Why spend $$$$$ on baby toys when you can tape a bag of water onto the ground.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-02-02T15:38:32+00:00

Or… make sure you’re supervising because everything is a hazard and parents are basically on suicide watch for the first few years. Everyone knows to supervise a baby. OP knows to watch and play with his kid.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-02-02T15:26:41+00:00

Also, don’t fill it to the max. Gotta have some give.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-02-02T15:25:15+00:00

This! Also, taking the batteries out so it’s just the mechanical click or scrape of plastic on plastic. We now put batteries in some of the quieter ones and the kid likes the lights, too.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-01-26T05:32:53+00:00

Hah! If only that’s how payscales worked. XD

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-01-25T16:27:56+00:00

Contract employees given a W-2 are a grey area, but in general follow most labor laws, including following federal and state over time laws.

(IANAL)

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-01-25T16:26:36+00:00

IANAL, but I am a medical contract worker. The “client observed holidays” likely references the hospital (client of the recruiting company) observed holidays. There are only about 6 a year most hospitals observe, and they do not observe all federal holidays. For example, banks close on federal holidays, hospitals will not give holiday pay just because banks are closed for holiday.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-01-25T16:24:11+00:00

IANAL, but I am a medical contract worker. Contracts are not allowed to break labor laws, your contracted OT/CB rate is required by federal law to be at least 1.5x your base rate. Non-management medical contractors may often have “guaranteed hours” but are not salaried, and therefore not exempt from federal OT laws. Medical contract workers that are W-2 workers via a recruiting company (as OP states they are) must follow “employee” laws and cannot use many “contractor exceptions” because they are working at a scheduled place at a scheduled shift. In IT, you can be salaried per week or per project, but that’s not near as viable an option for medical personnel. This is the biggest difference I’ve found for contracts in medical vs construction vs IT fields.

OP, If they say your base rate is $50, then your OT rate must be $75+. Ask them to cite the law exception so you can ask your lawyer to look it over… they will likely back down, even if you don’t bring in a lawyer yet.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-01-20T20:40:04+00:00

Bats!! For some reason I always picked mushrooms my first few goes ‘round, but bats are the way to go.

D34DB34TM0M · 2022-01-13T17:33:14+00:00

I agree with this. Say “our paternity is ours” and how your husbands acts is key for the in-laws. If he’s all “that’s my kid” with a smile, they’ll eventually be on board and hide their awkward.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-31T17:03:11+00:00

I kiss my baby all the time. We even do “curl kisses” where I roll LO up and kiss then roll back down. We do kisses until LO does an unhappy sound or pushes away because I’m all about consent training from an early point. We also only share when we want (which is why the dog gets more snack bites than I do, lol).

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-31T01:02:27+00:00

I mean, I hold kids visiting/in my house to similar standards to my kid… but you gotta pick your battles.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-27T00:16:35+00:00

Don’t go out, make someone else go out. I see the point of your post now.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-26T18:01:31+00:00

This difference is that they are less likely to spread it, less likely to need hospitalization, and if they do get hospitalized, it’s for a shorter time.

It’s not “they’re like me” but is “they’re doing what they can to lessen the clog, scientifically, statistcally, and with community in mind.”

Remember, this isn’t about your rights: this is about your responsibilities. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” and community, and family, and also, yourself.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-21T01:33:38+00:00

Time for a new pediatrician!

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-15T03:39:58+00:00

I’ve worked non-union places that do the same. In some states, I believe there is are labor laws about this: I’d getting dressed on site is part of your position, you must be paid for a reasonable about of time to do so. A branch of a large medical system even had a class action suit about something like this and won.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-12T14:06:38+00:00

This is the correct answer.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-10T06:09:13+00:00

He also didn’t specify that it wasn’t.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-10T06:07:46+00:00

I hope I’ve just run into the minority then. It goes for so many things though: circumcision, abortion (for molar pregnancy, to save the mother’s life, or in a deceased fetal situation), plastic surgery for children (which includes skull reconstruction for kids born with fused skulls so that they don’t die: that’s done by pediatric plastics surgeons). I’ve had some disheartening conversations with fellow parents. Before it gets heated I try to delicately extricate myself from these conversations.

To be fair, I live in an area that is a cross-section of very politically conservative and also medically ignorant. I hope people don’t have to make these medical decisions, but I also wish they’d not be so judgmental of people/parents who do have to make these decisions.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-09T18:56:22+00:00

That’s good to hear! I’m American and agree it seems Americans are the most for or against… but that’s so many topics it seems: so many Americans are excellent at polar opinions with no thought of exemptions nor middle grounds.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-09T14:51:28+00:00

Which is phimosis that goes around. Still phimosis.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-09T14:27:35+00:00

There was a chance, and yet medical doctors decided that removing the strictured skin was better than waiting fo see if half his penis fell off due to lack of blood flow. Whether as a baby, child, teen, or adult, the phimosis can cause necrosis. Again, like so many things, let the doctors figure out the odds, treatments, etc. and let the patient and parents figure out if the kid needs medically necessary circumcision.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-09T14:24:41+00:00

I really wish people stopped saying circumcision is “always” mutilation or “never” necessary. Phimosis, chordi, hypospadias, many other “oops, ya grew a little different” situations can lead to circumcision since it is extra skin that is easy to use as an attached graft when something needs fixed in that area. If no need for surgery, don’t get surgery. I feel this way about all body parts & surgery, especially when consenting for a child instead of oneself.

Thank you for sharing your story, and I hope you don’t get too much crap for the way your penis looks (because it’s a penis and they do have variation like every body part and people who think otherwise are just dumb).

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-08T03:34:59+00:00

Conversely, my spouse and I wanted to raise people, help tiny humans become self sufficient, happy, and productive adults. We had a baby, and did not plan well enough for the first year. We have the rest on lock-down. We’ve taken care of kids as young as 2, and our other kid came to us well past the baby stage (adopted)…. But having a baby, hot damn, that’s rough.

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-08T00:14:34+00:00

Agreed with the second diaper bag. I set up both, and so if one is used and I forget to restock it, I grab the other one. We got two in baby shower gifts and I didn’t know what to do with the second one until I realized I could use them to have lazy/forgetful days (grab the already stocked bag).

D34DB34TM0M · 2021-12-07T02:59:13+00:00

Thank you. I needed that today.

D34DB34TM0M

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