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[+] I am wondering how woman can have (say) 3-5 kids under the age of 5. I know people wa... 6 replies
- Wanted to have sex two weeks after having a c/s is crazy but getting pregnant (intentionally) two weeks after having one is just pure insane...
Talk : : February 15, 2009
I am wondering how woman can have (say) 3-5 kids under the age of 5. I know people want their kids to be close but putting your body through multiple pregnancies without first recovering and giving your body some times to adjust it's not good. I read so many posts about miscarriages when people are trying for a baby and they already have kids so close together. I am not flaming I just want to find out why? I have 1 dd and planned on getting pregnant when she was two but I never thought about having another one six months later. Pregnancy is a big stress to your body and even though our bodies are able to handle it, multiple times could end up making miscarriages more likely. My friend had a c-section and 2 weeks later she got pregnant because according to her 'she felt fine'. Now when her dd is born her ds will be 10 1/2 months. The doctor told her she will probably lose the baby because her body hadn't had time to heal. Just wondering and trying to distract from all school posts.
6 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.15.09, 06:49 PM [ Flag ]Wanted to have sex two weeks after having a c/s is crazy but getting pregnant (intentionally) two weeks after having one is just pure insane
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i wonder if you are talking about my post. there's no evidence at all that shows a correlation between miscarriage and the closeness to a previous pregnancy. (other than something like pregnancy immediately after trauma to the uterus like a d&e after a miscarriage). if your question is why would you want to have kids close together, i'm happy to respond.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]We have a 9 m/o and are trying to figure out when to try for #2 at the moment, for me the biggest issue is that I want to ensure I can give each dc as much of my time as possible. Personally I could never look after a nb and an 11 m/o as well as I would want to. I am thinking a 2 1/2 year gap will be more manageable.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]OP here...I'm not really talking about any one post or any one person, except the one mentioned in the story. I don't exactly have a 'time frame' either. I was just wondering because I notice that people are just getting pregnant when their baby is just a few months to under a year old. I was 15 months old when my brother was born and I don't ever really feel like I got much quality time with my mom. Of course after 2 my mom was done but she makes it clear to me that it was not something she wanted, or something I should want. She has encouraged me to wait. Maybe that's why. I don't think I could handle more than one right now but I'm open to discussion about why others make the decision to have a baby while they still have a baby. I'm not trying to be rude I'm just curious that's all.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 07:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i guess a lot depends on your experience. i never felt cheated out of my mom's attention. i don't think my kids feel cheated out of mine. But that doesn't make it good or bad.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 07:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Poor deluded UB moms. Stop challenging Brearley. You know it is by far the top school... 37 replies
- Do your DH's know how deranged you are? How about some volunteer work or put the some energy into your defunct sex lives?...
Talk : : February 15, 2009
Poor deluded UB moms. Stop challenging Brearley. You know it is by far the top school in the City. You are so obviously jealous.
37 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.15.09, 02:38 PM [ Flag ]It is one of the top, but "the" top is in the eye of the beholder.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Not really. Best college placement (with Collegiate) and top three in the country with Collegiate and Roxbury Latin.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]and very miserable girls who are socially inept. If you measure everything by exmissions, we have very diff values.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Don't forget that the counsel out the not so bright girls and bring in new ones with A+ academic track records for upper school.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
please stop giving Bearley a bad name. It is really a great school but who would beleive it reading your posts.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I would not "beleive" anything you say .....
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Crazy B mom is baaaack! Where have you been? We missed you... NOT.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Are you the Chapin mom that hands out the plants and designed the mint green uniforms? I guess you tout horses and stables instead of brains.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]My dc is at a coed, you dimwit. I'm not a Chapin mom.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Well you sound like one.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Said the moron who wrote "make DO".
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^^make DUE, I mean.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]doo doo
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Better than moron C mom below.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
You're embarrassing yourself and your dd's school.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]DH to earlier DH -- See how easy it is ? They are all nuts. What if one of them is our DW ....?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Don't you have anything better to do? Go clean a toilet or take out the trash or something.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Enjoying the DW insanity way too much.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:53 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]lol
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Do your DH's know how deranged you are? How about some volunteer work or put the some energy into your defunct sex lives?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I volunteer during the week; thanks for your concern.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Are the two of you in a polygamous relationship with one woman?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]We are in a polymorphous triangle.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I think Crazy B mom is trying to back out so she pretends to be a DH.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ditto
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Is it just me or are crazy B mom in their own league of insanity?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]In their own league. If there's only one, she's a real lunatic. Probably wears a "B is the Bestest" t-shirt with her Birkenstocks.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]just trying to inject some data into these otherwise completely subjective discussions: http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-COLLEGE0711-sort.html
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Limited to schools with 50 graduates or more.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]This is also a very odd list with bizarre school choices. Prepreview and others show Chapin and Spence in top ten and B as 3rd. for HYP in the country.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]But prepreview doesn't include all schools, right? And are you really talking about just Harvard, Yale and Princeton?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Why are B moms so odd? Left wing radical lunes who burn their bras in San Francisco protesting against the Marines.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I am a REAL C mom and my best friend's DD goes to B, I doubt this OP even has a DD that attends B or knows families that do. I CALL THIS A FAKE!!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 04:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Hey C mom. Get the horse out of the barn. A DH said above he provoked this whole thing to have fun with the insanity. And boy he was right!
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
loons
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]If a DH came up with this, he deserves a medal for showing how quickly "intelligent elite moms" become little roaches in a glass.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 06:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Does anybody watch that 90210 remake on the CW? My (12yo) dd wants to watch it. I don... 8 replies
- sex, bad language, etc. all over everything...
Talk : : February 15, 2009
Does anybody watch that 90210 remake on the CW? My (12yo) dd wants to watch it. I don't like her watching things that are excessively materialistic and sex-obsessed. As I recall the first few years of the original 90210 weren't like that - is this similar?
8 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.15.09, 11:04 AM [ Flag ]NO.I wouldn't want a 12yo dd watching the new 90210.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Can you tell me why? Want to give her reasons before I shut it off :-)
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:14 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
I do not think a 12yo should watch.... so far one of the girls who was a druggie is now pregnant, another girl is living in a hotel, another just got a tattoo of her boyfriend's name.... almost all of them drink, party, and have sex.... very materialistic girls. As an original 90210 watcher, I felt like the first show would try to touch on real problems.... this spin off just seems like it is looking for ratings... nothing the show does is horrible, and I don't know, maybe these things do happen IRL, but why put ideas in their heads?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]sounds more like 10021- there are some seriously at risk teen girls from UES.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:39 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]OP: yikes! thanks for the vivid descriptions. seems like a different planet from the original - andrea running the school paper and kelly/brenda wearing the same dress for the school dance. ah, the old days...
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:40 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
i think much of tv is like that now... sex, bad language, etc. all over everything
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:39 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]OP: not everything. I let her watch privileged, which is about rich girls, but in contrast to gossip girl they are much tamer aby comparison
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:41 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^ Sorry, that post made no sense. The two girls in privileged seem less scandalous/conniving and more thoughtful than the girls in gossip girl (which I used to let her watch in the first season, and then stopped)
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Any opinion on the social scene at tt ss once the kids are in high school? For examp... 11 replies
- at ss schools there are usually plays or something like that where, in order to fill roles of the opposite sex they draw students from other schools. usually because of the proximity of so many all girls school to all boys school they have interaction, also through friends at the ss school who may know students at a bro/sis school. might lead to more sexual frustration, whereas in coed it's not seen as much. depends on the school really, some schools i've...
Talk : : February 15, 2009
Any opinion on the social scene at tt ss once the kids are in high school? For example, if the girls are not meeting boys at school, is there a desperation/competition thing when they have joint activities w/their brother schools? How would you compare the boy/girl thing with that at a coed school? I've heard that girls at ss are more likely to be promiscuous (and often go for older men), either in high school or once they get to college.
