Family Friday: Kids’ Saltwater Boot
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I remember when Sperry boat shoes were all the rage. Like toys from the ’80s and ’90s (hello My Little Pony), my kids can walk through the rain in Sperrys.
These Sperry Kids’ Saltwater Boots are more practical than the low-cut boat shoes I had. These duck-inspired boots have a textile upper, waterproof rubber foot, and rawhide lacing for a secure fit. There’s also a side zipper for easy on/off, microfleece lining for warmth, and grippy rubber outsoles.
With six colors/patterns to choose from, you’re sure to find the perfect pair!
These boots are on sale at Zappos for $39.99–$56.25 depending on the color/pattern. They’re available in sizes 12 Little Kid to 6 Big Kid.
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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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how does everyone deal with all the cute iphone photos of your kids?
Saw a freaking mouse in my kitchen this morning. Happy freaking Friday. Ugh!
I just replied to yesterday’s long thread about the comments but thought I’d post my answer here also…
I’m so sorry about this, guys — we did a big tech update a week or so ago and it’s screwed with caching — for some reason even if we approve comments they only refresh every 45-60 minutes on the front end. I figured out yesterday after about 3 hours of troubleshooting myself that if we manually update the post then the comments will also refresh. Tech guys are still looking into it, but in the meantime at least we have a workaround.
Not sure how the comments are going to be today but will try anyway.
What do you do when your kid doesn’t want to tell you stuff? After school teacher told me at pick up yesterday that my 6 year old got into a “big fight” with some other kid in the class and that they then apologized (per teacher request) and went their separate ways. My daughter has refused to tell me or her dad what happened. Do I let it go? Keep trying? Ask teacher for more info? I feel like now is the time to create open channels of communication and the fact that she won’t talk to us is a little unnerving. She literally said, “i don’t want to talk about it and I will never tell you what happened”…. But maybe not pushing is a better strategy?
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Anyone interested in helping me fill in some holes (with specific brands or link) in my maternity wardrobe to get me through my last trimester (due end of May)? I think I need shoes to wear with jeans (cute sneaks? loafers?), shoes to wear with skirts (no idea, have rothy points), one-two pairs of non-jeans pants, and a handful of t-shirts or tops. Job is super casual (like, baseball hats and birkenstocks are ok), but I’ve been feeling frumpy just racing to pull on whatever is cleanish. I live in the upper midwest, so have a few months of sloppy weather before actual summer. Would prefer to keep at Old Navy/Target level, since I have an 18-month old and this is my last pregnancy.
re: the sex talk with kids, how, if at all, have you talked about less mainstream baby having? I’ve talked to my 8 year old a bit about how babies are made. It came up because she wanted to understand how I could have a baby but she couldn’t (she was worried about having a baby, i think!). We covered how girls/women can’t have babies when they are young because their own bodies are still growing, but as they grow up they get the stuff they need to have and care for babies, and that part of what you need to have a baby, the eggs, are actually in your body *right now*. Then we talked about how they need “activation” from male components, etc. I was prepared to have the sex/p*nis talk; I was not so prepared for “well how do two dads have a baby then?” or “how was [friend who has two moms] born?” or “How did [friend who is being raised by a single mom] get made?” One, I don’t actually know how it happened (eg. if it was adoption vs a donor) and, especially in the case of the family with two dads, she was super confused about how the kid has no mom based on all of what I just explained “Obviously there must be a mom out there somewhere. or does her dad grow eggs?”
She knows about adoption. This is just more of a grey area, I think.
I’m not sure I need a book rec, though one would be super welcome, but any tips on how to make this less confusing for her would be great!
Going on a plane trip next week with my 7 yo, first one in 2 years. He likes math and coding. What are some good ipad games that will work as downloads, without wifi? He likes Khan academy but it doesn’t always work offline. Thanks!
Any words of advice for a second pregnancy in big law? My first kid will be just two when the second is born, if this pregnancy sticks. This is earlier than we planned for although I very much wanted two. I am just stressed about how work will take it. No issues with the first leave and honestly I’ve been killing it since I came back but I’m just bummed that this could derail that, make people think of me differently, etc. There was one associate who did the exact thing with same timing who just was elected partner in a similar group so the firm is generally excellent about this. My good friend in my group who had a baby the same time as me is planning for another soon and is up for partner, so I’m not some isolated case. I know I won’t get like officially penalized or something. Just having a hard time with it. Besides work I’m otherwise excited.
We recently moved, and our new backyard fence neighbors have a dog who can get through the fence and into our yard (and he comes over several times a day to root around). I don’t know whether they know this and don’t care, or don’t know that their dog can get out of their yard. I’ve never met them. Should I just go knock on their door and tell them? I also don’t know whether the fence between our yards is theirs or ours so I don’t know whether to offer to fix it or not. I probably should just bite the bullet and go introduce myself.
Friday afternoon and it is sunny. I made good progress on some writing today so off to spring kiddo early and get ice cream before getting the bus home.
What books do your 2nd/3rd grade kids read and love? Mine is devouring the wonderful trash that is the Babysitters Club (I am a BSC superfan so no shade here unless you come at me with the graphic novels), just finished the Emily Windsnap books at the recommendation of our librarian. She’s in 2nd grade but comfortable reading above her grade level by a fair bit. I know the classics but am looking for newer stuff. Yes, I asked her teacher and the librarians already and that’s how we ended up with Emily Windsnap :)
This came up somewhat on a recent main page thread – how often do you all update your “look” for lack of a better term? E.g. I’ve had the same general haircut for the past 10 years and generally wear the same kinds of office and leisure clothes as I did when I first got out of law school. I am vaguely aware of trends but don’t keep up with everything, especially in the last few years when my kids were little. But I wonder if I’m just going to keep this same hairstyle, clothes, etc. for the next 10-15 years? It very much signals me as an “elder millennial mom” but that’s what I am so maybe that’s fine.