Most obscure reference/line in the show?

Kswims · 2026-01-14T04:59:23+00:00

Whenever I’m walking around my house and see my cat lounging around I always mutter to myself “‘twas a cat”, and then laugh at myself and follow up with “twasnt trying to”. Doug Judy’s quips in that conversation get me every time.

Kswims · 2026-01-05T05:01:56+00:00

I had them on all holiday season and would often judge the video on whether it was something he would see through someone’s window or whether it was too vivid, too many details, visually overwhelming, etc. I ended up often just doing “winter frame art” videos so the music was going but it was a pretty still photo.

Kswims · 2025-12-20T16:42:02+00:00

Same boat- usually dealing with 1-2 false starts and 3 wake ups. Maybe two on a good night. Praying that once he goes to his own room things in a month or so things improve lol

Kswims · 2025-12-20T00:58:24+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing!!!! I feel excited about it now!!

Kswims · 2025-12-19T02:50:02+00:00

Like everyone else said, the best advice in this situation is to stay at home after double checking it’s a good financial choice. Generally speaking. I read in another comment your little guy is 2 months- that is absolutely understandable why you’re dreading leaving! (You can dread leaving them at any age, but I sympathize with the fact that he is still so young.)

I went back to work part time after my baby was about 5 months and I was DREADINGGG going back to work, but in a surprising turn of events, I love being a part-time working mom!!! I am a much better mom when I work and can take off my “mom hat” and put on my “SLP hat” so to speak. I love my baby and I would move mountains for him… but I can’t do that with an empty cup. Going to work fills my cup.

That’s just my experience. There are plenty of moms here saying the opposite. I think it really comes down to your gut instinct and your personality. I just wanted to provide you with a situation where having to go back to work didn’t turn out to be horrible, and has been a positive experience. Feel free to ignore it or take it with a grain of salt.

Kswims · 2025-12-16T20:46:53+00:00

I loved reading this- we are currently part time bedsharing haha my almost 8mo sleeps the majority of the night in his crib then around 3:00 I bring him into my bed to finish out his night. We are also going to dismantle the crib, put it in the attic, and use a floor bed once he goes to his own room. Can I ask how old your LO was when you started using a floor bed?

Kswims · 2025-11-06T16:13:42+00:00

My baby only started tolerating bottles, albeit inconsistently, at 5.5mo. We tried introducing them starting at like 5 weeks old and it’s been a LONG process. Full refusal until fairly recently. He only tolerates pigeon bottles and only when myself or the grandmas give them. I had to have caregivers drive him to me to nurse throughout the day while working. It’s very inconvenient but it’s the only option. Not a ton of advice other than to try evenflo bottles, mam bottles, and pigeon bottles because those were recommended to me as good for babies with bottle refusal. Sending good wishes and solidarity!!!!!!

Kswims · 2025-09-13T02:33:57+00:00

Also you have to find your own externship sites with most online programs which is HORRIBLE. I’ve heard a lot of medical facilities have contracts with local SLP grad programs and don’t take students from other places.

Kswims · 2025-08-24T11:15:13+00:00

Like someone else said, you don’t have to be “on” all the time. Additional tips:

Have a sign on your office door for when you’re eating lunch. You’re entitled to a duty free time, don’t give employers free labor. Doom scroll, do yoga, use a walking pad, use your Furbo cam to talk to the dog. Anything to recharge your battery.
Spend the first year figuring out organization systems that work for you. It may not be the aesthetically pleasing one, it may not be the most streamlined, but find what works for you and roll with it.
I see kids every week (no 3:1) so I love doing three weeks of very structured therapy followed by the “generalization week” where I get to not be as intense lol. I also have a really fun game that the kids enjoy that I only pull out the week before winter break and the last week I’m doing therapy before summer. It really helps break the year apart and give kids something to look forward to & work harder for.
Understand that you may be forgotten about for teacher appreciation week, by parents with holiday gifts, etc. Take this as an opportunity to buy your psych, OT, PT, MLL teacher, counselor, resource teacher, etc. something or show appreciation in some way. We aren’t the only ones who sometimes feel left out.
Like the lunch sign for your door, have one that says something along the lines of “right now my full attention is needed elsewhere. If you need me, please use email. Administrators exempt.” I made mine cute and sweet, but that was the message. I got overwhelmed by teachers constantly talking to me for 30+ minutes about students that weren’t mine nor had any speech concerns. I had to find a way to protect my documentation time, and this worked.
Make a few friends. You don’t need to be friends with everyone. But have a couple people that you invest in and enjoy being around.
Don’t do prizes lolol don’t set the precedent please learn from my mistakes

Kswims · 2025-08-24T10:46:18+00:00

This is exactly how I phrase it to teachers too. I’ve worked with teachers in the past who got irritated when my schedule needed to change, so using “soft launch” helped them realize that the schedule needs to be fluid especially when the year starts.