11 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.15.09, 10:15 AM [ Flag ]at ss schools there are usually plays or something like that where, in order to fill roles of the opposite sex they draw students from other schools. usually because of the proximity of so many all girls school to all boys school they have interaction, also through friends at the ss school who may know students at a bro/sis school. might lead to more sexual frustration, whereas in coed it's not seen as much. depends on the school really, some schools i've noticed have a lot less dating thano thers
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I went to a ss school and never even applied for one for dc. I had a hard time dealing with boys for a long time, wasn't used to seeing them as 'friends'.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Op here. Did you go to ss from k thru hs? We're looking at two ss upper schools for dd, who has been in coed up till now, and trying to figure out the pros/cons of ss. Smart girl, gets along well with boys.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:45 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]ss for ms & hs, co-ed for middle school
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]sorry coed for elementary
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np: Makes sense to me. My 13yo niece is in a ss school and thinks that boys are another species or something. She won't even touch them because she's afraid they'll get the wrong idea and think she's coming on to them. It's weird.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Related Q: Do you think there are proportionately more gay kids in ss? I have no problem w/that, just wondering.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:38 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]ss mom above. definitely no, that has nothing to do with it.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:41 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
i have friends who grew up in the city and said that after 8th grade, their was fierce competition for boys b/c a lot of the boys went to boarding school. collegiate was in high demand. she said the supply/demand imbalance led to some crazy cat fights over boys. i think it's not as crazy now b/c more boys stay in the city
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^there
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 10:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
I went to ss and definitely felt that coed hs girls had healthier relationships with boys, even in college & stuff.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 11:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Does Trinity require a FC through PSD to get in? 6 replies
- We were asked through PSD if we would accept. We really liked T but wanted single sex for dd, so PSD just told T it was one of our top 3. Accepted at ss FC but waitlisted at T. So, I think they do require a solid "yes"....
Talk : : February 15, 2009
Does Trinity require a FC through PSD to get in?
6 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.15.09, 07:12 AM [ Flag ]yes. they also try to corroborate it with any families who know you. they want a solid yes. usually only lose out to collegiate.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 07:13 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I know kids (diverse) who chose other schools over Trinity.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 07:21 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]the few who go elsewhere are by and large from very sought after families. maybe a few SS (especially collegiate which sends letters later). otherwise they make you sign in blood. btdt.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 07:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Actually the ones I know chose another coed.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 07:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]again, it is about being highly sought after. if they are a top diversity family for whatever reason, it is likely for this situation to occur.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 08:04 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
We were asked through PSD if we would accept. We really liked T but wanted single sex for dd, so PSD just told T it was one of our top 3. Accepted at ss FC but waitlisted at T. So, I think they do require a solid "yes".
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 12:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] I've seen this recently, but can't find anymore. Could someone help with a list of t...
Talk : : February 14, 2009
I've seen this recently, but can't find anymore. Could someone help with a list of tt, 2nd tier, 3rd, 4th tier co-ed and single sex schools? I recall that Dalton, Trinity, HM are tt. Collegiate, Spence, Chapin are tt Others? I am especially interested in schools that comprise the 2nd tier?
[ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 10:08 PM [ Flag ]
[+] Urban Baby, destination of the clinically neurotic? Between my wife and I we have 4 ... 2 replies
Talk : : February 14, 2009
Urban Baby, destination of the clinically neurotic? Between my wife and I we have 4 different Ivy League school credentials (we both went to public schools prior to college). We're fortunate and in empowered professional situations. Both of us recall being in college and noting how it was the Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, & Choate, etc. crowd that seemed to have plentiful drugs (marijuana & cocaine). In fact the more elite the girls education, the easier it was for me and my male friends to enjoy sex with them. I read UB and am amused with the measure of concern, energy, & stress people place on getting their 5 and 6 year old into certain schools. Where is this supposed to lead to? Some of the most risque sexual and drug stuff I engaged in was in the halls of Amherst, Wellesley, Wheaton, Skidmore, & Williams on road trips. I also noted in my professional life I know more people that have built companies that went to your standard public school and then to their State U or what have you - than to the elite North East schools. In fact the most empowered people I know never finished college and have secured wealth for future generations to come by going against the grain and building their companies. I can only imagine these people that stress themselves and place this value and concern on 5 and 6 year olds getting in the right school....at age 5 or 6 have never been in the inner circles of privilege or something, seems ridiculous to me. A thousand things can steer your child down the wrong path - even though you did "seemingly" everything right as a parent up to age 18. I've also seen kids that did everything WRONG up to age 18 - blossom in their collegiate years and distinguish themselves on an enormous scale(professionally). I think all of your kids are going to be fine no matter where they go to school - as long as you support their dreams - as they get older and form dreams. Pressure and stress your kids, force them to accept and buy into your dreams and they may well be snorting coke off some boy's dick in the basement of a beer stained frat house - I've seen it more than once in the Ivy League. Going to X school assures you of.....well absolutely nothing....in the big picture and greater scheme of things. Character comes from your home, your household. Too bad all these elite schools at every level can't publish how many of their alums are depressed, on meds, alcoholics, etc...oh dear....the dirty little secret called "the truth". Okay, I feel better lending some balance and perspective to UB.
2 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 10:06 PM [ Flag ]Thank you for saying what I want to say about this whole situation. I think however there is one other thing that has to be said. For those of you making sure your child has 'every opportunity' make sure you also teach them about disappointment. I don't know how many parents make it so protected and try to help there kids avoid disappointment that when the kids grow into adolescents and adulthood they have no idea how to handle it when it happens. These are the people that lose their businesses (let's say in economic crisis) and kill themselves, or get rejected by a girl and kill themselves. Make sure your child knows how to deal with disappointment. Because without disappointment and failure, success means nothing.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 11:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I don't disagree with your point; my kids are in public. But just between you and ME, when you flaunt your Ivy credentials using incorrect grammar, you persuade me that the Ivies are as overrated as the K-12 privates.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 05:03 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] What did you do for Valentine's day? We stayed home all day, cleaned house, cooked d... 3 replies
- today) which was nice treat for all (I hope!). Spent the rest of the day together as a family -- casual dinner at home, watched the Charlie Brown Valentine's Day special with DC earlier. For once, I took care of errands and everything else during the week, so I'm relaxed about all that and UB-ing and watching Grey's and Private Practice. Had sex last night (needed it -- had hit a dry spell just b/c). Thrilled to have a long weekend! :)...
Talk : : February 14, 2009
What did you do for Valentine's day? We stayed home all day, cleaned house, cooked dinner together and are watching TV. It couldn't be more what I wanted. I travel so much for work, and my husband has been so busy launching a new phase of his career that all I wanted, literally, was a NORMAL day. I am totally contented. I don't even care if we don't have sex.
3 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 07:26 PM [ Flag ]That's really how I relaxed best on weekends - few activities, lots of family time at home. I definitely can relate.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Had such a nice day, too. DH and I went out last night -- but not really "for" Valentine's Day, just happened to be invited to a party. DC stayed with ILs (from last night until lunch today) which was nice treat for all (I hope!). Spent the rest of the day together as a family -- casual dinner at home, watched the Charlie Brown Valentine's Day special with DC earlier. For once, I took care of errands and everything else during the week, so I'm relaxed about all that and UB-ing and watching Grey's and Private Practice. Had sex last night (needed it -- had hit a dry spell just b/c). Thrilled to have a long weekend! :)
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Life is good! :-)
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[+] is it illegal to have sex in your office at work? 6 replies
- Which I suppose wouldn't matter if you were, in fact, having sex with a professional....
- this reminds me of a seinfeld episode George "Is it wrong to have sex in the office? I never knew that...
Talk : : February 14, 2009
is it illegal to have sex in your office at work?
6 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 07:06 PM [ Flag ]Are you asking me if I want to?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]it would be a company policy probably written abstractly to include "professionalism while on company owned property" or something like that
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Which I suppose wouldn't matter if you were, in fact, having sex with a professional.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]haha
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Illegal, like you get charged with a crime? Almost certainly not. A firing offense? In most places, absolutely. [Possible exception to illegality is if you're in the armed forces.]
