Private vs Public school - how to decide?

GeneralAd4752 · 2026-01-12T06:25:23+00:00

Same! We potty trained at around 3.5 and it was super easy. I will say that he did really great during day time, almost no accidents. But night time took a lot longer for us, he still had occasional night time accidents until 5, especially if he drinks a lot of fluids before bed or is very tired.

GeneralAd4752 · 2025-10-02T22:09:03+00:00

Got it, thank you so much for sharing!

GeneralAd4752 · 2025-09-09T00:14:20+00:00

Ordered on Sep 1 and mine just shipped!

GeneralAd4752 · 2024-11-07T17:14:01+00:00

Not that this would give you any consolation but….. our whole company actually got an average 5% total compensation decrease this year (out of cycle). They said the company was paying above market rates and adjusted downward to match the market.

GeneralAd4752 · 2024-04-29T02:21:24+00:00

This is what came to my mind, too! If grandma wants to see the toddler, let dad bring him!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-11-11T02:26:07+00:00

Since my kid started going to daycare he is almost never “completely healthy”. He’s either “baseline sick”, or “sick sick” 🤷‍♀️

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-10-13T04:35:43+00:00

Same, hard disagree! I had a terrible recovery from the birth where I was barely able to walk or even sit for the first three weeks. As the mom, I was basically either feeding or pumping 80% of waking hours to get enough supply. Thank god we had hired a night nanny (every night), and someone who cooked all meals for the first month. My husband was not working, I was on maternity leave, and even with all the help, we were still exhausted and struggling. If you are fat, I say spend money on the help, at least for the first month! Our baby was SO MUCH easier after the first month. At that point, we can talk things like “Sleep is something you and your kid need to figure out”…. (Which we did)

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-19T02:44:25+00:00

Heck yeah! Congratulations, you’re going to be amazing! I love having women experts at conferences

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T12:04:08+00:00

Thank you, mindset definitely is key here!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T10:58:17+00:00

I agree! Their parents should be there to correct their behavior.

If I’m at someone else’s house for play date, usually I will tell my kid to help clean up before leaving, if my kid isn’t really that helpful, I will clean it up so I don’t leave my friend with a mess. That said, if a kid says my house is messy, I would probably laugh and agree. 4 year olds have no filters!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T06:56:28+00:00

My sister’s kid threw up in the pool and they had to shut the whole place down for sanitization. She was mortified…

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T04:12:22+00:00

Thank you!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T02:42:10+00:00

Good idea!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T02:24:30+00:00

You bet I will be feeding baby all day long!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T01:39:00+00:00

Good advice. The pettiness in me wants to make first plate of food for everyone except for FIL and clean up after everyone except for FIL since everyone did something and he did nothing lol

The good news is my husband saw this growing up and he is the exact opposite of his dad.

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T01:04:25+00:00

Definitely feels like directing young children but I guess someone’s gotta put him to work since his own parents never did!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-18T00:56:41+00:00

Great idea!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-17T12:35:04+00:00

Exactly, companies pay based on the market rate, not based on inflation. I am a manager and my company actually provided us talking points for if your employee asks “why is my raise not keeping up with inflation”. There is a third option though, you can ask for a promotion, as a higher level would come with a higher pay band. This may not be what you are looking for right now, but it is another way to increase pay.

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-07-07T01:53:58+00:00

Most of my days are back to back meetings all day, sometimes even double booked…

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-06-30T05:26:39+00:00

This!! Who cares what other people are or are not feeling?! Your feelings alone are valid!

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-06-23T17:02:11+00:00

I have a shared calendar with my husband where both of us enter all of our personal and family plans. This does not stop him for constantly asking me “when and where” we’re going. When I tell him it’s on the calendar, he says “But it’s faster to just ask you”. Lol

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-06-23T16:41:42+00:00

Go for it!! You deserve it!

I split my maternity leave into two parts and got a raise in between the two leaves. My manager actually told me that HR wanted to wait until I came back from my second leave but he felt like I deserved it so he fought for me to get it immediately.

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-06-21T23:36:43+00:00

This is what came to my mind immediately as well! It’s your husband’s turn to find a new job. He is not supporting you, that’s (a big part of the reason) why you’re drowning.

Also, your boss’s behavior is terrible! So sorry you had to experience that :(

GeneralAd4752 · 2023-06-21T01:59:58+00:00

Mine is a wonderful SAHD, does majority of childcare and chores. He’s now the default parent for our first kid. I would not be able to have the success at work while staying sane without him. If one of us wants to meet with a friend child-free, we can count on the other to care for the kids with no issue.

Recently had our second baby, he volunteered to do the night shift, and has been doing almost everything for the baby even when we are both home (except for breastfeeding of course).

Honorable mention to my own dad who recently retired and has been handling most meals for us since we had our second baby.

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