UO Thursday

lm45678

Let's hear what ya got!!

summerfunxo

Well my UO is that I love wearing leggings as pants, however I will try to pair a long shirt with them lol *hides*

mrsschmity

My UO...I roll my eyes at:

1. People who get offended over every little thing.

2. People who feel the need to get feedback and opinions on every single decision they make. Big, life changing decisions are one thing. But asking about every single small decision? Just use your best judgement and move on. You haz a brain too.

lm45678

My UO- I try to give support on TB, but I am having a hard time reading any of the threads about loss.

It's not that I don't care, I really do... I just don't want to worry myself about this little babe more than I already do. (As a nurse I am always wondering about the what ifs)

CourtJack

Contrary to the views of all the nice and kind women here - I sorta wish we had some more uh...outspoken ladies on here I can try to be one of them - I'm just not that good at it...

fishwife799

I don't give a crap about Starbucks and what color their cups are. I'm so tired of seeing it all over my Facebook newsfeed. Can we all just get over it?

fishwife799

@mrsschmity me too! I hate when people get offended over things that don't matter... Like Starbucks cups

Knottie86418473

Maybe this will change in 7 or so months, but my UO is those people who post multiple pics of their kids on social media every single day with the same caption "Love these guys so much!" Really? Well let's hope so, cause they're your kids. But when I see it each and every day it makes wonder...who exactly are they trying to convince? (This seems especially prevalent from people who have monster children.)

Meglit89

I doubt this is an unpopular opinion, but maybe... 

I absolutely, 100% cannot stand people stupid arse people. I just can't.  I CAN NOT.  I should clarify:  People who aren't completely stupid, but act ignorant.  Also people who TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS!

There's this younger guy working for us right now.  We are doing him a favor by getting him into the industry... I give him work back at the end of September, hear from him on October 6th with some excuses as to why it isn't done, then he GHOSTS until November 10th, when he's magically back, apologetic, and wanting to work.  AREYOUKIDDINGMERIGHTNOW???  My boss has decided to be benevolent and give him another chance.

...So what does this kid do before even being officially reinstated?  Tries to bill us for NINE HOURS of work on Tuesday.  NINE HOURS! He hasn't even been back yet, let alone TASKED with work.  Wanna know what he tried billing us for?

Organizational Phone Call - 1:15  (You girls are gonna love this.  When I questioned him, he said IT WAS HIS MOTHER. WHO HE WAS SEEKING WORK ADVICE FROM!! He is trying to bill us an hour and fifteen minutes for calling his mother!!!) 
Fixing Past Time Sheets  - 0:45 (When questioned, he said he went back and submitted all of his timecards from when he wasn't working [unemployed since he abandoned his job], when I validated, NONE were submitted)
Responding to Emails - 2:30 (He wrote me one email, and my boss two emails, and billed us 2.5 hrs.  BTW, these were the apology emails for disappearing)
Creating System for Graphic Request - 1:30 (When asked for the work product/system, he sends me an email where he had asked my boss for additional information on a request he received, WHAT)
Organizing Workspace Inside Computer - 3:00  (When questioned, he admitted he was organizing his personal hard drive, WHAT) 

I want to fire him SO badly.  Ughhh.........

crdo

@Meglit89: I can't even wrap my brain around this guy. That's just utterly ridiculous.

crdo

My UO? Gender prediction nonsense. Unless you're talking about genetic testing from a blood test or viewing sex organs on an u/s, it's a waste of time and just plain silly.

PressLove

Yesterday, DH and I took DD to school, enjoyed a fabulous breakfast together, and went home to do absolutely nothing.

I needed that day of rest!

CourtJack

@PressLove sounds more like a FFFC to me ;-) although nobody would flame that - just envy it!

Kballew10

@Meglit89 - I would be less mad at the moron and more angry at your boss for giving him a second chance!

PressLove

@Courtjack- You're right! I jumped the gun.

Although this board is tame now, you never know when a lurker will pop out and flame anytime of "me time"

Meglit89

@crdo I can't either!  He's so pretentious, too!  In nearly every email he sends me, he insinuates what I should be doing, how it should be done, etc... keep in mind he's new to the industry!  He also sent an email to my boss and CC'd me, to which he stated, "I think it is a good idea, since you are so busy, that Meglit89 be my direct supervisor".  GEE THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION AND PERMISSION OF SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY the case!  Ahhhhh!!!!  

