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August 2012 Moms
WhtRssnGrl
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FFFC
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Re: FFFC
My friend's H told her to take a me day last week. Can you imagine having such an awesome H? He even bought her theater tickets.
I don't think he'll be mad, I just haven't said anything and don't usually buy stuff without mentioning it first. Oh well, first time for everything.
She's due with their third child in two weeks and she posted a Tiffany necklace last night with two charms: one had the initial of their first child and the other had the initial of their second child. Then there were two separate wrapped boxes: one with a blue ribbon and one with a pink ribbon b/c they don't know the sex of this baby.
I'm not a Tiffany's person but I looked it up out of curiosity to see how much something like that costs and ONE effing charm by itself is $500. And she was given a necklace with 2 charms and a third in a box along with something else in the other box.
Maybe it's because we're going through money issues, but I was green with envy. We are very frugal and don't live a lavish lifestyle, but sometimes I wish I had really nice things...not because I want to be able to say that I have nice things, but just to know that I could afford it. I'm sure that makes no sense whatsoever.
I have this kind of H, and he is amazing. This Saturday, he and a friend are taking our LOs on a hike. The friend's wife and I get some down time. We are lucky to live where we grew up, so Charlotte has several regular sitters including our parents and family friends. Today, a friend's teenage daughter is watching her. She does a great job.
I totally get this! I'm the same way sometimes. We have plenty of money to get by and whatnot, but are extremely frugal with money. I never expect things like diamonds or laptops or flashy things for birthdays, holidays, etc. because it's just not in the cards financially.
This past Christmas, EVERY. SINGLE. GIRLFRIEND of mine got a Pandora bracelet. Every single one. I was irrationally jealous and I don't even LIKE Pandora bracelets. I don't even want one....I want to be ABLE to want one if I wanted to. Catch my drift?
I love my husband and we're so happy and not materialistic at all...but I definitely feel you on this one!
Haha, yes, that's true. I don't think they do, though. They just bought a brand new vehicle, moved into a bigger house, and they travel often. I'm glad I don't feel like I have to "keep up with the Joneses", but damn, sometimes it just makes me want to throw a pity party for myself.
I have trouble accepting gifts from H that cost more than $50, because I keep thinking of what better ways that money could be used!
1. I am having the farm house bathroom and kitchen floors redone next week. And my husband doesn't know it.
2. One of the big kids left the bathroom door open AND didn't flush on Tuesday. Guess who was covered in "mud." Yep- my kid ate shit.
:-&Oh- I also am not offended by the children's place tshirt that was posted in the UO yesterday. I would have commented there but we didn't get home until 11 last night.
If you were to ask me at 6 years old what my favorite subjects were I would say recess and lunch. I am not easily offended. I think the shirt is tacky and I wouldn't buy it, but it doesn't offend me.
Once, after going and putting everything away, we left and went straight to dinner and went on to drink our way home. When we got home, we couldn't find our cat anywhere. We looked everywhere and we only had a microscopic one bedroom.
We looked outside since we brought our laundry in through the back door. She was nowhere. I was in tears because she was my baby since we had no kids yet. I finally opened my pajama drawer to get ready for bed certain she was gone when she jumped out of my drawer. She was probably in there from about 7:30 until well past midnight.
Edited because I can't proofread apparently.
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But it's a SHIRT. I just think people take things way too seriously sometimes. I'm a math teacher for crying out loud and it doesn't offend me in the least. There are much bigger problems in the world.
I hope Mina is well rounded in her interests and ambitions. If she wants to be an engineer or a ballerina or a doctor; we will support her.
I don't feel like grad school was a waste because I am a stay at home mom. I learned so much in those three years! Although, I'm sure I would have a different attitude if I had student loans.
I think this is where I disagree. I don't think the shirt is actually telling girls they don't need to excel at math, I think it is supposed to reflect the child's point of view. I could ACTUALLY see my daughter saying some of that. She did college for kids over the summer and took Spanish, Science Rocks, and Dance. Math was nowhere on the radar.
