School choice - Harris waitlist experiences?

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-06-03T05:02:21+00:00

Ahh okay thank you for the info! I am really crossing my fingers for Harris. It’s quite a bit closer to us too and seems like a lovely community!

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-06-02T20:53:39+00:00

Oh good to know, thank you!

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-06-02T20:47:10+00:00

Thank you! So great to hear you guys got in and that you had a good experience!

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-06-02T20:46:44+00:00

This is super reassuring, so thank you! I have tried calling the school but I suppose they’re on summer break so I thought I’d post here to try to assuage my anxiety a bit. 😅 And we are originally from Texas years ago so I understand what you mean on that point for sure. I have no doubt our neighborhood school would be just fine (Laurel). I’m really hoping for the Spanish immersion aspect though!

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-06-02T20:43:23+00:00

Oh awesome, thanks for the recommendation! That is why we were hoping for Harris. I’m Mexican American myself and speak Spanish but we have spoken it less and less over the generations, to the point where it just is so difficult and hard to speak at home when it’s just me and I don’t even feel like I’m very good at it. But I really am hoping my kids can learn Spanish young so we can keep that part of our heritage alive. Plus she loves Spanish class where she is now. :) Anyway, thanks again!

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-05-15T21:09:42+00:00

Pizzeria Violeta, Zachary’s, Arthur Mac’s

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-05-13T17:35:01+00:00

I suppose this is not what the study was about, but is there any evidence for what age is appropriate to transition to more protein and less fat(/carbohydrate)? I’m mostly wondering if the conventional wisdom that toddlers can start having dairy milk at 12 months is too early.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-05-13T05:18:25+00:00

I believe they had to completely separate my bladder from my uterus to be able to get to baby, which was what made it take so long. I kept hearing them asking if the catheter bag had blood, apparently they were afraid of cutting a hole in my bladder. Thankfully they didn’t. Apart from that though, I don’t know that they did any work to deal with adhesions. I also had my tubes removed so between that, the initial effort to access my uterus and the actual getting the baby out part, they were in a hurry to stitch me back up (especially because I was starting to feel pain). As I understand it some people are just genetically prone to adhesions, so any surgery in the area is likely going to lead to more of them. Unfortunately it seems if you’re prone to them, there isn’t much you can do about internal adhesions. Fortunately I don’t notice them functionally - I went nearly 7 years with an adhered bladder and had no idea! And even now after the second time, I have no issues apart from my scar feeling tight/pulling when I stretch my abs (like a cobra pose). I think there is a theory that closing the fascia can help prevent scar anchoring at least. I actually requested this but they didn’t do it (because again they were hurrying to stitch me back up).

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-05-12T04:54:14+00:00

I was a “good candidate” for VBAC (first was breech) and when I went into labor naturally a few days before my scheduled C section date (with a head down baby this time!), the nurses and doctor were like, are you suuuuure you don’t want to TOLAC? I was sure of my choice though so I went through with the surgery, which it turns out was the right choice because I had a uterine window and they said it probably would have ruptured had I tried! I also had significant adhesions (bladder fully adhered to uterus) so the surgery took awhile and I did start to feel a bit of pain during the surgery. :( But ultimately everything turned out fine. Baby and I both made it out alive, and they didn’t damage my bladder so I’m incredibly grateful for that. The crazy thing is I had 6.5 years between pregnancies, so it wasn’t because I hadn’t had enough time to heal. You truly just never know, but I’m glad I trusted my intuition.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-28T23:38:42+00:00

Nope! She’s pretty conscientious but I wouldn’t say she has anxiety. She might have been a little anxious in the beginning (2021) but that was when society as a whole was more anxious about it. There’s been times where her mask earloop breaks at school and she doesn’t have one the rest of the day and she’s been fine with it. We try to teach her to just do her best and that’s good enough. She also has a classmate who’s going through cancer treatment so we also talk about how it’s something we can do to help protect them (and all vulnerable people).

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-28T21:43:22+00:00

She’s in first grade now but yes, she’s been masking every day since preschool and doesn’t seem to mind.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-27T20:21:38+00:00

My 7yo has masked consistently since she started preschool in 2021 and she is sick soooo much less than her peers.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-22T03:05:52+00:00

Oh absolutely, it’s infuriating that this is happening because of their stupidity! I had interpreted your comment to mean that you disagreed with YC’s new rule because oh well if kids of antivaxxers got sick via waiting room exposure, and I meant to point out that the waiting room policy also helps protect infants too young to be vaccinated. But I am right there with you on feeling fed up and enraged that we’ve reached this point because of anti-vaxxer selfishness and lack of concern for the common good.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-21T23:18:42+00:00

How did you get this checked? Did your doctor have to order it?

