@jmn1985@JAGinMI I'm with you on the beach! I hate any type of natural body of water. Rivers, lakes, oceans...they gross me out! Again as a fellow Michigander I am such an outcast I am an embarrassment to my family. Lol @MrsNap_515 I've gotta jump in on the GoT bandwagon. I would have to say it is by far one of the best tv series ever. Like ever. It is so intricate that it does take a little while to really get into the good stuff but once your there. Wow. This season was especially mind blowing. @Spartanrd4 I would wear Uggs without socks year round if it were socially acceptable!
My UO: I don't get what the big deal is about Beyoncé. Like seriously, why is everyone obsessed with her?
Me: 32 DH: 33 Type 1 Diabetic DS: Born 2/18/17 TTC #2: Jan. 2018 BFP: 3/27/18 EDD: 12/6/18
@mittenlove86 YESSS! Like everyone loves a good beyonce jam, but these people paying $3,000 to be in her "bey hive" at her concert.... Umm there are 1,000 other things I'd rather spend that kind of money on! Even $200 would be too much!
edit: to remove the word like since I said it faaaar too many times
My UO: I don't like Lord of the Rings. Couldn't even stay awake for the first movie and don't understand the obsession. Harry Potter, I totally get it. Lord of the rings, not so much.
My UO: I don't like the Bachelor/Bachelorette. I can't even like it in the "it's so bad it's good" way.
This was actually almost what I wrote for my UO! Everyone comes into work talking about it and I'm just like UGH, this show is the worst thing ever! How can all these woman live together and also all try to go for the same guy at the same time??? How sad are they?
Me: 36; DH: 38 DD: 7; DS1: 4; DS2 due 6-21-17! **TW** MMC & D&C Aug 2016
::discreetly hides her Gandalf bobblehead behind her Snape bobblehead::
@loveyoga7 Yeah, no kidding! Who likes LotR... only nerds do...
::awkwardly coughs and then chokes::
In all seriousness, I totally get how it's boring and not everyone's cup of tea. Even I'm a little amazed I eventually took to it after falling asleep the first TWO times I watched the first movie. Really don't care for The Hobbit movies though. Yikes. (The books are good!)
@JAGinMI Random trivia: A cousin's friend was on the latest season of The Bachelor. She's a cousin on DH's side though, so I technically don't have to claim her as part of *my* family.
@KellyT22 Haha! I'd say the same. Yeah, when my SIL mentioned our their cousin's friend was one of the girls vying for the Bachelor, my first comment was "That's still on?" I mean, jeez, it's been going for what - 15 years?? (SIL doesn't watch it either, thankfully. So I can still claim her.)
ETA: If someone out there does like the Bachelor/Bachelorette, you know I'm just playing. I've spent over $300 on Lego sets so far this year, if that tells you anything about my tastes and interests.
@Bluebird2318 Okay, I'm intrigued. TELL ALL - i.e. how did the liar get discovered? What happened when it was found out?? Dish, sister!
TW for discussion of (faked) pregnancy loss.
@dubcompanion Oh gosh, it's been awhile but... From what I remember, there were a lot of things that were (cat)fishy. Keep in mind that this took place very soon after our babies had been born and a BFP at the time was a huge deal on the board, very attention-getting. She may have even been the first person to announce another pregnancy.
Anyway. This is in no specific order, but for example: she told us that she and her husband were having a family get-together. They were going to put together a video during that time with the intention of adding a pregnancy reveal at the very end and show it to family before they left. She posted a link to the finished product and there was no reveal at the end. When asked about it, she simply said "oh, DH must have forgotten" (which is strange, considering the reveal was pretty much the whole point of the video). She'd had a habit of strange inconsistencies before then as well, but I can't remember all of them. At some point (before she supposedly knew she was pregnant), she claimed to be in inpatient with mental health professionals at a hospital because of depression or suicidal thoughts/behavior (forgive my ignorance, I don't know much about this process), but a couple of nurses said her story was strange: that she would have been tested before being given any medications and therefore should have known she was pregnant, that she should not have had access to a phone to be Bumping mid-inpatient if she were there because of suicidal intent, etc. Her loss history was inconsistent: on one occasion she suggested she had been pregnant three times, on another she said five pregnancies.
