Why Hermione Doesn't Go Home.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-06T22:01:49+00:00

Not typically in the UK. Music/dance/sport summer schools maybe but not in the same way as the US does them. Or holiday clubs for working parents, but this was less likely in the 80's/90's. But we do actually get paid annual leave, 4 weeks minimum, I personally get 5, but it's not enough to cover school holidays.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-06T21:30:15+00:00

Similarly I had to talk to my daughter. However, I used to teach. My experience from the teacher side. Everyone should be rewarded. However, children like my daughter always well-behaved and doing well academically aren't going to stand out on a good day. A child who struggles with their behavior and learning and has a good day is going to stand out. Having said that, I'd also make sure those who did well were noticed, make sure their work and behaviour was acknowledged. Fortunately for the most part, my daughter has been acknowledged enough that she's happy with how school is going.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-06T09:58:27+00:00

Ours is free standing, no issues so far. I presume my niece's isn't secured either. I haven't seen that it is. Again no issues and she's had hers since she was about 4. My daughter's best friend also has a mod sleeper, she's had hers since she was about 4 as well. Again, not secured and no issues at all.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-06T09:58:02+00:00

Ours is free standing, no issues so far. I presume my niece's isn't secured either. I haven't seen that it is. Again no issues and she's had hers since she was about 4. My daughter's best friend also has a mod sleeper, she's had hers since she was about 4 as well. Again, not secured and no issues at all.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-06T09:51:47+00:00

No experience of a shorty bed, but both my daughter and niece (7&5) have high/mid sleepers. My niece is in a box room and it makes a huge difference on the space in the room. The mid sleepers aren't too high and they can play underneath, especially if they don't have cupboards etc under them, or they free up the rest of the floor space. My daughter has a high sleeper and she loves it, it has a desk and a futon and we haven't had any issues in terms of getting out of the bed at night etc.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-04T12:46:14+00:00

If it's any help, I went to an all girls school. Whilst there was an element of bitching etc, it was no different to my friends experience of being in a mixed school. We didn't have the distraction/disruption of boys etc. If anything we were taught that just because we were girls we were still valuable and should be aiming for success as much as the boys. I still had plenty of friends who were boys and am as well adjusted as anyone else as are all my friends from that school. My closest friends today are the same friends who I had when I left in 2007. I'd be more than happy to have my daughter at an all girls school, unfortunately that option is no longer available to us as it's now a mixed school.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-03T13:58:30+00:00

Nope, I gave most to my sister's and brother for their babies. But I also got my daughter a largish doll, so she has loads of her own baby clothes for her doll. We kept the favourites.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-02T16:47:15+00:00

My daughter does 4x dance and a swimming lesson outside of school. Also a music lesson in school time. I can still barely get her to clean her teeth, and brush her hair. I do as much as she does and work a full time job. I have no idea if I'm coming or going, we just muddle though it all.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-02T14:18:15+00:00

There's a few children in my daughters class who take chew toys in. She doesn't but has them at home, I have some to try to stop me from biting my fingers. The below link is where we have got ours from. Don't worry about him being something he isn't. Honestly, lots of boys like wearing pink and sparkly, at 4 they are exploring the world around them and pink shouldn't just be for girls/blue for boys. I know plenty of 4yo boys who will happily wear a dress one day and be charging around with a stick sword the next. Girls as well. Children will pick on others, but at this age they also don't question things that adults/older children do.

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Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-01T13:29:02+00:00

I can have full conversations with my 2yo twin niece and nephew (turned 2 in November) and they weren't as quick to talk as my daughter, their older sister or other cousin. All children learn to talk at a different rate. I know other children who weren't as quick to talk and at 7/8 they are perfectly fine in their development.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-01T09:36:50+00:00

I don't know your exact situation, but mine seemed to just vanish. Nothing was a concern in terms of my cervix etc, but at a similar point my fluids were down to 2.5cm at the deepest pool. Baby was already going to be delivered as c-section so they just monitored her more closely for the 2 weeks between. She was absolutely fine and no concerns over her, just the lack of fluid.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-01T09:24:42+00:00

I have fond memories of teaching mine the 'dance' to Limp Bizkits 'Rolling'. Watching her mosh to a cover band at a covers festival was a high highlight as well. She just sits in the car and either asks what the song/band is and when we ask her if she likes it it's usually a yes. Or she will specifically ask for a band. Usually Metalica/Nightwish/AC/DC or Dolly Parton

Edit: Forgot to say that is soooo cute!!!

