Jeremy_Winn

Having had a couple of partners with BPD, I won’t tell you to run but I will tell you that if you don’t make an effort to really understand it, and more importantly if your partner is not actively seeking treatment, then expect your relationship to only get worse with time. The more resentment towards you your partner starts to internalize, the more they are likely to devalue you when they split. Once you are devalued it’s very difficult to recover unless they’re getting the help they need.

In my experiences I eventually had to accept that my partners didn’t and couldn’t truly love me. Not only did they not treat me with love when they split, but due to their psychosis they couldn’t really even see me for who I am. Even the times when they said I was the very best person, their whole world, were projections of their splitting. And in the latter of those relationships I realized that I didn’t know her either, couldn’t distinguish what was mirroring and what was authentic and she didn’t even know herself.

Read a lot. Learn the signs, exert strong boundaries and don’t let yourself be a victim. If things aren’t going well and they aren’t enthusiastically seeking treatment, don’t fall prey to the idea that there’s anything you can personally do to make it better. You’re reading not to accommodate them and enable their BPD, but to practice self care and look after yourself.

I have a list of BPD videos and articles that were really helpful for me. Anybody who wants them, PM me an email address.

Perhaps you were referring to a separate explicit curriculum, but the hidden curriculum is a real thing with its own meaning. All children experience it--it's a matter of acculturation. Formally, it's everything that is taught unintentionally or implicitly (e.g., when a teacher says "please" it might not actually be a request). There's also the null curriculum, which is everything that isn't taught, and therefor is presumed to be unimportant.

I know it's going to vary a lot by size and detail, but what does pricing on these things look like? Is it accessible to consumers? e.g., a piece of headwear vs. a lifesize automobile.

What do you guys think about 3D printing? Do you worry that it will replace CNCs?

I REALLY hope your Kickstarter is successful.

Actually, if it were a couple of years from now, I might have been able to drum up some significant sales for this. I've been looking for a product like this one for a large project I've been working on, and if the Kickstarter doesn't work out now, maybe we can work together on it some other time. But I really hope it is!

Feel free to contact me if you want to learn more; I'd be happy to talk to someone with your engineering talents any time.

Just so you know, I had never heard of Attacknids until today, and I am now losing my mind over these things. I've been looking for something similar to this for about a year now (the Hex bugs were close but no cigar) and these have so much more potential than I even imagined. These are not only a great children's toy, but I will be fully endorsing them for my project-- they'll be playing a role in supporting physical activity and friendly social gatherings for people of nearly all ages. So I just wanted to let you know that your invention is going to be used for a good cause. Please do more stuff like this!