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Pogo says
Just dropped my Kindergartner off at before-school care. He found another girl building Legos and said quietly to me “You can leave now Mommy”. Cue all the feels.
I definitely teared up a bit picking him up yesterday, I think I’m more sad about missing his old daycare/preschool than nervous about the new one. I loved every single teacher and staff and they all had such a bond with him. They sent home all his stuff and I was unpacking his little 2T undies from when he first started that had migrated through all his extra clothes cubbies over time. That was probably the most emotional for me. It will be weird not to be able to to text the director and get his status at any moment.
I have to record a conference session for virtual participants today so I need to get it together!! And I’m hopefully closing an offer w/ a candidate to fill an open req on my team….big day.
Cb says
Aww, little Pogo! I’m so glad he did well. T is still a bit grumpy about wraparound care, but said on Monday (after they forgot to pick him up and then denied all knowledge FFS….) he introduced me to his new big kid pal.
Pogo says
Do they have Legos at wraparound care?? That was the key for him. He saw Legos and he was all set. Also snacks.
Liza says
It’s such a great thing that he is excited to go to before-care and having a great experience there!
Anon says
We are finally going through and donating all the baby clothes and gear after deciding to be one and done, and I definitely hear you on being emotional today. Can’t imagine when our only goes off to kindergarten in a couple years. I’ll be crying buckets of tears.
EDAnon says
My kiddo starts tomorrow. He is so ready and I am not! No before care for us, though because school starts at 7:15!!! That will be a big life change for us. I dropped his brother off at 8:55 yesterday.
I am glad my second is still at their childcare so we don’t lose our connection yet. But it is wild to think my little one is in the big kid room and that will be it! Great childcares are so amazing.
Cb says
715?!?! That’s so early!
Anon says
Our junior high and high school starts at 7:05. I hate it!! Fortunately elementary starts at 8:30 but that will still be a huge adjustment for our family. Our kid is frequently dropped off at daycare after 9.
Anonymous says
Just about the only thing our school district does right is starting elementary before middle and high school. This avoids the need for before-school care in elementary, and lets tweens and teens who are capable of putting themselves on the bus in the morning sleep in.
Anon says
Yeah I know it’s backwards, but selfishly as a night owl with a night owl kid I’m glad we don’t have to worry about crazy early mornings for 8 more years. There’s hope they’ll change it during that time.
Pogo says
It’s so backwards! What teenager wants to be in class at 7:19 (when our first bell is)?!? But supposedly they do that so the older kids can fit in after school sports and jobs…? Idk, doesn’t make sense to me.
Anon says
My kindergartner’s bus picks up at 8:35 and drops off around 5 (school is 9:15-4). But our middle schoolers get picked up on the bus at 6:15 (and school starts at 7:30) and high schools get picked up at 6:45 and school starts at 8:10. We are all night owls so I am already not looking forward to later years.
Pogo says
I vividly remember my HS bus picking me up at 6:40. It was BRUTAL – and it drove so many kids to try and drive or carpool instead (since I think first bell wasn’t until like 7:15, so you could leave at like 7 or even 7:10 depending on how far you lived), which made bus routes longer and pushed the first bus stops even earlier.
DLC says
Oh all the big feels!
I feel the same way about my kid’s daycare/preschool even though he was only there for a year (Thanks Pandemic). In that short year, they turned him from a feral beast child into a less feral little boy who can figure out how to stand in line.
Anonymous says
“You can leave now, Mommy.” Yay! I always love it when my kiddo tells me to leave. It means I am making progress towards my ultimate goal of raising an independent, well-adjusted adult human. You are doing a great job, Pogo–keep it up!
Pogo says
aw thank you! Didn’t feel like it last night when he had a 40min tantrum about not being able to have one of his brother’s birthday cupcakes…. but he was very, very tired. Glad this is a short week!
Anon says
my twins are in prek4 this year and i’ve decided they are not allowed to go to kindergarten next year. especially bc it starts at 7:20am
Pogo says
andddd finished recording my session AND my candidate accepted the offer! I want to go home before something ruins this day LOL
Anonymous says
Do it!
GCA says
Do it!!! Between the kindergarten dropoff and the candidate, you’ve lived an entire emotional rollercoaster day by this point, lol.
