UO

emmylou78

FFThC: I didn't even realize tomorrow was Valentine's day.  Guess I thought it was next week.

CMireles2

StefMurph said:

We play something similar to corn hole, but we use washers so we call it washers. Original. If never played it until I met my husband's hillbilly family.

UO- I've got nothing. Apparently I am a bit of a follower or have some of the same beliefs as most of you.

I've never heard of washers until I moved to Texas, but we have that here in Lubbock

taylormarie923

#teampoodles  I loved my little guy.  He was pretty possessive of me though so he probably would have been terrible with LO.

hartsl01

blondolphn said:

I watch dance moms. I'm trying to figure out why abby is all that. Seriously, I don't picture her being a dancer. I wish they would post footage from when she did dance so maybe I'd understand why she is so amazing. I'm not opposed to parents home schooling if they truly have a talent. But I don't know where that line is.

I've never seen her dance... but a lot of times, you don't have to be an amazing dancer to be an amazing choreographer and vice versa. Not saying I think all of her choreography is amazing, but she does come up with some pretty great pieces.

chelseyestelle

Did you guys watch the Westminster dog show this year? That poor little poodle with her extremely tight, huge pony tail on her head! She couldn't even keep her head straight. But then she won runner up for best in show and she was so exited and jumping up and down. I loved it.

vvg28

Heather6789 said:

carawasa said:

@vvg28 I feel the exact same way! I said LO won't be getting a phone until she is at least 16. But I know it's not going to happen because times are changing (what am I 80?) and I probably will just have to accept it...they'll prob require iPads and shit in school.

I think they already do.  My niece is in 6th grade and they all had to have one, though I don't know the specifics on if they got them free or whatnot. 




Ugh! It sucks schools push technology so hard at a young age. I am hoping this is one time living in the sticks will work to my advantage. Our school systems are lucky to afford projectors. Ha!

#countrykidsain'tgottimeforthat #theymaystillbeusingVHS

jnsmith85

sleepy33 said:

EmJ&B said:

sleepy33 said:

beernifer said:

cdhaslag said:

sleepy33 said:

beernifer said:

 Lol.

I love going to breweries. They are really family friendly spots with corn hole, bocce, and other games.

WTF is this? Is the brewery in a prison?

Dead.

Omg. I just laughed out loud in my meeting. It is a bean bag toss game were you try to get the bean bag in a hole on a board opposite of you.

Oh geez. Round here, we call that game bags. I can't believe they call it that! I would die.

It's an Iowa thing . . . my boss calls it that.



Weird. I mean, is there any other explanation for calling it that other than buttholes?


I thought it was a southern thing. We call it corn hole in Texas also.

carawasa

chelseyestelle said:

Did you guys watch the Westminster dog show this year? That poor little poodle with her extremely tight, huge pony tail on her head! She couldn't even keep her head straight. But then she won runner up for best in show and she was so exited and jumping up and down. I loved it.

I did not but random factoid of the day: my best friends aunts dog is banana joe (last years Westminster winner) so i basically know a celebrity

germanpickle

quartermisses said:

I think Pandora bracelets are hideous.

So I'm generally out of the loop and in germany but an American that just moved here proudly showed me hers (while I was still pregnant) and stressed it was a real "pandora". Without thinking I answered, "oh is that from Walmart?" I have no idea why I said that but I still think they look like they are from Walmart.

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germanpickle

My UO (at least in my house) is that I need to get laid. My son and my daughter are the worst cockblocks EVER.

Or is that an fffc?

Jalee85

I guess another UO is that I love my pandora like bracelet (it's called Persona). When my Mom moved away I was just planning my wedding. She wanted to get me a piece of jewelry for the wedding. I wanted something meaningful so we both got pandora bracelets. We buy each other charms and I fully plan to do this for DD as well. It's a great tradition.

Amjoy25

hlb622 said:

@Amjoy25 I did a double take at the photo of your LO & poodle. So cute!

And @carawasa, to chime in -- yes, I think poodles are great with LOs, but it all depends on how you raise them. We rescued our poodle last year, and while he's still pretty anxious, he's definitely getting better. He and LO are BFFs for lyfe. They even hold hands!