As for the loss... From what I recall, she had announced that she thought she was having a loss to the board first (before any family), but she used very flippant language--something like "f*** balls in a hell handbasket, I'm bleeding." This was in our massive (1400+ pages) "random thoughts" thread--very heavily trafficked, real-time conversation basically. She posted about it as if it were happening in that very moment. Later she gave a number of different scenarios in which she had to explain to her MIL that they'd had a loss, but they were not consistent. The timelines weren't consistent. She also said that her MIL took her straight to the hospital when she was miscarrying, but that neither of them attempted to contact her husband at all. (Again, that's not a process I know anything about, but a lot of our loss moms found all of this to be a red flag.)
I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot, but there was enough eyebrow-raising material there that a lot of individuals/groups within the board came to the same conclusion independently of one another before finding out that others shared the same suspicions. Obviously that's the sort of territory where you want to tread lightly (no one wants to be right or wrong with that sort of accusation), but the evidence was overwhelmingly strange. Long story short (okay, not that short), one of our more tactful and softer-spoken board members brought it out to her in as gentle a way as possible and the result was anger, an attempt to be rational, anger again, and ultimately a GBCB. I don't want to call her a catfish in the sense that she was faking her entire identity. None of us thought that was the case (more that she was a real person who created extra, false stories for attention). In fact, a lot of us were sympathetic because it was clear that she did have some problems; unfortunately, one of those was certainly compulsive lying.
March 2017 September Siggy Challenge: Favorite Fall Things
@dubcompanion As an aside, I'm noticing from your screen name/avatar and comments you've made that you're a big sci-fi/fantasy/possibly gaming nerd? That being the case, hello sister! (Though I will admit I've never gotten around to watching Doctor Who or GoT. I know, right? Blasphemy. I did marathon the everlasting hell out of Supernatural though.)
March 2017 September Siggy Challenge: Favorite Fall Things
@Bluebird2318 stop everything you are doing in your life and binge Dr. Who! @dubcompanion I suggested the names "Rose" and "Amelia" for a girl to DH and he was like yeah I like them and then a few minutes later he said "wait are those Dr. Who assistants?" Yes he calls companions assistants...
I love gender reveal parties. We didn't have gifts at ours... I didn't know that was a thing. The people I had there did care about the sex of our baby, so it's unfair to say people don't care. I'm pretty sure all grandparents and aunts and uncles care. If a friend or family member invites me to a reveal party, we will for sure be there. I also want to reveal this babies sex with fireworks, so there's that.
I love gender reveal parties. We didn't have gifts at ours... I didn't know that was a thing. The people I had there did care about the sex of our baby, so it's unfair to say people don't care. I'm pretty sure all grandparents and aunts and uncles care. If a friend or family member invites me to a reveal party, we will for sure be there. I also want to reveal this babies sex with fireworks, so there's that.
To each their own! And as someone else mentioned, I did mean that random people do not care, so these people who invite tons and tons of people to this event is just strange to me. Our parents and best friends (as I stated in my first post) will care.
@Bluebird2318 Thanks so much for sharing the story! That lady does sound like she had some problems. I feel bad for her. I hope she got the help she needed after GBCB, but who knows...
I am a proud a sci-fi/fantasy nerd! NERDS UNITE. I also really love music, though I don't talk about that as much, namely because I seem to only listen to artists that no one's heard of/barely heard of. DH is the gaming nerd in our home, although I like Diablo 3 and play Sims 1/2/3/4 like a boss. A Bump friend of mine recently introduced me to Harvest Moon, and I can't put that ish down.
It's cool that you don't watch Doctor Who or GoT! My two BFFs don't watch DW - one of them does like GoT - but both of them LOVE Supernatural. One told me that I might not like it, because I have a fragile psyche, lol. Apparently it can be a bit disturbing/bloody at times. Otherwise, I've only heard good things Supernatural!
ETA - @JDMRS I asked DH if he liked the name Amelia!! He doesn't. I'm still pushing for River though! He informed me that we are not hippies. I asked him why he has a Bernie sticker on the fridge then.
@dubcompanion Love the name River! I think your DH is what I call a "secret hippy" (Full disclosure, I am a secret hippy- underneath this Ann Taylor exterior lies a zealous recycler who grew up in a town known for drum circles and love, peace and music...)
@JDMRS Pretty sure if I'd been born in the same era as my dad, I'd have been an unyielding force of peace, love, and grass in the '60s. Alas, I was born in the 80's and am instead an unyielding force of internet and Harry Potter knowledge. Also a zealous recycler though. It sounds like I'd have fit into your hometown!