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]this reminds me of a seinfeld episode George "Is it wrong to have sex in the office? I never knew that...." duh....
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[+] I didn't know there were so many domestic service rights crusaders on UB...WOW! Gues... 3 replies
- SEX!...
- why do you want to have sex with so many nannies?...
Talk : : February 14, 2009
I didn't know there were so many domestic service rights crusaders on UB...WOW! Guess what!? Any reputable nanny agency would not place a nanny in a live in situation who had plans to have overnight guests and friends over all the time. This would not happen!
3 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 05:50 PM [ Flag ]Guess what? Nannies are PEOPLE! They need social interaction and ... *gasp!* ... SEX!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]why do you want to have sex with so many nannies?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:53 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
ita, usually its filled with people who could care less about anyone outside of the UES and tonight someone who seems like she is trying to provide a nice space for the nanny gets totally flamed
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:53 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] I just found out that I am having a boy. I am 22 weeks preg. When should I start gett... 5 replies
- your last baby? If you are planning on having more I would save the clothes. If not, then get rid of them after you know 100% for sure that it's a boy. Quite a few people get a surprise and are prepared for the wrong sex because 'it' wasn't really visible or the doctor couldn't tell....
Talk : : February 14, 2009
I just found out that I am having a boy. I am 22 weeks preg. When should I start getting rid of my daughter's clothes? After baby is born? Now?
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 05:36 PM [ Flag ]How old are you? dd?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]24 and 21/2
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Is this your last baby? If you are planning on having more I would save the clothes. If not, then get rid of them after you know 100% for sure that it's a boy. Quite a few people get a surprise and are prepared for the wrong sex because 'it' wasn't really visible or the doctor couldn't tell.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Yes-- not planning on having anymore. I agree... I will save until baby is born. The boy's peepee was very obvious
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]last baby..I will wait until baby is born though
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] what do we need to have in our apartment in terms of space/rooms if we want to have a... 115 replies
- is very concerned about a nanny's right to sex...
- Fact: your nannies are young women who WILL have sex...I'm assuming sex is already going on in your homes now, is...wants. That doesn't mean she can bring her sex partner into her employer's HOME!...
- with your kids, how does it work when her sex partner is taking a shower or taking a pee...
Talk : : February 14, 2009
what do we need to have in our apartment in terms of space/rooms if we want to have a live in nanny?
115 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 05:13 PM [ Flag ]bedroom/bathroom of her own
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]lots of nannies share bath w dcs
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]if i were a nanny i would hate this...
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ita
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]probably one of the reason why you aren't a nanny
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
if possible, a small sitting room
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]not necessary
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]It is if you don't want nanny lounging around YOUR living space with her guests during her off-hours.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ita
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yeah, what does your nanny do when she is not working?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]He goes home.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]okay well I guess I should say "live-in nanny"
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Frankly, I can't imagine why anyone would require a live-in nanny. Seriously, if your kids are THAT much of an inconvenience to you, you should have given them up for adoption.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]this is an odd thing to say
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Np. Why odd? I was wondering the same thing.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]not only is it odd, it is rude and presumptuous that the or knows the op's situation
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
well, our situation has just come about, dh travels a lot for his job and I have an elderly parent that I have been flying back and forth for PLUS long hours at work...none of this was planned, but I can't sah right now, so this seems like a better option than dropping the kids off with friends every weekend
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]probably the best reason i have seen on these boards to have a live-in person
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]And perhaps the ONLY reason.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm sure there are others, besides, it can be a perk for a young person if a job offers housing especially in manhattan
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ita, if the employers are nice, then the housing can be a perk
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]"Housing in Manhattan" is not a perk if it's a tiny bedroom behind the laundry room a la Mrs. X's apartment. NO privacy, and you're expected to be on call 24/7, so NO LIFE. Yeah, THAT's attractive to a young person.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]nanny diaries is not real life
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]From the sounds of this board, it certainly is real-life.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yeah, to someone who is looking for a job with housing, it is a good deal
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]"Housing", not "caging".
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]shut up
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Yessm'!!!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
does your nanny have guests over?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Why wouldn't she?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I guess I never thought about it
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]My point exactly. So sad that you people don't realize that a nanny is not an appliance. She's a PERSON. She has a LIFE outside of work. She needs space. She needs time. She needs friends. And yes, she needs occasionally to get FUCKED.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]hahaha viscous...geez, I don't have a nanny at all, so I wouldn't really know, but I don't think if I were a nanny I would feel comfortable having friends over and getting fucked in my bedroom located in my employers residence!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Would it be more comfortable out in the hallway? Or maybe out in the street? How about Central Park? In the back of a cab? Where else but in one's HOME would it be more comfortable?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm sure the fuckee has a bedroom somewhere
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]That's not the point. At some point there will be sleepovers. And if he's not sleeping there, she WON'T be there in the morning when the kids get up.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]If I had a live in nanny, I wouldn't think it appropriate for her to have overnight visitors!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]and I don't think I would want a random guy in my house when my kids woke up...if I wanted to run a college dorm, then I would run one!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITA ITA ITA
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Why would you think this? It's HER HOME ... just as much as any company-subsidized housing provided to your family if DH were relocated overseas.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm sorry, not to sound like some sort of "service dependent" person, but we had a nanny growing up and she never had guests over. this is unprofessional and is inappropriate. we do not have a live-in but if we did, I would not want them to have guests over either!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]By providing only a bed and a bath, it IS a dorm. There's a fine line to walk when you house your domestic help, and if you're going to take that step, you have to have the resources and the patience to allow them to live like human beings, not appliances. If you don't have the resources or the personal disposition, you're not in a position to employ live-in help.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wrong, if DH were staying in his employers home while he worked there I would not expect him to have people sleeping over and coming in and out with his employers children in the house
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITTTA. They're people, not slaves.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm sorry but part of choosing this career is that there are certain sacrifices that go a long with it. if she wants to have her own apartment and have guests over then she should not apply for live in positions, reputable agencies would train the nannies to follow certain professional standards
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Slavery standards, you mean.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]being a nanny is not the same as a slave, geez, what is your problem!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Denying people the right to do what they want in their off-hours is, in fact, slavery.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Right. The nanny can fuck whoever she wants. That doesn't mean she can bring her sex partner into her employer's HOME!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]According to the laws of New York State, if room and board are part of a domestic's compensation, it's HIS or HER HOME too.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Link to where it says that means nanny can have overnight guests?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:30 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^Lawyer here. This is absolutely true. All the more reason why people really should proceed with caution before employing any live-in help. And another wrinkle: once you set up a live-in situation, you become a landlord, subject to state and local RENTAL laws. So even if you fire the nanny, you still will likely have to go through normal eviction proceedings to get her to leave, which can take up to 90 days.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:30 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]this still does not mean that a domestic service worker can have guests hanging out on their employers' couch watching tv, a rotating door of boys/girls sleeping over or any other behavior along those lines...it is not appropriate...if you don't like it, don't take the job and don't hire a live in
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Actually, legally it DOES mean a domestic service worker can do all this, since it's now THEIR home as well as the employers -- unless otherwise stated in a formal lease.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I want to see a link, because everything that I have read says this is a conversation and an agreement between the nanny and the employer
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I don't have a link ... I'm a lawyer ... this is my own personal knowledge. If you want to verify, contact your own lawyer or do your own homework.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]congrats on your law degree
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ita, i was a nanny and now a SAHM - never had a BF stay over when I was a nanny - totally inappropriate
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITA
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
something we made sure we had was a little mini-fridge/microwave like you would see in a hotel in her room...I thought this was something that most people wouldn't think of, but that I would want
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]that's a good idea
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Did you let her eat the scraps off your plates once they were sent back to the kitchen, or was she expected to bring her own Ramen Noodles?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]LOL!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]nope, we thought that this would be helpful since it is possible that our nanny would not want to eat all the same foods as us and if she wanted a late night snack she could have one at her leisure without having to go out to the kitchen and see us and kids when she is off
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
most agencies require her own bedroom/bathroom
