*~*~*~*~UO Thursday~*~*~*~*

JustCricket

Spill it! What is your UO for the day!

I'll start...

while I'm on the fence about recreational use of marijuana (completely ok with it's use medicinally) leaning more towards, whatever, I don't care make it legal...

I completely disagree when people say it isn't addictive. While it may not be the same type of physical addiction you see with other drugs or subtances (ie nicotine, caffeine, heroine) I hands down think it is more than possible for someone to become psychologically addicted. When I hear someone say "I can quit anytime, I just don't want to" while they lose their job, or "I can't just smoke pot once, if I do smoke I end up smoking every day, I'm not addicted, I just need it to relax" I think that is an addiction.

ETA- I also think the 'addiction rate' is definitely a bit lower than other substances... but if someone is predisposed to addiction, I wouldn't be surprised if they got addicted to pot

bumpuser10199668

I thought of a great one last night and now forgot!!!! Noooooo

AnyMax

This board is not a blog. Several women of S14 should start a blog or keep a journal.

beckynsean11

AnyMax said:

This board is not a blog. Several women of S14 should start a blog or keep a journal.

So it's NOT ok for me to start a thread about the glorious iced latte & sprinkle donut that I finally gave in & got? Bummer...

mrsdanielleM2010

AnyMax said:

This board is not a blog. Several women of S14 should start a blog or keep a journal.

Tell us whooooo

MrsLaLaBug

Discrimination against people with tattoos is basically just as bad as racism. You treat a person unfairly based on looks, what’s the difference? 
(And this is coming from a person who has no tattoos LOL!)

mrsdanielleM2010

Here's one. I hate when my colleagues who are old enough and financially stable enough to retire choose to stay on. It's never the ones who are still dynamic and willing to do new things - it's always the ones who were at one time fantastic educators but not anymore. The school could hire two or more new teachers for the same $ some of these people are getting. There is something to be said for wisdom in experience - the chairperson of my department is 63 and the most brilliant person & innovative teacher I know. Of course, she is counting the days until she can retire. The 70 year old who lectures from her seat every day and has the lowest pass and mastery rates... She wants to leave the building in a box (her quote).

beckynsean11

TheEmpireNeedsYou said:

beckynsean11 said:

AnyMax said:

This board is not a blog. Several women of S14 should start a blog or keep a journal.

So it's NOT ok for me to start a thread about the glorious iced latte & sprinkle donut that I finally gave in & got? Bummer...

Dunkin donuts has brownie batter donuts...AND they have sprinkles on top. Double win.

Don't think there isn't one of those, with my name on it, still in the box. If someone else touches it, they will die.

kateitho

MermaidsMagic said:

Love You Forever is a creepy fucking book. His mom drive across town in the middle of the night, climbs a ladder into his room and rocks his grown ass??? Can you imagine your horror if you woke up to you MIL rocking you DH? I bet this dude has such bad mommy issues and no one will ever be able to compare to her. Love You Forever is a prequel to the Bates Hotel.

This book is actually in honor of the author's and his wife's two still births.  When you look at it in that light, it is a lot less creepy, and a whole lot more gut wrenching. 

Edit to include reference link: https://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/09192013-the-sad-story-behind-i-love-you-forever/

AnyMax

beckynsean11 said:

AnyMax said:

This board is not a blog. Several women of S14 should start a blog or keep a journal.

So it's NOT ok for me to start a thread about the glorious iced latte & sprinkle donut that I finally gave in & got? Bummer...

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If you do, it better be while your ass is driving over to bring me one as well.

mytinc

I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both.

HorseLover11

mytinc said:

I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both.

I agree and particularly side eye the ones with the stick figure family. I feel you're giving way too much personal information to strangers and just open yourself for potential crime

AnyMax

mytinc said:

I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both.

