I love baths for relaxing, but they're not an effective means of cleaning myself (I feel like it's impossible as an adult to wash your hair in the bath). I always end up showering right after or the next morning.
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+1 to @jessafishy and love of baths. I love them so much for relaxing. My last house had a really big tub. If I get my buns in gear on winning that lottery, I'll have a tub like this:
I looove baths! Think I'll go take one tonight in fact. However, definitely not a means of getting myself clean. FFTC: my baths are definitely not lukewarm.
Wow @ spending an hour every day on makeup. My routine takes about one minute- put on some light liquid foundation, swipe some powder through my brows and done. I don't even know how you spend an hour, even when I'm getting fancy its not close to as long as that!
@bluejeanbabi05 it involves many layers of primers, color correction, foundation, concealer, contouring etc. I think it's neat to watch, there's definitely a creative/artistic aspect to it, but I couldn't do it every day, and then keep up with it because it's so sticky here. My face would just melt off and then be covered in zits the next day.
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+1 on make-up. I'll try to do my eyes, but I'm so make-up illiterate that I just swipe some shadow and mascara on and that'll be it. It's so hot almost half of the year that I don't even bother because my face will break out. I will do my whole face if we're going out, but that's it. I do find those contouring videos fascinating though.
I can't sit still long enough for a bath. Plus our tub is tiny, so it's not even comfortable to do.
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Suppose I wanted to take a bath for some odd reason - are we at the point in our pregnancies that we can take hot ones? Lukewarm water sounds like the worst thing ever.
I still take hot showers, but I make sure I turn my belly out of the water stream every few minutes. I think since our bellies are starting to get big enough to poke up out of bath water, it should be okay to take a hot bath? But again, I'm a FTM so maybe I know nothing
This with some white wine and a book and I'm in heaaaaven. Also... I don't feel like I get super gross most days. If I've been outside, swimming or sweating I prefer a shower for squeaky clean feel. But most days I sit on my butt behind a desk so I don't really feel icky hence I don't think its gross to sit in a bathtub.
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I try for just a bit cooler than normal, and will refresh the water until I'm done. I also keep some cool water nearby for sipping while enjoying my bath.
@ariz17 It really is fancy, but I want to stretch out my legs and be boobs-deep in the water at the same time.
@jessafishy Legit salivating at that picture. My idea of heaven too. It just needs one of those trays that hook on the sides so my book doesn't get wet... I don't know why I don't just order one of those, I've been wanting one for ages
I don't know if I mentioned it here but Friday I stopped by the liquor section of our grocery store to see if they had non-alcoholic wine. Last week sucked. They did not have any. Booooooooooooooooo.
And I would be totally comfortable having a small glass of actual wine but DH is a worry wart (even more than me).
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Oooh! I have one! I'm not sure how unpopular it is, but it's in the news like every second day.
Girls (and their parents) complaining about school dress codes. Now, I legit agree that if the reason they've been given is that it's distracting to boys, that's bull. Boys need to be taught to control themselves. HOWEVER, I'm not a boy, nor a teen, and I don't need to be seeing cheeks cause your shorts are too short. Nor should you be able to go to school in a bra top.
We had a field day yesterday and I saw two boys forced to change because their t-shirts had beer logos on them (fair enough), but there were at least two dozen girls with their butts hanging out and I saw three bra tops and no one told them to change.
Oooh! I have one! I'm not sure how unpopular it is, but it's in the news like every second day.
Girls (and their parents) complaining about school dress codes. Now, I legit agree that if the reason they've been given is that it's distracting to boys, that's bull. Boys need to be taught to control themselves. HOWEVER, I'm not a boy, nor a teen, and I don't need to be seeing cheeks cause your shorts are too short. Nor should you be able to go to school in a bra top.
We had a field day yesterday and I saw two boys forced to change because their t-shirts had beer logos on them (fair enough), but there were at least two dozen girls with their butts hanging out and I saw three bra tops and no one told them to change.
I'm all for a bath for relaxing at the end of the day. I took a ton last pregnancy with EOs and then lost my plug supper early during my bath and it made me nervous. I don't know if that was the reason or what. I had one yesterday and could seriously use a glass of wine. I'm sort of over being pregnant already and we are only half way there.
@shan24 I remember our school dress code was a dollar bill from your knee. I don't even think they made shorts that long back then. This was way before the Bermuda short trend. I think that was a bit ridiculous but I do agree that young girls should be dressing a little more conservative than most do these days. As for boys, I hate the sagging trend (please tell me that has passed.) In general I don't want to see anyone's rear end.
