Seems like their waitlist has gone up to #85 (that I know of at least).
Any idea why so many people are declining?

We opted for the wagon, more from , kids face each other and more sporty and because honestly being an NYC kid myself I always wanted a wagon so our DC Girls got one.

Loved my Veer but the girl’s outgrew it, now have a Keenz, and it’s heavy to push but a nice ride for the kids.

I’m a single mom who travels, starting with that first as my needs may be different.
I had a Doona it was perfect for everything and I loved not having to transfer the baby to another stroller.
I also had the Cybex infant seat which came in handy as my baby was preemie and would not have been allowed to leave the hospital in the Doona, however after that the Cybex was a waste as I used the Doona.
The Xari while overall more fashionable than functionally comes with a seat that converts to bassinet. If you know you will be going on lots of walks early and prefer the look of the bassinet then get it if not then just use your infant car seat (if it’s not the Doona) attached to your stroller.


I also have a Mom’s Xari with the attachment for the Cybex, but again the Xari was used mostly for walks and it was team Doona.
I also purchased during pregnancy the Nuna Rava x PBK with newborn insert (that never got used).

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to eat pizza at 3pm and I don’t know any other parents who do either.

I love it when hosts have beautiful cupcakes for the parents and coffee, or an “adult cooler” at pool parties but please don’t spend extra money to serve me a slice of tepid pizza at a trampoline park at 3pm.

Op here. This was an 1130 party. Just fyi for all the posters who keep mentioning a 3pm party. I agree you don’t need to serve a meal an a non meal time but you need to have stuff and it needs to be for the adults too. But regardless, the main issue with this particular party was that there was not enough food for the kids.

I disagree, a party at any time of day should have food.
My daughter’s next party is at 1:30pm, we are serving a full Brunch menu.
People shouldn’t have to eat before or after attending your event especially after they had to get their kids ready.

I do full open bar and adult catering and kid food at our parties, who the heck wants to be at a kid’s party anyway, I believe I should at least do it correctly and make it tolerable if not fun for the parents.
This a great example of do things correct or not at all IMO.

I did EEC beginning at month 4, when my daughter began daycare at 1.5 they agreed to help her continue, she did regress a bit (pull-up at school then none at home) but ultimately got back on track and was fine. Most daycares help wipe its regular school that will not.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved my time with my kids but I also realized that they need to be socialized with other kids and slowly become independent. Preschool was that first step. I sent my kids to an afternoon program. It was fantastic.

I love this idea. Does it exist in DC?? Going from nothing to full day school seems too intense.

My daughter does 3 days at private daycare and 2 days with myself and nanny and I am a single mom.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved my time with my kids but I also realized that they need to be socialized with other kids and slowly become independent. Preschool was that first step. I sent my kids to an afternoon program. It was fantastic.

I love this idea. Does it exist in DC?? Going from nothing to full day school seems too intense.

That’s the problem. DCPS is also to get kids out of single parent home with poverty. UMC kids don’t need FT preschool at 3 years old. It’s essentially daycare.

The question is OP, do you want FT daycare provided by the city or do you want to retain your nanny?

There are lots of two parent homes in poverty and many single parents who are middle class are better.
DCPS and daycare in general are for working parents period.

Anonymous wrote:My BD today. DH went away with a few of his besties this weekend as one had a big BD. He needs a break so great that he could get away.

He got in very, very late so is still asleep. He left two gifts for me on table - the bigger gift wrap included 2 t-shirts from his weekend destination - perhaps a 13 y.o. could fit in they are so small. The smaller is a truly knock off Alhambra bracelet and too small for my wrist.

The cards are wonderful and thrilled that he thinks I am the same size from our early years. Just wish he would have stopped there. He probably spent all in 2-3K for his weekend away and these gifts probably come in at around $50 total.

Just wish he would have left it with the cards.

Vent done.

I’m sorry, if this is an isolated incident (which I doubt) then perhaps he is just not a great gift giver and it can be overlooked or a discussion can be had.
Otherwise I’d leave him, you deserve better and more thoughtful.

And remember it will not cover a care worth over $100,000

I converted from Lexus and other more expensive Luxury cars/SUVS (MB/Bentley)
Got a 2021 XC90 through Care by Volvo, loved it.
Currently have that and now an XC90 Hybrid, loving the hybrid so far.
Looked at the New Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, X7, etc. just couldn't justify the extra costs for the technology that comes standard with the volvo.

Anonymous wrote:Forget the “green-card wedding”, soon we’ll be seeing the “Janney Wedding”!

Janney Wedding 😂

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Anonymous wrote:Is that true it started this year?

Universal Pre-K (3 & 4) since 2009 in DC

No, it's not yet universal. From the MySchoolDC website regarding Pre-K 3 and 4:

"Families can apply to up to 12 schools on the My School DC application. However, there is no guarantee of a lottery match or waitlist offer."

Until recently, the were no Pre-K 3 options in Ward 3. Now there are some through CBOs.

Ward 3 schools don't meet all the demand for Pre-K 4 spots either.

While this is true, it is effectively universal because there are always PK spots available. They cannot guarantee your IB except in some circumstances and no one is guaranteed a spot in a specialty program like Montessori or immersion, but if you want a PK spot, you can find one. And as is appropriate, they are more plentiful in areas of town where income levels might make it hard to afford other childcare and where childcare options are more limited. Ward 3 parents could access PK in an adjacent Ward if they wanted to.

(My child attended PK in a Ward we don't live in, and not even one of the sought after charters -- we found a spot at a DCPS that had spots and it was a reasonable commute from our home and the quality was fantastic, so I speak from experience -- if you want free PK in DC, you can find it, and the quality is pretty universally high across the board).

To pretend that everyone could manage to get their 3 year-old across town during rush hour, while trying to care for other kids and get to work, is ridiculous. Glad it worked for you.

But the CBOs have greatly expanded spots, which is excellent.

Nonetheless, Pre-K is still not universal in that 3 and 4 year-olds are not required to attend.

You chose to live in ward 3.

And chose to keep adding kids, the system is supposed to just accomadate all of this, people are ridiculously entitled.

Two brothers, shared father, shared custody.
Anyone have a school not accept the preference for a half-sibling? Or because of shared custody?