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I’m a huge jumpsuit fan — they’re the one-and-done alternative to dresses. When I was pregnant, they made me feel put-together even if I felt like a beach ball.
This sleek black one from The Nines by Hatch is a great choice for moms-to-be. It has a bump-flattering faux wrap, scoop neck, and three-quarter puff sleeves. It’s made from soft and stretchy jersey and has a back zipper for easy on and off.
Just add a pair of sneakers for the weekend or ballet flats for a casual office and you’re ready to go!
This jumpsuit is $34 from Target and available in sizes XS–XXL.
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- If you’re a working parent of an infant with low sleep needs, how do you function at work when you’re in the throes of baby’s sleep regression?
- Should I cut my childcare down to 12 hours a month if I work from home?
- Will my baby have speech delays if we raise her bilingual?
- Has anyone given birth in a teaching hospital?
- My child eats everything, and my friends’ kids do not – how should I handle? In general, what is the best way to handle when your child has some skill/ability and your friend’s child doesn’t have that skill/ability?
- ADHD moms, give me your tips to help with things like behavior in the classroom, attention to detail, etc?
- I think I suffer from mom rage…
- My husband and kids are gone this weekend – how should I enjoy my free time?
- I’m struggling to be compassionate with a SAHM friend who complains she doesn’t have enough hours of childcare.
- If you exclusively formula fed, what tips do you have for in the hospital and coming home?
- Could I take my 4-yo and 8-yo on a 7-8 day trip to Paris, Lyon, and Madrid?
So Anon says
I need help with age-appropriate (8 and 10) language to explain to my kids why I don’t always have the bandwidth to do the things that other parents (especially families with a SAH parent) do. I’m trying to do as much as I can for and with my kids. I don’t want them to feel like they are missing out because its just me, and I don’t want to over burden them with the reality that being a single parent means that there are things that just aren’t going to happen. Yet, there are some weekends where I am just exhausted from the preceding week. Or where my kids want to do a project/activity that takes more coordination and work than I have to give. My daughter (8) wants us to start the “You’ve Been Booed” thing in our neighborhood. (Its a thing where you surprise neighbors with a treat on their doorstep and pass it around the neighborhood.) Could we realistically go get the bag, copy all of the papers to hang in the doorways and start it…maybe. I get these kind of requests all of the time, and, I’m just kind of tapped out. Any help in explaining this in an age-appropriate way? Distraction only works so well now that they are older.
Anonymous says
We only have time to do so many things, and that isn’t a priority. [we could do x, but it would mean giving up y]. We all feel better all week when we have some time to relax on weekends.
Anon says
i understand that you are coming at it from the single parent angle, but i do not think you necessarily need to bring that into the explanation for your kids unless you want to, nor should you let your mom guilt get you down. many parents are tapped out for a variety of reasons (super busy at work, more kids, kid with complex health issues, personal health issues, aging parents, some people need more sleep than others, or more downtime, etc.). to me this is another example of different families do different things. someone i know from colleague – both she and her husband work and she is always posting pictures of these elaborate photoshoots and holiday traditions she does with her kids. in theory, i should have the bandwidth to do that too…but i don’t. and that is ok (or at least that is what i tell myself)
Anonymous says
Yeah I think you’re bringing your own baggage but all families no matter how many parents make these calls.
rakma says
Like the poster above, this is a ‘different families are different/do different things’ convo in our house. Maybe there are families who can have two full time jobs and do travel soccer and have elaborate holiday decorations and start the neighborhood ‘boo’ challenge, but we are not that family.
Also with my almost 8-yo we’re having a lot of conversations about ‘it’s ok to be disappointed’ and ‘sometimes things don’t work out’ She’d love to do every activity that a flyer gets sent home for, but we have to pick as a family what works for everyone, and we really can’t do more than 2 scheduled/structured things in a weekend, or anything after 7pm. Sometimes having something planned for the future helps, so we can say, no, we can’t go to the fire department open house this weekend, but next weekend we’re going to fall fest or whatever.