@shan24 I agree with you regarding the length of shorts and dresses, width of straps, etc., but I feel pretty strongly against dress codes prohibiting leggings. DD is starting 3 yo kindergarten in the fall, and the kids are not allowed to wear leggings, but can wear sweatpants. There's no legitimate rationale for this, and it disproportionately affects girls. It's also super annoying because DD is very tall and skinny, so she can't wear real pants (they're too short if they fit her waist, or too big if we size up for length). IMO, leggings on kids looks better/is more appropriate than sweatpants.
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@shan24 I agree with you on that one to an extent. I do not think that bra tops are appropriate. Neither are shorts that show the under cheek of your bum. Same with young boy, being bare chested is not appropriate and wearing age appropriate clothes is important.
However. This is a sore spot for me because of a personal experience I had in high school. I wore age appropriate shorts that were long enough to cover my entire bum and part of the leg and two young men helped themselves to "caress" my leg. I told a teacher right away who lit them UP. They were sent to the dean who blamed me for provoking them. My parents did the same. The boys went unpunished and I went on humiliated and without resolve.
So, I think that young men, boys, old men, women, etc should RESPECT everyone regardless of their clothing.
I agree that in hs, shorts should fully cover butt cheeks. And boys shouldn't be wearing saggy anything. Also if it's an actual bra top, where their midriff is showing, probably not appropriate either.
I don't really think the width of tank top straps should be a thing that's regulated, though. I don't understand how anyone could be offended by 2 more inches of collarbone showing, and it feels like slut shaming to me.
eta: in general, though, dress codes make me a little queasy; I feel most of the time, at least in my experience, they disproportionately affect girls and definitely give off a "it's the girl's responsibility not to provoke male lust" vibe
I got sent home in high school one day because I was wearing a super cute skirt that fell about halfway to my knees. There was thigh showing but nothing scandalous. My mom bought me that skirt! The worst is the male principal said to me "We love seeing you, Jessi, we just don't want to see so much of you." Those words are burned into my memory. Screw you, dude.
@bluejeanbabi05 I get weird about dress codes too. I agree there needs to be limits and lines drawn somewhere but I also had an incident in high school that messed with my head for awhile. In the middle of one of my classes my teacher brought me into the hall to tell me my shirt was too tight and was "distracting the boys" in the class. Ugh. All sorts of wrong there. And I swear it was just a normal shirt, I think from Express so probably a little form fitting but still. I don't think there was anything in the dress code about that. So I shamefully went to my gym locker to put on a sweatshirt I had in there. I was so embarrassed for no good reason.
as for makeup, prior to having DD I had to wear makeup everyday. I'm pretty sure I would wear it even if I didn't leave the house. Now its like...
I think this is a parenting issue, not a school issue. Promoting alcohol as a minor is different to me than a girl showing "an inappropriate" amount of skin because everyone has different ideas of what constitutes inappropriateness.
90+% of school dress codes are only targeted at women's fashion and they do single out girls.
If a parent is okay with their child wearing certain clothing, I just don't think it's a school's place to say otherwise. If you want to have a dress code then you should implement uniforms that are the same for every student.
That being said, I don't like the too short shorts or crop tops, etc. But as a parent, I would tell my daughter no.
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I remember that our shorts had to be at least an inch past our fingertips. I hated this because I have really long arms and short legs...none of my shorts worked unless I wanted to wear board shorts. We couldn't wear spaghetti strap tanks either. I think school dress codes disproportionally target girls more so than boys. I don't think that their ass should be hanging out or showing excessive amounts of cleavage/stomach. And the excuse to say that what these girls are wearing are a distraction to the class is total bull. How about when you pull the girl out (who isn't doing anything except existing) and force her to wait while a parent brings something to change into and/or send her home? You don't think that's more of a distraction to the student? Not to mention that it's kind of demeaning to all the guys that they have no control over themselves? Yes, we all should be taught to respect each other, but not all guys have that caveman instinct to grope another human being because they saw a little shoulder.
ETA: Sorrynotsorry if that sounded a bit ranty. I get a bit passionate about issues of equality.
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I remember that our shorts had to be at least an inch past our fingertips. I hated this because I have really long arms and short legs... *snip*
Yes!!! I had the same issue and probably why I do still feel strongly. Nothing I wanted to wear was inappropriate, but my super long arms made it seem like I was cutting it close to the dress code all the time. As long as your underwear and private parts are covered, then what is the problem?
