Feeding Tuesday: Everyday Child’s Mug

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Crate & Barrel Everyday Child's Mug | CorporetteMomsWait a minute: Ceramic, breakable mugs for little kids? I know, it doesn’t sounds like a great idea, but bear with me! The summer my son turned four, I was getting tired of plastic cups of milk and juice always getting tipped over at dinnertime — they’re unbreakable, which is nice, but not heavy enough to withstand accidental bumps — so I bought eight of these white mugs. They’re sturdy (but not too heavy), reasonably priced, and perfectly kid-sized, and they’re dishwasher-, microwave- and oven-safe. Hooray for no more spilled drinks! Plus, if you’re worried about plastic (no judgment from me if not — we have plenty in our house), they provide a great option. (Because the product description reads, “Clean-lined design in white porcelain is ideal for everyday enjoyment of your favorite hot pick-me-up,” it kind of makes me question whether these are actually meant for kids, but that’s probably just a general description, as they also offer the same mug in a larger size.) The mugs are available at Crate & Barrel for $1.95 each (pictured here with the larger size for comparison); right now you can also buy a cute winter/holiday design ($3.95) and a Halloween clearance mug ($1.97) (update: sold out!). If you don’t live near a store, shipping is $4.95 for purchases up to $15, unfortunately, but with the amount of use we’ve gotten out of these things, it seems worth it if you buy a bunch. (Psst: These items are shipped free.) Crate & Barrel Everyday Child’s Mug (L-0)

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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If it helps- to clarify I feel like we were working toward common goals prior to baby – developing our practices, expanded skills, taking on more challenging and harder work, mentoring juniors, being leaders in pro bono work and both contributing to a great lifestyle and now it’s just him on that side. And I’m just being mediocre at everything.

I don’t feel great about not contributing as much financially as my husband does. I do feel like I am letting my family down.

I do more of the house things but I don’t do them all that well – I have stay at home friends who are accomplishing all kinds of things at home while my house at best clean . There is always more to do. We have a maid once or twice a month but there are definitely larger projects in the house we need to tackle that aren’t happening. The husband does a fair share of house things and a lot of the program things like baby swim etc. I don’t think he isn’t pulling his weight or anything (even though I might do just a bit more).

I don’t feel equal in the relationship. A lot of luxuries are gone and it may be petty but it sucks and I know that it’s mostly because I contributed half of what I did to our relationship in comparison to last year. And my husband is being decent about it but I know he’s not thrilled that we have less money. And I feel very guilty and ashamed for not contributing.

I don’t know any working moms in private practice. I don’t know what the rest of you are doing but I feel like it must be possible to be more successful than I am right now and I feel like I am letting everyone down.

Grandmother gift question: do you think buying my mom a zoo membership so she can take my son to the zoo is an okay christmas gift? She can easily afford zoo tickets, so it’s not really helping her out financially. She is obsessed with her grandson [rightly so :)] so I want to get her something she can use as a grandmother. I just don’t know if this is more a gift for my son (who’s too young to understand presents) or a gift for me than it is a gift for her.

I feel like a swore I would never have a “secondary” kind of job and I was the primary income earner in our household up until baby was born. And now I feel like my career has taken a complete back seat. A lot of it is little stuff- like if baby gets up at 1AM I get up, I pack the daycare bag every day, if baby is sick I take the day off and I do all the baby laundry etc. it’s a million little things that if I didn’t do I would have more time and energy for work. I find myself looking for less demanding jobs and not taking on as much responsibility while I see my husband taking on new challenges and more responsibility. Is this something that happens to all moms? Thoughts?

In the third trimester and I’ve got all the feelings, but the video of the little French boy and his father talking about bad guys and the role of flowers and candles has slayed me today. If you haven’t seen it yet I recommend it, but be warned you might need a tissue or ten.

Fellow C Moms, a friend just shared this story on facebook about how to help syrian refugee parents by donating any extra baby carriers or donating to shipping costs to get the carriers being collected across the pond http://www.today.com/kindness/simple-way-one-american-mom-helped-thousands-refugee-children-t55701

i just donated $$ to the shipping costs but also wanted to help spread the word since many of you may have extra baby carriers lying around or know folks who have baby carriers no longer being used.

https://www.facebook.com/carrythefuture/posts/545474968936278:0

Ups and Downs… yesterday I bragged about my cooking marathon.
Today my son told me that he’d told me yesterday evening that he’d lost a tooth. I don’t remember hearing it, it never got repeated, no Tooth Fairy went out and I have to stop and get golden dollars today. And the tooth is lost because he put it in his mesh pocket on his backpack.
Not going to count this as a #mommyfail, just a #mommyfunny and a #lifehappens.

We use stainless steel cups from Kleen Kanteen for my 2.5 year old. They are great — no breaks and they are sturdy.

What do you put your kid’s food, etc in for daycare? A lunch box? A book bag? LO is 7 months old and eating some solids now, so the bag I had for his milk bottles is running out of space. I figured an upgrade could be a good Christmas gift for a family member to get him. Any suggestions?

We moved to actual glasses, silverware, and dishes around age 4. Small juice glasses/jelly jars and salad forks are pretty workable. Things get spilled, but I don’t think we have lost more than one plate or glass. We still have a cabinet shelf at his level that has plastic cups and such so he can get himself some water without help.

Back at work after maternity leave (first time) today… Happy thoughts?! I handed her off in her little jacket this morning and my heart burst.

Thinking a wagon might be a good gift to suggest that grandma and grandpa get LO (13 months) for Christmas – one that he and another kid his same age could ride in, likely for a short walk this spring to the playground a couple blocks away. Any recommendations? Looks like the two top choices on Amazon are the deluxe Radio Flyer and various Step Two wagons, the high-end versions of which have seat belts, trays, and a canopy. Are those extra features useful?