Anon says
Different families do different things. This works for everything: number of kids you have, how big your house is, what vacations you take, what jobs you work, where you worship or don’t, where you direct your spending, how aggressively you save for retirement and college, what activities you do as a family, what relationships you have with your own family of origin.
Please remember that to 8 year olds, the world is an exciting place and filled with possibilities. They don’t understand adult responsibilities, limitations, or being tapped out, and it isn’t their job to. It IS their job to understand that their wishes are not commands that adults jump to accommodate.
Anonymous says
Just noting that all the other parents in your neighborhood are probably deeply grateful not to have one more thing added to their plate by getting a “you’ve been booed” thing on their doorstep some morning that now requires them to do something in order not to have the neighborhood mad at them for breaking the chain. Your 8 year old doesn’t understand this dynamic, either!
Anonymous says
Yeah I loathe this and do not participate.
Boston Legal Eagle says
Yeah, we got this last year and didn’t do anything with it. I guess that broke the chain but oh well. This isn’t a priority for us.
anon says
Yup. If I got boo’ed, it would absolutely be a burden that I don’t need on my to-do list.
No Face says
I like the “different families do different things” language, because you would not necessarily have the energy to do the “You’ve Been Booed” stuff even if you were a SAHM! There are many kid’s activities that we don’t do, solely because I do not feel like it. (Structured activities on weekdays, elf on the shelf, whatever this boo thing is). I would not do these things if I was a SAHM. I also tell my kids, “Mommy is tired. Let’s watch a spooky movie instead!”
At 8 and 10, one option is to give your kid’s agency to take on some of this responsibility themselves. Are there any fall/Halloween activities that the kids could mostly do themselves while you cheer them on from the couch?
Anonymous says
This may not be what you are asking for, but for the Boo-ing….I have an 8 year old and she does this nearly 100% herself.
Could you have your kids write a list of all the steps that something needs and then talk through with them what they’ve missed? Then assign each step to someone. Oh Mom has 20 steps? Mom doesn’t have time to do all that. Is that something Kid can do? How about older sib? If not, it may not get done.
anon says
I was raised by a single dad and this kind of thing would have been on me to do all parts a kid can do (so, he’d cheerfully drive me to the store, pay for stuff, and drive
me to the friends’ houses).
I have a lot more bandwidth than my dad, but I think it’s really good for kids to put in the work for things that are important to them and gain confidence that they did something on their own. So, my kids get the same level of support that my dad would have given me (though I’d just get the stuff online).
Anonymous says
Agree. My 8 year old can use a printer. She can print out boo bags and pack them with candy and walk to the neighbors to deliver (and be driven on a weekend if she wakes up early).
How do i know this? She did it last week when she decided she wanted boo bags. We were at at target anyway so i told her she could spend $20 on boo bag junk and she picked it out. If we weren’t in target i’d have let her pick some stuff off amazon (she can shop herself).
EDAnon says
I have completed my doctoral proposal (in education) and am scheduled for my oral defense on Thursday. I am excited and nervous, but also, as someone with a full work life and home life (with two kids) outside of school, it feels both HUGE and super unimportant compared to other aspects of my life.
Any tips for the oral presentation from you all? I ran through it a bunch of times and some committee members sent questions in advance, which I am prepared to answer. One challenge is I am very used to presenting as an expert in my field (I am 10+ years into my career). It’s strange to change my mindset that I am asking for approval to work to be an expert.
Anon says
First, congratulations! Second, have no actual experience with doctoral defenses but I’m not sure you’d want to do that mindset shift – isn’t the point showing that you are an expert and then they grill you to test that and then agree?
Anonymous says
Completely agree
EDAnon says
The complication is that it is not the whole thing. It’s like permission to complete my actual research. But good point. I do know my stuff (which hopefully will help me answer the inevitable questions.)
Anonymous says
Go into it with the attitude that you are not there to ask them permission, you’re there to tell them about your awesome proposal and why they should of course sign off on it.
