UO

CarrieAnne09

flutterbuggie said:

No disrespect to any of the ladies who may sell these products, but I have a number of friends on Facebook who sell "Rodan + Fields" skincare and "It Works!" wraps, and they clot up my FB feed with like a million posts that are filled with lots of #hashtags and EXCLAMATIONS POINTS!!!! about how wonderful their products are and how I should grab onto this AMAZING OPPORTUNITY to get in with a TOP COMPANY for this, that and the other, and how they're making twice their old salary for doing 4 hours a week of work while spending quality time with their families, and then their friends (who are apparently ALSO R&F or It Works consultants) post super-sugary replies back and forth to each other on said post--things like: "SO happy to be working with you on this AMAZING JOURNEY!!! You're the greatest!!!" and then "No, YOUUUU are the greatest!!!! Can't wait for our FANTASTIC trip to Napa and driving the Lexus" or whatever car it is they get when they sell X amounts of units, or some such nonsense. ENOUGH.

I could forgive these posts, I really could....hey, we all have to make a living, and these business models are based on people getting their friends and family involved. I totally get that.. I could scroll past them quickly and not give a hoot....  But then these folks tag me in their posts about their business....  And that, my friends, makes me very, VERY stabby. 

Surprisingly, I do not have the same reaction to any posts from friends selling Tastefully Simple products, because those are FOOD and food makes me giddy with joy (when I am not throwing it up anyway). Double standard? Probably, but the ladies hawking Tastefully Simple don't tag me in their posts (probably because they know I am good for at least a caramel sauce and a dip mix regardless). And for that, I am grateful.

Carry on!  

Totally feel for you on this. There is a lady I work with who sells one of those type of things on the side and she was SO pushy. I'm sorry I do not have the money to buy $30 lotion that I'll never use. Her friend that sold it also worked with us and they would often try to coerce me into buying or joining their team or whatever and I had two jobs already at the time so I was busy and they just go "busy people are the best people". Uh no. I like to spend time with my husband Kay thanks. The worst part was that she would try to guilt you into buying things by talking about her daughters illness and how she needs the money. I get how it works but don't be pushy. If I say no once please back off.

Its the parties. I have a friend that sells a couple products and everytime we're together she wants me to host a party. NO. I've said no so many times. I finally had to tell her that I didn't think we could spend time together anymore if she was going to constantly push the products and parties on me.

Tkf1085

I completely agree! Dogs are not babies...I love my pup to death but he's still a dog. My child is apart me! Dogs are dogs.

JamieK1882

ProcessofBecoming said:

No disrespect to any of the ladies who may sell these products, but I have a number of friends on Facebook who sell "Rodan + Fields" skincare and "It Works!" wraps, and they clot up my FB feed with like a million posts that are filled with lots of #hashtags and EXCLAMATIONS POINTS!!!! about how wonderful their products are and how I should grab onto this AMAZING OPPORTUNITY to get in with a TOP COMPANY for this, that and the other, and how they're making twice their old salary for doing 4 hours a week of work while spending quality time with their families, and then their friends (who are apparently ALSO R&F or It Works consultants) post super-sugary replies back and forth to each other on said post--things like: "SO happy to be working with you on this AMAZING JOURNEY!!! You're the greatest!!!" and then "No, YOUUUU are the greatest!!!! Can't wait for our FANTASTIC trip to Napa and driving the Lexus" or whatever car it is they get when they sell X amounts of units, or some such nonsense. ENOUGH.

I could forgive these posts, I really could....hey, we all have to make a living, and these business models are based on people getting their friends and family involved. I totally get that.. I could scroll past them quickly and not give a hoot....  But then these folks tag me in their posts about their business....  And that, my friends, makes me very, VERY stabby. 

Surprisingly, I do not have the same reaction to any posts from friends selling Tastefully Simple products, because those are FOOD and food makes me giddy with joy (when I am not throwing it up anyway). Double standard? Probably, but the ladies hawking Tastefully Simple don't tag me in their posts (probably because they know I am good for at least a caramel sauce and a dip mix regardless). And for that, I am grateful.

