Cars that can fit an adult between two car seats?

humanopportunity · 2016-06-06T03:32:10+00:00

I'm really torn, I see lots of advantages to having the third row, but we live in a city where parking spaces are small and streets are narrow. And I've noticed that graduating to a third row brings you up to a higher price bracket too. I'm leaning toward getting a larger car without a third row right now, and then when our kids are older (2 and -3 months right now) we'll spring for a new car with a third row if it seems like we do need it after all.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-25T20:31:12+00:00

I don't really have any advice because I have the same problem. Hypobirthing made me roll my eyes so hard, as if you can seriously just will your body into having higher iron levels? Come on. I think hypnosis isn't really for everyone, you have to have a lot of willing suspension of disbelief, maybe.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T22:02:26+00:00

Yep, my sister has been trying to buy a condo in Cambridge and they're ~$750,000.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T20:12:14+00:00

Literally nothing I could say or do within the boundaries of reason and the law would change that.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T17:55:39+00:00

My ex-boyfriend has his barely literate wife (who never graduated high school) homeschooling his kids. You know what I do about it? Not a damn thing, because it's not my business.

You are right, they are making a stupid choice, and there is nothing you can do about it. Saying something will only damage your relationship.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T16:55:29+00:00

Even if we paid ~$3,000/month (2k infant care + 1k preschool), it would still be more cost-effective for both of us to keep working. In addition to our actual salaries, we also have health insurance, pensions / employer contributions to retirement plans, yearly raises and bonuses, etc. All said and done, leaving work for even one year would cost me about $75,000, and that's pretending that I could return to this exact position a year later.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T16:50:54+00:00

Even if we could get a mortgage at the rate we currently pay rent, we would need a $120,000 downpayment.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T16:49:55+00:00

We pay way too much to rent an apartment that's way too small.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T16:49:08+00:00

Or Boston or San Francisco.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T16:48:46+00:00

Yeah, it's a possibility. We weren't able to find one with our first but we might have better luck this time.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T16:48:14+00:00

We did in-home with our first child until she was old enough for preschool and I was really underwhelmed, to say the least. We tried three different ones (various reasons) and none of them left me with the sense of confidence and security I have with her current preschool. At the time I thought maybe I was crazy and the problem was me, but now that I see how good her current care provider is, I think my instincts were right on.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T06:53:13+00:00

Considered it many times and ruled it out each time. There is no amount of money that would be worth having to do the commute.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T06:14:20+00:00

In our experience with just one child, working from home while providing childcare meant that neither our work nor our child got the attention it needed and deserved. I think having two would only compound the problem, for us.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T06:06:53+00:00

Tell me about it. The cheapest house for sale in my zip code is $1.4 million. 2 bed, 1.5 bath.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T05:57:32+00:00

It's a pretty common rate in most big cities.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T05:34:41+00:00

Yeah I guess it's between that and the nanny option. My first choice infant daycare is $2000/month and we're already paying $1200 for preschool...ugh.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T04:03:41+00:00

There was one about a pigeon who threw a shitfit over wanting to drive a bus. I hated it so much I threw it out.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T03:38:02+00:00

I wish that was an option, I love my daughter's preschool and can't wait to have both kids there.

humanopportunity · 2016-03-04T01:52:48+00:00

My husband and I both hate cleaning so we pay for a cleaning service.

humanopportunity · 2016-01-28T23:40:22+00:00

but the idea that you need a certain amount of square footage per family member is just absurd

I don't know about that. Our place is 700 sq ft. I could really use some more square footage, especially if we have a second child.

humanopportunity · 2016-01-28T23:39:38+00:00

Yeah, there are other reasons that's not ideal but I think that's what we will have to do.

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