Family Friday: Long-Sleeve Organic Cotton Jersey Tee
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While winter seems far away, if you have a snow-loving toddler, this tee might be a great option for fall.
Made of soft, organic cotton jersey, this long-sleeved tee has a fun graphic print for winter days ahead. The round neckline and stretchy fabric make for easy on and off. Wear it alone for fall and add a sweatshirt or hoodie when the first flakes start to fall.
Deux par Deux’s long-sleeve tee is $38 at Nordstrom and comes in three prints. It’s available in sizes 12M-24M.
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How honest are you with your kids about their “ranking” relative to other kids, be it academics or sports or otherwise?
My 8 year old made a sports team but just barely, and only the “D” team— the lowest competitive team out of 4 for this age group (where the A team is in a different league). Setting aside how messed up this hyper competitive sports world is for eight year olds (I am very conflicted about participating!) should I tell him that the d-team is the lower level team? I suspect that the kids on the A and B teams know it, because of the culture of competition and having made the best team and their parents celebrating them for that… and kids can be mean, so I don’t want him blindsided by another child telling him he’s on the “worst” team and that being a shock to him… ugh this is so fraught. I know he will play and have fun and we will celebrate him for playing and trying his best and being a good teammate and all the things we value. But should I prepare my kid by telling him how this team “ranks” relative to the other team?
My husband had an unexpected surgery and is in a locked brace (can’t bend his knee) and will be on crutches and unable to drive or walk for 3-4 months. We have 3 kids 6 and under. two jobs, and no local family. I’m trying to figure out what help I need. We have babysitters we can call but I don’t even know when to use them or what would be helpful.
Trying to figure out all of the driving, school/daycare drop offs and pickups, activity coverage, etc. has me spiraling a bit. And then there’s little things like lawn mowing, taking out the trash, basic house maintenance that he normally does which I also have to cover.
Anyone been in a situation like this? What was most helpful? In the grand scheme of things, it could be much worse, so I’m trying to stay positive and figure out what will help.
Just a vent because I’m feeling sorry for myself. It’s back to school week for us, which has come with a fair amount of emotion and getting back into the logistical swing of things. Our high schooler is driving DH crazy with his slow-moving morning routine, which has made DH late for work several times (he does dropoff). Every morning is starting with an argument between us and the teen. All the kids’ activities have started back up again, and it’s looking like DD is not going to make her preferred volleyball team.
Because we’ve been trying to soak up summer, the house is a disaster, we needed to go grocery shopping days ago, and laundry is a situation. I haven’t meal planned in a month, and I feel like crap from eating tons of quick and simple suppers. I haven’t exercised in 10 days. Work is insane, and I’m not dealing with it well. It feels like it’s going to take forever to get back into the swing of things.
HELP.
Just venting into the void.
We are undergoing a major kitchen remodel. HVAC was supposed to come “midweek,” now it’s “Friday or Saturday.” He is not here. So if he comes at all it will be Saturday while I’m home solo with the kids all day and he’ll probably mess up naptime with the noise. I’ll find something to do with the kids out of the house (whyyyyyy must it be so flipping hot out though) but a messed up nap will make twin B extremely grumpy for the entire afternoon.
Ok vent over thank you.
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Any other parents involved in club sports struggling with managing drama and disorganization? My 13-year-old loves the sport and I find myself anxious and focused on making sure it’s the best situation going into this season. It’s hard to explain all the back and forth but I feel a little out of my depth in navigating it because I didn’t play sports. But also I recognize that not everything’s going to go great for my kid and that dealing with that has value. But I feel like managing this has become my second job and frankly it’s more anxious than my litigation job, which seems crazy.
Im going to see the pediatrician but would love any feedback here. My 6 year old son is constsntly adjusting his private area because he says the two parts are getting stuck and sometimes he says its itchy. Theres nothing obviously visible and weve tried OTC hydrocortison with moisturizer with nurse recommedation. Has anyone had this problem in the summer? We saw an urgent care and they said its just heat and moisture in summer but I dont know seems odd..
My daughter has friends from a few different groups and usually for her birthday she picks a group or two celebrate with. It’s fun, but can drag things out. This year she asked for a big party with everyone. This will be about 30 11-12 year olds in our backyard. I don’t think kids this age are good at socializing with kids they don’t know. What kinds of activities will keep everyone engaged? I was thinking of stations, like a craft area, a soccer or basketball area, maybe water balloons. Or would it be better to have one big activity to engage everyone at the same time?