@kballew10  Oh, I'm not happy at all with him about it!  We have a call this evening to discuss everything going on w/this employee.  

He is currently trying to rationalize how an email requst for more information that he sent to my boss is the "baseline" for all graphical request emails.  Uhhh.......

crdo

Meglit89 said:

@crdo I can't either!  He's so pretentious, too!  In nearly every email he sends me, he insinuates what I should be doing, how it should be done, etc... keep in mind he's new to the industry!  He also sent an email to my boss and CC'd me, to which he stated, "I think it is a good idea, since you are so busy, that Meglit89 be my direct supervisor".  GEE THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION AND PERMISSION OF SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY the case!  Ahhhhh!!!!  

@kballew10  Oh, I'm not happy at all with him about it!  We have a call this evening to discuss everything going on w/this employee.  

He is currently trying to rationalize how an email requst for more information that he sent to my boss is the "baseline" for all graphical request emails.  Uhhh.......

Wooooow, total asshat. That should be a fireable offense.

goldie987

I wish my MIL wasn't so excited about this baby. She has started liking newborn photos on Facebook, not ones of friends or family, random advertisement ones that she sees and thinks are cute. She emails them to us too, and we've just stopped responding because its so beyond what we are concerned with at the moment. We have only told our parents and I'm worried that her liking baby pictures is going to give it away to everyone else.

Also, we've decided to not give anyone an exact due date, just a time of year (late June) to avoid the "you're past your due date, are you in labor yet?" and my MIL is super unhappy not having an exact day. Oh well.

Knottie86418473

@Meglit89 - how frustrating! He sounds like an absolute entitled tool. But try to enlist his trust and after he's fired (hopefully soon) be sure to encourage him to list you as a reference for future jobs. lol

curleemama32

When I get asked at work how I'm feeling, and if I complain about ANYTHING (today it was uncontrollable heartburn) they say "oh, just you wait...this isn't anything compared to a few months from now." and I'm like, well, why did you ask me then? Why can't you just say, aw, that sucks and leave me be? I don't care that it's gonna get harder, I'm uncomfortable now. Reminding me that I have a rough 7 months ahead of me isn't helping! Gaaahhhh!

MillerMama13

Sgoldberg247 said:

I wish my MIL wasn't so excited about this baby. She has started liking newborn photos on Facebook, not ones of friends or family, random advertisement ones that she sees and thinks are cute. She emails them to us too, and we've just stopped responding because its so beyond what we are concerned with at the moment. We have only told our parents and I'm worried that her liking baby pictures is going to give it away to everyone else.

Also, we've decided to not give anyone an exact due date, just a time of year (late June) to avoid the "you're past your due date, are you in labor yet?" and my MIL is super unhappy not having an exact day. Oh well.

My MIL was like this with my first. She would post pics of these newborns with lots of dark hair saying "I hope my grandbaby is this adorable". I thought, how rude! Especially because my little peanut has hardly any hair even now and she's 2.5 and she's a blonde like her mommy. So does she think she's not cute?

I can't think of a UO right now. I'll be back!

chloe97

@laurenm2123 I completely agree! I'm still 4 days away from my first OB appt and I'm freaking out that there won't be a heartbeat. I try to keep in mind that MMCs are very rare, but it's hard when everyday there is a new goodbye post or 2 or 3.

Maybe we could start a running "I went to the doctor and everything is good" thread to offset the sad threads.

goldie987

chloe97 said:

@laurenm2123 I completely agree! I'm still 4 days away from my first OB appt and I'm freaking out that there won't be a heartbeat. I try to keep in mind that MMCs are very rare, but it's hard when everyday there is a new goodbye post or 2 or 3.

Maybe we could start a running "I went to the doctor and everything is good" thread to offset the sad threads.

I've been using the ultrasound thread as my happy counteracter to the sad threads. I keep reminding myself that people don't post when all is okay, only when it isn't so the threads are skewed towards the negative. It's like restaurant reviews, you see the people who had really negative experiences, but not the people who got just the experience they wanted.

WinniethePoohsPants

My very unpopular opinion:

I HATE that Ron and Hermione ended up together.  Hermione is smart, brave, loyal, and hard working- and Ron is none of those things.  Hermione could've done so much better if she had waited, and I feel like JK Rowling is just encouraging young women to simply settle - which encourages a false notion that being in a tolerable relationship is still better than being single.

