Are you implying that a lifestyle where you do the same thing everyday and never have to meet new people would attract autistic people? Crazy

There’s a lot of overlap between English, German and Norwegian when written. Anything is better than nothing

My Norwegian is not very good. Since I went to the Norwegian Institute of Life Science to continue to biology education all my classes were in English. (There isn’t really a large enough population to make or even use Norwegian textbooks at this level).

So everyone wanted to practice their english with me and since my roommates were German I practiced my German with them. We all struggled to do a little Norwegian speaking. Most of us like myself included got by with some words and focusing on the written word. Which is a great skill to learn

I can see that you are below 18 so you have plenty of time to move and see the world. What I would recommend is focus on closer goals like college or a travel year. If college is something you want to do you can always apply to colleges in Norway or think about studying abroad for a semester / year. I did a semester in Norway and really loved it. I was one of only two Americans at the University (the other was a grad student). I spent a lot of time with other Europeans who were studying abroad as well. It’s a great way to test out living abroad and can make connections to live their full time

I think it’s funny that dog DNA tests are more accurate than for humans. That is because someone defined a breed and then started tracking that for years. Since these breeders have almost complete control over the mating behaviour of their dogs we can define a breed. Humans are not like that. We move and mate everywhere we want

I have a ring and I always wear it unless there is a specific activity I shouldn’t. Certain messy or risky tasks I will take it off. I sometimes take it off while chilling in bed but put it back on when I sleep.

The greatest reasons? That Bush Jr. was mad that Bush Sr. didn’t remove Saddam. He wanted to go to war to show his daddy

Homeschooling feels like an act of hubris. The idea that you and your partner know the same or more about education than trainer professionals is crazy. Each teacher has at least a college degree, most have a master’s and they all go through yearly refreshers on how to best teach on top of their on the job experience. How can one (or two) people do more than that?

On top of that your child will be exposed in their home life to things you know and think are important to understand. School can show them things you know you don’t know as well as things you don’t know you don’t know. I want my daughter to know things I don’t know and to expand her worldview beyond mine. Homeschooling limits their knowledge that what I know. (Which is usually the point to shelter a child from scary ideas which is not doing them any favors).

Can homeschooling be okay? Sometimes but not often enough and most people who do it aren’t prepared or qualified to do it

Looks like both of you have multiple relationships. Whether he is gay or bi is a moot point because this would be the same problem regardless of Alex’s gender since you feel he is taking some time from Avery.

Are you and Avery primary partners or are you non hierarchical? It seems like Avery and Alex have lots of new relationship energy. Did they just start dating? Is this your first new relationship for Avery?

The solution is you boring poly answer. A discussion about relationships, expectations and feelings. If it really doesn’t feel right don’t fall into the poly trap of not breaking up because you don’t have to

I think there’s is a lot of value in a short term relationship especially if it ends well without lot of resentment or drama. That being said the best short term have a defined end date. For something like this it’s more nebulous communication will be important. At some point both of you will need to find someone that would work long term. You might both agree that you can casually date other people while dating

The younger you are and the newer this relationship the more time you have. If you are young there’s more time in your life to find a different partner and you don’t know what you want and same with him. If you’re relationship is new there is plenty of time for something else to break you up. There are other deal breakers out there

Anyone who says they are self sufficient is lying to themselves. Communities of people can be but we all need each other

Just requested it from the library. Our composting in place garden has been producing a ton over three last year. We have lots of berries now and have a lot of functional plants in our urban yard. It’s mostly teas, medicinals and some cut flowers but we can get lots of use out of it. When you really try there is a lot of space to grow what you need even in a small space if you prioritize. I can’t feed myself but good supplemental for high value things

If you are interested I would recommend reading some books on permaculture. My first book was Gaias Garden which I loved. It talks about how to piecemeal increase your own sustainability starting in your own yard. It’s a great first step if this is what you want to do. Overall no one person / family / farm can stand all alone we are all interconnected

Then he is a really good hound. The louder the better

Looks like a good boy. How loud is he?

Here is a Time article about it.

In my head the closet part involves someone jumping out of bed and hiding in the nearest place to hide. A closet.

I love my weed burner. Weeding has never been so much fun

I’m not going to buy one because I have a Pixel 9a but it’s good they are making one

Agreed. A bunch of general purpose instances with slight variations on ideology that are pretty much identical.

I love a budget phone. At this point the lower end specs are good enough for me. I want all makers to have a low spec budget phone