This Brand CEO Causes PR Disaster & Puts Out HORRIBLE Apology...
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- On this episode of The Sesh, we talk about why Kyte Baby’s CEO is being blasted all over the internet and react to her pathetic apologies. We also will be covering a whole lot of FAUX news.
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I was a preschool teacher and a single mom, my daughter was a year and a half and got sick and was dehydrated she had to be hospitalized. I called my boss and told her and she had the nerve to tell me she expected me to be at work the next morning. So she wanted me to leave my baby in the hospital by herself and go there and take care of other children. I told her she could keep her job and I wouldn't be back.
So sorry you had to go through that! Did you find a position elsewhere? And also how is your daughter? I hope you guys are doing well! 💗
I was born 3 months premature and spent a little over 6 months in the NICU. I had an array of health problem and needed multiple surgeries. My mom and dad had a two year old at home and I cannot imagine how hard that was for them. The doctors said I had a 1% chance of surviving. They called me a miracle baby when I started to show signs of recovering. I’m now 23 and grateful for everyday I wake up. So much respect for parents who go through that. 💕💕
Imagine how stressful it was to be working at a company that’s selling baby clothes while struggling through her fertility journey and then finally being able to adopt and being met with the baby having health issues and your job couldn’t even support you! Like that’s so messed up
Or not take that particular job? She hadn’t even been there a year. She’d been trying much longer than taking that job.
@@jenniferbond7073and? Why should that even matter. Mothers shouldn’t have to struggle no matter how long they’ve worked at a job. You don’t know her situation maybe she needed that job.
I think a big issue comes in with people not feeling like mothers who adopt are "real mothers" in general. They clearly showed favoritism towards the woman who was actually pregnant at the same time. God forbid, if it had been her and her baby, things probably would've gone differently. I think mothers/parents who adopt shouldn't be treated differently. They're still "having a baby".
100%. ❤ whether it's an adopted baby or giving birth or having a surrogate or whatever the circumstance there should be at least 6 weeks of paid time, which is a bare minimum. Leaving baby at 6 weeks is terrible. Mom's shouldn't have to make that choice unless they want to
@@kimmiegirl810 Agreed, it should be mandatory across all businesses. At least give the option to work from home if necessary. Idk why other countries can do it, yet the U.S. can't. 😐
Never would've thought mothers would be treated like that. They are raising humans and as real as can be!
It actually had nothing to do with her baby.
The other mother had been there for over 6 years and helped build the company up, practically but not officially, a cofounder. that’s the only reason she had a shopping spree.
this 100%. i don't think this would have happened if it wasnt an adoption. which is so funny since adoption is by far the more selfless act.
The whole kyte thing is unforgivable I will never buy from them again. Maternity leave is atrocious in this country, and a company taking that kind of stand doesn't surprise me at all, but for a baby company to not accomodate a mother with a baby in the nicu for a short time by letting her work remote is just insane to me. Also the way she said things like her adoptive baby instead of just baby was so dismissive of adopted parents. She didn't give a shit that, that poor baby would be alone in the nicu if mom came back to work. Shows thier true colors. Shocking for a baby company to not be mother and baby friendly. Also wtf is with the 2 week timeframe from a baby brand whose founder has 5 kids...smh do better
Agreed. And she shouldn’t have even had to ask to work remotely, she should have been able to ask for paid time off. A company asking an employee to work, even remotely, during a time like that is just despicable.
I agree 100% with everything you said!!! Her “apologies” don’t meant shish now.
Makes you wonder how she treats her own kids.
@AprilJean19 while I agree that what this company did is messed up, I wouldn't expect them to give her paid time off. They give the 2 weeks paid and that's it. Most companies aren't going to just pay someone for months who isn't working at all. Hell I worked up until the day before I had my daughter. And I didn't even get 2 weeks paid leave so I would have appreciated having just that. Lol I didn't get anything. I worked as much as I could while pregnant so i could save up to be off. It's horrible how companies treat mothers.
@@britnysnyder4991 I’m sorry you went through that. I work in HR (in the US) and most companies are moving towards at least six weeks paid leave for both mother and father; this leave is used for both natural births as well as adoption for bonding time. So, I think to be competitive with what other companies offer, especially considering that Kyte is a company built around babies and parenthood, they should have a policy that offers paid time off for adoptions. I don’t think she should have been expected to work, even remotely, while tending to her child and dealing with the emotions of a severely early premie in the NICU. Just my viewpoint. I am very passionate about this issue and am hoping to use my influence in HR management and organizational behavior to call for change in the area of parental rights in the workplace.
