UO

angeltennis3

I side eye moms who say they haven't showered in more than 2 days. I realize that taking care of a baby (and possibly other kids) is hard work and some babies are more needy than others, but I find it hard to believe you can't add a 5 minute shower to your day. Not even every day...aim for every other day. And I am not saying you need to do anything like style your hair or something after...just shower!

MrsSarahRenee

Nicb13 said:

angeltennis3 said:

I side eye moms who say they haven't showered in more than 2 days. I realize that taking care of a baby (and possibly other kids) is hard work and some babies are more needy than others, but I find it hard to believe you can't add a 5 minute shower to your day. Not even every day...aim for every other day. And I am not saying you need to do anything like style your hair or something after...just shower!

AMEN! I feel disgusting if I don't shower everyday. No matter what happens, I can find time to get myself clean.


Sometimes it happens twice a day around here because puke, pee and poop.

windwithfingers

FamousEa said:

I don't wear makeup. I was sans makeup in my picture on the GTKY thread the other day, IF and that's a big if. If I do wear make up it's a small amount of eyeliner, maybe mascara(most brands irritate my eyes) and some foundation. I feel fake when I wear a lot, it doesn't feel like me. I like my naked face and that's all my husband is used to seeing.

I almost never wear makeup. Even to work. Meh.

Lindseyione

@Nicb13 agreed! I cannot stand to see women who look like they just rolled out of bed. At least make yourself presentable.

Emerald27

Lindseyione said:

@Nicb13 agreed! I cannot stand to see women who look like they just rolled out of bed. At least make yourself presentable.

You would not like me very much.

sabby2

I basically stopped wearing make up in college. I will put a bit on sometimes but I feel like I don't need it to look put together. I have sensitive skin and a lot of make up makes me break out. I feel like there are more important things I can spend my money on.

That being said if my H and I are going somewhere special I will make a bigger effort with make up.

TheOtherJacobsons

Living up to my badge. AW to the max. This is me with eyebrows and more eyebrows and lashes and shit. I learned everything I know from drag queens. Can you tell?

This is me hungover with no makeup and a bunk fortune cookie fortune.

bumpuser10309732

@TheOtherJacobsons‌ I'm pretty sure drag queens are the best at makeup. Those lashes are awesome!

MrsSarahRenee

Kaylajade8911 said:

Lindseyione said:

@Nicb13 agreed! I cannot stand to see women who look like they just rolled out of bed. At least make yourself presentable.

I don't see how some mums have time to find a matching pink velor tracksuit, but no time to brush their hair.
No. Just no.

Matching pink velour suits don't make me think put together woman. I think old lady matchy matchy outfits!!

TheOtherJacobsons

Uuuuugh, that's how I feel about Uggs. Also, in Cali, they wear them with mini skirts. CLEARLY they don't need to wear them if it's not fucking cold.

bumpuser10309732

I have these, they're white with gold threads and I'm obsessed. I literally wear them all winter long. So hate on! But not with sweat pants, jeans!

MrsSarahRenee

dorothyzbornak97 said:

Kaylajade8911 said:

MrsSarahRenee said:

Kaylajade8911 said:

@Nicb13 agreed! I cannot stand to see women who look like they just rolled out of bed. At least make yourself presentable.

I don't see how some mums have time to find a matching pink velor tracksuit, but no time to brush their hair.
No. Just no.

Matching pink velour suits don't make me think put together woman. I think old lady matchy matchy outfits!!

Girls here seem to love them.
Combined with Uggs. It's not a good look.

Haha, where do you live? 2002? 

)

England = 2002?

Maybe it's the time difference...

TheOtherJacobsons

dorothyzbornak97 said:

Kaylajade8911 said:

@Nicb13 agreed! I cannot stand to see women who look like they just rolled out of bed. At least make yourself presentable.

I don't see how some mums have time to find a matching pink velor tracksuit, but no time to brush their hair. No. Just no.

Matching pink velour suits don't make me think put together woman. I think old lady matchy matchy outfits!!

Girls here seem to love them. Combined with Uggs. It's not a good look.

Haha, where do you live? 2002? 

Oh, how I missed you.

