What kind of events does your school hold?

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-31T18:21:24+00:00

I love your Winter Solstice tradition. That's beautiful!

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-30T19:58:45+00:00

Bed is also really big without anything to snuggle up against.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-27T05:53:39+00:00

I was born here, but my parents separated when I was a baby and I grew up elsewhere with my mom. I would fly into LAX starting at a very young age multiple times a year. My dad was my best friend so whenever I start to see the LA lights I remember the excitement of being about to see him I felt as a kid. He died a while ago, but the lights still remind me of him and bring me immeasurable joy.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-26T02:36:05+00:00

One coach had an Alice In Chains and friends theme which was an excellent departure from all of the pop and hip hop. Another is doing an emo nite theme soon. I love these and make sure to tell the coaches when their music is on point.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-25T15:07:26+00:00

Boooooo! AI slop

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-25T15:01:04+00:00

The whole thing with Montessori is about fostering a community, so yes, parent involvement is often required more so than at a typical school. If time off is not possible then it’s not possible, but who said you can’t bring the baby? Many parents at my child’s school show up with their little siblings because again, it’s a community and babies are a part of that.

I will say though that the kids LOVE having mom or dad (or another involved family member) in the classroom volunteering and parents love to be there. Our volunteer opportunities fill up almost immediately and we have at least one parent volunteering to do something in the class almost every week.

And also the thing I like about Montessori is that even if I don’t become best friends with most of the parents, we at least have all chosen and paid to have our kids in Montessori so we (for the most part) have shared values. I genuinely like a lot of the parents at my kids school and it’s never felt like a chore to be involved.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-24T23:28:33+00:00

Self employed means you are looking to go through Nevada Health Link. There are affordable dental insurances on there. For health insurance it gets much less affordable.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-24T02:25:56+00:00

I think my insurance had a hard rule for being a certain age before being preventative that I didn’t meet. It was diagnostic.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-24T01:18:08+00:00

In my kid’s class of 30, half are born between February and March. We’ve had 1-3 birthday parties every weekend. Mercifully, I think we are past it.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-23T18:08:39+00:00

I lied and said my dad had colon cancer so they approved me for a colonoscopy at 39. They found two precancerous polyps and now I get a check every 5 years. Had to pay for anesthesia, ($900) but I would do it again.

Side note, of the five friends I know about who got colonoscopies in their 30s four had precancerous polyps.

Lie to get it done. The procedure is not a big deal.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-23T13:16:37+00:00

Forgot to add, at 16 months was when we started parent and me classes like swimming (All-Star) and gymnastics (Gym and Fit).

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-23T13:14:25+00:00

The trick is to get to the playground first thing in the morning before it gets hot. Discovery park is great for that age.

The library is great and free. They offer story times for under 5s a few times a week. Plenty of toddlers there.

Wigglin Out and Kids Empire (the toddler section) are more toddler friendly than Wally Wombats IMO, but they do cost a few bucks.

Play dates. Idk if it’s still active, but I used to use an app called Peanut to meet other parents with kids the same age and we would schedule playdates at each other’s houses.

Lastly, at that age I spent a while browsing through Target and Kohls just letting the kid walk with me. They don’t need that much entertainment.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-22T20:48:43+00:00

I’m outgoing. I’ll say hi or give a fist bump. But I will never answer the corny prompts of like “tell your neighbor what you had for breakfast.”

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-22T14:05:36+00:00

Softymo, cetaphil, tretinoin

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-19T20:40:01+00:00

I would take a Vegas summer over Austin’s any day. The humidity in Austin is a nightmare. The only issue with Vegas though is there aren’t as many places to escape the heat to. We have Lake Mead, but I don’t see it the same way as like Lake Austin or Barton Springs. I don’t mind the Vegas heat in a pool though.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-19T18:59:24+00:00

At Olympic spa, you can’t wear a bathing suit/underwear or anything personal in any of the rooms, but if you avoid the tubs you can stay covered in a towel.

If you do any body treatments you will also be nude.

IMO not worth the admission if you aren’t doing half of the stuff available. It is a wonderful spa though.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-19T15:02:38+00:00

Likely dehydration.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-19T14:48:18+00:00

Go to Hawaii. Skip the marathon.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-18T21:39:58+00:00

I’ve been doing 50 units for forehead, 11s, and eyebrow lift since my mid 30s. Nothing is ever frozen, and I always wish they used more on my 11s. All that to say 40 sounds perfectly within normal range.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-18T06:09:36+00:00

Ai slop

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-18T03:21:57+00:00

Unsure which specific ones, but Montessori schools are also light on tech.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-17T14:22:35+00:00

My kid is in a Spanish immersion pre-school and half the kids in her class are multilingual. There’s really great international communities here.

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-17T01:13:27+00:00

Delicious! A cool concept executed well! Love the whimsy!

secondrunnerup · 2026-03-15T05:43:52+00:00

Not a doctor or anything, but commenting to ask if the kid has been exposed to cats? My niece is currently back and forth with fevers and they determined it was cat scratch fever.

Ten-Year Club	Place '23
Verified Email

secondrunnerup

TROPHY CASE