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So...maybe he has another "dad"?My eyes are hazel. I hate pasta. I will give him the football and baseball comment. I do not sing “We Will Rock You”. There has never been a guitar in our home and I do not play one.
I hope he isn’t t lying about the last part.
J/K...happy Father's Day, guys.
BigFrank
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A-hole better come back and spell me for a bit. Pack of cigs, my butt.
I got this text from my wife while I was doing yardwork:
#2 is coming along any day now, my wife and I talked about how we'd handle sleeping arrangements, she suggested I sleep downstairs while she does nights alone, to the extent possible. I was like "oh yeah that sounds good", but inside was roughly
Might have #1 down there with me so he doesn't bother her. We'll see.
#2 is coming along any day now, my wife and I talked about how we'd handle sleeping arrangements, she suggested I sleep downstairs while she does nights alone, to the extent possible. I was like "oh yeah that sounds good", but inside was roughly
Might have #1 down there with me so he doesn't bother her. We'll see.
I guess we're finding out sooner than I thought! #1 was so late, I wasn't expecting #2 to be a week early!I got this text from my wife while I was doing yardwork:
#2 is coming along any day now, my wife and I talked about how we'd handle sleeping arrangements, she suggested I sleep downstairs while she does nights alone, to the extent possible. I was like "oh yeah that sounds good", but inside was roughly
Might have #1 down there with me so he doesn't bother her. We'll see.
BigFrank
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Congrats!!!I guess we're finding out sooner than I thought! #1 was so late, I wasn't expecting #2 to be a week early!
I guess we're finding out sooner than I thought! #1 was so late, I wasn't expecting #2 to be a week early!
Congrats!!!
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What are your kids doing for school this year, at least to start? Online? In person?
We switched to a new school for our 2nd grader. It's a private school with smaller class sizes (15 kids) and huge classrooms. We didn't switch so much because of Covid as we did for lots of other reasons. This school is giving families the option of online or in person. Most have chosen to attend in person. Masks required, temperature checks, etc. Lots of changes to how they normally do things like lunch, art and music, etc. We feel like if you're going to be able to do school in person, this is how you do it.
Lots of local public school districts are starting online, at least for a few months. Even in our (relatively) affluent area of suburban Detroit, I can't see how they could pull off in person school, given the big class sizes and smallish classrooms.
We switched to a new school for our 2nd grader. It's a private school with smaller class sizes (15 kids) and huge classrooms. We didn't switch so much because of Covid as we did for lots of other reasons. This school is giving families the option of online or in person. Most have chosen to attend in person. Masks required, temperature checks, etc. Lots of changes to how they normally do things like lunch, art and music, etc. We feel like if you're going to be able to do school in person, this is how you do it.
Lots of local public school districts are starting online, at least for a few months. Even in our (relatively) affluent area of suburban Detroit, I can't see how they could pull off in person school, given the big class sizes and smallish classrooms.
My twin 5yo boys are starting kindergarten and my 7yo daughter is going into 2nd grade. All are fully remote and start on or around 8/17 - there are specific orientation/"open house" schedules by grade over the first two weeks. There has been barely any communication about how it's going to work, let alone how long they are planning on being remote - although I think any attempt to estimate that would be futile anyway. The only information we have received has been through a family friend, because it's only been posted to facebook. Which is laughable considering we are only 10 days out and neither my wife nor I have facebook accounts. One of the things we found out, after buying the boys ipads, is that the school will be providing tablets to use with pre-loaded learning apps, etc..
I'm not very happy about how things are starting off to say the least.
I'm not very happy about how things are starting off to say the least.
we’re in a similar situation with our 5 year old going in to pre-k. His school is getting all kids third grade and lower on campus every day, with less in person attendance as the kids get older, and high school kids only in person one day a week.
We know all the parents aren’t sending their kids in person, but he needs the interaction so we’ll take our chances.
Have a chance to change our mind in October too.
BigFrank
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Pretty much the same. The school district (one of the largest in the country) has made repeated announcements that they have been working like crazy since June to prepare for the fall, but I have spoken to several teachers that have said they have yet been given ANY instruction as to how they are proceeding. School starts in three weeks.