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]She needs her own bedroom. You need two bathrooms, she can share with the kids, but it is too much to ask to share with you too, IMO
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITA!!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
we are totally not in the market for anyone to live in, but this is so interesting to me, when the nanny is off hours, do they just hang out in their bedroom? Or do they walk into the kitchen and get a gallon of ice cream for nights when they want to watch a movie and veg out?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]hahaha...its not really their home, so they don't really do the same things that you would do in your home. it is an odd situation if you haven't had anyone live in before
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]we disagree...we have told our nanny that it is her home and we want her to feel that way. although we know people that have said exactly the opposite, that it is not her home and not to act as though it is
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]And those are the people who end up with resentful nannies who end up stealing from them because they never treated her with the minimal amount of respect deserved by every person.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Yes. Nannies should be able to have their fuck buddies over anytime they like; it's a human right!!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITTTTA!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
I take it from the schrews on this board that those poor nannies are expected to stay in their cages like hamsters until the next morning, when they're let out for work.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]haha! I know, this is what I am picturing
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]It's like Alice from the Brady Bunch! Now there's a domestic servant who knew her place! She put herself away every night in her windowless room behind the laundry room the the obedient appliance she was!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]hahahahaha
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
this is why we put the mini-fridge in there (see above)
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Oooh! A mini-fridge makes living in a one-room cell SO much more attractive. Did you put a little treadmill in there for her, too?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]get over it
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
definitely two entrances so that you don't have people popping in your main entrance at all hours of the night when she/he is off
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]if op is in nyc, this might not be an option
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]some old, old apartments have "service entrances" that are basically back doors
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]If OP can afford a live-in nanny, she can afford a residence with the proper facilities for the live-in. If she can't, she's a bit out of her league.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]op: we have, in our current apt., what was marketed as a room for a housekeeper with a very small bathroom. I feel like we should have a sitting room for her and yes, I agree on the entrance, but for her conveinence
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^we have an extra bedroom that we could convert, but since this will probably not be a long term arrangement, I wanted to see what others are doing before we start knocking down walls!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Just because it was "marketed" for a housekeeper doesn't mean it's a humane arrangement. For god's sake, you make it sound like a broom closet for the Kirby!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]no, its not and i don't make it sound that way, i just said we were willing to remodel to create a sitting room/her own space and the bathroom is small, yes, but it is private and probably just as big as most bathrooms in regular one bedrooms in manhattan
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]She absolutely did not make it sound like a broom closet. She's trying very hard to do the right thing, stop harassing her.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]there seems to be one completely anti-nanny/anti-live in help on here that is very concerned about a nanny's right to sex
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Honestly, people ... if you're going to have live-in help, you need to treat the "help" like individuals they are. Take it from someone who's been employing live-ins for close to 30 years now. Fact: your nannies are young women who WILL have sex ... most likely, at some time, in your home. Yes, in the same home as your kids. It's no big deal ... I'm assuming sex is already going on in your homes now, is it not? Or there wouldn't be kids! Either you provide the live-in nanny/cook/maid/butler/governess/footman/manservant with their own PRIVATE quarters (a large windowed closet off the kitchen -- even with its own "bathroom" -- while appropriate in an earlier era when household help were not even considered to be full citizens or even worthy of their own opinions -- is totally unacceptable in today's more enlightened and civilized society), or you don't have live-in help. Period. Not allowing your help to enjoy the rights and privileges of personhood in today's society, including leisure time, the freedom to do what they want during that leisure time, and full privacy is a sure recipe for setting yourself up for a future of revolving-door nannies who burn out quickly -- at best. At worst, you'll end up with resentful nannies who'll steal from you or do damage to the apartment. Either way, you're creating a situation in which even the most dedicated nanny will be preoccupied with planning her next move out of the the little prison you've created for her, distracting her from her real job, which is to watch and guide your children! Is that really what you want for your kids?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i'm not sure if you are being snarky or serious...but we are certainly not offering a large windowed closet with a "bathroom"...
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^worth of their own opinions, is totally unacceptable in today's more enlightened and civilized society), or you don't employ live-in help. Period. Either way, not allowing your help the opportunity to have a life outside of work (and the space and privacy in which to do it) is only setting yourself and your family up for a constant revolving door of burned-out and burned-UP nannies who at best will end up resenting and stealing from you, and at worst neglecting your children.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I disagree, it is unacceptable for a nanny to have overnight guests. On her time off, she is welcome to go where ever she wants, but ultimately it is the home of her employer and the person should be respectful of this fact. If the nanny is not comfortable with this arrangement then they do not have to take the job.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Read above, hon. Ultimately, if room and board are part of her compensation, she's now a TENANT in your home, with all the legal rights that any other tenant under state and local rental laws enjoys.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]source, please?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:36 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm the lawyer from above. Find your own source. My source is my 25 years of experience. Do your own homework.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]my homework has not been able to uncover any of the information that you have shared on here tonight, which is why I am interested in knowing where to look
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Ideally, if you trust your nanny with your kids, you'd also trust the people she brings into your home.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]do you want your boss to know every time you hook up with someone?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]when you were younger and in sleep over mode, do you think you always chose people that you would want around your kids today
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITA. And if the nanny is sharing a bathroom with your kids, how does it work when her sex partner is taking a shower or taking a pee and a child walks in. Honestly can't see that domestics are allowed to have whoever they want over whenever they like under the law.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]they can't...there is no law that says that
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]true, the laws that exists ensure time off and uninterrupted sleep...also, you are not a renter if you have a live in person, technically, you pay them in salary AND room and board
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^sorry, I meant landlord
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
you develop house rules as a part of the contract
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I have no idea what that "lawyer" was talking about but they can't have who ever they want over, it is not considered their house in the eyes of the law...the room is part of their compensation package
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Not true. Not OP lawyer mom, but lawyer DH here. The law is grey in this area, but leans more towards the "tenant", e.g., the domestic. Unless you write it into a contract, he or she is, in fact, a tenant, protected under the NYS and NYC rental laws.
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 12:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WRONG WRONG WRONG
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 01:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Granny?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yeah, 30 years? have you been employing help since you were like 20 years old?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Another enjoyable and ridiculous nanny thread which has clearly been taken over by one crazy nanny! And the so-called lawyer, of course. Anyone who hires a professional live-in nanny does so with a work agreement which clearly specifies lots of the issues above, including overnight guests. No one allows a live in nanny to have overnight guests at will. Sorry, this just doesn't happen in 99% of live-in situations. No responsible parent would allow random men/women to be coming through their home and have the kids see that, not to mention the safety issues. So everyone I know with a live-in, including myself, makes it clear during the interview process that this is not allowed and professional nannies understand this. I've also had au pairs and same goes for them. In Manhattan a room and bathroom shared with kids are standard. Anything more is great, but unusual. However, the pay for a live-in is also not much lower than a live-out nanny so they do reap a true $ benefit by being a live-in. Also, no one I know expects their live-in nanny or au pair to be "on call 24/7." Every decent employer clearly outlines a maximum weekly hours for the salary and provides a schedule. Hours above this are paid overtime or otherwise compensated. Employing a live-in is not most families' first choice, just as being a live-in is not usually the first choice for most nannies. It is usually a 1-2 year situation for most families and nannies due to everyone knowing the compromises involved. But their are also benefits for both parties and if the work agreement is clear, well-designed, comprehensive, and adhered to by employer/employee, a live-in nanny situation is not inherently an evil thing for anyone.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 10:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I've also had au pairs and same goes for them. In Manhattan a room and bathroom shared with kids are standard. Anything more is great, but unusual. However, the pay for a live-in is also not much lower than a live-out nanny so they do reap a true $ benefit by being a live-in. Also, no one I know expects their live-in nanny or au pair to be "on call 24/7." Every decent employer clearly outlines a maximum weekly hours for the salary and provides a schedule. Hours above this are paid overtime or otherwise compensated. Employing a live-in is not most families' first choice, just as being a live-in is not usually the first choice for most nannies. It is usually a 1-2 year situation for most families and nannies due to everyone knowing the compromises involved. But their are also benefits for both parties and if the work agreement is clear, well-designed, comprehensive, and adhered to by employer/employee, a live-in nanny situation is not inherently an evil thing for anyone.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 10:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^It is usually a 1-2 year situation for most families and nannies due to everyone knowing the compromises involved. But their are also benefits for both parties and if the work agreement is clear, well-designed, comprehensive, and adhered to by employer/employee, a live-in nanny situation is not inherently an evil thing for anyone.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 10:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
thank you!