Carry on!  

Omg this! I have a "friend" who was selling 31 and now sells Ronan and Fields. I literally had to block her updates on fb it was so freakin annoying.

Autumnsnow

emoxymoose said:

It really bothers me when people post 17 pics a day of their dogs doing various things. I love animals but it just shows that you have too much time on your hands. Also, when people wish themselves or others happy Mother's Day because they have fur babies. Seriously!? Having a dog or cat is nowhere near as mentally taxing or labor intensive as having a baby.

No it might not be as taxing or labor intensive but you should take into the fact that for some people having a "furbaby" is their only option of being a "mother".

LadyBird9

I totally feel like a lurker and I hate it.  I try to post, but 1/2 of the time I'm so late to the party what I was going to say was already said... and the other 1/2 of the time I can't think of anything of value to add to the conversation.

It took me a while before I even hit post on this reply.  

But I do love this board and don't think you guys are bullies.  And I'm going to try to be around more and post more so I don't feel like a creeper when I actually DO chime in!

JamieK1882

My UO today is that sometimes I hate technology. While I am as addicted to it as the next person (how did people ever LIVE without gps) I HATE the lack of interaction people have. I was in a store the other day with my Gram, and the cashier gave my gram the wrong change because the register was acting up. We said something, and she was like "No, the computer says I was supposed to give you this amount." She literally could not do basic math in her head.

I also hate how I see so many families not interacting with each other because everyone is on their phone or tablet. I'm truly scared of the type of society we'll become in the future.

brooklyngirl18

Autumnsnow said:

missnacholover said:

Autumnsnow said:

brooklyngirl18 said:

AmandaRae529 said:

I live on Long Island...about an hour or so from NYC. The 9/11 Museum opened today and it has me thinking...

9/11 should be made a "holiday". Not in the celebration kind of way. But as a day of remembrance.

yes i do think 9/11 should be a day of national observence (is that a thing? you know what i mean) maybe i feel so strongly bc im a ny'er but ground zero still gives me chills and video of that day still brings tears to my eyes. i was in nyc on 9/11 and it is something i will never forget. i used to walk by ground zero everyday to the train station and seeing asshole kids skateboarding and shit really pissed me off. i think people need to have more respect when visiting the site. thinking about all those poor people makes me rage.

Exactly this to both of you.  I don't think any ny'er can watch video to this day and not have tears in their eyes..if they do they have no heart.  I think I can say for both @brooklyngirl18 & @AmandaRae529 that the day and everything that transpired is imprinted into our brains.  I like many others actually lost a friend that day...and unfortunately know others who lost half their families...I don't understand how it isn't a day of observance.  It truly baffles me

Not just NY'ers - all Americans.  It was the worst day.

ETA: I can see how being in NYC or DC would make it much more heartbreaking.

@missnacholover yes you're right.  I didn't mean to exclude the fact that it also effected people outside NY/DC.

me too, it is certainly not a NY/DC only sentiment, sorry if it came off that way.

PineApple85

DoubleUp8 said:

Getzy512 said:

Pineapple is the nastiest fruit ever. I literally gag.

^^^ Same here! Well, I don't gag, but I am not a fan! (Unless it is in a pina colada!)

Ha ha!  I love pineapple ... obviously.

@jlove253  You stole my UO!  Lol!  Happy to see some other Libertarians!

And I totally agree about the "fur babies" thing.  My aunt actually compared one of DS's first experiences (seeing snow for the first time) to watching her dog experience it.  Like it's the same thing.  No, it's not.  Funny, didn't bother me at all until I had my son ...

jlove253

@LadyBird9‌ I don't think you're a lurker. ou just understand the flow of conversation. If something I agree with and couldn't say better/add to has already been said I just love tit and move on. No sense in clogging a thread.