 

cdnvb4

WinniethePoohsPants said:

My very unpopular opinion:

I HATE that Ron and Hermione ended up together.  Hermione is smart, brave, loyal, and hard working- and Ron is none of those things.  Hermione could've done so much better if she had waited, and I feel like JK Rowling is just encouraging young women to simply settle - which encourages a false notion that being in a tolerable relationship is still better than being single.

I think JK Rowling apologized for this. She came out and said that Hermione should have ended up with Harry Potter. I think she was trying to avoid the obvious but ended up pulling against what was natural with her characters. 

 

MDKC14

UO.. Have we discussed younique names yet. Because I can't stand that sh*t.

goldie987

cdnvb4 said:

WinniethePoohsPants said:

My very unpopular opinion:

I HATE that Ron and Hermione ended up together.  Hermione is smart, brave, loyal, and hard working- and Ron is none of those things.  Hermione could've done so much better if she had waited, and I feel like JK Rowling is just encouraging young women to simply settle - which encourages a false notion that being in a tolerable relationship is still better than being single.

I think JK Rowling apologized for this. She came out and said that Hermione should have ended up with Harry Potter. I think she was trying to avoid the obvious but ended up pulling against what was natural with her characters. 

 

Yeah, she intended Ron and Hermione to end up together when it started and instead of following the natural progression of the story, she ended up being too dedicated to her original vision and let that outweigh the story line.

Similar (maybe) UO, I hate Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. He looks nothing like he is supposed to. Not their fault because they had no way of knowing going in that he would be so short but still...

WinniethePoohsPants

Sgoldberg247 said:

WinniethePoohsPants said:

My very unpopular opinion:

I HATE that Ron and Hermione ended up together.  Hermione is smart, brave, loyal, and hard working- and Ron is none of those things.  Hermione could've done so much better if she had waited, and I feel like JK Rowling is just encouraging young women to simply settle - which encourages a false notion that being in a tolerable relationship is still better than being single.

I think JK Rowling apologized for this. She came out and said that Hermione should have ended up with Harry Potter. I think she was trying to avoid the obvious but ended up pulling against what was natural with her characters. 

 

Yeah, she intended Ron and Hermione to end up together when it started and instead of following the natural progression of the story, she ended up being too dedicated to her original vision and let that outweigh the story line. Similar (maybe) UO, I hate Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. He looks nothing like he is supposed to. Not their fault because they had no way of knowing going in that he would be so short but still...

I know that she later apologized for it, but that doesn't change the ending of the book!  So I'm still irritated about it, the only way I think I'd be okay with this ending would be if she wrote an 8th book where Hermione's divorced. 

berky84

lol @ the Hermione and Ron hate. I love that they ended up together

My UO - This might offend some ladies and I'm sorry if it does. But I can't stand it when mom's post to social media posting as if they are their child "Today I went to the doctor and gained 2 lbs and my mommy and daddy are so proud." I don't know why, but I find typing as your child to be strange. Just post "Took ____ to the doctor today and she gained 2 lbs! So proud!"

crdo

joose159 said:

lol @ the Hermione and Ron hate. I love that they ended up together

My UO - This might offend some ladies and I'm sorry if it does. But I can't stand it when mom's post to social media posting as if they are their child "Today I went to the doctor and gained 2 lbs and my mommy and daddy are so proud." I don't know why, but I find typing as your child to be strange. Just post "Took ____ to the doctor today and she gained 2 lbs! So proud!"

No flame, I agree with you there. To me it's in the same vein as parents describe child's activities/accomplishments as if they're doing them together. For example, "We just learned how to roll ourselves over!", "We are learning our numbers!", "We just pee peed in the potty!". Unless you, an adult, are concurrently learning rolling over, numbers, and how to use a toilet with your child, "we" is not appropriate. Just don't.

Emztron500

My UO: I'm pregnant, extremely tired of everybody's shit, unable to even whine about how sick and exhausted I am because no one knows I'm pregnant, and unable to drown my sorrows in gin. I deserve to eat Doritos until I make myself sick and then go to bed at 8:30. Every night. End of story.

Emztron500

curleemama32 said:

When I get asked at work how I'm feeling, and if I complain about ANYTHING (today it was uncontrollable heartburn) they say "oh, just you wait...this isn't anything compared to a few months from now." and I'm like, well, why did you ask me then? Why can't you just say, aw, that sucks and leave me be? I don't care that it's gonna get harder, I'm uncomfortable now. Reminding me that I have a rough 7 months ahead of me isn't helping! Gaaahhhh!