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 12:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] can we discuss something other than schools, how's your sex life? 13 replies
- made my favorite dinner. She's not much into sex these days, but that's ok because our...
- Good sex last night and this morning (although I also...until today. Two WAH parents who generally have sex every day that the kids are in school....
- having sex tonight for the first time since childbirth (vaginal,...complications? I can't imagine a year without sex...
Talk : : February 14, 2009
can we discuss something other than schools, how's your sex life?
13 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 04:56 PM [ Flag ]Pretty cool, actually. Did a workout today to get a break from the wife and kids ... got a little somthin' somthin' in the steam room from a buddy ... brought surprise gifts home for the wife and kids for V-day ... and she made my favorite dinner. She's not much into sex these days, but that's ok because our best friends are coming over tomorrow and he and I will find some "alone" time either down in my workshop or out in the garage. Life is good!
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Super, delighted to hear it
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Thats disgusting, I hate people like you. I hope she catches you and takes you for everything you are worth and publicly shames you.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Get over it sister. She's frigid and we're both getting what we want.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Good sex last night and this morning (although I also had a TMI issue!). DH and I went to a party with an open bar last night -- and got just drunk enough! :)
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]what was the tmi issue??
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Probably had something to do with his eating out her ass ... and then she having some residual wet farts. I'm just guessing.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Nothing very exciting (just kind of juvenile!): DH scratched me "down there" and I was a little bloody afterwards (and then I "inspected" and figured out what had happened).
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Great until today. Two WAH parents who generally have sex every day that the kids are in school. With vacation starting yesterday, it's going to be a dry ten days.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Awful. Prior to 3 weeks ago, hadnt had sex for a year (new baby born in Nov). The sex 3 weeks ago was freakin awesome, but we havent had time since. Maybe tonight....
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]that sucks... did you have complications? I can't imagine a year without sex
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
scared... having sex tonight for the first time since childbirth (vaginal, relatively easy birth with minor stiches, 6 wks ago)... any suggestions? Is this going to be awful?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Get drunk and just do it. Have 3 dcs and always hate the first couple of times. But it's importnant...
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Ok when can I talk to friends about my results.. Wednesday? afraid my good friend is ... 5 replies
- keep your head down. If you have a friend with whom you shared info throughout the process and the dc applying is of the opposite sex, then maybe you call . . ....
Talk : : February 14, 2009
Ok when can I talk to friends about my results.. Wednesday? afraid my good friend is not going well.. Happy with my results. What's etiquette here?
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 02:11 PM [ Flag ]keep your head down. If you have a friend with whom you shared info throughout the process and the dc applying is of the opposite sex, then maybe you call . . .
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 02:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Do not bring it up.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 02:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]OP : that's what I thought. Will just have to share with my UB Moms
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 02:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I am happy for you! Yes, it can be painful IRL, so just lie low. Eventually, it'll come up.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 02:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Based on my experience, people will ask. And you'll tell (of course) and everyone will know by pick-up. Our class did very well (nearly half to fc tt), with only one shutout (which you could see coming as the mom was truly nuts--nothing to do with the kid, imo).
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 02:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] How many kids are in the tippy top of WL at Dalton? Any guesses? Are we talking 20 ki... 13 replies
- LOL. 100 kids do not make the "tippy top" of a wl for a class with 100 kids in it. Would imagine, at most, 5 kids of each sex are top of wl. And I doubt the wl is anywhere near 100 dcs....
Talk : : February 14, 2009
How many kids are in the tippy top of WL at Dalton? Any guesses? Are we talking 20 kids? or 100 kids?
13 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.14.09, 12:54 PM [ Flag ]LOL. 100 kids do not make the "tippy top" of a wl for a class with 100 kids in it. Would imagine, at most, 5 kids of each sex are top of wl. And I doubt the wl is anywhere near 100 dcs.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 12:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]That's good to know... hope you are right. Then, it's meaningful, right?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 12:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I wouldn't hold my breath, but there's a chance. Do you have an acceptance?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]PSD said tippy top. WL'ed.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]OK. Good chance, then. Call first thing Tues and be VERY clear you're interested. FA?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Does it make a difference?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]NP: Yes, it does. They only have so many FA dollars to give and if you need FA and are on the WL, then someone has to give up an acceptance with FA.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
how do you know "tippy top??"
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]do they send a priority waitlist letter? or, you just going by your PSD
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 01:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]hate to sound like a downer but dc was "A+ tippy top" in a very recent year. PSD said it could really work out since she had another dc with "tippy top" and had never even heard Babby use the A+ tippy top language before. Anyway, no spots moved at all for dc's gender and dc did not get in. Later while telling this story with freinds at dinner from dcs school (which we love btw) two othe parents said they were also tippy top of the w/l and had been told earleir they were in just like us. I have also seen lots of tippy top language here since then. My guess is that at least 20 dcs get tippy top talk from Babby to the psd's if I knew 4 from my year.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Actually top 20 on the WL at Dalton is very good. They get over 1000 applications, so it's meaningful. of course, it can only turn into spots if the families with solid accepts actually turn them down which doesn't happen often at Dalton but still, this year is diff bec of the economy. I can't imagine all who were offered accepts can take it. So many layoffs and so many feeling insecure. Last year, some 5 kids chose D over Hunter but I don't think that will happen this year.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]how would you know "top 20" - does Dalton tell people this??
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
This is a bummer! We were told the same (DS) and a friend was also told they were at the top of the top. All boys. Joke on us or could we literally be the three top?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] DS adores girls and it looks like his only accept will be a SS. Please tell me that b... 43 replies
- i was you last year. ds in a single sex and thriving....
Talk : : February 13, 2009
DS adores girls and it looks like his only accept will be a SS. Please tell me that boys and girls stop playing with each other in kindergarten and it doesn't matter anyway.
43 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 07:00 PM [ Flag ]Are you kidding?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]No. Why?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Most kids do begin to self-segregate along gender lines at that age, but not all of them. Mine didn't. And being at a SS school hasn't made my dd stop being friends with boys.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]DS is in K and his 2 best friends are girls.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]They don't. Sorry.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i was you last year. ds in a single sex and thriving.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]no regrets?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]surprisingly, no. its really working out for him. there are lots of different "types" of boys in his class and he's made plenty of really good friends.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Mind if I ask which school?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]st bernard's
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]mmmmmmm good school but you may end up with a miserable kid
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]thanks for the totally useless advice.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i have the same situation--trust me it is a bad fit for us for similar reasons.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]you're a current st b's parent? what grade?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]3
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]which teacher?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]np. Or how about you just name the teachers for that grade to prove you really have a ds there.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]too much information to post --dont feel like outing myself any more than I need to
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]how can you possibly out yourself by listing the name of the 3rd grade teachers
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]np from above. Hang on, she's off to search the St. B's web site to see if she can find the info there. She's FOS.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
are you op?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wait-that's a new poster with the nasty comment!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]which school do you think ds will get into? maybe I can give you some info from the boys we know at that school
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]thinking collegiate
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]hmm... not so sure. the moms I know there (and I don't know many) are unhappy with the lack of discipline. In other words, the boys are not called out when they're mean or rough. again, this isn't first hand experience. we loved it when we toured.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i am confused by the order of these posts--but its not lack of discipline i was referring to --its too much
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^this is regarding collegiate
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Thanks! Sorry-one more. Which coed was it that you wanted?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]We applied to Dalton but didnt really love it. it is my observation that boys that are more sensitive-- and empathetic struggle at some of the ss. collegiate is more of human ss--whereas the st bs, buckley and browning are more traditional and humorless --they claim to know boys and understand them but then they dont tolerate how they often really are...........