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+1 to team bath. I haven't made them any less hot since getting KU. My dr said as long as they don't make me dizzy or feel overheated it's fine.
I had a dress code in high school and loved it. Everyone looked equally dorky so there wasn't really any teasing about clothes. In our case the boys were more restricted because they couldn't wear shorts even on hot days, but girls could at least wear short-ish skirts (past your fingertips).
I agree @jessafishy that if think my son or daughter was dressed inappropriately it would stop at my front door without the need for it to escalate at school.
Overall I think most dresscodes and the way they are enforced are disproportionately targeting girls and that's not okay. It's also not okay to assume all boys can't help themselves. I've known some awesome young men and it's doing them a disservice to use them as the scapegoat to body-shame young girls.
I agree that the fingertip rule is dumb (and one I will never be able to pass). I also don't have a problem with spaghetti straps, cleavage, backless tops or tight clothing. And the reason for a dress code should never be to prevent distraction. That's ridiculous and insulting to males. However, school is not the beach. There are appropriate manners of dress for different situations and imo booty shorts and bra tops aren't appropriate for school.
Baths. Google told me when I was looking up hot tubs that you need to keep your body temp under 102. Baths are better than hot tubs bc they cool down while you are in it.
Also I like baths too. But I'm showering after haha.
I agree with everything about dress codes I never really thought about it. But when I see prom dresses now days I like "someone let their daughter wear that " not "the school shouldn't allow that!!!" So I guess my feelings align with a parenting issue. I do think butt cheeks should be covered, call me old fashioned. Straps I think is a useless arguement. Who cares on that? most wedding dresses are strapless. Are brides hos fo sho?
I will say with dress codes being 90% around girls I don't think that's fair to say it's sexist or an attack on women. Girls clothes are just smaller and show more. The boy ass sag I hope is gone but that needs to be monitored.
For awhile there, boys were getting in trouble for dress code way more than girls when the saggy pants were a thing. Different fashion trends present different problems. The problem I see a lot is usually that enforcement is inconsistent. I've seen some pretty crazy outfits that were super revealing on kkds and I usually think, like @carries2018, that I would definitely not be cool with my child wearing That! Also, our school is FREEZING...bundle up kids!
+1 for baths with a good book and some wine. Man, I miss the wine.
As for dress codes, no opinion except I gotta enforce them. I am not hating on your kid for following the rules. Got six mouths to feed. Cop will give you a ticket for speed, I have to send you to the office for dress code. I do not hate you or have a grudge against your kid.
@bluejeanbabi05 since we aren't technically supposed to drink wine is it also frowned upon to bathe in it?
I love baths but not in the tub I have. The tub I have is too tiny and the water drains out of it so fast. I only take a bath if I'm doing a bath bomb. I've had 1 or 2 baths since I've been pregnant because I really only enjoy them if I can sip on wine.
UO i loved having a school uniform growing up. Made life easier not having to think about dress codes. We all looked terrible it was awesome.
UO I like make up. I wear a bit almost every day (takes me 10 mins tops). oddly enough, it became super regular after my DD was born. It felt like the one thing i could control when i wasn't happy with my body, hair, etc... while post partum. Some BB cream, eye liner and mascara goes a long way for me to feel better about myself.
I think this is a parenting issue, not a school issue. Promoting alcohol as a minor is different to me than a girl showing "an inappropriate" amount of skin because everyone has different ideas of what constitutes inappropriateness.
90+% of school dress codes are only targeted at women's fashion and they do single out girls.
If a parent is okay with their child wearing certain clothing, I just don't think it's a school's place to say otherwise. If you want to have a dress code then you should implement uniforms that are the same for every student.
That being said, I don't like the too short shorts or crop tops, etc. But as a parent, I would tell my daughter no.
I have to disagree with the bolded. I had a friend in high school whose mom didn't really care what she wore. She was ok with low cut shirts and super short shorts. Like some of her shirts were close to showing nipple. And her mom was totally ok with it. I believe the schools need to have some dress code policies because not all parents care enough to make sure their kid goes to school in appropriate clothes.
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Wow @ spending an hour every day on makeup. My routine takes about one minute- put on some light liquid foundation, swipe some powder through my brows and done. I don't even know how you spend an hour, even when I'm getting fancy its not close to as long as that!
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I can't sit still long enough for a bath. Plus our tub is tiny, so it's not even comfortable to do.
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@ariz17 It really is fancy, but I want to stretch out my legs and be boobs-deep in the water at the same time.
eta: drinking wine, because the above sounds like I just pour it in
And I would be totally comfortable having a small glass of actual wine but DH is a worry wart (even more than me).
