Family Friday: Backyard Dress in Bold Blooms

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My kids mostly wear hand-me-downs from friends and family. However, every so often I like to get them a few special pieces.

My daughter loves wearing dresses covered in flowers. I’m thinking of getting her this adorable Backyard Dress from Primary for the warmer months. The cheerful flower print screams spring, and it’s made from “100% ring-spun cotton jersey, OEKO-Tex Standard 100 certified fabric,” meaning it’s free from hundreds of chemicals and irritants.

If your daughter happens to have a baby sister, there’s also a matching Baby Pocket Dress.

The dress is $26 and comes in cantaloupe/pink blooms, clover/white blooms, and ocean/white blooms, sizes 2–12. The Baby Pocket Dress is available in the same colors as the big kids’ version and comes in sizes 0–3 months to 18–24 months.

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Ladies, sometimes you just have to call kids on their bull$hit.

Picky 5 year old who likes tacos but also likes to complain about literally everything: Whats for dinner?
Me: Tacos.
Picky 5 year old (whining, acting as if tacos are poison): ewwwww, I don’t liiiiiiike tacos.
Me: OK. The rest of the family is having tacos. You can have a poop sandwich.
Picky 5 year old: Ew!! Ok fine, I’ll have tacos.

Happy weekend.

I’m 36 weeks pregnant, going on leave in literally 8 business days, and my division head set up a 15-minute meeting with me today to let me know that I’m underperforming. The truth is, I’m not at full capacity because I’m beyond exhausted, burned out, and trying to do two people’s jobs (my report was reassigned) plus getting my new boss up to speed. I’m just sad and tired and feel so frustrated.

Anyone have any resources that helped them in evaluating job changes rather than career changes? I’ve been at one place for a long time and am thinking of moving on but feeling pretty adrift when I think about how to balance all the different factors. (Work-life balance, how interesting the work is, money, security, etc.)

What hair color do you use? I have grays so I have to color my roots every two months. I have been using CHI professional for years and I feel like it is time for a change. My hair looks fried a few weeks after coloring so I was looking for alternative natural hair color. Not sure if that would improve the texture of my hair.

My two nephews (8) and niece (11) are having their first communion and confirmation, respectively, and the family is having a get-together to celebrate. I’m supposed to get presents for this, aren’t I? What is appropriate here, particularly given we’re hitting three at once here? It seems like I should know this, but it all feels overwhelming for some reason.

Any cute sources for matching mother-daughter dresses? My 3 year old wants us to be twins. Old Navy and GAP have “matching” sections on their websites, but it’s confusing because a lot of the clothes in those sections don’t actually have a match (e.g., this is darling, but there’s no adult outfit in the same print: https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=679869002). I find Target’s website really hard to use even though I like the in-store experience. Hanna and Primary only have matching in PJs. Boden has a small selection of matching clothes but it didn’t grab me. I also have a strong preference for dresses that cover the shoulders (for sun protection purposes) and a lot of what’s out there now is spaghetti straps.

Can anyone recommend a good 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner for kids. I have one kid with very thick straight hair and one with less thick curly hair. They both need conditioner but I want to minimize the effort. Thanks!

How does Hanna Andersson fit compared to Carters/Old Navy? I’ve never purchased from them before (honestly hate spending that kind of $$ on toddler clothes) but their current sale plus a discount code from a blogger I follow PLUS the fact that they have boy rompers in 2T is tempting me to pull the trigger.

On a related note, what are some other places that sell rompers for boys in bigger sizes? It seems like most phase them out at 12-18 months, but my little dude isn’t so little for his age and I’m clinging to the idea of one more summer in baby-ish clothes.

Random question for any moms of curly-haired kids (particularly those with multicultural hair).

We have a great hair routine and my daughter’s hair looks great… except for where she rubs it against her carseat. She’s 1 and her curls are just starting to really come into their full glory, but when we get to daycare or out anywhere, the back of her head doesn’t look as good. I realized she like rubs her head back and forth a few times to get comfortable and that ends up making her lose any definition she had back there. I also am trying to prevent breakage.

Is there something that fixes this? A satin bonnet seems like overkill, but should I just… pin a piece of Satin in the top of the carseat to prevent breakage? (FWIW, my BIPOC mom friends with whom I’m close enough to ask what they did either had all boys with short hair or had a kid who didn’t rub their head on the seat which is why I’m asking here.)

What kinds of purses/bags are you all using on the weekends? I would like something large enough to fit some snacks, straw cups, and my kindle, but I don’t want a gigantic diaper bag either.

I will definitely miss my Primary source once my parents leave the US. The UK has cute kids clothes, but the primary puffers can’t be beat.