Kendall's burst of uncontrollable laughter about the "Lil Poundcake" doll gave me life and I will forever rewatch this 😂😂
My dad just passed away last Thursday. It's been really hard, and stressful. I was a spoiled daddy's girl, and having to handle everything for the funeral and estate has given me so much anxiety. I've been stressing a lot, but these small moments of distraction have been my saving grace. I feel like I'm just hanging with friends. Thank you guys so many distractions throughout the years!
So sorry for your loss, Jessica💔 sending you lots of love 💕
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Sending you so many hugs. 😢
@@TheSeshPodcast thank you so much. And I absolutely LOVED the Faux News game! Please make that a reoccurring game, because I laughed so hard! Hats off to the ladies, because they crushed the preparation for that segment! It was so creative and fun!
I’m so, so sorry for your loss. I’m a spoiled daddy’s girl too and my dad is aging quickly and having health issues. Just seeing this post made me almost burst into tears. My heart is so with you. ❤
I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my mom 2 years ago. The pain doesn’t go away but it will get easier… for our family anyway. Sending love and prayers ❤🙏
The look on Janelles face after she said “she can keep you safe from HPV” IM CRYING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was in tears 😂
I was so shook Lmfao
As a German, the maternity leave situation in the US never fails to blow my mind. The horror stories I've heard of moms going back to work the day after delivery and then suffering complications or just being a total mess, it's insane to me and makes zero sense!
as an american with a husband in our military, the USA government doesn’t care about us in any way shape or form. they care about how much money we can make for them (tax wise). i would love to leave the country but i would not feel right leaving my family behind.
@@grxcedn this is so sad 😔 I'm not saying Germany is perfect by any means, it sucks in its own way, but at least I know no matter what happens my government won't let me be homeless or die from an illness I can't foot the bill for, and after living abroad for a bit I really learned to value that. All the best to you and yours ☀️
I just had a baby and my company only offers 2 weeks of paid leave also. And because we don’t have 50 or more employees in the state I live in, I did not qualify for FMLA. I’ve had to almost completely deplete my PTO time and take short term disability pay which is only 60% of my pay (I’m thankful for this option but still frustrated with the limited leave offered). I don’t plan to have more kids but have decided that after 5 years with this company, I want to find a new job once I return to work. Maternity leave in the US is ridiculous!
You truly deserve to work for better company who will treat you better and value you. That’s not even okay of them!!
Wait are you paid for your fmla? When I took it in my state last year because of a pregnancy complication I just went unpaid for 2-3 months and the only point of it was to allow me to stay home and not lose my job
@@madelyndavis5326 no, FMLA is unpaid job-protected leave. Typically 12 weeks.
I didn't even get the 2 weeks paid for maternity leave. I would have been happy with just that. Lol I got nothing. I had to work as much as I could while I was pregnant so I could afford to be off after having her. I worked until the day before I had her. We also didnt get any of the other benefits you mentioned either. But thank God my daughter was healthy so I had to go back to work after I was cleared at 8 weeks. (I had a c section so it was 8 weeks instead of 6) But yea it's horrible you can't really even spend time with your newborn because you can't afford it.
@@madelyndavis5326 I didn’t qualify for FMLA because my company has less than 50 employees working in my state.
“I have the utmost respect for babies” what does that even mean 😂
I was also thinking the same thing… like ?? What are you even saying??
i honestly don't have a problem with scripted apologies as long as they have action behind them, as someone who struggles to remember my points in a conversation, it's helpful to write stuff down for some people but i'm glad she went back and made a deeper apology
Right!
I agree! Scripted is not the end of the world and she did come back and take accountability and said they messed up and she also took accountability for her first apology. You don't see that now and days from people!!
U😂❤ 27:11
Our baby was in the NICU for 29 days and it was the worst experience in my life. And he was full term. I also dealt with a lot of backlash from work. I’m still on leave because it was so traumatic. But I do not plan on returning to my job when I go back. And I’m a nurse! Prayers for Marissa and her family.
US severely lacks in paternity leave. It’s extra shocking to me bc my brother and his wife live in Germany, and they have like 18 months of paid paternity leave between the two of them. They were just here for 1 month visiting us. Unheard of in America! My brothers wife hasn’t worked since the day she got the positive test and their kid is 13 months!
we lack paternity and maternity care i know paternity care takes a backseat usually though, europe does it right lol
We’re all angry about something it seems and something w the govt has gotta give 😞🙏
You’re guys laughs during the faux news segment is killing me😭😭😭
Kendall talking the horror of high school “waking up at 5:30 am and just knowing what you were in for” 😂 omfg yes!
