Maternity Monday: Elisha Maternity Shirtdress
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Ladies – please tell me this is a phase. My very sweet rule following two year old (2 years 8 months) has turned into an argumentative rebel overnight! She had an ear infection that is resolved but she is fighting us on every little thing. Getting dressed, shoes, eating, sitting in stroller vs walking, EVERYTHING. I had to carry her out of the grocery store screaming this weekend until she calmed down (this is a first). I know she’s just asserting her independence and autonomy and growing up but man this phase is hard!! We’re being consistent and offering choices and being as patient as possible. Thankfully DH and I just look at each other and laugh during the craziness but it’s tiring being so patient!
Anyone else out there not very close with their siblings? My brother is nine years younger than me and I feel like that’s one of the reasons we are not close. When I was in middle school and high school, were were somewhat close even with the age difference. I remember he would always try and hang out with me and my friends. At times, I found it annoying but overall I didn’t mind.
But when he was 10, I was 19 away for college and we didn’t really keep in touch. I still live in the same state as my parents, but he moved away for law school and work. I remember several times where I would pick him up from the airport when he came back to visit. I would try and have a conversation with him and all I would get was one word answers. Another time when my husband and I were at my parents’ house for the holidays, my husband tried talking to my brother too and got the same things – some one word answers and not much else.
My brother went to an Ivy League law school and works for a big law firm so I know he can’t be like that at work or around his friends. I guess I just expect some basic level of communication. I know small talks isn’t always fun, but that’s what you need to do in life sometimes.
It doesn’t help that I feel like he’s pretty spoiled. When he’s at home, my Mom will pretty much wait on him hand and foot. And he can be downright rude to my Mom sometimes – constantly rolling his eyes at stuff she says and I swear one time he just grunted when she asked him if he wanted more mashed potatoes.
My Mom is very close with her brothers and she told me recently that she hopes my brother and I can “reconnect” and have a close relationship. I gave some kind of noncommittal answer, but I’m just not interested in having a close relationship with him.
I’m lucky that I’m close with my husband’s side of the family. His oldest sister and I are very close and she feels much more like a “real” sibling than my brother.
This isn’t a parenting question but it’s somewhat related to my kid so I thought I would ask it here. After several years of vaguely telling me they’ll move to my city eventually, the pull of their granddaughter has become too strong and my parents are starting to make concrete plans to move by next spring. I’m thrilled, both selfishly for all the childcare help (the plan is for them to be our primary aftercare and summer care as long as they’re able) and also to spend more time with them and have my daughter know them really well, which is something I never had with grandparents and have always been kind of bummed about.
But…the weight of this decision is starting to hit me. My parents are both still active and working at 70. They’re not and never have been social people and their entire community and interaction with other people is through work. I’m really worried that when they retire and lose that, they’re going to be in for a shock (to be fair, I think this will be an issue whenever they retire, but I guess I feel more responsible if they’ve retired so they can move to my city and be childcare for us). They’re affluent and enjoy travel and they’ll obviously be spending lots of time with their granddaughter, but I still think it’s going to be a tough adjustment for them to not be working and to have no network outside of my nuclear family. I don’t see them making friends here, even if they moved into a retirement community, which they probably will.
My husband also wants to draw clear boundaries about how much we will see them, how often they will be at our house, etc., which I can understand as I’d definitely want to do that if it were my in-laws moving here. But I really don’t know how to raise this with my parents in a tactful way – it seems really cold-hearted to say something like “Just wanted to confirm you’re not going to be at our house for dinner more than once/week?”
Has anyone had parents or in-laws move in a similar situation? Do you have any advice about how to navigate this transition?
so after lots of reading on this board i bought my 18 month olds the patagonia nano puff jacket. we live in TX, but will be visiting family in the northeast (not Boston, but NY/PA/DC) in November and December. my kids also have North Face fleeces. I doubt they will be outside for much more than an hour or so at a time. This patagonia jacket feels very very thin. Does anyone own an adult version or have older kids who can articulate whether or not they are cold when wearing this jacket? Do you think they will be ok with these jackets or should I return the patagonia jacket and get them something else?