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]so where is your dc? fwiw, I think you are totally off base
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]st bernards
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:05 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]well maybe my thoughts will change as ds moves up, but we could not be happier so far. other parents we know with dss in higher grades seem to be thrilled as well.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
which one?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]it depends-some ss bpys schools will try to drain the life out of your kids and mold them into perfect little gentleman. st b's is the worst followed closely by buckley
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]please don't post things like this unless you have a son who is at one of these 2 schools.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i do and there is more than one of us posting........
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]which school
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]they are wildly different schools
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
np:how about collegiate?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i think its much better--the boys seem more lively and alive there......
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]how about st. david's?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]we know a few boys there and they seem really nice--i get the feeling its more relaxed but i really dont have as much familiarity with the school. didnt even apply there back when we were going through
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
im in the same situation, between AS, St. B and Collegiate, which would you choose?
[ Reply | Options ]02.15.09, 02:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Co-ed or ss for an only child? 12 replies
- Co-ed for an only child or a child with only same sex siblings...
Talk : : February 13, 2009
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Co-ed for an only child or a child with only same sex siblings
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ds, btw
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Co-ed. The world is more than 50% female.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
we chose SS
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Ditto
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Why? Sorry but can you elaborate more? Are you happy there?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I just posted below. Our dd is a bit of a tomboy and easily distracted when boys are around. I think being w/ all girls has helped balance her out. Most of her good friends from the neighborhood are still boys, but she's gotten better at socializing w/ girls and it seems to be easier for her to stay focused in a class w/ only girls. She started out in a co-ed school, switched to SS in the middle of elementary. We're all very happy we made the change.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
For DS, SS.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Depends more on ds's temperament than the fact that he's a singleton.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]What kind of temperament?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]You tell us. What's your ds's temperament like? We chose SS for our singleton dd. It was the right choice for her. She's a bit of a tomboy and easily distracted when boys are around. I think being w/ all girls has helped balance her out. Most of her good friends from the neighborhood are still boys, but she's gotten better at socializing w/ girls and it seems to be easier for her to stay focused in a class w/ only girls.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
single mom and i am wondering the same thing. dc would be fine in either environment. if I have a choice I think i will base it on the schools and not the ss/coed issue unless both great schools. will see how tomorrow goes. no psd so no feedback
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] MASTER LIST: Let's start keeping track: Accept - Reject - WL....Add any that are not ... 196 replies
- this was a poorly done Master list - should have sex, bday month, and ERBs too...
Talk : : February 13, 2009
MASTER LIST: Let's start keeping track: Accept - Reject - WL....Add any that are not here.
196 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 03:38 PM [ Flag ]Dalton
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Did you receive the letter?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]No, but there's no way he's getting in.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Are you making this up or did you really hear something from them?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
wow. how do you know?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]she's either lying or basing it on feedback. No one received Dalton letters today.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Most likely PSD feedback.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
WL -- got letter
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]please post on NEW master started this am. thx
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
ding- ds, 93 erb, FA
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 12:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Received a "no" from Dalton today (2-14-09) for DD. Was not surprised as PSD was told they had a lot of girls apply and didn't need to go out of their community. We are in zip code 10011. DD got 99 on ERB if that matters.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 04:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accepted. DS.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
FL
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:38 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL, DD, ERB 95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:49 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
EC
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Sorry, didn't post gender. DD.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Accept, DS for K
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 04:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Trinity
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Reject
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Really? For sure? Sorry!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Saint Ann's
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Waitlist DS.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]did you get the letter today?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Town
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]R, DD
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:49 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Trevor
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Waitlist. dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]or: ds
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Accept. DD.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]can you please share your ERB's - and if you prepped.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]That would be interesting. But I doubt you'll get many 99x3 people saying they prepped--might out them if they said the school and score.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Accept, ds.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL, ds
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL,ds
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:31 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 04:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]R, DD
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Riverdale
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
HM
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept, DD (was our FC)
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:40 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
CGPS
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]R, DD, ERB 95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Friends
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Quaked
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]can't figure out if this is good or bad news?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
PSD says we're in, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept, DS, per our PSD.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:41 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Can you post your ds erb, age, personality, etc. trying to figure out what they are looking for. thnks.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
wl,ds
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL DD with 99 ERB
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 04:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Cathedral
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wl, dd, 93, no prep
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept, ds, 98
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
LREI
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]BWL
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Dd-accept
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]ERB??
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
wl,ds,95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Very surprising. Guess they think you'll go elsewhere?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Mandell
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]How were you notified? Are you in preschool? Are you happy?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Not in preschool. Phone call. Very pleased and impressed with their thoughtfulness but will likely go elsewhere as a better fit for dd (other accepts).
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 03:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Dwight
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Grace Church
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]PSD says we're in for J/K. Sib DD.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:17 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]r,ds,95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Collegiate
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Anyone get the Collegiate letter today (Sat)? All other came, but not C
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
^the Master List should also say whether it is a ds or dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITA!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]sorry, new to UB...what is ds or dd?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]dear son, dear daughter
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Buckley
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Spence
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]How do you know? Email?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]np Spence doesn't send e-mails. And an accept might come today--or on Tuesday. Large envelope.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Accept -- off year got letter last week
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Congrats! Question: How do they know which grades will have openings given that contracts aren't due until next month?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]people move, withdraw, maybe they add a spot ?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]spots based on counsel out?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I don't think they add spots until middle school. The counsel out thing might be right, though.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I will say this. It pays to pursue the less travelled road ! Got several acceptances .
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:04 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]My dd is already at Spence (started in K). There were a few new girls (who took the places of a few others) this year, and I was just wondering how they knew so early who'd be leaving.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
When does middle school start?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]fifth grade
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 06:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]My DD is joining for Middle School
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:00 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Packer
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept, dd, 1st
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept, dd, K
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 11:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Chapin
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]A-S
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]r,ds,95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
St. Bernards
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL :(
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Alexander Robertson
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]congrat's! Are you the mom who was on the other night?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yes- got it by email this morning
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:25 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]:) se ya there
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
St. Davids
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wait list
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:25 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]How do you kow?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:17 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Brearley
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Sib or legacy?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]sib
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Brearley
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]NBS
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]waitlist, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]reject - 99x3 dd - applied for FA so that might have something to do with it
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]or maybe your dd was not what they were looking for. Plenty of 99X3 kids do not get acceoted everywhere.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I never get that statement "not what they are looking for" - They are 5 for gods sake!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]There are a lot of different personalities, learning and social styles.... They cannot take everyone and frankly thinking that it all rides on a test for a 5 yo is more ridiculous.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]The erb acts as a screen, whether you like it or not. And there are plenty of girls and B, S, C who were rejected by NBS (which is not such a very different school that they wouldn't have done well).