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“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light."
- Albus Dumbledore
Girls (and their parents) complaining about school dress codes. Now, I legit agree that if the reason they've been given is that it's distracting to boys, that's bull. Boys need to be taught to control themselves. HOWEVER, I'm not a boy, nor a teen, and I don't need to be seeing cheeks cause your shorts are too short. Nor should you be able to go to school in a bra top.
We had a field day yesterday and I saw two boys forced to change because their t-shirts had beer logos on them (fair enough), but there were at least two dozen girls with their butts hanging out and I saw three bra tops and no one told them to change.
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I'm all for a bath for relaxing at the end of the day. I took a ton last pregnancy with EOs and then lost my plug supper early during my bath and it made me nervous. I don't know if that was the reason or what. I had one yesterday and could seriously use a glass of wine. I'm sort of over being pregnant already and we are only half way there.
@shan24 I remember our school dress code was a dollar bill from your knee. I don't even think they made shorts that long back then. This was way before the Bermuda short trend. I think that was a bit ridiculous but I do agree that young girls should be dressing a little more conservative than most do these days. As for boys, I hate the sagging trend (please tell me that has passed.) In general I don't want to see anyone's rear end.
However. This is a sore spot for me because of a personal experience I had in high school. I wore age appropriate shorts that were long enough to cover my entire bum and part of the leg and two young men helped themselves to "caress" my leg. I told a teacher right away who lit them UP. They were sent to the dean who blamed me for provoking them. My parents did the same. The boys went unpunished and I went on humiliated and without resolve.
So, I think that young men, boys, old men, women, etc should RESPECT everyone regardless of their clothing.
I don't really think the width of tank top straps should be a thing that's regulated, though. I don't understand how anyone could be offended by 2 more inches of collarbone showing, and it feels like slut shaming to me.
eta: in general, though, dress codes make me a little queasy; I feel most of the time, at least in my experience, they disproportionately affect girls and definitely give off a "it's the girl's responsibility not to provoke male lust" vibe
as for makeup, prior to having DD I had to wear makeup everyday. I'm pretty sure I would wear it even if I didn't leave the house. Now its like...
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I think this is a parenting issue, not a school issue. Promoting alcohol as a minor is different to me than a girl showing "an inappropriate" amount of skin because everyone has different ideas of what constitutes inappropriateness.
90+% of school dress codes are only targeted at women's fashion and they do single out girls.
If a parent is okay with their child wearing certain clothing, I just don't think it's a school's place to say otherwise. If you want to have a dress code then you should implement uniforms that are the same for every student.
That being said, I don't like the too short shorts or crop tops, etc. But as a parent, I would tell my daughter no.
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ETA: Sorrynotsorry if that sounded a bit ranty. I get a bit passionate about issues of equality.
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“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
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- Albus Dumbledore
I had a dress code in high school and loved it. Everyone looked equally dorky so there wasn't really any teasing about clothes. In our case the boys were more restricted because they couldn't wear shorts even on hot days, but girls could at least wear short-ish skirts (past your fingertips).
Overall I think most dresscodes and the way they are enforced are disproportionately targeting girls and that's not okay. It's also not okay to assume all boys can't help themselves. I've known some awesome young men and it's doing them a disservice to use them as the scapegoat to body-shame young girls.
Also I like baths too. But I'm showering after haha.
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I will say with dress codes being 90% around girls I don't think that's fair to say it's sexist or an attack on women. Girls clothes are just smaller and show more. The boy ass sag I hope is gone but that needs to be monitored.
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As for dress codes, no opinion except I gotta enforce them. I am not hating on your kid for following the rules. Got six mouths to feed. Cop will give you a ticket for speed, I have to send you to the office for dress code. I do not hate you or have a grudge against your kid.
I love baths but not in the tub I have. The tub I have is too tiny and the water drains out of it so fast. I only take a bath if I'm doing a bath bomb. I've had 1 or 2 baths since I've been pregnant because I really only enjoy them if I can sip on wine.
Wine...
The word "fetus" should be banned and a new term should be made. I hate that word. I cringe at it almost as much as "moist" and "panties"
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UO I like make up. I wear a bit almost every day (takes me 10 mins tops). oddly enough, it became super regular after my DD was born. It felt like the one thing i could control when i wasn't happy with my body, hair, etc... while post partum. Some BB cream, eye liner and mascara goes a long way for me to feel better about myself.
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