Dude I used to throw up before school!! My anxiety came from being tired. I would psych myself out wondering if I was gonna make it through the day from being so exhausted & my sleep inertia was unbearable. I would try to eat breakfast cuz I knew I wasn’t getting lunch for hours but every time I forced myself to eat I’d throw it up or dry heave if I didn’t. It was anxiety thinking about getting through the day having such bad sleep inertia.
@@dalebatch663sounds like a normal work day now 😭
Are we not still doing this??
I appreciate y’all’s recognition of how hard & expensive it is for NICU parents. No one should ever have to leave the hospital without their baby… And Janelle is exactly right. When you have another kid at home, it’s SO hard trying to split your time between your child at home and in the NICU. Not to mention receiving the $100,000+ bill for the 2 week NICU stay. Luckily we have good insurance! I just love how supportive and raw y’all’s conversations always are❤️
Glad to hear that others hated high school too. So many people say they loved it and it was a blast for them. I hated it. 30yrs since I attended and I still get anxiety when I think about it.
High school was not fun! I graduated a semester early to get TF outta there!
I hated both middle school and high school
Me too I was bullied so bad.😢 Treated awful mist teachers did nothing it was always ignore it. Only a couple of the popular kids stood up for me. My real friends who In still friends with always stood up for me.
I graduated in 1992 n still hate high school memories ugh
It's ridiculous how they could be so shortsighted that they couldn't foresee the bad optics of a baby clothing company denying leave for the new mom of a NICU baby. It was such a bad business decision. It's interesting to think that they could have used this as an opportunity for some good PR by going above and beyond to help Marissa. Instead they got greedy and didn't think about the potential impact of social media.
Kendall cracking up at the pound cake doll was the cutest thing ever
I really don't understand why the healthcare is so expensive in America. It's insane!! Like where do all the tax money go?
To private reserves and yacht payments lol
Love this paternity leave discussion. My daughter was in the NICU and I went back a week after she was out. My husband had to go back a couple days after she was born. It was hard because I had a blood clot due to being hospitalized before she was born and wasn’t able to drive to be with her in the NICU and often had to wait for my husband to be off work. I don’t miss those days which is sad to say because I’ll never get those first days back with her. Families in this country deserve better.
The Kyte baby situation is just disheartening. As someone who was born a micro-preemie, went through surgery and stayed in the hospital for 6 months. My parents had two boys at home. I can attest that us premature babies do make it and we can be successful as someone who‘s 24 and just graduated college. I pray that their little boy makes it out of nicu and is able to live a wonderful life. I respect all the parents that have dealt with the nicu watching over their babies 🤍 The US needs to get it together with better FMLA policies!
Why did she even have to say “adopted” baby?! It’s HER FRICKIN BABY!! Regardless, period. Sending love to this fam. My nephew was born at 20 weeks so I’ve seen this struggle first hand. This whole situation is disgusting.
That made me mad too!!! Like it’s THEIR baby. Jesus
I have never laughed harder at this podcast than at the faux news segment talking about lil pound cake 🤣🤣😭😭
My nephew is a NICU baby. He’s been in there for 3 1/2 weeks now. It’s so hard on mothers and unfair trying to navigate work and visits to the hospital, as well as other children in the household. I can’t imagine how Marissa is feeling during this frightening experience and then to be iced out and receive 0 support from her workplace. It’s incredibly disheartening and upsetting to know this is a regular struggle for mothers in our country.
It’s been 15 years (as of yesterday) since my son was born at 27 weeks gestation. He weighed 2lb 11oz and was born in a city several hours away from our home, where I had been LifeFlighted to a large, more capable hospital. My ex-MIL set up a fundraiser for the situation through her church, I assumed to help us with expenses. I never saw any of that money and when I asked about it I was told that she’d been giving handouts to my husband so that he could travel back and forth to visit. He was an addict (still is, unfortunately) and from what I remember, he only came to visit us for 3 days out of the 11 weeks our son was in the NICU.