Re: UO Thursday 7/7
@MrsNap_515 I've gotta jump in on the GoT bandwagon. I would have to say it is by far one of the best tv series ever. Like ever. It is so intricate that it does take a little while to really get into the good stuff but once your there. Wow. This season was especially mind blowing.
@Spartanrd4 I would wear Uggs without socks year round if it were socially acceptable!
My UO: I don't get what the big deal is about Beyoncé. Like seriously, why is everyone obsessed with her?
Type 1 Diabetic
DS: Born 2/18/17
TTC #2: Jan. 2018 BFP: 3/27/18 EDD: 12/6/18
edit: to remove the word like since I said it faaaar too many times
Me: 36; DH: 38
DD: 7; DS1: 4; DS2 due 6-21-17!
**TW**
MMC & D&C Aug 2016
@loveyoga7 Yeah, no kidding! Who likes LotR... only nerds do...
::awkwardly coughs and then chokes::
In all seriousness, I totally get how it's boring and not everyone's cup of tea. Even I'm a little amazed I eventually took to it after falling asleep the first TWO times I watched the first movie.
edited bc Bump keeps messing me up tonight
ETA: If someone out there does like the Bachelor/Bachelorette, you know I'm just playing.
TW for discussion of (faked) pregnancy loss.
@dubcompanion Oh gosh, it's been awhile but... From what I remember, there were a lot of things that were (cat)fishy. Keep in mind that this took place very soon after our babies had been born and a BFP at the time was a huge deal on the board, very attention-getting. She may have even been the first person to announce another pregnancy.
Anyway. This is in no specific order, but for example: she told us that she and her husband were having a family get-together. They were going to put together a video during that time with the intention of adding a pregnancy reveal at the very end and show it to family before they left. She posted a link to the finished product and there was no reveal at the end. When asked about it, she simply said "oh, DH must have forgotten" (which is strange, considering the reveal was pretty much the whole point of the video). She'd had a habit of strange inconsistencies before then as well, but I can't remember all of them. At some point (before she supposedly knew she was pregnant), she claimed to be in inpatient with mental health professionals at a hospital because of depression or suicidal thoughts/behavior (forgive my ignorance, I don't know much about this process), but a couple of nurses said her story was strange: that she would have been tested before being given any medications and therefore should have known she was pregnant, that she should not have had access to a phone to be Bumping mid-inpatient if she were there because of suicidal intent, etc. Her loss history was inconsistent: on one occasion she suggested she had been pregnant three times, on another she said five pregnancies.
As for the loss... From what I recall, she had announced that she thought she was having a loss to the board first (before any family), but she used very flippant language--something like "f*** balls in a hell handbasket, I'm bleeding." This was in our massive (1400+ pages) "random thoughts" thread--very heavily trafficked, real-time conversation basically. She posted about it as if it were happening in that very moment. Later she gave a number of different scenarios in which she had to explain to her MIL that they'd had a loss, but they were not consistent. The timelines weren't consistent. She also said that her MIL took her straight to the hospital when she was miscarrying, but that neither of them attempted to contact her husband at all. (Again, that's not a process I know anything about, but a lot of our loss moms found all of this to be a red flag.)
I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot, but there was enough eyebrow-raising material there that a lot of individuals/groups within the board came to the same conclusion independently of one another before finding out that others shared the same suspicions. Obviously that's the sort of territory where you want to tread lightly (no one wants to be right or wrong with that sort of accusation), but the evidence was overwhelmingly strange. Long story short (okay, not that short), one of our more tactful and softer-spoken board members brought it out to her in as gentle a way as possible and the result was anger, an attempt to be rational, anger again, and ultimately a GBCB. I don't want to call her a catfish in the sense that she was faking her entire identity. None of us thought that was the case (more that she was a real person who created extra, false stories for attention). In fact, a lot of us were sympathetic because it was clear that she did have some problems; unfortunately, one of those was certainly compulsive lying.
@dubcompanion I suggested the names "Rose" and "Amelia" for a girl to DH and he was like yeah I like them and then a few minutes later he said "wait are those Dr. Who assistants?" Yes he calls companions assistants...
I am a proud a sci-fi/fantasy nerd!
It's cool that you don't watch Doctor Who or GoT! My two BFFs don't watch DW - one of them does like GoT - but both of them LOVE Supernatural. One told me that I might not like it, because I have a fragile psyche, lol. Apparently it can be a bit disturbing/bloody at times. Otherwise, I've only heard good things Supernatural!
ETA - @JDMRS I asked DH if he liked the name Amelia!! He doesn't.