You would just LOOOOOOOVE my car

ETA: Never ever will I ever put the stick figure family on my car.

kateitho

I hate that my mom has already sent us "Mommy loves you" and "Daddy loves you" baby things.  I'me donating them to the Humane Society thrift shop.  I want to buy the things that should obviously be from "Mommy" and "Daddy".  

PSA: I know this is petty, but my mom is an overwhelming personality, and has already become a control freak about my pregnancy from 2500 miles away.  She called and bitched at me for not calling to tell her I had a migraine yesterday, which she found out by texting DH 6 times while he was at work about why I wasn't answering my phone.

bumpuser10199668

MermaidsMagic said:

Love You Forever is a creepy fucking book. His mom drive across town in the middle of the night, climbs a ladder into his room and rocks his grown ass??? Can you imagine your horror if you woke up to you MIL rocking you DH? I bet this dude has such bad mommy issues and no one will ever be able to compare to her. Love You Forever is a prequel to the Bates Hotel.

This book is actually in honor of the author's and his wife's two still births.  When you look at it in that light, it is a lot less creepy, and a whole lot more gut wrenching. 

Edit to include reference link: https://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/09192013-the-sad-story-behind-i-love-you-forever/

SERIOUSLY? I cried reading this POST without even clicking on this link....omg. Also, I cried when I saw an ambulance this morning, so my stability is uncertain.

bumpuser10199668

Jesus wasn't white.

And Easter and Christmas are based off of Pagan holidays, and I think it is hilarious when people defend them as 'Christian' based.

Also,  I go to church and enjoy my sermons, but I always read into the Bible like it is a great book of fables used to guide us into a moral life.  When it comes to my stance on a higher power, I go the Buddhist route.

AccioPizza

If you are on your third or more 'surprise' pregnancy, I think you are full of it. Accidents happen, birth control fails ... But three or more times? Yeah right. I think you aren't actually trying to prevent and therefore it shouldn't be 'surprising' that sex = baby.

mytinc

HorseLover11 said:

mytinc said:

I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both.

I agree and particularly side eye the ones with the stick figure family. I feel you're giving way too much personal information to strangers and just open yourself for potential crime

Agreed.  It doesn't matter to me if the stick figures are zombies, cats, or anything else.  I really don't need to know that much about you when I pass you on the highway.

 

AnyMax

MermaidsMagic said:

Am I dead on the inside because I still think it's creepy?

It's extremely sad they lost thier children, and singing the song to them is beautiful, but the story is about a mom who can't let go.

Obviously you are a cold hearted hag.

But in all seriousness, even before knowing the author's back story, I guess I never took it so literal. More just that she will love him always, no matter how old, where he is, what he has going on in his life...

beckynsean11

Probably not unpopular, but poop =/= TMI. Please stop referring to all bodily functions as TMI. Pics of your mucous plug or afterbirth, those are TMI. Do not share those with the group.

henderson1026

beckynsean11 said:

TheEmpireNeedsYou said:

beckynsean11 said:

AnyMax said:

This board is not a blog. Several women of S14 should start a blog or keep a journal.

So it's NOT ok for me to start a thread about the glorious iced latte & sprinkle donut that I finally gave in & got? Bummer...

Dunkin donuts has brownie batter donuts...AND they have sprinkles on top. Double win.

Don't think there isn't one of those, with my name on it, still in the box. If someone else touches it, they will die.

Thanks, now I want a donut!  But I plan on making these later today, so....

beckynsean11

@henderson1026 You better bring enough for the whole class.

ConversationFear

I hate the way modern vampires are all sexified and glittery. Give me Bela Lugosi any day.

henderson1026

beckynsean11 said:

@henderson1026 You better bring enough for the whole class.

anyone who wants to drive to my house is welcome

bumpuser10199668

@mrssparklebottom I celebrate them as Christian holidays, too. I'm just saying we took pagan traditions as our own

ChesTal

MermaidsMagic said:

MrsSparklebottom said:

People who believe Jesus was white need to study up on their geography. What does it matter what color he was?

