FFFC

BeebopandBuddy

MeatballEsq said:

Thanks ladies. My real FFFC should be I'm considering using his toothbrush when I clean the toilet later. Think that will make me feel better?

Yes, lol.  Tell him that most husbands wouldn't complain when they are getting as much sex as he is.  Everytime you talk about your sex life, it makes me tired

PenelopePond

@MeatballEsq good luck with this temp job. I hope it turns into something great

The way I think about creeper girl is like imagine we were at a park for a play date. We've all been going to the park for a very long time. Well one day, some random person pops their head out of the bushes and says "I've been watching all of you. Gee ______, you LO is adorable. Wow ____, I'm happy to see your LO has recovered from that fall last week. Oh and ____, I brought some avocados since I know your LO likes them." Not all true or the same, but that's why it's creepy to me.

My FFFC: a friend on Facebook lost a ton of weight. Yay, good for her, she looks amazing. For real. Now she's a rep for a weight loss company and posts about it all the time. I feel like she needs to make a separate Facebook page for the weight loss part. I know it's her Facebook and she can post what she wants. I just don't like feeling like she's selling something all the time.

MarisaKathleen

SharkFarts said:

MarisaKathleen said:

Last night I swatted my kid.  She snuggled up for a hug and turned her head and bit me so hard and so fast that she broke skin.  My first reaction was to yell "what the hell?" and slap her away. She laughed at me.  I feel like a shitty parent not only for smacking her off of me, but that I cannot get her to stop biting me.  She doesn't do it to DH, she just does it to me.  When I tell her "No" and raise my voice she laughs at me.  I feel like it's because of our sitter's kid...she's just terrible.  When Nancy's over there she comes home and is a complete ass.  when she's by her regular sitter she's normal all the time.  I just feel completely lost and like I don't know who my kid is.

Another FFFC? I've swat DD2 for biting me before too. Not hard, just enough to get her attention. I tell her "No, no, that hurts Mama!". I figured swatting was a better than what someone else I knew did, which was bite her kid back.

Yeah...

This is what almost everyone else has told me to do!  And if she's still doing it when she's older, make her bite herself.  Ha!

thebanich

mrssqueegy said:

cheeseandrice said:

Mirask? seriously?

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I'm guessing it was the post about one her her students. Which she should probably delete.

kelbel527

MarisaKathleen said:

Last night I swatted my kid.  She snuggled up for a hug and turned her head and bit me so hard and so fast that she broke skin.  My first reaction was to yell "what the hell?" and slap her away. She laughed at me.  I feel like a shitty parent not only for smacking her off of me, but that I cannot get her to stop biting me.  She doesn't do it to DH, she just does it to me.  When I tell her "No" and raise my voice she laughs at me.  I feel like it's because of our sitter's kid...she's just terrible.  When Nancy's over there she comes home and is a complete ass.  when she's by her regular sitter she's normal all the time.  I just feel completely lost and like I don't know who my kid is.

I've gone through phases with my older one like this.  He can really push my buttons when he wants to, and when he gets really sassy, I just look at him like, "who the heck are you?!"

Both our boys have gone through the phase where they think it's funny to hit us and laugh.  Luckily we just kept reinforcing, "gentle touches" and "no" and it worked with DS1.  Aedan is still doing it, so we'll see how that works out.

And one time when Brody bit me (on purpose, because he was pissed at me - he was 2.5 at the time), I came very close to smacking/pushing/something back.  It hurt and it's a total knee-jerk reaction.  Don't beat yourself up about it.  I hope Nancy gets over this phase soon!

thebanich

MarisaKathleen said:

SharkFarts said:

MarisaKathleen said:

Last night I swatted my kid.  She snuggled up for a hug and turned her head and bit me so hard and so fast that she broke skin.  My first reaction was to yell "what the hell?" and slap her away. She laughed at me.  I feel like a shitty parent not only for smacking her off of me, but that I cannot get her to stop biting me.  She doesn't do it to DH, she just does it to me.  When I tell her "No" and raise my voice she laughs at me.  I feel like it's because of our sitter's kid...she's just terrible.  When Nancy's over there she comes home and is a complete ass.  when she's by her regular sitter she's normal all the time.  I just feel completely lost and like I don't know who my kid is.

Another FFFC? I've swat DD2 for biting me before too. Not hard, just enough to get her attention. I tell her "No, no, that hurts Mama!". I figured swatting was a better than what someone else I knew did, which was bite her kid back.

Yeah...

This is what almost everyone else has told me to do!  And if she's still doing it when she's older, make her bite herself.  Ha!

  I swatted Finn on the bottom once when he bit my face. He left a pretty nasty bruise. I felt horrible but ummm... dude- you bit my face.