It is my second week back at work, my husband is travelling (first time since I went back to work), and I made it to work, the baby is at daycare with all the required items, the dog and cat got fed, and the dog went potty. I’m feeling accomplished and thought you all would understand. Happy Monday all! Also, thank goodness daycare is open on Veteran’s Day.
Any suggestions for last minute back up care??? My 11 month old is in full time daycare and this will be her first winter exposed to germs and illnesses. My husband and I both work, we do not have family in the area, and my firm does not have back up care benefits. Any suggestions for unexpected sick days this winter? I can potentially work from home to supervise, but interested in someone else actually caring for my daughter. Thank you!
Anyone have any tips to work with a 4 year old boy on (1) managing impulses at school (he wants to respond to everything his teachers say and passionately wants to tell random stories at unhelpful times during the day) and (2) fine motor skills – he has no interest in practicing cutting/letters when he could be playing with cars, and is starting to fall behind where he should be (as an aside, I’m a little concerned he might be left handed like me, but is currently doing everything righty). Managing all of this is made so much harder when you aren’t home during the day to work with them on these things! He’s got a nanny and I’d love to suggest ideas of things she and I can do to work with him on this stuff
Tips on giving up the swaddle? DS is 3.5 mo and started rolling everywhere over the weekend, so we stopped using the swaddle cold turkey last night. He woke up 4 or 5 times. Any tips or how long did it take your kids to get used to not having it? His older sister didn’t roll until 6 months due to delays so she was in the swaddle much longer and (I assume because she was older) adjusted easily without an increase in wakings. We have a merlin sleep suit but I read a post on babybargains that has me afraid to use it.
How long did it take your kids to learn to not fall out of bed? We just switched our almost 3-year-old into a toddler bed this weekend (aka his crib with the side removed; our crib is designed to convert like this) and thus far he’s rolled out of bed both nights. Do I need to get some sort of rail attachment or will he figure it out in a week?
What do people do with old breast pumps? Im done having kids, I gave away my old spectra to a friend to use as her spare but I have an even older PIS that I doubt anyone I know wants because it’s been thru two years worth of ‘work’ and the motor isn’t what it used to be, but it still feels weird to just chuck it in the trash. Is there recycling for this sort of thing? Thanks!
Favorite stocking? I’m looking at PB but open to suggestions. My family had them all done by an aunt who cross-stitched, so I have no experience buying them. TIA!
Moms in cold-weather locations, can we commiserate about how crazy-making it is to keep track of hats/mitts/gloves/various winter essentials? No matter what system I dream up or how simple I try to make it, we still manage to lose pieces at school and daycare. Sometimes it reappears; often it does not. The worst offender is actually my elementary-age kid. DH says “let him freeze!” but I can’t, in good conscience, do that. Letting him be cold when it’s 50 degrees is one thing; sending him out to recess without gear when it’s 25 degrees + wind child is another.
Sell me on your city! Husband and I decided last night that we are ready to consider other places to live. Nothing is tying us to our medium midwestern city and I just can’t deal with the snow and cold anymore. He can work remotely wherever we end up. I’m a lawyer, but I’d also be interested in policy or nonprofit work. We have an 18 month old. We don’t have family in the US, so moving closer to family isn’t an option. Money is not a big factor.
DC area is great if you can arrange your life to avoid traffic, which sounds like a possibility if your husband works remotely anyway. There’s still winter (some years more than others) but not a stretch of several cold snowy months like you get in the Midwest. Tons of nonprofit opportunities, free stuff to do, close to international airports. Public schools in the suburbs are among the best in the country, plus there are a slew of private options.
What are you doing to get read for Christmas? Also, any good gift ideas for 5 yo girly girls?
Every year Christmas sneaks up on me and I am vowing it won’t this year.
So far I’ve put ingredients for various holiday party potlucks on my grocery list and I’m hoping to get my shopping done next week. Sigh.