MrsL2B

MrsSarahRenee said:

Matching pink velour suits don't make me think put together woman. I think old lady matchy matchy outfits!!

This made me laugh harder than I have in a while.

TheOtherJacobsons

Nicb13 said:

I can't see these pics for some reason!!!! DAMN!!!!

Because it's you, I took the time to upload them to flickr and repost. 

angeltennis3

FamousEa said:

Cantisa said:

I think the wonder weeks are a load of crap!!

I downloaded it because I was curious... I don't get it really. I think my pediatrician follows it though he says almost the exact same thing as the app when we go in :-?

Really? It has been so spot on for DD. (And by spot on, the one wonder week leap she has gone through in her short life...)

MuffinMom14

NavyFlyer said:

I hhhaatte when women wear makeup to the gym. I feel like you are just saying "I'm not coming to work hard today!" because a real good workout makes you sweat so much no one in their right mind would wear makeup!!!

I feel the same way about women who wear their hair down while working out. Gross. 

I wear at least eyeliner to run marathons.

pnwlover12

I love makeup but I absolutely think women can be beautiful without it. I guess my UO is I think a lot of women wear too much makeup.


Another UO: I hate when people count calories excessively. I get monitoring your caloric intake to lose weight, but if you are counting out 11 grapes and 6 almonds, you get a side eye from me.

MuffinMom14

I side eye stay at home moms who say they have no time to work out because it's a full time job. The kids sleep. I'm not saying hours every day. But 30 minutes? And my main point is, I BELIEVE that is a full time job. One too hard for me, which is why I'm going back to work. But if being a mom is a full time job, doesn't that mean I have two jobs once I go back to work? So when am I supposed to get a run in once I go to work? So it's not the not working out I side eye, it's insinuating that working moms have more time to do it when my math says they have even less.

I really give props to SAHMs. I just hate when they say I won't understand because I'm going back to work. And going back to work means I do have time for myself that SAHMS don't get to pay bills or eat lunch. But if you don't have a gym in your office, you have to use home time to work out and you are already away from your kid 40+ hours a week. It seems much harder to balance career AND mom AND outside life.

I feel like there is much more support and love for SAHMS here. If you go back to work you are seen as weak or less of a mom. And if you do, you better spend every moment not working with your kid because you abandoned them. This might be because we have a high unemployment rate anyway.

I'm new at this, so I'm blissfully ignorant.

pnwlover12

Whaaa?! I think women who go back to work are amazing and in no way weak or less of a mom. That's cray!

MuffinMom14

pnwlover12 said:

I love makeup but I absolutely think women can be beautiful without it. I guess my UO is I think a lot of women wear too much makeup.


Another UO: I hate when people count calories excessively. I get monitoring your caloric intake to lose weight, but if you are counting out 11 grapes and 6 almonds, you get a side eye from me.

I eat exactly 10 almonds every day.

golfingdarwinfish

I don't think make-up is required to make a woman look "presentable".  If she's content with her appearance sans make-up, who is anyone else to judge her and tell her she doesn't look "presentable" merely because she doesn't have product smeared all over her face in an attempt to cover up what the world would think were imperfections, or to accentuate what others would find beautiful?  If she's content as herself let her be herself sans judgement. Note that I'm talking about someone with a clean face and brushed hair.

I'm scarier with makeup than I am without it.  Perhaps that's because I rarely wear it, despite having all the good shit (despite not wearing it I do have a makeup bag full of products from Neiman Marcus and Sephora).  I've also had the sales people tell me that I don't necessarily need it, but that it would look "nice" on my eyes and that if I want to learn contouring it would give me the ability to look a bit different.

I wear lip gloss and mascara occasionally, and just bought BB cream which is the first product I can see myself wearing daily, outside of moisturizer.  When I go to formal events, or places I feel like make up is necessary, I just get it professionally done, especially because I have an obsession with false eyelashes. 

MuffinMom14

pnwlover12 said:

Whaaa?! I think women who go back to work are amazing and in no way weak or less of a mom. That's cray!

People here are shitty.

golfingdarwinfish

Kaylajade8911 said:

@Nicb13 agreed! I cannot stand to see women who look like they just rolled out of bed. At least make yourself presentable.

