Dear Wendy
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Hi Veritek! Hope you’re doing well. Your thread got renamed a couple months ago, as you can see. 🙂
Oh, and now that I’ve said that, I am realizing that the sidebar isn’t visible on the desktop in the forums. Adding that to the list of things to work on!
Yeah, I agree with you KT. I’ve been working on how to add “recent posts” and recent comments to the sidebar and that was already on my list of things I want to ask the developer for help with. I was able to add “recent forum replies” to the sidebar, so you can see that now on the desktop, and it will be at the bottom of the screen on mobile. Thanks for suggesting!
Speaking of young grandparents, my maternal grandmother, whom I was really close with, was 47 when I was born – the age I turn in a few weeks. eek!
Unrelated, but want to ask you longtime DW readers: in regards to the site makeover, is there anything you’re missing or would like or need? It’s been a steep learning curve for me learning how this new system works but I’m slowly getting the hang of it and making little tweaks here and there that you may notice (or not). Next week, I have a zoom with the developer who’s been helping me and I’m getting a list together of things I haven’t figured out on my own and hope he can help with. If there’s anything you’re desiring, let me know and I can try to figure it out or I can add to the list to discuss with the developer.
Since the site makeover about a month ago, traffic has almost doubled. I know you can’t tell, but with literally thousands of old posts, there’s a lot of potential to attract readers through google searches, but with an outdated site, that wasn’t happening as much as it could. Now, after several years of declining traffic, it’s been really nice to see things ticking up again. I didn’t know if I would be able to keep the site going but now I think it can last for the foreseeable future. Thank you to all your loyal DWers for sticking around this long. You kept/keep me going.
I’m old enough now (almost 47) that many of my former high school and college classmates have kids in high school and college themselves (I’ll have a high schooler too in two years, omg) and I am always clutching my pearls at how the girls (not to be sexist, but it’s always the girls) are dressed for formal occasions. The dresses are SO short and SO tight. Were we dressing like this in the 90s? I don’t think so. I can’t imagine Joanie, who is only 8 still, dressing that way in a few years but who knows. Kids can surprise you!
Related to the topic of kids growing up so quickly: Jackson, who will be starting 7th grade in a few weeks (!), got back from his first sleep-away camp over the weekend. He was gone for two weeks and he had so much fun and said it was a great experience. I cannot tell you what a relief this is. I had been worried about this for months, but felt it was an important step in his development and since he was open to it, I really wanted him to go. But, man, I was really nervous leading up to it and the first few days he was away. But he did great and he’s open to going again next year. Joanie wants to do one week in two years (the summer she turns 10), which is like the dream.
I thought it would be the case, but now I can say for sure: it gets easier after those baby and toddler and little kid years. I’m so glad to be on the other side of all that.
Total change of topic, but what do you all think about the Lizzo allegations? Three women (former employees) are suing her for sexual harassment, body-shaming, and various work-culture issues, and three other women – a former creative director, a former backup dancer (I think) and a documentarian who walked away from filming a Lizzo doc after just two weeks – corroborate. Lizzo finally posted a statement on her IG and that I thought was kind of underwhelming, but that doesn’t mean she’s guilty. I’m a fan of hers, but not like a rabid fan or anything. I have followed and unfollowed her on IG a few times, and when I unfollow her it’s bc I get turned off by the overt sexuality, but that’s just me and my comfort level. I don’t judge her or anything. But if she behaves as an employer the same was she does as a performer, I could see how the lines are very blurry.
Anyway, it’s a bummer.
Good luck, Anon!
Drew and I and Joanie saw Barbie today. Drew loved, I liked it a lot, and I think it was mostly over Joanie’s head – she seemed a little bored as I had warned her she might be – but she wasn’t unhappy or anything. I thought Greta Gerwig totally nailed it.
It’s unbearably hot.
Drew and I are taking Joanie while Jackson is at sleep away camp for two weeks (he leaves Sunday, and this will be his first time away for more than two nights, I’m fine, everything is fine). I told Drew I was going to see if some friends wanted to go with me and he was a little bummed out and then Joanie said she wanted to go and I know Jackson doesn’t, so it seemed like a good idea for the three of us to go while he’s gone. I warned Joanie that it isn’t really a kids movie, even though it’s about barbie, and she might get bored, but I think the novelty of having her parents all to herself will soften that blow.
Thanks, KT – I’m glad you’re liking the new site layout. I have a list of tweaks I still want to make but need to discuss with the developer and we’ve both been on vacation this week. I e been visiting my parents in missouri and today is their 50th anniversary. We’re celebrating with a small party this evening and then drew and the kids and I head back to Brooklyn tomorrow.
Enjoy Barbie! I’m looking forward to seeing it soon.
Hang in there, Ange! And vent all you want here. It’s a safe space.
What a relief, anon – congrats!
