May 2016 Moms

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  • I absolutely hate getting my picture taken by a photographer. I'm really nothing interesting to look at for one, but it just doesn't feel right. And of course I have to on Saturday because we're doing some kind of Christmas/Pregnancy thing that a friend is doing (and completely over f*king charging for!). We didn't know what it was going to cost before my other half agreed to it and then an invoice showed up for $200. We've already decided this will be our donation for their adopting a kid from China thing, which btw is ridiculously beyond expensive.
  • TXmamatobeTXmamatobe member
    edited November 2015
    schicksal said:

    I absolutely hate getting my picture taken by a photographer. I'm really nothing interesting to look at for one, but it just doesn't feel right. And of course I have to on Saturday because we're doing some kind of Christmas/Pregnancy thing that a friend is doing (and completely over f*king charging for!). We didn't know what it was going to cost before my other half agreed to it and then an invoice showed up for $200. We've already decided this will be our donation for their adopting a kid from China thing, which btw is ridiculously beyond expensive.

    Is it $200 for a whole photo session with editing? If so, that's a steal if you ask me!
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  • I don't like clothes shopping. I am like the most indecisive person ever. My entire wardrobe is pretty basic and I can deal with that (jeans, polo shirts, tshirts - I'm a programmer and we have a very lax dress code at work). So simply put, I need some better fitting clothes now and I keep putting it off bc I literally dislike it that much.

    I am going this weekend finally though, maybe sooner if I can find time. I'm literally down to 2 pairs of pants and a handful of shirts and just getting uncomfortable.
  • I don't like thanksgiving food. We go to 3 Thanksgiving meals each year, and I'm usually hungry at the end of the day.
    Married: May 2012
    DS1: May 2016
    DS2: Jan 2019
    Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24


  • @yogahh what?!?! no!!!!!!!!! I'm too lazy for Christmas cards but I sure do fantasize about them after the LO is born. I can't wait to send their gorgeous lil baby face to as many people I can find who will give me their home address!
    I love getting pictures of the babies... but not on the card. 
    And I agree with the cloth diapering. I dont get it. Do you have to scrap the pooh off before washing? It just sounds really foul.

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  • LOL, there's a diaper sprayer that you can hook to the line from your toilet. It sprays out pressured water (think of a mini water pressure) and you spray the poop off over in the toilet. I enjoyed CD'ing but I probably won't do it with this baby. The amount of laundry was starting to get to me.  
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  • Another one, I kind of hate my signature ticker. It's kind of stupid, right? I think I'm going to get rid of it.

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  • bshurdy said:

    I don't like thanksgiving food. We go to 3 Thanksgiving meals each year, and I'm usually hungry at the end of the day.

    Same. The only meat DH and I eat is fish and seafood and we're invited to several thanksgiving dinners every year. We're always stuck eating side dishes and we're lucky if we get that. One can only eat so much mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole (since those are typically the only veg options anyone can think of) before it gets old. I told DH we need to do our own thanksgiving of foods we actually like the next day... Lol.
  • I'll probably get flamed for this but I don't understand the appeal of cloth diapers. I can appreciate that they're cost efficient and better for the environment but I feel like I must be missing something.

    edited because their, they're, there is challenging to my pregnant brain

    I don't get it either! Potty training DD comes with enough poop for me to clean out of clothes.. I couldn't imagine doing that multiple times a day for 2+ years!
  • kbrands7 said:
    nsouplynn said:
    I'm OVER the Red Starbucks cups. I'm tired of seeing articles of debate and photos showing up in my newsfeed. What else are we going to get offended about?

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    Yes! If you're worked up by a red cup not having snowflakes, you're way too privileged. Leave it alone, people. (And..yet, ironically, here we are talking about it.) : /
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  • nsouplynn said:

    I'm OVER the Red Starbucks cups. I'm tired of seeing articles of debate and photos showing up in my newsfeed. What else are we going to get offended about?


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    Are real people upset over it? I keep seeing articles online but I have yet to meet a real life person who is upset or boycotting Starbucks.

    I did stop by one yesterday and they had Christmas decorations, their Christmas blend everywhere, and Christmas music playing, so...... I have a feeling the plain red cup was because they didn't feel like paying for a designer and manufacturing of special cups, ha.
  • Another one, I kind of hate my signature ticker. It's kind of stupid, right? I think I'm going to get rid of it.

    Look at it, it's ginormous:

    My UO is that I like mobile Bumping for this reason! On the off-chance that I actually use a computer, I get overwhelmed by all the tickers and siggy pictures. It just looks really cluttered to me.
  • Ok, this is sort of a spin-off on recent skull theory, Ramzi theory, nub theory posts, but I hope no individual gets offended (I don't want to be blocked!!)

    I don't get the obsession with finding out the baby's sex. No, we are not Team Green, but I feel perfectly fine waiting until the 20wk anatomy scan to find out what this little nugget is packing (or not!). But every single person I talk to is desperate to know the sex of the baby. I was telling my mom that my NT scan went great, all my blood work looked good, my 24hr urine test went off without a hitch, but she was like "Oh, yeah, great...BUT do you know if it is a boy or girl?!" Seriously?! I just want to know that the baby and I are healthy, but apparently all anyone really cares about is my unborn child's genitalia. It just seems bizarre to me. I know for a lot of people it is a big deal, but I don't see how that would make that big of a difference in how I progress with pregnancy or even plan for the baby.