Cb says
Just en route home from a job interview – is my kid going to be more excited by the prospect of a more local job (2 hour bus train versus a plane ride) or the fact that I finally found a green ninja minifig at the shop? I’m betting Lloyd beats mummy…
Mary Moo Cow says
That’s the answer, but good luck with the job!!!
Anonymous says
I have this sweater blazer in the featured color and in black and wear it a lot. The bonus of the black one is it reads like a “real” blazer over zoom. I’d say runs ever so slightly large.
Pogo says
Is it kinda shrunken or is the model just squishing the sleeves up? I’m def loving the more oversized blazer look.
AIMS says
Not shrunken, she’s pushing sleeves up. It’s not oversize but not cropped either.
And not sure why my name didn’t populate the first go round but that was me above.
Anonymous says
I have the one from J Crew Factory and it looks very similar. I will say the sleeves are slightly too long for me, and since it’s a knit I’m not sure if hemming it would work, but I normally just push the sleeves up or cuff them.
Anonymous says
I have some from Factory, too. I’ve tried both the regular and Factory ones, and I prefer the Factory. I’ve heard people say both, so I think it is just which fit a person prefers. The ones I have from Factory are a few years old, but the quality is very good.
EDAnon says
Any area rug recommendations for a family with two kids and a puppy? The puppy seems to have stopped peeing on the rugs and the old ones are done for. They were cheap-o ones from rugs.com or something. I was not happy with that. I would like a step up in quality but not a fancy one that when someone inevitably spills on it, I will be sad.
We need one (ideally super soft) for the living room and then one for the dining room that open up to the deck so probably needs like an indoor/outdoor rug since it gets trekked on by kids and the dog.
anonM says
If you shop at Costco, they have some great quality area rugs. They don’t always have the same ones in stock, but if you’re not in a rush keep an eye out. We got one that was longer, almost a shag, and it’s so soft and thick. Everyone compliments it, and it has held up well.
AIMS says
I am debating ruggable for our dining area and hallway. Same kid and dog concerns. I like that you can wash them since my kids still spill and my dog sometimes has stomach issues.
anonM says
I don’t love my ruggable. But, if you get one, try to still get one with darker colors/pattern. I got a cute pattern with off-white in the design, and it gets so dirty. I have washed it, but not as much as I thought I would tbh, so in the between times it looks dirty despite frequent vacuuming. And, they recommend air-drying the rug, which adds to my procrastination on washing it.
anon says
Rugs.com does have nice rugs too. Just set your filter for 100% wool. We have one in my daughter’s room that’s lovely and has held up great.
For softness, get a good rug pad.
Pogo says
I’ve bought all of mine recently on Overstock, Wayfair, Joss & Main and the like. No complaints.
Mary Moo Cow says
Ours from Boutique Rugs have held up well and are of better quality and only a little more expensive than the ones we had from rugs. com. We have the Kenmore and the Tahmoor, and they are soft and hold up well to kids, husband who spills coffee all the time, and an elderly and incontinent dog. I would spluge on a nice pad, though. I went with middle of the road, and it’s fine, but a cushier pad would make the rugs feel even more plush and splurge-y.
Anon says
Go to a carpet store and get some stain resistant carpet bound for you with a waterproof backing. Then you can use a carpet cleaning machine or handle a spill or pee accident without ruining your floors or having to roll up the carpet to let it dry. They have non-hideous carpet with patterns these days.
anon says
Has anyone done Suzuki violin with their kid? How did it go? My kid was very interested to start, but has been losing interest after 5 lessons. Her teacher is very, very particular so most time is spent on just practicing holding the violin (not even with the bow) and we’ve just worked up to holding the bow, too. She’s a kid and wants to get on to playing. Did it get better after the initial learning curve to get started?
Cb says
I interrogated a Suzuki cello teacher I met and was gung go until I realised the time commitment and cost. Instead we got a ukelele and are planning some casual group lessons. I want my kid to love music but don’t care about music grades etc (I failed to learn the song flute and I’m a functional adult) so a more chill approach works for us.
Son apparently has near perfect pitch so sometimes I worry we are squandering talent but that’s the tiger mom I try to suppress.
Anonymous says
He’s 5? There’s plenty of time to seriously study an instrument later.