I hope the mother in this situation takes full advantage of this brand owner’s poor choice and spends as much time as possible with her new son. I’m glad that everyone is being made aware of this! Support mothers, no matter how they got there. ❤️
so sorry for how u were treated u and ur son deserved better ❤
i LOVE the faux news segment 😂 Karelly & Syd that was so creative, well done
I've rewatched the Lil Pound Cake doll part over and over. 😂😂😂😂😂 I have laughed so hard
So funny lmfao
I had a baby for my sister who can’t have kids. I lost my best friend and other friends because, “I should have womened up and raised my own kid.” Even after explaining this is the only way my sister could become a mom. Her adopting from family still cost her 10,000$ in legal fees. Fertility treatments, IVF and surrogacy aren’t cheap either. I got scrutinized by strangers, example: “congrats on your baby.” “Oh thanks but im actually having a baby for my sister, so it’s her baby.” “How could you just abandon your baby like that?” Eyeroll. Her coworkers, family (we are half sisters) and friends all told her, “Don’t get your hopes up, she probably won’t give you that baby.” What an absolute horrible thing to say to an expecting, first time mother. Also a total attack on my character. You think I’d reach out to my sister, offer this on my own, get her hopes up after I saw her come to every single doctor appointment and she how happy and excited she was, just utterly destroy her? That’s disgusting. Adopted parents and parents who chose to put their kids up for adoption deserve more respect and consideration. The hospital even brought the baby to my room after labor after we specifically explained the whole situation, it really pissed me off. Everyone made my sister so paranoid she expressed to me out of fear not to come around for a few months because she was so scared id change my mind and take her baby back. All I wanted to do was enjoy what should of been one of the most happiest moments in my family’s life. Could you imagine how that feels immediately postpartum? I was treated so poorly I severely failed my postpartum examination and they wanted to 5150 me. Luckily they agreed just for me to continue see a psychiatrist 2 a week. Thank you ladies for addressing this and outwardly speaking against from shopping from somewhere that treated that family so poorly. ❤❤❤ My thoughts and prayers to all moms and couples who want to be parents and might be having a hard time.
I’m so sorry you and your sister have had to experience poor treatment, but I hope you’ve been able to resume visits with her and your niece/nephew or will soon 💜
Signing up to go through a whole pregnancy from start to finish on someone else’s behalf is such a huge feat!
@@MaryLoveJane Thank you for kind words. My dad and step mom ended up expressing to her right away by how hurt I was and she immediately apologized and I see him all the time now. He’s a very happy five year old now. It’s so crazy how much they bonded you would never guess she wasn’t his biological mother by how similar they are. It’s like they were always meant to be together. He’s such a mommas boy lol it isn’t easy and I think it should be more talked about so people really know what they’re signing up for and have positive support system.
You are such a good person for helping your sister like this. So sorry you had to go through this, Hugs and greetings from Austria
That was so nice of you. So were you just like a surrogate with her eggs and husband's sperm or how did that work? Sorry if that's too much info to put out. I was just curious.
Bless you for doing that ❤
Even in Mexico we get 3 months of mandatory 100% paid maternity leave exempt from tax . It’s really weird that you dont get at least that in the usa
As a medical mom I can not imagine the stress Melissa was under not only worrying about her child’s health, trying to balance her mental health, adjust to the hospital/medical needs life but on top of that she has to worry about her job which happens to be a company…. For kids….. what a joke. Kyte wouldn’t of ever apologized had they not got public backlash. Before her clients got upset it was ‘oh so you want maternity leave’ then after the public called her out and she saw the sales going down all of a sudden she’s understanding and empathetic on Tik Tok? I hope people see through this bs. People who take advantage and walk over families in the hospital are the worst type!!! I had someone try to scam me using my sons heart surgery making me believe I needed to pay this hospital bill. It was scary how they had all my information and even scarier how they took advantage of us at such a vulnerable time.
Ok mat leave in the US is absurd! The first year is so important. We have a year off here in Canada and I can’t imagine having to leave my baby after 2 weeks or even 4 weeks! Absolutely insane to me! I feel awful for any mom going through that separation so quickly ❤
Ugh, my daughter is about that girls age who pepper sprayed her teacher. She wouldn’t get that phone back until she was 18 if that happened.
My daughter was five weeks early. We were in the NICU for sixteen days. Our bill was nearly $100,000 (and that is not including my emergency c-section or my hospital stay). Thank God our insurance covered almost all of it. Praying for them!
