People who can't park in the lines deserve to be shamed and called out. (This UO brought to you by my experience Tuesday.)
Married: 10/13/2013
TTC #1: Mirena removed 5/26/2015; DH - normal SA, me - diagnosed with PCOS 8/4/2016 - on Metformin; BFP - 10/29/2016!!!, EDD - 7/8/2017; DD born 6/29/2017
Not sure how to word it, however my SO and I have decided not to broadcast our pregnancy all over social media and have expected everyone else to keep it off as well as per our choice. For some reason some think this seems to mean we're ashamed of it? No, we just want to enjoy it with those close to us and avoid the drama from idiots
Not sure how to word it, however my SO and I have decided not to broadcast our pregnancy all over social media and have expected everyone else to keep it off as well as per our choice. For some reason some think this seems to mean we're ashamed of it? No, we just want to enjoy it with those close to us and avoid the drama from idiots
We have done this as well. And my UO is that I totally side eye my friend who constantly posts about her pregnancy on Facebook. She makes comments like "<tags her husband>, when you're 9 months pregnant its ok to eat ice cream for dinner". Ummm why can't you tell your husband that in person. He lives with you. And he's eating dinner next to you RIGHT NOW. I feel like she's fishing for cutesy little comments back and it annoys me.
Re Facebok; I didn't want anything posted online, but I was outed the other week. Oh well. I still won't post much about my pregamcy, as I discuss baby with anyone who really cares, but I'm so far along that I didn't care quite as much. I wish she would've asked though.
The posting about ice cream is most likely just for attention. I'll text my hubby silly things like that, but the entire world doesn't need to know.
My UO is that I hate people with bad table manners or who eat really loudly. Close your mouth. It's gross. Wait until your done eating before talking. And please!!!! Don't talk on the phone while you're eating. I also hate commercials and shows where people eat. The sex noises people make on commercials for food are not cute. I change the channel.
Re Facebok; I didn't want anything posted online, but I was outed the other week. Oh well. I still won't post much about my pregamcy, as I discuss baby with anyone who really cares, but I'm so far along that I didn't care quite as much. I wish she would've asked though.
The posting about ice cream is most likely just for attention. I'll text my hubby silly things like that, but the entire world doesn't need to know.
This. Although its not my thing, I am totally on-board with pregnancy announcements, shower pictures, even just general updates about the pregnancy and baby on social media. I enjoy reading these posts and seeing my friends experience this wonderful time. BUT I get annoyed at the stupid posts that are obviously just for attention.
We're not announcing the name on FB but our close family and a few select friends know the name we chose but we don't want peoples opinions. We did the same thing with DS and I had a "friend" post on FB and say "can I buy this for Mia" this friend is the girlfriend of one of my husbands best friends so clearly that best friend told her. So upset.
UO: I physically CANT stay home all day. I have to find an excuse to go out every single morning at least just to get out of the house. It's so bad DS says the second he wakes up "mama drive car, go bye bye" he's not even 2. DH gets so annoyed but I just can't stay home all day.
UO: It doesn't bother me when other family members post pictures of DS on Facebook. If MIL is spending the day with him and wants to share pictures, that's totally fine with me. If I post a cute picture and she saves it and makes it her profile picture and her desktop background and prints it out to put it on her fridge, I might roll my eyes a bit because, that's just over the top, but I don't care. When people say they don't want any photos of their child on the internet, I just think you're going to be fighting this unnecessary battle every day for the next decade or more. What's the point? Join us in the 21st century.
People who can't park in the lines deserve to be shamed and called out. (This UO brought to you by my experience Tuesday.)
I really hope this isn't an UO. My ex used to carry sheets of paper in his car that said, "You park like an asshole," and he'd leave it on the windshields of truly egregious parking offenders, like people who take up two spaces in a crowded lot. It was extremely satisfying. I actually recently wrote one of those myself and left it on this car's windshield because they parked so close to me that I had to get in my car from the passenger side. Omg I'm making myself angry just thinking about the times that I drive in to work and can't find a parking space big enough for my tiny, eco-sized car because some idiots are over the line. (And I'm not talking about the people who are over the line because someone way down the line from them started the trend. I'm talking about people who are over the line and have an excess of space on the other side.)
How oblivious/selfish do you have to be for this to happen? Even if I'm in a rush, I check that I've left enough space on either side so that people can actually get in and out of their cars comfortably. If you don't, you're asking for dents/scratches and rage, but it's also just a common courtesy!
