Wilma
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Yes, ThredUp (I was on my iPhone when I first posted and autocorrect kept changing it!). I haven't consignment shopped much, so I am unsure about sizing. Since the clothes are used (and have been washed and dried), I am concerned that the clothes may have shrunk a little and not fit correctly. Have you run into this? Are the clothes always in good condition?
Thanks a bunch!
As far as shrinkage, I'd rather buy used clothes that have already gone through the laundry! When you try on something brand new, you have to consider whether the garment will shrink in the wash or not, and try to allow for that. But when you're buying used, any shrinkage would've already happened and the fit is true.
Everything I've gotten (and it's been quite a bit, really - 4 girls and my own self) has been in great shape. They actually have a lot of new with tags items, too. And if I wasn't happy with the condition, I would totally send it back. I send a lot of thing back as it is - we'll order several pairs of jeans for my skinny kid and hope one fits. I always opt for the store credit when returning, that way shipping is free. I know that I'll order from them again and use my credit, so it's an easy choice for me.
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Hey y'all. I'm curious about your martial arts costs. We've just started with Taekwondo, and I'm surprised at the cost of belt testing! I had no idea that it would even be a separate cost from the monthly membership, but there it is. What do you pay for belt testing? And is it weird to have almost no other classes during the week of testing?
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Have you seen ThredUp? It's online resale. Most of the things we've bought there look new, and it's around 70% off of the retail price. My 10 and 11 year old girls *love* ThredUp.
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I love ThredUp. It's super easy to use, and I have gotten several nice things from there. Just remember to be prompt sending the things back that you do not love.
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Picky people definitely have to manage their own lunch around here. Just sayin'.
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Absolutely! Unless I were planning on lots of updates or serious changes in the house I'd be selling, moving in 5 months would be a breeze. I would not even pack anything more than a month out.
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Ooh, good thinking! Thank you. We totally have a parks card. I will look into the state park .
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Oh! No kidding!? I had not imagined it would be too late. :(
Thanks for the tips, though, I'll keep looking.
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We are eyeing Big Bend for a trip in March. Have y'all been? I'm open to camping, but it looks like the park's campsites are full - any tips a out where to stay? Favorite hikes?
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No tips, but I wish I were going! I have one kid with a lifelong (she's 7.5) fixation on elephants, and I would so love to take that girl to Thailand.Does anyone here have tips on travel to Thailand (mostly Bangkok but possibly surrounding area)?
Are extra vaccines necessary?
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Dear Parents-in-law,
Y'all are lovely, but two weeks is too long. Seriously.
Love,
Wilma
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That is so lovely! What a sweet gift request, and bless you for going so far to honor his wish.
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Yes!
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Don't rule out the photography! A cool book a out photography, a cute camera strap from etsy, maybe a camera bag, a gift certificate for a photography workshop or online class... I think showing a teen that you see value in their hobby is cool.
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I have always wanted to put my four girls in the master bedroom, have the hubs and me in one of the two small bedrooms and have a guest room / office situation. He's always balked at giving up the master bath, though. So for a while it was baby in one room, three others in the other room. And whenever the baby got big enough to be a good roommate (2ish?) we put a big kid and a little kid in each room for bunk bed purposes. Nowadays it's two bigs in one room and two Littles in the other (though the "littles" are now bigger than the bigs used to be...).
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We put 3 together (they were 6, 4 and 2) for a while when the baby was too little to be a good roommate. The bedroom was smallish, but it worked out!
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I just kept sticking them in their beds. I put a small lamp on a timer, such that it turned on at the time I selected (usually an hour). The kid was welcome to get up when the light turned on, but not before. And the light didn't wake a sleeping tot, so that was great.
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I do laundry in sets of two people, as per the bedrooms. So mine and the hubs', the two big girls, and the two little girls each have a separate load. I do not sort or put away (except mine and the hubs').
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This is all so wise and good!I think you seriously HELP the 9yo suck it up. When you expect a mature response from a person who is not yet mature, they need to be walked through that process, supported and affirmed.
First: evaluate, "Woukd I be thinking seriously about withdrawing the 10yo from this performance if it wasn't anyone's birthday?" -- If you would be, go ahead and think that through: but don't consider the birthday issue in that particular analysis. If you would normally proceed with this performance, then proceed.
Next, brainstorm a wide variety of things you can do (1) possibilities to make the birthdate special in spite of having other things on the schedule that day, and (2) possibilities to "reschedule" the birthday celebration aspects to another date.
Then have a heart-to-heart convo with DD9 that communicates with warmth that you are taking her birthday seriously, and that you are really sorry that there's a family scheduling conflict. Tell a story about your own birthday that once needed rescheduling (preferably with a happy ending). Have your family calendar visually with you. Point at the date and sympathetically show that there are two events on it. Assure her that you have lots of ideas.
Do *not* say her sister's name (any more than strictly nessisary). Talk about 'dance' as little as possible... Just say 'schedule problem' and 'other event', Do *not* talk about 'trying to be fair'. (It won't make sense to her.)
Start a discussion of *since* we will be in xyz town, and very busy from time A to time B with that other event: here are some of my ideas. Do you like them? Do you have ideas of your own?
If she has some unreasonable ideas, it's ok to accept those (during brainstorming) as good for thought. Don't commit to any firm plans. Thank her for being so understanding, and say that you know she has disappointment or mixed-feelings too: and that's ok. Tell her that you will get back to her with some solid plans soon.
Give her extra warmth, comfort, affection and attention both before and after this talk. (To make sure her 'tank is full' to process this difficult thing really well.
I know that seems like making a mountain out of a molehill: but to kids these things are mountains. If we want to turn their mountains into 'teachable moments' for emotional maturity, we need to engage directly with the *perceived* severity of the problem and the emotional intensity that is actually (childishly) likely.
If it turns out that she doesn't over react and wonders why you are taking it so seriously: that doesn't mean she didn't need the walk thru. It means that the walk thru was successful: so successful that she barely noticed. That's how she will become a pro!
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Okay, y'all. I talked her out of the clown. We have seen the news stories and things, but this kid was sure everyone would know she was the nice kind of clown. So. Is a Jester too close? That's her next pick! I'm lobbying for a banana costume we already own. :)
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At this point would you let your 9 year old kid choose a clown costume for Halloween, or encourage a different choice? Is the clown mess adequately over to make this a not-insensative option?
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Run. And pray.
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I'm far too cheap to spend that much on a pair of flats.
Alas, so am I. (so far)
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I have been oogling them, too! So cute! I'm imagining silver, to go with everything. But good grief, that's a lotta money for a pair of shoes.
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Martial Arts - $?
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We've not actually been yet, so I'm not sure about the format for the testing. But there are a couple of belt levels testing per evening - so I totally understand that they can't run the evening classes at the same time. Cancelling the other classes is what seems odd to me, since we're paying both the regular membership costs AND additional $$ for the belt testing. Maybe they're thinking nobody would come, since they're hypothetically turning up for the testing?