PortermansWifey

PenelopePond said:

My FFFC: a friend on Facebook lost a ton of weight. Yay, good for her, she looks amazing. For real. Now she's a rep for a weight loss company and posts about it all the time. I feel like she needs to make a separate Facebook page for the weight loss part. I know it's her Facebook and she can post what she wants. I just don't like feeling like she's selling something all the time.

I know a Mary Kay lady that does this. I've actually known her since I was a kid but we visited a church and she happened to be a member there. We filled out the visitors card and she stole our email addresses and started sending MK emails. It really pissed me off and rubbed me the wrong way. Church isn't the place to be peddling your shitty beauty products. I had to unsubscribe from her posts on FB because she annoys me so much.

Bighair12

I feel the same with people posting on Facebook about Crossfit.  I have a girlfriend who is constantly posting WOD, little sayings, and overall just pushing it on everyone.  Yes she looks great but I don't need the constant reminder that I am lazy.

kelbel527

cheeseandrice said:

#babypenis is one of the most inappropriate IG tags I've seen yet, on a completely unrelated note.

This makes me sad and creeped out. 

MRoxy0628

dimples12 said:

I have been letting CJ eat in the car for months. I think the part that needs flaming is I never considered it wrong.

I wasn't meaning to flame anyone with my UO yesterday, I just read a sad story that changed how I viewed it.

Also, I hope if people saw the genital pics on IG they said something at the time rather than waiting until now to say something. 

Bighair12

I have no problems with Ellie having a pouch or Cheerios in the car seat.

Bighair12

I have hives on my the palms of my hands and soles of my feet so bad that I didn't sleep last night.  Stupid allergic reaction to the tamiflu.  

My FFFC:  I would rather have the damn fever from the flu than not be able to control the itching on my hands and feet.

thetwinkies&Vivi

@Lois & @cherry
We got some rude remarks at first, both about the spacing,and 3 kids omg you poor thing?! (because we some how purposefully planned twins?)

Anywho, we waited until 2nd tri posted our pic for those who didn't know and tried our best to ignore the negative. Sorry that it's causing you worry, just do your best to ignore it. Everyone loves a cute new baby, even if they're close in age,3u3, unplanned what have you. And you of course can always tell people to mind their own business

MeatballEsq

My kid points and laughs when I get naked these days (to shower or change my clothes). I'm pretty sure he's pointing at my belly because he's obsessed with them these days, but at his height and angle it looks like he's pointing at my vagine. For some reason this makes me more self conscious than if he's laughing at my belly. (

MarisaKathleen

cherrycrepe said:

My FFFCs:
I've been eating like crap lately. Nothing has been tasting good and I have terrible nausea. I crave sugary carbs, which are terrible for me. I hid a package of poptarts (thankfully not an entire box) that I bought from the vending machine at work in my car so that I could eat it in private. That's terrible. It needs to stop.

I don't know why, but I am not really that excited to share about baby #2 on FB/be out publicly. I mean, I'm out at work but I'm not out in my big social circle that is FB. Our parents/siblings know, that's about it. I just don't know how to tell people. And I'm almost embarrassed this time. I don't get it. I do love this parasite/fetus/child, but I just don't know how to come out with this one

Stuck.

thank you for posting what I can't figure out how to articulate.  I'm scared of having another kid and I'm worried that because I didn't want more children that I'm going to have a hard time loving this one.  I know that's irrational and I know I'm being an asshole.  I just can't see through the fear yet.

BeebopandBuddy

MarisaKathleen said:

Last night I swatted my kid.  She snuggled up for a hug and turned her head and bit me so hard and so fast that she broke skin.  My first reaction was to yell "what the hell?" and slap her away. She laughed at me.  I feel like a shitty parent not only for smacking her off of me, but that I cannot get her to stop biting me.  She doesn't do it to DH, she just does it to me.  When I tell her "No" and raise my voice she laughs at me.  I feel like it's because of our sitter's kid...she's just terrible.  When Nancy's over there she comes home and is a complete ass.  when she's by her regular sitter she's normal all the time.  I just feel completely lost and like I don't know who my kid is.

MarisaKathleen said:

SharkFarts said:

MarisaKathleen said:

Last night I swatted my kid.  She snuggled up for a hug and turned her head and bit me so hard and so fast that she broke skin.  My first reaction was to yell "what the hell?" and slap her away. She laughed at me.  I feel like a shitty parent not only for smacking her off of me, but that I cannot get her to stop biting me.  She doesn't do it to DH, she just does it to me.  When I tell her "No" and raise my voice she laughs at me.  I feel like it's because of our sitter's kid...she's just terrible.  When Nancy's over there she comes home and is a complete ass.  when she's by her regular sitter she's normal all the time.  I just feel completely lost and like I don't know who my kid is.

Another FFFC? I've swat DD2 for biting me before too. Not hard, just enough to get her attention. I tell her "No, no, that hurts Mama!". I figured swatting was a better than what someone else I knew did, which was bite her kid back.

