My baby traveled 1400 miles to be with me!! This is her new home now! I trimmed off a lot of cuttings too!!

I am so sick of hearing about well-being and the “tips” we should adopt in trying to make a difference. Blocking out time in my diary doesn’t do anything aside from making my days longer. It’s about time management assess workload (client and non client) and actively resolve that as the FIRST step to helping most of our wellbeing. Rant, sorry.

Happy holidays! I’m looking for recommendations for strollers that work very well with the Nuna Pipa car seat. The one we have is “compatible” but it is very difficult to both attach and remove. I’m looking for one that can be both forward and parent facing when not used with the car seat. Any recommendations? Thanks!!!

🐠 Fam, do any of you have leads on compliance/legal roles that allow for a manageable work life balance? Consulting is killing skills and emotionally exhausting as a parent.

Is sleep and breastfeeding mutually exclusive? Are there any moms who successfully breast feed for more than 6 months while baby slept through the night from the beginning? Both are impotent to me but if only one can be achieved I want to reset my expectations.

Was previously working as an advisor growing a nice book and left to move 18hrs away to be close to family. I was pregnant and desperate to take what would move us and now I’m a planner working for FAs and I’m making $130k. Was fine at first while I got thru pregnancy but now I’m not happy & regret accepting the job and pay. I’m supporting others who are making 3-4times my salary. I have 10 yrs experience and CFP, often more than FAs I’m helping. Ask for more $$ or start over being an FA?

I need a cheap computer to use just for surfing the web/online shopping while I’m out on maternity leave. There are some cheap pre-black Friday deals at Walmart right now. Anyone who knows anything about computers willing to take a quick peek and recommend something for me??? thanks!

Granddaughter just accepted her first position in education as a para II. She supports one student but when that student is absent, she asked to help others. She asked me for advice about supporting a kindergarten autistic student that has just arrived from India and does not speak English and neither do parents. He is not aggressive but will refuse to move from task to task. What would be your advice?

Anyone had to take iron infusion for anemia at 21 weeks? My Hb is low and my OBGYN had me visit a hematologist who put me on infusion. He said its safe for the baby, but I can't keep my worry hat away! Please tell me I am being stupid... First time mommy!!!

Hello, I really need your help. I am a mom of two, boy who is turning 4 mid September, and girl who will turn 1, their birthdays are just 3 days apart (Friday and Monday), we recently moved to Seattle from NJ, and have some cousins and friends in Seattle, only one cousin has kids, rest all are just recently married, I am not sure how to plan the birthday party, we would like to invite our family and some friends, would be around 25-30 people. Baby girl’s first birthday and toddler boy (contd)

I am a 1st year 7th grade teacher. I just had a parent contact me for the 1st time,over a 3 (?) questionnaire. 1st? Was your preferred name. 2nd? what is you preferred pronoun. 3rd.? How can I help you be successful. The parent wanted to know if his child was asked for their preferred pronoun.The email came late Friday. I was told to mirror my class to my mentor teacher and she gave me the questionnaire.I am waiting until Monday to respond after talking to my mentor. Any thoughts

Anybody else ever get periodically intense anxiety over climate change and general sustainability trends?

I'm there today. Usually it's just a motivating factor to drive less, consume less, make better choices for what I do consume...but then other times I get to this point where I start wondering if it's even ethically responsible to bring a child into this doomed world based on how everything seems to be going. Like efforts aren't even going to matter because the world keeps devouring itself.

^Looks like McK kid got his first bonus

I just got back from 3/mo maternity leave and within 5 days got put in the mom penalty box by another woman in leadership. Before baby, I had my best performance quarter ever and I am our department's top performer on strategic accounts. But she said, "so much has changed" and they restructured the backend teams and the new guy was part of that so she gave my TOP CLIENT to someone with 4/years LESS experience who has only been with the company 3 mos. Boss is new, says to wait for another client.

I have 3 years of experience but 4 months out of these three years are maternity leave. Does maternity leave count toward experience or do I have to exclude it?

If I declare PAN of my father to my company for HRA. But I do not transfer rent to my father ..
Then Does the rented income reflect in my father's PAN while filling ITR????