My daughter was full-term but she had surgery at 3 weeks old and it was $125,000 for the surgery. That didn't include the hospital stay for the full 6 weeks. Thank God for insurance
the lil pound cake segment honestly reads like an snl sketch i love it so much. so funny
oh it is an snl sketch 😅
I’ve been a NICU nurse for around 6 months now, and 22 weeks is absolutely insane. I am very surprised that the baby has survived this long, as my hospital is just now starting to be able to care for that extreme stage of prematurity. I can almost guarantee that baby will have complications for the rest of their life, not to mention pretty consistently during their stay. Babies that small can go downhill so fast, and our technology (while still improving) sometimes can’t keep up with it. For example, my team noticed that we don’t have chest tubes small enough for a 25 weeker… because it’s only recently that we have been able to save them. Additionally, I would be surprised if the baby is discharged by March. My guess is that baby will probably be there for the better part of the year depending on his status. If he’s on oxygen support, or any medication drips, etc, that can prolong his stay. Since he is so premature, they will have to “teach” him how to eat which could take a while because some babies have difficulty coordinating their sucking/swallowing/breathing or even being interested in the bottle/breast. I am sending all good and positive vibes that family’s way🫶🏻
There are many people in this country who believe that since having children is a personal choice, businesses should not be responsible for paying for leave. It’s par for the course- money over people. Very unhealthy.
Unfortunately having children in the US is not necessarily a choice anymore in many states. If the government is going to force people to have children, the least they could do is provide paid leave.
my mom tells me the story all the time of how she gave birth to me on a thursday and was back at work on monday. she tells it as a funny light hearted story but when i think about it it’s actually extremely sad and pretty disgusting of the company she worked for at the time. they told her that her “maternity leave” would be her vacation time and she just couldn’t afford that at the time.
Yep See for me I could take off or go on a "leave of absent" for as long as I wanted. But I didn't get paid for any of it. Even 2 weeks paid would have been nice. So I went back after I was cleared at 8 weeks because I had a c section. So it was 8 weeks instead of 6.
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eh, i don’t have a problem with scripted statements including apologies. it’s just that that particular apology was indeed insincere and disingenuous. and a statement/apology isn’t enough - making up the material losses she’s had is of utmost importance.
As a mother who had an emergency c-section at 24 weeks pregnant, there is nothing scarier than seeing your little 1 pound baby in the NICU. Not knowing every second of the day if your baby will love or die. Your mind can’t concentrate on anything else than hoping and praying that your baby lives, and your whole life becomes being a NICU baby parent. It consumes every aspect of your life. It’s absolutely devastating knowing the situation they are in, and it’s so wrong. Prayers for their baby.
I’m a librarian and so I’m a government employee, full time, and my job doesn’t offer maternity leave. When I got hired the HR rep was like “ well we don’t have a cap on sick time so you can use all of what you’ve occurred, and you can apply for a month of paid medical leave, and get up to 3 months of unpaid leave” which I was like… that doesn’t sound good like what if I break my arm the same year I get pregnant, or have to use up sick time for doctors appointments or complications? They only give like 3 hours of sick time a month so It takes a really long time to build it up enough. I thought with getting this job It’d at least come with maternity leave since its the government?? can’t believe it. Canada gives 17-72 weeks paid maternity leave. For any position. That’s how it should be, to come back when your ready because there’s not telling how long it will take for you to heal, or if you have complications or anything like its just common sense.
ONLY two weeks is RIDICULOUS! I really hope they make significant changes to their parental leave policies. It's outrageous! Also, sales in retail have to be planned in advance. The timing just kinda was unfortunate.
It’s not just mothers. My dad was dying from cancer & I was the only option to stay home & care for him. FMLA doesn’t pay so I could only take an advancement of 24 hours of PTO, which left me in the negatives for like 6 months & then I only got 3 days off for bereavement after he passed Sunday night at almost midnight. This was almost a year ago. Going back to work was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It almost broke me…
When my first daughter was born, she was born at 36 weeks due to me having severe preeclampsia. I was only given 6 weeks off, but due to being in the hospital almost a week after giving birth, I needed more time off to recover. I had to use my vacation time to cover my days off. It was terrible. We couldn't go on vacation that following summer because I had no time off.
I can’t even imagine having only 2 weeks or even a couple months of maternity leave. Where I live in Ontario Canada we get 1 year or up to 18 months off! So grateful for that time with my young babies.
