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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Thank you to the posters who talked about their Roombas last week. I cashed in some points from a work program and it arrived on Saturday. I am in love! And also slightly disgusted – we clearly aren’t good at vacuuming under the furniture. It is a little louder than I was expecting on the hardwood floors — I had initially thought that we could run it in the middle of the night. It handles the transitions from carpet to hardwood with no issues. This really is a “make my life easier” tool!
For those of you who have ruggable – is it thick enough to protect hardwood from desk chairs? I finally bought a proper desk chair for my makeshift office and don’t want to ruin the floor.
A positive Monday note. What have your kids enjoyed as presents lately?
My son’s 3rd birthday is next week and he’s going to be so excited by his presents from us and relatives. Nothing extravagant, but all things that fit his current interests – a bunch of vintage Duplo vehicles, Annie and Clarabel for his train set, a Matchbox sized tractor trailer, and some new books. My husband just wrapped everything and there is blessedly nothing that makes noise, long may that continue.
Welp. A kid at day care got Covid and the director has closed the day care down for two weeks. I guess in my heart I knew this would happen eventually but ugh. It feels very much like a preview of the Fall. DH is taking off work to watch kiddo because I have a huge project due this week. T&P appreciated!
This looks a lot like the Neutrogena Hydroboost gel-cream moisturizer I use and love for about half the price.
Maybe a weird question, but at what age did you stop letting your kids see you and your partner in the buff? I have a 4 yo girl and a 9 month old baby, and we still change in front of them or step into the shower or whatever while they are around. Obviously not an issue for the baby, but I’m wondering about the 4 yo. My parents were pretty conservative so I don’t have any other perspective than that. Thanks!
PSA, if you are looking for good books to transition between picture books and chapter books, the Mia Mayhem series is really great. My 4.5 year old daughter loves it. We tried stuff like Ralph S. Mouse, but there weren’t enough pictures and it was too long to keep her attention fully. MM is the perfect in between. And the main character is Black, as are many other characters, so helps to diversify your books, too!
Can anyone recommend a puddle jumper (or similar floating vest) for an under-30 lb toddler? It seems like the traditional puddle jumper vest with sleeves are for 30-50 lbs. My 20 month old is about 24-25 lbs.
TIA!
Y’all, my in-laws bought my 1-year-old a ride-on fire truck for his birthday, and it plays Chinese pop songs when you press the horn (the only song that has English lyrics says something like “Kiss me, kiss me, love me, love me, tastes like honey” etc). Just had to share the ridiculousness.
Someone sent my 2.5 daughter this book and she’s obsessed with it: https://www.amazon.com/Bugs-Z-Caroline-Lawton/dp/0545273307/
Does anyone know of any similar books about other topics? It’s basically just a list of lots of different kinds of bugs with pictures and a short fact about each one. I don’t think she has a particular interest in bugs, but she seems to really enjoy the photo + facts format over more plot-driven books.
I was wondering if any BIPOC parents had favorite books featuring BIPOC characters that particularly speak to them? I would love to add more diversity to our reading rotation- like books about a panoply of people rather than just animals or trucks. There are a lot of lists out there these days, but I was wondering what BIPOC in particular thought were good books. We have an 8 year old and a 3 year old so looking for both picture book and chapter book suggestion.
FWIW- my family is from Taiwan and I really like Grace Lin’s books- I think she produces some great books that balancing cultural awareness and story telling.
Non-parent here with an old question that still bothers me. I thought of it today because I saw a news story about a shark. A few years ago I was at a rehearsal dinner. It was my husband’s friend’s family’s wedding so I didn’t know the other guests super well.
There was a girl probably 6 or 7 years old that kept hanging out with me and another woman I was seated with. I asked her about her interests and she loved sharks. I showed her an app I had on my phone that tracks where different sharks are around the world.
Eventually, her mother came over and told me “we don’t allow her screen time.” And I said, oh, it’s not a game or a show, it’s a scientific institute’s shark tracker app. She told me how much she loves sharks. Her mom replied “well, you should have asked me first.” I almost said “well, don’t let your kid sit at our table for an hour then” but I didn’t. I just didn’t reply.
Now maybe she was a tired mom and knew the kid would be begging for the app on mom’s phone or something but I swear, the woman reacted like I had shown the child pornography. Is it really the expectation that you get a parent’s permission before showing a kid anything on a phone? I sometimes show kids pictures of my dogs or cat. I’m guessing this woman was just a weirdo but I’d figured I’d ask the experts here. :)
I finally got my 2 year old to cull through her hundreds of books and pick out some of the books she no longer looks at. They’re pretty well worn. Is it weird to offer them to her old daycare teacher? I’m always hesitant to offer people used things because I don’t want to imply they need my hand-me-downs, but I feel like you can’t have too many books in a daycare classroom.