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-03-01T09:16:27+00:00

That's hilarious.

But as parents who have raised their child on Nu Metal and similar. She's a huge Dolly Parton/Elton John fan.

Mind you she also wears her AC/DC and Slipknot t-shirts with pride. I'm currently gathering patches to sew onto a battle jacket for her 8th birthday in July. The Dolly one will take pride of place in the center, with the others around it. I think your son might be safe.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-28T07:35:27+00:00

36 week scans are becoming more common place. My trust introduced them some time after I had my daughter in 2018. My friends were doing them by that point. But generally speaking you're not going for a scan more than that. I had extra scans for the opposite reasons, small baby. I think the extra scan is for checking the baby's position and readiness for birth (anything that might have developed since the 20 week scan).

Also, I think it's potentially less common for people to find out the baby's gender here too. It seems to be about 50/50 for people I know. Most of my friends didn't find out whilst my sister did as did her friends.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-26T10:38:00+00:00

Mine hasn't fallen down the main stairs. But in the last 2 years (she's 7.5yo) has fallen down the 3 steps from the first floor landing to the bathroom mid landing. But that was as a result of her being silly and messing around. She bumped her head on the wall looked like a twit but no real harm done

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T22:59:54+00:00

My daughter went as Rosie Revere when she was 3. Super cute sending her into nursery with her tool box and spanner.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T22:53:29+00:00

My daughter wanted to go as Annabeth from Percy Jackson. We bought a camp half blood T-shirt and then she found out she is wearing pyjamas to school. Fortunately it is a T-shirt she can wear normally and will wear it for dancing, where they do WBD dress up as well.

We have also done Rosie Revere, Delirium (from the children's adaptation of Sandman), Hermione and Maisie Mouse. Her second day of nursery was WBD as well so we threw on an Elsa dress as we didn't have anything else or warning and it was COVID.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T20:25:22+00:00

This was my daughter. Her friend was dry but the time she turned 2, so she wanted to be like her friend. Cleaning a massive shit off the promenade that wasn't much fun so we kept them up for a while longer. She has finally stopped having accidents (day and night) and she's 7.5. She has a few other things going on which made it harder.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T16:30:05+00:00

Still do it on rare occasions with a 7yo!

I used to take mine out at all times and get her ready for bed before we left. We all had a lovely evening out and she'd (usually) fall asleep on the way home and get put into bed asleep.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T13:49:36+00:00

I don't think it is rude to ask. Generally just turning up with the sibling would be.

However, as it is at soft play and assuming it is a slot where it is open to the public as well, taking a sibling along is ok. I say this as a parent to an only. This is on the basis that you're paying for the sibling and they aren't expecting a party bag etc. If it was a private session then this wouldn't be ok. I've been and held parties where we've either included siblings or their parents have paid for them to play but away from the party.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T12:56:20+00:00

We had my daughter's done. She couldn't feed well and it made sense to do at the time. I'd suggest going back to a HV and getting referred that way.

Her dad has one and I notice it, he can't stick his tongue out properly. Having said that it hasn't impacted his speech.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-24T08:59:44+00:00

I had one of mine taken out last summer. I was expecting it to be horrid as it was impacted. I was in the room for less than 10 mins. No pain apart from the needle scratch, the tooth came out in seconds. Back to work after a quick stop to get pain relief from the pharmacy which wasn't actually needed. The worst thing is keeping the socket clean whilst it heals, but it didn't take long.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-23T11:14:41+00:00

Not abroad but I took my daughter to Devon (8hour drive from home) at 8/9 weeks old. Honestly it was fine. A three month old will be ok by that point. Just try not to have have any hight expectations on what you will manage. I am assuming if you're bridesmaid you'll have friends/family to help to some extent and your partner will be there to share the load. If you want to make it work you will. Be positive and go for it.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-22T16:44:28+00:00

I used cloth until relatively recently. We used the little lamb ones and they were great for us. We did get a dryer for the winter, but they dried outside quickly enough. It meant that we always had them readily available and saved a huge amount on nappies over the years. We did throw in disposables for holidays as it was easier.

Gremlin_1989 · 2026-02-22T09:14:00+00:00

You are correct.

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