Re:Show HN: I built a "Do not disturb" Device for my home of...
by venturecruelty on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @11:44PM
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It's hard to deal with a parent who doesn't respect your boundaries. I agree, I don't think more transistors can adequately solve what is actually a communication issue. I hope OP looks into codependency/enmeshment, because some parent-child relationships, especially mother-son ones, become enmeshed, and this results in things like the mother not having appropriate boundaries with the son. This might look like, for example, frequently interrupting you in a private space.
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Re:Show HN: I built a "Do not disturb" Device for my home of...
by nasmorn on Thursday January 08, 2026 @06:50AM
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Maybe the reasons he doesn’t get into is that the only working toilet is only accessible through this room and his mom cannot avoid going in several times a day. Maybe it also stores her Polly Pocket collection and she has a strong need to check a specific doll multiple times a day. Knowing moms I consider the later more likely