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Never Full
The cinch strap on my LV Never Full broke off from the metal ring it was attached to. Where do I get this fixed? Does LV repair bags?
NOLA
When you posted this on Friday, someone answered.
Never Full
I didn’t mean to repost, but I didn’t see it when I looked on Friday. I will look again now.
Worry about yourself
Are we not allowed to repost questions? I know it’s annoying when someone posts about the same thing over and over again, but I’ve seen people repost if they didn’t see any answers, or if they posted at a slow time and didn’t really get anything useful, seems fair to do that.
(not OP, just curious)
NOLA
No, I just figured she didn’t see the other answer.
Anon
Hi all, looking for some advice/wisdom from you. I’m a young widow (almost 30) with a young child and I can’t help but feeling like I’m missing out on the fun things of life. Obviously my life now looks very different from what I thought it’d look like, even just 5 years ago. My friends and family are very supportive, but it’s become super hard lately to see “normal” couples and families doing things like date night, family vacations, weekend activities, and couples vacations. I want to bring up to some of my friends and family members that I’d like to be asked or included to go on group dates or vacations or asked to do kid activities with their families, but I also don’t want to beg or invite myself to be included. Does that make sense? I don’t want to say anything but when I hear of close friends doing things in groups and not asking me, it hurts (even tho I absolutely know no one is purposefully not including me!). I’m seeing a therapist to help me sort out lots of issues with my grief and single parenting, but this is a different part of life that I’m not sure she understands.
Anonymous
My situation is a little different but I will be a widow in the short term (months to years). Ask! They want to help you.
Inspired By Hermione
I’m so sorry. I hope you’re getting support for anticipatory grief if you need it.
Vicky Austin
I’m sure your therapist would be happy to help you work this out. Having a bit of a social calendar is really good for mental and emotional health, and it will benefit both you and your kid. This is absolutely something you could bring up with her if you need help going into that friend conversation, or help being the one who engineers plans once in a while.
I’m sorry for your loss. It sounds like you’re dealing as best you can, and I salute that.
Anonymous
Please ask! If I had a friend ask to be included, I would definitely involve them.
Inspired By Hermione
Yes, please ask. People just have no idea what to do with grief and I’ve found it tends to just throw people off completely. People who love you want you to be happy but I’ve found they feel like they’ll screw it up so they just don’t.
anon
echoing this. a friend might think that inviting them to do something with their family will remind you that your spouse passed away and make you feel worse, so their default is to not invite you when they would really love to include you, but don’t want to cause you additional pain
Inspired By Hermione
The kindest thing friends did for me after I experienced a huge loss was keep asking me if I wanted to be included. Even though I was a miserable, often teary mess that didn’t want them, I wanted my dead friend, and I said no more than I said yes. They kept asking and showing up and eventually I felt up to yes and am forever grateful for them.
Anon
Yes, please ask! I have a terrible fear of messing up when people have gone through something very difficult. This is even though I’ve gone through a tough loss and the only mess ups I bristled at were super obvious missteps (asking for step by step instructions on getting the deceased’s money at the funeral and trying to get additional money at the funeral).
I would be so grateful if a friend going through something like this told me what would help.
Also, I’m sorry for your loss.
Anonymous
I have a number of peer widow friends and I wouldn’t have expected that (I have grade-school kids; two friends were widowed while pregnant with their now-only children).
I think that for one friend, she dated a big as her daughter got older and people maybe thought she preferred to date without an audience of smug marrieds (what she wanted was for her only-kid to not be lonely and she/her late spouse were both either only kids or estranged from siblings).
So maybe be the change you want to see in the world and start asking now for something like Labor Day or Columbus Day if anyone wants to go to X together (maybe get a big house or all stay at the same place)? Or have people over for pizza and beer / kids movies / etc.?
I have FOMO all the time and try to realize that others may. A widowed local aunt’s only local child was killed in an accident a couple of years ago and I tried to invite her to family-type things (kids birthdays, xmas, etc.) and random dinners just to have her not be alone or lonely.
Anonymous
Not the same at all but we have a number of single mother friends or friends who are lesbians and my husband will often invite their kids to various things in our community that are “dad things”.