I have a fb friend who won't post the name of their new baby on social media "because of identity theft." Wut. Shut up.
I mean.... What?.... There's just so much wrong with that. I will say, I think it's really important to have your security settings so that strangers can't see the things you post. And I did encourage my parents and in-laws to do that after DS was born and they started using FB more. But that's the extent of me trying to control what anyone else does on the internet.
I think amber teething necklaces look ridiculous on babies. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, whatever- you do you, but I'm secretly thinking that your kid looks like he belongs in a 90's boy band.
I don't think cloth diapers look cute on babies. If I thought I could manage the routine, I would CD for the environmental benefits, but I'm not a fan of all the different patterns and then leaving your baby pantsless to show them off.
I think amber teething necklaces look ridiculous on babies. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, whatever- you do you, but I'm secretly thinking that your kid looks like he belongs in a 90's boy band.
Hah, I had to look it up, they look a little dangerous though!
@GlitterFish I know several people who won't post their child's name. Instead, they just use the first letter. I've never quite understood that. If someone really wanted to know your child's name, they could just read the comments and figure it out. I have friends who have accounts for their child and still won't post their first name. If you really are concerned with privacy that much, don't use social media period.
I don't think cloth diapers look cute on babies. If I thought I could manage the routine, I would CD for the environmental benefits, but I'm not a fan of all the different patterns and then leaving your baby pantsless to show them off.
We are CDing and all my covers are plain and I will always put my kids in - at least - a onsie. UO, people that let their babies hang out in diapers all day (ie not even a onsie) are lazy. Dress your kids, just like you'd dress yourself.
@OperaSingerMommy I had to look up amber teething necklaces too... and apparently they are not safe due to the strangulation risk and the possibility of the baby gnawing off a bead (true for any necklace). I'll stick with chewing toys!
I don't think cloth diapers look cute on babies. If I thought I could manage the routine, I would CD for the environmental benefits, but I'm not a fan of all the different patterns and then leaving your baby pantsless to show them off.
We are CDing and all my covers are plain and I will always put my kids in - at least - a onsie. UO, people that let their babies hang out in diapers all day (ie not even a onsie) are lazy. Dress your kids, just like you'd dress yourself.
I think my baby will maybe not wear much clothes for the first few months - so this could be me. Diaper only for the summer months when she's tiny sounds perfect to me. Of course I will put clothes on when people come over (family included) Bc that just feels weird. But when it's just me and DH and it's hot af, I see no reason why just a diaper won't suffice (possible blowouts notwithstanding). Also I AM lazy so probably a factor.
@GlitterFish I know several people who won't post their child's name. Instead, they just use the first letter. I've never quite understood that. If someone really wanted to know your child's name, they could just read the comments and figure it out. I have friends who have accounts for their child and still won't post their first name. If you really are concerned with privacy that much, don't use social media period.
They call him "The Hobbit"! And also have a really common last name!
I haven't figured it out from comments yet, but I'm only friends with the dad...
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I think general oversharing on FB is annoying. My own sister is a huge culprit of stupid status updates and it takes everything in me to not comment with "No one cares". We don't care that today you are so busy on your phone that you have had to charge your phone twice already. Just shut up.
Married 8 years - Aug 23/08 DD - 6 years old, March 17/11 #2 due July 19th! (It's a boy!)
I think amber teething necklaces look ridiculous on babies. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, whatever- you do you, but I'm secretly thinking that your kid looks like he belongs in a 90's boy band.
Current boy band situation
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@OperaSingerMommy DD currently looks like she's a hippy...in a boy band. I know it's a pseudo science and I totally get that there is absolutely zero scientific proof of it working but since we put that thing on her, her drooling is next to nothing and she has all 4 molars coming in. I forgot to put it on after her bath one day recently and was hit by a drool tsunami. I'm too scared to take it off now... FTR I never put it on her as an infant I was too scared. Just went through drool soaked bib after drool soaked bib..
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
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@OperaSingerMommy I am bumping during my study hall, and I almost peed myself trying not to laugh so much that it disturbs the kids. I'm crying right now. Totally agree.
@star_beagle On our local FB group, people frequently get their cars posted and relentlessly shamed for bad parking jobs or parking where there aren't even lines lol! So there is plenty of that going on here ...