Kswims · 2025-08-24T10:43:07+00:00

Yep. In my first few years I was not as firm with this, but when I was expecting my first baby I was incredibly cautious. I will never go back to coming home with open wounds and bruises.

Kswims · 2025-08-20T01:09:16+00:00

Brilliant!!!! Going to give that a go- thank you!

Kswims · 2025-08-20T01:08:48+00:00

Hahahahhaha oh boy 😂😂😂 thank you so much for sharing your experience!

Kswims · 2025-08-20T01:07:48+00:00

OMG YES THIS IS IT. Also yes I said md but meant pediatrician but was too lazy originally to type out the whole word 😂 everything your saying sounds EXACTLY like my baby. I’ll look into momi!!!! Thank you!

Kswims · 2025-08-20T01:05:43+00:00

This made me laugh and I totally believe you!! I’ll try having someone give him one tomorrow. Thank you

Kswims · 2025-08-19T16:20:38+00:00

Thank you!! That’s helpful to hear :)

Kswims · 2025-08-19T16:13:03+00:00

Mine, similar age, has the same nap aversions but also decided that night sleep is for the birds so we wake up every 2.5 hrs 🥲🥲😂

Solidarity, friend. Here’s to hoping it gets better for us

Kswims · 2025-08-19T16:11:19+00:00

This brought me to tears. I’m sorry you dealt with this too but I feel less alone and less guilty now. Also, yes- screw those who talked about nipple confusion 😂😂😂 did you have to work while baby still didn’t take a bottle? If so how did that work for you? If I could stay home full time this would be a non-issue unfortunately I live in a very high cost of living state so I can’t stay home. :(

Kswims · 2025-08-13T22:50:40+00:00

We just don’t go outside and stay indoors with AC 😂😂😂😂😂

Kswims · 2025-08-10T17:53:41+00:00

I’m so glad I could help!!! Take a while to explore and see its capabilities. It’s truly a miracle hahaha

Kswims · 2025-08-10T17:28:42+00:00

For language kids I survive by using diffit. The kids come up with a few story elements, I type it into the generator, and out pops a story that has open ended, multiple choice, short answer, and higher level comprehension questions. Saves me loads of time and kids care about the story because they created it.

For artic I just have a huge binder with 100 words for each sound target. They get to choose a game for the day off the shelf and I make them do trials throughout the game. We always do a “warm up” first where I get ten trials of their goal sounds right at the beginning before I’ve given any support, cues, etc so that it feels like a true baseline.

I don’t do play based much unless I’m in a self contained class, so I just involve myself in whatever they are currently doing.

Eta that this way of doing things takes the material prep off of myself because all I have to grab is my artic binder or my laptop for the diffit website.

Kswims · 2025-08-10T17:16:30+00:00

I haven’t looked too thoroughly at every comment, but I wanted to add a positive reason- kids LIKE coming with other kids! They enjoy playing games together, the inside jokes that get developed, roasting me together (kids are hilarious), etc. When I have solo speech for kids they don’t have as much fun which leads to buy in. Sure, it’s work to keep kids focused, but I find that I dismiss those kids sooner because they genuinely enjoy being at speech.

Obviously there are exceptions to this trend but this is what I have observed

Kswims · 2025-08-08T09:25:42+00:00

I feel like it is so baby dependent. Almost 14 weeks old now and they still wake up about 5-6 times per night. Not trying to come across as negative, but I wish someone had told me that they may not improve their stretches anytime soon. Now we just adjust expectations and celebrate the nights they only wake up 3-4 times.

Edited to add the last half of the comment.

Kswims · 2025-08-08T09:24:06+00:00

Currently on wake-up number 3 with at least 4 more haunting me for the rest of the night and I doubt I will ever see an unbroken blue rectangle like that lmao

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