We live in a deeply religious community and for funding reasons etc a lot of stuff is a “dad thing” meaning I’m not even welcome. Some of this stuff is super fun or funded and all of it is after work hours or on weekends. Yeah, I personally hate it, I just don’t have the energy to fight it.
We find that everyone is quite responsive even though it’s super awkward to ask. No one has ever actually said no.
We’ve always invited single young lawyers or anyone basically without a home for the holidays to spend time with us and it is something we always do either in public posts or in personal invitations.
To be honest I lived somewhere once where I was alone and no one ever made any attempt to do this with me and it sucked.
Everyone reading this, please try and include eachother, even if other people aren’t interested the gesture is kind. Lawyering is hard and we should look out for eachother.
Anon
I would definitely ask! I can imagine your friends are not inviting you because they think it will be painful. They aren’t trying to be mean, just clueless. Unfortunately a lot of our society is completely clueless about how to handle these situations and err on the side of not talking / not inviting, which can be more hurtful than an awkward comment here or there.
anon
Agree that you should ask… I don’t know anyone in your scenario, but I would happily include you! I’d also be up for just the 2 of us taking the kiddos to a park after work or grabbing an early dinner or something without my husband coming along.
Anon
You should absolutely ask! Would saying something like “I’m feeling ready to be more social, and would love to join in for the next [group activity]” feel ok?
Mortgages
Are mortgage brokers regional like real estate brokers? We’re moving to the other side of the country and I assume we should get a mortgage broker in the new location or does it not matter?
Also, any experience/advice with applying for and temporarily carrying 2 mortgages for a few months so we can buy the new place first then worry about selling our current house? We’re lucky enough to have enough to put as a down payment without selling. TIA!
Anon
Not sure about brokers, but in my area, it helps to go with lenders that lend frequently in my town because 1) real estate prices are extremely high for modest homes; 2) very short periods to close are standard; and 3) people tend to have comp structures that are heavily weighted toward restricted stock units or options. Bay Area, if that helps.
Nesprin
Also in bay area, we needed to get a local broker since we needed our loan done in <20 days. Our bank in texas couldn't grok that idea as they thought 35 days was blindingly fast.
anon a mouse
They have to be licensed in the state where they do business.
Experience with the local housing market will matter, too.
Anon
Help. Lately, every time my SO and I garden, it feels painful to me. I’m rarely in the mood for it now, and when we do it, I just want to get it over with. I’m making sure we use enough “water”…? (Ugh I hate the gardening metaphors), but it’s still painful. Had anyone experienced this?
nona
if s*x is painful, talk to your doctor/NP. Seriously, make an appointment today. Its not supposed to hurt and this is a legit thing to ask about (and ask until someone takes you seriously).
Ellen
Agreed. I do not have the issue, but Rosa did, and she has had kids with Ed, so her hormone’s were out of wack. The doctor prescribed something and she is not having the same symptoms. BTW, that was when Ed kind of strayed with the girl at the bar, but he swares he did not do anything s-xueal other than let her twerk on his lap. FOOEY!
Avis
I just listened to a podcast about this – Bodies podcast, and the first episode focuses on painful s*x. I was surprised by how interesting it was, and by how common this is for women.
Anon
Anticipating pain can make it worse… ask me how I know. :/
anon
Yes, this has always been an issue for DH and I (he’s the only man I’ve ever tried PiV with). And from what I’ve read, it’s very common!
There are different kinds of pain- the floor muscles can be too tense, or dryness, or something internal like endometriosis, or a learned expectation when things haven’t heen fun in the past (which does NOT mean it’s “all in your head”)- or a mix of multiple of factors. Good doctors can help with any of those, although unfortunately bad drs can say obnoxious things or make the symptoms worse. But after years of fighting this battle, I do think it’s worth asking for help and advocating for yourself.
anon
Oh, a couple of simple tips- if you use c0nd0ms, have you tried non-latex?
And look for a l00bricant that is specifically glycerin-free, as well as phthalate, paraben, whatever-free.
