missizii

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by missizii 9mo ago
We are a “low screen” homeschooling family. We have a babysitting phone for my daughters to take to babysitting jobs and a landline. At our local pool in the summer, my kids meet neighborhood kids, exchange numbers, but my kids say, “it’s a
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by missizii 3y ago
How are families coping? In my friend group: - Homeschooling at-home parents take on a side hustle (teach piano lessons, mobile notary, dog sitting) - Buy a side of beef - Buy beans in bulk (25# boxes) - Grow a small garden for salad greens
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by missizii 4y ago
Engaging with small children is an actual skill set. - Play dates have been mentioned, and those are great ideas. - Go for a walk or a hike. Start small, take a water bottle. See if you can go longer next time. Have a theme: can we find
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by missizii 4y ago
We are big fans of Bedtime Math: https://bedtimemath.org/
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by missizii 5y ago
1. Tech has small percentage of women. The ridiculous under representation of female coders is widely recognized as a problem and something that should be fixed. There are programs for recruiting women into CS Majors. But the imbalance will
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by missizii 5y ago
Part time work for developers would also help women who don’t want to work full time when they have small children. If I had a part time option when my children were small, I would have embraced it. My career was thriving, but there was no
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by missizii 7y ago
“Sure, I may have been a failure in classical music” This breaks my heart, and it’s exactly how I felt for 15 years. Being a violin failure, when I loved violin more than anything, was so painful. But when it comes to things like playing vi
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by missizii 9y ago
I am a woman and do NOT want to be (or viewed as) a token diversity hire. It affects my job because it means I get less interesting work, in practical reality. Diversity programs mean that equally & highly qualified women operate under
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by missizii 10y ago
I'm a homeschooling SAHM (was a software engineer for 6 years, have a MS in CS) expecting our 4 child, born in 1982. This is not surprising to me, I know many women choosing being at home over a lucrative & promising career. Both m
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by missizii 10y ago
I started coding as a teenager, ended up with a Masters in CS. Had a great career as a software engineer mostly in start-ups and companies with a start-up-like culture, until I was 28, when we moved for my husband's job. Where we live
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A right to repair: Why Nebraska farmers are taking on John Deere and Apple(theguardian.com)
208 points by missizii 10y ago|45 comments
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by missizii 14y ago
I'm a white woman who has been going to naturallycurly.com for at least 5 years. Naturally curly hair is different to cut & style than straight hair, and there are surprisingly few stylists who cut curly hair well. I don't see how race
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by missizii 15y ago
I would like to know how you handle this, because I am expecting my first child in July (missizii@yahoo.com). I am fortunate that my husband can support our family and if I wanted to, I would never have to work outside the home again. But I
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by missizii 16y ago
As someone who lives in an area where forced busing still occurs, the result is actually quite different. The middle class students are sent to private schools, charter schools, homeschooled, or the families move away altogether. If they go
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by missizii 16y ago
I also have super curly hair. I only use conditioner, no shampoo unless my scalp needs extra cleaning, which is very rarely. And I use hair products like gel and spray. Conditioner combed through my hair and then rinsed out removes all hair
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by missizii 16y ago
And we wonder why there aren't more women in tech.
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by missizii 16y ago
Are you arguing that because men are, on average, physically stronger than women, it implies that they are smarter or more analytical than women? That's like arguing that because women have, on average, smaller feet than men, they are smart
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by missizii 16y ago
Women are more risk averse than men. It's a well-known evolutionary strategy for men to choose high-risk/high-reward pursuits. Also, you completely ignored my point about these careers being suited to physically extremely strong people, whi
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by missizii 16y ago
I'm not a fan of the male-stereotyping in the article. At best, it's unproductive, at worst, it insults men and so they stop listening. A lot of the responses here on HN though demonstrate exactly why many women leave software engineering.
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by missizii 16y ago
All the other professions are high-risk and require significant physical strength. Men are generally more comfortable with high-risk, high-reward jobs, and have a physical strength advantage over women. Computer Science is not high-risk and
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Skype now supporting group video chat(blogs.skype.com)
2 points by missizii 16y ago|0 comments
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by missizii 16y ago
I second (or third) the recommendations of seeing a psychologist and upping your level of physical activity. Try to find a psychologist who isn't a pill-pusher. I also recommend the books "Feeling Good" by David Burns and "The Highly Sensit
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by missizii 17y ago
You might find the book "The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You" by Elaine Aron helpful. Shyness isn't the same as being highly sensitive, but sensitive people are often considered shy.
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by missizii 17y ago
Violin, wanted to go pro when I was a teen.
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by missizii 18y ago
I must agree with brlewis. Another way to look at it is Option 1: Spend 50% of your time honing your skills, gaining valuable experience Option 2: Spend 100% of your time honing your skills, gaining valuable experience Another thing to cons