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:45 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
my guess. or else thought you might go elsewhere. dont fret.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]reject-98
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]reject 98 right above is dd 11-14-03, no connections, not in top 3
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 04:54 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Just say November.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
We didn't apply for FA when our 99x3 dd applied out. Also rejected at NBS.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
accept - 99
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wl - 99 not top 3
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept - 99 - not in the top 3
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]reject
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:23 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Wl
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept, 99
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept, 98ERB, applied for FA, no connects
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:21 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept -- off year letter last year
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]accept -- off year letter last week
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CSH
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wl, dd
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Claremont Prep
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]a,ds,95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
UNIS
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]VCS
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]wl,ds,95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]accepted, DD, 99
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 04:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
C&C
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]don't most people apply to C&C starting in preschool, so don't know yet? I would guess they have very few K applicants and just a few spaces opening up for K
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yes ppl apply during the preschool yrs BUT they do get lots of applicants for the K class. There may be like 10 spots for K
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]That many pre-K are planning to leave? To go to other privates? Is there a lot of dissatisfaction past pre-K?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]np: don't think there is any dissatisfaction, but like everyone else, probably try to get into a TT. They seem to have a very loyal following. SJP's kid goes there as does david letterman's kid.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]dl kid applying out and heard sjp not so happy
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]that's interesting.... broderick went there himself
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]doesnt dl live in CT?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
seems like a downtown community, neighborhood school -- are they really TT obsessed? if so, wouldn't they have gone to a preschool with a PSD to help them? C&C does NOT make it easy to leave for another private.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yes but a lot of downtown preschools have very little spaces available due to sibs and legacies
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]but the preschool is highly desirable -- i don't think it is anybody's 2nd choice -- i think they go and then realize upper school not academic enough; they don't realize what it will be like
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]that could be true
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]np. We know about half a dozen families who left for K and this describes all of them to a tee.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Boy, is that an understatement!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:30 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]those who are TT obsessed don't go to C&C. The majority of the families believe and agree with the school philosophy. IF they find out while in the lower school or middle school that their dc needs more or a diff. pgrm they leave BUT many are staying that they have had to add classes to their upper and middle school
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
you do have some families leave due to moving, leave for another school BUT the K program does add spots..not many but they do add spots.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]anyone know what the tuition is for K?
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
r,ds,95
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 09:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Birch Wathen
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]already posted above.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:05 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]sorry!!!!! USE ABOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Browning
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Bank Street
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Rudolf Steiner
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BISny (British Int'l)
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Think Yiddish; Dress British.
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St. Ignatius Loyola
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Accept- And I am very, very happy!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]congrats, we were rejected from early decision
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I am sorry to hear that. We only went for one school, so it's a big deal to us.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]we went for 2, accepted at Alexander Robertson, these were the only 2 we cold afford. GL
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:15 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Accept - got in early
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Hewitt
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Calhoun
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Poly Prep
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Brooklyn Friends
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Berkeley Carroll
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Can we also add the ERB score?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]this was a poorly done Master list - should have sex, bday month, and ERBs too
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]and grade... not everyone is applying to K
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 04:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]LMAO! Why not just put the kids NAME on the list?!? Thinking back to when we applied for our dd, if I had put all the info you want and dd's school had checked UB, they would have known it was her.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Can we have a new master list tomorrow, with all the pertinent information?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]i would agree with you, but it might make it more confusing... might want to stay with this list and make those adjustments tomorrow, especially since only 2 or 3 schools reported today...
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I second that. People are having conversations in this one too. We need a 'CLEAN' list.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 05:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]are these all accepts if not otherwise specified?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
it should also say if leg or sib.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:48 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]can someone start it. i dont know all the schools otherwise i would do it
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Just start it with what you know and let people fill it in. Maybe throw in an interesting word so that it's the only thing that comes up when searched.
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 05:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Mandell
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 07:03 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]St Hilda's & St Hughes
[ Reply | Options ]02.14.09, 08:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]WL, ds
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[+] My mom has been on a few dates with a guy who only wants to meet her during the day. ... 8 replies
- MARRIED!! RED ALERT RED ALERT!!! She should give him a hickey, scratch his back during sex, leave strands of hair all over his jacket..the truth will then come out....
Talk : : February 13, 2009
My mom has been on a few dates with a guy who only wants to meet her during the day. He's married, right? I thought he was sketchy from the beginning but she's been complaining that he's never free at night... ugh.
8 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 03:10 PM [ Flag ]Married.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:11 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I think so too... this is not going to be a fun conversation.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Can she call his house at night, instead of his cell (to only get VM)?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]He says he only has a cell phone.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]So married.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]MARRIED!! RED ALERT RED ALERT!!! She should give him a hickey, scratch his back during sex, leave strands of hair all over his jacket..the truth will then come out.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I don't think they've gotten that far yet and I'm hoping she'll break if off before they do. What a sleeze!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Reverse Vampire!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Overwhelmed - just received word that my b/g twins are--between the two--getting into... 15 replies
- yes, unfortunately, some of the schools here are single sex, so each twin will have a different shuttle schedule. We're working out the details right now....
Talk : : February 13, 2009
Overwhelmed - just received word that my b/g twins are--between the two--getting into all 7 TT schools as well as most of the 2T. We love them all so much, we just can't decide, so it looks like we're arranging a special schedule that will involve shuttling them between the various schools for different classes each day. This will be expensive, but we care a lot about status and college admissions, so I think it's worth it. Wish us luck!
15 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 02:38 PM [ Flag ]that's awesome! congratulations!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]what are b/g twins?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:41 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]boy / girl
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Thanks! Although I must admit I do feel a little bad gloating about our wonderful fortune here when so many other may only be getting into 2 or 3 TT schools, or perhaps even just one!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]FAKE
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]prove it
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Oh come on, I don't think the OP was trying to pretend to be a real person. It was clearly a joke.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 03:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
is this for real? you are going to shuttle your 2 kids between 7 schools......?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]yes, unfortunately, some of the schools here are single sex, so each twin will have a different shuttle schedule. We're working out the details right now.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]^^^ school concerts and plays will also be a challenge of course, but I'm sure we'll figure it out somehow.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
LOL.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:44 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]you idiots - this is clearly a JOKE.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]a very lame one at that
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]OP: not a joke, but fictionalized. In reality we have octoplets. Damn did I just out myself?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
fakity fake
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[+] Can someone offer me some non-snarky, intelligent, thoughtful insights into Trevor Da... 10 replies
- I really liked it, but for the fact that it is coed (and I was more interested in same sex schools). There was a v. nice vibe in the school, v. warm and nurturing. I was very impressed with language instruction which started in the early years. The upper students that I met were v. nice and down to earth. Also, had a...
Talk : : February 13, 2009
Can someone offer me some non-snarky, intelligent, thoughtful insights into Trevor Day. Perhaps people whose children actually attend? Haters need not answer.
10 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 01:52 PM [ Flag ]I read the curriculum and was impressed with it. Studying a tree in Central Park and all the social stuff they work on - teaching friendship and social skills. I'm going to apply for ds next year.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 01:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]We have friends with tow really great kids there. Both very smart and fun kids. These parents are some of the most intelligent people I know
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 01:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I really liked it, but for the fact that it is coed (and I was more interested in same sex schools). There was a v. nice vibe in the school, v. warm and nurturing. I was very impressed with language instruction which started in the early years. The upper students that I met were v. nice and down to earth. Also, had a v. strong after school program.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 01:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]It's rare to find a parent who will say they don't LOVE their kid's school.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I think people are willing to discuss a school's faults. Particularly in an anonymous setting.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]not true. i know people all over who are less than thrilled.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Dh's coworker sent her dd there. Ds is at Collegiate (I say that to give a frame of reference). After a few years they didn't think the curriculum was challenging enough and pulled her out. The expectations were very low. And the stories she told me made me agree. That said, we really liked the school when we toured. Found it really intriguing.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]I toured the school and loved it. (for an older DC) Did a lot of research by speaking to current parents and was impressed with their sense of community. And none of them were dopes.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]friend has a son there and she loves the personal attention he gets from teachers and advisor. she doesn't think it's as academic as it could be, but overall is really happy there. i thought it was the best open house by far, and i liked what i saw on the tour. the facilities aren't spectacular. we didn't end up applying there, but that was mostly because of the location.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]Facilities are changing. They bought a plot of land on 92nd and 2nd. The plan is that the lower school will eventually move to where the upper school currently is (88th and CPW) and the upper school will move into the new space.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] if you were told, bsaed ona sonogram, that you were having either a boy or girl, to y... 5 replies
- her she was going to have a girl, but she had a boy. I asked how old her kid was - and she told me 16. Now my point being - not that it doesn't happen - that a technician and/or doctor will mess up regarding the sex, but I think that I can understand that happening 15 years ago, not in 2009. I think it is highly unlikely (possible), but highly unlikely that the sonogram is wrong....
Talk : : February 13, 2009
if you were told, bsaed ona sonogram, that you were having either a boy or girl, to you pick a backup name for the other gender just because in case it was wrong? debating this w dh.... technician at two different sonograms said we're having a girl, but i want to come up w a boys name also just in case... dh says its a waste of time and theres no need...