Anonymous says
Do you have a good local friend to act as the panel for a role-playing run-through and check for fidgeting / eye contact / weird swaying when you are speaking?
EDAnon says
Luckily, I will be on zoom so my weird swaying shouldn’t be noticeable! I did practice with my husband (biased), boss (less biased) and I was supposed to do it with my advisor (if he can fit it in). He would be the most helpful.
I also recorded the first few slides to check to make sure everything looked okay since I posted this.
Checking in with some friends is a good tip. I have some friends who are faculty (in other disciplines) but at least getting some advice would be great!
Cb says
I’d do a run through with an honest friend but as someone who has been there, there is a danger in overpreparing. Unless your committee is crap, they want to pass you along to the next step. You want to be confident in what you are doing, if you are confident, they will be too.
Cb says
Oh and if you do have slides, PPT has this coach function which helps pacing, when you’re talking too fast or too slow, or just reading. It’s creepy AI tech but I found it helpful.
EDAnon says
Thanks! I actually used it this morning and did find it helpful (especially with speed). It kept saying that I don’t pronounce success properly, but I am going to ignore that one!
Ring Resizing says
After giving birth about a year ago and some covid weight gain, I have not been able to comfortably wear my wedding rings in months. I should just go ahead and get them resized right? Wishful thinking that I will actually lose the weight, but if they did eventually get too large again I could just have them sized back down without damage?
I think it should only be 1/4 to 1/2 size up. I can get them on, but they are snug and hard to get off. They are white gold and not eternity bands.
TheElms says
Likely yes, but you should confirm with your jeweler. A good one will tell you if this will compromise the structure.
Anon says
we will soon be moving into a house that has an abnormally large garage. i’d love to keep some kind of folding table in it that i can pull out when the kids (3.5 year old twins) want to paint, etc. does anyone have any ideas for a table that can grow with them?
Anonymous says
it might be easier (cheaper) to just get a normal folding table and some inexpensive booster seats or step stools until they are bigger.
Spirograph says
This. Plus, folding tables are infinitely useful for parties or bigger dinner gatherings. My grandparents have been hosting Thanksgiving with a standard card table and a 2x length folding table + tablecloths in the living room for the “kids’ tables” for decades.
Anon says
https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/portable-folding-table-48-white-granite?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwY-LBhD6ARIsACvT72PrBDXqnu1XcTS3ZChJAYAafG1f1_iS4qkiJVt0GCR_GChSulWUB58aAqblEALw_wcB
TheElms says
They make height adjustable folding tables. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lavish-Home-4-ft-Adjustable-Folding-Utility-Table-with-2-Height-Settings-HW0200288/311541608
Anonymous says
Not a personal rec but I think I’ve seen this online at Costco? I actually would get a kids one — not having to be in a chair/booster gives them more freedom and lets them move around more while they’re doing a project. Or ask on your local Buy Nothing group, seems like an old coffee table could do the trick, too, although it wouldn’t be foldable.
Tea/Coffee says
We bought height adjustable folding tables from the river and they’ve been BEYOND useful, if you have the space. Super jealous of your abnomally large garage, congrats!!
Anonymous says
Please just call it Amazon
ElisaR says
hahaha thank you i was so confused.
Anon says
Link please?
Anonymous says
we have this one, though i think it came from home depot. https://www.target.com/p/4-folding-banquet-table-off-white-plastic-dev-group/-/A-15127167?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000023621495&CPNG=PLA_Furniture%2BShopping_Brand_Competitor%7CFurniture_Ecomm_Home&adgroup=SC_Furniture&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9001878&targetid=pla-322002859639&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1247068&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwY-LBhD6ARIsACvT72Nz4pihJXWHqJ187IupRomeC-VbO72JzDfEWnfmLJ4vz6o92rdt6q0aAhAGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Anonymous says
I have a similar table from Costco. It is Lifetime brand. It is wonderful.
MommyPhase says
How much do you indulge your kids “preferance” for one parent over the other? My two year old is having the ultimate Mommy-phase, screaming non-stop for me if my husband puts him to sleep.