I don't see how some mums have time to find a matching pink velor tracksuit, but no time to brush their hair. No. Just no.

Matching pink velour tracksuits are not okay.  Ever.

MuffinMom14

I should point out that when I say "here," I mean HERE. Not this board!

Emerald27

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

pnwlover12

Emerald27 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You better get your ass on the treadmill or Purp is coming for you! She's O14's Jillian Michaels.

golfingdarwinfish

Kaylajade8911 said:

UO - I hate being cuddled while sleeping. Even touched. It's cuddle then get away from me, roll to the other side, I'm trying to sleep.

To build on this, I hate cuddling after sex.

MuffinMom14

Emerald27 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You definitely have a point! It's when it's insinuated that a working mom has more time than the sahm to do it, I think.

golfingdarwinfish

pnwlover12 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You better get your ass on the treadmill or Purp is coming for you! She's O14's Jillian Michaels.

I have to ignore those posts because they remind me out of my bout with exercise bulimia.  Eating disorders are awesome.

MuffinMom14

pnwlover12 said:

Emerald27 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You better get your ass on the treadmill or Purp is coming for you! She's O14's Jillian Michaels.

Haha, right! But chances are that even if they aren't sleeping, there are times of quiet play for older ones. It's tricky, though. I basically have to set her in her bouncy seat and pray. She normally will just watch if she's awake. Maybe because the noise reminds her of when I ran pregnant?

MuffinMom14

golfingdarwinfish said:

pnwlover12 said:

Emerald27 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You better get your ass on the treadmill or Purp is coming for you! She's O14's Jillian Michaels.

I have to ignore those posts because they remind me out of my bout with exercise bulimia.  Eating disorders are awesome.

I definitely don't mean to be insensitive! I swear!

lrobi13

I can't help it but I do like Britney Spears...it is a guilty pleasure.  But she also makes me sad and she and I are only 30 days apart in age and I still don't know if she can tie her own shoes...

Dave Grohl gives me the giggles.  I wish I could have seen them when they played in New Orleans this fall but newborn.

golfingdarwinfish

SPurp13 said:

pnwlover12 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You better get your ass on the treadmill or Purp is coming for you! She's O14's Jillian Michaels.

I have to ignore those posts because they remind me out of my bout with exercise bulimia.  Eating disorders are awesome.

I definitely don't mean to be insensitive! I swear!

@Spurp13

It's not insensitive, it just makes me worry about and for you sometimes.

[Deleted User]

7 times out of 10 I would rather cuddle than have sex.

Don't get me wrong, we have a great sex life. I just like having his arms around me and feeling close to him. Maybe it's because he's gone so much?

I can also say 10 times out of 10 he'd probably rather have sex than do anything. Men.

MuffinMom14

golfingdarwinfish said:

SPurp13 said:

golfingdarwinfish said:

pnwlover12 said:

Emerald27 said:

@SPurp13‌ So...what if the kids never sleep at the same time unless it's between 11pm and 5am?

You better get your ass on the treadmill or Purp is coming for you! She's O14's Jillian Michaels.

I have to ignore those posts because they remind me out of my bout with exercise bulimia.  Eating disorders are awesome.

I definitely don't mean to be insensitive! I swear!

@Spurp13

It's not insensitive, it just makes me worry about and for you sometimes.

It's a runner thing. It's less about losing weight (although I'm pretty hard on myself for that) and more that I want to get back to half marathons, so I really want those runs in. I feel normal when I run. It's better than any antidepressant for me.

pnwlover12

Guise. I cannot remember when the last time was that we had 5 pages of UO. Well done!

MuffinMom14

I also hate cuddling. I hate being touched in general. I'm trying so hard to break that habit because I want to cuddle this baby and I want her to like hugs!

MrsL2B

I have to at least draw in my non-existent eyebrows before I even go out to check the mail, and I usually go ahead and put on eye shadow and mascara while I'm at it. However, next week I'm getting my permanent eyebrow makeup done and then I'll be back in the makeup isn't necessary camp.

pnwlover12

Being a SAHM mom is hard in different ways than being a WM and vice versa. One is not harder than the other. Both have benefits and downfalls.