Hey all, my kid has really taken to swimming and is almost done the numbered levels offered by the city. I'm looking into something like a swim club, not necessarily to be competitive, but to offer her a regular outlet to practice swimming during the year. I'd love to hear people's experiences with region of Waterloo swim club and also if there are any other I should consider. Thanks Thanks
Hey all, in case you missed it there is DYFL merch on cut loose that is available for domestic shipping! I got to it a bit late, really wanted those sweatpants, but I got a 2xl and I plan to alter it to fit, thank goodness I have sewing skills!!
Another post in this sub got me thinking about this topic. I have lots of Sikh neighbours and can converse with them on a very basic level because I can't speak Punjabi but I understand it, and they seem to understand my Urdu fairy well. How different is it really or at all?
My daughter is turning 9 soon and there has been A LOT of growth in the last 6 months or so. She has little budding breasts that she is pretty pumped about and has been asking about when she can start wearing a training bra. I'm not sure when to do that shop, but I'm thinking it should happen before school in September. I don't remember when I started wearing them, it was later than I should have because I remember a female teacher having a conversation with me about it in grade 6 or so. My mom was not very observant of my needs during puberty so I don't want to use myself as an example. When did you make this call? Was it when you noticed, when they asked, or a combo of both?
So I love to knit and crochet at the beach. I've been doing it for years without issue. Unfortunately this last beach trip, it was insanely windy. I'm finding sand in the oddest places at home. I took my crochet out of my project bag and a bunch of sand fell out and I thought a quick shake would help, but ugh, it didn't. Any advice? Should I toss all this? It's acrylic yarn and I'm working on a tapestry.
I haven't been inside Kitchener City Hall in a whole and I noticed that all the benches and chairs and tables were gone. Isn't it supposed to be a cooling centre? I went in to cool down and couldn't even sit on the stairs, they were roped off. Really upsetting to see a public space transform into an unwelcome space.
Hey all, I'm a knitter who is new to crochet. I made a mesh top following a free pattern, and figured Lily and Cream would be a good sub for Hobbi cotton which is not available where I live. I wet blocked it like I would with my knits (used soak) and the yarn is still super stiff. Is there something else I can try to soften it? I basically made two rectangular panels to join together. If I can't soften this enough for it to wearable, I'm going to turn it into a mesh bag lol. Either result is fine. Also just curious what kinds of yarn I should be using for a mesh top if I don't want it to feel stiff? Thanks!
Hey all, I didn't go to high school in Canada, so while I have a general idea what family studies entails, I don't quite understand how you can qualify to teach topics like parenting, fashion, cooking etc. with typical undergrad courses. For those who have taught this, what kind of courses would be required to teach it? I mean, I'm a seamstress, but I don't have formal coursework to prove it but I can make you a custom fitted dress. I'm trying to wrap my head around senior qualifications and it's mindboggling. I need a second teachable and deciding which one to dive into. I'm willing to take undergrad courses to meet the requirements since I did my undergrad 20 years ago.
Been NC with my MIL for more than a year now. She blocked me on all socials, don't really care. My husband barely used socials and is still in a messenger chat with his family that he only lurks for updates on his elderly grandparents, one of whom has been in and out of hospital recently. Well MIL.has been sharing Instagram posts about the pain of being the canceled grandma and I couldn't help but laugh and laugh because this is legit proof that not only does she refuse to take accountability for what she did (see previous posts but short version: she said she hated my culture and religion and told my husband he should have married a nice Catholic girl) but she has also completely changed the narrative to make herself the victim. I mean, yeah bitch you got canceled for being racist lol.
Oh man, I totally missed the boat on merch and seeing all your posts is making me so Uber jealous! I joined the mailing list so I don't miss it next time. Any hints as to when they will open up pre orders again?? I can't seem to find any info.
I feel so out of the loop. I listen to my tried and true faves, and I don't even know where to start looking for anything new and fresh and exciting. I love folk metal, prog metal, some metalcore. Any suggestions? I spent some time exploring today and sleep token is a nah. bad omens was fun. what else?
Hey all, can you point me to orgs accepting donations for the Kitchener encampment? Specifically looking for grassroots orgs and not places like the working centre. Thanks.
Does anyone have experience supplying for First Nations schools? The federal system is so different from what I'm used to, just curious what your experience has been like if you have.
I'm very new to gardening. We have lots of tulips in our backyard thanks to the previous homeowners. My MIL passed away two years ago (on mother's Day)'and we bought some lilies to plant in our garden bed with a collection of rocks my kids and I decorated as a sort of memorial for nan. Unfortunately the lilies were eaten up quite promptly and I only realized later that they were an invasive species. Can someone suggest a perennial flower that is native to Ontario that I can plant in our little memorial? I would like something that grows back every may since that is when she died, also mother's Day and unfortunately also the month of her birthday. edited to add we planted those last year so we want to plant something new this year
Sorry for the long story. We've been NC with my MIL for more than a year after an argument that resulted in MIL saying hurtful, racist things to me and then doubling down months later. My husband spent months trying to talk to her and mend things, but the last time they spoke she was adamant she stood by her beliefs and that she wished she could go back in time (we have been married almost 15 years, two kids) and ensure he married a "good white Christian girl." That was the last straw for him even trying to mend things. Our kids have not seen her in a year. They have not spoken since last summer. His mom and dad divorced when he was young, dad is in long term care with brain damage, so MIL is the only parent in the lives of my husband and his 3 younger siblings - BIL is a step sibling. For a few months, we saw siblings in law, went to the beach had them over for BBQs and birthdays. No one talked about MIL. It bothered me a lot, but I let it go for sake of family. Then my BIL returned from working out on the coast for the summer and put a wrench in things. He refused to accept our boundaries on having MIL over to family events. He Said we were being unfair to her and refused to believe anything she said to me. We have emails and texts as proof, BIL refused to read them. Then my SILs chimed in, and started saying yes can we move past this and just go back to normal already? No how??? My husband and I tried to get them to come over so we could calmly talk able everything, BIL refused if we were going to "complain about MIL" so then the SILs didn't want to do it either. Any attempt at trying to communicate with them about this in person has been thwarted. The refusal to acknowledge the pain MIL caused me and my family was unreal. In November, BIL sent messages to me in a siblings chat that said some awful stuff like you're not family, MIL did so much for you (untrue) and this is how you repay her, etc. etc. This was after my daughter's biethday party. All of them were invited except MIL and that pissed him off because MIL called him to ask how the party went. So then I got upset and said some nasty stuff to him too. I instantly regretted it and sent them all an email and said I'm sorry about my messages last night they were uncalled for and I will not excuse them. All we want is acknowledgement of what MIL did and said, not for anyone to pick sides or join us, but just to acknowledge the harm and no one can or has done that so this is the last you will all hear from me. I deleted all my social media and went on a deep cleanse to focus on my own family and not that drama. Now months later things are great cor my little nuclear family, but there is tension with the siblings in law because my husband still talks to them but I do not which makes everything awkward. Sorry for how long this got, but with the summer and get together season approaching, should I just let this go and invite them over and act like everything is fine? Should I hold my ground and keep my distance? I feel guilty holding this boundary when my kids miss their aunts and uncle. I've never told them they can't come over or make plans with my husband and kids, but they legitimately never reach out. I used to make all our plans. My husband will reach out and say hey the kids miss you, want to do XYZ? There is always an excuse. He doesn't want to give up on them and I understand that it's hard. But it also feels like they just don't care about us? I guess the guilt is really getting to me because my own family doesn't live in Canada so we're very alone just the four of us. Thanks for reading if you made it this far.