Americans white wash everything. Tom Cruise was a better samurai than an Asian dude who literally grew up with it? Shredder is being played by the whitest dude evar. We like our honkies.

I laughed so hard at my desk I nearly peed, that last quote seriously made my day!

bumpuser10199668

I remember mine!!!!

I HATE the "N word". Not because it is offensive (hello, cracker is offensive too) But because we call it the "N word" like Voldemort.  And that its okay to say for some but not others.  It is ludicrous.  It makes me angry. Either 'decriminalize' the word completely (like people thing they are doing by saying nigga isn't offensive but nigger is? give me a BREAK...that's like saying motherfucker is offensive but motherfucka isn't) or NO ONE say it. Saying it is okay for black people and not for white is just another example of racial divides that shouldn't be around anymore.

dinodna3

mytinc said:

HorseLover11 said:

mytinc said:

I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both.

I agree and particularly side eye the ones with the stick figure family. I feel you're giving way too much personal information to strangers and just open yourself for potential crime

Agreed.  It doesn't matter to me if the stick figures are zombies, cats, or anything else.  I really don't need to know that much about you when I pass you on the highway.

 

What's worse are the stickers of a baseball player with the kids name and jersey number. You are giving out WAY too much information to creepers.

an02102

I work for a catholic hospital and they have fought tooth and nail to not cover birth control because they are a catholic institution.  However, I find it incredibly hypocritical that they are now covering unmarried SO (be it man and woman, or same sex).  I am not saying that they can't cover them, I just feel if you are claiming birth control is such a "sin"  and you can't possibly cover it with your health insurance, why then are you covering people "living in sin" 

Texasgurly0313

mytinc said:

HorseLover11 said:

mytinc said:

I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both.

I agree and particularly side eye the ones with the stick figure family. I feel you're giving way too much personal information to strangers and just open yourself for potential crime

Agreed.  It doesn't matter to me if the stick figures are zombies, cats, or anything else.  I really don't need to know that much about you when I pass you on the highway.

 

My favorites are the ones I see on military bases. Stick figure families complete with a mommy or daddy stick figure in uniform (whatever branch they are in). The best part is that they sell these things at the stores on base.

wrightpalomo

MermaidsMagic said: mytinc said: I think bumper stickers are stupid (even the honor student ones) and vanity license plates are vain.  I side eye both. I give people two bumper stickers, any more than that and I have to restrain myself from rear-ending them


---------- My car was a hammie down that came with bumper stickers.... please don't rear end me. 

But if you do, I probably won't notice because it's so banged up from the previous owner. I was hit by a bus a few months ago and no one noticed! 

edited because the quote boxes didn't show up... I'm not even on mobile! 

wrightpalomo

MermaidsMagic said:

AccioPizza said:

If you are on your third or more 'surprise' pregnancy, I think you are full of it. Accidents happen, birth control fails ... But three or more times? Yeah right. I think you aren't actually trying to prevent and therefore it shouldn't be 'surprising' that sex = baby.

I'm meaner than you. I give you one oops, two if you tried something other than condoms or the pill for BC. Did you not remember how the others were made??? SEX WITH NO PROTECTION!

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My sister was on the pill, she took it religiously (after 3 miscarriages she didn't want to go through all of it again). She got pregnant TWICE on the pill and both babies went full term and are happy and healthy! They were both "oopsie" babies but we're happy to have them! 

Pearl1982

I have a hard time believing you're not homophobic if you believe homosexuality is a sin.

bumpuser10199668

Pearl1982 said:

I have a hard time believing you're not homophobic if you believe homosexuality is a sin.

On this note, I can't stand the word homophobic.  Phobias are debilitating mental health disorders. People are not phobic of homosexuals: they are just mean.

BUT I agree with what you're saying.

Pearl1982

carmstr4 said:

Pearl1982 said:

I have a hard time believing you're not homophobic if you believe homosexuality is a sin.

