Weekend Open Thread
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My law school hoodie finally bit the dust so I’m in the market for a new one. However, at this point in my life, I’m looking for something a bit more elevated.
This hoodie from Sweaty Betty caught my eye. The first thing that struck me was the gorgeous plum red color.
This relaxed fit hoodie is made from Italian fleece and recycled materials and has a drawcord hoodie and a curved hem for an updated look. It’ll be perfect post-working or post-Zoom.
Sweaty Betty’s Escape Luxe Fleece Hoodie is on sale for $103 (originally $148) at Zappos. It’s available in sizes XXS–2XL.
For something more affordable, try this purple L.L.Bean sweatshirt (XS–XL); it’s on sale for $49.99 (marked down from $59.95) and also comes in teal and gray.
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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The Banana Republic sweater hoodie is 50% off right now. I got the black one in my normal size, and it’s wonderful. I’m obsessed. https://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=746518#pdp-page-content
Does anyone have a child who was the youngest in their class at school? We’re living outside of the US right now for work reasons. The school system here [both public and private] is different. My son was born the last week of December in the year 2015. He will be turning 6 this coming December. The mandatory age of starting school is 6 here, but it’s not based on cutoffs before the school year starts. The law is that all children turning 6 this calendar year must start school in September. We don’t have the option to hold him back because 1) the law is clear that he must start school this year and 2) the only way he would be allowed outside of a class of his birth year was if he was moved to a gifted program or a remedial program. So come this September he will starting school. I naively assumed the school system was the same as the US so I never thought he would be the youngest going in. For parents whose children was among the youngest in there class, is there anything you wish you knew ahead of time. Thank you in advance?
Similar experience. Our daughter started K at 4 yrs 11 months (late Sept bday in an Oct 31 cut-off), and has similarly had kids more than a full year older than her in class. She’s only in 3rd grade, but so far it’s been fine. She’s academically advanced and I think being around older kids has helped her social skills. That’s an area she struggled with, but it was also a struggle in daycare/pre-school when she was around kids older and younger than her. I can’t think of anything I wish I had known, or that I would have done differently. She’d have been bored out of her mind if we’d held her back for another year of pre-school, so it wasn’t something we ever seriously considered.
Does anyone feel like they’re constantly having to threaten their kids? I feel like my entire life is telling my 4 year old that if she doesn’t do X now we’re going to have take away Y, or if she doesn’t stop doing this thing we’ve asked her three times to stop doing she’s going to have to have a timeout. Is this a normal part of being 4? I really really hate it and I miss having a more positive relationship with her, but the threats are literally the only thing that seem to work. We’ve tried all kinds of rewards and positive encouragement for good behavior but it just doesn’t seem to motivate her like the threats do.