I love Target diapers. My husband made us use Huggies with baby #1 but hasn’t said a word since I switched to all Up and Up, all the time. There’s a great deal right now for the super bulk box. You get a $10 gc when you spend $50 on target brand diapers this week, plus if you use a red card it’s another 15% off for…

My employer covers 80% of my premium but nothing for spouse or children. I took just enough PTO each pay period to cover my insurance while on maternity leave. Luckily I live in California so I got 12 weeks pay at 55% after each birth.

Per kid or for both kids? We pay $365 a week for two kids (exact same ages) because we get a sibling discount. So yes, I pay $19K per year and that’s one of the cheapest around. In-home is much cheaper than a center.

RemindsI me of this week’s bonus call on the better off podcast. Caller made $130k, was putting down her husband’s $85k as an academic, and she didn’t have any extra money to pay off her $40+K student loans on over $200k per year. It was infuriating that Jill didn’t call her on it.

I had a similar membership. The up front payment covered two or three years before the $50/year started

Oh yeah, I forgot about Wally. I love that one but the kids aren’t always as into it. Bobgoblin!

Like using the n-word at Thanksgiving dinner? The worst part is he worked with lots of POC while he was in the Air Force and was very open-minded but then he moved back to Mississippi and became a racist a-hole.

My grandfather wrote my mother a letter in college that she was never going to succeed and she should drop out and go work for the telephone company. She finished her B.A. with a triple major in 3.5 years, got an M.A. within two more years and paid for all of it herself. She also moved back in with them after that…

I think Sesame Street does lowercase too. but I also recommend Super Why. They sound out words as well as use all the letters.

I was surprised that there was a second season of Trolls so quickly. They must have planned to release more at once originally and the back half wasn’t done yet. I don’t love it but my daughter does. She calls it “different Trolls.” She also enjoyed Llama, Llama and either are step up from the Little Baby Bum that my…

exactly. If it comes in our house, we cut the envelope open closely, peek in, and throw it in the trash. Glitter cards have a certain crunch.

I had a roommate that worked as a dancer and she was specifically told “not” to use glitter in her hair or make-up.

I think I’ll keep going to my tailor who charges $5 to hem instead of $140 on pants with snaps. But I’d love to see more pants that come in multiple inseam options.

I think I’ll keep going to my tailor who charges $5 to hem instead of $140 on pants with snaps. But I’d love to see…

This is worded a little funny with your bullet points. I first thought it meant do both the 150 minutes of moderate exercise and the 75 minutes of vigorous exercise. I’m currently trying to do a mix of both. I try to take three 10-12 minute walks and one 20 minute walk Monday through Friday with a 45 minute run/walk…

Both that morning feed and last feed before bed were nice for bonding (when he still was interested in nursing) but it was also time spent away from my 2 year old. It’s so nice to just put him in the crib and walk away now or get them both up in the morning and just hand them a cup of milk and some breakfast.

What a great idea, too bad you have that awful hold music on there. Makes me feel like I’m calling the doctor, but there’s is worse because it fades in and out and tricks you into thinking someone is picking up.

I once spilled five freshly pumped ounces all over my lap while trying to get my pump off at a red light. On the way to a big client meeting. It was a real double whammy.

You’re going to feel awesome. If you have a big enough stockpile, you can probably even start cutting back at 10 or 11 months. I was pumping on the drive to work and twice more during the day but that morning pump was super productive. My first baby was a milk fiend but baby #2 was difficult to nurse from about 8…

Yep, I had lunch at 10:28am for four straight years. But I ate breakfast at 5:30 or 6 and was at school by 7.

My grandfather makes these amazing pecan pralines and I asked over and over for the recipe (it’s all in his head). His handwriting is pretty shaky so I can barely read it but he also recorded it on a cassette tape if I ever find another cassette player.