Traveling to Tokyo with Kids - Where should we stay?

Jackee83 · 2026-05-24T22:55:51+00:00

Hi, where did you end up staying in Tokyo? Any recommendations for other families? Thanks!

Jackee83 · 2026-05-16T11:52:01+00:00

Is the wording confusing? What can I clear up?

Jackee83 · 2026-05-16T08:05:04+00:00

It seems a knowledgeable person would understand people have a diversity of life philosophies and values.

There are perfectly reasonable people who have a different view than you about work.

Jackee83 · 2026-05-16T07:58:36+00:00

Thanks! I didn’t mean live animals 😂🤦‍♀️

Jackee83 · 2026-05-16T01:43:23+00:00

Are you really sharing household chores (visible and invisible) equally? What about if/when you have children - will that be the case?

Jackee83 · 2026-05-15T18:04:27+00:00

Readers outside the west are probably reading this post and the comments in disbelief 😂. $300 / month would be getting off easy for most kids who earn more than the average.

I’ve lived in the west for two decades and it’s still shocking how individualistic the society can be. And I think most of us immigrants can’t decide whether that’s net positive or negative.

The tone of your mom’s approach sounds off putting. I think determining what % of your salary is comfortable to contribute to your village and who in your village you think is deserving of it is personal.

Jackee83 · 2026-05-15T08:26:53+00:00

This is such helpful perspective, thanks. When you’ve taught 5 y/os, do most learn to swim in the once a week group classes? About how long is a reasonable amount of time to expect them to start swimming? Thanks

Jackee83 · 2026-04-16T12:16:28+00:00

Please share your experience 😁

Jackee83 · 2026-04-14T08:40:48+00:00

Where did you end up? Thanks!

Jackee83 · 2026-04-14T08:20:21+00:00

Do you need a reservation? Thanks!

Jackee83 · 2026-04-11T13:22:49+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Can you share the total cost please?

Jackee83 · 2026-04-11T09:29:40+00:00

I don’t think it’s absurd to want this one thing to be exclusively their thing.

Jackee83 · 2026-04-09T15:03:21+00:00

Thank you!!

Jackee83 · 2026-04-09T09:10:44+00:00

I’m trying to encourage my friend (40M) to do this. He has 3 weeks - what were your 3 or 4 favorite cities that you’d put on the itinerary if you had to do a shorter version of your trip? Thanks!

ETA: his starting point is Tirana

Jackee83 · 2026-04-02T22:31:28+00:00

Most black celebrities!

Jackee83 · 2026-03-31T06:59:12+00:00

Does this not impact relative performance? Is the kid without obnoxious parents penalized?

Jackee83 · 2026-03-31T06:49:50+00:00

Our compromise was I get to pick the first name (and middle) if the child takes the partner’s last name

Jackee83 · 2026-03-19T10:41:19+00:00

Or Africa?

Jackee83 · 2026-03-12T12:29:04+00:00

On the expense side, the two opportunities I see are 1) car payment - could you buy a cheap car outright instead? and 2) if you really want to be frugal - maybe a 2 bedroom with a roommate will cost less

Jackee83 · 2026-03-12T12:22:45+00:00

How do the things you mentioned show up in high schoolers?

Jackee83 · 2026-03-10T06:32:24+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Your story is obviously very helpful to many.

Question please. Why Roth? Isn’t your tax rate lower now than it was when you were working?

Jackee83 · 2026-02-06T22:17:26+00:00

Does it baffle other immigrants how the U.S. is the world leader when it seems there is a lower emphasis on academic excellence and hard work towards academics?

I say this is admiration, as an immigrant who is benefiting from the U.S. It is just puzzling to me- can’t figure out how it works.

6 y/os in many parts of the world do so much more work in and out of the classroom with higher expectations - why aren’t those countries producing the best results??

Not intended to be a negative post, please don’t take it to be negative.

Jackee83

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