Stories are so fun! 🤗

There seems to be some indicator of NF somewhere... I'm not sure from where I get that from though 🤔🤣🤣🤣

Confirmation if awesomeness 😏

I remember hearing a story of a ship that sank, I think shortly before the Titanic, that had a bunch of people from the salvation army, mostly youth if I recall correctly. As they got into the water, not everyone had life vests. After being rescued, countless stories began being told of how these youth had fought the waves and made their way over to one of the people who didn't have a life vest, taking off their own, and handing it to them, with words like, "I know where I'm going, you take this."

They were giving people who would have drowned a second chance at life, and life after life, because they knew God was real, and even when facing death wanted to help save more people for eternity.

What you wrote reminds me of that story. Of how we all know it's the whole system that's sinking, but so many don't. They may not grab their life vests because they think it's just some heavy waves, and not the whole ship going down, but here we are, having grabbed our life vests, having prepared a route to the life boats.

It's up to us to keep telling people about it, about how bitcoin will solve the issues they're facing that are actually caused by fiat incentives.

Some will pick up their own life vests, while others will find themselves in the water before they realize what's happening.

I just looked at whitepaper books, but I'm not sure how they work. Seems like they sell paperbacks?

My husband and I have written several books, but so far only sell the pdf for sats, and the rest of formats through Amazon.

But if you'd be interested in a pdf for sats, you can check out our books at FikaTimeBooks.com 🤗

Any book that doesn't yet have a "buy for bitcoin" button can be sold through Nostr DMs.

We just has a baby so we're slowly working on getting all of our books selling for sats through our website.

Wow, that's weird. I haven't touched my address since I first got Nostr, so maybe it was a WoS issue 🤔

I once tried to send sats to my husband to pay for our Starbucks visit, but they got caught for 40 minutes before they were given back to me. Just stuck in "pending" or something. So, that has happened, so maybe something else like it happened when you tried to zap me 🤔

Are you one of those people who have always kind of wanted kids, but also felt awkward around other peoples kids and kids in general so you haven't known how it would be if you became a parent? Well, here's my story:

I've always wanted to experience pregnancy, but I've always been kinda awkward around other people's kids, so I wasn't sure how it would be to become mom.

Pregnancy was easy, the baby came wherever I went so I just needed to be aware of no longer being able to squeeze by someone in a tight spot towards the end.

Then my son arrived. I wasn't doing well so my husband did take care of him and the nurses taught him some tips and tricks that I watched from a distance, but I was way too loopy to catch it all (which I normally would have been able to do)

It was still different with our son. It wasn't awkward like with other's kids, well, maybe there was a little awkward the first time I changed his diaper, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. My husband showed me. I'd been shown before but it was super awkward, but not with my own son!

And actually interacting with him came super naturally. Watching how active he is, and getting to see a side I've never seen of other people's babies has been super fun!

I don't do baby talk, I mostly ask him questions and kinda narrate what I'm doing and what he's doing, and where daddy is and what he's doing.

We're raising a future adult, so even if he doesn't have control over his own body yet, I'm choosing to treat him as if he does, because at any moment he will learn it, and I don't want to miss that and not encourage him in his abilities!

So, if you wonder if you'll be a "good" parent, or if you'd be able to handle it, I think yes, because when it's your own, certain things will naturally come out of you that never came out before.

Now, get married (if you're not already) and start having babies. They're amazing! And you can totally do it! 🤗🥳👶

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I don't like being vegan.

We ran out of meat yesterday and my husband is working on our car, so we can't go get any meat yet, so I've been eating veggies and potatoes and grapes all day.

I want meat now! 🤤

The game is for him to get it to his mouth and for you to catch it before it does. Sounds like marriage to me! 🤗🤣

Yes, this post was about a car transmission.

My husband brought some parts of our inside to clean and it initially smells a lit like red current bushes. I guess it's the leaves that let out this scent when touched, so during harvest it smells a lot.

I still prefer typing 😔

Yay, you found your blonde little dog 🤗🤣

This time reading "go outside" I'd actually consider it seeing how the outside isn't trying to kill me with heat today! 😃

When we went in last time they had us sign a paper about vaccines, where one box was "postponed until (fill in date)" and the other was something like, "no vaccines permanently", and the lady who worked there said most people pick that one and then change it later if they decide they do wanna vaccinate against something.

We picked the "permanently No" option!

And even though I was barely present when our son was born, I do remember when I told them like 3 times until I got their attention, that we did not want the anti STD eye goo!

