A Parent’s Sole Responsibility
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Father: "My son's outgrown his boots. I want the most inexpensive option to replace them, as he’s only going to outgrow them again."
I measure his foot, go out back, and grab the cheapest boots we had in his size, something left over from the previous year that was on sale.
Coordinating A Meet Up Is Not A Walk In The Park
Apr. 23rd, 2026 02:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Coordinating A Meet Up Is Not A Walk In The Park
Dad had already checked the information before posting, but the night before, he decided to do so once more. The meeting point was given as a six-digit Ordnance Survey map reference, and dad checked it out...
...only to find that he's looking at a point on the map that was about a mile from where we should be meeting.
Community Recs Post!
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recthethingThis works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanvids/fics/fanart/other kinds of fanworks/fancrafts/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
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Struggle Session and The Thursday Letter
Apr. 23rd, 2026 02:21 pmsavagelove_feedStruggle Session is a bonus column where I respond to comments from readers and listeners. I also share a question submitted to Savage Love and let my readers have the first crack at giving the advice. Wanted to kick things off by highlighting this pearl of wisdom from NoCuteName… There is no such thing as … Read More »
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Rainbow Challenge: The X-Files: wallpaper: Caught me off guard
Apr. 23rd, 2026 03:37 pmlilly_c posting in fan_flashworksFandom: The X-Files
Rating:
Content notes: Caps used are my own from season one, gem effect rainbow background is from a public domain image search, text is from Kaleidoscope by The Veronicas. Font used is (true love).
Artist notes: I’m now working in Pixelmator Pro on Mac and I'm still very much learning how to use it including any tips and tricks not included in Apple's documentation and I’m more used to working in Photoscape X.
Summary:
( caught me off guard )
Noble Roots
Apr. 23rd, 2026 01:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Noble Roots
Me: "Oh, carrots. We need those. Grab them."
Friend: *Looks at the price.* "Wow! These are soooo expensive!"
Me: "Oh, well, those are heirloom carrots, so they would be."
Read Noble Roots
A Modicum of Daring
Apr. 23rd, 2026 09:49 amsetsuled posting in disneyplusshows
Last night's new Daredevil: Born Again was one of the better written of the Born Again series. It's kind of a low bar, though, and there were a few weak bits in the teleplay by Devon Kilger and Jesse Wigutow. But I appreciated how the story got weird at points.
( Spoilers behind the cut )
Daredevil: Born Again is available on Disney+.
Didn’t We Have A Tea Party Over This?
Apr. 23rd, 2026 01:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Didn’t We Have A Tea Party Over This?
Customer: "What kind of teas do you have?"
Waitress: *Confused by the question.* "Sweet or unsweet."
Customer: "No, like hot teas."
Waitress: *Getting it.* "Oh! Honey, we're not one of those places. We do sweet or unsweet tea. We don't do any of that chamomile nonsense."
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Apr. 23rd, 2026 12:45 pmnotalwaysright_feedSo… this guy we hired wasn’t working out. He was dumber than a sack of rocks, and couldn’t follow a procedure that was written in pictographs in front of him. The worst part was he had a really obvious crush on our manager, and muttered creepy things about her almost constantly. Really, it’s a surprise […]
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Apr. 23rd, 2026 01:29 pmturpsWhile there I did two and a half new things. I sat on one of those big bouncy balls, previously I've been very reluctant sure they'd pop under my weight. Then didn't know what to do after sitting, so put it back on the holder. I also had a go at pulling and pushing the sled in the dedicated weight room. It only had 15kg weight plates on it, but man, I felt it afterwards. And for the half, did five minutes on the stairmaster. I'm giving that a half new score as I used to go on that machine back in the day, the first time I was going to the gym. But haven't gathered the courage to do it again this time, until yesterday anyway.
But seriously, what do you do on those bouncy balls? I'm going to have to look up some routines for next time. And of course, we had a session of the hydro massage beds; after the workout this time.
Hmm, I did just look up some routines and a lot of stability work is going on, including rolling around on your back and doing crunches. Maybe I'll stick to sitting and bouncing a bit for now.
Bodhi is coming here for a couple of hours after she finishes school. So, that's all of three days after Kayleigh restarted work, and I'm Bodhisitting again. I can see some more interrogation about why I still don't know all the Demon Hunter songs being in my future. Last time she was here I had to watch Free and explain myself as to why it wasn't my favourite song ever. The reason that I hadn't actually heard it before didn't seem to cut it.
Play Challenge: Heated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: New Games
Apr. 23rd, 2026 08:14 amdarkjediqueen posting in fan_flashworksRating: PG-13
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Relationships: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Tags: Established Relationship, Post Season One
Summary: New games were allowed between them now.
Word Count: 1,004
Face Challenge: Babylon 5: Facing The Future
Apr. 23rd, 2026 01:03 pmbadly_knitted posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Facing The Future
Fandom: Babylon 5
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: John Sheridan.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Spoilers/Setting: Rising Star.
Summary: As the new President of the Alliance, Sheridan will have his work cut out for him.
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 513: Amnesty 85, using Challenge 485: Face.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Babylon 5, or the characters. They belong to J. Michael Straczynski.
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Apr. 23rd, 2026 11:45 amnotalwaysright_feedAfter the kids leave for Christmas vacation, we usually take a few days to clear up any loose ends around the school, to have a staff meeting to discuss the prior year and the upcoming one, and to have a small pre-Christmas party. We always have the party in the school cafeteria. We hire a […]
Main Course Is Mine Course
Apr. 23rd, 2026 11:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Main Course Is Mine Course
Customer: "Can you clean up this table? We want to sit here."
Again, they watched me sitting there eating, so they knew that was my food. The table also still had the silverware basket and napkin bands on it.
The dining room is also completely empty; they could have literally any other table.
Mid-Nominations Notes and Queries
Apr. 23rd, 2026 10:31 pmmorbane posting in jukebox_festNominations for this year will close 11:59pm EDT, Saturday 25 April.
Now that we've set up the collection, we wanted to highlight an additional guideline:
In the past, we've received nominations for videos that are dominated by silence or dialogue. Since this is a music-focused event, we suggest you discuss music video nominations with mods if they have significant parts without music. We are likely to reject nominations for music videos where less than half of the video contains music, or where any non-musical parts would make a significant difference to the narrative of the video if excluded.
Further minor query: We've approved 'Daisy Bell - IBM 7094 and Hatsune Miku (Song)' in the past, but it seems a little odd to format IBM 7094 as an artist. 'Would Daisy Bell - Hatsune Miku ft. IBM 7094' work?