UO 7/19

pttomato

DLpanda08

I think converse shoes are awful. Wearing them doesn’t make you a hipster or a nerd... it just means you’re going to have foot issues when you get older from wearing non-supportive shoes. 

And the trend of bridesmaids wearing converse with short dresses needs to end. It looks ugly and awkward.

tosh24

If you're not going to at least cut your toe nails or attend to that gnarly fungus on your feet, you should really keep those puppies in closed-toed shoes and spare the rest of us from the horror. No sandals for you!

saltedcaramel518

I really don't care about the royal family. I mean, I wish them well, but don't care about their weddings, babies, or clothes. 

galactickates

@tosh24 I don't think that's a UO that just should be....

sparkymcgeee

I love my converse. I think they are super cute on kids too. 

I love William and Kate. Harry too. I don't care about other people really but I will be excited when Harry and Meghan have a baby and I love watching William and Kate's kids grow up. They are adorable. I also only see them as another celebrity family though. Better than some I can think of (looking at you kardashians) but that's my investment level. 

molosmiles

I can't stand it when pregnant women say 'the baby is craving' or 'the baby really wants/likes' this or that . The baby doesn't crave/want/need any of that YOU do.  And it's usually used as an excuse to eat poorly or too much. Just own it. 'my pregnant ass likes to eat!'

sparkymcgeee

I think a lot of patients (women especially) feel too intimidated by medical professionals and they kowtow to the nurses or doctors when it comes to their health. I know I have in the past because I didn't want to be "difficult" or "they know better" or something.

I am an advocate of self advocacy. I beg women to do their research regarding their condition (whatever it is) and to be bold. Yes the medical professionals are educated in that field but it's your body and they are only human.  

DLpanda08

Thin crust pizza is gross. 

If you have cheap quality toilet paper in your house I’m immediately suspicious of you and your life choices.

50 Shades of Grey is a ridiculous series that perpetuates damaging stereotypes about the bdsm community.

saltedcaramel518

DLpanda08 said:

Thin crust pizza is gross. 

If you have cheap quality toilet paper in your house I’m immediately suspicious of you and your life choices.

50 Shades of Grey is a ridiculous series that perpetuates damaging stereotypes about the bdsm community.

+1 to all of this. 

When DH and I got married and made our first grocery run togather (we were on a tight budget), he picked out cheap toilet paper. I was like, "Nope, we can cut corners somewhere else, but we're not getting cheap toilet paper."

libertymomrn

saltedcaramel518 said:

I really don't care about the royal family. I mean, I wish them well, but don't care about their weddings, babies, or clothes. 

libertymomrn

Going along with not caring about Britain’s royal family; there are very very few celebrities that I would care enough to even want to take my time to meet. 

However, I am super excited to meet and talk with one of my heroes tonight; his name is Ammon Bundy.

sparkymcgeee

I like thin crust pizza. I've never read 50 shades or watched the movies and I have no intention of doing so because I think it's super creepy and damaging. From what I know of it anyway. 

tosh24

@galactickates You would think, right? But I have to assume that the amount of people I see walking around with unkempt feet means they don't share the same opinion *barf*

DLpanda08

libertymomrn said:

Going along with not caring about Britain’s royal family; there are very very few celebrities that I would care enough to even want to take my time to meet. 

Same. But I’m not going to lie, if I had the chance to have dinner with Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg I would take it. Those two and their hilarious friendship fascinate me. 

ladystout08

I think we should have some sort of mandatory public service after high school. 

I also think women should be eligible for the draft/selective service. 

DLpanda08

@ladystout08 many of the parochial schools near me incorporate service into their school requirements. It’s fantastic! My previous school received a lot of support and free tutoring from the high school students and it turned into a pseudo mentoring program. 

But it I also fully support a gap year where people volunteer and explore different places before they go to college or start their careers.

libertymomrn

DLpanda08 said:

libertymomrn said:

Going along with not caring about Britain’s royal family; there are very very few celebrities that I would care enough to even want to take my time to meet.

Same. But I’m not going to lie, if I had the chance to have dinner with Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg I would take it. Those two and their hilarious friendship fascinate me. 

I admit there are a few celebs I would meet, just very, very few. I think Ellen would be super fun to meet and hang out with.

KLS123

thin crust is okay but not my fav type of pizza...I just like pizza anyway it comes in general   

Royal family... meh...don't really care one way or another

Cheap 1-ply toilet paper is THE WORST

I love my converse...I hate TOMS, talk about ridiculous shoes with no support...guess that's my UO

ladystout08

DLpanda08 said:

@ladystout08 many of the parochial schools near me incorporate service into their school requirements. It’s fantastic! My previous school received a lot of support and free tutoring from the high school students and it turned into a pseudo mentoring program. 

But it I also fully support a gap year where people volunteer and explore different places before they go to college or start their careers.

That's so neat! I know our district has a huge foreign exchange program but I'm not sure about service. I'll have to look into that. 

nononorman

DLpanda08 said:

Thin crust pizza is gross. 

If you have cheap quality toilet paper in your house I’m immediately suspicious of you and your life choices.