Then they asked my husband (who wasn't ill and loopy) about the vitamin K shot and the Hepatitis B.

Our baby is quite agile, but I have yet to see him trying to share needles with druggies so I think he'll be fine without the Heb B shot for quite some time! 🙄

It made sense to me.

While single I used to work for 6 months, travel for 2 and spend 4 at home, and then 2020 happened and the travel part went away, so I put that money in a savings account. Then I got married and we got into bitcoin, so I moved over what was left and had it put into bitcoin!

That was also when I realized fiat transfers such! Cause not only did paypal want a fee, and they blocked how much could be moved in a day and week between paypal and CashApp, paypal also stole about $50 just in exchange rate discrepancies! 🤯😖

Now, if I get any Swedish money, I just use it directly with the card and we keep our sats for the next while.

I'm pretty sure the US bitcoin tax rules are way better than the Swedish ones, so I don't really wanna mess with it.

My husband has been using voice to text since before we got married, I rarely used it myself.

Today I tried it and I realized how amazing it is to be able to just speak to my phone instead of needing to try to one-handedly hold maneuver and type on my phone whilst also maneuvering a wiggly baby. 😎🤗👶

Last night I stayed up and fed my son late, then I fell asleep, woke up by him fussing for food around 3am, then I blinked and decided to shift position as I heard him fussing, first thinking he was still going to sleep, but then realized I needed to check the time. 6am, oh, so he's hungry again, and I didn't notice sleeping.

When I was done, I blinked again, and again he was being fussy, and again I had blinked 2.5 hours away and he was hungry again at 6am.

Then it was light enough so I also changed his diaper, and that was an event. I thought I had given him enough time, but I had not. He pooped twice and peed once after I opened the old diaper and tried to get the new one on. Well, at least the 3rd diaper I interacted with stayed clean for a bit 😅

Then somehow it was 9am and he was hungry again?!

Hubby just came in after having worked on the van and woke me up. He asked me to help clear something so he could clean some parts inside, and I groggily got up and cleared it.

Then he asked if I didn't sleep last night, and I told him it didnt feel like it but I did have two experiences of time jumping forward 2.5 hours.

Writing this out now, I realize that I wouldn't have gotten any deep sleep in all of this (minimum 3.5h consecutive sleep to get there they say), plus maybe 5 hours of broken up sleep was my total, and I usually feel tired if I'm under 8, but I prefer 9hours of sleep 🤣

I see why my body told me it was time to sleep again while my husband was out working 🤣🤣🤣

Well, at least you didn't F down, so progress not perfection 🥳🤣

Yes, that's how we think too, raising adult humans!

My husband commented that he liked how I was interacting with our newborn, (first child) because I wasn't talking baby talk.

I tend to sit and instructing him and ask him questions like, are you hungry? Are you sure you're done eating already? (And then I touch him to see if I can get him to wake up)

He's clearly too young to answer, but by being explicit, and celebrating his abilities, I'm interacting with a separate human, a person with his own will. I'm not his dictator! I'm not his controller, he's not a dog, he's a human! He already has a will, even if he can't fully control his own arms or lift his head yet. But he scoots, and rolls!

It's a bit like someone who doesn't know how to swim but they can still flail and keep their head above water and get in the general direction they wanna go! They're not incapable, they're learning.

I think it's a great idea to train kids on Nostr, being present at first, and training them in the mute button, that it's always okay to mute anything they don't like, because they are highly capable people, and they decide what they let into their lives, and sometimes it's a good idea to have a conversation with someone, but to train them in what to look for when it's time to let go and move on.

Like when someone goes to personal attack instead of discussing the topic. Etc.

With Nostr's lack of algorithms and the fact that we need to curate our own timelines, I think it's a great place to teach teens how to choose their friends and influences! 🙂

I grew up in Sweden and they had some social media platform my neighbor got on (possibly before Myspace was a thing) but already then was it a weird place and those who said they were kids like us (around 10) could just as easily be adults. I do appreciate that Nostr is mostly adults, and no one needs to identify themselves if they don't want to, because that could remove some of the predators as they wouldn't know as easily who to seek out.

Using Nostr with supervision in the beginning means we can train our kids to mute anyone we don't want to hear from. It's actually empowering!

Some parents train their kids in submission, so when they're teens keep adults, they feel uncomfortable saying no to things they're uncomfortable with.

