I hate bread unless it's for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Cake is almost always gross to me too.
But... but... but... cake! It's okay, just send it to me instead.
WHAT?! Bread is my LIFE. It is my favourite food in the world. You've always hated bread??? I can't comprehend this.
And now I'm thinking this...gluten free bread is not the same and I'm a little sad every time I eat it (though I'm happy to at least have an alternative).
Ugh, I did gluten free for over 2 years, thinking it would help my stomach issues. I don't miss the GF bread at all! I feel your pain.
I agree 100% with you all about the sayings on shirts/onesies. I strongly dislike when my students (second graders) wear shirts that say things like "homework? what homework?" or All I do is play video games... Or things like that. I just find it disrespectful
I HATE these!!! My ex-MIL buys these for my kids, and tells them to wear them to the first day of school! And she's a teacher!! I sneak them into the garbage. I'm not letting my kids' teachers think I endorse such trashy sentiments. Why not just say, "I'm committed to ignorance, and proud of it?"
I take that back...As soon as I saw the Oprah GIF I thought of a UO.
Oprah drives me fucking nuts. Especially in her most recent commercial (I think it was for weight watchers??) Just the way she talks about 2016 being "the year of her best body" and how much she says she loves bread. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel like she's been talking about weight loss and trying to promote weight loss for as long as she's been on tv. We all love bread. Eat the fucking bread. Be happy with the bread.
I get the positive message she's trying to send, and that's fine and dandy. She just really bugs me.
Maybe not a(n) UO, but the word 'moist' in any context makes me gag.
Amen. It makes me shudder.
I have a "thing" about certain words, to the point of it being so bad, a college girl in our church small group wrote and recorded a song with all the awfulness in one cohesive place.
I don't like sayings on clothes either. Or Disney. DS has a pair of hulk pjs tho that are really cute, like a costume but more cozy. MIL keeps buying white trash monster truck shirts for DS bc he's obsessed with monster trucks but I just can't.
My UO... I hate tea. Sweet tea. Iced tea. Flavored tea. Green tea. Hot tea. Yuck. And I live in the deep south so it's pretty much blasphemy.
mkemommy- I take my dog to daycare once a week and all of my coworkers think I am absolutely crazy! She's a one year old German Shepherd, if she doesn't go then she will tear everything up at my house with all of her extra energy!
mrsschmity I've always thought Oprah was annoying too, I just don't understand why everyone thinks she's so awesome.
Maybe not a(n) UO, but the word 'moist' in any context makes me gag.
Amen. It makes me shudder.
My DH uses the word "humid..." where one would normally use "moist." It's because it's a direct translation from his mother tongue, but it's SO weird...
On thanksgiving my uncles very pregnant step daughter took photos with her bf and posted them all over FB. He was wearing a shirt that said "I put a turkey in her oven" with an arrow. I almost threw up when I saw it. No. No. No.
My uo for the day is the giant headband bows and flowers for baby girls. I've tried telling everyone not to waste their money because I will not subject my daughter to those hideous accessories. Not only do I find them so hideous, I feel terrible for the babies wearing them. They cannot be comfy. A little ribbon or clip is fine but those head bands got to go.
I can't help but roll my eyes when I hear people talk about the infant curriculum at their 9 month olds academy.
But how are they going to get into an ivy league school without the proper rigorous curriculum from a young age?!!??!!?!!!
And how can the day care center justify charging ridiculous prices unless they offer said rigorous curriculum???!!??? Seriously, though, I looked into one a few years ago that wanted almost $2000 a month because they taught 6 month olds a second language (Chinese at this one) and had separate art teachers that visited and taught the infants 2x week. BSC.
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My uo for the day is the giant headband bows and flowers for baby girls. I've tried telling everyone not to waste their money because I will not subject my daughter to those hideous accessories. Not only do I find them so hideous, I feel terrible for the babies wearing them. They cannot be comfy. A little ribbon or clip is fine but those head bands got to go.
When we told my MIL that I was pregnant, one of her first comments was something to the effect of "it it's a girl, PLEASE don't have a stupid bow on her head all the time like [cousin's daughter]. I swear that child has a giant bow on every single day and it's stupid". Glad that it's one person I don't have to worry about buying ridiculous accessories.
Rosehip15 My DH uses the word "humid..." where one would normally use "moist." It's because it's a direct translation from his mother tongue, but it's SO weird...
I would much rather hear "humid" than "moist."
"Mmmmmm, this cake is so delicious and humid."
or maybe "mmmmmm, this cake is so delicious and un-dry."
@kjo79 I totally agree. Those big flowers and bows drive me crazy. My niece is 2.5 and has worn one practically everyday and I swear she has a permanent indent in her head from where the elastic goes.