    THIS

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  • @laurenmdrn16 YES. I'm so with you on that. Every time I see a Ramzi etc post I think, you're really THAT impatient that you can't wait a few more weeks?!? I'm excited to find out (hopefully) in a month or so, but I really don't care at all that I'm finding out at week 19 instead of week 14.
  • @laurenmdrn16 I'm with you on that one. I would like to find out before Christmas if possible (though we will only be 18 weeks the day after Christmas so it's unlikely) but I feel like once we find out it will unleash a storm of "What names have you picked out?" "What is the nursery theme?" etc. So I'm ok with waiting a little longer...
  • @laurenmdrn16 I'm mostly with you on this too. My issue has more to do with the fact that some people are obsessed with having one over the other. Like if they don't have a boy or a girl their life is ruined. That drives me CRAZY! I don't think it's okay to ever be upset about what your child is or isn't. Be happy your child is healthy and get over yourself. Do I kind of hope I'm having a boy this time because I already have a girl? Sure! Will I be upset if I find out I'm having another girl? Heck no!

    Like @NOLA520 said, I don't understand other people's obsession with what we're having. What difference does it make to anyone other than DH and I? No matter what we're having our families are going to love the baby unconditionally, so why get so worked up about it? This is why I also don't understand "gender reveal parties". Nobody cares as much about what we're having than DH and I. Everyone should just be happy regardless.

    And like @LadySamLady said, I'm just being impatient to find out what we're having because I'm an impatient person by nature. I won't even start shopping immediately or pick out names, I just simply want to know because the not knowing drives me crazy! But I'm too cheap to pay for an elective ultrasound, so alas, I'm waiting until 20 weeks. Le sigh.
  • yogahh said:
    I'm going to get flamed for this one... But I hate, no loathe, Christmas cards with kids/ family picture as the card! I have nothing against a nice wallet size pic sent in the card like our parents used to do. But as the card?? Nope! Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, not about your kid (sorry using your in a general sense), so please send me a card with a nice manger scene, or an angel, on it. Hell, I'll even take a Santa or a snowman or a wreath. But please, don't send me a Christmas card with your kid on the beach or any other stupid staged scene. To be honest, I throw those right in the trash. It comes across as very vain and egotistical IMO...
    Yup. Unpopular. lol. We do photo cards when I can afford it/find a great deal. The years we do, we get a lot "we really loved the card" and the years we don't, we get a lot of "I really missed the photo cards you usually do." A number of people I know keep all photo cards and throw out the regular ones.


    As for the red cup issue, I am a Christian...and know not one Christian who is actually offended. I'm pretty convinced 1 or 2 people complained and it is all now media hype. And stupid. It's a cup. Big deal. My caramel macchiato (sp?) yesterday was still delicious. :)

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  • To clarify and agree with @NOLA520 my major beef is when other people are more interested in "what" I am having than if we are healthy. It just seems weird that people don't want to see an US of his/her adorable little nose or cute clenched fists, but would be more than happy to see either a hamburger or hotdog. I guess since we already have names picked out it does make it easier since I go back and forth calling the baby either Luna or Toby, but usually settle on the neutral Nugget (though I have to be careful around my son since he just discovered the glorious food item that is chicken nuggets and instantly craves them at the mere mention). I also hate having to explain to people that, yes, I could've found out sooner, but we are so cash-strapped, that like @jessicab0627 said, there was no way I could justify spending even one cent on something that really doesn't affect my baby's health. If finding out meant that I could somehow do something different to help ensure my baby's well-being, I would shell out whatever it cost. But I couldn't justify it just to satisfy my curiosity.

    Again, I mean no offense to anyone...you do whatever floats your boat!

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  • yogahh said:
    I'm going to get flamed for this one... But I hate, no loathe, Christmas cards with kids/ family picture as the card! I have nothing against a nice wallet size pic sent in the card like our parents used to do. But as the card?? Nope! Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, not about your kid (sorry using your in a general sense), so please send me a card with a nice manger scene, or an angel, on it. Hell, I'll even take a Santa or a snowman or a wreath. But please, don't send me a Christmas card with your kid on the beach or any other stupid staged scene. To be honest, I throw those right in the trash. It comes across as very vain and egotistical IMO...
    Yup. Unpopular. lol. We do photo cards when I can afford it/find a great deal. The years we do, we get a lot "we really loved the card" and the years we don't, we get a lot of "I really missed the photo cards you usually do." A number of people I know keep all photo cards and throw out the regular ones.