On my second pregnancy now and with my first was only given two weeks paid maternity leave but ONLY because I had saved up my PTO (it was accrued). Was not covered by short term disability. This time, new company/job yet similar scenario. Two weeks paid PTO and the remainder of the 6-8 weeks are unpaid (paid by Short term disability). I do work from home and with my previous job I was able to work part time from home for an additional 4 weeks. I think the US needs to get their shit together about maternity leave 110%, and paternity leave as well. Would love a deep dive podcast on WHY the US has chosen this path and what other countries maternity/paternity leave policies are.
So eye opening to hear how different maternity leave is treated from country to country. Makes me feel very fortunate for sure! Ontario where I am pays you 55% of your wage for 1 year or 33% if you do 18 months. My employer tops me up to 75% of my wage for 25 weeks. Even having that pay cut makes it hard so I can’t imagine how hard it must be for so many people that can’t get anything. I did 16 months with my son but am pregnant again now and hope to swing the 18 months with my daughter if we can manage financially. Such a precious time with our babies that you can’t get back. Best wishes in your pregnancy.
I went back to work 1 week 6 days PP. No FMLA, No PTO, definitely no Maternity Leave. I was a waitress & was literally still wearing my huge diaper pads from the hospital. I can’t even begin to understand how maternity leave here in the US has still not changed…
@@inspiers69that is so disappointing. So unfair for new parents to have to deal with! Hope things change soon.
@inspiers69 yep I said the same thing that I would have been happy with just the 2 weeks paid time off Because I didn't even get that
This is very upsetting. No mother should have to go through that no matter how their baby enters their life. I am newly pregnant and my work does not provide maternity leave. I may get some time with short term disability but I won’t get my full pay. I could use PTO but I will only have two weeks to use. It is very upsetting this country doesn’t treat their mothers as they should. I am very worried and saving religiously until my baby is born in September hoping I can get at least 6-8 weeks off and pay my bills. Thank you for sharing this.
First of all I love that you guys said how much you hated high school because so many people say how much they loved high school and I just want to die thinking about having to re-live those years 😂😭
I worked till 40 weeks pregnant, literally called into my job to tell them I was wasn’t coming in because I was giving birth; went back to work 3 days later. It’s insane how there are no benefits for people in this country
I LOVED Product 19. Kendall I freaked out when you started talking about it. Nobody ever knows what I'm talking about when I bring it up. It was tragically discontinued in 2016.
I am glad yall made the Kyte baby news mainly about America’s horrible treatment of parents and pregnant people! I do think it was bad 100% but as someone from Texas I am not surprised unfortunately!
I don't understand how they're getting away with it with FMLA laws
Referencing the second apology ,not the first, but I actually respected it. That was one of the most genuine and accountable public apologies I have seen. It should have been the first.
1. Frosted Flakes
2. Honey Nut Cheerios
3. Lucky Charms/ Fruity Pebbles
That newscaster bit cracked me up ladies 🤣🤣 very well done
Thankful I live in Canada - we have a year maternity leave paid by government and if we want 18 months we can do that too but the pay is spread out so you'd just get less every two weeks but stay off longer if you wanted. Which with the cost of day care for kids under 2 out of control - its really good options. So happy to be Canadian!
My son was in the nicu for 37 days and it was about 1/2 a million dollars “luckily” it was over 30 days so he qualified for Medicaid (he was also full term ) my heart goes out to Marissa and her family and that little baby
When I worked at Mcdonalds my friend/coworker was pregnant. When she gave birth she called the manager to let her know she was in labor and wouldnt be going in. The manager said "so your coming in tomorrow right?" 🤦♀️
I cried laughing during the Lil’ Pound Cake story 😭🤣
Thank you for the laughs!! 🫶🏼
Thank you Karelly, I can't take the raisin bran slander 😭
I don't even like raisins but I love raisin bran 😂❤
My husband get 12 weeks of paid paternity leave (US). I feel so blessed to have his help but it saddens me that most families here don’t!
I loved lucky charms as a kid but funnily enough, we don’t have lucky charms in Ireland!
My favourite is for sure coco pebbles, we also don’t get them here! And Pebbles is my dog’s name! 😁
Top 3 American
Coco pebbles
Fruity pebbles
Cinnamon toast
But we don’t have any of them in Ireland
So in Ireland top 3
Coco pops
Cheerios
Coco chocos
I think it would be great at the end of a wedding for the midnight snack, just a range of cereals!
Love cocoa pebbles!
