UO Thursday 4/14

TheThornBird

Let's hear 'em!

Mine: I love Jenna Marbles and don't understand how people could find her obnoxious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ1iOi-Bfho

TXmamatobe

It freaks me out when people say they want the baby to keep cooking. It reminds me of food in the oven or a meth lab or something. My brain is weird but I can't handle that phrase for some reason. 

yogahh

While we all are human, and typos and grammatical errors happen, I honest to God cannot take grow a** adults who cannot formulate a sentence seriously. Probably not a UO but after spending most of the morning deciphering "coded" emails and the like, I want to just laugh and buy everyone Hooked On Phonics.

mello13

Mine (which may insight some flames) is that I think people complain way too much about how hard parenting is. Particularly online/via social media/vlogs etc. Don't get me wrong, it's hard. But you're an idiot if you don't already know that going in. And I appreciate the humor in a lot of it, because if you can't laugh at the chaos you'll likely lose your mind. But I'm talking about the incessant bitching that goes on, constantly lamenting the kids, the incompetent spouse, etc. Half the time I think that either these people should put down their phones and maybe interact with their kids, or they are just angry at their children for BEING LITTLE. They aren't mini-adults, they aren't fully developed for many, many, many years. I realize too that this could be my psych background coming into play, but I feel it's the parents responsibility to educate themselves on their children's development and maybe spend less time complaining and more time being participants in their kids lives. Admitting it's hard is one thing; whining about it constantly for attention is another. 

mrstmoose

When I'm out in public and I see a man/boy "sagging" his pants, I seriously want to walk up to him and say:

1) Pull your pants up, no one wants to see your butt. 
2) How do you walk like that? 

It's gross. I really hope this isn't a UO. But I saw it yesterday and I was still thinking about it. Didn't this "trend" go out in the 90's?

mello13

TXmamatobe said:

It freaks me out when people say they want the baby to keep cooking. It reminds me of food in the oven or a meth lab or something. My brain is weird but I can't handle that phrase for some reason. 

Breaking Bad babies! lol I hate the phrase "preggo". I guess given the choice I'd rather think of the kid as a turkey than spaghetti sauce. 

TXmamatobe

mello13 said:

TXmamatobe said:

It freaks me out when people say they want the baby to keep cooking. It reminds me of food in the oven or a meth lab or something. My brain is weird but I can't handle that phrase for some reason. 

Breaking Bad babies! lol I hate the phrase "preggo". I guess given the choice I'd rather think of the kid as a turkey than spaghetti sauce. 

Yes!  Preggo, preggers, etc. all are bad for me. 

balamama

I'm ok with prego/preggers etc. but hate when people call me (or someone else) Preggers/Prego/Preggie - "hey Prego, how you feeling?" no. 

PYLWhammy

@babyfmama anything having to do with those terms makes me ragey, but especially when a woman is referred to as 'a prego.' Um, no, I'm a woman who happens to be pregnant. FFS.

Grammatical and spelling errors also drive me crazy (crazier than they should). What can I say, I'm a snob.

Bltbear82

mrstmoose said:

When I'm out in public and I see a man/boy "sagging" his pants, I seriously want to walk up to him and say:

1) Pull your pants up, no one wants to see your butt. 
2) How do you walk like that? 

It's gross. I really hope this isn't a UO. But I saw it yesterday and I was still thinking about it. Didn't this "trend" go out in the 90's?

This reminds me of that scene in Clueless. Cher was totally right. 

I think grown men should not wear sweatpants in public. Not even Channing Tatum. Put some damn pants on. 

Spylon

@TheThornBird I LOVE Jenna Marbles! She kills me. Julien too!

kami09

@mello13 I feel like some people just want everyone else to know how hard it is on them, how tired they are, etc. I GET IT. I HAVE ONE TOO. It drives me nuts as well. Especially, the incompetent spouse one..when both are on Facebook and everyone knows that rant you just went on is about your husband...it's so disrespectful.

