Weekend & Family Friday: Wooden Round Table & Chair Set
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We received this set as a gift for my son’s second birthday, and it’s still one of the most useful parts of his play area. We have a lighter wood and white version, but on Amazon, I can only find this pink set.
The best part is the storage net in the center, which is great for just sweeping in random crayons or arts & crafts supplies for a quick cleanup.
It is also super sturdy — I have sat in the chairs many times and they’re still going strong. It’s not that comfortable for an adult to sit on, but it holds me easily. I also like the small size — it is truly built for a toddler/preschooler.
The set is $64.23 at Amazon and eligible for Prime. Wooden Round Table & 2-Chair Set
Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- 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?
I don’t look at the main page much anymore but there was a thread yesterday about something unrelated to parenting that of course then had comments (from anons) about how we parents made the choice to have kids and so of course it’s all up to us to do everything for them. I’ve seen this sentiment on Ask a Manager too. It just reminds me that even if we implement policies designed to help working parents, there will still be this individualism and sentiment that somehow parents are getting an upper hand (i.e. “why should I pay for them?”). This individualism seems to get in the way of preventing any sort of major changes in the U.S. and I’m at a bit of loss about how to change this culture. You can see it in the mask wearing debates as well, and here we are, where schools aren’t allowed to open and parents are left on their own again. When did we lose our sense of collectivism and community (did we ever have it?)
Does anyone here have a Thermomix? (A cooking device that chops and stirs and cooks automatically)
A friend from Europe recommended it and it seems to be a lot more popular over there.
It looks super useful but is $$$
Ok, somewhat awkward question. My almost 5 yo daughter has discovered self pleasure. Totally normal of course, but the issue is that she likes to indulge while she’s watching videos–typically this happens in our living room, and usually while my husband and I are otherwise occupied—working, dealing with the baby, making dinner, etc. When we first noticed her doing this, I told her there was nothing wrong with it, everyone does it, but that it’s something that people do in private. I told her that if she wanted to do it, she could do it in her room. She seemed a little embarrassed but said ok and stopped. Of course, every time she’s left alone for more than 10 min or so, she’s back at it. We’ve had this talk several times but she keeps doing it. I’m torn between not wanting to make her feel like she’s doing anything wrong and not wanting her to keep doing it in front of the rest of the family. I certainly don’t want to punish her for continuing to do it, but I also want her to understand that there are some things we keep private and that’s one of them. Any ideas on how to handle this? This was not a topic that was discussed at all when I was growing up, and I really don’t want her to be as clueless about her body and sexuality as I was. I want her to grow up with a healthy and positive feeling about it, so I want to make sure that I handle this in a positive way.
Talk me through the house staging process with a kid? Our cheeky early offer wasn’t accepted so we’re going to put our house on the market in hopes there is an offer by the time the owners set a closing date (our flat should go quicker than their house). Due to the pandemic, all homes are shown by the owner rather than the estate agent, so I was thinking we could show it on the two days a week my son is at nursery and one day on the weekend, and send my husband and son out of the house?
How much do I actually need to do? Not a trendy neighbourhood but a market where 2 beds are rare, and things are going quickly, at 15%-20% over home value. I was thinking a deep clean, clean the windows, clear surfaces, taking a magic eraser to the scooter scuffs on the walls. We repainted 2 years ago, floors are great, everything is up to date. We do have a slightly odd configuration which involves a washer + dryer in a bedroom, but it is what it is.
And the Scottish home buying process is bananas. Basically anyone can pull out until the money is transferred on the day…
I thought of this when another poster mentioned childless colleagues’ hobbies getting more accommodation than parents’ obligations to their kids. Is anyone else a little exhausted by every icebreaker at a networking event being “what are your hobbies” or “what do you do outside work”? I understand the good intent of these questions but to be honest, I’m a biglaw lawyer and mom of a toddler. My hobbies are sleeping enough and trying to work out three times a week. Add the pandemic on top of it and who has hobbies anymore? The last time I was asked this on a client conference, I talked about my pro bono work which I truly am passionate about, but that’s still “work.”
I’ve been thinking about trying to get more purposeful with my minimal downtime partially just so I have something to talk about at client and alumni events. Has anyone enjoyed a low-key “hobby” that tolerates sporadic neglect? Working through a particular book list, baking, something crafty?
What kind of lunches do you all pack for a toddler? I feel like I’m pretty boring – pb&j, yogurt, fruit, and some type of healthy muffin are about the extent of my repertoire.
My baby niece caught Covid at her small, in-home daycare in a Northeast state with few cases and strict rules. (And yes it is believed other kids spread it.) There is truly no safe place, ugh…
I had an early outdoor meeting with a client today (my first in person work event since March), and my sleepy 3YO looked up and said “mama go work?” and I said yes and she said “no stay house”. Usually she says “no stay bed” when she thinks I am just going downstairs to work, so apparently even three year olds know that despite 6 months having passed since I was in the office, when mama puts on a dress and jacket and does her hair, it must mean mama is leaving the house to work.
Has anyone in the greater DC area been anywhere recently that wasn’t horrifically crowded and you felt like people respected social distancing?
Would love to take the kids apple picking or something, but don’t want to have to leave if it’s crowded or people are getting way too close unmasked.
My three year old has turned to hitting and destroying things when he is upset and I need tips on how to handle the situation in the heat of the moment. Three year old will try to play with six year old. If she politely refuses, three year old will grab whatever he can from her and toss it or destroy her precious lego creations. She cries, he fights, and everyone is sad. I usually pull three year old aside and talk to him about his feelings, what to do when you are angry, and how we do not hit or destroy. He usually calms down, apologizes, shows remorse, and says he wont do it again…but of course it happens again, sometimes moments later. We have also tried consequences like, he will lose his favorite toy if he does something hurtful, but nothing works in the moment. Any tips on how to better handle this or is it something that we just have to live through while he is three?
My parents are celebrating a milestone 50 years of marriage this year! They are two plane rides away and my dad is severely immunocompromised, so we are not planning to visit. Any ideas on how to make the day special?
Has anyone who has kids doing the hybrid model for young elem started school yet?
We start 1st grade next week and HOO BOY will it be a cluster. Right now our school year kicks off with my daughter remote, and the first thing she’s doing is logging into remote gym class. No welcome to a school. Just what’s up, let’s do gym via zoom first thing in the AM!
Then 30 minutes later she will have a google hangout with the other half of her class, if the in person kids get to school on time which a big TBD since school starts Tuesday and nobody has seen a bus schedule. The link for the google hangout may or may not be emailed the day before, maybe to my email address and maybe to the one they just assigned her but for which we have no password.
Because DH and I both work, daughter is going to a pod program, so they will have to facilitate all this. I just spoke to her teacher on the phone and burst into tears. And she nearly did too.
It feels like this hybrid model is just so, so hard. Everyone is trying so hard and it’s just so d*mn complicated. But full remote for these little kids is impossible too.
I wish they just had 2 days of in person school per week and read and did crafts or whatever at home on the off days.
Any recs for fun outdoor activities for fall that are social distancing friendly? We probably only have 4-6 weekends of nice weather left, and I’m trying to make the most of them. In the summer we spent a lot of time at the outdoor pool, lake beach and zoo. We’ll probably go to the zoo a couple more times, but I’d love new ideas too! There are some fall festivals at orchards in our area but I think I’m too nervous about crowds to go to one of those, even outdoors.
Anyone on the West Coast? We’re in Portland and lucky to be in an area where I am not worried that we’ll be in personal danger. But 10% of the state’s population has been evacuated which is just horrifying. And we’re still under a yellow haze with hazardous air quality.