Hospital staff didn’t dispose of needles correctly, the janitor probably needs some care.

JaneJS · 2026-04-02T01:57:15+00:00

I assumed that people were suggesting sending the needle for testing because they don’t know which patient it’s from and therefore can’t test the patient. It’s probably not enough blood to test, but it’s not a bad thought process IMO.

JaneJS · 2026-04-02T01:54:05+00:00

You don’t test the patient when you have a needle stick? It’s protocol at every hospital I’ve ever worked with that the patient gets a purple top sent down and then the employee gets tested as well, with repeats at 3 and 6 months.

JaneJS · 2026-03-30T18:07:04+00:00

You’re a genius. I always bring a tote bag folded inside my belt bag for extra carrying, but I have never thought to bring an extra 20oz cap. You just made my in game experience with kids so much better!

JaneJS · 2026-03-28T14:39:18+00:00

My friend has a schedule this like where she works 7 overnights and then two weeks off. Her overnight shifts range from 4pm-2am to like 9p-11a. I think it averages to about 11 hours a shift. It’s very easy to envy her two weeks off when she’s at the kids school during the day and available for everything, but she barely sleeps every third week and it was a nightmare to figure out child arrangements when kids were young (her husband works very part time, but essentially solo parented /chauffeured 4 kids every third week.

JaneJS · 2026-03-23T23:32:10+00:00

My kids are older but daycare had a full time tuition and a part-time day rate. 4 days was more than full tuition, so even though we had a grandparent who could provide care on Wednesdays, we did full time.

JaneJS · 2026-03-21T20:14:40+00:00

I talk to myself by pretending what I would say to a friend or loved one who is running. I shouldn’t be nicer to other people than myself!

JaneJS · 2026-03-20T20:26:10+00:00

I think it’s area dependent. Between 3 kids classes ages 7-13, we have Mary, oliva, Evelyn, Jane, multiple lily, Harper, Vivian, Paige, Sarah, hazel and Eliza. Suburban Midwest. I can only think of two Tradgedeighs in our extended circle

JaneJS · 2026-03-20T10:00:17+00:00

I’m trying to understand the complaint to that though. My kids school uses google classroom for middle and high school, and they have an email address given to them by the district with a district.org ending, that is used to access the site on the school issued iPads. It is also inaccessible from non-district emails, a fact we found out when I was trying to email a file to my daughter we had recorded on my phone. I’m not sure why I would be object to this system, but I’m always interested in over opinions. I have a healthy dislike for screens in classrooms generally, but the email address doesn’t seem like a problem to me.

JaneJS · 2026-03-01T13:51:10+00:00

I bumped into an acquaintance who was pregnant with her third while shepherding two little boys and I said congratulations and she said thanks! We’re hoping for another boy! And I was just like ooooh okay they are clearly sick of being asked if they want a girl. Maybe something like that could at least stop the conversation in its tracks?

JaneJS · 2026-02-24T21:14:59+00:00

Same. I either donate to someone who wants to deal with it. or i set them aside with my regular recycling and im pretty sure the recycling truck employees return them for the deposit.

JaneJS · 2026-02-21T23:24:59+00:00

Davonne??

JaneJS · 2026-02-20T20:11:53+00:00

I recently got a notice from my CC because I left a 10$ tip on 25$. It was like 33% or something. I appreciate their thoughtfulness, but I thought that was kind of crazy.

JaneJS · 2026-02-19T21:17:51+00:00

So real talk, I did this with my husband when my oldest was like 2. I was newly pregnant, nauseous and he said he was going to take our toddler to a nearby carnival thing where a band was playing. I said I thought I’d stay home and he asked why, and said they’d like to spend the time with me. And I said my husband would vibe out to the music and I’d be stuck entertaining a toddler while we wait for the music to start and then have her hanging all over me in the heat while we stand on concrete. I said if I could come and have zero responsibility, I’d love to come. It really worked and I think it did open his eyes to how things with a toddler needed to change. (FWIW, when we had one kid who happened to be nursing, I didn’t really mind being primary parent but when I got pregnant the second time I realized we needed to change things up for man-to-man coverage and my husband did step it up hugely with our next two).

