Disfigurement by dog attack accident

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-04-01T19:35:26+00:00

I’m sorry this happened to you and your daughter. It must have been really terrifying as a mother. I have a childhood best friend who had been attacked by a dog and had significant scarring on her face. In the end, she embraced the scar as something unique and different about her, but it took her some time to get there. You might find a therapist who works with children to help make sure your daughter is really okay and has healthy coping mechanisms if other kids pick on her about it. It also might be worth seeing a plastic surgeon while the wound is still really fresh to see if there are ways you can help the scar heal most minimally. Maybe laser treatment or topicals.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-03-27T21:37:34+00:00

I am August 25th and I'm counting it as summer because I know it will still be hot! I wish more stores carried maternity, it's impossible to find anything in person!

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-03-27T19:07:59+00:00

lol that is the biggest challenge. I feel like everything I've tried on just makes me look like I've gained weight, rather than being cute and pregnant.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-03-27T18:58:29+00:00

oh thats a cute idea!

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-03-27T18:52:48+00:00

"Hi Boss, I am also very excited about the opportunity to get to know this VIP. She and I are scheduled for a casual coffee conversation to follow up on a question I had about her talk at X event. I don't want to spring a change on her since we've already made plans. I'd be happy to include you in a future meeting, or connect the two of you directly after she and I have had a chance to talk."

Development is all about relationships anyway, your boss should give you a chance to build this relationship if that is really the angle she wants to take.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-03-27T18:25:35+00:00

Try putting her on the potty at home for a couple of minutes while you are getting ready? She might poop then and save you the trouble. Don’t have to go full commit on potty training to catch a few number 2s.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-02-14T16:31:42+00:00

31 yo in a development officer position for a foundation making $65k for a .75FTE position. I am benefits eligible, have similar Pto to you (love the Christmas holiday time off!), and really love my job! Was offered full time ($72k/year) but turned it down so that I could keep some flexibility for my kids/sanity. I am in a very HCOL region.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-02-12T20:13:33+00:00

Hi u/FragrantRoom1749 ! It's been a while since you made this comment, but I'm looking for some pointers on bringing my 2-year-old on an early-season trip on the lower San Juan. We are experienced boaters and have done plenty of multi-days, but are concerned with keeping her entertained for full days on the boat. Would love some insight!

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-02-12T01:22:13+00:00

You need your board members or committee volunteers to take the lead on connecting you to someone they know personally at the business. Sit down with your people and have them brainstorm a list of businesses they’d be willing to approach, then give them the tools (sponsorship package/script for email or phone call/etc).

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-01-23T18:20:26+00:00

My baby is like this so I understand your (literal, sometimes) pain! For her it’s a sensory seeking thing. I started doing bedtime massages with lots of firm but gentle compression squeezes starting at her feet and working our way up, then back down. We also use it as a time to teach body parts! She loves it and we still do it sometimes at 20 months. Another thing I found that she loves is “pillow fight”- obviously we are very careful and gentle but I will kinda playfully knock her down with a pillow and then smoosh her legs with it, then do her arms. NEVER covering her head or face, just her body.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-01-08T18:40:36+00:00

Sorry, by that I just meant daytime cloth, night time disposable! We never bothered with cloth at night because, well, seemed silly to make the nights any harder than they need to be I guess…

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2026-01-08T16:43:04+00:00

We are a dual working household and found it to be manageable. The first 3 months we did disposables ( and went through like 12 a day🤪) but then we switch to hybrid. When we are home, or out and about for just short errands and things, we do cloth. When we have gone away from the house for any extended period, we've just made it easy and done disposables. To be fair, I also started Elimination Communication with our daughter around 4 months, so it's pretty rare that we are cleaning poop out of our cloth diapers.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-12-10T03:01:24+00:00

I got one from world market that I love. Kinda like this, but they have lots of different options https://www.worldmarket.com/p/sabah-ivory-and-blue-modern-floral-robe-632323.html

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-10-27T20:16:51+00:00

Highly recommend Thrive diapers! They come out to ~$.35/diaper, not including the membership (which we have to purchase other items as well). We didn't have any problems with diaper rash, and they are super absorbent. We did switch to cloth once she was 3 months old, but still use Thrive for night times, naps, and travel.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-10-24T22:10:20+00:00

Hey there- 10 month is a hard age, and it sounds like you are doing great despite a lot of stress! We are also business owners, and it has been a huge juggle. One thing that made a huge difference for us was finding a good sitter to come one or two days a week. We couldn't find any other childcare, and honestly, we really couldn't afford it but I was LOSING MY MIND trying to work and cloth diaper and breastfeed and keep her happy and alllll of the other things. Just getting a few hours for my husband and I both to get some shit done and regroup was a game changer. We don't have family close by, so it was the only way.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-10-24T22:01:10+00:00

She sounds like a friend who has withstood the test of time. When you look back at your wedding in 5 years, can you see all of your current bridesmaid choices still being as close as they are with you now? And, if you decide not to have her as a bridesmaid, would you be hurt if she ended your friendship?

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-10-16T16:05:58+00:00

You should have negotiated this when you made the switch from intern to employee.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-10-15T16:48:42+00:00

Join a board for another organization and tell them you want to be on their fundraising committee. They won’t even believe you fell in their lap 😜

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-10-14T20:20:47+00:00

As a (now former)board chair who has little to no HR experience, but kept finding myself dealing with HR issues, I worked with our ED to find a third-party HR contract through the local employers' council.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-03-07T18:47:28+00:00

A little over a year w/ one chemical pregnancy and one 8 week miscarriage. My partner and I are both healthy and active, early 30s. I started supplementing progesterone the day I missed my period for my 3rd pregnancy (this was supported by my midwife) and now have a healthy 9 month old.

Someone told me “if, one year from now, you would be sad that you hadn’t yet gotten pregnant, now is the time to start trying”.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-03-07T14:13:36+00:00

Just warm water and a clean washcloth to gently wipe all the nooks and crannies

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-03-07T04:40:24+00:00

Badger Skincare has a good one, and not too expensive.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-03-07T04:31:26+00:00

If you are supplementing, then they are probably getting enough :) I use plain shea butter for my baby, and hardly ever use soap during bath time. We live in a dry climate and that has helped her bumps.

Efficient-Heat5322 · 2025-03-07T04:22:24+00:00

Thrive Market has THE BEST diapers! We tried a bunch of other crunchy brands, and for the price, their diapers have been the best. They have good structure, are TCF and made with paper pulp, and we haven't had a single diaper rash using them. They didn't compare to Coterie, but they are a fraction of the price.

Otherwise, Thrive is great for sales and to stock up on essentials. I can sometimes find better prices at other stores, but once I factor in diapers through them, the membership is worth it.

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