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0·26 Sept 2026·on Caregiver asked for a raise after three months. How did you work out what's fair?

If you'd hire her again, I'd settle it this week rather than let it drag. We took a month to decide with ours and by then she had mentally moved on. Once someone in the building has made an offer, the clock is running.

2·19 Sept 2026·on The only skating batch for my preschooler is 7.30 on Saturday morning

The car nap is a real option, the rink has covered parking. Did your two ever start resenting the early starts?

2·29 Jun 2026·on Left the girls alone for one Saturday afternoon. The 16 year old gave the 8 year old a fringe.

Fringes grow out faster than you'd think. In four weeks nobody will remember it except the photos.

2·4 Jun 2026·on Partner is home this year, back at work next year. Which version of us do we pick an LKG school for?

We use school transport for our daughter and it has made a farther school workable, but it cost us flexibility. On theatre days I can't do pickup at all, so if the van is late or doesn't run there's no backup. The closer school would have meant a neighbour could step in. I still don't know which was the better choice.

0·18 Apr 2026·on Granddaughter cries when her mother comes to take her home from my place

This happened with my daughter and the aunty who looks after her after school. What helped a little was a shorter handover. Ten minutes of everyone chatting at the door gave her time to build up to it. When the bag was ready and the goodbye was quick, it went better. It still stung, I won't pretend otherwise. I'm not sure it was a phase so much as her liking both places.