Don't jump land on the pillow of the left of the picture... no specific reason, just... just a hunch to avoid it for a while.. 😅🤣

My son seems quite capable for his age, he's alreaddy rolling and he's only 24 days old! But I think he'll need to learn a few things, like lifting his head, taking, and writing, at the very least, before he starts using social media 😅

Hehe, can you tell I'm a new mom staying up too late, as I couldn't clock that I wrote appreciate instead of appropriate 😅🤣

The real question is: what lower age is Nostr appropriate for?

I kinda wondered how it happened before, but now I know. It comes out naturally, and not just when talking about the other parent, but also about myself. 🤣🤗

I used to believe in myself, but I didn't believe that others did. Then I learned that part too, and now I trust myself by myself, as well as around other people.

Oh, that reminds me that I was partly hit by a spray of poop once. Like a foot away! I didn't know that was a thing until I experienced it. I'd heard of boys peeing once the diaper comes off, but nothing about poop!

So, did the dodge not work, or did something else happen when you tried to dodge that wasn't good?

I usually say, if I failed, I'm not done yet. Or something like that.

So, has anyone made a vee-log yet about parenting or little kids? I mean, it's called a vee-log for a reason, someone's gotta do it 😏🤣

I miss water!

I just reached a 1270 day streak on Duolingo thanks to my husband who covered for me when I was in the hospital and my phone was hidden somewhere at home.

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So, I knew baby boys have a tendency to pee while getting a diaper change, which we experienced at the hospital when my husband was changing one of our son's diapers. We got the advice to leave a wipe over it so if he pees, it doesn't go flying.

Well, I did not know that projectile poop was a thing until yesterday! 😳🤣

I was changing his diaper when all of a sudden, a stream of poo started flying, some splattered a whole foot away! I'm glad I had a wipe in my hand as I instinctively blocked the exit or else there would probably have been a much bigger mess 🤣🤣🤣

I thought yesterday how I'm probably more strategic about how I change a diaper than most, and now I have even more reason for it, as I don't only need to have it go fast to avoid the flying pee, but apparently also projectile poop 🤣🤣

Things I'm learning as a new mom 😎

Bless you! Sounds really tough!

I've only worked 12hx2 with shorter days outside of that, and I was beat at the end of it, and I lived across the street! So, having a hour commute outside of that sounds really hard.

I'd need at least a day or two to recover from that kind of work!

My husband communicates more than me, so I doubt I'd come across that issue. Pressure makes women's brains go slower, so if there's a lot going on or there's tension, I'd probably be the one more likely to lose my words.

However, we have Jesus, and have been learning a lot of tools for how to share all our secrets, what things contribute to us, and making deals, so I look forward to this new season. 😇

Well, my husband and I are both authors, so we make our own schedule, so at least he can have 100% of both of our time present, even though we'll be prioritizing each other first, cause that's the best way to love him.

Also, I'm not sure I'll find baby crying rude. 🤔 Now, if he started calling me names because I'm not up yet when he wants food, well, that'd be a different story 🤣

I'll find out in a month 🤗

And without the grandparents, as we live in a different state.

I used to say "I can't" a lot when talking to a mentor once, and she called me on it and said I wasn't allowed to say it, so I retrained myself and now, if I say "I can't" it's followed by me figuring out a way that actually does work, if the first way didn't.

Like, if someone asks me to reach something, and I try from where I am, and I go, I can't, then I move and grab something that allows me to reach it, and turn it into a can 😎

But yes, if it's "I can't eat that," that would certainly be more of a choice than a physical inability to do the thing.

The words we use make a difference in how we experience life.

If I have a habit of saying "I have to", I might be aware that I'm making a choice, but I'm telling my emotions that I don't have a choice.

But I always have a choice, I just might not like any of the consequences of making a different choice.

For example, "I choose to go to work", because I like being able to buy the things I want when I want, and not going to work can get me fired, and looking for a job is hard, so I'd rather keep my current job, even if it's not my favorite."

Shifting our word choices can help us feel much better about the choices we are making as well. It can remove the burden of "having to go to work" and replace it with a more positive, "I get to go to work" attitude.

My husband has been practicing "secret minimization" for years, because, "you're only as sick as your secrets".

So, when we met, he was honest with me about the things a lot of other people might feel ashamed to scared to share with a date.

However, because he was honest, he allowed trust to grow really quickly. I knew exactly what I was getting into!

He shared the things that some women would run from.

Because he was honest about his history, his personality, and his dreams, I was able to choose him on purpose!

His actions led me to dare to be way more brave, and share myself as well.

Secret minimization is one of the keys to a healthy, connected, and loving marriage. We still practice this every day!

This is why I added it to our new book, "How to prepare yourself for marriage".

