Accessory Tuesday: Kate Young Gemstone Pendant Chain Necklace
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Maybe it’s all the rich browns I’m seeing on my feeds, but I’ve become enamored with jewelry featuring tiger’s eye.
This elegant pendant from Monica Vinader is crafted in 100% recycled 18k gold vermeil and tiger’s eye. Its simple, yet eye-catching shape goes with everything from office-friendly blouses to your favorite weekend tee.
The Kate Young Gemstone Pendant Chain Necklace is $265 at Monica Vinader and other spots like Nordstrom. You can also buy just the pendant alone for $180; there’s also a version in green aventurine.
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My 7 (almost 8) year old has to attend a party soon with a white elephant gift exchange that follows traditional rules, i.e., gifts can get “stolen.” This kid is highly emotional and has an *intense* sense of fairness and justice. She has gotten a lot better in the last couple years about dealing with random bad luck, and no longer freaks out when she loses a board game or doesn’t get picked for something, but I think she’s going to find the concept of stealing gifts highly offensive and may melt down if something she loves gets taken from her. Any way to prep her beyond explaining the rules and warning her she may pick out something she really likes only and lose it? Or anyone want to reassure me she won’t be the only kid freaking out about this?
It’s so frustrating to me how much we all seem to be struggling with our children’s education. People here are well educated and well resourced and presumably live in good districts (or have the ability to) and yet, very few of us find the education our children are getting to be acceptable.
I can only imagine how tough it is in districts with parents who aren’t as able to be involved…
Going off the screens in schools thread, what are your household’s screen time rules and practices for the adults? Are you comfortable with your/your spouse’s use? Have you made any changes recently, and how are they going?
Have any parents on here considered running for school board positions? We all seem to have such strong opinions about education. I might consider it worthwhile just to fight screentime. Obviously it’s not easy for a working parent, but neither is homeschooling.
Looking for words of encouragement – my boy is almost 2 and has been interested in using the potty for a couple months now. We have successfully used the potty a few times, first thing in the morning or before a bath when I ask if he would like to try. This morning he initiated using the potty on his own. My work closes between Christmas and new years, so this would be an excellent opportunity to be home and potty train, right? But also I’m not sure if everyone else (husband, daycare) would be on board with it and I don’t want to commit to it if not everyone is willing to commit.
My almost 6 year-old kindergartener still rides in the high back carseat with the harness.
She is asking all the time to move to a booster because a lot of her friends have and she feels it is a “baby seat”. We have used a backless booster when in carpool situations – friends picking her up from camp, etc.
She’s tall but still pretty skinny (maybe 43 lbs? haven’t checked in a while). Would we be good to move to the high back with the regular seat belt? Is that any safer than the back less?
I’m inclined to keep her in the 5-point, but she’s having dramatic meltdowns about it. When did you all make the move?
DH was determined that his son would have a bike with a big red bow for his first Christmas. So, our baby is getting one of those toddler tricycles that converts from being basically a pushcart to a little self-propelled bike. Baby will be 4 months old at Christmas. Fortunately we have lots of storage options.
How long should I expect to have to store this thing? Anticipated length of storage will inform where I put it. The guidance on the package aside, DH is itching to put baby on this bike. (No, I do not know what deep-seated childhood trauma has led to this bike obsession.) In fairness, baby is huge and is already holding his head up pretty well, so there’s a good chance he’ll be ready for a bike earlier than the package suggests. I want to keep baby safe though. Suggestions?
Ladies…. google has failed me.
I am looking for a indoor mini basketball hoop that is wall mounted (not over the back of the door), that is easy to install and ideally only uses 1 bracket into a stud. Does anyone have this magical product in their house? Brands please!
Our studs are 24 inches apart, not the apparently standard (US) 16 – so the ones that “fit all houses” with 2 brackets on the back 16″ apart are going to be very hard to install.
we are going for rough play / sports vibes… not the aesthetic light up Pottery barn styles. This is going in a basement rec room for play by boys who are constantly throwing balls against my kitchen island and to upgrade the current over the door one that is awkwardly in a hallway.