ETA Spellang is harde.

Oh right. We have poodle twins!

Mama2be12345

The highlight of my week was watching my DVR'ed episode of the bachelor while snuggling LO after a long day at work. Hate all other reality tv but watching the bachelor/bachelorette is tots addictive and awesome.

Pandora bracelets really are the worst. I just don't get who buys them.

I enjoy valentines day, DH always cooks and we stay in, nothing fancy but it's nice to do something a bit special.

My UO: My copy of "The Attachment Parenting Book" just arrived and I pretty much adore it. We've really been struggling with LO and I vibe with pretty much everything Dr. Sears is saying. I know it's controversial and I didn't expect to love it so much but I read it before bed and slept better then I have in awhile - feeling like maybe I'm not screwing poor LO up for
forever :-/

Amjoy25

23Melissa28 said:

I'm in the PA/MD area, and the bag toss game is corn hole here, too, because the bags are filled with corn and the object is to get them in the hole. Game bags, wtf?! My UO is that I don't like the inverted bob haircuts that get shorter in the back. I feel like everyone looked like Kate Gosselin for a long time, and I'm baffled when I see someone still wearing that style. (Confession: I have no idea if that is a UO, but it's all I got right now.)

I read those abbreviations as, physicians assistant/doctor. And was confused until I realized you meant, Pennsylvania/Maryland.

Ditto. #samebrainasnumbersMelissanumbers #oy

Gatorsgirl731

ntrick said:

My UO (at least in my house) is that I need to get laid. My son and my daughter are the worst cockblocks EVER.

Or is that an fffc?

Ugh me too. We moved LO into her crib this week. Last night I shaved my legs got some lotion going only to get cock blocked by the dog.

#itswhatigetforhavinghimneutered

StefMurph

Amjoy25 said:

23Melissa28 said:

MosyMama said:

I'm in the PA/MD area, and the bag toss game is corn hole here, too, because the bags are filled with corn and the object is to get them in the hole. Game bags, wtf?!

My UO is that I don't like the inverted bob haircuts that get shorter in the back. I feel like everyone looked like Kate Gosselin for a long time, and I'm baffled when I see someone still wearing that style. (Confession: I have no idea if that is a UO, but it's all I got right now.)

I read those abbreviations as, physicians assistant/doctor. And was confused until I realized you meant, Pennsylvania/Maryland.

Ditto. #samebrainasnumbersMelissanumbers #oy


You forgot to say fuck.

sleepy33

awwwpuddin said:

When @sleepy33 said corn hole = prison, I "loved" it bc it playing that game sucks almost as bad. I totally forgot corn hole is another name for ze bunghole

ETA: @awwwpuddin b/c I really need you to witness my pic ^^

chelseyestelle

I hate the weather wars going on between everyone. The south/east is like "it's so dangerous because we never have snow and we don't have the equipment blah blah blah" Yeah? Well we do have plows and whatnot and I still think it's SUPER dangerous to drive in a foot of snow and wind and freezing rain or whatever we get. Snow and ice is freaky no matter where you live. Oh and I had ONE snow day growing up. I was in 4th grade and it snowed like 3 feet and there was no power. All those other times? They didn't care. You get your bum to class. It was terrifying. We had "inside" recess a lot! The power went out a lot! We still had to go.


Maybe I'm just bitter. I hate snow. I hate driving in it more than anything! Lameo Utah.

jennlin

@mama2be12345 I loooooove dr sears! I sorta old-man crush him bc I love his parenting style. I think his wife is a lucky lady. FFFC?

Jalee85

@dknight413 That is partially a confession I do the same exact same thing with our jumparoo! She gets so excited when I play around.

Ajoyd

Cornhole is the shit! #seewhatididthere

The name originated in the great state of Ohio.

Whoever said savory things don't belong in dessert clearly never had bacon ice cream. Nomnomnom. 

As usual I have no UO to offer. 

Mama2be12345

@jennlin and @crunchymama11 I just devoured his whole book and it was like the aha light was going off the whole time! I'm glad I'm not the only addict!

