know whats smth small to do or have to keep that connection more consistent. not saying smth that fixes everything but just to feel like a step in the right direction.

Running ads for my mid-market B2C brand has been a bit of a nightmare when it comes to managing the budget. Im spending a decent amount on ads, but every time i check, i feel like im just guessing whats actually bringing in sales. Im using a bunch of different platforms, and i dont have the time to go through all the numbers to see if im getting good ROI.

Does anyone else have trouble with this? 

Im not looking to just cut costs, but i really want to optimize and make sure every dollar is being spent right.

Were doing long distance for about 8 months now and its starting to feel really empty. Calls and texts help but I wish there was something physical that connects us when were apart. Like we talk every day video calls and all that but when the screen goes off I just feel this emptiness. Nothing to touch or hold that reminds me of her in a real way. Ive been thinking about jewelry like a necklace maybe with some engraving that matches something she has. Like our initials or a date or inside joke etched in there so its always with me. Does anyone thats doing long distance have smth like this or do u guys have any recommendations?

I feel like im losing it over this and maybe im overreacting but I genuinely dont know anymore. My sister and I have always shared stuff freely growing up. Clothes, accessories, money, it was just what we did. But last month she took my necklace without asking. Not just any necklace, the one our grandma gave me before she passed. I didnt realize it was gone until I went looking for it to wear on my birthday

When I asked her about it she acted like it wasnt a big deal. Said she was just borrowing it. 
I told her to give it back and we had this massive argument. She said I was making it a big deaI and i tried explaining why that specific piece matters but she just shut down.

Now my parents are involved. My mom thinks I should just let it go, that family is more important than jewelry. My dad agrees with me that she should have asked but he doesnt want to take sides.

I havent spoken to her in weeks. The more time passes the more awkward it gets. I just cant shake how she handled it when I confronted her.

im the worst husband ever. 
my wife and i have been married 5 years today. we have two kids, 3 and 1, and life has been nonstop chaos with work and everything. i totally forgot it was our anniversary. she has been hinting for weeks, even put it in our shared family calendar with hearts around it, but i never check that thing.

this morning she seemed a bit off and asked if i remembered anything special and i said no because i genuinely did not. she got upset and went to work and i didnt think much of it. while i was at work i was scrolling thru my camera roll trying to find a screenshot, i saw a pic of us celebrating our first anniversary. and then it all hit me, and my heart sank. i couldnt believe i forgot ab today, its like the most important day of the year.

i finished work earlier and went and got flowers and dinner and set it up for her. when she got home she didnt really look surprised or excited, i started apologizing like a million times but she just told me it was fine. i feel so bad and i just wanna fix it asap TL;DR

New role and first real prod alert hits. service down, logs show connection pool maxed. I bounce pods, scale up manually, it comes back but why did it happen? nobody's sure.

fixed it fast but it feels like whack-a-mole. i want to learn a proper resolution process, full post-mortems, replays, whatever. Not just stopping the bleeding but actually understanding what happened and making sure it doesn't repeat.

walk me through your process when something hits prod. Tools you look at first, how you stop the cycle, i'm tired of hoping the same thing doesn't happen again.