    I KNOW!! I am the only one... but I feel like its my job to keep Hallmark in business ;)

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  • Yassssss @laurenmdrn16! Preach it. We recently told my sister in law that we were pregnant and she got upset that we weren't finding out the sex again with this pregnancy. Am I missing something?? How does it affect anyone else's lives if they know the sex of MY baby!?
  • yogahh said:
    I KNOW!! I am the only one... but I feel like its my job to keep Hallmark in business ;)

    Hahahaha!!! This year is regular cards with prints of a staged photo of DD inside with our letter (which is also a requirement. I'd love to not do that.)

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  • Ohhh @yogahh it's a good thing we aren't real life friends, cause I'm gonna cheese up to the max baby's first Christmas card! MATCHIN PJs for DH, Baby, me, AND our 2 labs, all in front of the Christmas tree!

    On the baby sex thing, I'm looking forward to knowing so I can stop with the he/she/it PC-ness. So tedious. And start with the naming process.

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  • I sent my very first holiday card last year and you better believe my adorable kid was front and center. But before DS I threw away every single one with barely a glance.

    Maybe it's regional but I find people in NYC say Happy Holidays, not Merry Christmas. But when I go back to my hometown literally 1.5 hrs away its Merry Christmas every single time.

    My UO: I can't stand when people start eating before everyone has been served. Unless it's taking an unreasonable amount of time, it won't kill you to wait 2 minutes until everyone has their meal.

    Oh and men that manspread deserve to be smacked. No, this couch in a public waiting room isn't meant for two of you, it's meant for four civilized people. So move your legs so I can sit down.
  • yogahhyogahh member
    edited November 2015
    Bltbear82 said:
    Maybe it's regional but I find people in NYC say Happy Holidays, not Merry Christmas. But when I go back to my hometown literally 1.5 hrs away its Merry Christmas every single time. 

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    dshannah said before, I personally wouldn't be offended if someone wished me a happy holiday that I don't celebrate. I  just think everyone is afraid of offending everyone. I am a "Merry Christmas" person but since moving to NYC I tend to go to "Happy Holidays". Everyone's feathers just get so ruffled anymore its easier just to use the general Happy Holidays than risk getting yelled at by some wacko because you said Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah. 
    Although I will say I would prefer any greeting over the crabby sales people during holiday shopping that just throw your purchase at you without a "Hi", "Bye", "Thanks", or seasonal greeting of their choosing!

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  • @yogahh...I'll do you one better...Don't send me one at all. I have no where I want to put it and it ends up in the trash in a month anyways unless it falls off my already overcrowded fridge and one of the dogs tear it up.
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  • I absolutely hate getting my picture taken by a photographer. I'm really nothing interesting to look at for one, but it just doesn't feel right. And of course I have to on Saturday because we're doing some kind of Christmas/Pregnancy thing that a friend is doing (and completely over f*king charging for!). We didn't know what it was going to cost before my other half agreed to it and then an invoice showed up for $200. We've already decided this will be our donation for their adopting a kid from China thing, which btw is ridiculously beyond expensive.
    Is it $200 for a whole photo session with editing? If so, that's a steal if you ask me!

    Shoo! Amen to that! My maternity pics are going to be $550! Which is $100 more than they were with DD.

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    Several MCs
    DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)



  • @laurenmdrn16 I think it's insane people go to these "boutiques" and pay $200 for what they'll get in a few weeks. Do you know what $200 will buy you that you really actually need for baby?!
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    DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)



  • My UO to share for the week is I have an issue with religion. No, I don't hate on ( or judge ) people who are religious but I can't get on board. I was raised Armenian Orthodox (which is to say old school christian) and as I grew up I started to feel very brainwashed by it. Everyone in my family is Armenian Orthodox. It's just the way it is. You can't question it. 

    At around 11 years old I started to learn about Egyptians in school and I thought that their Gods sounded interesting. I loved learning about it but it got my thinking that they believed differently and I had never encountered anyone who didn't believe in Jesus. I asked about other religions in school and was told that there are people who don't believe the things I did. So of course I went to Sunday school and asked my teacher (who also happened to be my uncles wife) "What if we are wrong and someone else is right?" She looked me right in the eye and without hesitation said "That's the kind of talk that will send you straight to hell!" No explanation or anything. It was the very moment I started to think that the whole thing was a bit hinky. 

    Now here is the big strange kicker . . . I get REALLY annoyed to this day when people don't know what a religious day is actually about. DH's daughter had said something about hating when people use the "Keep calm carry on" poster for amusement without knowing its origin. This happened on Easter and so I said "Do you know why we have lamb every Easter or what the Easter eggs that you pass around are actually are meant to symbolize?" "That's not the same thing!"   When recounting the conversation with DH I asked if he knew. He was raised religious. He said "Jesus Died on Easter." when I gave him an eye roll he said "I mean it's when he was born." 

    I think a religious upbringing has some value for sure but on the other hand I really don't want my kiddo going through the same sort of indoctrinated brain washing feeling I went through. 

    That turned out longer than I expected . . . Sorry for the wall of text. I guess this was weighing on me more than I thought! 
  • My UO is that I don't understand the need to get a giant, gas guzzling SUV for any reason, including having kids. No. If you need that much room, you have too much stuff! Plus, the environment!! 
    Me: 38; DH: 41
    DS: Born 5-17-16 

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