TXmamatobe

@mello13 I completely agree. In general, I just don't want to see everyone's lives play out minute by minute on social media. 

gamommyx3

My UO is that I don't understand why I am expected to be amazed by the babies of complete strangers just because I'm pregnant.  And I don't mean my May BMB internet strangers....I am very enthused to see all of your babies...I mean people that I have had literally no interaction or exposure to ever in the history of anything.  Last night a friend told me that her high school friend just had a baby and was super excited to show me a picture...and I was not appropriately excited I guess...because it's a random baby.  I have never met this person.  Never spoken.  Had literally no knowledge of their existence until last night.  So I don't understand why I am supposed to have an emotional reaction to a photo of her kid?

js8812

mello13 said:

Mine (which may insight some flames) is that I think people complain way too much about how hard parenting is. Particularly online/via social media/vlogs etc. Don't get me wrong, it's hard. But you're an idiot if you don't already know that going in. And I appreciate the humor in a lot of it, because if you can't laugh at the chaos you'll likely lose your mind. But I'm talking about the incessant bitching that goes on, constantly lamenting the kids, the incompetent spouse, etc. Half the time I think that either these people should put down their phones and maybe interact with their kids, or they are just angry at their children for BEING LITTLE. They aren't mini-adults, they aren't fully developed for many, many, many years. I realize too that this could be my psych background coming into play, but I feel it's the parents responsibility to educate themselves on their children's development and maybe spend less time complaining and more time being participants in their kids lives. Admitting it's hard is one thing; whining about it constantly for attention is another. 

These platforms allow everyone to complain how hard their lives/situations are.  I'm not saying that these posts/articles/lists aren't true, but why complain and insinuate that your situation or career is harder than everyone elses'.  Every. Single. Day. I see an article on why it's so hard being a nurse, teacher, SAHM, underwater basket weaver, a c-section mother, and the list goes on and on. 

Again, I'm not saying I disagree that it's not difficult being any of the above, but I just dislike the woe is me mentality.

wamam027

js8812 said:

mello13 said:

Mine (which may insight some flames) is that I think people complain way too much about how hard parenting is. Particularly online/via social media/vlogs etc. Don't get me wrong, it's hard. But you're an idiot if you don't already know that going in. And I appreciate the humor in a lot of it, because if you can't laugh at the chaos you'll likely lose your mind. But I'm talking about the incessant bitching that goes on, constantly lamenting the kids, the incompetent spouse, etc. Half the time I think that either these people should put down their phones and maybe interact with their kids, or they are just angry at their children for BEING LITTLE. They aren't mini-adults, they aren't fully developed for many, many, many years. I realize too that this could be my psych background coming into play, but I feel it's the parents responsibility to educate themselves on their children's development and maybe spend less time complaining and more time being participants in their kids lives. Admitting it's hard is one thing; whining about it constantly for attention is another. 

These platforms allow everyone to complain how hard their lives/situations are.  I'm not saying that these posts/articles/lists aren't true, but why complain and insinuate that your situation or career is harder than everyone elses'.  Every. Single. Day. I see an article on why it's so hard being a nurse, teacher, SAHM, underwater basket weaver, a c-section mother, and the list goes on and on. 

Again, I'm not saying I disagree that it's not difficult being any of the above, but I just dislike the woe is me mentality.

"Underwater basket weaver" lmao. Anyway, totally agree with you both. My cousin is truly one of these people, and is a total total downer because she spends her life trying to "one up" everyone else in the aspect of how hard her life is (when she gets EVERYTHING handed to her...which you know...you do you). I told my sister the other day that if she weren't my cousin I literally would never talk to her again. She spent the other day trying to start an argument with me about how her horrendous period cramps are worse than my chronic pain disease and how the fact that her 21 year old boyfriend who starts a new job soon where he will be gone for 2 months, home for 2 months is WAY worse than my husband who is in the military and gone for a month shy of a year on a fairly regular basis. For the record, I don't argue with her back, I simply let her ramble on about how she's got it so much worse than me and everyone else, but it does truly make me want to throat punch her every time I talk to her. 

Charissadeats

@PYLWhammy like 'Could of been'? I will never be okay with those three words being used consecutively. It makes no sense whatsoever. 

I seriously hope it's not an unpopular opinion but with the amount of people who use it, I often wonder... 

