I am mom of toddler, in very stressful job. I don't feel that I can do it anymore. Job and taking care of baby is too much. Husband is not that much supportive. Seriously how do you survive adult life?
My son is autistic with support needs around social skills, emotional regulation, etc. He is a teenager now and his relationship with his father is not the best. They fight a lot and it escalates badly where my other kids get scared. My husband yells at the other kids too (he curses and swears at ...Read more
I’m planning a birthday party for my toddler who’s turning 3. He is asking for a paw patrol birthday party with all his classmates so I want to do it. It will be at the local park/playground in the Bay Area. There will be about 6 other families from our kids preschool. We joined about 6 months ago s...Read more
Am I still eligible for maternity leave if I sign the offer but give birth before my start date at Meta? #meta #maternity #parents
Getting ready to send my kid to elementary school this year. We are in Willow Glen so public school is only 5. One option is to send to Rocketship charter school. Anyone has experience with Alma Academy, Mateo Sheedy or Rising Stars elementary schools? Thanks! TC 450
Anyone here has only one kid and regret of not having more than one kid ? Or are you happy with one kid ?
What income would allow you to live comfortably, and raise 6 children in VA? In this scenario, each child has their own room (assume buying a house not renting), and they go to public school in an area with a good school district. Beyond that, live frugally, but with one family vacation every other ...Read more
peeps - Please share recommendations for good and affordable daycares in Seattle downtown area. My son is 1.5 years old, and while I have a stay at home wife to take care of the kid fulltime, we feel that the kid is missing out on social interaction with other kids as we are just a family of 3. Any ...Read more
Both our kids refuse to see their pediatrician. He is a very sweet man. Gives the kids gifts all the time. Our son asked my wife to accompany him during an appointment and she was going to. But the pediatrician told her she’s being a helicopter parent and our son is old enough to go alone. Daughter ...Read more
Our preschool class has 5 different teachers though. How many teachers do you have in your class and what was total cost?
My kid will start their daycare soon. What are the things that I should out for - they are going to be the youngest kid in the daycare. Also, any tips to make the transition easy for them
Are the schools really as bad as people say? My kid is starting kindergarten next year and a lot of his friends are going to private school or in waiting lists for private school. We never considered private school and we feel we should have
Since everything is upside down, what do you think will be careers for future generations that will endure? On the blue collar front, electricians, plumbers etc seem to be safe and on the white collar front I’m just not sure any longer. I want to say doctor, lawyer, psychologist, HR maybe?? etc but ...Read more
As a mother how difficult it would be to commute to Seattle from eastside? I've been working Remotely and I'm scared I would be awfully tired by the end of the day or cannot pick up kid on time from daycare due to traffic. I don't like my current boss that is why I am thinking of changing company a...Read more
SBF and Qinxuan Pan were both super smart and accomplished young people. SBF became the richest man under the age of 30 while Qinxuan Pan won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in high school before going to Harvard and MIT for college and grad school. Yet, today both men ar...Read more
Hi everyone,I'm reaching out for some advice on how to handle a situation with my child at school. Recently, my kid has been staring at another student during class (seems like another kid is excellent in skills). I want to address this behavior in a way that teaches respect and boundaries. Another...Read more
This was a post asking for advice on how to handle a bullying /indecent behavior in my kid’s daycare. It’s resolved now (spoke to her teacher ). Will continue monitoring her safety. Thank you everyone for your inputs. I appreciate it but removing original post to protect privacy of everyone involved...Read more
We are in Bay Area and our elementary have 2-3 providers to choose from however am reading all sort of horror stories online about those programs. I want to hear from Bay Area parents, did you do those programs for many years and were you happy about them? If any alternatives exist what are they?
How can you do it with both parents working full time? What do you all do? Now I feel we were blessed during daycare and preschool years! Those super early pickup time and all summer closures really make you question having a career while raising kids.
Working couples in bay with kids, how many cars do you have? If 1, how do you manage if one of you needs to go to work regularly?
Our school is asking us to bring flowers on Monday, coffee on Tuesday, a drawing on Wednesday, cookies on Thursday and finally gift cards on Fridays. It seems they are not aware we have jobs and a million other things to think about. Yes I appreciate all the hard work teachers do but forcing parents...Read more
I feel their only and main goal is to milk every last possible dollar from parents. And no we dont have parents to visit over the summer.