FFFC

miss50

shoot 'um.

miss50

i'm slightly happy my kid doesn't have hair. I'm horrible with my own hair and i know i will be with her hair as well. the pigtails posts from yesterday makes me feel slightly bad about it. lame confession, carry on.

misspunky

I am absolutely dreading DD's 1st birthday.  Almost none of my extended family will be invited (long story), and DH's family is ridiculously dysfunctional.  And, I'll have just started my first real semester of nursing, so having an awkward party is the last thing I'll want to do.  We're planning on having it on the Sunday night of Labor Day weekend, almost in the hope that not a lot of people show up and it'll be low key.  

Bighair12

We aren't really having a party at all for her first birthday. We will have our parent's over and siblings. I can't fathom spending a huge sum of money on a party she won't remember. I plan on saving the big parties for when she is older.

misspunky

ambekirt said:

We aren't really having a party at all for her first birthday. We will have our parent's over and siblings. I can't fathom spending a huge sum of money on a party she won't remember. I plan on saving the big parties for when she is older.

ITA. We're just having a "cupcakes and ice cream" party, which cupcakes are the theme, and I'm making the cupcakes, so all we spent money on is the plates, napkins, and a banner.  I'll have to buy ingredients for the cupcakes obviously, but still cheap.

miss50

Sounds like the perfect party to me @kate2904 Please don't dread it. It is possible just to make the party an intimate function with you, DH, and H. Maybe that is better!

miss50

@the mathlete ... It's called hats. 8-}

BPer

I busted out the lingerie last night. Totally worth a few minutes of feeling self-conscious.

eshee8198

ambekirt said:

We aren't really having a party at all for her first birthday. We will have our parent's over and siblings. I can't fathom spending a huge sum of money on a party she won't remember. I plan on saving the big parties for when she is older.

same here. It's what I've wanted from the beginning. But I'll still feel a little regret when I see 1st birthday party stuff. I love parties, babies, and pretty little things.

eshee8198

Mine...i mentioned this last week, bit I've really been struggling with it lately. I've always been an overachiever, so I guess I always assumed my kid would be. I'm having a hard time with her skill delays. I sort of wish she would do SOMETHING exceptionally early to balance it out. But at the same time, I feel like her life would be happier if she was, well, average. I feel like a lot of my youthful struggles had to do with being too smart for my own good. I'm such a bad mom for even reading into anything at this stage in her life.

KellersPrag

I use Johnson&Johnson products without a second thought.

KellersPrag

I just cut LO's toe nails for the first time ever on Tuesday.

MrsKipper

I'm in the "no big party" club! Her birthday is in less than a month (8/21) and I have yet to iron out any details. I haven't even ordered invites. I'm a terrible party planner and an even worse party host. I would much rather it just be DH, me and Nola with a smash cake and a camera.

BeebopandBuddy

I used to make fun of them when I saw them in magazines, but I think I might get my kid one of those safety crash helmets. He hit his head so hard 3 times yesterday.
He cares nothing for his physical limitations. If I sit him, he tries to stand and flies backwards. If I stand him, he tries to walk off and falls. I'm scared he's going to knock himself unconscious!

BeebopandBuddy

KellersPrag said:

I use Johnson&Johnson products without a second thought.

Me too.

icedcoffeeluv

Spoof Le Jones said:

I use Johnson&Johnson products without a second thought.

Me too. We got a ton at our shower, no way am I going to waste money on new products.

Us too. I really want to buy some Aveeno Baby because the scent is my favorite but I won't buy anything new until we use all the bottles we have.

JessicaxLynn87

KellersPrag said:

I use Johnson&Johnson products without a second thought.

We've used them from the beginning. We've never had a problem with it.

Stasi

I'm backing out of buying any kind of outfit for Kate's 1st birthday. After the thread I started a few days ago, I went back to all the online shopping carts I had full of things for two different outfits..when I calculated it all up it came out to over $100. I freaked out, deleted it all and found two perfectly cute outfits, that match our theme in Kate's closet.

I blame it on all the ladies here for having impeccable taste and style...damn you all!