ETA: yay Libertarians! In the last few presidential elections I've started voting for the libertarian because even though they wouldn't win, it felt genuine.

emoxymoose

Autumnsnow said:

emoxymoose said:

It really bothers me when people post 17 pics a day of their dogs doing various things. I love animals but it just shows that you have too much time on your hands. Also, when people wish themselves or others happy Mother's Day because they have fur babies. Seriously!? Having a dog or cat is nowhere near as mentally taxing or labor intensive as having a baby.

No it might not be as taxing or labor intensive but you should take into the fact that for some people having a "furbaby" is their only option of being a "mother".


Come on now, 99% of the time that isn't the case at all. I don't post a play by play of my kid's day for all to see because it's annoying too.

mussalynn

HisGirlFriday929 said:

Kllopez1221 said:

HisGirlFriday929 said:

I hate the color pink.  And I think The Big Bang Theory is stupid.  That's all I've got for now.

I I dislike both those thing too!!!!

ETA: Adding @mussalynn

Sorry late to respond but YAY!!!!  I wish I knew how to gif....

CarrieAnne09

LadyBird9 said:

I totally feel like a lurker and I hate it.  I try to post, but 1/2 of the time I'm so late to the party what I was going to say was already said... and the other 1/2 of the time I can't think of anything of value to add to the conversation.

It took me a while before I even hit post on this reply.  

But I do love this board and don't think you guys are bullies.  And I'm going to try to be around more and post more so I don't feel like a creeper when I actually DO chime in!

I 100% feel the same way. I'm on here a lot during the day but I usually come when the action is over!

dr_pr

Too many people to tag, but I wanted to say that I don't watch The Walking Dead (mainly because zombies freak me the hell out) or Game of Thrones (but I read the books!), I totally agree with leashes, birth plans are a nice idea, but you shouldn't be married to them, and that your kid needs structure and discipline.  Wow, I feel better now!

My UO today is that I think keeping your kids from all the "bad" things (screen time, junk food, etc) sets them to not know how to manage their urges later in life.  I have several friends who were not allowed junk food as kids that grew up to have control issues with their diets.  I'm not saying we should let kids sit around and eat candy in front of the TV all day, but some junk food/TV time isn't a bad thing!

RedBirdFly

I hate sunscreen. I apply it every 20 minutes and still burn badly. Purchasing sunscreen prevents nothing when it comes to my skin.

Autumnsnow

@emoxymoose you're right it doesn't warrant a days worth of pics on FB.  I agree with you there I also feel the same way of my friends who post pics of the their children from the time they wake up until they go to bed.  I was referring more to your Mother's Day comment.  For some people ( and unfortunately I know a few) that having a furbaby is their only way of ever being a mother.  I just didn't think it was right to judge them for that.

NLJ82

emoxymoose said:

It really bothers me when people post 17 pics a day of their dogs doing various things. I love animals but it just shows that you have too much time on your hands. Also, when people wish themselves or others happy Mother's Day because they have fur babies. Seriously!? Having a dog or cat is nowhere near as mentally taxing or labor intensive as having a baby.

*sigh*...me. So me lol. I don't compare it to being the mother of a human however...I feel like there's a vast difference, BUT, luh mah fur babe ;-)

dr_pr

HisGirlFriday929 said:

dr_pr said:

Too many people to tag, but I wanted to say that I don't watch The Walking Dead (mainly because zombies freak me the hell out) or Game of Thrones (but I read the books!), I totally agree with leashes, birth plans are a nice idea, but you shouldn't be married to them, and that your kid needs structure and discipline.  Wow, I feel better now!

My UO today is that I think keeping your kids from all the "bad" things (screen time, junk food, etc) sets them to not know how to manage their urges later in life.  I have several friends who were not allowed junk food as kids that grew up to have control issues with their diets.  I'm not saying we should let kids sit around and eat candy in front of the TV all day, but some junk food/TV time isn't a bad thing!

But how do you feel about the color pink & The Big Bang Theory????

Or did you say already & I missed it...