I am unsure how much I should indulge this? Will coming in if he screams like that set a bad example? Or will it teach him that we listen to his needs?
Anonymous says
If it’s just a phase then I give in to it. FWIW my DH has put our two year old son to sleep exactly once (I breastfed until he was 20 months). I don’t really care. Otherwise we say “you’re ok, mommy will be back/is doing xyz/etc…”
ElisaR says
we completely indulged it. baby is now 3.5 years yrs old and still alternates his preference every 4-6 months.
NYCer says
+1. Indulging it to the extent possible just makes life easier all around in my experience.
Anon says
Currently indulging it with my opinionated 18 month old as best I can. He’s a total mama’s boy and I’m largely around (thanks, Covid), so I usually give in to him to avoid the meltdowns. He transitions nicely to our nanny when I have to work, so as long as stays consistent, I’m fine with it. I know he’ll outgrow it someday, so I’m not stressing too much.
DLC says
I would also just take on bedtime if that’s what kid needs/ wants. But also if there is a night when I am just exhausted and tapped out, I let my husband do it and leave the house or schedule an evening walk with a friend.
anon says
I’d decide as parents ahead of time who is doing bedtime that day, and tell LO ahead of time. If you want to just have mom do bedtime because you don’t want to deal with the tantrums today, then do it. But decide ahead of time so you aren’t changing the rules/giving in due to whining. If you decide you need to alternate bedtimes or dad does one x/week, then set that and stick to it. Also ok to say mom does every night and revisit in a month when it’s the next phase haha.
Anonymous says
How long is the day for your young elementary school kids? I’m probably way over thinking this, but my 1st grade twins are begging to stay later at their afterschool program. School starts right after 8 am. We were picking them up around 5. We have pushed pick up to 5:30. The afterschool program (on school grounds) goes until 6. The 5-6 hour is all play – either organized sports or free play on the playground. It just seems like such a long day if they stay until 6.
I guess I am looking for permission to let them stay until 6? If they start to fall apart, we could go back to an earlier pick up time. Is this normal for elementary school? Although I guess “normal” these days is a bit of a crapshoot.
Anon says
I’d say you are way overthinking. If they want to stay later and it works with your schedules and they can handle it, why not?
Anon says
I would give it a try as long as it is convenient for you. If it makes your evenings more difficult, then I would continue to pick them up when you want to. We went through the same thing with our daughter when she was in elementary school-I don’t think this is unusual at all.
Anonymous says
Ummm hi it’s me the gift horse you are inexplicably looking in the mouth.
Anon says
I don’t think of aftercare as an extension of the school day (if it’s well run…). It is an outlet for your kids’ social and physical energy. Given that (I feel) school these days is structured to drain and sap kids’ physical, social, and mental energy (hello, only thirty minutes of recess per day!!!!!), giving them as much of an outlet for that energy is good whether it be at aftercare or at home. My kids best friends are not the ones in their classroom, they are the ones at aftercare. How would letting them stay til 6pm play into the larger picture of your evening?
Anon says
Sounds like they want to extend the play time, which to me seems great. If you pick them up later, can you get dinner ready beforehand so everyone eats immediately when you get home and whole night basically stays on track? What would they be doing with that half hour at home if you picked them up earlier?
Anonymous says
Oh, how I wish we had one of these unicorn after care programs that my kiddo actually wants to be at.
Anonymous says
are they okay waiting until 6:30 to eat? If yes, i thin kit’s fine. My kids (K and 2nd) get on the bus at 7:15am and off at 3pm (school is 7:55-2:30). Mine don’t do aftercare but friends of theirs do. Mine do after school activities or play outside with neighbors until we eat dinner around 6.
Anon says
That day would be WAY too long for my kid (or me) but if they want to stay longer I would at least try it. You can always go back if they seem to be having difficulty with it.
Kelly says
Just bought the jumpsuit last week. Paired with a tasteful green blazer and black heels. Would recommend.