With it being so hot, I need things to do with my son. He is 22 months and I am 5 months pregnant so I really cannot do this heat as of late.
We frequent the library, Oxford Valley Mall, and pet stores to burn time. Any suggestions are appreciated !!
For a couple days, my coworkers would make jokes saying, "kids are always dirty, I wouldn't even bother bathing them every day." But now it's become constant unsolicited comments about how I'm drying out my son's skin, that his hair will fall out from being too dry, etc.
It really bothers me considering 1. He's wearing sunscreen every day (as per daycare rules) in this 95F weather. 2. He's covered in sweat and oil from being...a kid. 3. God knows what kind of germs the other children have at the center, especially since kids get sick left and right. I mean I watch the children dig in their butt crack all the time and I do not want those particles on my son or in my house. 4. My partner, son and I have VERY oily genetics. I'm white and my partner is Puerto Rican. I've dealt with comments all my life about how I'm stripping my skin / hair of natural oils but I've tried everything known to man to help it. But I've accepted that I'm just an oily person. So daily showers and nightly body rinses are a must. My partner is also an oil technician so he's very gross after work. So our routine is to all 3 of us shower right after work at 6pm, then make dinner/relax and go to bed.
Sorry for the essay. I'm frustrated because when they make these comments, it makes me feel like I'm doing harm to my son. But I can't possibly be wrong for not wanting my son to sit in germs, sweat, and stinky when he goes to bed?
I need help. I live in Pennsylvania and need to surrender 7 chinchillas. They were mine that I adopted about 5-6 years ago and I loved them so much. But I needed to re home them last year as my homing situation went awful and I could not bring them with me. My parents saw my posts and suggested they take them, so I did. I visited my parents this weekend and saw they have my chins on the OUTSIDE PORCH IN 90+ degree weather. I'm in shambles and I feel awful. They KNOW they cannot be too hot but they say "we're moving them into the guest room" but it's been 2 days and they still haven't moved them indoors.
I have no way of taking them. If my landlord knows I have them, I will be kicked out. I've called shelters around me but they say they don't take exotics.
Please no judgement. Last year, things went so awful and I really trusted my parents to properly care for my babies. My trust is beyond broken and I have very minimal say in any of this. I told them I will be over today to take them back. But they don't know I can't keep them, and I need to take them somewhere ASAP.
I'm not sure where else to post this. I work at Kindercare, teaching school age while my son attends the toddler class. My director refuses to admit that we're understaffed. Yet in the younger classes, including infants, parents are asked to keep their children home until a certain time or all day since we don't have enough staff. I always thought that was really wrong considering there is no compensation or discount for doing so. Today, it happened to me. I finished my morning shift, came home to bring my son into the daycare and drive my partner to work, when I got the text saying, "I'm in a bit of a pickle, can you keep (son) home until 12?"
I said yes because at first it didn't seem too bad. But then I realized that means he would miss lunch and will come in right at nap time, and I know for a fact he is not going to sleep at 12. I have to go back in at 2, and I don't even know if he's going to be napping or not at that time. Basically, his entire schedule is thrown off. So 5 mins after already saying yes, I told my director I can't, because it would cause too many problems for me to bring him back. But I'm told that since I already said yes, they've made the accommodations. I'm really frustrated and I know I should have thought before I said yes, but I don't see how it's allowed for parents (including myself) to still pay for their spot in class when their spot absolutely is not guaranteed. Even if I said no, that I need him to come in, my son would be suffering as well.
I've been looking at other places to work and enroll him but right now this is the only affordable way I can have him watched while I work. How do I even go forward from here, as this definitely won't be the last that this happens?
Looking for takeout for mother's day today that isn't too expensive. I'm not picky but I'm pregnant and would love something brothy or Mexican tacos.
Not picky, can be a private landlord as well.