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0·1 Sept 2026·on 3 months of swimming class and my 5 yr old still won't put her face in the water

same with ours till recently. what moved it was bath time at home with goggles on, blowing bubbles into the water, dunking toys. no pressure. took weeks though 🤷

1·24 Aug 2026·on daycare khichdi beats my khichdi every single day

Try feeding him where he can see someone else eating. With our daughter, sitting her at the table while we ate did more than any recipe. Also daycare probably cooks it much softer than you think.

3·30 Jul 2026·on Unreachable for three hours in theatre. What does your caregiver do if something happens?

We stuck ours on the fridge and also inside the cupboard by the door, because the fridge one vanished under school notices within a week. Top line in big letters: call me first, my partner's phone is always on silent 🤷

1·27 Jul 2026·on biggest client wants every saturday morning till september

Came back to add one thing. Could half of the review be online? Our suppliers stopped insisting on visiting once we offered them a video call slot that suited them.

0·26 Jul 2026·on biggest client wants every saturday morning till september

In retail we gave up Saturdays years ago, the shop is busiest then. We do a Monday evening dinner out instead. Not the same but the kids look forward to it now

1·17 Jul 2026·on one of this week's research participants turned out to be a mother from my son's preschool

Happens to us all the time with the store 😅 Parents from my daughter's class want to talk discounts at the gate. I just say 'come to the store, I'll be there' and move to kids' stuff. Maybe say the work part is confidential and switch to the children?

0·15 Jun 2026·on ICSE to State Board in middle school? Considering Educare High School in Shaikpet, ten minutes away

What second language does she do now? If it's Hindi, check what Educare offers. Telugu at State Board level in class 8 is a big jump for a kid who hasn't done it.

0·26 May 2026·on Is it odd to ask a school to put us in touch with a couple of current parents before we pay?

schools are shut till june. no pickup to stand outside. that's the whole reason i'm asking