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 11:23 AM [ Flag ]I'd be more "concerned" with not getting all pink clothes if I were you!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]If you end up having a boy (which is unlikely) you can take a day or two to pick a name. My df went without a name until he was two weeks old because his parents were convinced they were having a girl! He was not scarred for life.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]with my first kid one technician said it was a boy, then the doctor who came to chekc said girl, and then a few weeks later a doctor also said it was a girl. When I mentioned this to someone who I worked with she said that she had had a sonogram and they had told her she was going to have a girl, but she had a boy. I asked how old her kid was - and she told me 16. Now my point being - not that it doesn't happen - that a technician and/or doctor will mess up regarding the sex, but I think that I can understand that happening 15 years ago, not in 2009. I think it is highly unlikely (possible), but highly unlikely that the sonogram is wrong.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]A back-up couldn't hurt. If you husband doesn't want to play along with the name game, you should pick some boy names you like and make note of them.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]i would not be worried about tech being wrong.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 12:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] Know definitively that once you reach or pass the age of 33, your husband regrets mar... 30 replies
- woman posting? i'm picturing a man who married his wife for her looks/sex appeal and so did a lot of his friends. always wondered how those marriages ended...me. We have 2 great kids and are really genuinely good friends. We also enjoy sex a lot together. I look better than I did in my 20's and...less likely to die early, are less depressed, less suicidal and get MUCH more sex than their single counterparts. For women, it is the inverse. They are less satisfied,...
Talk : : February 13, 2009
Know definitively that once you reach or pass the age of 33, your husband regrets marrying you. Politically incorrect, but true. By that age you're considered an albatross, a rapidly depreciating asset, and ultimately the source of debt, frustration and skull numbing misery. Men only want companionship and relatively effort free sex, not co-comingled financial profiles and a compromised claustrophobic existence . . . they only marry because you demand it . . . Happy Valentine's Day.
30 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 07:24 AM [ Flag ]You were stung as a child, weren't you?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]have you tried drugs? they might help.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]DH here. You are very insightful.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]"know definitively" LOLOLOLOL. a man told you this and now you are depressed. see somebody, you need help.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]DH Here. I am sorry, you were obviously going through something, but you are so wrong!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]This is the "you must take your husband's name or you are selfish" poster, isn't it? Go take care of your children. Signed a woman who happily took her dh's name, but thinks that poster's an idiot.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]and we only want you for money and heavy lifting...and usually after the first year of marriage only fantasize about your better looking richer friends...now go away you ugly little man.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]is this a man or a woman posting? i'm picturing a man who married his wife for her looks/sex appeal and so did a lot of his friends. always wondered how those marriages ended up and i guess now i know.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]It's our resident women-hating troll.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]np i think a women, who's husband left her for a younger more attractive women
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
not mine--i make 3x the amount of money he makes----if anyone should be worried it is him!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm sorry you feel this way. I'm 35, and I feel great and look great. I actually think I'm much more attractive and interesting than I was 10,15 years ago. Now, I'm much more self-assured, a much better cook, and just feel better about myself overall.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]What if you married after the age of 33?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:00 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]i was just wondering that myself.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:03 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]What I was thinking too. I married at 32. It is now 8 years later and I am extremely happy with him, and he with me. We have 2 great kids and are really genuinely good friends. We also enjoy sex a lot together. I look better than I did in my 20's and am smarter, more relaxed and more confident. My boobs are saggier, but that's easily taken care of with a nice demi from Eres! ;)
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:04 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
oh god i've got to get OFF THIS BOARD
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:03 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]DH here. You nailed it. If I could wave off every 27 year old guy who was thinking about popping the question, I damn sure would. Men propose between 27 and 32 because the dreaded couple's dinner parties come into play during that time period. You want to be mature? You want to maintain your current circle of friends? You want to fit in? Then you need to propose. BIG MISTAKE.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:09 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Oh don't be ridiculous. This is such a tired myth. It is well established fact that men are much happier married, are less likely to die early, are less depressed, less suicidal and get MUCH more sex than their single counterparts. For women, it is the inverse. They are less satisfied, work harder, are more stressed out and contribute to the household in terms of childcare, housework, AND bringing in income to a greater degree than do men. The day men are routinely considered househusbands, or the day we stop saying they "help" with housework is the day we're truly making strides here.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:13 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]So true!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]ITA. My parents got divorced after 35+ years and my mother has done so much better as a single person, and my father (who is the one that wanted the divorce) has done so much worse. It's very clear who the "albatross" was in their relationship.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 08:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Isn't that so? I wonder why the myth persists with such strength. Women being not so jokingly referred to as ball and chain, and the ones who manipulate men into marriage and so on. I smell bullshit. I call bullshit.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 10:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]it's because men think that what's stopping them from getting laid by 23 year olds is their wife - but it's really that they are also over 35 and aren't now considered creepy and gross to those young girls. But they don't find that out until they get rid of the ball and chain that actually made sure they didn't have hair growing out of their nose.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]are now not aren't now. sorry.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]This happen to my BIL's parents. Father wanted a divorce after 41 years. Where the heck are you going after 41 years! But his mother looks fabulous. Started traveling all over the world with a senior citizen's group and met a very nice male companion who does a mean disco hustle. The father did date a younger woman and she seemed nice enough but they eventually broke up because of his health concerns.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 12:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Sorry, but I think you're wrong.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]This guy posted this yesterday as well. Get a life!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Ha. Ha. And the goods he's pushing is probably not all that. The men who think like OP have thinning hair, think jack-hammering away at vagina makes them a sex-machine, when it makes them sexually boring, don't dress their age, and are usually the old guy in the club or what comedians call "Drink Guy". LOL We've all met these types of guys. Over 40 making fools of themselves over 20 years old who are dogging them out in the female bathroom at work or in a club. If these men really knew what young women were saying about them, they would fall on their needs a beg a woman closer to their age to marry them. 20 year olds do not like old man smell and looking old guy pubes.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 11:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
Stupidest post of the week award.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]pearls of wisdom from the lips of a pathetic loser of a man (no doubt disgustingly unattractive and with very bad breath).
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]do you really think you are hurting anyone other than yourself with this blather? you made me laugh out loud, but then i paused and felt sorry for you for needing to do this. are you in an unhappy marriage or just hoping others are? you really have an inflated sense of your power to wound -- believe me, you did not cause any hurt, just shaking of heads or laughs. thanks, and happy valnetine's day to you, as well!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 02:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
[+] What's a good inexpensive valentines gift for my husband? 18 replies
- am I the only one whose dh prefers sex to bjs?...
- no, mine prefers sex too...
- I think most would prefer sex, but for many the novelty of the BJ makes it more of an event....
Talk : : February 13, 2009
What's a good inexpensive valentines gift for my husband?
18 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]02.13.09, 06:54 AM [ Flag ]I am baking a cake.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]Hmmmm...baking isn't a half bad idea.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]make red velvet in a square pan and a round pan. cut round cake in half and put cut end against 2 sides of square cake to make a heart!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:00 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]that's a weird-ass heart. sounds more like mickey mouse ears to me.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]no. think about it. if you put the square so it's on a tip, then the two halves on top, it makes a heart
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
A card.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 06:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]wait for it.....wait for it.....
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:03 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]lol
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I'm giddy with anticipation
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:17 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWJOBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:21 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]applause
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]And there it is, the gift every man will appreciate.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 07:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]am I the only one whose dh prefers sex to bjs?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]a dh: Yes. (Well, I offer that with the caveat- I only know what one dh prefers.)
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]you would always rather have bj than have intercourse?
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 10:01 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
no, mine prefers sex too
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 09:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]I think most would prefer sex, but for many the novelty of the BJ makes it more of an event.
[ Reply | Options ]02.13.09, 10:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
You with a can of whipped cream and a smile
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[+] TTC--any advice appreciated. Should I pee after sex (I always have to avoid UTI) or j...
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