On this note, I can't stand the word homophobic.  Phobias are debilitating mental health disorders. People are not phobic of homosexuals: they are just mean.

BUT I agree with what you're saying.

Yes, wasn't there a funny thing with Morgan Freeman going around on FB recently, that said something like "I hate the word 'homophobia.' You're not afraid. You're just an asshole."

mrsdanielleM2010

carmstr4 said:

I remember mine!!!!

I HATE the "N word". Not because it is offensive (hello, cracker is offensive too) But because we call it the "N word" like Voldemort.  And that its okay to say for some but not others.  It is ludicrous.  It makes me angry. Either 'decriminalize' the word completely (like people thing they are doing by saying nigga isn't offensive but nigger is? give me a BREAK...that's like saying motherfucker is offensive but motherfucka isn't) or NO ONE say it. Saying it is okay for black people and not for white is just another example of racial divides that shouldn't be around anymore.

My DH and I call each other "cracker." If this baby is a boy, he wants to name him Graeme. I vetoed immediately. I actually don't remember where the nn came from. 

blue+skies

Well just because this UO thread is kinda lame today...I'll try to spice it up a little...

In regards to having kids out of wedlock. I understand "oops" babies happen (I had sex before marriage so it could've happened to me), and I also fully agree with parents not staying together if it is an unhealthy, unhappy, and/or loveless relationship (not good for the kids or parents). Call me old school, but I don't understand why people chose to have children out of wedlock. I know there are a million situations out there that probably make sense, but I just feel like kids are much more binding then a marriage. SIL just had this conversation with her parents and I, that her and her BF would like kids soon but don't feel like marriage is important, and none of us understood her theory. I do think marriage is important. And not even for religious reasons. I just think it is an important commitment to one another. And everyone says it doesn't change a thing, but really it does. DH and I owned a house together and lived together before we were married, but our first year was actually still tough, I can't imagine having kids thrown in the mix.

Now just to clarify, I don't judge people for it, I guess I really just don't understand why marriage isn't seen as important to some people, religious or not. To each their own!

beckynsean11

blue+skies said:

Well just because this UO thread is kinda lame today...I'll try to spice it up a little... In regards to having kids out of wedlock. I understand "oops" babies happen (I had sex before marriage so it could've happened to me), and I also fully agree with parents not staying together if it is an unhealthy, unhappy, and/or loveless relationship (not good for the kids or parents). Call me old school, but I don't understand why people chose to have children out of wedlock. I know there are a million situations out there that probably make sense, but I just feel like kids are much more binding then a marriage. SIL just had this conversation with her parents and I, that her and her BF would like kids soon but don't feel like marriage is important, and none of us understood her theory. I do think marriage is important. And not even for religious reasons. I just think it is an important commitment to one another. And everyone says it doesn't change a thing, but really it does. DH and I owned a house together and lived together before we were married, but our first year was actually still tough, I can't imagine having kids thrown in the mix. Now just to clarify, I don't judge people for it, I guess I really just don't understand why marriage isn't seen as important to some people, religious or not. To each their own!

Marriage just isn't for everyone. There are people who are perfectly happy to just be in a committed relationship without making it legally binding. I don't need to understand everyone's life choices.

blue+skies

beckynsean11 said:

I don't need to understand everyone's life choices.

On mobile, so I can't bold, and I don't know if I edited this text box correctly...

Clearly, I personally think marriage is important. But I COMPLETELY agree with your last sentence.

wrightpalomo

@blue+skies you are terrible at spicing things up! Too damn polite and nonjudgey. You have to say something nuttier than "I don't understand but I won't judge".

FTR hubs and I lived together for 4 years (and were dating for 10) before getting married. Not because marriage isn't important to us but because we both are so serious about it that we didn't want to rush into it.

blue+skies

@steelersgirl83 - I'm seriously tearing up reading that. I am so glad that you both found someone so perfect for each of you! It's so corny to say you find what you need when you stop looking, but I find it is so often true. Best of luck to both of you!