[-]God I hate NPN. Here on UB, I am prepared for nearly everyone to be mean, but in Chicago? What is with the crazy poster who is going off on every single post she writes? She went off on a dad for promoting Nettelhorst, went off on a bunch of other folks.
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Me too!! That woman is just downright mean! (NPN is neighborhood parents network...something like UB for Chicago)
[ Reply | Options ]A sad, depressing message board for Chicago moms who aren't getting any lovin' from their husbands, so they go and take out their frustrations on each other. Much like here, only lamer. And they tend to gang up on people. Kind of like high school revisited. There is this really annoying "blogger" who promotes her blog all the time (which isn't anything unique or funny) and everyone worships her because she has decided she is Queen Bee, and of course the lemmings follow her every word. Sad, sad, sad.
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[-]Need banking help/advice. Just realized bank had been charging me various insufficient fund fees every few days. It looks like they paid an automatic debit item which put my account overdrawn. It looks like they've charged about $700 in fees to my account. Is this legal? Please send advice with no flames.
2 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I have "overdraft protection" and my bank, TD, charges exhorbitant rates that rocket past original $25 overdraft to tune of 1000s of dollars by charging on entire ovredraft limit - meaning on the $5000 I'm allowed, not on the $25 I actually went over. And they look at me straightfaced and tell me I am responsible for it and they keep charging on interest on the $5000. So yes, I'm afraid this full frontal fiscal attack is legal
[ Reply | Options ]its pretty disgusting, I tried to opt out of it and my bank won't let me. I didn't know I was overdrawn and lunch, a cab ride, and nail polish turned into over $100 in fees. I called the bank and they said that it was my problem. This is the same bank that had a HUGE profit last quarter. I hate, hate, hate them.
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[-]My MIL insists I do everything (okay not everything but most) like her daughter does and thinks I should be calling her all the time for advice and whatnot. Why am I not allowed independent thought and to be my own person? She assumes I will go to all of the family functions because I "have to". What's up with that???
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Is your mother still alive? The reason I am asking is b/c I always ask my mom about things but dh always asks his mom. My mom said she was worried that my brothers wife would just always go to her mom but I do, that's just the way it works.
[ Reply | Options ]Yep my mother is still alive and kind of "stays out of it". She tells me to just drink wine LOL And my siblings have kids too so we are stymied over the I "should call SIL" for advice.
[ Reply | Options ]She is just being intrusive. Do you ever call MIL for anything? Maybe calling a few times about simple things will get her off your back. Also tell you that you can not attend every family function b/c your family deserves some of your time too. Tell her that you will try to be as fair as possible.
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Here is an example: I took DD and DS to see cloudy with a chance of meatballs by myself. DH had to work so I said "let's go and have some fun." Well when MIL heard I did that she got all up in arms that I didn't call SIL and her DCs to go. How was I able to do that by myself, she asked. Frankly the three of us had a blast.
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[-]Anyone with kids at a lycee francais (nyc, sf, chgo, other) - can you share your experiences? pros/cons? thanks!
4 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I watched my daughter's sports match against Lycee Francais New York. I was amazed at how poorly behaved the Lycee gils were at the match. They acted in a very shameful and unsporstmanlike manner.
[ Reply | Options ]My daughter was there for four years. Many great things -- she got a great foundation in French, and the behavior, at least in the lower grades, was fine. She loved the school. Music and sports were wonderful. The English and math were absolutely terrible, however. One minus: no financial aid. Many of the French/int'l families who are there get the tuition paid by Fr. gov't or parent's employer, so they ranged from middle-class to rich, but most of the American families were really rich (except us, which is one reason we left -- couldn't afford it any longer).
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[-]Does your child's school have a rule that all treats must be store-bought? How do you feel about that?
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[-]My husband and I are invited to a party this weekend, need to dress up, don't want to makea fuss, and want to feel comfertable. Any suggestions for easy customes for an adult couple?
15 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Does your husband have a nice black suit and vampire teeth? Can you simulate a cheerleading costume (pleated skirt, fitted sweater (you know that one you grew out of because your baby made you go from a B cup to a D cup). Wooden stake. Buffy The Vampire Slayer. A fedora and french baret (sp) can get you close to Bonnie & Clyde. Can you get some wigs and go as John & Yoko?