Anon
First of all, you definitely don’t have to do it if it’s painful and you’re dreading it. You have permission (from an anonymous Internet stranger) to say no for a month, year, two years, however long you want without guilt. Otherwise, a good ob/gyn is your first stop. If she doesn’t help (I say she because IMHO, female doctors are highly preferable for this kind of thing), then try another. Best of luck moving forward.
nona
Tell your obgyn about this, and ask for a referral to a pelvic floor therapist. They work with the body between the belly button and thighs, and are trained to assist in this specific issue. My pelvic floor therapist has been a total godsend. Good luck – you can work through this and become more comfortable in your body!
anon
Pelvic floor physical therapy is a thing. I have had incompetent doctors ignore or add to my distress in this category. It makes me so sad for my younger self. One literally told me to take a bath and then drink a bunch of wine and then it would be fine. A different one asked me if I had been assaulted (I have not) and then put me on anxiety pills that were so strong they made me into a total zombie. This did not help. It was a physical medical issue that was not solved until I had an ob gyn take me seriously and recommend pf pt. Now, there is occasional brief discomfort, but it is so much better that I’m actually really enjoying it and finally understanding what the big fuss is about. I wish I’d dealt with it way sooner rather than suffering for years because “its common”.
anon
Yes, lots of experience with this. I’m almost completely pain free now but it took years. Here are some things you should try and/or be evaluated for:
-Pelvic floor physical therapy. Go to someone who specializes in this.
-Get an ultrasound to see if there are any fibroids/polyps causing issues.
-If you also have associated irritation, get a patch test for allergies. My issues ended up being caused by a pretty severe allergy to detergent/soaps, and the irritated nerve endings in turn caused some serious pelvic muscle spasms that I couldn’t break until I figured out the allergy. But again, it took years. (and pelvic floor PT didn’t work for me because I was also allergic to the l*be they used, but I highly recommend trying it still).
-if you are on hormonal BC, try a different kind. It can contribute to dryness which in turn can lead to nerve irritation –> muscle spasm –> pain.
-if you’re in a large city, see if there’s a v*lvar pain center or something similar.
-you may want to try compounded suppositories that have gabapentin (against nerve pain), valium (muscle relaxant) and other ingredients (I can’t remember) – it’s treating the symptom more than the cause but sometimes if you’ve ended up with pelvic spasm that is where you have to start attacking it.
Good luck and don’t give up hope – you’ll probably bounce through a few medical professionals before you find someone who really understands this.
Anonymous
We received a six week old puppy in very unfortunate circumstances from a client (dog likely had almost no human contact for six weeks and was definitely abused) before being dumped at the office next door to ours with a card that it was for us.
We cared for the dog to the best of our ability for a month. I am not a dog person and had never had one before but we loved this dog and got it veterinary care, training and professional help. Yesterday the recommendation came back that the dog would not be suitable for a family with children and that likely no amount of intervention would change that. Dog is going to a foster home in two hours where it will receive one on one training from an experienced dog trainer and will then be put up for adoption by a reputable rescue. The dog looks like an expensive pure breed and is very smart and they are confident she will find a new appropriate home soon.
My heart is broken and I have to work this afternoon so I will miss her surrender though we did get to say goodbye at lunch. Please keep us in your thoughts or prayers.
Panda Bear
It was so kind of you to care for her and set her up for a successful future! I would also be heartbroken to give her up after investing so much in her well being. But it sounds like you are doing the right thing for the dog and for your family. Maybe you’ll be ready to find the right dog for your home someday soon.
Inspired By Hermione
I’m so sorry. This sounds so hard. Will be thinking about you and your family.
MagicUnicorn
This is sad, but math seems to be in this puppy’s favor. At 10 weeks old puppies are very, very trainable (and I question the expertise of someone who issues a blanket statement that a 10 week old puppy is not suitable for a family with children). Not suitable for an inexperienced dog owner or for people who can’t devote time and attention to training and playing with the dog makes sense.
woof
You are doing the right thing. I am a dog person and even I realize that not every home is right for every dog. The legendary (in dog circles) trainer Patricia McConnell once rehomed a dog. She said that the dog was very introverted, didn’t like to travel and had a ton of energy. Her life involved a lot of traveling with her dogs to do public demonstrations. She rehomed the dog to a quiet farm where he would would spend his time herding. She probably mourned this more than the dog, as she said herself. Wolf packs are more amorphous than we might think, wolves come and go. Dogs are more socially flexible than we imagine.
