Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Abby Breast Pump Tote
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Want a breast pump bag that you can actually use after your pumping days are over?
The Abby Breast Pump Tote looks just like your go-to nylon tote. It’s designed with pockets to accommodate your breast pump, accessories, and even your laptop. The thermally-lined pockets keep milk cool for up to six hours.
This tote is $205 and comes in black and navy. It’s compatible with most portable breast pumps.
Psst: Looking for info about nursing clothes for working moms or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
Sales of note for 9/23/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off tops and sweaters
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + extra 15% off
- Eloquii – 50% off select styles with code
- J.Crew – Extra 30% off sale styles, plus up to 50% off layers they love
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Nordstrom – Fall savings event! Also get 15% off select beauty items and 6x points on beauty.
- Talbots – Anniversary event! 25% off entire purchase, plus fresh fall classics from $34.50
This morning when we were trying to leave the house, putting shoes on in the entryway and running late, my three year old started throwing things at people. I asked him to be safe with his body and asked if he could do that, and he said no, and tried to run away. I said if you can’t be safe with your body, you need to stay outside until you can. I put him on the doorstep welcome mat with the door open and waited for him to calm down. The door was open but he still cried that he wanted to come inside, which of course I helped him do after confirming he could be safe. I’m thinking about this interaction – I think it was okay, since he was outside for less than a minute with an open door into the entryway ans it was mostly symbolic, and of course he was sad. He would have been sad if I put him on the couch. But, was this bad parenting? I have anxiety and intrusive thoughts about myself as a parent and I usually am able to quiet that by looking logically, but I am still thinking about it and wondering if logically, I was in the wrong. (He stopped throwing things once inside, but when it was time to leave he just stood in our driveway and screeched a shrill screech repeatedly and even with counting and giving him time to make a different choice, he refused to move so I picked him up and put him in his car seat). Maybe this is just parenting a three year old. I’ve done it before but kids are all so different.
Where do you buy cute kids’ holiday pajamas?
For various reasons, it would be prudent for our family to get a new car. Family is me, my husband, and our almost-2-year-old. There are plans to try for another next year. My husband thinks we need to get a minivan and he can commute in the old RAV4, as opposed to buying him a commuter car. I think it’s overkill, given we don’t know if we’re going to have more than 2. (Waiting to see how we handle 2, if we can afford more, etc.) wwyd?
How do your kids address their friends’ parents? First name, Miss/Mr First Name, Mrs./Mr. Last Name, or “Billy’s Mom/Dad?” DS is 5 and I usually refer to his friends’ parents as “Billy’s Mom” or “Billy’s Dad”, but his friends call me “Miss [First Name].”
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Very low-stakes, frivolous question. Is the kindle paperwhite worth it? My in-laws love giving physical gifts for the holidays. I read a lot, mostly real library books or via libby on the kindle app on my phone. I have a VERY old fire that I use as a kindle but it’s clunky, slow, and loses battery fast (still works fine, I just never charge it). Worth getting one? Or should I just be better about using the old fire?
I’m known to use things until they run into the ground/break so I can’t quite justify getting a new version of something.
I want to get luggage for my 6 and 4 year old for christmas. rolling bags for most trips. Older two sibs have away bags that have worked just fine. Is that still the way to go or anyone have something else they love? These are replacing well loved pbkids roller bags.
Talk to me about middle school romance. My daughter is 12 and is rumored to be the “crush” of several boys in her grade.
My daughter is a smart, kind, sporty, kid and so are the boys in question. I happen to be fairly good friends with the moms of two of the boys (our younger kids are buddies).
How do I help her navigate what can only be awkward? Do I stay out entirely?
FWIW, I think she also likes one of the boys. The other kid she most decidedly does not but they’ve known eachother forever and he’s very much someone she should be kind to no matter what (their younger sisters have been friends forever and our families have been friendly for a long time).
I was awkward, shy, and weird in middle school so I have no experience in this department! My daughter is also kind of shy but friendly and has a big friend group.
I had posted a while back asking about family friendly ski destinations and unfortunately I didn’t save the responses. I’m trying to find it again now but the search isn’t turning anything up. Did anyone else happen to save that thread?
My 5th grader is lying about lots of things right now. He’s always been an exaggerator but it seems like this is getting out of control. For example, over the past few days, he saw blood in his urine, our pretty chill dog killed a chipmunk while he took her on a five-minute walk up and down the street, he checked to make sure he packed his bag for school when it was locked in my car, our neighbor across the street is pregnant, he ran a ridiculously fast mile for his age and ability, and he turned in test corrections when he clearly did not. That’s not to mention the “facts” he’s very confident in and will strongly argue even though they’re easily disprovable with a Google search (Shohei Ohtani did not strike out 26 batters on Sunday, by the way). He’s lying about things that matter (which I get I suppose), and more confusingly, things that really do not.
We’ve run through the following options in different orders: paying no attention, asking him to clarify and repeat himself to make sure he knows we’re trying to understand, ensuring him that we think he’s very fun and cool and smart and him being the best at anything won’t make us love him anymore, and telling him straight-up that we know he’s lying. We’ve said we will have a harder time believing him when something extreme (fun or amazing or dangerous) does happen, and that his friends and teachers are subject to reacting this way too. We’ve gone through ethical and religious (we’re Catholic) reasoning to a lesser degree. Nothing seems to resonate.
We’re exhausted and frustrated and feel like we can’t trust much of what he says. I hate it so much, and it makes me enjoy him as a person much less than I did before this behavior ramped up earlier this year. He’s our oldest and has two younger siblings (both under 6) which admittedly take up more attention but we certainly give him a lot of our attention and time and resources.
Any thoughts or tips or books or…? Sigh.