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stoneycakes

@TJ1979, this is for you!

stoneycakes

Halloween costumes for babies/toddlers just doesn't get me excited.  I'm totally excited for when DS is old enough to trick or treat, but I don't think we're dressing him up this year.

TJ1979

It's about damn time you did something around here @stoneycakes!  And you are so wrong!  Babies dressed up in costumes are freaking adorable!  Pointless, and more money and hassle than they are worth, but totally freaking adorable.

I think I'm going to dress E up as a chicken butthole this year.

sarenu1

stoneycakes said:

Halloween costumes for babies/toddlers just doesn't get me excited.  I'm totally excited for when DS is old enough to trick or treat, but I don't think we're dressing him up this year.

Agreed with the baby part, but my daughter loves her monkey costume. I got it as a hand-me down and would never have paid for one.

She actually got upset when I went to put it in her closet.

She'll wear it at daycare this year.

I have no issue with sending my daughter to daycare when I'm out on maternity leave. She will get more stimulation there and socialize with her friends. Not to mention, I can devote my days to the NB and then spend time with her in the evening when I'm hopefully rested.

Into+the+Kitty

@sarenu1 It'll probably be less of a shock for her to stay in her routine rather than adjusting to a new baby AND not going to where she normally spends the day.

sarenu1

Into+the+Kitty said:

@sarenu1 It'll probably be less of a shock for her to stay in her routine rather than adjusting to a new baby AND not going to where she normally spends the day.

Very true.

However, she always seems to have a case of the Mondays. It's a fight to get her going sometimes. I blame it on my husband, he is not a morning person.

kjsmith9

stoneycakes said:

Halloween costumes for babies/toddlers just doesn't get me excited.  I'm totally excited for when DS is old enough to trick or treat, but I don't think we're dressing him up this year.

Ughhh agreed! We are SO not spending money on that. Maybe I'll buy her an orange headband or something. That's it!

YellowLily2013

kjsmith9 said:

stoneycakes said:

Halloween costumes for babies/toddlers just doesn't get me excited.  I'm totally excited for when DS is old enough to trick or treat, but I don't think we're dressing him up this year.

Ughhh agreed! We are SO not spending money on that. Maybe I'll buy her an orange headband or something. That's it!

Add me to this group! Maybe I should hint to my mom I'm not buying anything so she can buy something. Lol. She's still in the super excited grandma phase that she's buying something everytime she leave the house!

Into+the+Kitty

Y'all are crazy. Baby costumes are the best. A was a penguin, and she was just learning to walk/cruise and waddled around like a little penguin. Cutest thing ever!

YellowLily2013

@itk that's a fun age. My guy just turned 3 months and he'll just spit up on it!

sarenu1

Chickypoo2468 said:

sarenu1 said:

stoneycakes said:

Halloween costumes for babies/toddlers just doesn't get me excited.  I'm totally excited for when DS is old enough to trick or treat, but I don't think we're dressing him up this year.

Agreed with the baby part, but my daughter loves her monkey costume. I got it as a hand-me down and would never have paid for one.

She actually got upset when I went to put it in her closet.

She'll wear it at daycare this year.

I have no issue with sending my daughter to daycare when I'm out on maternity leave. She will get more stimulation there and socialize with her friends. Not to mention, I can devote my days to the NB and then spend time with her in the evening when I'm hopefully rested.

Fully rested? Do you not remember the nb days?

Fully rested = rolling out of bed with one eye open. Most likely still in pajamas. And hopefully able to make coffee.

If she were home I might have one partially open... Maybe. And the coffee would need to be per-set by my husband the night before. Otherwise I'd probably burn it some how.

I think my idea of fully rested since being a mom has changed to able to function half normally.

YellowLily2013

I like the radio! Sure commercials are annoying but I can't make a playlist to save my life. And I'm too cheap for buying new music all the time. So yep, I like radio, pandora, and spotify! (Free versions of course)

stoneycakes

Don't get me wrong.  I think baby costumes are adorable.  I just don't want to put the money/effort into it if it's only getting worn at home.  If we were going to a Halloween party or taking an older sibling TOTing, I would probably do it.