[ Reply | Options ]The most recent time we dressed for Halloween, DH and I went as Men In Black--suits, skinny ties, sunglasses. pretty easy. may not be timely, but who cares...
[ Reply | Options ]He can wear a suit be Don Draper and you can be Betty or any of the other characters in Mad Men.
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doctor and a nurse. (Though it's hard to find a nurse that's not trashy.) I just bought a lab coat and white tights, and wore white shoes, white skirt, white shirt, and wore a Fisher Price stethoscope. I made a hat out of paper. DH wore a lab coat and a nametag and a stethoscope. I have other ideas, but this is the most basic one.
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[-]I am from NY and will be in downtown Chicago and need a babysitter for a Saturday night. Any suggestions how to find one? Thanks.
1 reply [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I used to live there and I used Sitters in the City a few times. I think the service changed to www.studiositters.com. If your staying at a hotel, ask the concierge if they can recommend a service.
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[-]Has anyone had experience with a cyst on ovary? If so, how long until it went away and what did you do to get rid of it?
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[-]In New York the top private schools are Brearley, Chapin, Spence, Dalton, Collegiate, Horace Mann and Dalton. What about in your cities?
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Boston: In order of prestige (best to worst): Phillips Academy, Roxbury Latin (boys) & Winsor (girls), Milton Academy. But our publics, Boston Latin and Cambridge Rindge & Latin, can give Hunter and Stuy a run for their money.
[ Reply | Options ]Rindge? Rindge? I don't know if you are basing this on 1965 info, but Cambridge Rindge & Latin school hasn't been selective in years, and it is a total sinkhole. Nothing whatever like Boston Latin.
[ Reply | Options ]Seriously! I thought that was supposed to be a crappy school. I'm not even from the area, and I know this.
[ Reply | Options ]It's a terrible school. Bummer because Cambridge has some very good public schools, but their high school is terrible.
[ Reply | Options ]My daughter is attending Rindge next year from private. The reputation is because the school is extremely socio-economically diverse; many kids are from very recent immigrant families and test scores are low as they are just learning English. That said, we know many families with kids there who have done superbly and you should check out the website to see where the kids get admitted to college. Havard and MIT routinely hold several places open for grads each year. Anyway, sorry to see the school bashed here because we know many kids who love it.
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Andover isn't in Boston, nor is it commutable. That's like saying Choate is one of the best schools in New York.
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np: Andover can't be more than 40 minutes outside downtown Boston, but most people in Boston live in surrounding areas, so for those north of Boston, it's probably 25 minutes. Choate OTOH is well over an hour outside the city. I'd say a better comparison might be Hackley or Rye Country Day. Plus, outside NYC, people travel a lot longer distances for private school. friend at Princeton Day School told me people came from an hour away.
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What about BB&N? I just moved here, and it seems like most of the richy-rich people I have met send their kids there.
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Washington: National Cathedral, Sidwell, St. Albans, Landon, Holton, Georgetown Day
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Um, many on this board would certainly disagree with this New York list of "top" schools -- you say it as if it is a done fact, but sorry, Chapin does not belong up there in any way; Spence doesn't really, either. Horace Mann has slipped below a couple of other coeds that you have left off that do belong, but I don't want to continue this nonsense.
[ Reply | Options ]This list is ridiculous: Chapin and Spence are no different than any private school anywhere. They are NOT academic powerhouses and never were.
[ Reply | Options ]Chapin and Spence have the 6th highest HYP placement in the COUNTRY. Of course they belong on list of tts.
[ Reply | Options ]and chapin was 3rd in the wsj article in 2007. I think this poster is the loon from an earlier post who was insisting only trinity, collegiate and brearly are top tier. the tt 7 schools list was not made up by UB. you can think the schools aren't for you - thats fine. but these are considered the top schools in nyc.
[ Reply | Options ]Are you sure? Where does this info come from? I went to Harvard and did not know a soul from Chapin or Spence, though many from Brearley and Collegiate. Never even had heard of Chapin and Spence, frankly, and then when I got to NY, heard of them as uptown, rich girl schools, not academic. Honestly, I agree with poster that they certainly WERE not historically academic powerhouses, but am open to hearing that times have changed. Where is the HYP info?
[ Reply | Options ]Google. And you can check each school's website for college placement info. I know Spence has 08's up--and Harvard is on the list.
