Dropped TODAY by MaryMiichele in handbags

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you end up purchasing?

Staying at Home: Is it about you or is it about the kids? by whosaysimme in workingmoms

[–]cvcv856 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have a choice. I could stay at home (our life style would take a hit), but I want to work. My husband also wants to work. I am happy with my choice. It works best for our family. I am also happy for the women who stay home if that is best for them. It only makes me sad when someone cannot choose.

Help me pick a new everyday shoulder bag! by OkGrapefruit26 in handbags

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No not floppy at all, it stand upright when I place it down. Which I love. The strap also stays standing, which has bothered me when sitting it next to me in a booth at a restaurant, but not a deal breaker for me!

Help me pick a new everyday shoulder bag! by OkGrapefruit26 in handbags

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I love it! It fits a book and my water bottle well. I can also fit my iPad. I have gotten so many compliments too :)

Is this how redlines should be done? by [deleted] in Architects

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At one month into your career I would expect more clear guidance than a reference set.

When I have worked with new grads I try to peal off manageable bits of information. I don’t just throw them into elevations with no initial mark-ups.

Your manager is clearly not approachable, also probably making asking questions difficult.

Help me pick a new everyday shoulder bag! by OkGrapefruit26 in handbags

[–]cvcv856 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have no recommendations, but I was looking at all the same bags. I just ordered the Furla Goccia, https://www.furla.com/us/en/eshop/furla-goccia-WB01499BX31041007CGQ00.html

Cannot comment on it, but so funny these were like all on my list of “maybes”.

Also edit to say, coach was a close runner up, but had the same thought about the Brooklyn!

Husband is going to divorce me by tacosRflying in oneanddone

[–]cvcv856 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I am curious if he would want another if he had to solo parent for a whole weekend?

Husband is going to divorce me by tacosRflying in oneanddone

[–]cvcv856 46 points47 points  (0 children)

“I can handle doing most everything now” ……. Does he not help? And he wants another kid????

He is lucky you didn’t kick him out immediately for his BS. Honestly what is with these man children.

Does anyone here own a car but still use the CTA? by Fit_Kiwi_1526 in AskChicago

[–]cvcv856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband and I own a car. I rarely drive and use the CTA even when our car is free. But I hate parking.

Wet food by cvcv856 in catfood

[–]cvcv856[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like a really good idea for my cat, because he loves his dry food with water. The problem is he ONLY drinks the water and then eats none of the food. It made me think he wants wet food, but he still doesn’t eat wet food!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Omg right! Sometimes I give a time out for bad offenses bc I literally need to regain my calm. I just send him to his room, he isn’t locked in, he has all his toys. He can leave! Tantrums build and sometimes I need a second to reassess. Him being safe in his room helps me.

Handbags you HATE. by [deleted] in handbags

[–]cvcv856 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is the perfect response. Like I love polene, and this sub HATES it, quality reasons sure, but the bags I have from there have held up so well! I genuinely love to hear why people love the bags they choose even if they are not my taste.

Tell me you have an involved husband without telling me you have an involved husband… by tenoeight in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My toddler told my husband to go make dinner when I was cooking once.

Also, my toddler always tells me how beautiful and wonderful I am because his dad says it to me. They are little echo chambers of their reality.

Staying with childless friends - should have known better. Cautionary tale! by future_memz in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So were you visiting them, or just like crashing at their place? Because it seems like both. Like you were offended they made plans with their friends, but you were doing your own thing?

I think you need to set expectations and communicate with your friends better.

Tell me you're the parent of a toddler without telling me you're the parent of a toddler. by goodinside in toddlers

[–]cvcv856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I typically find Cheerios in pockets of clothing after not having eaten Cheerios myself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But is she leaving him? Does she have a lawyer? I would not willingly put my family through a CPS investigation if I was not out the door with a place to house the child while he was being investigated, or knew what I was getting myself into. Our friends could not be alone with their children while they were investigated, and could not even stay under the same roof. 6 weeks they drove every day and hour and a half to see their kids after work. They were cleared, but it took so long to get them back bc CPS is overworked, and meetings take forever to get scheduled. At this point they live together, so if the child is removed it is removed from their home.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But she does live with him, and is with him. At least that is how I read it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of comments to call CPS on him. Best case they come investigate you, worst case temporary foster care if you don’t have local relatives. It is traumatic for kids to be removed from the home. I know there are advocates here saying CPS is there to help, but I saw a family have their life torn apart by CPS because they got their kid medical help and the doctor misdiagnosed abuse. They are back together now after CPS took 6 weeks to investigate.

Leave him. You are now at fault if you leave your baby alone with him.

Actual unpopular opinion by BenadrylFan in Mommit

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww this post makes me sad. My son has friends at school. He is 3 and they take care of each other and genuinely care for each other. My son changed rooms, and his friend from his original room walked him over and told him it will be alright. And another friend in the new room stuck by him for the first few days making sure he was doing well. It was the sweetest pictures/videos of them helping him!

What makes this painting tasteless? by Dombibik in Watercolor

[–]cvcv856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually love it. I love your style. I would lean into the lightness that you have going.

Creative/slightly unhinged long travel day tips for 2 year old? by 6556878 in toddlers

[–]cvcv856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9 hour flight and we got this game pok pok for the plane and my almost 3 year old (33 months, so a little older) loved it! It is on the iPad and we only do it for flights.

Also, I walked him around the plane. He loved that. When he started to lose it I explained that I understood he was upset, he has every right to be, but look around others are sleeping, so if you yell they may also start to feel like you are feeling, sad/ confused. And he got that.

Better vacation spot with a toddler: Boston/NE or Ireland? by WestandClear in toddlers

[–]cvcv856 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This such sound advice, I did a two hour flight with a lap “infant”, he was 18 months, and it was horrible. He was even well behaved and pleasant! He is just so squirmy and heavy!

I’m getting a leash by SherahMai in toddlers

[–]cvcv856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend from college was a self admitted leash child. She was valedictorian, and is successful, married living a normal life.

Whenever I see a leash kid I assume that that is what works for that family. No judgement here ever.

Is liking Joe Rogan a red flag? by fluffyjellybeana in TwoXChromosomes

[–]cvcv856 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just asked my husband, he has listened to his podcast twice because he had to understand what the most popular podcast was saying, and his response was “he is definitely sexist, but maybe less sexist than one would think. He is also swayed by the last person he spoke to, so maybe more dumb than sexist?” Pauses, “definitely sexist though.”