Anon
Insurance questions – I’ve been able to coast along for the past five years without thinking about this too much, but now that I’m planning on buying a house and starting to try for my first kid within the next six months or so, I think it’s time to get life insurance beyond the $50K or so I get through my employer. I think I read somewhere here about a specific source online people used to compare life insurance rates? At one point does it make sense to get umbrella insurance?
Anon
Good for you for considering life insurance before pregnancy. I wish I’d gotten life insurance outside of work (so as to be fully portable in the event of job changes) before pregnancy.
I’ve never hear of umbrella insurance in relation to life insurance. I like umbrella insurance to go over auto/homeowners’ insurance because so many kinds of legitimate claims can go over traditional policy limits.
Anon
Sorry should have been clear – the umbrella insurance would probably be through our homeowner’s or auto insurance. My DH is in residency but is technically a doctor (without the attendant salary) and I’m a lawyer (HHI of about $200K, with relatively few assets at this point once you account for all of his student loans). I had heard that for people in our position, umbrella insurance might make sense since we’re at greater risk for being sued above our policy limits?
Anon
Can you get more through your employer? How much do you need? Are you physically healthy?
Anon
It’s cheaper through the employer but you lose it when you leave so for stability I’d recommend getting it outside of work.
anon a mouse
Someone here posted about policygenius a while back. I used it to get an idea of quotes but ended up getting policies (for me and DH) through a local agent. The prices were very inline with the quotes from policygenius but we had a specific medical condition that we needed more tailored underwriting for.
You can get umbrella insurance through your car/house insurer. If you have more than one policy, it probably makes sense to have some coverage, especially if you are a HNW earner who would be an attractive defendant in case of an accident. It’s pretty cheap – I think we spend $200/year for $2M in umbrella coverage for 2 houses, 2 cars.
Anonymous
Trying to figure out ‘market’ associate salaries in the Midwest. Some firms publish their billable hour requirements and salaries, but many don’t. I think I saw someone post a nice formula once on here – for example, the difference between billing 1650 and 1800 hours – but now I can’t find it. Maybe it was more on partner, not associate compensation? Any help? Glassdoor isn’t very helpful.
anon
Sorry for the re-post, but just the process of looking is intimidating. Recommendations for good divorce lawyers or mediators in NYC?
Anonymous
Would you ever paint your nails in the office? Just saw someone posting on FB about doing it regularly (“office beauty hack!”) but … wouldn’t the smell bug coworkers?
Cat
What! No. I admit I do like to run out for a manicure at lunch because the risk of smudging/denting the “fresh paint” is way lower when I’m just typing all day than when I’m at home doing stuff… but the smell belongs nowhere near an office.
FFS
And also…it’s work!
Anon
That is so messed up. Not only is the smell annoying, the chemicals (particularly formaldehyde) in nail polish are actively harmful, particularly to people with asthma or other respiratory problems. If someone even tried to do that in my office, I would be all over it so fast (and I’m usually very non-confrontational).
Anonymous
Ive done it several times!closed door, long passive conference call.
Anonymous
Caveat I had a very private office- I absolutely kept nail polish on my desk to touch up dinged toenails or stop a run in my hose. Probably touched up a chip a couple times a month.
Vicky Austin
Bleck, nope!
Worry about yourself
I would never, ever do this! Growing up we were only allowed to paint our nails outside, if I did mine inside my mom would yell at me (and one time I had some, ahem, digestive problems from the fumes); these days I do it in my living room but I make sure to do it next to an open window when I can, ideally when my boyfriend isn’t there. In an enclosed space with lots of people? Heck no! Now, my building has some outdoor spaces I could use in theory, but still, walking around the office with not-quite-dry-yet polish that I have to be very dainty and careful with for a few hours sounds like a bad idea. No no, go to the salon on your break or do them at home.
Now, I suppose if you have your own office, that’s well ventilated (window or good fan system) and you can remain undisturbed for a little while, fine, I won’t tell you not to. But in an open office? No way! So inconsiderate.
Anon
Never in a communal office space! Ever! For so many reasons, the smell be the most significant but not the only.
BUT, now I work from home and, after three years, finally started keeping my nail polish in my office because it is where I paint my nails most often. It is well lit, has a flat surface, and I can sit and do computer work for a couple of hours after I finish.
