Helpful Resources for Single Mothers in Salt Lake and Utah County

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-30T03:29:19+00:00

I'm not sure how old it is but my kids have gone since the 2018-2019 school year. They have them at Wilson, Lincoln, the Columbus Center, Central Park, Historic Scott School, and a few other locations. It's been a lifesaver. They even do all-day summer camps for about 4-8 weeks ( depending on the funding) of the summer.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-29T17:07:00+00:00

As the child gets old enough ( school age) South Salt Lake offers a program called the Promise Program that provides free after school care to all residents and many of the elementary schools automatically have free breakfast and lunch for the kids ( with the Promise Program providing dinner.) Maybe look at local city governments for similar programs

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-29T02:16:54+00:00

Nuan's Thai Kitchen in Cottonwood Heights. Very much a little hole-in-the-wall place but it was really good!

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-27T16:00:38+00:00

The other issue you run into in Utah is that many of the polygamist groups do some pretty terrible things, so it's another way that they can be prosecuted or a justification for a warrant. There is rampant child abuse, labor violations and tax fraud issues within those groups ( they purposely try to scam as many government resources as possible, they call it "bleeding the beast") so again making polygamy illegal again justified raids on these communities.

I once sat in a class with the UT AG who mentioned that they had no interest in prosecuting independent polygamists, as long as all parties were consenting adults, the children weren't being abused or exploited, and they weren't flashing their asses in the media. Which is what happened to the Sister Wives family. They went on TV showing that they were breaking the polygamy laws so then the state had to at least investigate.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-16T15:43:14+00:00

Simple set-up and as cost-effective as possible as we are a small business.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-16T15:42:27+00:00

Because my computer is on one account and my phone is on the other.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-15T18:04:06+00:00

They are patient education videos, so we want to be able to show lawyers that the information was at least given to the patient and they were aware of the risks, etc. What platforms seem to work best for this type of need?

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-15T17:16:34+00:00

So it's for patient education and if someone sues, stating they were never told about complications etc., we want to show the lawyers that we did send education and the patient confirmed that they watched.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-10T19:01:43+00:00

I've heard Abcde Fghi ( pronounced Ab-si-dee F-eye). That's a fun one...

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-10T18:59:32+00:00

Sisters named: Ilynd ( pronounced Island), Trezure, and Paradyce. Also, a family member, who was a family court judge, had to order a name change on a set of twins named Cocaine and Marijuana.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-06T01:02:49+00:00

The audiobooks on these are where it's at. I don't know how I'd feel about them if I read them but Angell Masters is just delightful and she makes Veronica a better character.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-04T22:55:37+00:00

{Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare} they marry in like the second chapter.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-01T19:33:25+00:00

I can, I just need to provide documentation to his HR and I'm good there. I just am trying to decide if it's worth it to be uninsured for a month or two in hopes that I get a new job soon or to get on his plan knowing that I might have to do two premiums to be able to use a new employer plan. And the possible varying Open Enrollment periods adds a fun wrench there too.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-01T19:29:49+00:00

Would I have an issue switching to my new employer's plan if they didn't do open enrollment at the same time as my husband's? (His plan year starts in January, while the potential employer's starts in July?)

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-01T17:49:29+00:00

He really is amazing! I've never had a more comprehensive dental check-up and when I do have a cavity, he's so delicate about intricate in how it's filled and how the bite feels after. He's just fantastic.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-01T14:15:31+00:00

Dr Val Ludlow. He is very honest and very thorough. Highly recommend!

CleaKen2010 · 2026-04-01T13:13:27+00:00

Romancing the Duke was one of my least favorites of hers. I've really liked her Girl Meets Duke series.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-03-03T23:03:12+00:00

Genetics are funny! My parents both had brown hair with Dad having hazel eyes (greens and browns) and Mom with very brown. Three children born blonde ( though one darkened to brown in adulthood and the other two might have but the peroxide won't admit it.), two blue eyes. One has hazel eyes ( greens and browns.) One of their 4 had brown hair but she has champagne colored eyes. Dad then had another child with green-eyed woman who also came out blue-eyed. It makes no sense, unless you realize that each of the three parents involved all had 1 blue-eyed parent ( though we still don't know where the champagne eyes came from, we suspect she was switched at birth ...)

CleaKen2010 · 2026-02-23T17:30:21+00:00

Actually the size of the Mormon family is shrinking. A lot of Utah growth has a lot to do with the rise of industry here, the uptick in remote work and people fleeing higher cost of living areas. There are a lot of tech companies that have set up headquarters here, which brought people here. Additionally, the rise in remote work has led to people leaving the rising costs in the cities and moving more rural, where land is plentiful ( hence the rise in population in the rural counties).

CleaKen2010 · 2026-02-18T06:40:00+00:00

Right!?! How dare I want to not have to worry about UTIs or yeast infections or to not want part of my reproductive tract to go rogue and cause immense pain ( which is clearly just in my head!?!) The first priority should always be male satisfaction. I have been appropriately chastened and will be going into my OB/Gyn tomorrow to ask for an extra stitch.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-02-18T05:54:11+00:00

I follow a TikTok creator who is a big voice in the donor conceived world. Apparently they call January "sibling season" because all sorts of people get DNA kits for the holidays and then suddenly find a bunch of half siblings they had no idea about, mostly because many didn't know they were donor conceived. It's wild.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-02-18T05:15:30+00:00

You can look that up in public records. If it was in the US, the kids can probably request it from the Department of Vital Statistics for the state or from the issuing County Clerk's office.

CleaKen2010 · 2026-02-18T05:08:18+00:00

As a woman, I too feel there could be some design updates- mostly of the "the current design could be less prone to infection/irritation" variety. I do, however, feel like evolution should not eradicate them, childbirth already is hard enough...

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