@reneefavron See this is where I differ. I used FB so much differently! I don't add everyone I ever knew on my FB, I'm quite "private" (ha! no such thing on the internet but that's another topic...) with mine. I think I have about 114 "friends" with 75% of those people being family. The others are close friends (now or at some point in my life) I'm very particular about who I add and therefore share a lot more than I normally would. All of DH's family doesn't live here and a lot of mine don't either so it's a great way for us all to keep in touch and see what's going on in each other's lives. So for that reason, I'm quite the broadcaster. I try not to post stupid mundane crap though because no one wants to hear what I ate for dinner lol!
Yeah my relationship with my dad's side is almost non existent and he has issues with his mom's side. They aren't happy unless they're causing problems (his mom and sister have already said they're going to want a paternity test even though we both know with 100% certainty there's no one else is could be). So it's just easier to keep it off to not give them a platform to start anything
I think amber teething necklaces look ridiculous on babies. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, whatever- you do you, but I'm secretly thinking that your kid looks like he belongs in a 90's boy band.
I have heard that amber is supposed to calm the baby. I have also heard that it has to be heated to something like 400 degree in order to have any calming effect. I know at least one mom that wears one herself because she thinks it helps her daughter when she wears it. Like you said, you do you, but I think I will pass.
I don't think cloth diapers look cute on babies. If I thought I could manage the routine, I would CD for the environmental benefits, but I'm not a fan of all the different patterns and then leaving your baby pantsless to show them off.
We are CDing and all my covers are plain and I will always put my kids in - at least - a onsie. UO, people that let their babies hang out in diapers all day (ie not even a onsie) are lazy. Dress your kids, just like you'd dress yourself.
Uhhhh yeah... I don't wear many clothes when it's hot and I'm home. Definitely no pants.
I really don't like the term "girl boss." Is a girl boss supposed to be better or different than a boy boss? I just want to go about my business like a regular boss and keep on kicking ass.
I hate it when people use expecting parking spaces when they don't need them - I'm 31 weeks and I'm still leaving them for someone who can't walk the distance from the normal parks. A colleague told me she used them as soon as she found out she was pregnant and I think that's just lazy and inconsiderate.
I hate it when people use expecting parking spaces when they don't need them - I'm 31 weeks and I'm still leaving them for someone who can't walk the distance from the normal parks. A colleague told me she used them as soon as she found out she was pregnant and I think that's just lazy and inconsiderate.
I don't think cloth diapers look cute on babies. If I thought I could manage the routine, I would CD for the environmental benefits, but I'm not a fan of all the different patterns and then leaving your baby pantsless to show them off.
We are CDing and all my covers are plain and I will always put my kids in - at least - a onsie. UO, people that let their babies hang out in diapers all day (ie not even a onsie) are lazy. Dress your kids, just like you'd dress yourself.
Guilty of letting my kid hang out at home in nothing but a diaper A LOT. I don't object to being called lazy. I am. Oh well.
I cant do it much anymore and have to get at least a onesie on her because she's in this weird scratching up her back phase when it's exposed.
BFP May 2013 - MMC at 8 weeks BFP September 2013 - MMC at 12 weeks BFP February 2014 - early loss/CP at 4.5 weeks BFP May 2014 - MMC/ complete molar pregnancy at 11 weeks BFP December 2015 - DD born 8/18/2015 BFP November 2016 - pending...
@SquirttheTurtle We are cloth diapering, although I'm just buying all plain colors. Going out in public I would definitely have LO dressed (at least that's my plan, FTM) but at home? I don't always wear pants myself, and I can totally see me just having in him in a diaper, especially in the beginning so we can get in lots of skin to skin. But if I'm not wearing pants, does it count as dressing him like I dress myself?
Hubby and Me Friends since 2008 Started dating: July 1st, 2013 Engaged: July 1st, 2014 Married: July 1st, 2016 R born: July 8th, 2017 N born: June 30th, 2019 Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022 (maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
My toddler is in a stripping phase. I am lucky if he keeps his diaper on. Everytime I leave the room he takes it all off. Zippers, snaps, buttons - he has them all mastered. I was doing dishes last week and we had the outside door open and the screen door closed and locked but you can see in from the outside. When I got back to the living room he was in all his glory standing in front of the door yelling and waving at everyone that walked by.
Ha! When home, my kids tend to RIP their clothes off and run around in unders or naked (4 and 2.5), and IDGAF. Am I lazy? Yes! It's not like they're naked in public, so whatevs.