TW: Gross
I have an appointment with a derm on Thurs (miracle I got in), so I’m actually seeking medical advice. But until then…I’ve had a toenail fungus on my big toe which was minor for a while, and I just took off nail polish and it’s…bad. I’m using a topical solution on it 2x/day which is definitely helping. I can’t hide it with nail polish – what to do with my bare feet in front of others? Just wear socks (which may make it worst)? Slippers? We’re a shoes-off household as are most of our friends/family.
I am struggling with feeling lonely and unappreciated during the holidays and am worried my negative attitude is going to negatively affect our holiday. I am very low on friends at the moment, so feel lonely generally, and seeing/hearing everyone talking about their many holiday parties, cookie swaps, ski trips with friends etc. isn’t helping. My husband’s parents are coming to our house for Christmas for a few days, but that’s about it. I have invested a lot of time and effort into gifts, planning fun holiday activities for my kids, decorating my house, cooking etc., so it feels like the holidays are just a lot of extra work for me, without much upside. What’s the solution here? Try to just vicariously enjoy my kids having fun? Do less? Decide christmas is just not a good time of year for me and power through?
I’m hoping y’all can help me out here because google is failing me. My oldest has finally outgrown his car seat and moving into a highback booster. Do I still have to take his coat off in the car?? Or can he leave it on since the booster uses a regular seatbelt?
Sorry to bring this post up again from yesterday, but I saw the below late in the day. I’d love to understand how to ask a question in an elementary school setting that helps me undersrtand how “out of normal” my child is. I’ve never gotten a straight answer when I’ve asked something along the lines of how bad is the behavior relative to what you’ve seen in your career. Maybe it’s so bad and they don’t want to tell me, but it seems like teachers are generally coached to never compare kids or tell a parent to seek an evaluation etc. However, I feel like two things can be true – his behavior can be not ideal but also it could be in range of normal even if deeply annoying for the teacher.
Comment from yesterday
Honestly, this is normal for lots of kids (especially boys) who don’t have ADHD and while I sympathize with the teacher, it really boils down to a learning environment that is designed for adult convenience rather than kid needs. Some teachers do a better job with engagement and movement opportunities than others, and some over-communicate to parents in a way they think is transparent but really just makes us worry There’s Something Wrong With My Kid. I’m sorry, I know that’s not helpful in terms of finding a solution, but remember the problem is not your son, it’s the system.
Have you had an actual sit-down conversation with the teacher, face to face? I would request one and talk through this with him or her. FWIW, all three of my kids have had various behavior challenges in school over the years, ADHD or not, and the real conversations with teachers are *so* helpful in helping me parse what is well within the range normal, but annoying, vs what I need to call in the cavalry about and how we can partner on that. I don’t want to rehash all the conversations here recently about behavior/focus charts for little kids, but I’d definitely ask some questions about that, too.
Hopefully this is a fun one: we have loose plans to take solo parent-kid trips at certain ages (thinking something like a mini trip with the opposite gender parent at 11 or 12, and a big trip with the same gender parent at 15 or 16). This is in part to have focused quality / passing on life wisdom time while they still like us (lol), doing something that particular child will enjoy, and partly because we have four kids and can’t possibly pay for six people to travel everywhere we want to go.
Has anyone else done something like this, even if it wasn’t an “official” thing? Where are some really cool places you’ve gone with a kid or two? My husband and I were brainstorming this weekend and having lots of fun thinking about it, so I thought I’d solicit more ideas. My oldest is 10 so we are getting close!
So far we’ve thought of a Florida trip to go to Universal/HP World and see manatees, and a (bigger) CA trip driving to all four MLB ballparks. We are based in New England and would love to see other parts of the country.
My niece is almost 17 and going to Mexico with her family after the holidays, so I am giving her a Vacay All Day set from Sephora. I want to pair it with some sort of bag or tote that she can use on vacation. The Strategist says the Lululemon dual pouch wristlet is the “it” bag for teen girls, but it’s $49. Is there another kind of tote that teen girls like? I’m ok with buying the wristlet if she will like it. Just checking if there are other ideas.
Why do kids think that the place for something they tried on and either didn’t like or didn’t wear is the laundry basket?? If it’s clean and you just hate it so much you’ll never wear it again, set it aside to donate.
This comment is making me realize perhaps I need to put “hate/donate” bags in all my kids’ closets to actually facilitate this outcome…