Yeah...

This is what almost everyone else has told me to do!  And if she's still doing it when she's older, make her bite herself.  Ha!

OMG, this is my biggest pet peeve. Not what you did, I could totally see a knee-jerk reaction, I might have done the same thing. I'm talking about when people conciously make a decision to teach not hitting by spanking or not biting by biting them back. I'm not going to bring back the spanking debate, but it really gets under my skin when people start the eye for an eye punshments.

tinyhumantoe

I apparently left my car unlocked with the wallet in the front seat all night. Ha.

Eta: typo and yes, on my front street. Oops.

MarisaKathleen

cheeseandrice said:

I really really hate the word 'sposies' for disposable diapers.

People say this?

WTF?  Why?  No.

MarisaKathleen

cherrycrepe said:

Hugs to my @LoisLayn and @MarisaKathleen

And to my wanting to TTC girls @cheeseandrice and @mrssqueegy

Thank you for this.

I'm sure it's because hormones in 1st tri are a mutherfucka but I cannot quit the crying.  Since the only people who know IRL are a couple of my co-workers and my Mom and DH, I feel like I can't be anything but pretend super OMG excited.  I'm just glad that it's seemingly normal to feel something other than thrilled, so thank you both @LoisLayn and @cherrycrepe for validating that.

MRoxy0628

cheeseandrice said:

From the judge thread...

ironic, no?

MiraskTastic said:

you can always count on me to make it sexual. 

I don't understand the purpose of you pointing this out. She made some mistakes with what she is posting, but it seems unnecessary to keep talking about it. 
eta: And no I'm not friends with her off board.

AKB090609

My FFFC: I ran into my special library friend twice yesterday (at a story time and the grocery store) She ran from the area as soon as she saw me both times. The confession is I'm really enjoying that my showing up someplace has the power to make a stranger leave.

Last time DD tried to bite me, I saw it coming and moved, she ended up biting her hand. Since then the biting of people has stopped. I don't feel bad.

thetwinkies&Vivi

Fffc: my monthly injections yesterday hurt a lot more than normal and my arm is pretty bruised up.
Confession part: I plan to play it up a bit when DH gets home in a bit so I can get a nap in.
ETA: corrected autocorrect mishap

MRoxy0628

cheeseandrice said:

MRoxy0628 said:

cheeseandrice said:

From the judge thread...

ironic, no?

MiraskTastic said:

you can always count on me to make it sexual. 

I don't understand the purpose of you pointing this out. She made some mistakes with what she is posting, but it seems unnecessary to keep talking about it. 

oh.

would you like to tell me what topics are allowed from now on?

newsflash- almost everything that gets posted here has been talked about before.

No not at all, I just don't think it's nice. 

MeatballEsq

cheeseandrice said:

From the judge thread...

ironic, no?

MiraskTastic said:

you can always count on me to make it sexual. 

Sorry friend but I think this is out of line. It's obvious she wasn't thinking with the pics, but she's never made it sexual and to imply that is...well wrong.

MeatballEsq

Kemare20 said:

I almost wiped LO's butt with Clorox wipes this morning. I keep a ziplock bag of them in his diaper bag. Apparently LO took them out and put them in his diaper bucket we keep in the living room. I have been using diaper wipes out of a ziploc bag because he tore a bunch out a few days ago. I honestly had it in my hand, ready to wipe him down and realized it felt weird and smelled weird.

Ohhh the burn!

KellersPrag

JFC people, it's 10 AM, how is this at 5 pages already? I am just able to start reading! (I'm at the top of page 2 for those who would like to be kept updated.)

thebanich

cheeseandrice said:

I am so sick of one of my 'coworkers'.  It's the girl who did this job before me.  She's making it pretty obvious that she wants me to fail, and it's pissing me off.  I don't care what she thinks, because no one on campus likes her at all.  But I've caught her lying and blatantly giving me wrong (or omitting) information for past events, so I can't set them up right.

Example. "this group has only used the courts in the field house in the past." So I go look for dates they're available, ask her to hold a date. Her response? An email to me with a screen shot of the event calendar showing a reservation on that date (in another room, but not the tracks) saying "as you could have seen by checking the reservation calendar, that space is not available."  Oh. don't worry. she copied my boss and her boss too.

I HATE THIS PART OF HIGHER ED. hate.

When someone cc's my supervisor on a dumb ass email like that it makes me want to nut punch them.

or in this case

cunt punt

tinyhumantoe

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

BillyMollyEmmy

I also found Mirask's photo to be inappropriate because of the hashtag, and I did address it with her as a friend. 

I don't believe it was meant to be sexual, and, as IV said, was an attempt to be humorous that obviously backfired.

