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Posted: Dec 22nd, '19, 23:59
Oh! XD I did not get that 
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Posted: Dec 23rd, '19, 01:43
oh that's fine xD
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Posted: Dec 23rd, '19, 10:51
I didn't know either But good to know now!
But good to know now!Re: ⁂＊ℭonfetti ℜain＊⁂
Posted: Dec 23rd, '19, 12:40
Talking of less depressing things, what is everyone doing for Christmas? I'm home with my parents now. J has gone back to our place and will spend the day with his parents, then he's working a few days before coming to join us on the 31st for New Year.
I asked him if he wanted me to come home instead because we'll have to leave again on the 1st, which is a lot of driving in a short time for him. He said no, he is looking forward to the family New Year's Eve quiz too much XD I am the quizmaster and every year I put together a two or three hour long quiz for my parents and J to compete with. He often wins so he likes this a lot XD
I asked him if he wanted me to come home instead because we'll have to leave again on the 1st, which is a lot of driving in a short time for him. He said no, he is looking forward to the family New Year's Eve quiz too much XD I am the quizmaster and every year I put together a two or three hour long quiz for my parents and J to compete with. He often wins so he likes this a lot XD
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Posted: Dec 23rd, '19, 15:24
I'll be home. On Christmas Eve I'm at my grandma's and then at Ash's step-dad's... Yep, one day, two dinners, I'm going to burst XD On Christmas we're going to my dad's. And then Second day of Crhistmas is our 9th anniversary soooo Idk what yet xD We'll probably stay home or try to catch a movie or something.
That quiz sounds like a great family tradition!
rat update: I think we had a tiny breakthrough last night! First, I cleaned the new cage. Second, they were all stinky, so we bathed them (all 3 together, other than Cotton crying all the time more than the youngsters, there was no drama there). Then we decided to see how Cotton would react if we now put them in the new cage together with all the smells being less agressive (I put all of her stuff there, too, but she still didn't like it, so we let her out). We left them in their respective cages and went for dinner to Ash's step dad. When we came back, I took the young ones into my pouch-pocket and we let Cotton into their cage alone. At first she was pretty calm, then she went crazy, and THEN she lied in 3 of 4 corners of the cage. It wasn't a completely relaxed thing, I could tell, but she calmed down a bit, so I think it's a good sign. Then we took her out and she really wanted to get on me and I let her (reluctantly, but hey, worst case scenario, they fight on me and I'm literally right there to separate them). She went into the pouch with them inside, almost immediately went out. then one of them walked out behind her and Cotton kind of hopped over her. It looked like she wants to mark the little one, you know, with urine droplets, like rats do. I'm not sure if she did, but it seemed that was what she was doing. And she also "liced" that youngster's face for a short while. She wasn't agressive at all.
I'm thinking of repeating this thing every day or at least every other day. Maybe in a week or two they'll be able to coexist :D
That quiz sounds like a great family tradition!
rat update: I think we had a tiny breakthrough last night! First, I cleaned the new cage. Second, they were all stinky, so we bathed them (all 3 together, other than Cotton crying all the time more than the youngsters, there was no drama there). Then we decided to see how Cotton would react if we now put them in the new cage together with all the smells being less agressive (I put all of her stuff there, too, but she still didn't like it, so we let her out). We left them in their respective cages and went for dinner to Ash's step dad. When we came back, I took the young ones into my pouch-pocket and we let Cotton into their cage alone. At first she was pretty calm, then she went crazy, and THEN she lied in 3 of 4 corners of the cage. It wasn't a completely relaxed thing, I could tell, but she calmed down a bit, so I think it's a good sign. Then we took her out and she really wanted to get on me and I let her (reluctantly, but hey, worst case scenario, they fight on me and I'm literally right there to separate them). She went into the pouch with them inside, almost immediately went out. then one of them walked out behind her and Cotton kind of hopped over her. It looked like she wants to mark the little one, you know, with urine droplets, like rats do. I'm not sure if she did, but it seemed that was what she was doing. And she also "liced" that youngster's face for a short while. She wasn't agressive at all.
I'm thinking of repeating this thing every day or at least every other day. Maybe in a week or two they'll be able to coexist :D
Re: ⁂＊ℭonfetti ℜain＊⁂
Posted: Dec 23rd, '19, 19:47
Woooow you have a lot of hopping about to do XD So busy.
