Wednesday’s Workwear Report: Cooper Top
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Here’s an easy-care top that goes straight from desk to dinner.
Marcella’s Cooper Top is made from a stretchy jersey fabric with soft folds and gathered sides for a flattering draped look. Wear the boatneck on your shoulders for day, and off for night.
I’m not sold on the thumbholes, but if I ever forgot my gloves on a chilly day, I’ll be glad they’re there!
This top is $85 and comes in espresso, sky blue, or black. It is available in sizes XS–XXXL
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Sales of note for 5/4/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Select clothes, shoes & more up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including new arrivals (ends 5/4) + extra 15% off $200
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + $19 & up spring steals
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off must-have styles + up to extra 60% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 70% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off one regular-price item + 30% off everything else
I don’t feel comfortable sharing this with anyone IRL, but I need to get it off my chest. My 13 yo son is gay and was outed at school this week by a frenemy that he’s had an up-and-down relationship with since early elementary school. Son is out to a few select people. The frenemy overheard a conversation between DS and one of his friends about a guy, C, that DS has a crush on. C also happens to be one of his closer male friends. (Most of DS’s friends are girls.) Frenemy was threatening on Friday to tell the other kid, then did it Monday morning. Son was mortified and was a nervous wreck all weekend. Says he knows that most people at school suspect he’s gay but he isn’t ready to be fully out and doesn’t want to lose the friendship with C.
DS ended up telling the guidance counselor what happened, the guidance counselor talked to the frenemy, frenemy denied outing DS, but several other kids corroborated DS’s story. Frenemy ended up getting suspended. I’m feeling all sorts of ways about this.
1. First, proud of DS for advocating for himself and speaking up. He did that all on his own.
2. Thankful that the school is taking this seriously and taking a hard line against gay kids being harassed.
3. For years, DS struggled to make friends, so it is heartwarming to see that other kids have his back. One girl apparently tried to stop the frenemy and told her it was wrong to out someone, but frenemy was set on doing it anyway.
4. This frenemy is trouble and I have strong negative feelings about her. At the same time, I know she’s a kid who has a lot of problems of her own and possibly a rough home life. A suspension certainly won’t help any of that, and I feel bad for her in a twisted way.
5. I don’t know what to do about the fact that my DS has a crush on one of his closest friends. He knows that a deeper relationship can never happen, as the other kid is straight and has, at times, distanced himself from DS because he’s uncomfortable. DH and I feel unprepared to help our son deal with this, even though we’ve all had the experience of having romantic feelings for a friend that aren’t reciprocated. The same-sex element makes friendships harder for a kid who has already struggled to find his people. I wish it were easier for him.
Does anyone here have experience delivering at a baby friendly hospital and not b-feeding? Any tips/specific phrases to make it easier? I can’t b-feed for medical reasons (don’t want to get into it, but trust me that it is not physically possible for my body – would if I could!) and while I’m definitely not a person who has trouble standing up for myself or using my words, I’m concerned that just saying, “I can’t,” or “I’m unable to,” will leave too much room for, “why not?” or “well, actually, you probably can…” that I’m just not looking forward to dealing with postpartum. I’m planning on hiring a doula who I’m hoping will help run offense for me, but I know sometimes in certain situations, the right phrasing can help shut things down faster.
Any tips on getting kiddos to sleep with without melatonin? Peds said it was safe, but it would be nice not to have to drug my 3 year old every night. We do the sleep routine (bath, book, etc.) He just sings to himself for hours. Sigh.
Looking for opinions on infant car seats. It seems like ones with stability legs rate better in safety testing, but it also seems like a lot of the common recommended seats don’t have them. I’m thinking about getting the Nuna Pipa or the Clek Liing. Leaning towards the Nuna Pipa because the safety ratings are pretty close but it’s a bit less expensive. We will need two car seats plus a base for a grandparent’s car, so it’s going to add up! Does anyone have one of those seats and have strong opinions in favor or against? Any strong feelings about stability legs in general?
Does anyone have suggestions/resources for how to talk to kids about the attacks in Israel and what is happening/background? My kids are 11 (almost 12) and 8. I’m struggling with wanting to tell them enough that they know what is happening without the traumatizing details (at least for the 8 year old).
To me this is not an office top.