PYLWhammy

@Charissadeats yes!!! Could of, should of, would of. All make me weep.

vinerie

My UO is also that I am a grammar snob. For instance: 

It's "What," not "wat."

It's "Because," not "bcuz or cuz."

It's "You would," not "ud." 

nerdymama15

mrstmoose said:

When I'm out in public and I see a man/boy "sagging" his pants, I seriously want to walk up to him and say:

1) Pull your pants up, no one wants to see your butt. 
2) How do you walk like that? 

It's gross. I really hope this isn't a UO. But I saw it yesterday and I was still thinking about it. Didn't this "trend" go out in the 90's?

THIS!!!!!  And I want to add that it looks even more ridiculous when they are wearing AND sagging (at the same time) skinny jeans!  I don't think men should wear skinny jeans to begin with, but it is even worse when they wear them and sag them.  Like are you trying to look like an emo gangsta?
Honestly, most of the time I am tempted to just walk up to them and give them a hard yank and run like hell.  I have not done that yet, but mainly b/c I suck at running lol

wsgjmw1

mrstmoose said:

When I'm out in public and I see a man/boy "sagging" his pants, I seriously want to walk up to him and say:

1) Pull your pants up, no one wants to see your butt. 
2) How do you walk like that? 

It's gross. I really hope this isn't a UO. But I saw it yesterday and I was still thinking about it. Didn't this "trend" go out in the 90's?

When I read this all I could think about was ... @Bltbear82

yogahh

vinerie said:

My UO is also that I am a grammar snob. For instance: 

It's "What," not "wat."

It's "Because," not "bcuz or cuz."

It's "You would," not "ud." 

Charla1224

Much more likely to be an UO. While I don't like it when guys have their jeans to their knees, I have an appreciation for a barely there sag. Im talking no more than 2-3 inches below the waste. I don't like it when guys wear their pants at the waist and tuck in their shirts. 
Depending on the guy I am also a fan of men in joggers. 

What bothers me is the number of girls I see with the cut off jean shorts. The high waisted ones they cut at a diagonal so they cut high in the hip. I saw way too much ass cheek fold last summer. 

wsgjmw1

I think its fine that The Bump wanted to update their app. However, changing the fruits is what confuses me. My app tells me I am a papaya and the desktop version tells me I am a pineapple. Come on Bump whats up with that, get your fruit and week combo together, thanks.

TheThornBird

Charla1224 said:

What bothers me is the number of girls I see with the cut off jean shorts. The high waisted ones they cut at a diagonal so they cut high in the hip. I saw way too much ass cheek fold last summer. 

I see women wearing short workout shorts like that at the gym all the time now. It's disgusting. Nothing wrong with looking cute at the gym, but I don't want your bare butt cheek (and all the sweat....and God knows what else....coming off on it) touching the equipment. 

NinnyJean

Aquinna82 said:

My UO is that I don't understand why I am expected to be amazed by the babies of complete strangers just because I'm pregnant.  And I don't mean my May BMB internet strangers....I am very enthused to see all of your babies...I mean people that I have had literally no interaction or exposure to ever in the history of anything.  Last night a friend told me that her high school friend just had a baby and was super excited to show me a picture...and I was not appropriately excited I guess...because it's a random baby.  I have never met this person.  Never spoken.  Had literally no knowledge of their existence until last night.  So I don't understand why I am supposed to have an emotional reaction to a photo of her kid?

100% this! I typically love all baby related stories and pictures but my MIL insisted on showing me all these pictures of her friends grandchildren a (she doesn't even know most of these babies, she just creeps on facebook). She then would go on about how my LO would be friends with them. I wanted to tell her that a. I don't care about her friends grandchildren and b. LO will never meet these people so they won't be friends, sorry

jumpy57

TheThornBird said:

Let's hear 'em!

Mine: I love Jenna Marbles and don't understand how people could find her obnoxious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ1iOi-Bfho

I was literally just telling my coworker how to compliment his pets... "Hi puppy, I love your outfit, did you grow that yourself?"

AnastasiaBeaverhausen09

vinerie said:

My UO is also that I am a grammar snob. For instance: 

It's "What," not "wat."

It's "Because," not "bcuz or cuz."

It's "You would," not "ud." 