50 Shades of Grey is a ridiculous series that perpetuates damaging stereotypes about the bdsm community.

At least we agree on the toilet paper!!!

katethemom

Don't really care for any celebrities, royal family included. 

@ladystout08 I agree about the draft, because I'm all for equality. 

Speaking of equality... my UO would be that the whole man buys the engagement ring and proposes on bended knee tradition needs to go. Marraige is so romanticized in the movies, it's almost like a man isn't worthy of marraige if he doesn't buy a diamond ring and propose with some big, romantic gesture. Marraige is an equal partnership, so why is a proposal even necessary if two people have agreed that's where their relationship is headed? 

ladystout08

@katethemom Totally agree. I didn't even want to get married but it was important to my SO (and the military but that's another story) so we did. We picked out rings together, paid together and he "proposed" the day before we went to the JOP. 

UnbreakableKimmySchmidt

I think those wubbanubs (pacifier animals) are kind of weird. It just looks silly to see a stuffed animal hanging out of a kid’s mouth.

saltedcaramel518

UnbreakableKimmySchmidt said:

I think those wubbanubs (pacifier animals) are kind of weird. It just looks silly to see a stuffed animal hanging out of a kid’s mouth.

I agree it looks weird, BUT they were awesome for my paci-addicted son when he was in the stage where he could pull the paci out of his mouth but couldn't quite get it back in on his own. The weight of the little animal would keep it on his chest. Also, it made them easy to find when they were flung about the house. 

DLpanda08

katethemom said:

Speaking of equality... my UO would be that the whole man buys the engagement ring and proposes on bended knee tradition needs to go. Marraige is so romanticized in the movies, it's almost like a man isn't worthy of marraige if he doesn't buy a diamond ring and propose with some big, romantic gesture. Marraige is an equal partnership, so why is a proposal even necessary if two people have agreed that's where their relationship is headed? 

YES!!!

Marriage has always been important to me, but that ring not so much. DH and I decided together that we wanted to get married, picked out my ring together, paid for it together, and I honestly don’t even wear it. My big romantic proposal was a ham sandwich DH brought me before saying “wanna make it official?” Lol

We got tattoo wedding bands for our 5th Anniversary and they are the best things ever. 

galactickates

I love my E-ring and wedding band!!!! You would have to pry it from my dead cold finger.  

I personally didn't want to miss out on a proposal and it's a very fond memory I am glad I get to keep.  

Team proposal and E-Ring. 

ETA I don't  really care if people want to sit it out though.  I don't think it reflects the quality of your marriage in the slightest.  I just really enjoyed it and love my rings 

katethemom

@DLpanda08 I love the wedding band tattoos! DH and I have talked about that before but never had it done. 

@galactickates I love my wedding band, too! Nothing against wedding bands or rings in general. 

DLpanda08

@galactickates I was so young when DH and I got engaged (20!) and a lot of our friends were getting engaged around the same time. There  were many comparisons and snarky comments made. I think DH and I just wanted to remove ourselves from that competitive vibe. And I didn’t want that kind of pressure on him.

Maybe if if we had gotten engaged at a different point in our lives I’d feel differently?

kianarain

I really enjoy watching the Twilight saga.... The acting is so horrible, but I...can't....stop....

galactickates

@DLpanda08 that could totally be.  H and I got engaged when I was 32 and he was 34, he has a really good job and had the cash to spare. I remember where I was in my early 20s and the jobs those boyfriend had.  Not even close to the same life stage.  If my H hadn't given me the ring he did,  it wouldn't have mattered.  I would have married him with no ring.  But I do have one that I have and I really really love it and he was happy he was able to give it to me.  

galactickates

Also it's rude AF for people to make snarky comments to you

saltedcaramel518

kianarain said:

I really enjoy watching the Twilight saga.... The acting is so horrible, but I...can't....stop....

Confession: I was obsessed with Twilight in college, and went to the midnight release of one of the books at Barnes and Noble.   

wkuandrea

- Thin crust pizza is great because it's really just a vehicle for toppings which is what it's about. 
- nice toilet paper is worth it. I am a Cottonelle customer for life!
- I, too, would really like to meet Snoop Dog, Martha Stewart, or Ellen DeGeneres. My biggest celebrity wish (that I haven't met) would be Stephen King. I used to live in MA and if I heard he was going to be somewhere I went to stalk... sadly, never met. 
- I think the draft for women OR men sounds terrible. But I do wish that more people were given the opportunity for public service (in any avenue) -- we'd have a lot better attitude as citizens as a whole if we all have "skin in the game" so to speak. Alternatively, everyone should have to be a waiter/waitress/work at a fast food restaurant at least once.
- the 50 Shades books are total crap and make me angry that people read them -- they're just very poorly written and the character development is nonexistent. 
- Wubbanubs are cute; anything with stuffed animals, I'm in. I bought a 4ft tall giraffe today for the nursery (we don't have any other nursery decor --  paint, sheets, nothing). 
- I think the Royal family/families are cute. I'd rather see gossip coverage of them than a lot of other people. At least they keep it classy (mostly, Prince Charles I'm looking at you). Plus the Queen is a badass. 
- Marriage proposals are the best when they're personal. My DH proposed to me while I was making his lunch on a Tuesday before we left for work He did sew the ring to a stuffed penguin... (see stuffed animal opinion above)
- I have talked about my opinions on engagement and wedding bands before (been married less than a year)... I wear just the band most of the time, engagement ring if we're going somewhere. It's pretty but so expensive. I'm a cheapskate. I didn't buy it though
- I happen to like both Tom's and Converse, and have very high arches (so also love supportive shoes). Which leads to my UO...

