UO Thursday

TrueBeliever925

@BellaOso I wouldn't ever do that. It seems off to me. And also... after playing with poop shouldn't a warm bath be necessary to clean off LO's hands with warm soap and water? Does cold water clean that shit up? (Muahaha.) 

PB102012

 

BellaOso said:

On the topic of discipline, my toddler (2 years 3 months,) had started playing with her poop. Apparently this is extremely common, and when I looked for advice about what to do, many people suggested that you give the child a cold shower to clean them off rather than a warm bath. They theorized that the warm bath made the poop playing time even more desirable because it was followed by a fun bath. A cold shower takes away the fun.  I was horrified. Maybe it is because my toddler is/was/will be a sparkler, but I could never give her a cold shower. I tried the more passive methods - diaper on backwards, talking to her about it without having a big reaction, offering an alternative (play-doh,) keeping her in a onesie or something that made the poo harder to access, etc. It has died down pretty quickly, but oh my - that is a phase I am not looking forward to going through again.

So what does A13 think of this method of "correction". Am I just being a sensitive Sally or is that pretty awful?

I couldn't do it, ever. I don't think you're being a sensitive Sally at all.

Marvel1013

BellaOso said:

On the topic of discipline, my toddler (2 years 3 months,) had started playing with her poop. Apparently this is extremely common, and when I looked for advice about what to do, many people suggested that you give the child a cold shower to clean them off rather than a warm bath. They theorized that the warm bath made the poop playing time even more desirable because it was followed by a fun bath. A cold shower takes away the fun.  I was horrified. Maybe it is because my toddler is/was/will be a sparkler, but I could never give her a cold shower. I tried the more passive methods - diaper on backwards, talking to her about it without having a big reaction, offering an alternative (play-doh,) keeping her in a onesie or something that made the poo harder to access, etc. It has died down pretty quickly, but oh my - that is a phase I am not looking forward to going through again.

So what does A13 think of this method of "correction". Am I just being a sensitive Sally or is that pretty awful?

I had someone suggest putting DS in a cold shower if he threw a tantrum.. I have never heard of doing that

vulpini

pwhoskins said:

CaliforniaDream87 said:

@pwhoskins‌ did you just say you "swatted" your 9 month old?

Yes I did. And no it wasn't a spanking or anything that was painful just something that got LO's attention as she keeps trying to touch the glass of the fireplace and I don't want her to burn her hand. And when I say on the butt, I meant a fully diapered and clothed butt.

That being said, my wife corrected my actions and explained to me that our LO probably doesn't know why she was swatted or that it was even me. She also shared a couple of articles that gave good examples of discipline at this age such as saying No and Redirecting her attention.

She a good mom and definitely has no problem putting me in my place. It was only once that I did this, and have not done it since. As a first time dad and not really being around other babies, I didn't think about what could be wrong with doing that.

There are baby gates or gated play yards you can install to keep her away from that until she is old enough to understand.

vulpini

nnikki10 said:

@pwhoskins‌ UO= unpopular opinion My UO: DO not tell your children that I ( police officer) will arrest them when you see me. Don't teach your children to fear and hate me. Teach them to respect us. We don't punish children that's the parents job. Eta: this happened 4 separate times yesterday with children 6 and under.

I don't get WTF these parents are thinking.  Don't they also teach their kids to find a cop if they ever get lost and to call 911 in an emergency?  Why would you want to teach your child to be afraid of the very people you need them to go to for help?  "If something bad happens or you get separated from mommy, find a police officer to help you...they will arrest you and take you to prison and you will never see your family again"  Nice parenting.

MinnesotaMomma91

BellaOso said:

On the topic of discipline, my toddler (2 years 3 months,) had started playing with her poop. Apparently this is extremely common, and when I looked for advice about what to do, many people suggested that you give the child a cold shower to clean them off rather than a warm bath. They theorized that the warm bath made the poop playing time even more desirable because it was followed by a fun bath. A cold shower takes away the fun.  I was horrified. Maybe it is because my toddler is/was/will be a sparkler, but I could never give her a cold shower. I tried the more passive methods - diaper on backwards, talking to her about it without having a big reaction, offering an alternative (play-doh,) keeping her in a onesie or something that made the poo harder to access, etc. It has died down pretty quickly, but oh my - that is a phase I am not looking forward to going through again.

So what does A13 think of this method of "correction". Am I just being a sensitive Sally or is that pretty awful?

I dont think this is acceptable. I think you did what was right. My 2 year old nephew was in tgis phase a few months ago while i was caring for him and what we did was to put a sleep sack on him backwards so he couldnt get to his poop or if he was wearing zippered pajamas at bedtime putting a tshirt on over the zipper. Thisr both worked really well and there was no need for cold showers

vulpini

kwrecks said:

I was spanked once as a kid.  I was 5, and I darted across the street without looking.  There was no cars, and I definitely knew better. My dad was so mad, and I ended up getting spanked.  But I never did it again.