This is not being a grammar snob, this is just speaking correct English! Do people really use the word "wat" in place of "what"??

rlworzalla

@ncm0328 I have one of those cousins who leaves cryptic messages on her FB wall, and then when people respond with "what's wrong?" she either doesn't answer or she says "PM me".  Seriously?

@TheThornBird I never thought of it that way.....now I'm going to sanitize the equipment even more at the gym.  Ewwwwwwww.

PYLWhammy

TheThornBird said:

Charla1224 said:

What bothers me is the number of girls I see with the cut off jean shorts. The high waisted ones they cut at a diagonal so they cut high in the hip. I saw way too much ass cheek fold last summer. 

I see women wearing short workout shorts like that at the gym all the time now. It's disgusting. Nothing wrong with looking cute at the gym, but I don't want your bare butt cheek (and all the sweat....and God knows what else....coming off on it) touching the equipment. 

littlebb22

Aquinna82 said:

My UO is that I don't understand why I am expected to be amazed by the babies of complete strangers just because I'm pregnant.  And I don't mean my May BMB internet strangers....I am very enthused to see all of your babies...I mean people that I have had literally no interaction or exposure to ever in the history of anything.  Last night a friend told me that her high school friend just had a baby and was super excited to show me a picture...and I was not appropriately excited I guess...because it's a random baby.  I have never met this person.  Never spoken.  Had literally no knowledge of their existence until last night.  So I don't understand why I am supposed to have an emotional reaction to a photo of her kid?

This happened to me last week! In line at the grocery store. Total stranger. Her daughter just had a baby so she thought since I am pregnant I should care. She also showed me pictures of her daughter's wedding photos...

Also, I am totally a snobby member of the grammar club. This one really gets me: "I could care less"
??? That doesn't make sense- so you DO care??

mrstmoose

TheThornBird said:

Charla1224 said:

What bothers me is the number of girls I see with the cut off jean shorts. The high waisted ones they cut at a diagonal so they cut high in the hip. I saw way too much ass cheek fold last summer. 

I see women wearing short workout shorts like that at the gym all the time now. It's disgusting. Nothing wrong with looking cute at the gym, but I don't want your bare butt cheek (and all the sweat....and God knows what else....coming off on it) touching the equipment. 

QBF

Seriously. Girls, if your vagina is not going to be kept in your shorts/pants, don't wear them. Also, please don't wear your pants higher than your belly button. My mom does that. 

gamommyx3

Can I also throw "for all intensive purposes" into the grammar ring.  Because no.  I mean...when will the less intense purposes be recognized???

Also...and please God let this be something esoteric to my world and not a widespread (mis)saying...but it's not a "moo point."  Cows have literally nothing to do with it.

Oh!  And you don't nip anything in the butt.  Well, ok, I don't know, maybe you do.  But if you do I don't think I want to hear about it.  Unless it has to do with Butt Baby because I still want to hear about that.

Wait...didn't we have a thread on this topic months ago?

mrstmoose

Aquinna82 said:

Can I also throw "for all intensive purposes" into the grammar ring.  Because no.  I mean...when will the less intense purposes be recognized???

Also...and please God let this be something esoteric to my world and not a widespread (mis)saying...but it's not a "moo point."  Cows have literally nothing to do with it.

Oh!  And you don't nip anything in the butt.  Well, ok, I don't know, maybe you do.  But if you do I don't think I want to hear about it.  Unless it has to do with Butt Baby because I still want to hear about that.

Wait...didn't we have a thread on this topic months ago?

I totally forgot about Butt Baby! That was some good stuff!

LemmyRN

@ncm0328
She deserves many throat punches and a kick in the box. How you can even tolerate seeing her in person without verbally evicerating her is damn near saintly. Props. 

littlebb22

@Aquinna82 hahahahahahahaha!!!!! You are my favorite person today!

laurenmdrn16

Alright, this one came right from my BFF's mouth and her older son has autism and her younger son has significant medical complications and has required multiple surgeries and hospitalizations, so please, hear me/her out before flaming. And it is actually more of a rant I think...but hopefully it gets a tough conversation started.