That's great news, hopefully she is getting used to them :D
That's great news, hopefully she is getting used to them :D
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Posted: Dec 23rd, '19, 21:35
Yeah, it's not really convenient... But stepdad and younger sister is all Ash has left of his family, so I can't exactly tell him to visit them another day, Christmas Eve is super important in Poland, the remaining two days are meh xD For the same reason my grandma hella wants us to always be there on that day so I'm like... ugh, gimme a break.
Honestly I would stop celebrating Christmas altogether if I could because it's not actually in my belief system... But I would get a "heretic" label yet again and I'm just tired of hearing that too. Lately I've been more open about my beliefs with grandma and she doesn't get it. She does on some level but I gotta tiptoe around certain topics so she wouldn't tell me I'm possessed or something. Last time I told her I don't need to get a christian wedding (she was whining about no ring again) because I don't believe in Jesus as my god and she basically said I'm mentally ill I had to rescue myself with "yes, I do feel divine presence around me at all times and I care deeply about my own personal relationship with the God". She kind of believes in some ezoteric things (as do I) and I'm pretty sure she has no idea XD
Honestly I would stop celebrating Christmas altogether if I could because it's not actually in my belief system... But I would get a "heretic" label yet again and I'm just tired of hearing that too. Lately I've been more open about my beliefs with grandma and she doesn't get it. She does on some level but I gotta tiptoe around certain topics so she wouldn't tell me I'm possessed or something. Last time I told her I don't need to get a christian wedding (she was whining about no ring again) because I don't believe in Jesus as my god and she basically said I'm mentally ill
I had to rescue myself with "yes, I do feel divine presence around me at all times and I care deeply about my own personal relationship with the God". She kind of believes in some ezoteric things (as do I) and I'm pretty sure she has no idea XDRe: ⁂＊ℭonfetti ℜain＊⁂
Posted: Dec 24th, '19, 00:39
I've never been Christian but I celebrate Christmas as a time to be together with family, relax off work, and enjoy presents and gifting to each other. As well as great food. I see it more as a holiday time than a religious thing haha. I guess Poland is more religious in general than the UK. I don't actually know anyone who really seriously considers themselves to be Christian. I met a few Muslims and that's really it. Even J's dad, who should be hindu or something I think, doesn't practice it. Everyone else is just atheist or undecided.
Oh, now I remember: I knew one seriously Christian girl for a year in high school. No one liked her because she preached all the time XD
Oh, now I remember: I knew one seriously Christian girl for a year in high school. No one liked her because she preached all the time XD
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Posted: Dec 24th, '19, 10:55
I totally agree with jacob, I regard Christmas the same way that you do :)
mem, sounds like progress, indeed!
Happy hopping around today xD
We are spending Christmas at my parents' home, having dinner and presents tonight. Tomorrow, I am going to see the new Star Wars movie with my brother. The next day we are going to visit my other brother and his family and on the 27th we gotta help my cousin to move. So busy days ahead. If everything goes well I will be back home on the 27th, or morning of the 28th, the latest :3
mem, sounds like progress, indeed!
Happy hopping around today xD
We are spending Christmas at my parents' home, having dinner and presents tonight. Tomorrow, I am going to see the new Star Wars movie with my brother. The next day we are going to visit my other brother and his family and on the 27th we gotta help my cousin to move. So busy days ahead. If everything goes well I will be back home on the 27th, or morning of the 28th, the latest :3
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Posted: Dec 24th, '19, 13:44
Then maybe my family makes everything about religion reading the bible before Christmas eve dinner etc XD I recently told grandma that historically speaking our Christmas traditions come from our pagan ones and she was like "that's false history" XD
And I'm crappy at giving presents and I can never tell what I would want to get so for me it's all useless crap that makes me feel anxious and more tired than relaxed I'd be more relaxed if I could actually stay home and do something for myself or with Ash. I'm not exactly good at taking my family for too long... Let's hope there won't be any drama involved this year.
But yeah, happy holidays
And I'm crappy at giving presents and I can never tell what I would want to get so for me it's all useless crap that makes me feel anxious and more tired than relaxed
I'd be more relaxed if I could actually stay home and do something for myself or with Ash. I'm not exactly good at taking my family for too long... Let's hope there won't be any drama involved this year.But yeah, happy holidays