Into+the+Kitty

Ok, UO I think parents should keep their kids' personal details off of Facebook. Someone posted last week about one of their friends posting a picture of their kid's poop, and then this week I had two different friends post way TMI stuff: one about her daughter peeing on the toilet for the first time, along with a picture of her sitting on the toilet, and another about her son getting circumcised. Ugh, I really don't need to know this much about your kid. I think part of it is just Facebook over sharing, but sometimes it just strikes me that it's treating your kid like a doll or something. I wish people would have more respect for the fact that their child is a human being with the right to privacy and they probably won't appreciate it in the future. If you wouldn't post the exact same thing about yourself or your husband, for example (Man, DH has had diarrhea ALL week, and we're feeding him some bananas to help slow the pace!) keep it off my newsfeed. I think it's different on the Bump to an extent because this is a mostly anonymous site about parenting, so questions or BTDT type stuff is expected . Facebook is neither of those things.

unaveragejane

I hear you, ITK! I try to keep mine silly and not too detailed, although maybe it is too much anyway. For example, I once posted, "Whoever coined the phrase "sh!t happens" had a baby and a bathtub."

Into+the+Kitty

Lol, I'm not opposed to stuff that's vague and funny, and I highly expect most people to talk about their kids, it's just the way TMI kind of stuff.

Now if you posted a picture and were like, 'Omg, Tommy just crapped all over the bathtub. I even got some in my hair when I was trying to wash the tub! #parentingisnotfortheweak #poopinthetub #thankgodforshampoo #godimsoobnoxious' then I'd take issue with it.

TJ1979

This is why I'm not on FB.  Ooh, maybe that's my UO.  FB is dumb.

unaveragejane

I am in a zoned out kind of mood today, so I was scrolling through posts on another board. Two women are in a spat over play kitchens. Seriously. My UO is that it is tacky to show your butt on a message board just b/c someone disagrees with you.

And I love "dumb" FB. I think people who don't like FB are dumb.@TJ1979 :-*

TJ1979

@unaveragejane And that's why it's an UO. 

Danie007

kklamb10 said:

Into+the+Kitty said:

Lol, I'm not opposed to stuff that's vague and funny, and I highly expect most people to talk about their kids, it's just the way TMI kind of stuff.

Now if you posted a picture and were like, 'Omg, Tommy just crapped all over the bathtub. I even got some in my hair when I was trying to wash the tub! #parentingisnotfortheweak #poopinthetub #thankgodforshampoo #godimsoobnoxious' then I'd take issue with it.

I have a friend who only uses her Facebook to post about her kids! She also uses at least 3 #s in each post. It drives me crazy!

We might have the same friend.

unaveragejane

TJ1979 said:

@unaveragejane And that's why it's an UO. 

Why? B/c it's your opinion and you're unpopular? There, I said it. We don't really want you here, TJ. You don't fit in with us cool kids. B-)

Into+the+Kitty

I like TJ. She's not traditional cool, but she is meta cool. I'd skip class to smoke cigs under the bleachers with you @TJ1979.

Into+the+Kitty

With our rainbow ombré hair.

TJ1979

Wow.  Um, thanks @ITK.  You name the bleachers, I'm there.

And @unaveragejane I don't even know what to say.

unaveragejane

@TJ1979 and ITK - You two are too nice. I can't even get a fake fight started with you. This is why the CD board is my home sweet home. Love!!!

PipSqueak0313

My UO this week:  I hate "dumb questions".....if you need to ask a question, ask it, but don't call it dumb.  There's nothing dumb about it, unless it is the question below. 

I still remember my sophomore homeroom teacher saying that the only dumb question he was ever asked was during a study of genetics and one student asked "if your parents couldn't have kids, will you be able to?"  The answer given was "How are you here to ask the question if your parents didn't have kids?"

jesstellina

I'm not that into pumpkin drinks. My favorite seasonal flavor is peppermint, by far.

YellowLily2013

PipSqueak0313 said:

My UO this week:  I hate "dumb questions".....if you need to ask a question, ask it, but don't call it dumb.  There's nothing dumb about it, unless it is the question below. 

I still remember my sophomore homeroom teacher saying that the only dumb question he was ever asked was during a study of genetics and one student asked "if your parents couldn't have kids, will you be able to?"  The answer given was "How are you here to ask the question if your parents didn't have kids?"

Lol! Part of me wonders if the kid was adopted and didn't understand genetics completely. Or maybe they had fertility problems and it was *very* difficult to have children. Again they probably didn't understand genetics.