Holly_1007

eshee8198 said:

Mine...i mentioned this last week, bit I've really been struggling with it lately. I've always been an overachiever, so I guess I always assumed my kid would be. I'm having a hard time with her skill delays. I sort of wish she would do SOMETHING exceptionally early to balance it out. But at the same time, I feel like her life would be happier if she was, well, average. I feel like a lot of my youthful struggles had to do with being too smart for my own good. I'm such a bad mom for even reading into anything at this stage in her life.

I hear you girl.  I'm actually starting to develop an anxiety about it because I'm so nervous he is going to be delayed, autistic, MR etc. (Completely irrational and I will obviously love him not matter what) Just know you aren't alone!

Holly_1007

KellersPrag said:

I just cut LO's toe nails for the first time ever on Tuesday.

Colby's didn't need to be cut until a few weeks ago.

Holly_1007

jlk6 said:

I use Johnson&Johnson products without a second thought.

Yeah same here.

I would have except for Keagan's eczema.  I just use the same stuff on both of the boys so I can bathe them together.  I donated all my J&J stuff to a family friend in need. 

Stasi

Holly_1007 said:

KellersPrag said:

I just cut LO's toe nails for the first time ever on Tuesday.

Colby's didn't need to be cut until a few weeks ago.

We've only cut a few of Kate's once or twice...they just aren't long, it's weird

Holly_1007

with all the new changes I want to change my siggy and avatar.  I'm irrationally scared to put a full on picture of myself or the boys.  I need to just do it but I'm scared of IRL stalkers yo.  Or I need to find something hilarious. 

BPer

Stasi said:

I'm backing out of buying any kind of outfit for Kate's 1st birthday. After the thread I started a few days ago, I went back to all the online shopping carts I had full of things for two different outfits..when I calculated it all up it came out to over $100. I freaked out, deleted it all and found two perfectly cute outfits, that match our theme in Kate's closet.

I blame it on all the ladies here for having impeccable taste and style...damn you all!

I need to do this with her party in general. H has a huge family, so even without inviting a single friend, we are looking at 50 people. And between renting a tent for the backyard in case of rain, plus tables and chairs and food...it's really starting to add up. Edit: I have no idea why it quoted you twice.

eshee8198

Holly_1007 said:

eshee8198 said:

Mine...i mentioned this last week, bit I've really been struggling with it lately. I've always been an overachiever, so I guess I always assumed my kid would be. I'm having a hard time with her skill delays. I sort of wish she would do SOMETHING exceptionally early to balance it out. But at the same time, I feel like her life would be happier if she was, well, average. I feel like a lot of my youthful struggles had to do with being too smart for my own good. I'm such a bad mom for even reading into anything at this stage in her life.

I hear you girl.  I'm actually starting to develop an anxiety about it because I'm so nervous he is going to be delayed, autistic, MR etc. (Completely irrational and I will obviously love him not matter what) Just know you aren't alone!


it helps! We should make sure our kids sit together, haha.

Bighair12

I can't believe you ladies haven't had to cut toenails. It is an every two week ordeal in our house.

PenelopePond

I have super low self esteem. Always have. We joined the gym and all I notice are the cute, young girls that are in great shape. As soon as I realized that DH was going to be checking them all out I questioned joining the gym. Even though it sucks, I realized none of them are going to want a mid thirties, balding, over weight guy. Now I feel a bit better

KellersPrag

I feel like a creep because I use the "Love it" feature a LOT now. haha.

BeebopandBuddy

AndreaR1983 said:

I have super low self esteem. Always have. We joined the gym and all I notice are the cute, young girls that are in great shape. As soon as I realized that DH was going to be checking them all out I questioned joining the gym. Even though it sucks, I realized none of them are going to want a mid thirties, balding, over weight guy. Now I feel a bit better

If all you had to worry about was going to work and going to the gym, I'm sure you could be in great shape too. Those girls don't have to take care of kids or a house(besides a quick cleaning once in a while), planning dinners or any of the other things you do. Once they do, they won't look like that either.