Spirograph says
The point of Suzuki is to start very young. But yes, in other pedagogy schools, there’s plenty of time and it’s more appropriate to start later. I started violin in school in 4th grade, but was a Suzuki piano student beginning at age 5. I caught up to all but the most talented Suzuki string kids (I took private lessons from a Suzuki teacher beginning in 6th grade) very quickly. For my own kids, I’m not doing any instrument but piano until they try them out in school band or orchestra, first. It’s a rare 5 year old who can play violin in a way that doesn’t hurt my ears…
Like anything, it’s a little teacher dependent. I do like the Suzuki program in theory although I can absolutely see how it’s controversial among musicians and music teachers. Once kids start playing — meaning, once you get past sawing away twinkle rhythms on the E string — they do tend to learn very quickly. But there’s a lot of foundation to be built around good technique in string instruments that you shouldn’t shortcut. Anyone can pick up a violin and make a noise with it, but un-learning bad habits is hard.
OP, I’d talk to the teacher about timeline to manage your and your child’s expectations. Give it another month or two. Learning an instrument has some drudgery along the way. If your child isn’t ready for that, do something else music-adjacent for a bit and come back in another year or two.
anon says
This particular teacher has never mentioned competitions or grades, but supplements Suzuki with a lot of folk and Irish music. He encourages his more senior students to join groups and play at folk festivals. His recitals are at an Irish bar, so not stuffy. I’d like to get over the initial learning curve before judging too much–I just wasn’t expecting it to be quite this onerous.
Cb says
Oh that’s fun! My son sings a lot of Scottish folk sounds and they are all lovely. They do Scottish country dancing at school as well.
Anonymous says
If you think he has the tendency for perfect pitch, piano will develop that much better than cello.
Anonymous says
That’s Suzuki for you! I hated it as a child for 8 years. It builds a great foundation though if you want to really be good. Nothing wrong with asking the teacher what the timeline is for playing!
Anonymous says
I have a bachelor’s degree in music performance and don’t like Suzuki. For kids that age, I prefer music classes that teach solfege (do re mi fa sol sight-singing), music theory, ear training, and piano skills. This will build a solid foundation of musicianship that will serve her well no matter what instrument she chooses to pursue later on. If she’s dead set on starting violin now, I’d go with regular private lessons and vet the teacher very carefully to find one who is the right combination of serious and fun, and consider supplementing with a more general music class to build those foundational skills because most instrumental teachers won’t work on them.
Anonymous says
Adding–I went to high school with two Suzuki kids. One was phenomenal and won every competition and audition but hated the instrument and only liked winning. As a young adult she had some kind of nervous breakdown and is now living on the margins of society. The other rushed through everything to show off her technique with no musicality and never really did that well. I took up the instrument in public school at age 9, didn’t have lessons until age 14, and managed to do pretty darn well for myself with more longevity and enjoyment than either of the Suzuki girls.
anon says
I don’t think I said an age–what age are you assuming? In case it helps, she’s 6.5 yo. I did try really hard to find a teacher that seemed fun (hence the folk music). He’s just very particular about form and posture so far.
Given her age, I was happy to have her start by Suzuki with fun supplements to see if she could develop her ear. If she’s still interested, we can add music theory in a year or two and still have plenty of runway to have strong skills. At the moment, reading music while playing is likely too many things at once. It’s already taking all of her brainpower to hold the violin and bow. We haven’t even gotten to putting down fingers.
My 9 yo plays piano and is just getting to the point where she appreciates learning theory. I think that’s a good age to start to dig into those topics.
Anon says
My now 7 year old started Suzuki violin at 5. He was desperate to play, and teachers who used the Suzuki method were the only ones willing to take on a 5 year old who could not read.
I can see how it is entirely dependent on the teacher, but for us, it has been an absolutely wonderful, warm and delightful learning experience. I am about as laid back as they come with kid activities, so the extent of my involvement is listening to the songs he is learning with him and asking him to play for me every day. I have never enforced a strict “practice” schedule, nor have I ever corrected him when he plays. He has obviously progressed much slower than many kids his age, but he retains his absolute love for playing. I do think it helps that I tell him daily how much joy hearing him play gives me, and if he is resistant to getting out his violin, I usually ask him to play me one song – and then he will just keep going on his own.
The key is that the teacher is as laid back about his progress as I am. It helped to find a teacher not affiliated with a big music school where I’m guessing there is more pressure to produce tiny maestros. She works with a local studio, but is warm and encouraging with him, regardless of how slow he is going.