Anna
Would you do it in the train on the way to work? (Assume you’re sitting down, it’s not super crowded)
Cat
No. It’s such a pungent odor even from several rows away.
Parfait
Plus it’s so jostly!
Should mornings be this hard?
I’d be really interested in your thoughts on getting out of bed in the morning – how hard should it be?
I’m two years out of college and in the workforce. For the last two years, I suffered from severe anxiety, and would wake up hours early every morning in a panic. So getting up was easy! Now, thanks to medication and therapy, I’m way better and not panicking in the morning. But it’s so hard to get out of bed! I feel totally exhausted and it’s so so hard to get myself up and out the door.
Is this just what’s normal when you aren’t massively anxious? Any tips?
FYI, I already take B12, iron, vitamin d and sertraline.
anon
No its not normal. What time do you go to bed and what is your sleep hygiene like? Are you getting 8 hours of solid peaceful sleep? There are days I don’t want to get out of bed because it’s all warm and cozy in there and I’d rather lie around and be independently wealthy than actually go to work and function like an adult, but it’s not like I’m so exhausted I can’t function.
I also started making myself really delicious coffee, which helps me be more motivated to get up because I have something to look forward to immediately. Is there something you could do to get you going in the morning? Playing fun music? Getting one of those light up alarm clocks or the kind you have to chase all over your house? I’ve also found that walking or running regularly, cutting way back on alcohol, and getting my thyroid medicine dosage right have all helped me have more energy.
anon a mouse
+1 on coffee, if that’s your thing. I have mine on an automatic timer and it helps to smell it and know it’s ready when the alarm goes off.
How is your actual sleep? Your eyes might be closed, but if you are having trouble staying in a deep sleep, you might actually not get enough, which makes it harder to wake up.
Anon
I’m also on Zoloft and am SO tired. I’ll admit to being so tired during the day that sometimes I shut my office door and put my head down on my desk and pass out for 15 minutes. (How tired do you have to be to fall sound asleep with your forehead on a desk?!) I’ve also noticed that with Zoloft, waking up can be physically uncomfortable for me – it’s unusual and I don’t quite know how to describe it, but it’s like I’m so tired it’s painful to wake up. I force myself to open my eyes and read my phone, and I can generally shake off the sleep in a few minutes.
I tried other meds, but I decided that it was worth it to me to feel tired (and not anxious/depressed) vs having to deal with the side effects of the other meds.
Anonymous
Sounds like you may have co-morbid anxiety and depression. Depression is often really bad in the morning in the way you describe.
Anonymous
I’m also really bad about getting out of bed in the mornings but am not medicated. I do think it’s tied to depression. I often wake up scrolling through social media. Maybe read The Four Hour Body and take some of his suggestions for better sleep hygiene, like eating a fatty protein snack before bed, sleep temperature, etc.
Should mornings be this hard?
Thanks everyone! It’s really good to get that reality check. I do have issues with depression as well, so there could well be a link there.
And Anon@4.11 – thanks for putting it into words! That intense tiredness is exactly what I mean. Definitely better than the anxiety, but soooooo tired!
Anon
I am on a medication which is used for neuropathy (but in higher doses for depression) – and I cannot get up in the mornings. It is a struggle. And I used to get up at 5:30 every morning to workout. Now I’m lucky if I can get up before 8 am. If I really have to get up early in the morning (rarely) I’ll skip my medicine the night before and it makes a world of difference. It’s very likely just the meds!
Anonymous
I found Zoloft massively sedating. I took it for anxiety (mainly public speaking nerves), not for depression, but it seemed to cause depression? I became less and less motivated until I actually just didn’t do anything I didn’t have to. I am now a big fan of more targeted anxiety meds at least for situational anxiety.
Anon
This is either it or not, but I have low blood sugar, and it’s hard for me to get out of bed. My body is sluggish from the lack of energy, and it actually kicks off some depression. I eat a bit late at night, which helps, and used to keep granola bars (with chocolate chips) on my bedside table.
