I was shocked at the change to the withholding from my spouse, and my, paycheck...it dropped significantly this year and will not be enough to cover our liability. It was nice to enjoy the extra cash but now extra paperwork for me on my W4s. The calculator is helpful, the changes to the 2018 tax laws do show a change…

I adore Retta, I’m rooting for this show and plan to give it the ol’ college try :)

Exactly, and one has to remember this is a long game. Time spent developing skills and progressing your career are going to pay off in the long run.

When my husband and I went ft remote, we thought we could hack it with our (then) 4 year old at home. If we weren’t shushing him, we were trying to find a show to keep him quiet. My kid needed to be engaged and there was no practical way to do that from my desk. It sucks to watch that daycare money go, but worth it.

I had a similar first take: “oh, they took a villain this time”

I don’t come from a family of college-goers, and so I spent my high school years taking the path of least resistance. Instead of taking algebra and geometry, I ended up in Business math (or “Bonehead math”). I can confidently say I use that math all the time. We learned how to balance a checkbook, make a budget, how…

I was confused why the author didn’t mention the Sonos One, which is Alexa on a Sonos speaker. I have two, they work great for both media and for doing Alexa stuff. Is the Sonos One not a smart speaker? 

My in-laws have done Secret Santa and “Steal a Gift” for a few years but oddly, this year many of the relatives are opting out of the Secret Santa and want to only participate in the steal a gift. It is breaking my brain...why in the world would you opt out of a guarantee to give/receive something off a list for some…

That’s a dangerous game your landlord is playing. Mice/rats in the walls are likely to chew on wiring and pipes. You have my sympathy, we paid out about $500 to have a pest guy come out and do an exclusion treatment to block any entrances the rats were using to get into our home. We had them coming in the garage where…

Have you ever worked with the public in a customer service-like relationship? I assure you, adults can be annoying on so many more levels than kids...especially if the adults have access to alcohol and carry an inflated sense of entitlement.

I think The Village suffered from terrible marketing. IIRC it was marketed like some horror film when I think it makes for a decent drama with some suspense. The soundtrack though, it is still one of my go-to for a rainy day.

:( FWIW, the two pregnancies after were far milder, YMMV. I had some food aversions with my second, and it was a little stronger with my third (I think I threw up once or twice) but nothing like the first. I did well on Compazine, Phernergan just knocked me out, we never got to Zofran...I guess I got lucky in that…

I had HG with my first...I lost 30lbs in the span of 4 weeks and was briefly hospitalized to replace lost fluids and provide Compazine through the IV. I spent the remainder of my pregnancy taking Compazine, but there is also Phenergan and Zofran. You have to weigh the benefits with any medication you take during…

They’re toddlers. This is probably an appropriate level of “dressed up” that they can be without it being far too uncomfortable. Additionally, I can imagine they want to show a level of respect in their dress code and not show up in whatever was on sale at Target (see: my kids).

With that said, I wish I had the cash…

Yes, avid home baker who came to say the same thing. You’re going to scorch the hell out of anything during a pre-heat cycle.

Here’s a personal anecdote to support your argument. My husband and I used to work in an office and we’d get sick a few times a year. We’d always blame it on the kids. Now that we both work from home, we are rarely sick (kids included). However, I can almost always count on getting a cold after one of my trips to the…

I’ve been hoping for something similar to a burkini, but more practical, to come onto the market. I love being in the water but hate what it does to my skin. Sunscreen can only do so much...I’d love an “all body” swimsuit...without all the societal backlash of course.

Thank you for articulating my own concerns much better than I could. If I wasn’t working, I would probably have considered homeschooling my kids. It sounds like a blast, run around to museums, more flexibility to learn whatever interested you that day...not unlike how I can spend hours jumping down a wikipedia/youtube…

I sing a lot of jazz standards and Beatles to my kiddos. Not for any particular reason other than it is stuff I knew all the lyrics to. I also keep a Pandora station going in the kitchen of fun 50/60s songs...Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, My Girl, Pride and Joy...upbeat songs that you probably already know the lyrics…