I sometimes wonder if he is going to retain the skills because he really isn’t learning to read music, but he loves it so much that I am hesitant to make a switch. My guess is that we’ll continue on with Suzuki for a few more years, but he’ll likely graduate out to a teacher who will work with him on more contemporary music.
The pro is that he’s picking up other string instruments and teaching himself – he can rock pretty well on a ukulele and he’s teaching himself guitar.
My suggestion is to find a local music shop, and ask about the teachers in the area. You will get a sense of who the musicians actually enjoy working with, and who burns kids out.
I can absolutely see how Suzuki could be terrible fit for a lot of kids, but we really have loved it. There was a ton of bow work at the beginning, which wasn’t ideal, but if you get through that, it’s been a great thing for our family.
Anon says
Looking back at your first paragraph, I can totally see how that would get frustrating that your kiddo isn’t playing anything yet. My son did a few lessons with a guitar teacher who was like this, and we stopped the lessons as it was so frustrating for him. He has gone on to teach himself a bunch of chords and simple songs on the guitar, which worked great for him. My goal is to help him build a lifelong love of music that he can play socially and for himself, not force him to be a concert violinist or guitarist (unless that’s what he wants). Maybe communicate with the teacher, and ask when she will begin incorporating songs? I honestly can’t recall how long it took us, but it would probably help your kiddo to set expectations of when s/he gets to start playing.
anon says
Thanks so much. This sounds similar to my approach and goals. This is an independent teacher. His passion is for folk music, but insists that his students also learn classical methods so they have options later. Everything I’ve heard sounds good.
As a non-string player, I don’t have a great sense for whether this particular teacher is going overboard or if my daughter just has particularly bad form for a 6 yo. He won’t commit to any particular schedule. He wants to see her holding the violin and bow correctly before moving onto next steps. He says it leads to really bad habits to not get basic form correct first. What I can’t tell is whether he’s being too picky for a 6 yo or if she’s just needs to be more patient and work on the details like the angle of her thumb or supporting her violin from her core.
As to your son, as someone who was in orchestra and watched various string players, some who’d done Suzuki and some who hadn’t, I think the trick is to start with Suzuki but to make sure the kid is really reading music before they get too advanced. They need lots of practice sight reading to get there. At some point Suzuki players can pick up songs by ear and will use that to avoid reading music well. At the same time, I think there’s a huge benefit to being able to play by ear. It’s a fine line.
Anonymous says
I don’t know how you teach them to hold the instrument and bow without actually having them bowing the strings. Are they literally supposed to sit there practicing holding the instrument and doing nothing for half an hour?
anon says
It’s a lot of setting the violin and then setting the bow hand, taking it off, then resetting the violin and resetting the bow hand. She also had a bunch of vocab to memorize.
Spirograph says
Re: standing there: Yes. If you ever go to a Suzuki violin recital with a lot of beginners, you will see the youngest kids performing by literally just standing there holding their instrument while the accompanist plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
+1 to focusing on sight reading before the kid gets too advanced. A lot of Suzuki teachers start taking a hybrid approach after a year or two and introduce theory and reading sooner than Suzuki prescribes. It’s worth asking about if kids are in about book 4 and still playing by ear.
Anonymous says
I would argue that the easiest way to produce a strong reader who can also play by ear is to have them reading from day 1 and teach aural skills separately through sight-singing and dictation. If you learn to read at the same time you learn to produce the notes, the note on the staff is automatically and inextricably linked with the fingering. If you learn the fingerings without the notation, later on you have to go back to square one and create that association between the visual input and the fingering. Having a strong command of notation also makes understanding scales, intervals, and key centers much easier when learning aural skills. For me seeing, hearing, and fingering a note all complement one another, and everything would be more difficult without the seeing part.
anon says
I think that’s true for older learners, but I consider it like language. If you learn language between 0-8 yo then you are mostly going to learn by listening and talking. It’s learned via immersion. You later add reading and writing. If you learn a language starting at 8 or a later then you learn to read the words at the same time you learn to speak and listen. Didn’t you start violin at 9 yo? Then it makes total sense to start with written music.
I would absolutely choose a traditional violin program for an older student (8 or 9 yo), but I know my 6 yo isn’t mature enough yet to handle reading music while trying to deal with a bow and violin. I have not fully committed to Suzuki, but it really is the only option for her age. (I’ve frankly never heard of a solfege class for 6 yos in this area.) It’s entirely possible that she’ll switch to a more traditional program at 8 yo, but I don’t think it will have hurt her to have focused on the aural aspects as a beginning 6 yo.