People are stupid. There's plenty of discomfort ahead of us, but this is totally the worst part. Those same people, when you dare to complain that you can't sleep with a giant 8-pound human inside your body moving around and stomping your bladder and giving you heartburn all night, will be quick to say "ooooh, you just wait until that baby's born and see how much you sleep then!" and you will try to murder them with your hate-rays.

alsbaldwin

@Sgoldberg247 - not telling people the exact due is genius! I totally might steal that idea!

My OUs:

1- I let DS cry it out (within reason). He's 11 months now, and if he starts to fuss in the middle of the night, we let him. We'll check him if he keeps working himself up, but if he's dry and not hungry, DH and I are big believers in letting him learn to self-soothe. 

2- My mom is the one person I really don't want to tell about the pregnancy. The first thing she said when we announced the first time was "I thought you looked a little thicker." With DS, all she could talk about was how big I was getting (I gained 27 pounds, not even a lot, and could still fit in non-maternity pants the whole pregnancy) and how we should parent once DS was born. I'm happy for all the people on this board who share their pregnancy secret with their mom and can't wait to have their mom in the delivery room, but I'm dreading telling her.

alsbaldwin

Emztron500 said:

curleemama32 said:

When I get asked at work how I'm feeling, and if I complain about ANYTHING (today it was uncontrollable heartburn) they say "oh, just you wait...this isn't anything compared to a few months from now." and I'm like, well, why did you ask me then? Why can't you just say, aw, that sucks and leave me be? I don't care that it's gonna get harder, I'm uncomfortable now. Reminding me that I have a rough 7 months ahead of me isn't helping! Gaaahhhh!

People are stupid. There's plenty of discomfort ahead of us, but this is totally the worst part. Those same people, when you dare to complain that you can't sleep with a giant 8-pound human inside your body moving around and stomping your bladder and giving you heartburn all night, will be quick to say "ooooh, you just wait until that baby's born and see how much you sleep then!" and you will try to murder them with your hate-rays.

This is one of my least favorite things ever. People need to stop with the "Oh, you think this is bad, just wait till .....". It belittles what you share and isn't uplifting or supportive by any means. 

Emztron500

alsbaldwin said:

Emztron500 said:

curleemama32 said:

When I get asked at work how I'm feeling, and if I complain about ANYTHING (today it was uncontrollable heartburn) they say "oh, just you wait...this isn't anything compared to a few months from now." and I'm like, well, why did you ask me then? Why can't you just say, aw, that sucks and leave me be? I don't care that it's gonna get harder, I'm uncomfortable now. Reminding me that I have a rough 7 months ahead of me isn't helping! Gaaahhhh!

People are stupid. There's plenty of discomfort ahead of us, but this is totally the worst part. Those same people, when you dare to complain that you can't sleep with a giant 8-pound human inside your body moving around and stomping your bladder and giving you heartburn all night, will be quick to say "ooooh, you just wait until that baby's born and see how much you sleep then!" and you will try to murder them with your hate-rays.

This is one of my least favorite things ever. People need to stop with the "Oh, you think this is bad, just wait till .....". It belittles what you share and isn't uplifting or supportive by any means. 

Yessss. Shockingly, "every day is worse than the last!" is not the greatest message for a new parents, haha. Nor is it correct! The whole journey is awesome and also hard.

fishwife799

Ugh, I hate the just wait comments. The other day my SIL's mom asked how I was feeling and I said tired and she said "just wait, it gets worse". Oh really, I had no idea. I mean I don't already have two kids who wear me out.

tango4mango

This is what we did with DD and it drove everyone crazy. We just said some time late April or early May, well she was born at 37 wks (making it mid April) and my mom freaked out when we called her and told her she was born, she was expecting an ultra premi in the nicu because "shes not due untill early May". I think my Grandmother was the only one that an exact due date didnt bother.

lindygirl0408

I know that this is for yesterday, but I cannot contain my UO any longer. FTM here...

I would be perfectly happy not telling a single soul about this pregnancy. Only DH knows, and I love this little bubble we are in before I start getting unwanted opinions and advice from everyone who thinks they're an expert on everything pregnancy / baby related.

Oh, and the expectations! Can't even comprehend how awful it will be...

I know there will be good things too. I only wish they came without the others.