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There’s a house built in 2020 that is for sale near our area that has been listed for 40 days. This is the second time it has been listed, but instead of lowering the price, the sellers reposted and increased it by $20K. It used to be $499,900, but now it’s $519,900. Is there any reason behind that? I’m in the prairies.

I keep hearing that it's a seller's market, so I'm curious why some houses in highly desirable neighbourhoods are sitting on the market for weeks, and in some cases even being removed and then relisted.

Some of these homes look like they're in great condition and are priced in what I would think is a pretty common buying range (around $250k–$500k). I would've expected them to sell much faster.

There's one house (detached single-family) we've been keeping an eye on in a neighborhood we'd absolutely love to live in, and it's now been on the market for 21 days. Usually, these listings are gone within a week. Unfortunately, we don't have our down payment saved up yet, so we can't make a move.

What are the most common reasons a house like this doesn't sell quickly? Is it usually because it's overpriced, are buyers being more cautious with interest rates, or is there something else I'm missing?

Our household has become huge fans of the Kid Crew YouTube channel. 😄

My toddler absolutely loves watching it, and honestly, so do we. The parents do such an incredible job teaching their child engineering, building, and all kinds of STEAM skills in a way that’s fun and age-appropriate. It’s so cool to see them encourage curiosity, problem-solving, and creativity through hands-on projects.

As someone who definitely isn’t naturally skilled in engineering or building things 😂, I really appreciate that they share these activities and ideas with the rest of us. It gives parents like me inspiration for things we can try at home, even if we don’t have the same level of expertise or creativity.

It’s also just really wholesome seeing parents spend that kind of quality time learning and creating with their child.

Any other Kid Crew fans here? Or are there other educational toddler channels you’d recommend?

I'm looking for advice from fellow teachers, especially those who started a Master's degree when they were only a couple of years postpartum.

I'm a full-time teacher in Canada with a 2-year-old toddler, and I'm thinking about starting a fully asynchronous, course-based master's degree (because, realistically, my brain cells don't have the energy for a thesis 😅).

My partner and I take turns with childcare. I teach during the day while he watches our toddler, then when I get home from work, we switch and he starts his job. We don't have daycare, so we're essentially tag-teaming parenting while both working.

I'm mainly interested in doing my master's to move up the pay scale, but I'm wondering if it's actually manageable at this stage of life or if I'd be better off waiting until my child starts school.

For those of you who completed a master's while teaching full-time with a toddler (especially if you were a couple of years postpartum), was it doable? Did you regret starting too early, or are you glad you got it over with? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Edited post with update on what kind of masters I plan to take]

I'm looking for advice from fellow teachers, especially those who started a Master's degree when they were only a couple of years postpartum.

I'm a full-time teacher in Canada with a 2-year-old toddler, and I'm thinking about starting a fully asynchronous, course-based master's degree (because, realistically, my brain cells don't have the energy for a thesis 😅).

My partner and I take turns with childcare. I teach during the day while he watches our toddler, then when I get home from work, we switch and he starts his job. We don't have daycare, so we're essentially tag-teaming parenting while both working.

I'm mainly interested in doing my master's to move up the pay scale, but I'm wondering if it's actually manageable at this stage of life or if I'd be better off waiting until my child starts school.

For those of you who completed a master's while teaching full-time with a toddler (especially if you were a couple of years postpartum), was it doable? Did you regret starting too early, or are you glad you got it over with? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Edited my post with updates on the kind of masters I plan to take]

I'm looking for advice from fellow teachers, especially those who started a Master's degree when they were only a couple of years postpartum.

I'm a full-time teacher with a 2-year-old toddler, and I'm thinking about starting a fully asynchronous, course-based master's degree (because, realistically, my brain cells don't have the energy for a thesis 😅).

My partner and I take turns with childcare. I teach during the day while he watches our toddler, then when I get home from work, we switch and he starts his job. We don't have daycare, so we're essentially tag-teaming parenting while both working.

I'm mainly interested in doing my master's to move up the pay scale, but I'm wondering if it's actually manageable at this stage of life or if I'd be better off waiting until my child starts school.

For those of you who completed a master's while teaching full-time with a toddler (especially if you were a couple of years postpartum), was it doable? Did you regret starting too early, or are you glad you got it over with? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Edited my post with updates on the kind of masters I plan to take]

Is anyone else getting annoyed by this?

I'll see a listing for what appears to be a single-family home, get excited, scroll through dozens of photos, and then realize near the very end that it's actually a duplex.
Half the time it isn't even mentioned in the description. There's no "duplex," "shared wall," or anything obvious, just photos that conveniently avoid showing the other half until the last couple of pictures, if at all.

The whole point of search filters is to narrow down what you're looking for. I'm specifically searching for detached single-family homes, but because these duplexes are being categorized as single-family homes, there's no way to filter them out. It turns what should be a quick search into constantly having to play detective on every listing.

Is there a legitimate MLS reason for this, or are some realtors just doing it to get more clicks? Because if it's the latter, it's incredibly misleading and a huge waste of buyers' time.

I told my xtian colleague, the same one who asked me last month where my morals come from if I don’t believe in a “skydaddy”, that I still nurse my 2-year-old toddler, and she gave me a disgusted look and said, “But he’s 2.”

I replied, “He’s only 2,” and explained that breastfeeding still helps his immune system because he rarely gets sick even when I do, and when he does get sick, it doesn’t last as long as it does for us. In hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have explained that much to her little brain.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but perimenopause insomnia is brutal.

I’ve always been a decent sleeper, but lately I’m wide awake at 3am like it’s my job. Not just once in a while, almost every night. And it’s that fully alert, brain-won’t-shut-off kind of awake, not the “roll over and drift back to sleep” kind.

I’ve already cut out caffeine completely (not even sneaky afternoon tea), tightened up my sleep routine, and have started taking magnesium bisglycinate early this year because I kept seeing it recommended. It might be taking the edge off a little, but I’m still waking up at 3am like clockwork. It’s starting to wear me down, feels like I never get a full night anymore, and the exhaustion is catching up during the day.

For those who’ve been through this:

Did anything actually help with the 3am wake-ups?

Did magnesium make a noticeable difference for you over time?

Is this just something I have to ride out, or are there things that genuinely improve it?

Would love to hear what worked (or didn’t). I’m tired of staring at the ceiling every night.