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JNerd

It is Thursday, right?

JNerd

I don't like reality tv.
I think watching shows like 16 and pregnant encourages teens to think getting pregnant is glamourous and will make them famous.

I feel boring. It is hard to have a conversation with my single friends lately as the only thing going on in my life is my kids. I don't have time to stay caught up on current events and potty training isn't anyone's favourite conversation topic.

tbmadeamistake

@JNerd‌ I agree on the conversations with friends. I just joined a mom's group which is great, bit its not helping me stay in touch with the friends I already have. It's hard.

Taymiller

@jnerd - the teen pregnancy rate has decreased since the show started.

nunzchucks

Taymiller said:

@jnerd - the teen pregnancy rate has decreased since the show started.

Correlation =/= causation

JNerd

@kaysa2‌ Squeakers wears DS's clothes half the time since they are less restrictive and not everything needs to be ruffled or pink.

steprozz

kaysa2 said:

I also hate reality TV shows.  Is this unpopular?

My UO - I think infant boy clothes are way cuter than infant girl clothes.  All those pink ruffles can GTFO.

I love my boys but I would do just about anything to buy some ruffles and bows

b48kate

Dr. Sears is a quack.

steprozz

Internationalkate said:

Dr. Sears is a quack.

preach.

JulieSmiles

I love reality tv. Not all of it, but some shows like Teen Mom and The Voice. I love them.

Savvy122

snuff9861 said:

I can't decide if I want the next LO to be a boy or girl. On the one hand it would be nice to have one of each. But on the other i'd have to buy new clothes (or at least some hair pretties and a few pink things) and I'm incredibly cheap. Cheapness will likely win.

I thought I had a sweet deal and would be able to reuse all of DS1's baby clothes.  Until I realized that what a newborn wears in November (DS1) does not work for a newborn born in May (DS2).  The sizes/seasons are all out of whack, so I still have to buy new stuff.

Early FFFC: I do not mind that I have to buy all new stuff.  I heart buying baby clothes.

JujuB22

I think I may have seen this here but not sure... Just because you survive something does not make you a hero. I watched a tv show today in which a lady survived an attack from a serial killer. They kept calling her a hero. I'm thinking, no, she's a survivor. A hero willingly puts themselves in danger to help someone else. A survivor fights for their own life.

steprozz

oh I can't wait to hear what @kaysa2‌ thinks of him!

elsa1688

Don't have the energy to read. Someone summarize?

Brittnic531

This may not be as unpopular here as it is in my personal circles, but I hate how people say that the U.S. has strayed from its Christian foundation.  First of all, the U.S. was founded on the freedom OF religion... giving people the opportunity to worship however they want, whoever they want, or nothing/ no one at all.  Second of all, yes... some of our founding fathers were Christians, but in fact many of them were Diests.  Do NOT confuse a change in moral and ethics with a specific religion.

Also, I was raised in a conservative Christian family and still consider myself a Christian.  I just believe that you have to look at the facts and be open minded.    

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ricecakes1216

@Brittnic531‌ I have that argument with H all the time. It's funny because I was raised more religious than he was, yet I'm the one arguing that the US was founded on freedom of religion.

b48kate

elsa1688 said:

Don't have the energy to read. Someone summarize?

Dr. Sears is pretty much the guru of modern attachment parenting.  He is a pediatrician (and supplement salesperson) based out of Southern California.  Proponent of his own "alternative" vax schedule and big time amateur developmental psychologist.

mrscbrad

nutmegs8 said:

Yeah, other boards that I've lurked have the same feels about unsolicited BFing advice. I thought my responses to her were pretty direct.

It also pissed me off that her response was to someone that already made the decision to throw in the towel and all she had to say was some bullshit about checking a lipase issue. How about 1) stay off our board 2) support the decision because it doesn't fucking matter how you feed your kid.

I know how hard it was for me to make the decision to throw in my towel and I'm still a little bit insecure with it because of people like her.  I was not about to start shit again because I didn't want to speak for JujuB if she maybe welcomed the advice. I do know that if it was directed at me, I probably would have gone off on her.

This. I was so close to letting her know that our only place in her BF/pumping journey was to tell her she is awesome no matter what. Not to scald milk. PS totally denatures the proteins. At that pt formula would likely be a healthier option.

JujuB22

It was helpful-ish. When the lipase was brought up I did look into it a bit more. However after that I was good, no more input needed. I didn't respond because I felt like it would just continue on and I really didn't want to discuss the whys and what I could so anymore. Very happy with my decision.