@vikinggirl12 I'm in the same boat as you, I like tea, but I do NOT like Chicken fried steak! Just the smell of it makes me gag, and here in Texas, that's a cardinal sin it feels like.
I can't help but roll my eyes when I hear people talk about the infant curriculum at their 9 month olds academy.
But how are they going to get into an ivy league school without the proper rigorous curriculum from a young age?!!??!!?!!!
And how can the day care center justify charging ridiculous prices unless they offer said rigorous curriculum???!!??? Seriously, though, I looked into one a few years ago that wanted almost $2000 a month because they taught 6 month olds a second language (Chinese at this one) and had separate art teachers that visited and taught the infants 2x week. BSC.
A friend of mine sends her son to the Smithsonian museum daycare (she works for them). It's a great daycare, but she said when she got a picture of all the 6-12 months old sitting in front of a work of art at the portrait gallery with someone giving them a lesson she felt a little silly that she was "one of those parents".
@gray51015 not a native Texan but I think chicken fired steak is disgusting as well
@mrsschmity isn't it convenient that Oprah bought a huge share in Weight Watchers and then lost the same 50lbs or whatever she always loses by doing Weight Watchers? Making sure her profits go up for sure...because she didn't have enough money already. She irks my nerves.
@mrsschmity I wholeheartedly agree about Oprah. I feel like she doesn't stand for one thing, she stands for EVERYTHING. If you have a book/product to sell, she's suddenly on board with whatever movement you're about. There's no possible way that she's a Christian-Catholic-Baptist/Judeo/Hindi/Muslim/Spiritualist/Atheist while supporting misogyny/feminism/LGBT groups and eating clean/Paleo/vegetarian/Burgers (don't forget her Texas lawsuit)/no-Bread-Weight-Watchers. I also feel like she "sells" her friends, like she's just a PR Marketing machine for her entourage. Doesn't she ever feel used? The only thing I've seen her consistently stick with are Stedman and Gayle, and even Gayle has been "sold" before. And @MamaNicoleof3 I canceled my subscription for that exact reason.
I've been nodding my head in agreement with all the things in this thread (headbands! word shirts! kindergarten "graduations" FFS if you make them think that's a graduation how are they supposed to even pretend high school graduation is any kind of accomplishment). So my UO is that we are, as a group, really bad at recognizing when our opinions are actually unpopular and maybe we should just change the name to Opinions About Stuff Thursdays.
Wait -- I do have an unpopular opinion! I really enjoy Reggie Miller as a commentator.
Ok here's my UO: I don't give a shit if my kid is being taught anything at her daycare. I just want her to have relaxing, self-guided play with zero expectations or curriculum. She's getting that and it's super inexpensive and I swear she's not a dullard. Actually she's kind of spooky smart.
Back to me being the anti-UO! I love headbands for baby girls. I have a near identically opposite story with my MIL. When we were expecting our first, early on, she said, "If it's a girl, whatever you do DON'T put headbands on her." I said, " I love you and will take a lot of your advice..but if she's a girl, she'll wear bows." She laughed. And liked every photo of her on facebook wearing bows. I just don't think they hurt her. She never cared and they make them loose now (at least the type we buy). We prefer clips because bows fall off. Also, we really only put them on for pictures because she's a baby and they just fell off from normal wear and tear. Not saying everyone has to, I really don't care, but my kid has a lot of damn cute pictures! And this one will toooooooooo!
I take that back...As soon as I saw the Oprah GIF I thought of a UO.
Oprah drives me fucking nuts. Especially in her most recent commercial (I think it was for weight watchers??) Just the way she talks about 2016 being "the year of her best body" and how much she says she loves bread. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel like she's been talking about weight loss and trying to promote weight loss for as long as she's been on tv. We all love bread. Eat the fucking bread. Be happy with the bread.
I get the positive message she's trying to send, and that's fine and dandy. She just really bugs me.
(Ducking for cover) I will be the bow mom... not everyday all day long, and not the gigantic headband ones that smush their whole heads, but I will at least attempt bows/headbands... when my sister was younger she was bald till nearly 2 and my mom used to tape bows to her head because everyone called her a boy
My UO for the day has to be those ridiculous shirts and pants for little toddlers that have ruffles on the end of the pant legs and shirt arms? The ones that come in crazy patterns. Honestly I think they're ugly and it reminds me of munchkins from munchkinland in wizard of oz.. blech
I'm down with the headbands (even the giant flower/bow ones) in moderation. I will say that most of them are butt-ugly though. But some are cute! They were always more of a "picture day" thing for us than an everyday look, though. I still throw a headband on my kid from time to time as it distracts from her unfortunate mullet.
