Family Friday: Cotton Bear Tights
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My oldest loved wearing dresses year-round so we went through a lot of tights. These tights from Gap were my favorite.
These soft stretch tights can handle any active toddler. They’re made with over 70% organic cotton, and have a comfy elastic waist and reinforced toe and heel. I personally find the bear graphic adorable. They’re on the thicker side so they’re better for cooler weather (and less likely to run or rip).
A two-pack is $25 at Gap, but often on sale. They come in combinations of navy/gray, black/white, and pink/white. They’re available in sizes 12-24M to 4-5YRS.
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Sales of note for 3/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off
- Ann Taylor – 40% off everything + free shipping
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale and select styles with code
- J.Crew – 40% off everything + extra 20% off when you buy 3+ styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off all pants & sweaters; extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Friends and family sale, 20% off with code; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale until midday 3/14: $50 off every $200 – combineable with other offers, including 40% off one item and 30% off everything else
Happy Friday ya’ll! I’m a new mom looking into day care options for 2023. Interested in your experiences with a day care center vs an in-home day care. I have moms in my life who use both and like them for different reasons. I like the idea of in-home because its more exposure to different age groups, more of a consistent age group, more consistent care-giver who gets to know your child, comfortable home environment. However, it seems you also have to accommodate for the in-home provider’s idiosyncracies, like having to shut down for a week because provider’s spouse was having surgery, or the provider has a planned vacation. The center it seems would avoid these scheduling issues but have more staff and kid turnover.
Ugh. Got in a fight with DH last night over something he said. This morning I got a “I’m sorry you felt slighted” from him. Which, to be fair, him recognizing and acknowledging my feelings on this is an important baby step, uggggggh why are men so stupid sometimes.
DD wears dresses year round, but I am team leggings rather than tights. So much easier to put on, take off, not worry about snags and her shoes fit better with normal socks. About half of her leggings match her dresses; the other half just coordinate.
My 7 year old started waking in the night and running into our room about 6 months ago. I initially chalked it up to a scary TV show, and once we stopped the show, it got better. But it is back with a vengeance, and she can’t consistently articulate why: bad dream, thinking about a scary book we read that day, room is too dark, no reason. We’ve started taking her back to her room, but the goal is to have her sleep through the night on her own. She’s also asking for sleep crutches, like listening to an audiobook or music to fall asleep. She insists on a night light and a soft lamp on, although I think her room is too bright and interfering with sleep. She was a great sleeper until this. Anyone else had late-onset sleep issues and any success stories?
For those with kids with ADHD, could you tell at age 4? I’ve read the signs, which are all pretty typical preschooler behavior, but it feels like my kids is a little more intense in these things. I don’t have a lot of reference points for what is typical though since he’s my first, so looking for anecdata (and have a call scheduled with the ped in a couple weeks, but not sure it’s necessary).
How old are your kids and do you eat a family dinner? Did you always or did you start once kids are older? Did you growing up?
One of my best friends is an extremely thoughtful gift-giver. She just had her first baby and I am struggling to think of something to give her to commemorate this important milestone. I’ve already given a practical gift (a nice diaper bag, a nice water bottle for postpartum, and some high quality baby clothes that she wanted). I would now like to find something sentimental to give her/her baby. Do you have any go-to gifts to welcome a new baby for someone who means a lot to you? My friend works with disadvantaged groups and appreciates high quality, but not flashy items.
Parents of kids who’ve had RSV: toddler has had an evening fever for 7 days. Super plegmy, productive cough but occasionally it seems like the phlegm gets stuck in her throat and she wheezes and gags and chokes and cries. She was pretty hard to console for about half an hour last night. Virtual visit with not our usual ped yesterday, and he was like yeah, this is normal, I’m not too worried about bronchitis, wait it out til 10 days of fever. But the nighttime coughing keeps getting worse. Am I overreacting to ask to have her seen in person today?
We received dry ice in a meal kit delivery box and oh my goodness, there’s the afternoon sorted. Although as a political scientist, I’m mortally wounded by my son’s “We’re doing PROPER science…”
Did anyone else read this article “Children Can Cost Parents a Fortune or Not So Much” published today in the WSJ? Link to follow. It talks about the different average costs of childcare, and suggests that for many people childcare is free because a family member or parent takes care of the children and hiring help is not necessary. (Wow! You can save so much money by having someone stay at home, why doesn’t everyone do that?!) The article totally ignores the opportunity cost that represents when one spouse doesn’t work. I do think stay-at-home moms (or dads) should be valued for what they do, and they are often taken for granted, but I feel like articles like this are intentionally written to pat conservative readers on the back and validate their view that traditional gender roles are morally superior. This is a publication focused on the financial side of things, yet the article actually doesn’t take an accurate look at the bigger financial picture of household income and things like childcare. It also doesn’t seem to recognize that having two working parents can be a compassionate, logical, responsible choice, and that it’s what a vast majority of married parents do these days.