We've been bed sharing for about 2 weeks because of the 4 month wakeup before that it was RNP next to us, she hates the crib and hates being away from us for too long. I kept thinking I must be doing something wrong! She's definitely a wonderfully intense LO and his suggestions and stories made me feel so much better. I just ordered a ring sling so we can start carrying her more!

#defAP4lyfe

carawasa

I can't believe we have a UO that's 5 pages long about corn hole. MAKE IT STOP!!!!! (

Bunkster2008

CMireles2 said:

We play something similar to corn hole, but we use washers so we call it washers. Original. If never played it until I met my husband's hillbilly family. UO- I've got nothing. Apparently I am a bit of a follower or have some of the same beliefs as most of you.

I've never heard of washers until I moved to Texas, but we have that here in Lubbock

@CMireles2 I grew up in Lubbock! Still have family and friends there!

megs1409

petdocd said:

petdocd said:

Love mint chocolate chip ice cream and all things real housewives!

I think I have a real uo today:

I don't think marriage counseling can mend a relationship tainted by infidelity. I think the person who was cheated on will always resent the cheater, and I think those that cheat usually cheat again.

Srsly no one has an opinion about my uo? When many of you recommended counseling to two of our bumpies for infidelity, I figured someone would defend marriage counseling.

Well I tried this week. I guess I fail at uo.

I agree with your position on counseling. I have not once suggested to people on TB to seek counseling together for the reasons you provided.

apritchett50

This is will real unpopular on this board..... But from what I've read BLW seems weird. :-?

apritchett50

petdocd said:

petdocd said:

Love mint chocolate chip ice cream and all things real housewives!

I think I have a real uo today:

I don't think marriage counseling can mend a relationship tainted by infidelity. I think the person who was cheated on will always resent the cheater, and I think those that cheat usually cheat again.

Srsly no one has an opinion about my uo? When many of you recommended counseling to two of our bumpies for infidelity, I figured someone would defend marriage counseling.

Well I tried this week. I guess I fail at uo.

I deft agree with you!

apritchett50

rsigler said:

apritchett50 said:

This is will real unpopular on this board..... But from what I've read BLW seems weird. :-?

Explain, please. Weird how?

I don't know if it's because I have never heard of it until this board but it just seems strange to me. I am excited to feed LO and enjoy her being
baby, I don't want speed up the process of her growing up. I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, just think BLW is different! .... I know, boring answer!

pandaglitter

petdocd said:

petdocd said:

Love mint chocolate chip ice cream and all things real housewives!

I think I have a real uo today:

I don't think marriage counseling can mend a relationship tainted by infidelity. I think the person who was cheated on will always resent the cheater, and I think those that cheat usually cheat again.

Srsly no one has an opinion about my uo? When many of you recommended counseling to two of our bumpies for infidelity, I figured someone would defend marriage counseling.

Well I tried this week. I guess I fail at uo.

Counseling can't change people. If someone isn't satisfied in a relationship, counseling won't magically fix that. But I think it can be helpful (particularly for individual counseling) to help understand yourself in a unique environment where the person giving you feedback isn't emotionally involved in your life, but is a support for you to work on weaknesses or issues in your life to help you become a better person. The change and growth comes from you, but it's hard to even realize that your own behavior is maladaptive sometimes. Without internal motivation, genuine change won't occur. But I think if someone genuinely wants to change and puts in the effort, counseling can be a tool to help. If this happens, it can strengthen relationships, even when one person has been unfaithful.

Ultimately, no, marriage counseling won't fix a marriage and there will often be lingering resentment and the cheater often does cheat again. But I think a lot of the success or failure comes from the reasons why there was infidelity in the first place. If someone lacks self control and craves attention, they're not likely to change. Resentment is hard to get rid of as well. But not impossible. Some situations can benefit greatly.

kimbo1216

chelseyestelle said:

I hate the weather wars going on between everyone. The south/east is like "it's so dangerous because we never have snow and we don't have the equipment blah blah blah" Yeah? Well we do have plows and whatnot and I still think it's SUPER dangerous to drive in a foot of snow and wind and freezing rain or whatever we get. Snow and ice is freaky no matter where you live. Oh and I had ONE snow day growing up. I was in 4th grade and it snowed like 3 feet and there was no power. All those other times? They didn't care. You get your bum to class. It was terrifying. We had "inside" recess a lot! The power went out a lot! We still had to go.