That being said, I think that spanking isn't something that should be done every time a child is doing something wrong.  Strong verbal correction can teach right from wrong.  But I also know that the one time that I was spanked, I knew I was in trouble, and the severity of the "crime", and I definitely learned my lesson. 

I agree with this.  Spanking should be reserved for things like that, where the child is putting themselves in danger and you need the incident to really make and impression so it doesn't happen again.  I was spanked as a kid for just general misbehaving.  It didn't damage me but it also didn't do much for discipline since it was kind of unpredictable what would warrant a spanking and what wouldn't and just made me fear my mom as an unpredictable angry person.  Then I got older and she wouldn't actually spank me anymore but kept threatening to, so then I didn't respect her as someone who makes empty threats.

vulpini

BellaOso said:

My UO - I loathe getting my hair done. I mean, I love my stylist and I love talking to her, I love the way I feel afterwards, but I hate sitting still that long. It makes me insane.

My UO is that I don't like chatting with hair stylists, manicurists, and other service providers that I have to spend an hour of time with one on one.  I'm not the type to gossip about my personal life with essentially strangers (especially if they are gossiping about their other clients to me) and I don't have enough small talk skills to keep up a conversation about nothing for an hour.  I would prefer to just read a magazine while they work and talk to their colleagues. 

ludali

mwalker710 said:

ludali said:

mwalker710 said:

@revez We did have some Tim's around here for a year or so. The donuts were ok, but no competition to DD. 

I do miss the Tim Horton's. They used to have Coldstone's attached!

Yeah, we had a Tim's too in CT...but it lasted about a year here too - I never saw the excitement for it.  Wasn't it the croissants or something?

I think you're right about the croissants. The draw in for me was the Coldstone. Now that there are no Tim's, there are much less Coldstones. Stupid froyo putting them out of business.

Sorry to tell ya, we still have our Coldstones!!!  ;-)  But right a few steps away...Pinkberry.  Damn froyo.

MommyKristin88

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

TrueBeliever925

vulpini said:

BellaOso said:

My UO - I loathe getting my hair done. I mean, I love my stylist and I love talking to her, I love the way I feel afterwards, but I hate sitting still that long. It makes me insane.

My UO is that I don't like chatting with hair stylists, manicurists, and other service providers that I have to spend an hour of time with one on one.  I'm not the type to gossip about my personal life with essentially strangers (especially if they are gossiping about their other clients to me) and I don't have enough small talk skills to keep up a conversation about nothing for an hour.  I would prefer to just read a magazine while they work and talk to their colleagues. 

@vulpini I feel the same exact way. I probably look like such a hermit. 

V&G101808

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

That is hilariousssss!!!!

Oooh, maybe it's a UO that I find that stripper movie he made creepy?? I haven't watched it... male strippers don't do anything for me.

TrueBeliever925

V&G101808 said:

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

That is hilariousssss!!!!

Oooh, maybe it's a UO that I find that stripper movie he made creepy?? I haven't watched it... male strippers don't do anything for me.

Male strippers don't do it for me either. I don't need their banana hammocks flopping around in my face.... but I loveeed Magic Mike. 

lkobriant

vulpini said:

BellaOso said:

My UO - I loathe getting my hair done. I mean, I love my stylist and I love talking to her, I love the way I feel afterwards, but I hate sitting still that long. It makes me insane.

My UO is that I don't like chatting with hair stylists, manicurists, and other service providers that I have to spend an hour of time with one on one.  I'm not the type to gossip about my personal life with essentially strangers (especially if they are gossiping about their other clients to me) and I don't have enough small talk skills to keep up a conversation about nothing for an hour.  I would prefer to just read a magazine while they work and talk to their colleagues. 

This!

lkobriant

Probably not a UO but because I just saw it....obviously pregnant women who walk around smoking make me stabby. 

MommyKristin88

V&G101808 said:

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

That is hilariousssss!!!!

Oooh, maybe it's a UO that I find that stripper movie he made creepy?? I haven't watched it... male strippers don't do anything for me.

ITA! Plus, he's ugly, so I didn't see what the big fuss was about.

ludali

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

I agree that he's a potato - I don't know what the facination with him is...

V&G101808

TrueBeliever925 said:

V&G101808 said:

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

That is hilariousssss!!!!

Oooh, maybe it's a UO that I find that stripper movie he made creepy?? I haven't watched it... male strippers don't do anything for me.

Male strippers don't do it for me either. I don't need their banana hammocks flopping around in my face.... but I loveeed Magic Mike. 

The flopping is what gets me.  UGH!! ::barf::

AprilRaine

<<<- Approves of the direction this thread went. 

UO1: I don't like donuts.

UO2: When I was in Jr High/High school my favorite member of N*Sync was Lance. 

lkobriant

AprilRaine said:

<<<- Approves of the direction this thread went. 