If you'd like to read more about this and all the other things we did to prepare ourselves to be ready for marriage, please check it out! 😃

Available for fiat in 4 formats through FikaTimeBooks.com

Or a pdf for 10 000 sats through DMs! 🤗

So, this cow just walked up and stopped, perfectly framed in our window, turned its head and stared at me and started peeing! 😳🤣🤣🤣

Third Trimester Quiz Answers and Fun Facts:

1. How much water is recommended for a pregnant woman to drink daily to support the baby in the third trimester?

Answer: B) About 8-10 cups or 68-85 ounces (About 2-2.5 liters)

Fun Fact: Staying hydrated supports the increased amniotic fluid volume and helps the baby’s growth spurt in the third trimester.

2. What can a baby do in the third trimester to prepare for life outside the womb?

Answer: C) Both blinking and dreaming

Fun Fact: By week 28, babies can blink and may experience REM sleep, suggesting they could be dreaming in the womb.

3. What unique tissue do babies develop in the third trimester to help them stay warm after birth?

Answer: A) Brown fat

Fun Fact: Brown fat, which mostly disappears after infancy, forms in the third trimester to help newborns generate heat and regulate body temperature.

4. How many bones does a baby have in the womb compared to an adult?

Answer: C) More, about 300

Fun Fact: Babies have about 300 bones, many of which are cartilage that gradually fuse into 206 solid bones by early adulthood, starting significantly after birth and continuing through childhood.

5. What can a baby recognize from the womb in the third trimester that comforts them after birth?

Answer: A) The mother’s voice

Fun Fact: Babies can hear and recognize their mother’s voice by the third trimester, often finding it soothing after birth.

Second Trimester Quiz Answers and Fun Facts:

1. When does a mother typically first feel the baby’s movements, often called “quickening”?

Answer: B) Week 16-20

Fun Fact: These first flutters feel like bubbles or popcorn popping and are a thrilling milestone for parents.

2. What can a baby start to taste in the second trimester through the amniotic fluid?

Answer: C) Both sweet and spicy flavors

Fun Fact: By around week 15, taste buds form, and babies can taste flavors from the mother’s diet in the amniotic fluid.

3. What unexpected behavior do some babies show in the womb during the second trimester?

Answer: A) Hiccupping

Fun Fact: Fetal hiccups start around week 16 and can be felt by the mother, helping the baby practice breathing motions.

4. What unique feature fully forms by the end of the second trimester to help protect the baby’s skin?

Answer: B) Vernix (waxy coating)

Fun Fact: Vernix is a creamy layer that protects the baby’s skin from the amniotic fluid and helps with temperature regulation after birth.

5. How much does a baby typically weigh by the end of the second trimester (around week 27)?

Answer: B) About 2-2.2 pounds (0.9-1 kg or 900-1000 grams)

Fun Fact: At this stage, the baby’s brain is rapidly developing, allowing them to respond to familiar sounds like music or voices.

First Trimester Quiz Answers and Fun Facts:

1. When does the baby’s heart typically start beating?

Answer: B) Around week 6

Fun Fact: The heart begins as a simple tube and starts pumping blood by week 6, often visible on early ultrasounds.

2. When do baby girls develop all the eggs they’ll ever have?

Answer: B) By week 12

Fun Fact: A female fetus has about 6 million eggs by the end of the first trimester, the most she’ll ever have!

3. When do a baby’s fingernails begin to form in the womb?

Answer: B) Around week 10

Fun Fact: Fingernails start as tiny ridges around week 10 and are fully formed by the second trimester, ready for gripping after birth.

4. What can a baby do as early as week 7 in the womb?

Answer: A) Make small movements

Fun Fact: These tiny, spontaneous movements are too small for the mother to feel but show the nervous system developing.

5. How long is a baby typically by the end of the first trimester?

Answer: B) About 2-3 inches (5-7.6 cm)

Fun Fact: By week 12, the baby is about 2-3 inches long, with most major organs forming.

Is that because it gets eaten the fastest, or because it goes bad the fastest?

After the rain stopped last night, we went outside because the flood that moved our boards was completely gone in minutes!

However, the wash that goes across our road was very active still. It was like a little creek and then the water increased even more!

It must have been that the rain moved way faster than the flooding water, and that collected over time and then like 10 min after the rain was gone, it reached out land!

It was very interesting watching it destroy our road in person for once 😅

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Dating for marriage is a sorting game, and it's a good idea to "leave her better than you found her". So, one sorted out, plus she's left more informed than found, so yay! 🥳🤣