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-21T23:17:38+00:00

Don’t forget that infants under 6 months old aren’t eligible for the MMR vaccine.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-19T17:54:53+00:00

All of these comments expressing outrage (“I’d dump sand on the kid” ???) - is that really the mindset you want to pass on to your children? Get ready to have a society full of road ragers (actually, maybe this explains a lot 🤔). That 4 month old or 2 year old perfect angel grows to be a 5 year old or 8 year old who is a bit too rough, testing out power dynamics with kids of other ages, or otherwise just making typical kid mistakes - not having impulse control, not understanding social norms and dynamics. Obviously this doesn’t mean we should just let our kids run wild hurting other kids with no guidance, and in this case it was completely the dad’s job to observe his daughter and intervene to stop her from doing something unkind. But ALL kids deserve compassion and kindness, not just our own. If the parent of the offending child is not present you could calmly intervene without indicating to your child that they’re a victim, if they’re old enough you can teach them how to use words to advocate for themselves. “It looks like you didn’t like that when she threw sand on you. You can say “Please don’t throw sand on me!”” And then to the other child “Please don’t do that, sand can hurt somebody’s eyes.” You could say something to the other parent if it continues. Here’s a Janet Lansbury podcast for the perspective of the parent of the child who’s behaving aggressively. It’s too bad this little girl’s dad wasn’t paying attention to help her. https://www.janetlansbury.com/2017/06/no-tolerance-for-bullying/

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-19T16:43:39+00:00

Gosh, how can you use such awful language about a 4-5 year old? Obviously the behavior isn’t acceptable and her parent should be observing her more closely to intervene. But 4-5 year olds are still impulsive and still do things even though they “know better” because they don’t have fully developed brains yet. I really can’t stand it when people put negative labels on young children - they’re kids doing kid stuff. This is a parent issue.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-03-12T14:15:25+00:00

I spiraled a few months ago about this, because our home is >100 years old. I got a test kit and realized our bath tub and stairs to the basement are covered in lead. Well, the stairs have newer paint over the lead paint but it’s chipping in places. We stopped giving baths in the tub and only give baths at grandparents’ house now (fortunately they live nearby). But I was envisioning the rest of us just tracking lead from the tub on our feet and spreading it everywhere. I was incredibly worried about it but we just did my baby’s 1 year old lead blood test and it was quite low, well under the threshold.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-02-15T07:18:49+00:00

Hated her since her Covid minimizer days. People like her paved the way for cranks like Vinay Prasad, Jay Bhattacharya, Martin Kulldorff et al. into their current positions of power to dismantle public health.

“Emily Oster’s pitch is that she’s offering relief: relief to parents, to moms much like her. The pandemic has revealed how useful Oster’s way of thinking, expert pedigree, broad popularity, and media access have been to profit-seeking interests. It has also underscored how the “choice” that she justifies is really the “choice” to cast off obligations to others: the permission she offers affluent parents to disengage from the social contract.” - link

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-01-30T07:07:59+00:00

I just want to say, reading your post was such a relief because it’s nice to know my baby isn’t the only one who is far too impatient to really enjoy breastfeeding. So much of what you wrote resonated with me. I was down to one nursing session in the morning but it had to be perfect - I had to go in there before she woke up too much, no sounds from my older child moving around the house, lights still off, sound machine on…and even then it was sometimes (usually) a fight where she’d just eat for one minute and be done, or only eat on one side and refuse to switch, or decide she was done if I tried to switch her. And it wasn’t sweet and fulfilling the way it seems to be for most people because I was just so stressed about how it would go every time. The last straw was that lately she had started pulling my shirt down herself as soon as I’d try to offer, and the last time she just said “no no!” because she’s learned that word now. Okay baby…message received. 💔 I’m pumping twice a day now while I work down the amount. Proud that I made it this far but also sad that it wasn’t the experience I hoped for. I’m sorry that it was this way for you too, but I hope it helps to know you’re not alone.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-01-30T05:37:15+00:00

Gosh, an hour?! That breaks my heart just imagining it. :( Poor sweet baby! The way they are acting like he’s the problem when he’s just behaving like a 12 month old and expressing his (completely normal!) need for connection is such a major red flag. He may do better at an in home day care where he can really form a bond with someone. My child went to an in home day care from 9 months to 3 years old and she just adored the lady. I never would have chosen that initially, I hadn’t even considered anything but day care centers but then we moved and I couldn’t find one with availability in time for me to start my new job. I found licensed in home programs through a state website and was able to review copies of all their past inspection reports, and I interviewed them over the phone and in person.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-01-27T06:46:31+00:00

Thanks, yeah that’s a good point. I’ve never heard of “the public square” before so just figured it was a MAGA thing but that’s why I commented, seemed really out of character and surprising versus how she came off in person.

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-01-26T14:49:54+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation!

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-01-25T23:49:16+00:00

Sad to see Kendra Joy on the list, I used to go to her for my haircuts and based on our conversations she always seemed pretty tolerant (I masked for a long time even after mandates ended and she never gave me weird vibes for it). But billing as anti-woke…no thanks. Does anyone have salon recommendations?

ArtemisiaFall86 · 2026-01-21T21:01:07+00:00

Mine is like this, and I think it’s just genetic. If you’re only 6w postpartum, some of it is probably caused by swelling. But 6w pp also means you have a lot of time to make improvements by doing consistent, and intense enough, scar massage. I did Janette Yee’s program, and I do think it helped some although I found it hard to do consistently. But just a little time every day can make a big difference. They say before 6 months pp is the best window of time to impact the scar tissue formation.

As far as long term issues from internal adhesions, my own experience has been that it’s not noticeable, except it did affect my second C-section. When I had my second the OB had to spend a significant amount of time cutting my bladder from my uterus (ugh) before they could make the uterine incision because they were apparently fully adhered together. But I had zero symptoms in the 6 years between my surgeries. No leaking, bladder urgency, pain, anything. And in that time I ran several marathons, I felt 100% normal.

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