I knew I missed something!  I'm meh about pink, but I love The Big Bang Theory!  Am I kicked out of the cool kids club now??

emoxymoose

Autumnsnow said:

@emoxymoose you're right it doesn't warrant a days worth of pics on FB.  I agree with you there I also feel the same way of my friends who post pics of the their children from the time they wake up until they go to bed.  I was referring more to your Mother's Day comment.  For some people ( and unfortunately I know a few) that having a furbaby is their only way of ever being a mother.  I just didn't think it was right to judge them for that.

Definitely see where you're coming from and I think that's terrible. I'm 28 so in my experiences it hasn't been that way.

Kristy774

I don't watch GOT or Walking Dead either. I understand the leashes- I actually didn't use one with youngest DS- but I did start constantly putting him in a stroller (even when walking in to the gym/grocery store) looking back I should have just used the leash. My oldest DS never needed anything like this but my youngest is a different story.

My UO is that I hate when I hear about parents letting their teenagers drink alcohol. I don't get it, I don't agree with it. My husbands parents allowed this once in a while as long as everyone stayed the night, I don't care where anyone stays that will absolutely not be happening in our household. I like to show our kids that you can have fun without drinking- I also think that so many social activities depend on drinking now days and I think its a shame. I also hugely eye rolled at the "what do I do now that I can't drink alcohol" posts. Maybe its because I'm older (I'm 33) and I have a different opinion on drinking then most. There's also a lot of alcoholism in my family and DH's so I understand my opinion is a little biased.

dr_pr

HisGirlFriday929 said:

 

**snip!!

I don't think so... Oo, does this mean I'm IN the cool kids club?? 

If you're in it, it must be cool :P

abbyful

I will let my kids drink, but only for special occasions. Like when they get around 15 or so, they can have a glass of wine on Thanksgiving & Christmas. No getting drunk, no frequent drinking, and I won't give it to their friends.

missnacholover

Re: the pets thing.  My SIL is obsessed with her dog.  And, she spoils him rotten.  The dog is the most misbehaved animal I've ever met.  He has no manners and I am honestly nervous about having him around the baby.  SIL does not discipline him at all.  Drives me nuts.

I find people that post tons of pics on their facebook every day to be obnoxious.  You don't need to throw in our faces how awesome you perceive your life to be.  I have one friend who, no joke, posts at least 6-10 pics of her kid every.fucking.day.  DUDE.  Do you really need to visually narrate your 6 month old's life? 

RedBirdFly

Kristy774 said:

I don't watch GOT or Walking Dead either. I understand the leashes- I actually didn't use one with youngest DS- but I did start constantly putting him in a stroller (even when walking in to the gym/grocery store) looking back I should have just used the leash. My oldest DS never needed anything like this but my youngest is a different story.

My UO is that I hate when I hear about parents letting their teenagers drink alcohol. I don't get it, I don't agree with it. My husbands parents allowed this once in a while as long as everyone stayed the night, I don't care where anyone stays that will absolutely not be happening in our household. I like to show our kids that you can have fun without drinking- I also think that so many social activities depend on drinking now days and I think its a shame. I also hugely eye rolled at the "what do I do now that I can't drink alcohol" posts. Maybe its because I'm older (I'm 33) and I have a different opinion on drinking then most. There's also a lot of alcoholism in my family and DH's so I understand my opinion is a little biased.

When I turned 18 my dad would let me have a drink every now and then. He wanted me to learn responsibility with alcohol before I turned 21 and could drink away from him. I enjoy a beer or two when I do drink but nothing more, because I don't like being drunk. I always had more fun having a beer with my dad than I did drinking with friends, so I think that's why.

My ex has alcohol abuse problems & my brother's best friend just admitted he is an alcoholic (at 22!!!) and is trying to sober up, so I understand where you're coming from, but I also think that supervised social drinking can teach a lot about alcohol and responsibility to some kids.

lizgrace03

missnacholover said:

Re: the pets thing.  My SIL is obsessed with her dog.  And, she spoils him rotten.  The dog is the most misbehaved animal I've ever met.  He has no manners and I am honestly nervous about having him around the baby.  SIL does not discipline him at all.  Drives me nuts.