I’m trying to get my parents into adopting healthier eating habits but nothing is really sticking. Do you have any recommendations or like books I can give them to teach them what’s actually good to eat vs. falling for good marketing/ fads?

How are you working moms letting your employer know. Your child has to be home because of class closures?

Is San Antonio a good place to raise a family? Why or why not? We're thinking of making the move to be near family and have heard mixed reviews although generally positive.

Does someone have an example of the status updates in myuscis for AOS (131, 485, 765),Ike what each steps are that they report to the end?

🐠 Fam, do any of you have leads on compliance/legal roles that allow for a manageable work life balance? Consulting is killing skills and emotionally exhausting as a parent.

Hi all, looking to buy a fourplex in Austin TX. Off market they will accept $625k “as is”. My only financing option is fha it seems since I don’t have 15% down. Current rents are $4300. It’s in south Austin part of 78704 but a really bad street. My thoughts are it’ll gentrify and I’ll condo regime it. Any major concerns, am I buying at the peak? Are there other financing options I should entertain? First house so a bit nervous. Thank you!

Have you had more success on bumble or hinge? I used to think hinge was better but the only people I think are good matches are exclusively in the standouts section and I’m not paying to “send roses” lol

Planning a trip to Santorini in the fall. Places to stay / restaurant recommendations? Skipping Athens but wondering if I should check out Milos or another island? Open to suggestions. TIA!

This may not suite everyone here and I am not trying to spook anyone here ,but I just wanted to know how is everyone coping up with the layoff stuff that is going around. Though my current organization hasn't announced anything yet ,the writing is on the wall for it

I am depressed 24*7 for the past 4 months. I am trying to divert my thoughts but I wanted to understand what you guys are doing.

Hi fishes,

How long does it take tcs hr to call for salary negotiation after completing technical round and uploading documents in tcsibegin portal.

Thoughts on H4B Chelsea?

Is there any other way to use a life license other than sales?

What's the CTC offered for SDE1 @ Cisco ( tier 3 college) who joins with 1 year of experience.
If the previous CTC is 8lpa ?

Would you lateral from Big4 to T2 firm for a modest pay bump or stay in B4?

I know this might've been asked before but given the current climate and post covid world, should I give more than two weeks notice? I don't want to leave my team hanging and I have a pretty good relationship with my project team...

I have a few students who always doodle in class. I'm never sure if they're paying attention while they're doodling and that's just a way to get out extra energy. Thoughts?

I am way too invested in document formatting.

Who here has a pre-nup and how was it brought up?

Quiet in here today...where are the hot takes for today’s action?

I was just talking to a younger friend who goes to Cal and It seems like the kids these days hate FAANG or at least Amazon and Facebook are not desired at all. I personally don’t see too many issues working at either Amazon or Facebook because I work at Deloitte where I’m sure we have many questionable clients and worked in financial services before. Curious on whether people are thinking about the ethics of their exit company when deciding to move?

Any recommendations for something to get rid of aphids and white fly on my miniature roses? I was using neem oil before and it seemed to control them but now that I’ve moved closer to the water the number of little white bugs is wayyyy out of control!! Any tips will be super appreciated, thank you!

Piggybacking on my previous post about beginner plants. What about succulents? Are they low maintenance?

My pothos plant has bugs 🥺 Is it common? How do I get rid of them?

I have lovely deep kitchen window sills that get blasted by the sun. Ideas/inspiration for your favorite full sun houseplants?

Maybe y'all can help me out here :(

I have a money tree (indoors, from Trader Joe's) that constantly has gnats landing in its soil and multiplying. I've tried switching the dirt and watering it less, but they keep coming back.

I finally moved her outside, sans any soil. I plan to place her in a new pot outside with just some water for now. Is there anything I can do to keep her inside, and bug free?

Thanks!

👋🏼👋🏼 I was just wondering if there was a gardening bowl...lo and behold, there is! I recently took up gardening this spring, and just planted my first cherry tomato plant! Should I put a tomato cage on it now or wait until it starts getting taller?

Picked up a bromeliad from Home Depot this weekend but just now noticed that the ceramic pot it’s in doesn’t have holes for drainage or a separate internal pot. Would HD have placed a plant in the wrong pot, or is there probably some mechanism that prevents the water from stagnating? Will I have to repot??