“It started the morning before school on one of our first hot days of the year. My daughter had hung a cute dress with a cardigan on a hook next to her mirror, just waiting to be worn, so I suggested she wear it to school that day. Then she told me: ‘I’m not allowed to wear that dress to school,’ Ashley Ziegler writes. Why? Well, apparently it ran afoul of the dress code. And she hit the roof about it. So, did she do the right thing?

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

Listen, we all know that childcare is one of those sticking points for many, many couples. But Sarah Aswell highlights one family that has it all figured out (for them, anyway): “A mom and content creator at @sweatingatnaptime is super busy juggling kids, a career in HR, and a big interest in fitness. And her husband is also balancing work, kids, and exercise, too. Luckily, they seem to have found a system that works really well for them, based on three main ‘agreements’ that keep their family afloat.” Check it out.