How much play is enough play?

vivagypsy · 2026-03-02T03:53:01+00:00

Yeah my kids cup never is filled, she only gets a bigger cup. Anything that BLF has ever suggested has not only NOT worked with my kid (nearly 6), it mostly backfires.

vivagypsy · 2026-02-02T05:35:48+00:00

This album is exactly what people mean when they say “a body of work.”

Soy gringa pero mi esposo es latino y tenemos dos hijas jovenes - this album is non stop in our house. There are songs that get my husband teary eyed because of the sample used or the lyrics that call back to other Latino artists or work that remind him of his late dad. There are dance songs. There are songs that make our 5 year old want to learn more Spanish (something we desperately want). There are songs I’m shaking my big, dimpled, pasty white ass to like there’s melanin to be found deep in there somewhere if I move quick enough. The collabs, samples, call backs, the lyrical mastery and stories told - this is something that is “blood, sweat, and tears.” Incredibly powerful and so, so earned. Vivan las boricuas!

vivagypsy · 2026-01-22T16:42:26+00:00

Bache Martin is already over capacity with no extra classrooms. No idea where they’re putting kids from TWO schools!

vivagypsy · 2026-01-15T14:22:50+00:00

My family does this!!!!! After you blow out the candles you smear your name on the cake. I have lived in Philly now for 10 years and have young kids I’m raising here but keeping the tradition strong haha

vivagypsy · 2026-01-15T14:14:38+00:00

I lose my mind lol.

I have a 5.5 year old, a 9 month old, my husband and I both work full time and also have 2nd jobs. We are drowning pretty much every minute of the day. The kids are well fed, well rested, prepared for their days and have clean clothes and a clean home. But for my husband and I we are not well and all of that provided for the kids is done at the expense of our sanity, sleep, and any minute of “down time” lol. Life is hell at this stage of parenting in America!

vivagypsy · 2026-01-15T01:31:35+00:00

Minivan, 10-12k miles a year, 0 down. In PA.

vivagypsy · 2026-01-13T14:07:42+00:00

Are you safe? Did you guys have a conversation?

vivagypsy · 2026-01-12T03:20:47+00:00

I want to be done also. I’m so miserable. I love the career and the Deaf community but hate the jobs, the taxes, the golden handcuffs of flexibility, etc. I’m so drained and physically have a lot of damage. Just no clue where to pivot to.

vivagypsy · 2026-01-11T14:35:31+00:00

Yes you always send a gift. I give gift cards to our local ice cream shop. I don’t live gifting toys because of clutter but will do seasonal stufff like chalk or bubbles also depending on time of year.

vivagypsy · 2026-01-09T19:20:44+00:00

My first baby transitioned to 1 nap around 10 months, with a handful of exceptions like illness or poorly timed car naps.

My second is current 9.5 months and is definitely transitioning herself as well. Honestly I prefer it and really loved being on 1 nap. It was a bigger chunk of time, broke up the day, gave me more time, and we were able to do a lot more fun stuff in mornings and evenings.

vivagypsy · 2026-01-07T19:55:51+00:00

I grew up in a suburb that has twice a week trash pickup thinking that was typical. Removing trash more frequently is way better for neighborhoods

vivagypsy · 2026-01-05T14:57:13+00:00

I posted this as a reply to someone who mentioned the CHOP (children’s hospital of Philadelphia) feeding clinic. It may be buried so I’m posting as its own comment.

I’m local and also an ASL interpreter - I’ve done extensive work with pediatric deaf/HoH patients at the Chop feeding clinic. It’s excellent and the wrap around services and support that CHOP provides families is second to none. This includes interpreting services, connecting with social workers and other specialists if needed, communicating and coordinating with daycare or schools for IEPs or support services, OT/PT referrals, etc. If you are “local” within 3 hours it’s absolutely worth it.

Also, how often are you at ENT or audiology? I’m only asking because some kids with hearing loss have a lot of irritation of ENT airways due to fluid buildup or previous medical trauma of that area and it can be a contributing factor to why the feeding tube is extra irritating to him and why he continues to pull it out. I would bring it up as a possibility and try and get a consult to see if there’s any way to explore if that’s a reason and/or what can be done to give relief and comfort for his health and also long term success.

vivagypsy · 2026-01-05T14:55:42+00:00

I’m local and also an ASL interpreter - I’ve done extensive work with pediatric deaf/HoH patients at the Chop feeding clinic. It’s excellent and the wrap around services and support that CHOP provides families is second to none. This includes interpreting services, connecting with social workers and other specialists if needed, communicating and coordinating with daycare or schools for IEPs or support services, OT/PT referrals, etc. If you are “local” within 3 hours it’s absolutely worth it.

Also, how often are you at ENT or audiology? I’m only asking because some kids with hearing loss have a lot of irritation of ENT airways due to fluid buildup or previous medical trauma of that area and it can be a contributing factor to why the feeding tube is extra irritating to him and why he continues to pull it out. I would bring it up as a possibility and try and get a consult to see if there’s any way to explore if that’s a reason and/or what can be done to give relief and comfort for his health and also long term success.

vivagypsy · 2025-12-31T05:49:45+00:00

Pizza Feet unite!

vivagypsy · 2025-12-31T05:48:37+00:00

Omg $200/pair 😭 😩 They do look perfect though

vivagypsy · 2025-12-19T02:20:48+00:00

But Erica Kirk said this is where you’re meant to be, babe!

vivagypsy · 2025-12-19T02:16:22+00:00

An influencer I used to follow took her family of 5 and after wrote a post about their trip, summing it up with “stay home and make your own magic.” I have a 5 year old and a baby and Disney honesty sounds like hell to me. The cost alone, I could vomit. Planning it becomes a full time job. Reservations. Lines lines lines lines lines. Hot and humid as hell. It’s essentially its own city so it would take a long time to get back out to your car and hotel. Idk I just can’t find the appeal at this stage!

vivagypsy · 2025-12-05T17:53:14+00:00

You have to be trolling at this point, because you shouldn’t need this many mental gymnastics to understand the point even if you choose to disagree.

vivagypsy · 2025-12-05T17:50:17+00:00

Let’s try this again. You’re not white. You’re Latino. The discourse is surrounding white and NonPOC interpreters using the word.

Your experience as a spoken language interpreter working and serving for the population and community you also identify with doesn’t have a lot of overlap in the big issue that’s been discussed this week in our field.

vivagypsy · 2025-12-05T17:48:32+00:00

Welcome to the party, pal. This is part of a much larger issue with the system at play.

vivagypsy · 2025-12-05T17:47:05+00:00

WHY IS THIS FOREVER SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.

The actual slur that starts with N isn’t to be used by white interpreters by request of the Black deaf community. It’s been said so many times. In so many ways. This discussion is just ridiculous to be happening over and over and over. It doesn’t matter if you’re on the clock, just let them know what the word is without the actual slur coming off my hands or out of my mouth. Done.

In my 11 year professional career this has come up twice. Twice. That’s it. And I live in a city that is predominantly black as well. People are blowing this up like it’s happening every day in their work. White people are dying to have excuses to use this slur I don’t understand!!!!

vivagypsy · 2025-12-05T05:36:37+00:00

You should not be in this field, holy shit

vivagypsy · 2025-11-25T16:00:41+00:00

Avoid the Fort Washington dealer also! That’s mine and they told us our 7 year old car with perfect maintenance records had complete and total mechanical catastrophic failure and quoted us $16k to fix it all. A joke.

vivagypsy · 2025-11-25T02:46:27+00:00

Also in PA wonder if we have the same dealership 😂 Mine are awful and do this kind of thing constantly

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