Inspired By Hermione
Zoloft is the worst for this. We finally took me off it because it was terrible (other reasons, too). I’m now on Wellbutrin at night (so it peaks right as I start waking up) and a low dose of lamotrigine (another one that made me super groggy in the AM). I can now get up in the mornings. Not a big fan, but at least I’m not oversleeping every day unless I’m not feeling well or having a week with some atypical amounts of anxiety or depression.
If you really like something, breakfast food or not, or, really, healthy or not, it can help. I really like pizza and so if I know I need to get up I’ll get a piece of pizza the night before for breakfast. I’m also not opposed to bribing myself with Starbucks.
I’m sorry, it sucks. I felt a ton of shame for not being able to just get up. I would get eight hours, nine hours, ten hours, eleven hours and still not be able to wake up. People just said to get more sleep and it was the meds that I couldn’t get off of for that period.
Anon
In week 10 of my first pregnancy. A few items are starting to get tight around the waist (which is a new thing for me, since my waist is small). I plan on hitting an outlet mall next weekend for the sales to start on a maternity wardrobe.
What’s the best advice you all have for being strategic about this? Does it work to buy skirts (I’m a skirt person) one or two sizes up, and be able to use them next summer (assuming my postpartum body will be bigger, and I will be returning to work), or will the fit be off? Did you find that certain pieces only worked for a couple of weeks, but others were more flexible? Do certain materials work better than others?
Anon
Buying fitted clothing one or two sizes up may work for a little while, stretchy clothing one or two sizes up is better. Best option is to start just buying maternity clothing.
Anon
I couldn’t stand anything right around my waist even when I was the smallest amount pregnant. So I bought super stretchy pieces in non maternity sizes but bigger than my normal size and wore them until I was in actual maternity clothes. Like a black stretchy pencil skirt and a couple of pairs of black elastic waist pants.
Like you, I also planned to wear them post partum until I lost the weight.
Spoiler alert: still wearing them years later. :)
Anon
Thank you – this is great advice!
I have a sort-of capsule wardrobe of nice pieces that I’ve bought on sale and take care of. (Today I’m wearing a summer-weight wool pinstripe skirt and a silk blouse.) So I worry that buying “meh” clothes because they’re cheap will (a) just make me feel crummy about my changing body, (b) draw inadvertent attention to the change in my wardrobe, and (c) leave me without anything to wear when I’m postpartum.
Anon
For b — Nobody is going to notice. Seriously. For c — I think you’re probably best off waiting until you are postpartum to see what you want and what fits.
Anon
You’re charming. Scamper along now.
Anon
What? I didn’t think this was snarky. Scamper along now is, though. (I’m anon at 5:04 but not at 6:26)
Inspired By Hermione
Yeah, this did not seem snarky.
Anon
I also think you’re delusional about what’s going to happen to your nice work clothes when you have a snotty spit-uppy baby to juggle when you’re headed to or from work.
Anon
Anon at 9:56: pretty sure my stepmom wore nice suits when she was in finance and my sister was a baby, just like plenty of moms manage to dress appropriately for work. Don’t call me “delusional” because you can’t figure out life.
Anonymous
Maternity clothing is often designed to be work for a significant amount of pregnancy and nursing after the fact. I would recommend dresses.
anne-on
FYI for those of you who’d been drooling over their pieces, the Fold is doing their summer sale. Someone please buy this dress so I can live vicariously through you, it is gorgeous in person!
https://thefoldlondon.com/product/hampton-dress-blue-jacquard/
DLC
I have a pretty casual workplace and I mostly wore skirts and leggings throughout my pregnancy. Everything had elastic waistbands. I had a couple of cotton/ spandex skirts with fold over waistbands that I was able to continue wearing after giving birth. Some of them were maternity and some weren’t. I also had a couple of maxi skirts that I wore with the waistband over my bump or under my bump depending on the shirt/ tunic I wore on top. Maternity pants tended to not work for me- they wouldn’t stay up- mostly because I have no hips. With my first I could get away with wearing low rise pants one or two sizes up, but this hasn’t worked as well with subsequent pregnancies.
Anonymous
why can’t i completely close out of the ad at the bottom of my screen? with other blogs, i “X” out the ad once, and i am done. i can continue reading on that same page without having to “X” again. here–i “X” out the add, and it pops back up 30 seconds later. What is the trick here? This distracting as I am trying to read the thoughtful commentary!