This is one of the best responses I've seen yet for a school district. Treating (pre)K-3rd differently than the rest based on the limited studies and science with that age group and their need for socialization and in person learning. Then also giving you the chance to change as early as October is great as well.
We've got a 4th grader and 1st grader. District is going distance learning until the end of 2020 at least. Unlike how the end of the last school year went with each teacher doing their own thing and no academic assessment done, they have said that this year it will be "rigorous academics" and they will be taking attendance and giving real report cards. "School" is two weeks away now and that is pretty much all we have really heard.
Our daughter, 4th grade, is starting at a new charter school that is STEM focused and has a very accelerated academic track. We've heard nothing from the school in terms of how they will approach this. Our son's, 1st grade, school had the principal go on a Zoom meeting this week where she talked about the situation at more of a high level and said that we'd find out which teacher our children would have roughly four days before the start of school and that they would then lay out the schedule from there. It's frustrating the lack of a schedule considering the district announced distance learning three weeks ago and it had pretty much already been decided as of July 1st.
From the call with our son's principal and a few PTA parents more "in the know" it sounds like video calls with the teacher/class will start around 9am. Those will then go on, in some form, until noon. From there it will be offline learning. Based on that schedule the preschool our kids went to offers an after school program. It will be from 1pm-4pm M-F and we've signed both kids up. It's mostly all outdoors and there will be 15 other kids that my kids all know and are friends with. This seems critical for us as both our kids really need that social interaction. The difference in their attitudes changed over night in June when they were able to go to outdoor science day camp with other kids.
We’re luckily at a private school so not subject to a decision that impacts thousands of kids and families in multiple buildings (there are 2 “campuses” though. We’re in the city which is only preschool through pre-k). Hoping it works out well for everyone. I feel like we’d have a different reaction to this with a ninth grader, but you can’t please everyone and they’ve definitely taken a “what’s best for the whole school community“ stance.
We had a call to update us on the plans for next year and they had the “medical advisory board” that they’ve been consulting with on Zoom. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it turns out it’s a bunch of volunteer parents who have kids at the school who happen to run the Columbia medical department or the Penn medical research program or one of the local hospital systems. Long story short it was a VERY impressive group of doctors and feel like they’re definitely considering all the right things to come to this decision.
Any stroller recs? Family friend has already committed to buy it for us, and money tends to be no object for them. Uppa Baby is the one we've already heard about.
This is our first child and we have no idea about any of the products, and don't really want to go shopping in store to see them right now for obvious reason.
This is our first child and we have no idea about any of the products, and don't really want to go shopping in store to see them right now for obvious reason.
We use this and really like it:
City Mini GT2 3-Wheel Stroller | Baby Jogger
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The folding being suuuper easy matters more than you might think at first glance. Also big wheels are very nice.
BigFrank
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Been a few years, but we loved the double version of the bob.
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My wife had been a nanny for a long while prior to us having kids, so she had tried LOTS of strollers. The top 3 were bugaboo, nuna, and uppa baby.
The main thing with these is they feel more sturdy than others, and overall are just better built. She had always wanted a bugaboo, but I leaned us more towards an uppa baby as I felt the connection point and bassinet sat higher, meaning it wasn't as straining on my back to access. Though honestly, I was good either way.
We ended up with a used uppa baby that was in great condition (only used for one kid and kept in great condition because the mom wanted more children but unfortunately wasn't able to) and we are very happy with it.
The other thing to consider is what your life is like. Are you constantly on the go and want one that is ready to pack up? Do you plan on going jogging or just walking? Do you want to go on hikes so you want something that can handle rougher terrain?
Also, consider if you want a car seat adaptable unit. No idea if the uppa baby car seat is good as we didn't use that. My wife said in her experience it wasn't worth getting one when she would much rather have a better transition car seat (one that can grow with the kid). We got a britax car seat and it is great. Simple to adjust, and inserts VERY easily and VERY securely.
bigstrunso
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Definitely the BOB if you are going to hike or run with your little person at all or even use the stroller often.