Anonymous says
Suzuki is so rigid and parent-driven and produces little robots who play by rote.
Anon says
This thread is hilarious to me and reminds me of my grandfather making fun of my aunt for bragging about how her kid had finally learned how to properly hold the violin after months of lessons. (I know this is normal with this method and I promise I’m not snarking on anyone here! My aunt was one of those insufferable parents whose kid was allegedly sooooo gifted at everything so it was pretty comical to hear her admit her kid was still not playing the instrument after dozens of expensive lessons.)
Anon says
whats the etiquette these days on parents socializing if they have a sick kid at home. i dont mean from the perspective of watching the kid (like i most certainly do not think mom has to stay home to watch a sick kid, dad or a babysitter can also do that), but from a germ perspective. if you feel ok, but your kid feels sick, are you supposed to stay home to avoid spreading their germs?
Anonymous says
There is no rule
AIMS says
If it’s not Covid and parent feels fine, I think parent can socialize. I don’t think anything has changed as far as when someone is contagious with non-Covid illnesses. I might give a heads up if someone has a newborn or is otherwise vulnerable/extra cautious but I really think you should be fine.
Anon says
I would ask whoever you’re socializing with what they’re comfortable with. Most in my circle would not care.
anonM says
Depends. Does your kid have a flu, pink eye, a really bad cold, covid, or something else super contagious? Stay home. If it’s mild cold number 25 of the winter, I would still go out. Might warn the friend, or change my answer if I know it is indoors with a friend with a health condition of course.
Pogo says
I’ve only ever warned if the kid was going to be involved, OR if the person I was visiting had a tiny baby.
Mary Moo Cow says
I give a heads up and a diagnosis if I can, and most in my circle are erring on the side of caution. No one is willing to risk the flu, but for something like a strep throat or a five-day old case of something, it is 50-50 chance we’ll reschedule.
Redux says
I need to reset my skin routine and need help. Has any one had a makeup consultation at Sephora? Or should I go to a makeup counter in a department store?
My makeup routine has been tinted moisturizer w/spf and some loose powder at most for the last 25 years, but now that I’m 40 it’s really not cutting it anymore. I know I need more coverage than my tinted moisturizer can handle but I bought some Neutrogena product at the CVS and it is totally the wrong color and it’s flaky. I dont mind spending much more than that price point but i have no idea where to start. I would also like some help learning makeup basics like how to put on eyeliner (!!). Is this a question for a 30-min consult at Sephora or some other thing?
Anonymous says
Sephora is pretty good for this but their looks tend to be on the heavy side. You can have them consult on just one product like foundation for free without booking an appointment.
Marshmallow says
I have had bad luck with Sephora matching my foundation color. Better luck at Credo or Bluemercury, if you have one of those, or you could try a makeup counter in a department store.
Redux says
Not in a major city, so those other places you mention are a couple hours away. I’ve always used Clinique products, so maybe I’ll start there.
anonM says
I’m not a huge makeup person, but I find High Impact™ Easy Liquid Eyeliner by Clinque easy to use. I use the brown for most occasions in part because the brown is noticeable but more forgiving if the line isn’t perfectly straight, etc., but of course YMMV based on skin tone/color.
Meg says
I just went through this exact scenario (40s, needed more coverage). Bought a foundation based on Sephora “assessment” and didn’t love it, it was too heavy. Ended up with “skin twin” from Beauty Counter (my cousin sells it, but honestly I wouldn’t have bought it if I didn’t love it). They have a million shades and I was able to get these sample cards to try out the 5 that were close for me until I found the one I liked. Best thing for me is I like the coverage without primer, which I was having to smooth out everything before. So, maybe find a BC consultant? Yes, I know it’s Direct sales, but, whatever.
Meg says
Just went through exactly this scenario. Landed on Skin Twin by Beautycounter (no, I don’t sell it). Lots of shade, good light coverage without primer. You can get sample cards to try out everything near your tone because I couldn’t figure that part out. Or you can return partially used, apparently.
