My 22 month old son has been extremely violent recently, mostly towards his father. He bites, scratches and hits my husband a lot, often unwarranted, and once in a while, does the same to me. He is also very aggressively shaking his head back and forth when he doesn’t want to eat anymore and swipes food away that he doesn’t want. It’s pretty monstrous. Not sure if this is normal for his age or if we should start looking at behavioral therapists.

does anyone know of any books related to the phenomenon of “gifted child burnout”?

Anyone else struggle with the internal/external battle of being “taken care of” vs being an “independent professional woman”? I KNOW it’s an old school mentality but I want my husband to take care of me financially & emotionally BUT I know how important it is that I help break the glass ceiling and teach my daughter women can make it to the top as well. And I know this puts pressure on the guy to provide but I can’t help wanting to be a stay at home wife and a mother and know I’m taken care of 😅

Yesterday, while leaving work, a toddler ran across two-way traffic and over to the CVS on the other side of the street. I slowed way down as she ran past my car and I looked around to see where this child’s adult was. There was a woman that saw the same thing happen and walked over to her. I was so shaken by that and I’m still thinking about it this morning. It’s a miracle that nothing happened. Got me thinking about having children in general and the precariousness of life. It scares me.

Have you ever asked a sibling not to use a family name for a baby they're expecting? My brother and his wife are expecting (14 weeks, do not know gender yet) their first baby and we are very happy for them. We currently have a toddler, but have had 2 early miscarriages this year following IVF. For the last one we made it to the first ultrasound, knew the sex, and I had named him in my head - I wanted to name him after my grandfather. 😢

Is 5 too young for a child to attend a wake? All family will be at said wake and non-family sitters/friends have all fallen through for a whole host of reasons otherwise wouldn’t consider. I’m missing the funeral for the same reason. It’s my in laws side so I feel my husband should be at both, but I also want to show my support/pay my respects by at least attending the wake. I also don’t want to overwhelm my son. He has taken it in stride so far but the wake may be a bit much? Help!

Help me guys…desperately waiting for offices to reopen...i am married and abhi hometown me parents ke sath rehne me freedom nai mil rahi itni..choti choti baato me rokna tokna…and my hometown is tier 3 city..weekend me karne ko bhi kuch nahi…koi face kar raha hai similar problem? jaldi se office chalu karo yaar ab bahot hua

My mother in law - who is European but living in Asia - has her 2-year ESTA expiring soon. She can travel to the US but is there a way for her to extend/renew her ESTA once she is here?

To all expecting mamas at Deloitte, I just found out about this and hole it helps someone else too. The Bright Beginnings maternity support program is a perk we get that was buried deep in DNet. I found it thanks to another post on here. If anyone else needs it,you just call 18443867354 to enroll and it takes 5 minutes. If you enroll in your first or second trimester, you get $200 Vantage Circle E gift voucher. This is the same portal that deloitte uses now for applause awards. 😊

Ladies, my team is running a workshop on D&I and are looking for examples of micro aggressions or where as a women, there has been instances where you’ve felt uncomfortable in the workplace. Do you have any examples you could share?

Anyone in an apartment (one bedroom) with their kid? We had only planned on doing this for a year or two, but am currently in an indecision hellhole (with an impending rent stabilized lease renewal) while weighing saving money (that much more for a down payment/subsequent home costs) vs. much needed sanity. Would love any tales/advice.

What is your age and how much do you have saved across accounts? How much do you think you will need for retirement and at what age do you plant to retire?

Thoughts on having baby in a separate nursery from day 1 compared to sleeping in the same room for 3-6 months? Pros/cons?

Is it just me or do u feel irritated too when u talk to someone about your baby and in response, they start taking about their pet...like it’s the same thing or havin a child is like havin a pet..cont

Just witnessed a mess on flight with flight attendants escalating a 2.5 year old not wearing a mask. We need to drop mask mandates for kids. It’s completely impractical and causing chaos for travelers and flight attendants. Europe is age 5 and that seems way more reasonable.

Doing a survey - have you ever heard anyone refer to maternity leave as a “vacation” or “time off?” What did you think of that?

Would you quit your job if you are required to go into the office 5 days a week?

Did any of you get pregnant the year / close to going up for Partner? How did you plan for it?

Hello ladies! At what point would you tell your employer you are pregnant? I am in a position with 100% travel and have been dreading letting my employer know. Is after 1st trimester to late?

11 months pp and still haven’t lose any weight despite working out 4-5 times a week. I gained 35 during pregnancy and 10 lbs more during breastfeeding. So I weigh 45 lbs more than I did before pregnancy. I’m still breastfeeding (combo feeding) and plan to do it till my baby is 1. I feel I’m starting to have body image issues. I feel really sad when I go shopping and looking at myself in the mirror to the extend I don’t like buying anything. I’m struggling to find clothes I would feel …

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I did not grow up in the US but live in a second tier city in the Midwest now. We are sending our daughter to a private elementary school now for ~$20k a year. Is it worth it vs. good public schools? In terms of academic outcome and emotional well being for the child. Anyone with personal experience?

I see a lot of the new Analysts are always trying to figure out ways to fast track their growth, self-improvement, stressed about their growth, etc Idk how to tell them to stfu, take the hits, and be patient. They want everything now now now. It takes TIME and they get flustered whenever I tell them that. You don’t need to strategize everything …I’ve really become the old grumpy guy

People are soft now a days and don’t read the fine print of you’re an at-will employer - which means you can be let go for any reason with or without warning. The business owes you nothing and life is not fair. Stop complaining about who’s doing what, ranks, who’s voting for who, who likes you and who doesn’t, benefits at other firm compared to yours, this right and that right and ask yourself the last time you HELP yourself. The sun will come out tomorrow and no one really cares. Help yourself

Hot take (potentially): Austin has got to be the most overrated city in the US right now. Just got back from a 10 day trip there and wow. Tiny downtown, food isn’t that great and the traffic is awful for its size

My teammates are drowning and I have finished all my work ahead of schedule and am slow this week. However, when I worked 3 back to back weekends nobody offered to help me. Do I use the slow time to breathe / catch up? or help my team 😶

Tell me your watch collection, and I’ll tell you your salary

Partner gave me dirty looks today after giving me a measly peasly bonus, knowing that I am a major flight risk in this market. I have also been ignoring his RFPs, as I am already booked for a different project. I love how the job market dynamic has changed.

Anyone else miss being in a fraternity?

I'm graduating from top 20 MBA this year, but I don't want to work anymore (because I'm lazy I guess). Opinion please? Context: My husband is a Director at Meta with a TC $500K-1M (depends on stock price..), but we're not financially independently yet - still have a lot of mortgage to pay. Not working makes me really happy - I love spending time getting back in shape, reading, etc. Everyone I talked to (except for my hubby) feels not working is a terrible idea. No kids and no plan for kids.

How do some people take vacations during some critical project times? They appear like they are not affected by the criticality. How do I get there?

What’s an appropriate non alcoholic gift for PMDs who supported my milestone for SC?

Why are folks in the industry so sluggish/slow? A sore request take hours to complete while us consultants do so much in lesser amount of time and with much more accountability

If a partner in a round 2 interview asks, “what questions do you have for me?” would any fish happen to have some good recommendations? In the past I’d say I don’t have questions in fear of asking something weak or inapplicable. Any advice would be appreciated!