Family Friday: Puff-Sleeve Denim Jacket
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It’s back to school shopping time! I had a denim jacket as a kid with bows on the pockets. Here’s a cute option (sans bows) from denim expert Gap.
This stretch denim jacket has all the typical features including a dark wash finish, patch pockets, and button front. But, the puffed sleeves make it special. It’s also made from 5% recycled cotton and made using a wash process that uses less water.
This Kids Puff Sleeve Denim Jacket is $59 at full price.
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- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
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- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
I posted on the main page but didn’t get specific advice yet. My sister is getting divorced in Gainesville Fl. Any attorney recommendations?
They have kids. Two are HS aged. One is on 5th grade.
I’ve recently decided that a lot of the mom content I’ve been consuming on social media is encouraging my anxiety so I’m trying to step away from it. Just putting this out there in case you’re feeling that way too. I can see that a lot of the content can be helpful as a way of normalizing the stress, guilt and anxiety we feel as moms (you’re not alone!), but I am starting to recognize that it doesn’t make me feel better to hear about it.
Venting post. I’m 37 weeks pregnant with my first, and feeling alllllllll the expected aches, pains, and discomforts that comes with that, plus a flair up of my painful chronic illness. DH doesn’t seem to appreciate how bad it is. I think it largely comes down to our differences in communication style- he is an asker and I am a guesser. He is constantly complaining about run of the mill daily aches and pains, and asking me to massage them or rub his head to help him fall asleep. Whenever I ask for the same from him, he does a really bad job at it- like he half-asses it and gets distracted or falls asleep after 3 min. This is stupid but I guess I sort of expected to be pampered like a queen at this stage of pregnancy? This is so, so, hard and I wish he showed appreciation/gratitude, and it doesn’t feel good to basically have to nag him for it.
Thinking about you and your kiddo as we struggled with sleep last night, I realized no one asked you about ear infection or thrush. Does he cry when someone lays him down horizontal to eat or play? I would probably never have figured out mine had thrush if the rockstar lead teacher hadn’t noticed and shown it to me. Especially because nursing and mommy cuddles are a pretty powerful painkiller, so he was usually still happy when I held him. Just a thought, in case it helps.
Anyone have a sensory seeking sensory processing disorder kid? My preschooler is vestibular and proprioceptive seeking, with some fear of loud, sudden noises thrown in the mix. It was causing lots of problems at home in various ways, but we’ve doing OT for a few months now and she seems to be making lots of progress. The OT eval also found some retained primitive reflexes and (possibly related) decreased bilateral coordination. Before the OT eval, we did a full developmental eval with a psychologist (and they were the ones who initially directed us to OT), which noted visual spatial giftedness and some possible early signs of ADHD, but she’s very young and her current daycare/preschool environment is very well suited for her, so she’s not having problems at school.
I know sensory processing disorder isn’t recognized as its own diagnosis currently, and many still think it’s a symptom or part of autism or ADHD. I guess I’m just curious for anecdata and others’ experiences if anyone has had kiddos with similar issues, and whether they felt SPD was a standalone issue, or ended up being an early sign of ADHD. In either case, I’d love to hear any tips or suggestions of things that worked for people both parenting at home and helping the transition to a traditional elementary school environment (and stories on whether it went better or worse than expected). Thanks in advance!
Have any of you had luck with getting a toddler (18 mo) to stop screaming? One of my twins lets out an ear-piercing scream whenever he doesn’t get his way: diaper changes, being put down from the table after throwing food, when his twin takes his toy, etc. My husband will sternly tell him to stop: I usually ignore it. Neither of these is a great strategy. He understands that we don’t like the screaming – he’s showing us he is mad. He can sign and has a few words. Any tips appreciated.
We had our EI eval. DS #2 (almost 20 months) was slightly behind in speech and motor but not enough to warrant intervention (he’s already in private PT). He’s fine on social.
Where he was slightly below threshold and qualified for services (by 1%) was cognitive abilities – e.g. paying attention, following directions. They’ll send a child development specialist to our house 2x/month. I opted to go for it – I figured we can do at least a few sessions and the re-evaluate. I feel weirdly…relieved that it was so borderline, and of course the 80’s-90’s kid in me is thinking “is this really necessary?”/was he just rated low because it was “new” people?
Would love to hear if anyone did this type of intervention with kids and how it went.
WYYD – have a weeklong work trip to Europe coming up, my first trip of this length since having DS almost three years ago. The work itself is going to be a heavy lift, and I’m nervous about being away for this long. DH has expressed interest in going in hopes we can manage an add-on Paris trip to extend our trip by a couple days, not to mention any travel delays. The last time we did this it was his work trip, and pre-kids. Money is a *little* tight, but I’m trying to decipher if this worth the hassle for him to go now that the logistics are different.