Parenting

[Eamonnca1]

Third perspective - I am sure I am addicted to my phone. I hate that, and I hate it.

A small adjustment I've made, which has been helpful, has been to sleep in a different room from my phone. I was using it as an alarm clock, but when it's in the room then you still get the urge to look at it, even when it's dormant. I've started leaving it on a charger in the living room overnight instead of using the bedside charger/lamp contraption I bought for it. In the bedroom I've got a cheap analogue alarm clock with glow-in-the-dark hands, which is actually better than the phone because I used to look at it to get the time.

I've found it helps to break some of the brain-rot.

I also try to make a point of leaving the phone behind when I go to the toilet. Seems to speed up the process.

[RedHand88]

What are the thoughts on pumpkin patches?
Am I the only one who thinks paying £15 to lift a Tesco pumpkin out of a shuck is the height of madness?

[square_ball]

What are the thoughts on pumpkin patches?
Am I the only one who thinks paying £15 to lift a Tesco pumpkin out of a shuck is the height of madness?

A money racket and same with the vast majority of the Christmas events as well.

[Milltown Row2]

Turnips in my day! Couldn't afford pumpkins! Turnips uglier too

[Rois]

What are the thoughts on pumpkin patches?
Am I the only one who thinks paying £15 to lift a Tesco pumpkin out of a shuck is the height of madness?

Did it once, not again.
What I have really fond memories of, though, was going to the Ulster American Folk Park for their Halloween activities. I'm talking 35 years ago and more. It's still going strong and I think my kids are old enough this year.
(We bought our £1.50 pumpkins in Tesco last week.)

[DaleCooper]

Turnips in my day! Couldn't afford pumpkins! Turnips uglier too

And disturbing

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-people-carved-turnips-instead-of-pumpkins-for-halloween-180978922/

[Brendan]

There's a pumpkin patch near us who do loads in fairness so its value for money, hot chocolates, smores and chocolate digestives, hot dogs, pumpkin carving, popcorn as well as a little play area

[Tony Baloney]

There's a pumpkin patch near us who do loads in fairness so its value for money, hot chocolates, smores and chocolate digestives, hot dogs, pumpkin carving, popcorn as well as a little play area

What part of America do you live in?

[Brendan]

There's a pumpkin patch near us who do loads in fairness so its value for money, hot chocolates, smores and chocolate digestives, hot dogs, pumpkin carving, popcorn as well as a little play area

What part of America do you live in?

LondonDerry, New Hampshire 

[DaleCooper]

What are the thoughts on pumpkin patches?
Am I the only one who thinks paying £15 to lift a Tesco pumpkin out of a shuck is the height of madness?

Yank Imperialism / Blowback