Family Friday: Chlorine-Resistant Magic-Print Rash Guard
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It’s almost pool season. If your kid needs a new suit, this rash guard from Lands’ End is a fun choice.
Made from long-lasting, chlorine-resistant fabric, this suit features a magic print that appears when wet. Add the matching shorts and get ready for long summer days in the water.
This short-sleeve rash guard is on sale for $18.97 with code (originally $37.95) and comes in two bright colors. It’s available in sizes XXS 2-3 to XL 14-16 (larger sizes are lined). Plus and slim sizes are also available. (The shorts are also on sale.)
Sales of note for 5/8:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – Mother’s Day Event: 40% off your purchase. Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – Dress & sport shirts, 2 for $149
- Express – $39+ summer styles + 25% off everything else
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + extra 70% off clearance + 40%-50% off the Weekend Shop
- Lo & Sons – Mother’s Day Sale: Up to 40% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Up to 25% off
- Talbots – 50% off wear-now styles and all markdowns + 30% off tops, pants, jeans, and shorts
So far I always stay for my kids’ activities. They are young and high maintenance, and everything is far from home. I’m a decent smart-phone photographer, and it keeps my entertained.
Is it weird to post like a dozen pictures to the group chat every couple weeks? Every parent gave permission but then I’m getting absolutely no response to the pictures I send. Trying to figure out if I’m screwing something up.
Y’all… DH just got a job. HOORAYYYYYYYYYYYY. Thank you, universe.
He lost his a few weeks ago. Terrible company, terrible management, even more terrible commute. He’d been applying for a while because the fit was so bad, and it turns out it paid off to get ahead of it. TBH, I really enjoyed having a SAH spouse for the three weeks he’s been home … like, REALLY enjoyed (posted about it a few weeks ago). But we are so lucky he found something so soon, and so close to home. It’s a really great fit, too – not compromising just to take the first thing that came his way.
Hooray! Happy Friday!
My 8 year old shows signs of perfectionist tendencies. I am just learning about it bc we used to think it was anxiety. Here are some examples: while writing, he will tear up the paper if he makes what he thinks is a mistake. He will move extra fast if we say 15 minutes till we leave to the point where moving faster doesn’t help him get his task done. It almost feels performative, but it’s all unclear, because he says he doesn’t do it at school. He has always said he feels less than, less than his older sister who is good at everything, less than the other kids at school that are good at sports and academics. The thing is he hasn’t really tried sports bc his sister plays sports and he says that’s her thing and he has the highest grades in his class and lots of friends and is generally happy most of the time.
I just don’t know what to do. We took him to a therapist when he was younger and that was helpful at the time but he really does not want to go again. I’m afraid that he has internalized that something is wrong with him.
I missed the Mother’s Day discussion earlier in the week so forgive the retread. In my house, I tend to wake up earlier than everyone else by several hours. During the week I work out, and on the weekends I sip coffee in a quiet house and read. Most of the time, it works great! I love this “me time” that doesn’t take away from anyone else.
Mother’s Day is the pain point. The kids love to bring me breakfast in bed, but they sleep in, and by the time it is made I have been awake for 3-4 hours and am absolutely stir-crazy in bed. DH thinks I should just relax and enjoy it because the kids love it so much. I get that, but it also makes me sad and frustrated that even on Mother’s Day (the one day that’s supposed to be a celebration of me!), I’m suppressing my own needs to make everyone else happy. I’m already dreading Sunday. WWYD?
I wanted to mention a chore routine that’s been working well for our family for the last six months or so in case it’s helpful for anyone else. We were sick of harassing the three kids (10, 8, and 4) to help clean up the living room and playroom before bed. Out of desperation one night, instead of saying “okay everyone, time to help clean!” I wrote down very specific tasks for each kid, and then sent them on their way. They ended up taking legit ownership of those tasks and now do them largely without complaint when we say “time to clean.” I think the tasks seem more finite and doable than “clean,” and also allows them to get a clear “win” when their area is clean.
10yo tasks:
– Clean entryway (put all shoes/coats/etc away, empty backpacks, clean off console and put things where they go)
– Pick up any toys from the floor of the playroom, put in appropriate bins
8yo tasks
– Clean off art table and floor around art table, put any supplies back where they go
– Soft items: fold blankets and put on couch, put laundry in hamper, etc
4yo tasks
– Put all stuffies back in baskets
– Put all books back on shelf
Generally while they do all this, the adults tackle the kitchen, and we can finish in under 15 minutes. We also co-created a “cleaning playlist” that we put on when it’s time to start.
I have a question and not sure anyone can answer but maybe!…I have 2 kids and volunteer in our community a lot (church, scouting groups, kids activities etc…). I work very PT so this is fine and I am happy to do this unpaid labor and contribute to our community. DH is a great partner and helps at home/kids sports/etc.,,
But – one of these activities (scouting troop – I won’t specify which one) requires intense volunteer contribution. And I’m friends with/in a group with some wonderfully ambitious and organized women. But by nature…I am not type A, and am more relaxed. I also value family time and rest time. I do not like to be overly busy as it stresses me out. My issue is – I am good about setting boundaries – but these other women maybe don’t understand why I’m not volunteering “more.” Like I’m already doing 5-10hrs of work for this organization, plus my other obligations (teaching Sunday school, and in leadership for another kids activity). This seems like more than enough to me! I’m barely keeping my head above water as it is with work, kids, cooking, household tasks, kids sports, etc….How do I better express that a) I can’t do more b) I don’t want to do more and c) there’s nothing wrong with me not doing more. I truly think I may be in with a group of superhuman women who accomplish more in a day than I do in a week!! But they’re not understanding that I’m not superhuman even after a few years of friendship.