My baby's NICU stay was exactly as long as this little one's is projected to be. As someone who has been in that environment for a long period of time, my heart hurts so terribly for this mother. I saw many adoptive parents with their NICU babies and they were just as damaged as I was. It is hard enough to only be able to touch your baby through an incubator and to hold them only once a day, if that. The CEO should be absolutely ashamed of herself.
the editing is so good this week!!! loved faux news hahah
A few days ago I went down the rabit hole of news bloopers. This was better😂😂
1. Honey bunches of oats maple and pecans
2. Honey bunches of oats almond
3. Cinnamon Toast Crunch
I was watching a video about this and I was visiting my mom, and she overheard and was shocked how a small baby company could be so cruel. My mom had 7 miscarriages and my older sister (who was probably close to Judah’s size) only lived two days. My mom stayed in the hospital for the last four months until my lungs were mature and they got me out and then of course I had to stay in the NICU. I was born in ‘91 so I don’t know how much it would’ve been then, but my best friend’s daughter just turned 13 months and my friend got 8 months off and went to a private doctor and paid ~$350. She lives in Slovakia.
Its late night here in middle east when sesh premiers... So listening to kendall, janelle, kareily n cydney late at night organizing my wardrobe is a huge stress buster after a long day of running around looking after a 7yr old n a 1 year old plus husband's irregular work schedule....
Ohhh its soothing to say the least!! 😊
You guys talking about teachers reconnecting over Facebook was so sweet
My primary school librarian was a guest at my wedding. She flew across the country to attend. I live in Australia and live on the East coast, she lives on the west coast now. Mrs Moore. She's one of the best people I know.
As a 2 time NICU momma, I feel so disgusted by this company. I am so glad I didn’t get to give this company my money. My heart goes out to these parents ❤
I went into labor at 6 months and was on total bed rest until I thankfully gave birth to a 9lb healthy baby boy at 38 weeks. I was home with him for two weeks when I received the news over the phone that I was being laid off. Wtf?? First time mom with a brand new baby and all the hormones and feelings that go along with it and I've lost my job. I had to meet the HR director, not at the office, but a public location to get my last check, box of my personal items and severence pay. I also had to sign an NDA. Gee do you think by making me sign an NDA that they felt this was super shitty?! This was a small company that I worked at for 8 years and I was just a number 😢 Luckily my husband was able to get us on his insurance right away. I started sending out resumes right away and at 6 months I found a job that paid better, met people who are still my friends and learned so much. The USA has the worst medical and HR policies 😕
My son was 6 weeks early, and my former boss (I’m a sahm now) immediately let me take 6 weeks off, and it was paid!
I didn’t leave the nicu for pretty much the entire time, couldn’t imagine a job telling me to rush back or I loose my job….
I keep getting lucky at tuning in at the right time!! Look forward to this all week ladies !! Can’t wait to see what shenanigans you have for us
I’m an adoptive mom. I work for a non-profit. My leave was the same as my coworkers who gave birth to their children. They had a shower for me after he was born. That was MY choice to,do,it after, as we had previous adoptions fall through. But my shower was on-par with every other shower that was given.
It pains me that in this day and age, adoption is still treated with less respect that traditional family planning. My child, who is 8, started to write his birth story when assigned to write a personal narrative. Since then he has been teased and made fun of, and basically bullied. He changed his story, one he was once proud of, to us adopting our dog, instead.
Adoption needs to be normalized. And I am glad the agency where I’m work sees it that way, too. This story hurts me so much.
I work for the state of New Mexico and after 12 months they offer 12 weeks paid and then you can take another 12 weeks with your own pay or no pay. So 6 months total protected. I think thats great considering how the US is.
When I was a kid, not only did I eat the “healthy part” of lucky charms first. I also color coded the marshmallows and would eat them in the order of the rainbow. Id be severely distressed if the wrong color snuck into my mouth on the bottom of the spoon 💀
Me too! The blue moons were the ones I saved for last, they were my favorite
My son is a heart baby who has spent months of his life in the NICU and cardiac ICU, he had undergone 4 open heart surgeries before he turned 4 months old. We were unable to work during these times in order to be with him at the hospital. During hospital admissions, I have always packed his kyte baby sleep sack to keep him warm and comfortable. Not anymore, I’ll be finding a new brand. I cannot support a company who wouldn’t support my baby and my family.
Watching your baby fight to live is hard enough, a parent should not have to risk their job in order to be there to advocate for their baby.
2 weeks is nothing. Thats horrible. My first pregnancy, i was not given any paid time off but got a leave of 12 weeks. While i was on leave the company let me go and i had to go through a rehiring process to go back.