AND WITH ALL THAT SHOPPING SHE BETTER GET GOOD AT MATH!
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Right. It'd be like if a little boys shirt had text that read something like: My best subjects: Football X, Muscles X, Lunch X, Reading *no X there.
Is that offensive? Or at least SMHworthy? I think so. It's setting kids up for failure in a subtle way that is masquerading as "humor".
In general, I despise any text or logos on my clothes or my kids clothes because I hate being advertised to and I feel like I'm making myself a walking billboard for values I disagree with.
I'm inclined to say it goes both ways, though. There are plenty of shorts with the message of "dumb jock" or "tough guy" or even worse, "mannerless douche" out there for boys. I just don't think it's cute or funny to proclaim to the world my kid's brain is empty. That's the message I see. I get that some think it's supposed to be a joke but I truly don't see how it's funny.
Right. It'd be like if a little boys shirt had text that read something like: My best subjects: Football X, Muscles X, Lunch X, Reading *no X there.
Is that offensive? Or at least SMHworthy? I think so. It's setting kids up for failure in a subtle way that is masquerading as "humor".
In general, I despise any text or logos on my clothes or my kids clothes because I hate being advertised to and I feel like I'm making myself a walking billboard for values I disagree with.
See this is why IIt does baker. That is what the book is about that I am reading now (packaging boyhood) It talks about the stereotypes posed to boys on the flip side of what we see for girls (there is also a book called packaging girlhood). They talk about the way things are marketed to boys. It is actually pretty interesting.
1) I went to all the trouble of taking DS to the pediatrician this morning to get a note for daycare (he has a non-contagious viral rash) because DH is working this weekend and I knew for some reason I couldn't handle an extra all-day whine fest this week. Oh, and DH stayed home with him for 1.5 days this week.Well, he was off, but still...
2) I plan to fake a dr appt next week so I can go to the first day of a huge kids consignment sale. (Why the fuck are they having it TR- Sat.? Oh, I guess only SAHM need to save money. Geez. All the good stuff would be gone by Sat.)
My BIL was a marine in the infantry, tough guy central, and he had a guy in his camp who wouldn't let his son wear mittens because they would make him "soft." He was a total ass though. BIL is the good cop and my sister has to be the bad cop.
Boys learn it's not ok to cry, that excelling in art, music and literature is "nancy" and that they don't have to learn to cook and clean because their wives will do it when their mothers hand them over. I realize that last one is also sexism against women but it's a hard world for boys too.
Here's a doozy, hygiene related. As long it's not an obvious bio hazard site, I don't hover in public bathrooms. I use a liner or scraps of TP on the rim, but then I sit. Full weight. :-\"
It all evened out in college though. I finished my mini tri in just under 2 hours (terrible) and my GPA was 2.95 (or C=RN). He was just as proud then too.
I mean, I can Betty Crocker as good as the next Mom with 4 kids but, I enjoy taking apart carburetors on the front porch too. It might drive my Momma and the Preacher mad but,
I do what I want!
I will teach my kids the same
Right. It'd be like if a little boys shirt had text that read something like: My best subjects: Football X, Muscles X, Lunch X, Reading *no X there.
Is that offensive? Or at least SMHworthy? I think so. It's setting kids up for failure in a subtle way that is masquerading as "humor".
In general, I despise any text or logos on my clothes or my kids clothes because I hate being advertised to and I feel like I'm making myself a walking billboard for values I disagree with.
Nope I wouldn't find that shirt offensive either. Again, it is a SHIRT. And fwiw my daughter just changed into her new fav shirt for the concert she's going to tonight. It's camo and I think it's great! She dances and does awesome in school. That shirt has nothing to do with RL IMO. It's a SHIRT!The most I've done is send a picture of my ring when I got engaged and even then, afterwards, I felt like a tool. I would be annoyed if someone sent me a picture of their new car just to show off. Like, when I see you next, I'm sure I'll see your new car too. Simmer down.