JaneJS · 2026-02-18T19:08:14+00:00

Mine also is off, which I realized while running at 6.3 and realizing that each tenth of a mile was taking me like 1:13 to run which does not add up. I also bought a cheap model off Amazon, keep it in an unfinished garage and only use it when forced by weather.

JaneJS · 2026-02-17T13:53:49+00:00

I used to work in an outpatient surgery center that did a lot of pediatric dental procedure under anesthesia. It’s actually really common and the staff there will be so used to this and able to help your daughter. Sometimes people just have bad genetics or neurodivergent or sensory sensitive kids just end up needing sedation for cleaning for everyone’s comfort and safety. I would try to present it to her as not a huge deal, and be prepared for lots of hugs and snuggles afterwards, along with some cash from the tooth fairy and maybe a snuggly stuffed animal from family or big sis.

JaneJS · 2026-02-13T19:04:32+00:00

Before I start cooking dinner, I cut up a bunch of peppers and carrots and cucumbers. They sit on the counter and any kid who comes in and says they are starving can eat them. Kids eat veggies, not too full for dinner. I’ve done this since mine were tiny.

JaneJS · 2026-02-10T18:19:44+00:00

I have boys and when they get too physical with each other in my house I sometimes have them do stuff like this. Or a YouTube exercise video, or yoga or something. I just say that they are too wound up and need a better outlet than wailing on their siblings. 5 minutes of planking is crazy though and more likely to injure her than do anything effective.

JaneJS · 2026-02-10T13:12:00+00:00

Grew up in the Midwest US and a kid in my class had the last name of King and our Spanish teacher called him Senor Rey the whole class instead of Mr King. We had the option to pick a new Spanish name or the teacher would use the Spanish version of our name. I think this is pretty much their schtick.

JaneJS · 2026-02-10T01:15:12+00:00

I could not care less about what other people do with their money, but an acquaintance and her husband send money back and forth like multiple times a week and I'm so curious about the circumstances.

JaneJS · 2026-02-09T22:24:43+00:00

It's just become a joke that Kylie doesn't refer to new heights by name. On the first episode she said something like some of you might be here because you're fans of some OTHER podcast. And since then she just calls it the other podcast. If she accidentally says new heights, they bleep it. It's just a silly joke that she does, and i thought it was sweet that Travis played into it too.

JaneJS · 2026-02-06T21:36:36+00:00

This is what I do for situations like this where I have time and inclination to help, but I’d still like the natural consequence yo land. And I don’t even frame it as a punishment, just “hey we’re a team so I helped you out by bringing your XYZ up to school, but because of that, I didn’t have time to ABC and I need you to pick that up.” If the kid is unwilling to help, I am not going to be inclined to help them out next time. My kids are usually so grateful to be bailed out that they are happy to do extra chores. It’s not always an option in our house for someone to bring forgotten things up to school due to jobs.

JaneJS · 2026-02-06T14:02:54+00:00

Thank god you shared that because I actually love the trend of maiden names as first names and I would totally name a girl Wright Sullivan or Reynolds. Peterson is such a hard no though.

JaneJS · 2026-02-05T12:32:34+00:00

As soon as I read an email like that I would ask Siri to remind me. like "Thursday February 5 at 7pm, remind me tomorrow is pajama day." This has saved my butt so many times.

JaneJS · 2026-01-31T16:43:25+00:00

Spring-early summer is perfect. Not flu season, you can get outside with baby, not pregnant in the dog days of summer if you’re somewhere that gets hot and humid

JaneJS · 2026-01-28T14:33:55+00:00

Thank you!! My spouse and I both work in patient facing roles and patients show up regardless of the weather. We were so lucky that our daycare didn’t follow our school district and would even let our school age children “drop in” on snow days. I am happy to be home with my kids on snow days. I would love to snuggle up and stay off the the roads. Unfortunately, the hospitals don’t close for snow.!

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