[ Reply | Options ]This link is from an article that was published in Worth magazine. Schools that send the highest percentage of kids HYP. The list is hard to find now, but you can see it here if you scroll down - http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/201404-prep-school-reputations-10.html
[ Reply | Options ]This is the beginning of the article - http://www.electricprint.com/edu4/classes/readings/edu-eliteschools.htm
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That success rate % is bogus. It is based on how many kids went to those selected colleges. That list of college doesn't even include Yale, Stanford, other ivy's. Very random to include Johns Hopkins and a couple of colleges. If kids from a school apply to other schools not on the list that may be better than those listed, they get a lower success rate. Read the fine print!
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Chapin and Spence are not and never have been academic powerhouses. They may have a lot of legs and roch, connected kids who get into top colleges, but if you look at the schools for the experience of school itself, not college placement, sorry, these are not places of high intellectual pursuits. No way. Delusional to think so.
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Southern CT: New Canaan Country School, Greenwich Country Day, Greenwich Academy, Brunswick
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[-]Chicago Moms - we will be in Chicago in a couple weeks. The Navy Pier certainly looks like fun for families, but is it like our Pier (santa monica): filled with lowlifes and slimy people who keep you checking for your wallet? just curious, we'll probably go anyway as we're travling with three kids, but just want a heads up.
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what does him being younger have to do with needing help getting over him? Why do you keep stressing that he was a younger man?
[ Reply | Options ]BECAUSE I FEEL BY ME BEING OLDER THAT MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO DO ALOT OF TEACHIN.I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 9 YEARS AND I FEEL LIKE I WOULD BE GIVIN UP ALOT FOR A MAN THAT MAY NOT BE READY.
[ Reply | Options ]No 23 year old is going to be ready, one of the reasons the relationship was so intense is because you are married so he knows there will be no pressure on him to step up to the plate.
[ Reply | Options ]well he didnt no we were still marrried that was kind of to tell because i thought if i told him he would not treated me the same.he did things for me that my husband did not do like show me love he put me first not his work and that made me feel good.but their was one thing he know i was comin into sum money so that just made me feel like the love was not real.he would always ask me to show him how much money i was getin and he would always tell me if im the one he want to spend his life with.he would always come to me and say that he think we should just be friends because he couldnt get my money off his mind.
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[-]What's your favorite pair of jeans right now? Brand/style/color?
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[-]WWYD? Every year, my in-laws dictate every day of the holidays and Christmas is a 3 day event.Christmas Eve starts at 2PM and doesn't end under well after midnight. Kids open presents all day. Then Christmas Day our DCs are too exhausted to open Santa's gifts and then the festival starts all over again. And then the day after all of the "cousins" have to get together to play with the toys and by this time they are banging off the walls. Now mind you they NEVER ask when we will see "MY" family or when my family will see the kids. This year I want to have Christmas Eve by just the four of us-me, DH, DD and DS. Is that so wrong? Is that selfish? Will that cause havoc? Isn't it time for us to have our family traditions?
11 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]i fully support you. how do your DH and DCs feel? if you can all agree, make a new tradition. if it's important to them to keep doing it the same way, however, you may have to compromise. but you are certainly entitled to make time for your family, even if it causes havoc. no good reason not to share Christmas if your family celebrates it too.
[ Reply | Options ]Your in-laws dictate because you follow their directions. Stop following their orders and take charge of your life.
[ Reply | Options ]"Well it's important for the kids together and see each other." "It's a tradition we've had for years." "I may be dead soon-I want to see the kids as much as possible." How do you deal with that? We tried this a few years ago when I was 8 months pregnant and there was a snowstorm but we had to go.
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Have your dh call them and say that you two together have decided to start a new tradition of Christmas Eve at home. Then he can tell them what time you'll all show up Christmas Day.
[ Reply | Options ]You have to tell her now (and give plenty of warning) that you AND dh have decided to create your own traditions as a family. You will attend (fill in blank) at her house but on (fill in blank) you will be celebrating as a family of 3. Don't ask her permission or opinion. You can say change is hard, I know - but as someone who so completely enjoys "family tradition" I'm sure you will understand our desire to make our family traditions too. And say no more (and DON"T cave). If she objects and says whatever - you say, I'm sorry. That is the phrase to her objections and death threats, I'm sorry. That's it. You are right by the way, as long as you come up with a healthy balance.
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