- I like Crocs. I think they make some pretty cute dress shoes and if you have to stand a lot, they're amazing. 

pttomato

I told DH not to get me an engagement ring, and if he had to I preferred something really simple, because I wouldn’t wear it. He insisted on getting one with three stones and I never wear it, I find it uncomfortable. I only wear my plain wedding band. I think like he felt some pressure to get a nice ring. 

kianarain

saltedcaramel518 said:

kianarain said:

I really enjoy watching the Twilight saga.... The acting is so horrible, but I...can't....stop....

Confession: I was obsessed with Twilight in college, and went to the midnight release of one of the books at Barnes and Noble.   

Lol YAS! I did the same for HP when the last couple books came out. But, you know, with a cloak, eyeliner-scar, and a wand. 

pttomato

sparkymcgeee said:

I think a lot of patients (women especially) feel too intimidated by medical professionals and they kowtow to the nurses or doctors when it comes to their health. I know I have in the past because I didn't want to be "difficult" or "they know better" or something.

I am an advocate of self advocacy. I beg women to do their research regarding their condition (whatever it is) and to be bold. Yes the medical professionals are educated in that field but it's your body and they are only human.  

I agree with this. I have the hardest time with this with OBs. My experiences with them so far are they generally want to tell you what to do and be done with it. And if I push back against anything instead of discussing the risks and benefits they throw out scare tactics designed to get you to comply.

merostomata

Oh man I love me some thin crust, NY-style pizza. YUM. I also love Converse and always have! I think, like all shoes, they're just comfortable with certain types of feet/arches and not others. Totally with you guys on the 1-ply toilet paper, and 50-shades though (so poorly written)!

Speaking-of-Pizza UO: I love pineapple on pizza and you can't stop me!

Regular UO: I really don't like how baby showers tend to be women-only. Why not invite the guys to celebrate with you and your partner? I think it perpetuates a stereotype of baby-raising as women's work. Also I think normalizing baby stuff is good for guys all around, some of them just haven't been exposed at all. It must have been another thread but someone was doing a co-ed BBQ for their second baby, which sounds fun! I get how some moms might just be more comfortable celebrating with their girlfriends though and enjoy a women-only party.

I also really don't like all the classic baby shower games, but will begrudgingly participate- I do enjoy decorating onesies and stuff though  

skilouise

pttomato said:

sparkymcgeee said:

I think a lot of patients (women especially) feel too intimidated by medical professionals and they kowtow to the nurses or doctors when it comes to their health. I know I have in the past because I didn't want to be "difficult" or "they know better" or something.

I am an advocate of self advocacy. I beg women to do their research regarding their condition (whatever it is) and to be bold. Yes the medical professionals are educated in that field but it's your body and they are only human.  

I agree with this. I have the hardest time with this with OBs. My experiences with them so far are they generally want to tell you what to do and be done with it. And if I push back against anything instead of discussing the risks and benefits they throw out scare tactics designed to get you to comply.

This was one of my biggest concerns with picking an OB.  Most of them don't seem to understand the concepts of risk analysis, relative risk, or comparative risk.  I ended up picking an OB who served as an Army medic during Desert Storm, and I think her background really makes a difference in how she talks about risks and the pregnancy "rules."

KLS123

kianarain said:

saltedcaramel518 said:

kianarain said:

I really enjoy watching the Twilight saga.... The acting is so horrible, but I...can't....stop....

Confession: I was obsessed with Twilight in college, and went to the midnight release of one of the books at Barnes and Noble.   

Lol YAS! I did the same for HP when the last couple books came out. But, you know, with a cloak, eyeliner-scar, and a wand. 

1. I too stood in line at midnight for HP and proceeded to binge read it for 3 days straight
2. I didn't get into twilight until after all the books had already come out but I also binge read the entire series in a week.

seems I have a binge reading problem that tends rears it's ugly head when I'm on vacation and make the mistake of starting a new book (or god forbid, series) on the plane ride out and then want to do nothing but read until I finish it...drives DH crazy

@merostomata +1 for pineapple pizza! looooove me a good Hawaiian 'zza

DLpanda08

@merostomata let me clarify, NY style pizza is not what I mean when I say “thin crust”. By thin crust I mean the hard, cracker like crust with the toppings going essentially to the edge. They are typically a low carb option. NY style pizza is delicious and the way pizza should be.

also, I love you a little bit for loving pineapple on pizza. It’s my favorite topping.