The phrases "God gives special kids to special families" or "You don't get more than you can handle" are bullsh*t and offensive. We talked about how we believe that God offers you the strength to handle situations, but it is ok if you can't all the time. My friend said that she feels so guilty when she just can't handle everything because she keeps hearing that she should be able to deal with all the adversity and hardship because she is "special" and God wouldn't give her more than she should be able to handle. She never wanted to be "special" or "chosen by God to bear the burden". And furthermore, we believe that every family is crafted by God, whether they have special needs or not. She even said how disgusted she was that one of her friends was wearing a shirt that says "My kid has Autism. What's your excuse?" I agree that is offensive not only to parents of neurotypical children, but also to other parents with children on the ASD spectrum. Special needs are not an "excuse". It is reality for so many families. And it is hard and sometimes just too much, and it is ok to admit that.

This is coming from the fact that we sat in my car in the church parking lot until 1:30am last night because she just couldn't handle going home and felt so guilty. Her kids and husband were all set, mine were all set, so we just took time to be two women, overwhelmed and leaning on each other and being honest and raw with each other. It was surprising to hear the love-hate relationship she has with Autism Awareness and the pat sayings about being different or even better than other mothers because her children have different needs. She doesn't want to be different. She wants to be able to talk about her kids just like everyone else without people automatically putting on the "autism filter" as she put it. And I agree. She said that she loves that I talk about my son and share his milestones and development. At first, I was hesitant because I knew her boys weren't doing those same things, but I figured that I would tell any of my other friends, why would I keep it from her? She wants to be included, not set apart as some saint because she has to do things a little differently than other moms. Is it more work? Hell yes! But she doesn't need to be reminded of that all the time. At the end of the day she is a damn good mother. Period. Not a good "special needs" mom or "meant to be a mom to a kid with autism". She is a great mom, end of story. And guess what? So are all of us, regardless of what is or isn't part of our journey and struggle.

vinerie

Aquinna82 said:

Can I also throw "for all intensive purposes" into the grammar ring.  Because no.  I mean...when will the less intense purposes be recognized???

Also...and please God let this be something esoteric to my world and not a widespread (mis)saying...but it's not a "moo point."  Cows have literally nothing to do with it.

Oh!  And you don't nip anything in the butt.  Well, ok, I don't know, maybe you do.  But if you do I don't think I want to hear about it.  Unless it has to do with Butt Baby because I still want to hear about that.

Wait...didn't we have a thread on this topic months ago?

QBF!

That's a mute point

gamommyx3

vinerie said:

Aquinna82 said:

Can I also throw "for all intensive purposes" into the grammar ring.  Because no.  I mean...when will the less intense purposes be recognized???

Also...and please God let this be something esoteric to my world and not a widespread (mis)saying...but it's not a "moo point."  Cows have literally nothing to do with it.

Oh!  And you don't nip anything in the butt.  Well, ok, I don't know, maybe you do.  But if you do I don't think I want to hear about it.  Unless it has to do with Butt Baby because I still want to hear about that.

Wait...didn't we have a thread on this topic months ago?

QBF!

That's a mute point

Hahaha.  And now my blood pressure if officially high enough to put me out of work...

clw617

Aquinna82 said:

vinerie said:

Aquinna82 said:

Can I also throw "for all intensive purposes" into the grammar ring.  Because no.  I mean...when will the less intense purposes be recognized???

Also...and please God let this be something esoteric to my world and not a widespread (mis)saying...but it's not a "moo point."  Cows have literally nothing to do with it.

Oh!  And you don't nip anything in the butt.  Well, ok, I don't know, maybe you do.  But if you do I don't think I want to hear about it.  Unless it has to do with Butt Baby because I still want to hear about that.

Wait...didn't we have a thread on this topic months ago?

QBF!

That's a mute point

Hahaha.  And now my blood pressure if officially high enough to put me out of work...

Supposebly... 

LemmyRN

I have 2:
I do not like Oprah. Boom. I just don't. Not gonna change. 
(Suddenly, a glimmering on the horizon as the zealots rush with their torches and pitchforks). 

I like wearing a bikini right now and am trying to get my tan on before this baby busts through the gates. 

Amusing week we have. Although I think I missed the "you fancy" event. IDK what thread that was on