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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.
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anonM says
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
Anonymous says
Have you washed it successfully? I’ve had bad luck with rayon knits pilling.
anonM says
Not yet. I’ll try to remember to post when I do. One of my favorite long cardigans is also BR and similar feeling, and that one has held up so well that I’m optimistic.
Anonymous says
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?
Anonymous says
Typo…he was born in 2016, not 2015.
Anonymous says
This is how the cutoff system works in NYC, but kids start in the calendar year they turn 5, and there is no way to get around it. I have one friend who sent their son with a December 27th birthday to private school, but I think that was more for other reasons.
Anonymous says
Mine is the youngest in her class. She’s 8/15 in a district with an 8/30 cutoff. A lot of the boys I. Her K were red shirted, so there are kids that are 14+ months older than her in her class.
She’s the middle child, so has the benefit of “playing up” her whole life. She is academically ahead of the pack. Socially, she does better with other young kids- most of her good friends are spring or summer birthdays. She is only 8 now but she is a fierce little soccer player and a phenomenal skier. She’s better at both sports than her older sister who is one of the older students kids in her grade.
lawsuited says
My daughter has a last week of December birthday in a school system with the Dec 31st cutoff like you describe. She had the benefit of going to a full-time daycare program which helped prepare her socially, and we’ve not had any issues as the result of her being the youngest in the class. She’s actually in a split class so some kids are almost 2 years older than her. If anything I think it’s pulling her up.
FVNC says
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.
Anon says
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.
Tea/Coffee says
Commiseration. I do think that’s a normal part of being a kid/parent, not necessarily being four (sorry, it continues…) but it comes and goes in waves or phases.
I do find that following through on threats makes them less frequent. For example, DH threatens all sorts of ridiculous things and never follows through on any of them, but wonders why “the kids don’t behave this way for you.” I try (not always successful) to only threaten things that I’m willing to do. Aka if I threaten “If you do that one more time we’re leaving”… If they do it one more time, I’m hauling their butts outta there. I don’t always have to follow through, because I think the fact that the kids know I will/could/have the stomach for that, makes them more likely to cooperate before we get to threats.
Bean74 says
Commiseration as well.
I found the two months before my son turned 5 to be especially challenging. We were butting heads every single day those two months. He was like a completely different kid within days of his fifth birthday so I wonder if this just a developmental thing? Either way, we can go a few days without butting heads now.
What has helped me is figuring out natural consequences for the behavior that drives me the craziest. I had to do it ahead of time when I was calm otherwise I’d overreact in the moment. Throwing toys or playing rough with them? Those particular toys go away for a few days. Unkind language? One warning and then a five minute “penalty” (said like a hockey ref, five minutes because he’s five) which is a timeout in his room. Potty talk? Take it to the bathroom so I don’t have to hear it. I have pulled him off the playground or inside if he’s not playing kindly or not following rules.
One of the biggest things that works (when I remember to do this) is going over expectations before he starts something or before we get to a place. I’m trying to be clear about what I expect from his behavior and have to constantly remind myself that while he’s five and seems mature, he’s still learning how to appropriately behave in different situations. And, he hasn’t had all that much time to really practice these skills because of the pandemic.
Hang in there. It’s maddening and draining.
EDAnon says
Your second to last paragraph also aligns with my 5yo. He’s so much more mature than 4, but still not there on certain behaviors. He doesn’t seem out of the norm on them, but it’s still frustrating. And I love him so much and hate being so grumpy with him :(