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Anonymous says
Should I bring my kids (4,6,8) to a graveside service, or try to find a babysitter? The deceased is a young adult, child of good friends. My kids were not close with the family, so this is more about whether husband I can show up appropriately for our friends if we’re also chasing our kids, and whether kid behavior would be unwelcome and disruptive. I will 100% be a mess of tears, but kid duties will default to me as my husband is closer with the family.
Pogo says
I would get a babysitter.
Anonymous says
Seconded
TheElms says
Babysitter. I don’t think you can show up for your friends if you are chasing your kids. If you can’t find a babysitter I would send husband for the service and then you and the kids show up at the end as the service is ending to pay your respects to the family and then leave. The only exception to this would be if the family has indicated they don’t want a somber occasion and they want folks to bring kids because its more a remembrance of life celebration.
SC says
I would try to find a babysitter. I’ve attended several funerals and have always left my son with a babysitter. (None were for close family or anyone that my son knew personally.) It’s a really nice thing to have space away from parenting duties to grieve yourself and to comfort the family.
Anonymous says
For this, get a babysitter. If it were a grandparent or a close relative of the children, I would say bring them. But unless they were close to the deceased in a way that it would be meaningful for them to attend, have them skip it.
Clementine says
Babysitter. I’m sorry for your loss.
Anonymous says
Babysitter for sure.
I have kids in that range, they could easily ask an innocent question that would be upsetting for the parents to hear (won’t she be cold if they put her in the ground/don’t bugs get on her in the ground etc)
If you were close to the deceased, bring them to visit the gravesite later on if you think that will help them. My oldest calls the cemetery ‘the garden where we remember Opa’ because we often bring flowers and the other graves have flowers. Seeing an actual burial or casket ready for burial would have been too much for her.
Anonymous says
If no sitter is available, I would have one parent stay home with the kids.
anon says
Babysitter. I’d feel differently if it was someone the kids were close to. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Anon says
+1
OP says
Thanks all, I was leaning that way, and glad it’s unanimous.
Anonymous says
Potty training tips for a 2.5 year old girl? I read this site everyday and haven’t seen any recent threads on this topic . She understands what we want but will sometimes just pee on the floor and poo in her pants (we keep her in just undies or just pants with no pull ups except for naps/bed). I read oh cr** before starting. Thanks for any suggestions.
Anonymous says
Has she expressed interest/motivation? Mine all trained closer to three. Advantage of training slightly later is that it went faster and they were also night trained at the same time.
If you are sticking with training now, make sure you are taking her to the potty every 15 minutes all day long, you need to help her learn when she needs to go and not wait on her to tell you.
SBJ says
Are the pee and poo accidents somewhat correlated? If so, she may be constipated-that can put pressure on the bladder causing pee accidents and if she’s pretty backed up, sometimes a little poo can “sneak out” around the back-up. If these accidents seem to take her somewhat by surprise and are somewhat correlated (like she has a pee accident after a few days of not having a sizable poo), then something to consider. If it seems likely, I’d suggest a call to your ped’s office to see what they’d advise (likely Miralax).
If these accidents seem like she just doesn’t want to stop and take the time to go potty, then a discussion around the importance of doing so and if she can’t, then you’ll switch back to diapers could help.
Good luck! Potty training in the moment is no fun, but being on the other side is a beautiful thing.
anon says
Getting your 2 yo excited is important. We did well with M&Ms, lots of talk of being a big girl, special princess big girl panties, and throwing a dance party after every successful effort.
Anon says
Training at 2.5 was a disaster for us; but training at a month shy of 3 was extremely successful. That being said, you’ve made it further than we did at that age. My suggestion would be to make sure you are consistently prompting her to sit on the potty and try at regular intervals (once an hour, when you think she needs to, transitioning between activities, etc.). For DD, the first few months after she trained we had accidents when she would get distracted and not listen to her body. If she responds to bribery (mine does not), maybe a sticker chart with a meaningful reward, each day she has no accidents she gets a sticker, and then at the end of however many days you think is a reasonable goal she gets the reward. For a while we gave an M&M for every attempt, even if unsuccessful, in order to encourage frequent trying. There is also a PBS kids game with abby and elmo that reinforces the “time to stop playing when you need to go” idea. And the “Elmo goes potty” flap book was a big hit in terms of encouragement and reinforcement.
anon says
Another thing that can help is getting the kid on a schedule as you work up to independence. Start hourly, but work to 2 hour windows. Go potty at the same regular intervals every day and every time before leaving the house. We went at wake up, after breakfast, after mid morning snack, after morning outdoor time, after lunch, etc.
anon says
This sounds a lot like how training went for us at 2.5 and, I was annoyed with this advice when I received it here, but it sounds like she is just not quite ready yet. Our kid intellectually got it but sometimes her body just did not keep up with her. Right around 3 or a little after, it really “clicked” for our kid and it happened more naturally. I know it goes against the oh cr*p ideas but we had some success with pullups during the time when she was trying but it hadn’t quite clicked.
avocado says
If I were decorating a nursery right now, this rug might just convince me to go with a Star Wars theme.
anon says
It’s so pretty! I really love it.
No Face says
I have no need for a rug, but this is beautiful.
Pogo says
Interviewing and job hunting on maternity leave – thoughts? Would be in my same company, different org. Pros for staying in my current role of course is that coming back I’d know what I’m coming back to, given the uncertainty of pandemic, indefinite wfh and daycare closures possible with a return to lockdown if cases keep rising… that’s attractive.
However I have been at my current role about the right length of time to make a move, and I have concerns about my future in this org after some recent shakeups. Looking to hear from anyone who successfully made a switch during leave (including how you went about prepping and interviewing while on leave) OR tell me I’m crazy and should at least stick it out for a bit when I’m back at work. The time pressure is mainly that the specific role I want doesn’t come up all that often and they are limited in the company; plus I’d get to work for a female VP with a great reputation.
GCA says
Go for it! The fact that it’s an internal move means the company at least is a known quantity, and you are more of a known quantity than an external candidate would be. You’re interested in the role, which doesn’t open often. And the potential boss sounds good. I don’t see a huge downside to at least applying.
Leatty says
Agree with all of this!
anon says
I switched jobs right as I was coming back from maternity leave twice. The biggest issue for me was that the switch drastically changed my commute, which directly impacted my childcare. I’m in an area with long waitlists, so it is next to impossible to get an infant into a daycare on short notice. My husband ended up handling both pick up and drop off for a year and a half until we were able to switch centers. When he couldn’t do it I needed at least 2 hours (sometime more) to make it to the center for pick up given traffic.
The other somewhat uncomfortable issue is sorting out pumping at a new office. You need this sorted the very first day, but they don’t always leave breaks in orientation for pumping. I also had unhelpful HR who weren’t located at my site and who couldn’t help me figure out how the reservation system worked at my location. It was stressful and I ended up pumping in my car for a few days. (It was also a bit difficult to sort out pumping during full day interviews.)
Of course, if you’re staying at the same company, neither of these are particularly relevant.
anonamama says
Go for it! Sounds like a great role and the opportunity to work for the VP sounds exciting. Good luck and report back!!!!
Anonymous says
We decided to tell the grandparents that we can’t drive to see them this Thanksgiving because of the pandemic. I’m confident in the decision, but I know they’ll be crushed, as it’s been a really hard fall for them and they have been so looking forward to spending time with our toddler. Any ideas on how to make a virtual thanksgiving more fun?