Ooh I have to go along with the headband and bows deal. I love the little tiny baby sized headbands with cute small bows for girls but oh my goodness people its not the 80s or 90s anymore, your baby could care less what goes on its head!
Ooh I have to go along with the headband and bows deal. I love the little tiny baby sized headbands with cute small bows for girls but oh my goodness people its not the 80s or 90s anymore, your baby could care less what goes on its head!
Ha! No one does any headwear on a baby FOR the baby. It's all for the mom.
Ooh I have to go along with the headband and bows deal. I love the little tiny baby sized headbands with cute small bows for girls but oh my goodness people its not the 80s or 90s anymore, your baby could care less what goes on its head!
Ha! No one does any headwear on a baby FOR the baby. It's all for the mom.
Yeah and I'm surprised some babies even like that feeling of a tight headband on their head. All I've ever heard from some moms is that their kid pulls it right off after they put it on
Oh man, I've already ordered a few of the bigger hair bands with flowers...and I can take ruffles on clothes, but I can't stand the bell bottom pants they make...
Ooh I have to go along with the headband and bows deal. I love the little tiny baby sized headbands with cute small bows for girls but oh my goodness people its not the 80s or 90s anymore, your baby could care less what goes on its head!
Ha! No one does any headwear on a baby FOR the baby. It's all for the mom.
Yeah and I'm surprised some babies even like that feeling of a tight headband on their head. All I've ever heard from some moms is that their kid pulls it right off after they put it on
Every kid is different. My kid could not have cared less for months. Got a helmet at 7 months and when she was done with it (around 10 months) she then didn't want anything on her head--I don't blame her. Suddenly she is obsessed with bow clips (she's 16 months, maybe for 2 months now). We have a bow drawer in the kitchen and she digs through and brings them to us to put in her hair. Like many at once. It's adorable. Bottom line. If you like bows on your baby, great! If you don't, fine! If your baby hates it (or anything not needed for his or her safety and development), then stop doing it. Common sense here.
I have a friend who puts GIANT bows on her kid everyday. I never really gave a shit until she was wearing a shirt that read "The bigger the bow The better the Mommy" written with the unnecessary capital letters and zero punctuation. Then I wanted to strangle her mother. She's 4 and this is what you're teaching her?
I came home in a giant bow. My mom literally had a bow for every outfit my sister and I ever wore.
I'm so glad I'm having a boy so I don't have to deal with her and her obsession for bows. ALTHOUGH, I will be guilty of trying to get him to wear baseball caps because I think it's freaking adorable... especially if he gets the curly hair gene. *heart eyes*
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Ugh, I did gluten free for over 2 years, thinking it would help my stomach issues. I don't miss the GF bread at all! I feel your pain.
Oprah drives me fucking nuts. Especially in her most recent commercial (I think it was for weight watchers??) Just the way she talks about 2016 being "the year of her best body" and how much she says she loves bread. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel like she's been talking about weight loss and trying to promote weight loss for as long as she's been on tv. We all love bread. Eat the fucking bread. Be happy with the bread.
I get the positive message she's trying to send, and that's fine and dandy. She just really bugs me.
Any votes on cake flavor? I'm leaning towards strawberry or chocolate. Maybe even Devils food. Idk. Decisions decisions!
My UO...
I hate tea. Sweet tea. Iced tea. Flavored tea. Green tea. Hot tea. Yuck. And I live in the deep south so it's pretty much blasphemy.
mrsschmity I've always thought Oprah was annoying too, I just don't understand why everyone thinks she's so awesome.
My uo for the day is the giant headband bows and flowers for baby girls. I've tried telling everyone not to waste their money because I will not subject my daughter to those hideous accessories. Not only do I find them so hideous, I feel terrible for the babies wearing them. They cannot be comfy. A little ribbon or clip is fine but those head bands got to go.
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BFP #3 October 6, 2015. WHAT???
"Mmmmmm, this cake is so delicious and humid."
or maybe "mmmmmm, this cake is so delicious and un-dry."
@vikinggirl12, I hate tea too. All the tea.
I can't think of a UO right now. I'll come back later if I can.
@mrsschmity isn't it convenient that Oprah bought a huge share in Weight Watchers and then lost the same 50lbs or whatever she always loses by doing Weight Watchers? Making sure her profits go up for sure...because she didn't have enough money already. She irks my nerves.
Wait -- I do have an unpopular opinion! I really enjoy Reggie Miller as a commentator.
Yeah and I'm surprised some babies even like that feeling of a tight headband on their head. All I've ever heard from some moms is that their kid pulls it right off after they put it on