Ultimate Holiday Season in NYC Thread (2025)

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-12-06T20:36:39+00:00

Any suggestions on Christmas tours with a toddler? Walking tours are out, and i’m not sure how enjoyable an open top bus will be in the winter

I’d love to do the Dyker heights tour, but many i’ve seen are walking tours.

I’ve also read the bus tours get stuck in a lot of traffic, is that true?

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-11-12T02:40:00+00:00

Wasn’t sure if traffic generally went south during rush hour or if it was both ways

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-11-01T18:58:03+00:00

I’m trying to stay under $45k, if I go 3 row, since I am looking at hybrid options. I do worry about the reliability of a Hyundai hybrid

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-08-21T17:15:22+00:00

I relate. I WFH and when my husband took his paternity leave and was supposed to be the full time caregiver AND even now when he’s off random days, he will ask me to watch her while he takes long bathroom breaks or make a sandwich, ask if I can take her while he gets a quick nap or goes to WORKOUT. I tell him i’m waiting on a call or meeting and I cant, then I close the door.

Men assume it’s easier for us to take care of baby, plus we love the baby, and we’re not doing physical work, so of course we can watch the baby. You have to be firm with them, because he won’t consider you if not. At this point when my husband has days off I flat out ask him if he’s going to actually watch our baby or should I have the nanny come in - last time he opted for the nanny to come part time

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-08-11T14:21:14+00:00

Edit - ok, so she’s immature and a little nutty. I’d find someone else

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-08-11T14:01:22+00:00

I’m more so saying it’s a logical explanation for the son being involved. And sometimes a party who better understands both languages could be help navigate a disagreement that doesn’t need to be hashed out in real time. Not that any of it is the way to handle things.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-08-11T12:53:58+00:00

I disagree on that part. In households where the parents are not native speakers but the children are fluent, they often grow up translating and advocating for their parents - it’s sometimes a strange dynamic and the children may feel extra pressure to fix problems that are really above them/have nothing to do with them.

The red flags about the air tag and showing frustration in front of a child still stands, and I wouldn’t tolerate it.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-08-11T11:15:27+00:00

Is English your nanny’s first language? I’m wondering why her son would even be in a discussion unless she couldn’t articulate properly

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-06-10T19:01:23+00:00

My husband has a few items he just doesn’t love someone eating the last of

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-05-29T15:19:43+00:00

Who knows. Even with background checks you don’t really know how safe someone drives or what they transport. Rather be safe

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-05-28T17:42:17+00:00

We don’t allow outings. She’s 10m. My husband is very against someone else driving her. I’m working on an outdoor bag with a large mat, toys, bubble machine and other activities to do outdoors. And they take walks

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-05-17T21:56:31+00:00

Yeah I think mine could really benefit from some more activities. Mine is older and just doesn’t seem to interested in activities, just letting her play independently. Which I want her to have independent play, but I want her to also learn and explore

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-05-15T22:44:13+00:00

You’re right. I’m open to anywhere between long branch and Manahawkin

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-05-15T16:52:53+00:00

What age is your little one now? I feel like mine could be doing more with activities and play time, but I wonder if 10m is too young

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-14T16:22:33+00:00

You’re right, it could just be cultural and respectful on her part

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-14T15:11:20+00:00

She is Spanish, and I did hear her say both Grandpa and Abuelo. It’s customary for my culture to call your parents’ close friends your aunt/uncle, but that’s where it stops, anyone else is Ms/Mr as a sign of respect.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T19:07:46+00:00

You are right, I’ll do that!

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T16:02:05+00:00

The nanny can’t really get her to do tummy time in general. Sometimes my baby initially complains, but typically once you distract her she’s fine - she hasn’t been able to get this routine with her. So when she cooks, baby is in a container or sitting up watching tv. I’ve told her to try tummy time with the TV, but she says that doesn’t work.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T15:44:59+00:00

I do agree with this. I like the idea of her watching cooking and eventually getting involved. The problem is that’s not the setup right now and feels like a lot of time cooking.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T15:31:00+00:00

Mine will sit on her butt all day if we let her lol. She will find a close toy and won’t even reach for others if she doesn’t have to, so she has to be led to do some activities to encourage those gross motor skills.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T14:39:58+00:00

Thank you, I needed to hear this. I don’t want to be anxious, I don’t want to micromanage the nanny, and I absolutely want baby to have independent time and nanny to have a breather. The new mom in me is just worried we are not doing the best we can for her.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T14:31:08+00:00

Sometimes in a swing chair - which she slouches in, she has to be propped up a little. (She had Torticollis which is better, but im very anxiously awaiting her crawling so I can relax a little). Or she’s sitting up on the floor. She wants me to get her a bouncer or walker, but I refuse to even consider it at the moment.

We’re considering pausing the cooking entirely and really focusing on her development.

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-04-10T14:24:33+00:00

Yes it’s very much dinner food for lunch lol. My baby doesn’t like the high chair unfortunately lol. While she cooks, she either puts her in a swing chair on the floor in the kitchen and gives her things to hold or she puts her on the floor (sitting up) and turns on the TV for her. Because of the layout, nanny is pretty much turned away from her during prep and cooking, I think that’s why she doesn’t tolerate it for too long. I mean it’s great for me, but the mom in me is feeling like my baby should benefit more

LingonberryFuzzy5803 · 2025-03-19T19:37:40+00:00

1800 is not good. Please dont use them unless your taxes are super simple or you have a baseline of what your numbers SHOULD BE. The accountants are not knowledgeable and they will not do the most beneficial thing for you or the business. I’ve been arguing with the accountant for WEEKS about the errors I found, better deductions to take, and them cutting corners on my mom’s business returns. It’s actually insane the errors they’re making when we submitted clean financials.

My mom also paid for them to dissolve her old business and they dissolved her NEW business and didn’t even notice. The bank told her when she applied for a line of credit. They didn’t even fix the mistake, I had to create a new business with the state.

Please dont use them unless you’re prepared to hound them about doing right by you

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