As for in-laws posting photos of my kid on FB, that's a hard no. My SMIL would take photos I posted of me and DS, crop ME out and then post on her FB with a comment along the lines of "have so much fun with him" - as if she was present when the picture was taken! She did this 3 or 4 times and finally DH told her and FIL that they needed to ask/show us what photo they wanted to post and we would ok it (or not).
SO happy he stepped up, recently she wanted to post one of DD naked on the toilet because she was "so proud of her". Um, I'm proud too, but NO.
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(This UO brought to you by my experience Tuesday.)
Married: 6/2016
TTC:6/2016
BFP: 11/22/2016 | EDD: 7/29/2017
The posting about ice cream is most likely just for attention. I'll text my hubby silly things like that, but the entire world doesn't need to know.
My UO is that I hate people with bad table manners or who eat really loudly. Close your mouth. It's gross. Wait until your done eating before talking. And please!!!! Don't talk on the phone while you're eating. I also hate commercials and shows where people eat. The sex noises people make on commercials for food are not cute. I change the channel.
When people say they don't want any photos of their child on the internet, I just think you're going to be fighting this unnecessary battle every day for the next decade or more. What's the point? Join us in the 21st century.
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
How oblivious/selfish do you have to be for this to happen? Even if I'm in a rush, I check that I've left enough space on either side so that people can actually get in and out of their cars comfortably. If you don't, you're asking for dents/scratches and rage, but it's also just a common courtesy!
I will say, I think it's really important to have your security settings so that strangers can't see the things you post. And I did encourage my parents and in-laws to do that after DS was born and they started using FB more. But that's the extent of me trying to control what anyone else does on the internet.
Married: 6/2016
TTC:6/2016
BFP: 11/22/2016 | EDD: 7/29/2017
I haven't figured it out from comments yet, but I'm only friends with the dad...
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
Married 8 years - Aug 23/08
DD - 6 years old, March 17/11
#2 due July 19th! (It's a boy!)
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
@reneefavron See this is where I differ. I used FB so much differently! I don't add everyone I ever knew on my FB, I'm quite "private" (ha! no such thing on the internet but that's another topic...) with mine. I think I have about 114 "friends" with 75% of those people being family. The others are close friends (now or at some point in my life) I'm very particular about who I add and therefore share a lot more than I normally would. All of DH's family doesn't live here and a lot of mine don't either so it's a great way for us all to keep in touch and see what's going on in each other's lives. So for that reason, I'm quite the broadcaster. I try not to post stupid mundane crap though because no one wants to hear what I ate for dinner lol!
Met: 08/2001 ~ Dating: 07/2004 ~ Engaged: 11/2009 ~ Married: 06/2011
TTC: Since 09/16 ~ BFP 10/28/16 ~ EDD 7/5/17
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Met: 08/2001 ~ Dating: 07/2004 ~ Engaged: 11/2009 ~ Married: 06/2011
TTC: Since 09/16 ~ BFP 10/28/16 ~ EDD 7/5/17
Team Pink * Canadian Bumpie
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015
Guilty of letting my kid hang out at home in nothing but a diaper A LOT. I don't object to being called lazy. I am. Oh well.
I cant do it much anymore and have to get at least a onesie on her because she's in this weird scratching up her back phase when it's exposed.
BFP September 2013 - MMC at 12 weeks
BFP February 2014 - early loss/CP at 4.5 weeks
BFP May 2014 - MMC/ complete molar pregnancy at 11 weeks
BFP December 2015 - DD born 8/18/2015
BFP November 2016 - pending...
Friends since 2008
Started dating: July 1st, 2013
Engaged: July 1st, 2014
Married: July 1st, 2016
R born: July 8th, 2017
N born: June 30th, 2019
Baby #3 Due: July 7th, 2022
(maybe I only ovulate in October XD)
When we go out I do try to have him in pants...
As for in-laws posting photos of my kid on FB, that's a hard no. My SMIL would take photos I posted of me and DS, crop ME out and then post on her FB with a comment along the lines of "have so much fun with him" - as if she was present when the picture was taken! She did this 3 or 4 times and finally DH told her and FIL that they needed to ask/show us what photo they wanted to post and we would ok it (or not).
SO happy he stepped up, recently she wanted to post one of DD naked on the toilet because she was "so proud of her". Um, I'm proud too, but NO.
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