I find people that post tons of pics on their facebook every day to be obnoxious.  You don't need to throw in our faces how awesome you perceive your life to be.  I have one friend who, no joke, posts at least 6-10 pics of her kid every.fucking.day.  DUDE.  Do you really need to visually narrate your 6 month old's life? 

I have a friend who made up a hashtag about her newborn son (his first and middle name) and tags pictures of him with that post.  One picture was of him throwing up.  I had to hide her from my timeline!!

lisaren

Emnob28 said:

lisaren said:

I'm sure I'm being flagged as I type.

Wait!  What happens when the mod gets flagged?  Is there a mod of all mods?  I'm so confused!
Hahahaha

No. But there's a mod board that it goes to. It's funny though, to get flagged for a fuckin opinion!!!!

LongIslandMama1114

Kristy774 said:

I don't watch GOT or Walking Dead either. I understand the leashes- I actually didn't use one with youngest DS- but I did start constantly putting him in a stroller (even when walking in to the gym/grocery store) looking back I should have just used the leash. My oldest DS never needed anything like this but my youngest is a different story. My UO is that I hate when I hear about parents letting their teenagers drink alcohol. I don't get it, I don't agree with it. My husbands parents allowed this once in a while as long as everyone stayed the night, I don't care where anyone stays that will absolutely not be happening in our household. I like to show our kids that you can have fun without drinking- I also think that so many social activities depend on drinking now days and I think its a shame. I also hugely eye rolled at the "what do I do now that I can't drink alcohol" posts. Maybe its because I'm older (I'm 33) and I have a different opinion on drinking then most. There's also a lot of alcoholism in my family and DH's so I understand my opinion is a little biased.

I totally agree with what you said about alcohol but...I do miss my wine. Hope that doesn't make me a bad person lol

jlove253

I have another one. I hate hash tags. Sometimes I think they're funny but the vast majority of the time, I am so annoyed by them. I think they often are AWish.

absolutelymaybe

lizgrace03 said:

I have a friend who made up a hashtag about her newborn son (his first and middle name) and tags pictures of him with that post.  One picture was of him throwing up.  I had to hide her from my timeline!!

OOoh, I have a friend on Twitter who made up hashtags for her kid since she found out she was pregnant. I just kind of want to be like, "Do you know the purpose of hashtags? Thought not."

lisaren

Ok I still love you kristy but I often think: I sure wish I could have a shot.

I'm also a substance abuse counselor and understand addiction but I love my alcohol. I love cigarettes when I drink a shot. And I love dancing. And selfies when having a few drinks.
I'm kinda a weird rebel.

pennyandandy

jlove253 said:

@LadyBird9‌ I don't think you're a lurker. ou just understand the flow of conversation. If something I agree with and couldn't say better/add to has already been said I just love tit and move on. No sense in clogging a thread. ETA: yay Libertarians! In the last few presidential elections I've started voting for the libertarian because even though they wouldn't win, it felt genuine.

I must have missed this post last time! Also a libertarian here

FirstBabyDoyle

UO two:
I would 1,000,000,000 times rather my teenage kids to smoke weed than drink. You cannot smoke yourself into a blackout. I lost my v-card when I was 15 and very, very inebriated. I also lost three friends in high school to drunk driving. I know that in most places it is illegal, but I have a feeling that may not be the case when my kids are my age.

lizgrace03

I really miss my beer and wine too!  But I feel you Kristy on the excessive drinking thing.  I think there are a lot people who don't know when to stop.  Pregnancy was a good "reset" for me, because I was going out A LOT before the BFP.  I hate cooking without a glass of wine, though!  Not nearly as fun.  