Maybe I'm just bitter. I hate snow. I hate driving in it more than anything! Lameo Utah.

You say you hate the wars, but your further comments really just perpetuate them.


Yes. Ice is dangerous no matter what. We have snow days because we aren't used to them and don't have the equipment when it's necessary. I doubt anyone here even knows how to chain their tires. And if I salted my steps I'd just get kosher salt from the kitchen.

And this summer when the northerners hot 80 or Lord forbid 90 degrees and start complaining about how hot it is I will just laugh at what a nice spring day that sounds like.

My point is we are all used to different things. We all have the right to embrace it or complain about it. To people in cooler climates 90 is scorching. To me that's a mild summer day but I won't get on to someone when they say it's hot because to them it is hot.

ashleymarie512

EmJ&B said:

sleepy33 said:

beernifer said:

cdhaslag said:

sleepy33 said:

beernifer said:

 Lol.

I love going to breweries. They are really family friendly spots with corn hole, bocce, and other games.

WTF is this? Is the brewery in a prison?

Dead.

Omg. I just laughed out loud in my meeting. It is a bean bag toss game were you try to get the bean bag in a hole on a board opposite of you.

Oh geez. Round here, we call that game bags. I can't believe they call it that! I would die.



It's an Iowa thing . . . my boss calls it that.


Nope! Iowan here and it's bags here too!

carawasa

NRyan55 said:

Srsly Guise, 3 pages of cornhole discussion?

haha I def didn't see this

elllaf

apritchett50 said:

rsigler said:

apritchett50 said:

This is will real unpopular on this board..... But from what I've read BLW seems weird. :-?

Explain, please. Weird how?

I don't know if it's because I have never heard of it until this board but it just seems strange to me. I am excited to feed LO and enjoy her being
baby, I don't want speed up the process of her growing up. I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, just think BLW is different! .... I know, boring answer!

I'm confused. Are you saying that BLW will "speed up the process" of her growing up?

norbert5

Late to the party. But I have one this week!

I really dislike fake nails. I think they look dated and are dirty. They take a lot of upkeep and cost a lot of money.

LC122

crunchymama11 said:

elllaf said:

apritchett50 said:

rsigler said:

apritchett50 said:

This is will real unpopular on this board..... But from what I've read BLW seems weird. :-?

Explain, please. Weird how?

I don't know if it's because I have never heard of it until this board but it just seems strange to me. I am excited to feed LO and enjoy her being
baby, I don't want speed up the process of her growing up. I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, just think BLW is different! .... I know, boring answer!

I'm confused. Are you saying that BLW will "speed up the process" of her growing up?

ime, blw actually slows down the process of them "growing up" because babies tend to drink more bm longer and eat less solids until they reach 1yo. blw is a very gradual process- it's not like purees where baby "needs" to eat 1 jar 3x/day and drink less bm or formula sooner because they've filled up on purees. so if you bf and want to bf until 1yo or longer, blw is the way to go.


Sorry Crunchy, I've let your previous BLW posts go because they are informative and good for people interested in trying that method, but don't go around spreading bad information.
Just because you feed your baby purées doesn't mean that they will wean any earlier or that they
"have to have 3 meals/jars/purées a day" or that they "fill up on purées" any more than they would fill up on table foods.
Let's be fair.

jennlin

Seriously @lc122? No.

LC122

@crunchymama11, cool. Thanks
We're on the same page. I think the take-home message is for purée or jar feeders to be sure to follow baby's cues. Jar volumes are somewhat arbitrary, so there shouldn't be any pressure to finish one. BLW should eliminate/minimize the issue of volumes to eat/finish.
I just wanted to make sure you were being fair and more pro-BLW than anti-purées/jars.
To each their own.