UO 11.21

stassischroeder

What's your wrong opinion today???

stassischroeder

This will likely be wildly unpopular    

I don't get the point of mailing holiday cards to everyone you know. It just seems like unnecessary work and money when everyone I care to update about my life can see anything I'd put on a holiday card by looking at my FB. 

And I throw the cards I get in the trash within a week or two. 

chichiphin

@stassischroeder I feel like we do holiday cards every 3 ish years haha we are doing them this year though because we got an amazing pic in paris so I felt the need to show it off (since I don't have facebook! lol)

miss.sally

@stassischroeder SAME! I’ve never done them and H gives me a hard time every year for not sending them out. I have zero F’s to give. 

miss.sally

My UO: I do not understand the appeal with fast food. I think it’s disgusting and don’t understand how people are ok with knowingly putting junk into their bodies (sometimes) multiple times in a week. 

My parents used to take me to McDonald’s as a child for Happy Meals, but I read a book about fast food in 9th grade and haven’t returned since (except maybe two times when pregnant because I needed fries). But the meat? Heck no. 

stassischroeder

@miss.sally I think YH and mine are polar opposites LOL. MH would give me such a hard time if I bothered with cards - he finds them even more unnecessary than I do!

mommytimesfour

My UO this week is third trimester pregnancy sleep (or lack of) is still a hell of a lot better than the broken sleep with a newborn. Waking up to pee or switch positions is nothing like waking up to feed, burp, change and soothe a baby. 

chichiphin

my UO comes from @kagesstarshroom and her question about the glucose drink for the GD testing... I was googling it because I guess I didn't realize some ingredients could affect someone bc of food sensitivities or GI problems and came across a foodbabe blog about it and I just have to say... I F*CKING HATE FOODBABE or any other non-med person touting essentially medical advice on  how certain things are so bad for you and you should totally reject it. falls in line with anti-vaxxing imho 

mommytimesfour

Also, I completely agree about holiday cards. I like them but they’re a waste of time and money with all of the social media platforms made for sharing pictures and greetings now. I don’t keep them and it always makes me feel a little guilty to toss them, but I think that’s what 99% of people do after Christmas. 

stassischroeder

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treetop19

@stassischroeder, agreed on holiday cards.  I never send them out either, and I don't have social media.. I figure giving/sending photos to the people I'm closest to suffices.  I get some in the mail and I'll display them for the kids to see over the holidays, then I chuck them. my mom was insane about the holiday cards, still is.  She forces the family to dress in matching clothes.. (I'm estranged, so luckily, I'm not subjected to this anymore... ha ha)  it's silly because my siblings are grown people with spouses and children of their own and the whole matching extended family card is a little.. barf.

@miss.sally, ironically, I just took the kids to Mcdonalds last night because DS was acting up, and I wanted him to burn off some energy at the indoor playplace.    I agree though, the food is atrocious.

kagesstarshroom

@chichiphin Haha, yeah, I was kind of annoyed about the tone of one of the pieces I ready--it was super crunchy in yes exactly that anti-vaxxing tone that touts everything is bad for you. Like, sure, I mean, read some Michael Pollan (particularly In Defense of Food) and you'll know that not everything in your food is a food product and not necessarily great for you--but also, it's not a life/death situation for every person? It's like ppl who don't have celiac's who are gluten-free and also can't really explain to you why? (Though I do know it makes some people feel generally better even if they don't have celiac's, but like-- yeah. Be specific then and also maybe don't cut out ALL gluten? I stopped drinking beer and wine bc they were giving me a stuffy nose, which I read was likely bc of a gluten allergy expressing itself in that way, but I don't have celiac soooo I still eat bread and such, as I have no negative effects from that.)

kantobean

I want to want to do holiday cards but I’m terrible at them! It’s so much effort. We did them last year and now I feel like we should do them again but I have no motivation. We didn’t get any photos done this year either (last year we just had my sis take some nice shots). So...who knows.

I like some fast food but I cannot do McDonald’s, BK, or Taco Bell. I’ll occasionally eat a chicken sandwich from wendy’s or a sub from jimmy johns. 

My UO is I’m already tired of Christmas crap. Decorations, music, food/flavors/scents. 

stacey6689

@stassischroeder Totally agree with you on the holiday cards. I did it once and will never do it again. Such a waste of money in my opinion and like you said I just throw them out in a few weeks. My sister gets fancy cards made every year and I’m just like why? 🙄

varimama

I hate most cards, like just send me a text on my bday bc the card is getting tossed in recycling ASAP, but I love Christmas cards for some reason. I hang them up and they are like part of my Christmas decorations. I like sending them too, I don’t put pics of DS on social media so I figure family that isn’t close might like to see him. 

I love fast food and don’t care. I don’t eat it all the time, like 1-2 a month (maybe closer to 3-4 since being pregnant bc I crave it sometimes and it’s easy). Honestly for me the appeal is that I don’t have to get DS out of the car, we just do the drive through and then park and it tastes good to me. 

My UO is that people who have the right of way driving aren’t being nice by letting other people go, they are being dangerous. The exception is if it’s super high traffic and someone literally wouldn’t be able to go without being let go. But like normal traffic just fricken go if it’s your turn, don’t wave for me to turn left in front of you when there is no reason to! My friend recently just got in a bad car accident bc someone stopped to wave and let someone go out of turn and he didn’t look and see my friend’s car was coming the opposite direction. If the “nice” car hadn’t done that the accident wouldn’t have happened. Even when it doesn’t cause an accident I feel like it’s confusing and stressful. 

stassischroeder

varimama said:

*SNIP*

My UO is that people who have the right of way driving aren’t being nice by letting other people go, they are being dangerous. The exception is if it’s super high traffic and someone literally wouldn’t be able to go without being let go. But like normal traffic just fricken go if it’s your turn, don’t wave for me to turn left in front of you when there is no reason to!

Everyone in my small town does this and I want to punch them. I WON'T THINK LESS OF YOU FOR FOLLOWING TRAFFIC LAWS, KAREN.

mommytimesfour

Speaking of fast food, I had been craving a spicy chicken sandwich from Chick Fil A and their seasonal peppermint shake for a week. I went and got it yesterday and it was the best damn meal I’ve had in forever. I’ll be going back sooner than I care to admit. 

silverhope

@chichiphin and @treetop19 wait wait. How are we gonna stay in touch with you guys if we migrate to facebook if you guys don’t have facebook? 

Also I shamelessly love holiday cards. And I eat like garbage even if it’s not usually fast food garbage. 

ETA: I never did holiday cards before kids though. I think it’s a little weird to do holiday cards if u don’t have kids or grandkids. 

chichiphin

@silverhope sorry!! haha I would do a private group. I also have an insta I would eventually share... but no facebook for me

treetop19

@silverhope, I guess I should clarify, I have a facebook account, just never use it to post anymore and I don't check it..... but I'd probably participate in a private group too. 

stassischroeder

@chichiphin @treetop19 @silverhope I like TB private groups. BUT, it's worth mentioning that the TB Gods still monitor private group activity to a certain degree. 

dunder_mifflin

@silverhope Lolol! That reminds me of Ross and Mona’s Christmas card. And then Chandler, “ooohhh, I don’t know if we’re there yet...” when Monica says they should send one 😂