My second pregnancy i lucked out and the company had just changed their maternity leave policy and I got 16 weeks paid leave. And even that seemed like such a short amount of time. I envy the other countries that offer up to a year or more!
But how did that student even have pepper spray?! I graduated 9 years ago and we would have never gotten away with pepper spray on school grounds then.. wtf?!
In Canada, we get 52 weeks paid maternity leave. But it’s 60% of your wage. You have to work/ build up 600 hours at your job before you can go on maternity leave. (So basically no getting a new job when you find out, or you may not be able to get the full 600hrs)
I went on mat leave at 36 weeks pregnant and went back to work when my daughter was 10 months old. Worked for us, but in Canada now, our daycare is a little backed up, I recommend putting your babies on wait lists right when they’re born! Honestly. It’s crazy.
Just gotta say how truly empathetic Kendall is. 'Empath' is a word that's thrown around so much but every time she covers something sensitive, no matter how big or small, she doesn't miss a beat when speaking about the subject matter and the people/person behind the story. She doesn't make it a "me, me, me" thing which can be difficult when relating to a topic. She expresses it so eloquently and humbly while still covering the topic clearly and also has the ability to put herself in the shoes of that person.
I don't tend to hype up the people I watch or really involve myself in the comments but I had to say it because it's such a rare trait these days. Such a genuinely compassionate human. That's my girl right there.
- Honey Bunches of Oats with strawberries 🍓
- WAFFLE CRISP! 🧇
- Reese’s Cups 🥜🍫
Cheers from Fargo, ND ladies! LOVE THIS SHOW and Mike Higher Media!
“She UM & then UM, when I UM, & it was like UM” it’s PAINFULLLL to listen to that woman speak 😢
I hated middle school the most. Ugh, it was terrible. Kids were SO mean and would bully me. High school was a much better experience. However, I then dropped out in 10th grade 😬😅
As a birth mom who has a close relationship to the parents that adopted my baby, this story angers me so much. I cant imagine them having only 2 weeks. My heart goes out to that couple. Ridiculous. I’ve also had a nephew in the NICU and it is the saddest thing I’ve ever witnessed.
I have nightmares where I'm still stuck in high school and can't graduate it's my most hated nightmare 😅
Me too. Nightmares that everyone else knows what to do except me. I can't find my books or my classes. Panicking all night......ugh
I have a nightmare like this too all the time. It’s so annoying.
I was afraid I wouldn't graduate. I would have dropped out n got my GED if that had happened
The vision screening was how my family found out I had a severe astigmatism. In Kinder or 1st grade, I went to do the screening and I was trying to cheat by uncovering my good eye because I wanted to get all the letters right. 22 years later and my vision is nearly perfect with correction. 😂
Omgggg 🤣🤣🤣🤣 little pound cake thank you for the laughs I was crying I couldn’t stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This country is absolutely terrible when it comes to being family oriented, the country is a business. They dont give a flying crap about their people as long as the higher ups pockets are padded and things run well for them.
I feel for you all. In Ontario Canada we get 1 year paid maternity leave and you can split it between you and your spouse if you wanted.
In Oregon it’s a mandatory 3 months off. It’s not paid but the companies have to let you stay home for those months without loosing the position and hours you had before you left. It’s maternity and paternity leave for bio or non bio children.
How any one who has as many kids she has (I mean, it should only take one. Or zero if you have any empathy) can only give someone TWO. WEEKS. OF LEAVE. blows my freaking mind.
Shockingly enough, the post office does not provide leave.
I have worked at a local bank for almost 10 years, we are required to use our vacation time as maternity leave and that’s all we get unless we sign up for short term disability which pays less than regular salary, it’s really unfortunate.
dude because my house was the furthest away from my school on my bus route i had to get on the bus at 6:10am for high school. that was literally HELL
Highly recommend The Sleepy sloth pajamas! Their pajamas are made of bamboo and they have the cutest prints. They also make matching pajamas for moms. I have so many sets of matching Jammie’s with my daughter and son! And they have amazing customer service! It’s women owned as well❤
My mom had me at 28 weeks. I weighed 3lbs 4oz. I was in the nicu for 7 weeks due to a bowl issue, and I had surgery on my intestines at 1 day old.
My mom and dad were in the middle of a divorce when she had me on top of having 2 dons at home. I literally wore a doll dress for months because i was only 17in long.
In all seriousness I live in Arvada and now I’m MAD that the cereal bar isn’t open anymore!!! 😭 that would have been my favorite place ever.