ETA:  deleted irrelevant sentence about font

kjmommy1214

jaminjeff said:

I think step-kids get a bad rap.  I've heard in studies that even in the most amicable separations, the children are still affected.  My step-son is freaking awesome and I love him to death.  It was a lot of hard work and I had to be the adult to get us to where we are today in our relationship.  My parents were both married before and each had children, then married and had me, so I come from a blended family but didn't directly deal with separated parents.  I just can't stand the whole my step-kid is so bratty.  All kids are bratty at some points, we just have rose colored glasses on when it comes to our own kids sometimes.  I'm not directing this at anybody, but more often than not, people aren't praising their step-kids and it pisses me off, no wonder you don't have a good relationship with them, if you're complaining to your friends on FB, or trashing them anonymously on the internet, I can't imagine they don't see through the bullshit if you're "trying to make things work" to their face.

I completely agree with this. My SD is great. She does have some "mom issues" that we are working through. But that's because her mom likes to ignore, lie, and prioritize everything before SD (exactly why DH won custody years ago). She is a normal 8 year old, and I love her dearly. She can be a pain in the butt, but what kid isn't from time to time. I treat her as my own, and she sees it and feels it. You get out what you put into the relationship.

amjung2103

knitsmagee said:

LadyBird9 said:

I totally feel like a lurker and I hate it.  I try to post, but 1/2 of the time I'm so late to the party what I was going to say was already said... and the other 1/2 of the time I can't think of anything of value to add to the conversation.

It took me a while before I even hit post on this reply.  

But I do love this board and don't think you guys are bullies.  And I'm going to try to be around more and post more so I don't feel like a creeper when I actually DO chime in!

I feel the same way as you do.  I feel like I need to be more regular (with my posting, not my pooping).

Yup this is how i feel too - but hey - at least we're trying right?

DoubleUp8

amjung2103 said:

Autumnsnow said:

amjung2103 said:

Autumnsnow said:

I personally have no interest whatsoever in watching The Walking Dead (not that I don't love me some Zombies) and Game of Thrones...aaahh to get it off my chest lol

Blasphemy!  i dont get much TV time in, but those are 2 of the only shows i pay attention to anymore!

Lol yeah I figured I'm in the 1% of America lol...I really can't even tell you why haha

it's ok - we can still be friends :P

Yep, we are a big munch of meanies here!

@lisaren We will always care about your butt

KatheTravis

@HisGirlFriday929‌ that is one of my top 3 favorite friends episodes!!

My UO is when people post naked pictures of their child on FB. I have a friend that does this and it pisses me off bc you never know who is looking at your pictures.

This is my first ever UO post!!

emoxymoose

KatheTravis said:

@HisGirlFriday929‌ that is one of my top 3 favorite friends episodes!!

My UO is when people post naked pictures of their child on FB. I have a friend that does this and it pisses me off bc you never know who is looking at your pictures.

This is my first ever UO post!!

It bothers me when I see nude newborn photography too. Not because of the pedo aspect but I always think to myself, poor cold little baby. Lol it's just NMS.

KatheTravis

@HisGirlFriday929‌ the leather pants and the teeth whitening are my other two. I am sitting here cracking up at my desk just thinking about the leather pants episode!

mussalynn

emoxymoose said:

@HisGirlFriday929‌ that is one of my top 3 favorite friends episodes!! My UO is when people post naked pictures of their child on FB. I have a friend that does this and it pisses me off bc you never know who is looking at your pictures. This is my first ever UO post!!

It bothers me when I see nude newborn photography too. Not because of the pedo aspect but I always think to myself, poor cold little baby. Lol it's just NMS.

I don't mind little naked newborns, because I have done one of those photo shoots with DS and I know that I had to crank up the heat in my house and we had a portable heater blasted straight at him, so he was just fine!  What does bother me is people posting naked/semi-naked pics of older kids - i.e. a fb friend posted a pic of her 4 year old little girl wearing a teeny tiny little triangle bikini.  Soooooo inappropriate!

renbee

**walks in**

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was unpopular opinion.

**runs away**