Anon says
I don’t normally wear much markup but had to do this 8ish years ago for my wedding (since I was getting totally washed out in photos). I had luck at ulta for most things and then tried some department store counters. Ulta was way less intimidating and more willing to work with my miminalist makeup style than sephora was. It took several visits with different people and I usually found 1 or 2 things I loved at each visit, but, for example, I am super duper pale but with pink undertones and detest heavy foundation and most foundations were too dark or too yellow for me and even then I still struggled with how heavy they felt (bobbi brown was the winner). But I loved a smashbox eyeshadow and blush I found during one of the ulta consults and then clinique primer and powder to set and a lipstick by some brand I don’t remember at all (I’m now back to clinique). Thinking about doing again in this quasi post-pandemic world, but then I think about how it takes me 5 minutes to swipe on some neutrogena mineral sheers pressed powder in a color that thankfully mostly matches and call it done thanks to zoom filters.
AwayEmily says
I haven’t done this but am thinking about it and was recommended Ulta by a friend.
Redux says
Ok, thanks all! Wish me luck. I feel like I am reliving those awkward teenage years not knowing how to put makeup on.
Moderna Shot says
Scheduled an appointment for my 15 month old for the moderna shot – does anyone have any tips or advice? Anything we should anticipate? I know it’s come up before, but I can’t find the comments about it.
Anon says
We just got the first moderna shot for my toddler a couple of weeks ago. I would make sure to check your stock on a children’s fever reducer (ex. children’s tylenol) just in case. My kiddo was totally normal until middle of the night headache and fever. Woke up in the morning totally herself again, luckily.
NLD in NYC says
How does your little one usually deal with shots? If they’re no big deal, they’ll be fine. If not, have a youtube vid ready. DS had a low fever/crankiness after first shot, nothing after 2nd one. He was a little older though, about 2.25.
AwayEmily says
My 6mo got hers last week and was cranky for 24 hours afterwards, but then again we gave it to her at the same time as her 6-month vaccinations AND her flu shot, so I suspect her legs were just pretty achy after five separate jabs. We gave her some ibuprofen before bed.
Anon says
NBD for our 2-year old, no reactions to either shot except a quick yelp during the shot itself; she was fine in less than a minute.
Anon says
my 4 year olds got their second one today. after the first shot, both were a bit cranky, but fine. they got their shot on a Tuesday morning, and then on Wednesday evening twin A spiked a fever, and woke up every four hours after her tylenol wore off. i think as a proactive measure we are going to give them both tylenol tonight and tomorrow night so hopefully they will sleep
AnonATL says
At our last ped appointment where our very strong and squirmy kid needed shots, they had him sit facing me with his arms around my neck and a leg on either side. It helped me hold him more firmly and easily kept his arms out of the way and legs accessible.
Otherwise 2yo had no issues/ reaction to his Covid shots
ElisaR says
my 4 yr old had both moderna shots, just finished up last week. he cried when he got the shot and when we took the bandaid off 2 days later. Otherwise no effects.
Aunt Jamesina says
We had a round bandaid that was stuck on like nobody’s business for the first shot! I think our kid fussed more about the removal than the shot itself.
Aunt Jamesina says
My eight month old just got her second dose of Moderna yesterday. Zero side effects both times!
Pogo says
Neither of my kids had any ill effects. I think the then-22mo had a little trouble sleeping, maybe he was achy but that was it.
Clementine says
I will share with you my 2 year old’s account of her second COVID shot:
Mommy go car. Stickers. OUCH! Bandaid, fruit snacks.
To add a few words: we drove together to get the shot. They gave her a sticker to hold and (critically) I showed her that their were fruit snacks. She got her shot (and band aid), cried literally once, then got her fruit snacks. No after effects and she’s texting negative while my husband and son tested positive.
Anonymous says
This is adorable. Also I would like fruit snacks after my next booster please.
DLC says
Tell me how you manage all the log ins and passwords for all the accounts for all the things for all the kids? Does anyone else struggle with this?
my kids’ schools have one platform for lunch money, a separate one for school fees/field trips, and then there’s the platform to check grades and teacher assignments. Then one teacher uses a texting platform that we have to create an account for. Thank goodness our new school does not use Class Dojo because our old school did for all communication and my ancient smartphone didn’t have the memory for that.
I feel like such a grumpy Luddite. I just want an email when I need to know something and one platform to log in for everything else.
And then there’s aftercare and activity sign ups, each with its own log in. (Was that an email user name or did I create a username?) I feel like I’m hitting “forgot password” every time I want to sign the kids up for something.
Is this what a password manager is for?
