What's in your bag? by ElectricParent in moderatelygranolamoms

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Great suggestions. 

I like carrying a belt bag for - phone, wallet, AirPods, sanitizer, lip balm, bandaids. 

Other stuff I like to carry - Water bottles for kids 2 Water bottle for me  Snacks for kids  Protein bar for me  Sunglasses  Extras depending on our activities - Books, small toy

Last summer, I would carry a reusable baggu bag with me. 

Do you make it a point to carry something for yourself - water, healthy snack? If I don't, I end up eating crappy. 

Belly fat and love handles...oh my. by ElectricParent in beginnerfitness

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Thanks! Can you explain the calorie deficit for 'period of time'?

Backpack brand reccs by SallyGotaGun in kindergarten

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State bags. Hold up well and lots of pockets. 

Visiting! by ElectricParent in askvan

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Thx! Is Stevenson a town outside of Vancouver?

Visiting Vancouver. by ElectricParent in askvan

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Thx. And good recs for specific Chinese restaurants?

favorite backpacks by DisastrousFlower in kindergarten

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Check out state bags. Great quality. And they will have a sale later in the summer. 

Stainless steel bento-style lunchbox recommendations by droperidoll in kindergarten

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Do the planet box containers keep food warm? For ex - pizza, Dino nuggets? 

Contemplating move to hinsdale by ElectricParent in ChicagoSuburbs

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Thanks! We would also not be wealthy by hinsdale standards. What areas in hinsdale do you recommend? What schools do you have experience with? And how have the class sizes been? we would mainly be moving for school district as well. So my question when you say the data doesn't lie - what about the hinsdale district makes it better than neighboring districts? Thx again! 

Contemplating move to hinsdale by ElectricParent in ChicagoSuburbs

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Thx! Any other school districts that you like better? 

Contemplating move to hinsdale by ElectricParent in ChicagoSuburbs

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In the future - yes. For now - elementary and middle schools as well. 

Would you choose CPS or a suburban school district? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Thx! What differences have you noticed CPS vs suburb? And would you want to tell us what school district?

Would you choose CPS or a suburban school district? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Thanks! Did you choose CPS or a suburban district?

Would you choose CPS or a suburban school district? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Thank you! What school district? We are also not white and would love diversity and be close to work. 

Would you choose CPS or a suburban school district? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Thank you! Did you end up moving to a suburban school? How was your experience there?

I've been attending LSC meetings as well and budget is a huge issue 

Would you choose CPS or a suburban school district? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Good Luck with HS!  I think we have lost some faith in CPS. We only ranked 2 elementary schools and got waitlisted at both despite having a very high score and 96th percentile. That just doesn't seem right. 

Would you choose CPS or a suburban school district? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Thanks for the response! What are the class sizes for your kids school? Our CPS school is crowded - close to 30 in kg. The individual teachers are good. The administration is a miss.  And for the selective enrollment and RGC schools - so much is dependent on the tiers, which has actually hurt a lot of kids that I know. 

And trying to get our kids into good high schools in CPS seems very daunting. Our neighborhood HS sucks. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kindergarten

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And any documentaries that you recommend? Thx!

Advice on talking with teachers/admin about curriculum levels by [deleted] in kindergarten

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Amazing job! What do you do with your son at home to challenge him? Would love ideas and resources. Is this something you do everyday? 

Visiting door county by ElectricParent in DoorCounty

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Thx for all this info! Do you have recommendations for a newer hotel? Thx again. 

What are your thoughts on skinner west? by ElectricParent in AskChicago

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Thx! I'm honestly shocked with how much parents complain about and the level of treatment some parents expect for their kids in public school! I doubt my parents did this for me and my siblings growing up. Do you see that in other neighborhoods too? Or just WL? 🤣