UO1: I don't like donuts.

UO2: When I was in Jr High/High school my favorite member of N*Sync was Lance. 

Whomp whomp...

PB102012

V&G101808 said:

TrueBeliever925 said:

V&G101808 said:

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

That is hilariousssss!!!!

Oooh, maybe it's a UO that I find that stripper movie he made creepy?? I haven't watched it... male strippers don't do anything for me.

Male strippers don't do it for me either. I don't need their banana hammocks flopping around in my face.... but I loveeed Magic Mike. 

The flopping is what gets me.  UGH!! ::barf::

Agreed.... I don't see the fascination with him. I am also not a fan of male strippers.

AprilRaine

lkobriant said:

AprilRaine said:

<<<- Approves of the direction this thread went. 

UO1: I don't like donuts.

UO2: When I was in Jr High/High school my favorite member of N*Sync was Lance. 

Whomp whomp...

You have no idea how upset I was the day I realized I literally NEVER had a chance with him! 

TrueBeliever925

AprilRaine said:

lkobriant said:

AprilRaine said:

<<<- Approves of the direction this thread went. 

UO1: I don't like donuts.

UO2: When I was in Jr High/High school my favorite member of N*Sync was Lance. 

Whomp whomp...

You have no idea how upset I was the day I realized I literally NEVER had a chance with him! 

I always liked Joey Fatone. 

Not so much anymore. Especially after his Bosley hair commercials.

lkobriant

TrueBeliever925 said:

AprilRaine said:

lkobriant said:

AprilRaine said:

<<<- Approves of the direction this thread went. 

UO1: I don't like donuts.

UO2: When I was in Jr High/High school my favorite member of N*Sync was Lance. 

Whomp whomp...

You have no idea how upset I was the day I realized I literally NEVER had a chance with him! 

I always liked Joey Fatone. 

Not so much anymore. Especially after his Bosley hair commercials.

It's a little depressing to see all these boy banders get old....

MommyKristin88

I'm still waiting for Justin to come out the closet.

PB102012

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm still waiting for Justin to come out the closet.

I wouldn't be surprised by that AT ALL.

MommyKristin88

mwalker710 said:

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm still waiting for Justin to come out the closet.

You take that back!

Nope.

MommyKristin88

mwalker710 said:

@mommykristin88

AprilRaine

I remember arguing with my step dad one day that NSync would go down in history as the greatest band ever and they would never break up. Sigh....

Coconuthead

Looks like it's an UO that I was always a Backstreet Boys girl.

V&G101808

petey1106 said:

AprilRaine said:

lkobriant said:

AprilRaine said:

<<<- Approves of the direction this thread went. 

UO1: I don't like donuts.

UO2: When I was in Jr High/High school my favorite member of N*Sync was Lance. 

Whomp whomp...

You have no idea how upset I was the day I realized I literally NEVER had a chance with him! 

This was me, too. I still have a poster of him up in my childhood room. Such a disappointment.

Wow - that is really a UO!! hahaha.

I was personally a JC fan.  However I understand your disappointment @AprilRaine.  I felt the same way when Ricky Martin came out.  Sigh...

TrueBeliever925

@mwalker710 )  That's perfect!

And can I just say you remind me of Annabeth Gish when she was in Mystic Pizza. 

MommyKristin88

Coconuthead said:

Looks like it's an UO that I was always a Backstreet Boys girl.

Me too!

 

lkobriant

Coconuthead said:

Looks like it's an UO that I was always a Backstreet Boys girl.

Nope!  Me too!

My UO....I loved AJ!

TrueBeliever925

@lkobriant I was just about to post those gifs! 

And AJ was my favorite too.  

eta gif.

Brian was a close second! 

Coconuthead

@mwalker710‌ BSB did it first, and they did it right. Nsync are the copycats. :-\"

TrueBeliever925

Anyone remember 2gether?  

I used to watch that MTV movie over and over. 

lkobriant

TrueBeliever925 said:

@lkobriant I was just about to post those gifs! 

And AJ was my favorite too.  

eta gif.

Brian was a close second! 

Yes!

MitsB707

V&G101808 said:

TrueBeliever925 said:

V&G101808 said:

MommyKristin88 said:

I'm back...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/potatoes-that-look-like-channing-tatum

Channing Tatum looks like a potato

That is hilariousssss!!!!

Oooh, maybe it's a UO that I find that stripper movie he made creepy?? I haven't watched it... male strippers don't do anything for me.

Male strippers don't do it for me either. I don't need their banana hammocks flopping around in my face.... but I loveeed Magic Mike. 


The flopping is what gets me.  UGH!! ::barf::


I "dated" one once. He had a great body, but man was he a pompous jerk sometimes. He's just lucky he was pretty and always available when the bars closed.

vulpini

Coconuthead said:

Looks like it's an UO that I was always a Backstreet Boys girl.

Me too  I liked Brian