KellersPrag

Charlotte's piggy lovey is really dirty and smells really bad. Like, embarrassingly so.

But I can't ever get laundry done while she is awake, and she uses it during naps/night time. So, smelly and dirty it shall continue to be - and go to school with her as such.

melody921

KellersPrag said:

I use Johnson&Johnson products without a second thought.

I used J&J on DS. The only reason I don't with DD is that she is really sensitive to a lot of stuff.

willy_gert

My FFFC is that I discovered yesterday that I can view everyone in my entire agency's salary information.  I know it would be completely unethical to look, but I really want to.... So far, I have not.  Maybe if I leave, on my last day I will look!

KellersPrag

willy_gert said:

My FFFC is that I discovered yesterday that I can view everyone in my entire agency's salary information.  I know it would be completely unethical to look, but I really want to.... So far, I have not.  Maybe if I leave, on my last day I will look!

Our is available to any employee.

PenelopePond

delaine0821 said:

I have super low self esteem. Always have. We joined the gym and all I notice are the cute, young girls that are in great shape. As soon as I realized that DH was going to be checking them all out I questioned joining the gym. Even though it sucks, I realized none of them are going to want a mid thirties, balding, over weight guy. Now I feel a bit better

If all you had to worry about was going to work and going to the gym, I'm sure you could be in great shape too. Those girls don't have to take care of kids or a house(besides a quick cleaning once in a while), planning dinners or any of the other things you do. Once they do, they won't look like that either.

So true! I definitely looked more like them when I was their age. That makes me feel better, too. Thanks

willy_gert

KellersPrag said:

willy_gert said:

My FFFC is that I discovered yesterday that I can view everyone in my entire agency's salary information.  I know it would be completely unethical to look, but I really want to.... So far, I have not.  Maybe if I leave, on my last day I will look!

Our is available to any employee.

Our's isn't because they don't want us comparing salaries and because they don't want us to know what others are making.....  They are pretty shitty like that though!

AKB090609

I stayed up late every night this week watching Secret Life of the American Teenager, I wanted to finish it before DH gets back from his trip. My confession is that I got irrationally emotionally involved and now hate pretty much all of the characters. It also made me miss high school, a lot.

alli84

I'm paranoid about posting anything on here about my family or friends in case they stumble upon it somehow. Case in point, I was just going to say something about a family member, but erased it in case he/she ever came across it.

MrsKipper

alli84 said:

I'm paranoid about posting anything on here about my family or friends in case they stumble upon it somehow. Case in point, I was just going to say something about a family member, but erased it in case he/she ever came across it.

I'm the same way!

Hyaline

willy_gert said:

KellersPrag said:

willy_gert said:

My FFFC is that I discovered yesterday that I can view everyone in my entire agency's salary information.  I know it would be completely unethical to look, but I really want to.... So far, I have not.  Maybe if I leave, on my last day I will look!

Our is available to any employee.

Our's isn't because they don't want us comparing salaries and because they don't want us to know what others are making.....  They are pretty shitty like that though!

It was open-book at the last place I worked...and I wish I didn't know some of the salaries.  Seriously.  Mind-boggling, anger-inducing, and not worth knowing because there was nothing I could do about it.  

miss50

jonesaj said:

alli84 said:

I'm paranoid about posting anything on here about my family or friends in case they stumble upon it somehow. Case in point, I was just going to say something about a family member, but erased it in case he/she ever came across it.

Me too. Especially because some of them are pregnant and know I'm on TB, so they might be lurking. Just gave myself away if they are!

Do I see a name change in your future?

MrsManny

eshee8198 said:

We aren't really having a party at all for her first birthday. We will have our parent's over and siblings. I can't fathom spending a huge sum of money on a party she won't remember. I plan on saving the big parties for when she is older.

same here. It's what I've wanted from the beginning. But I'll still feel a little regret when I see 1st birthday party stuff. I love parties, babies, and pretty little things.

This is us too.  It's what DH and I have talked about from the beginning.  DH's extended family is going to flip a lid when they all don't get an invite, but we really would rather use the money for something else.