Organizing Thursday: Vehicle OCD
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Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
I think I remember discussion here about kids being really challenging around their birthdays because of developmental leaps? I normally don’t go in for that kind of psych stuff but holy cowwwww my brand new 7 year old has been a terror these past couple of weeks. Originally we brushed it off as all the sugar and excitement about the birthday but it’s been almost a week since all that and it feels like things are getting worse, not better!
i know there is no “right” answer, but looking for advice. DH travels a ton for work and I do a lot of solo parenting. He is also the breadwinner by far and I know that many of his work trips are more stress than fun (though some also involve fun). we are turning 40 this year as our many of our friends and some wives are hosting a surprise bday weekend away for their spouses. it’s a couples weekend, but we dont have anyone to watch the kids, so i cant go, but i told DH he should go (all the other couples living driving distance to the party and to both sets of grandparents so it’s easier for them to get someone to watch their kids, but we are driving flying distance from all), though this involves me flying to my parents solo with our 6 year olds. DH will then come meet us at my parents, and we will spend a few days as a family the four of us and then go spend like 12 days at his parents’ beach house. Two weeks prior to this, DH now wants to go away (driving distance) for the weekend to see his favorite band. Two weeks prior to that DH will be in London for work for the week. I am a terrible spouse for saying “no” to going to see the band?
Need some advice with dealing with teasing classmates in kindergarten.
My daughter has a boy in her class that’s been teasing her about her pronunciation for a letter and has gotten other people in class to start teasing her as well. My daughter has told him to stop and also told the teachers who have asked him to stop. He continues. He also says my daughter mispronounces the letter because she’s speaks another language with her dad.
Furthermore, this boy has been teasing my daughter about being the only girl playing tag at recess (she has to be it all the time) and wearing bog boots.
Other than telling my daughter she’s great, this kid is not being kind, and ensuring the teachers are aware what should I do? It’s obviously upsetting her. What if anything can she do to stand up to this kid? Unfortunately they live close to us, are in the same class and same afterschool.
I also know the other mom – do I text her something? Or leave it alone.
Thanks for your help
I’m being considered for a role on a national nonprofit board (volunteer) that I’ve just found out “requires” 4 in person board meetings per year. Meetings are 2-3 days. People attend remotely when needed but in person attendance is strongly encouraged.
I’m pregnant with my first. We’d like a second in short order (but only have 1 embryo left so the chances of #2 happening are low). I won’t be able to get on a plane for the duration of my pregnancy (almost halfway!) and I plan to nurse as long as possible, so overnights away from baby won’t be possible for a while. Basically, it’ll be about a year before I can travel for anything non urgent. DH and baby could come along for anything I can drive/train to, but he can’t attend every meeting, it’s just too much PTO.
I’m considering whether I should bow out of this board seat. At the same time, it feels wrong that a woman shouldn’t have opportunities because of her pregnancy. A man with a newborn at home would take the position without guilt. I haven’t told the nonprofit that I’m pregnant, because frankly I don’t think it should be a factor in a hiring decision, but I would talk to them about it if I get offered the role. What do you all think – should I withdraw my name now, or let them tell me if pregnancy is not compatible with board service?
Does anyone have a recommendation on sheets? DH and I need new bedsheets, as does our daughter. I’d prefer something that is wrinkle resistant. It doesn’t have to be the same set for both…I’m fine spending more on ours (sorry, kiddo!).
My fourth grader asked this morning if she could skip school next Thursday because there’s a mandatory fourth grade track meet. And if you sign up to do the 50 meter race you automatically have to do the 600 meter ughhhh (so she has quite rightly signed up for the 100 m and 200 m). It definitely made me (and her and all of us) laugh. She’s not self conscious about it, just not a runner!
So for all the talk about pushing sports and kids who play a lot and all that, there’s also the kids doing math in the side of their notebook so they can run the least. And that kid probably did do soccer and softball and basketball in second grade. She’s still active! Now, she loves dance. It just felt like a scene out of a sitcom.
Checking back in (husband is trying to regain sobriety and I’m having a lot of guilt surrounding our young kids). Oof this week has been hard.
He wants to spend time with our kids but isn’t in the mental space to do actual parenting so is doing a lot of Disney Dad-ing. So much screen time and treats. Which I totally understand. And also, it makes me be the heavy and I’ve definitely been short tempered.
Our kids are so young (3 and 1). Our 3 year old had a huge meltdown at daycare drop off today. She’s 3. She’s probably just being 3. But I can’t help but feel like I’m not doing enough to “protect” them from this emotional firestorm.
How long did it take for your husbands to adjust to fatherhood? My husband is doing an amazing job, but is experiencing a lot of anxiety (the state of the world isn’t helping) and has admitted that he didn’t realize what he was in for and that (while he loves our son) he misses the ease of our child free life. I am very sympathetic to the anxiety (it was a difficult pregnancy and we experienced a lot of hardship), but I admit to being less willing to hear him pine for what were truly some very lazy days on our part. That’s not true for most child free people, of course, but it was for us and we both agreed at the time we wanted more out of life than endless free hours to doomscroll. Is there hope for him to come around a bit more and accept the new reality? Baby is 4 months. Husband is medicated for depression but is asking his doctor about changing to something better for anxiety. We’re one and done.
Both my kids, ages 5 and 7 love playing all rec sports. We play soccer all year except summer, then basketball in winter and baseball in spring. My daughter does soccer and tennis. However, my husband and I have played none of these sports. They are both naturally fast runners and aggressive on the field but don’t have great ball control etc. Is once a week practice and weekend games enough for them to really develop life long skills? My goal is not for them to play pro or anything but just be decent on their rec teams and have enough skills if they ever wanted to play a pick up game. I see kids in 4th or 5th grade that are SO good and I wonder if parents helped in another way or if kids just played once a week and improved?
I need a Pokemon card storage solution. There are 100s thanks to hand-me-downs from older cousins, and albums have been rejected by my son. I currently have them in an old desk drawer but they are flat and shift around. I had put tea boxes as inserts but that didn’t work either.