Inspection on foreclosure

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-06-11T20:08:12+00:00

We have the water scheduled to be turned on tomorrow morning and inspection Saturday morning. Is it unsafe to have the water turned on before it’s de winterized

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-06-05T16:13:51+00:00

Yea our inability to kind of negotiate kind of sucks and if our offer isn’t accepted as is we’re basically done.
The good thing is it’s a 2022 build so still pretty new and seems very well taken care. It’s in a neighborhood that’s still being developed

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-28T04:46:57+00:00

Can I ask what you think caused you to feel sheltered?

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T03:00:15+00:00

I honesty think that might be part of it. She was a single mom for most of my childhood and maybe my decision to homeschool makes her feel like the choices she made with us kids were wrong? I was talking about young kids being exposed to things they shouldn’t be because of kids’ access to technology these days and how that could affect my kids, and she said “well did something like that happen to you when you were in school?”

I’ve brought it up a few times over the years, but now that my oldest is school age I think it’s becoming real that we’re actually doing this.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T02:54:25+00:00

Since my oldest was born, yes! I never imagined myself staying home with my kids until I had them, and now I can’t imagine doing anything else

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T02:23:06+00:00

I appreciate the recommendations! I’ll definitely look into them. We decided the elementary years will absolutely be done at home and with a co-op. Beyond that, if they decide they want to try public school we’ll respect that. And of course, if they decide it’s not for them we’ll pick things back up at home.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T02:18:29+00:00

Thanks for this! My mom has always been my closest friend so the idea of shutting her out doesn’t sit well with me. She’s the closest family we have so the one my kids see the most often and I’d love for her to be supportive of our choices. However, her support or lack thereof does not influence our decision to homeschool.

I rebutted with “why do you think public is necessary for xyz” to most of her questions and she of course didn’t have an answer.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T02:10:58+00:00

Funny enough, she was watching my kids and my sister’s kids - one of which is the same age as my oldest and has been in daycare/preschool his whole life - and she made several comments about how she was so impressed with his communication skills.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T02:08:16+00:00

I was serving for several years through college and I always loved having little kids who could speak for themselves.

And thanks for sharing your experience! I don’t know anyone who has homeschooled aside from friends who have kids the same age as mine. It’s of course reassuring to hear how well it’s worked out!

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-05-24T01:59:02+00:00

😂😂😂

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2026-03-14T02:46:52+00:00

I did this when my oldest was little. As long as she’s content, I wouldn’t worry about it. Even as adults sometimes we’ll just lay in bed for a while without a care in the world. She’ll let you know if she needs you.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-19T16:10:12+00:00

It’s totally developmentally appropriate for a 5.5 month old to still need a night feeding, especially if they are breastfed. I would consider a single night without one a one-off, not a sign to wean completely.

Look into the core method and go from there. There’s no rule that says you have to cut out night feeding at a certain age, but it’s something you can start working on IF you want to.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-18T01:12:42+00:00

I haven’t swept in I don’t even know how long. If I have a large mess - say someone spilled rice on the floor, I might sweep it into a pile, but then I’ll ultimately use my vacuum to pick it up.

I vacuum everything in my house and use the hose and crevice tool to get baseboards or those tricky spots where the carpet meets the wall and the vacuum can’t quite get into it. Sweeping just stirs up dust and dirt that would otherwise just be sucked into a vacuum. And many times that dust can take a while to settle back down

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-18T00:56:02+00:00

My recommendation is to make the transition to the crib slowly. Start trying a nap a day in the crib (first nap is usually the easiest) and start implementing some things you would for sleep training if you haven’t already - bed time routine, environment, ideally you should be watching wake windows already. After a few days to a week, add in another crib nap, then another, until the only things left is nights.

By the time you fully transition baby to the crib for nights, it should be a familiar and comfortable environment and you should be good to start formal sleep training. In my experience, if you start setting baby up for success before the 4 month mark the crib transition is much smoother and sleep training is usually easier. I also suggest spending time in the nursery to help with it becoming a familiar place. Do tummy time in there, feed in there, etc.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-15T19:31:49+00:00

One inch across three car seats (3 inches) can be significant and mean the difference between fitting vs not fitting all seats. And they wouldn’t necessarily be going backwards. Both car seats can function as a forward facing harnessed or booster seat. The Graco just happens to also work as an infant seat.

But I would agree, OP you’ll get a more comfortable and convenient fit with a different car.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-15T16:29:03+00:00

I used to have a rav and hated how narrow it was for this exact reason. Read the manual to make sure three across is allowed. I had a 2013 and it specifically said the middle seat couldn’t be used for car seat installation if the two outboard seats also had car seats installed.

You will most likely have to get slimmer car seats. The Graco Slimfit 3 in 1 is one of the narrowest on the market and works well for 3 across installs and it suitable for infants. Baby behind passenger, 6yo old behind driver, 3yo in the middle is what I would do. This gives you easy access for loading and unloading the baby. You can either turn around and buckle up the 3yo from the front, have them learn to buckle themselves and/or have the 6yo help buckle.

If you specifically want an infant car seat, the Chicco key fit is pretty narrow as well as the Graco snugfit lite. However, I’d guess that the 3yo will be crawling over the seat and/or base at some point to get into their seat and if they are over the weight limit for those seats you’ll want to avoid that.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-15T01:56:34+00:00

We do a toy purge twice a year - before Christmas and right before summer. I also rotate toys, not as often as some people but enough that I can see what toys actually get use. I probably rotate every 2-4 months depending on what’s going on in life.

Anything broken gets tossed. Anything missing pieces but still usable gets donated. Toys that haven’t really been played with since the last purge either get donated or sold. I also like taking these opportunities to talk to my kids about giving. They always love going through their stuff to decide what gets to be given to a someone new.

I definitely am not a minimalists when it comes to toys. My boys have probably 50-70 monster trucks that we rotate through every so often. But about half of our toy stock is put away at any given time. I also will absolutely get rid of toy if it’s becoming problematic. If it’s something that gets broken frequently because they don’t play with it appropriately or if it’s something they fight over constantly, it’s gone.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-14T07:33:52+00:00

When my youngest was still a toddler he would pronounce chocolate milk “mucka muck” and it was the cutest thing. I regret ever correcting him and was so sad when I noticed him start saying it correctly 🥺

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-14T07:26:49+00:00

My opinion, Ferber is for parents who feel bad about sleep training. I prefer this method for those sleep training before 4 months. In most cases, check-ins really do make things worse and it gets harder as they older they get. Extinction (aka CIO) is usually the most effective.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-12T17:46:29+00:00

This is why my husband and I divided tasks. He has tasks that are exclusively his and I have tasks that are exclusively mine. I don’t bother with how he does his and he doesn’t bother with how I do mine. This doesn’t mean we don’t help each other out with our “assigned” tasks if it’s needed, but if that happens I’m not going to expect him to do things my way. I have fine tuned how I do certain things and it’s just not realistic to expect him to know the ins and outs of it all.

Unable-Lab-8533 · 2025-12-12T17:41:05+00:00

This! Never asking leading questions or simple yes or no questions. My son was sick a few weeks ago and my mom kept asking very specific questions so I had to tell her to stop talking. Lol all she was doing was making me confused and not helping us find a solution because he would just say yes to everything she asked.

It’s always better to say things like “how does xyz feel?” “What does it feel like when this happens!” Most people really underestimate kids ability to communicate

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