I once posted a nude video of A once in a private group on FB (since deleted), and I have posted a few on IG of her in the bathtub (no baby private parts showing). But overall, I am really, really leery of posting anything like that online. 

When you write about technology/online security for a living, you learn all about how private is NEVER private, regardless of where you're posting. I've really had my eyes opened. You have zero privacy, anywhere. No on the Internet, not on your Smartphone - nowhere. 

MarisaKathleen

Every time something crazy about IG comes up I'm more and more happy I have a flip phone.

#selflove

#babypenis

#flipphonerules

tinyhumantoe

Question. I got blown off by CPS when my student came in with a bloody eye and he and his sister both explained the mother did it to him intentionally and purposefully.

What's the chance that CPS will investigate a mother who innocently posted a pic of their bathing child on a private IG account? I agree that it wasn't the best idea but come on. Illegal? CPS? Seems a little overkill/doomsday.

And the quote from the other thread is infuriating to me. Come on.

thetwinkies&Vivi

Now, I'm questioning me posting pics of the girls in just their CDs. Ick, although my IG and FB are private.

MRoxy0628

cheeseandrice said:

I can't believe people are defending this. I'm judging anyone who thinks it's ok, to be honest.  I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually, you know, illegal.

AND SHE'S A TEACHER for godsake.  Mandated reporter, etc. She should know better. I mean, it's obvious she doesn't, but for fucks sake.

I'm not defending the actions. I was questioning some of the comments and carrying on the conversation.

MeatballEsq

cheeseandrice said:

I can't believe people are defending this. I'm judging anyone who thinks it's ok, to be honest.  I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually, you know, illegal.

AND SHE'S A TEACHER for godsake.  Mandated reporter, etc. She should know better. I mean, it's obvious she doesn't, but for fucks sake.

For I do NOT think it's ok and I am not defending her actions. I just think the later attack was out of line.

BillyMollyEmmy

It was out of line to suggest that she intentionally tried to sexualize her son via IG. 

TB is trying to tell me that sexualize isn't a word. Now I'm second guessing if it actually exists.

BeebopandBuddy

I have posted naked pics of my kids, but none where any of their private areas are showing.  I also think twice when I make a hashtag that could even be used by anyone for a sexual reference even if mine is far from that.

For instance, I think I was posting a #youredoingitwrong pic a few weeks ago and almost put in #hardtodo but then I thought twice about what else might have that hash tag.  Even though it could just be my own dirty mind(in most cases it probably is), I don't want a pic of my kid in the same pool with anything like that.  Yes, it could happen with almost any hashtag, I know, but I'm trying not to be totally clueless about it.

Cheenomae

MeatballEsq said:

I've told DH plenty of times, I love you but I may not like you right now. Now I'm starting to feel like it's more than that. He seems to really hate life these days. I think most of it is stress about me not having a job (and he doesn't deal with that stress well, won't talk about it, etc). Which obviously makes me feel even guiltier about the situation. I guess my FFFC is that I almost wish he'd move on.

I've been here with DH before. Not necessarily relating to job situations, but just life in general. I know I've always loved him. I know I haven't always liked him. I wonder if I've actually always LOVED him through it all. I think so. I love him again so that's a good sign. Marriage is tough and if you can stick it out you deserve a metal for sure. I hope things start looking up for you guys when you start this temp job coming up! I think like you said, getting out of the house will make a big difference. 

Cheenomae

kelbel527 said:

OK, I'm going to put one out there.  Since I still feel bad about it a week later - even though it wasn't as bad as it could have been.  I made a careless mommy mistake while picking up kids at daycare:

Opened door for Brody (my 4 yo), he climbs in on his own, closes the door.  Take Aedan out of stroller, strap him in car-seat, walk back around, got in the car and started driving.

It took 30 seconds (I wasn't out of the lot, thank god!) for Brody to tell me that he wasn't strapped in his car seat!!

The roads were crazy dangerous on Friday (black ice) and I almost drove home without my kid buckled in.   

I've forgotten to buckle Kenleigh in a handful of times. Luckily it's just been in the garage and she tells me before I even get my seat-belt on. Ugh, it's scary to think about, but it just reminds me to stick to routine and try not to get side tracked after I've bucked Mason in!

Bighair12

SharkFarts said:

Another confession? I still lurk on A14. I guess I like to torture myself.

<Hugs>

misscheapandchic

I'm overly paranoid about my IG food posting habits since the thread about it a couple of weeks ago.
I don't want to go the gym today because I'm having a good hair day. I plan on eating out this weekend though so I'm gonna have to suck it up and keep hitting the gym.
@meatballesq Zeke does that to my stomach too. He lifts my shirt up and finds my belly button and pats it, pokes it, pinches it. It's definitely got me doing some extra crunches, planks and super mans at the gym! Nothing like a 15 month olds ability to make you feel self conscience!