FFFC 1/17

emeraldduchess

Let's hear those confessions, ladies! 
*Not guaranteed to be flame-free.

emeraldduchess

I'll start. I have a few this week! Nothing scandalous though. Sorry ladies.

FFFC #1: I have been waiting all week to use this gif because BABY YODA!!

FFFC#2: I am embarrassed to be a Red Sox fan right now.

babyodo

No FFFC from me, but I am here for Baby Yoda. 

mvt2003

I truly believe that health education in the United States is failing us all as adult humans. I have now had to explain to multiple people how IVF works. A coworkers just told me, in all seriousness, "But I thought it was just shots?!" 

To be fair, she also did not make the connection that I will (hopefully) have a baby at the end of this so therefore I do not want to apply for a bigger job in my company this week. 

emeraldduchess

@mvt2003 I am shocked by how little people understand about the human reproductive system. 

keikilove

@mvt2003 I feel the same. I’m part of two online FB groups for AMA moms TTC, and the ignorance is absolutely appalling! These women are experienced in the world, TRYING to get pregnant, & yet still ask questions that have my eyes bugging out of my head on the daily. I’ve almost quit both groups many times because the lack of basic human biological knowledge drives me crazy. 

inthewoods23

@keikilove Its absolutely baffling at the amount of people who have no clue. Like how have you gone through life not knowing certain things??

At the same time, I live for that ridiculous crap.

Also baffling and my FFFC, I wiped from back to front well into my teens years. How the hell I never had chronic UTIs or why I even did it that way in the first place is beyond me. I know better now of course!

One enlightening thing to me was how men wipe. I guess I always assumed they did it the same way by going down from the front, but apparently they go around back to wipe?? I'm so confused and weirded out by this fact.

kpearse99

@inthewoods23 You're not alone with the wiping back to front thing.... except I got UTI's from it and still did it because I didn't know that's why I was getting them!    Thank goodness I finally learned haha

But wait - I'm just reading your last note about wiping... I go around back to wipe front to back  is that wrong??!! Reaching down in front and wiping back is more like a pushing motion, right? I feel like that would be weirder to do than the way I do it.... so many visuals going on right now 

inthewoods23

@kpearse99 I don't think it's wrong but it seems like you would need to be more flexible. Idk the thought of doing it that way doesn't seem comfortable to me! I always go between my legs in the front.

I think I have a fear, if I did it your way, that I would get shit up my ass crack 😂

Yet I have no issues with DH shoving his toes in my crack when we sit on the floor at the coffee table to eat dinner.

kpearse99

@inthewoods23 I'm literally cracking up at my desk right now... my co-worker just popped her head over the cubby window to see what I was laughing at    

inthewoods23

@kpearse99 I have to muffle my laughter so much at work sometimes 😆 especially read our Funny Friday thread

willashbaby

The only thing getting me through work today is knowing that I'm picking up a piece of jewelry at fedex on the way home!

bows22

I wipe like @kpearse99 does and I think I would fall forward if I did it @inthewoods23 way!

kpearse99

@bows22 I just spit out my water laughing!!!    

emeraldduchess

Note to self: don't check fffc during lunch! 🤣🤣🤣

kpearse99

@emeraldduchess You leaned more about us than you probably ever wanted to know, huh?!?! 

krash_

So maybe my FFFC is that I wipe front an back separately. I do back first from around the back and then front through the legs. Maybe I'm over complicating things but I've never gotten reoccurring UTI's. 

Secondary FFFC: I'm in a meeting right now not paying attention at all. Budgets and accruals are boring. 

kpearse99

This is how I feel about all of our wiping habits.... 

linzrunz

Also here for baby yoda!

@mvt2003 I'm right there with you.  My poor niece is 19 and I've had to explain SOOO much to her.  School systems failed.  Well, that and her mom knows nothing either and confused her even more.  Now any sex/reproductive health questions, she just comes to me.

My FFFC stems off of @krash_ 's .... but I think budgets and accruals are interesting.  But I used to be an accountant so there's that.  #numbernerd

bluetickgal

@emeraldduchess yay for all things baby Yoda!! 😍

I’m with @krash_ on the wiping, except I do the opposite, front first then back...and I’ve also not had reoccurring UTI’s. That may be overkill, but I’m ok with that. Also never thought I’d be sharing this with anyone! 

@linzrunz I second that...budgets and accruals are cool! 

AFM...I’m 33 years old and I just accidentally swallowed my gum like a 5 year old! 

bows22

My phone is dying and I’m sad because basically the whole firm is here today so I can’t go steal someone’s charger. I don’t want to have to actually ask haha 

kpearse99

@bluetickgal ugh!!!! Now it will sit in your stomach for 7 years!!    Have you ever accidentally swallowed an ice cube??!! It's the worst because not only do you think you're going to choke but as it melts it burns!! 

bluetickgal

@kpearse99 haha, I actually thought about that when it happened! I remember an old man from church telling me that when I was little and it has stuck with me...so it’ll be gone when I’m 40 I guess! Great! 😂 I feel like I have, and I remember it not being something I wanted to happen again!! 

emeraldduchess

@kpearse99 we already know all about each other's utes, CM, ovaries, etc. Wiping habits is literally the same neighborhood. 

willashbaby

I know this isn't most people's cup of tea but the snake ring is new to finish my "stack" when I'm feeling sassy 🐍

fitzfizz

FFFC: My Alma mater won the national championship this week. It is all everyone around me can talk about, so I have been blatantly lying about having watched it. Did not watch even a minute 🤷🏼‍♀️

@mvt2003 I definitely agree! It is appalling what people do not know. IVF is somewhat specialized so I can *almost* understand not knowing about it, but the amount of sexually active adults who do not understand basic reproduction is frightening. 

@bluetickgal Yesterday I accidentally swallowed a (still mostly dry) full cough drop. I am 31. I felt like an idiot for a while after that one! 

NamelessAria

@willashbaby I'm actually loving the snake ring. It's so cool and unique. 

My FFFC is that I already have an eyeshadow palette I preordered (the Alma palette from Amiheartsbeauty) that has not even arrived yet and I'm already planning my next eyeshadow purchase when Clionadh has their sale on the 21st. I'm a sucker for multichromes and several of those shades will be coming home to me. I'm becoming a makeup hoarder because I have more eyeshadow right now than I can realistically get through before it starts to go off. 😬

emeraldduchess

@willashbaby that snake ring is cool!

willashbaby

@NamelessAria and @emeraldduchess thank you! Jewelry is my side-hustle so I tend to have a lot of funky pieces