AwayEmily says
Yes, it’s what a password manager is for. It is honestly life-changing. There’s a bit of an investment to get it set up but the extent to which it makes my life easier is extraordinary. It’s also a great way of sharing things between family members — my husband and I have a “shared vault” on 1Password where we keep everything kid-related, so both of us are able to register them for camp, do school assignments, etc.
EDAnon says
I use LastPass. I pay for a subscription and love it. I have the extension in all my browsers and love that I can look up a password from the app whenever I need it. My husband and I both use it so it’s awesome when I need to be him to get something done.
Anon says
Yup password manager. I use LastPass. I just have the free version and it’s been fine.
Anonymous says
LastPass. You should have a separate password for every site you log into, they should be long, random gibberish, and impossible to remember.
Anonymous says
I do not use LastPass, but I do let Google suggest and save my passwords for things like this.
Pogo says
+1.. probably not as secure, but this is what I do.
and yes, why are there four platforms?!?!?!?
DLC says
OMG that sharing with husband thing – that would be huge for us too. I don’t know why I’ve always resisted a password manager. Thanks for the reminder that sometimes there are simple solutions.
Anonymous says
We purchased a new sofa about 11 months ago. The fabric has several snags that have popped up since we’ve had it. My assumption is this is something that is not covered by the warranty and the result of “normal wear and tear”. Likely a poor fabric choice on my part. This is absolutely not something that was on my radar to look out for – I’ve never had furniture snag like this before. Would you go back to the store? Has anyone else experienced this?
anon says
Can you thread the snags through the eye of a large needle and tuck them back into the fabric?
Anonymous says
Depends on the store but Room and Board just replaced my 3 year old sofa because the wear and tear on the fabric was worse than normal. So I would politely try. I emailed their customer service with photos.
Redux says
Definitely depends on the store and the fabric. Where is your sofa from and what fabric did you choose?
Ughhh says
I have a toddler and preschooler and we are recovering from HFM at our house – ugh. They are both physically back to normal but they are emotional disasters – so fussy, throwing temper tantrums, not sleeping well, and losing it over nothing. They don’t have sores or anything left and no fevers for days. They aren’t usually like this and I’m losing my mind. Not sure what I’m looking for other than maybe hope that this will pass?
ElisaR says
i THINK we recently had HFM at my house. I stupidly didn’t recognize it properly at the time and woke up a few days later at 2am and said to myself “oh my gosh they had coxsackie!!!”. that’s to say recovery was QUICK. One had blisters on his mouth (i thought they were from a sunburn), one had blisters on his hands (i thought they were from walking on hands in a shallow pool), on the same day. after a visit to an amusement park. i’m an idiot. But they were healed within a day.
Anon says
Does my 2 YO have HFM? He’s had pimply blisters around his mouth for a few days, but he has sensitive skin there and often experiences irritation. A few other blisters on his legs and a bunch on his bottom–I thought those were chigger bites from the park and diaper rash. I got a few very itchy blisters on my own hands, but I assumed those were also chiggers. Could this be mild HFM? I looked for photos of HFM online, but it’s all photos of severe reactions.
anonM says
Yes! Both my kids have had it. One started with bumps in their diaper, and both had small dots on hands and feet, many of which didn’t blister.
ElisaR says
the first time we had it i took my son to the pediatrician. it was an on-call doc, not our usual one and he was very rude and said “what makes you think your son has HFM?” in a tone that sounded like he thought i was alarmist. He examined him for about 2 minutes without saying a word and then said “well. he definitely has HFM.” this time i interpreted it as “you idiot of course he does.” as i’m typing this i realize i’m super sensitive and none of his comments were about me but anyway….. all you can do is keep him away from school/friends and wash your hands really well to pray you don’t get it!
SBJ says
I see you saw one of my childhood pediatricians… Excellent clinician with terrible bedside manner/dealing with parents. I think my mom is still scarred from interactions exactly like you describe. I don’t think you’re being super sensitive! The doctor sounds like he wasn’t great at the softer skills part of medical care.
ElisaR says
thanks SBJ :)
Anonymous says
Most likely, yes. My daughter had it and only had some minor spots on the bottom of her feet.
If your kid is in daycare, you need to let them know. It will spread like wildfire in a daycare setting.
Anonymous says
Sometimes my kids are cranky when illness is still causing some kind of bodily discomfort they can’t articulate well- in that case, toward the end of an illness, a pain reliever like ibuprofen sometimes works wonders.