~*FFFC!*~

Canya615

Third of all: unless you name one kid Isabella Sophia and another Fartface McWeenerbratzen, your kids names won't clash. 

 

I think i just peed a little!!! Thanks for that

ashleyr87

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

mishele

I get a sort of satisfaction when I see FB friends post complaining about their account being hacked or getting a virus after "liking" every single thing that passes their computer screen, sending constant drinks/gifts/hugs/kisses/etc, subscribing to every application offered to them, and posting links to every website known to man.  It cracks me up that they seem shocked. 

MaryHCagle

My FFFC:  I am tired of people questioning or giving me the side-eye when they find out we are going to bank the baby's cord blood.  Seriously, I do not care if you choose or do not choose to do so for your own child; that is your choice.  But please, don't side-eye me for my parenting decisions or question me about the cost.  Go research it yourself and find the best option for your family. 

ashleyr87

lily87:

Can I add a second? It just came to me.

I really hate it when people eat weird, smelly items in meetings or class- anywhere where people are confined and have no choice but to be stuck, subjected to your smelly food.

Especially, when this is a 1-2 hour meeting. Come on you can wait. (FWIW- my donut consumption yesterday was a 6 hour meeting).

 But, my example, is during this meeting all of the sudden I smelled hard-boiled eggs. I turned behind me and the lady running the meeting actually had a carton of a dozen eggs, hard boiled, and was cracking them off the side of a desk, shelling them and eating them!!! Aside from the smell, this was just plain weird. The next day, she was ripping deli meat from the bag and eating it with her hands. At least bring the eggs shelled...who cracks them off a desk?

Obviously, she is on atkins or south beach...and I respect that. But, that is a weird thing to do in a meeting. And, I just think it is wrong to subject people to smelly things like hard boiled eggs or tuna in a classroom or meeting!

 

 

Ewww..not just that, but having to watch her eat the eggs... blech.

JrsGurl1823

veronicafvr:

lily87:

I have had a donut every day for 3 weeks now I would normally justify this by saying that after the weight loss- my dr. said it was ok to eat anything that I can keep down. Ok, yes, this is true. But, the fact is, I tried donuts and not something healthier. lol. I need to try some better things. But, once I find something I can keep down, I just eat it non-stop.

Also, this week I had to be at a 6 hour meeting every day until today, with minimal breaks...well instead of the donuts...I bought a bag of munchkins and ate them from under the table. 

Ok I know you mean that you put the bag under the table and would sneak one up to your mouth every now and then but I prefer to picture you crouched under the table hovering over the bag like a doggy protecting its food. 

This just made my day : D 

ohsaysaysay

I posted this in UO yesterday, but I was late so i'm gonna post it here too because it bugs me so much! 

1. Who really cares about the definition of "natural birth", worry about your own baby in your own body and your own labour.  Then call it whatever the hell you want to.  As long as you and your baby are healthy, why the hell does it matter what other people are calling their labour?

2. Sometimes I worry that the Americans on the board think I'm weird for spelling things the Canadian way. ex: "labour"

 

 

windsongs

1.Last night my husband downloaded hypnobabies and happiest baby on the block from a torrent site. I was about to either buy the classes or the online hypno babies set and through this act of illegal downloading we saved between $200- $400 dollars.

2. I am afraid of cats. I wish I could like them but I don't understand why they need to claw and bite me to play. Last night I had a dream that I had to protect my dog from a group of mean cats and we were both terrified!

 

 

 

Laceface7

lily87:

veronicafvr:

lily87:

I have had a donut every day for 3 weeks now I would normally justify this by saying that after the weight loss- my dr. said it was ok to eat anything that I can keep down. Ok, yes, this is true. But, the fact is, I tried donuts and not something healthier. lol. I need to try some better things. But, once I find something I can keep down, I just eat it non-stop.

Also, this week I had to be at a 6 hour meeting every day until today, with minimal breaks...well instead of the donuts...I bought a bag of munchkins and ate them from under the table. 

Ok I know you mean that you put the bag under the table and would sneak one up to your mouth every now and then but I prefer to picture you crouched under the table hovering over the bag like a doggy protecting its food. 

Lol...at points I felt like that. Someone asked for one and I shared...but I really wanted to tell him he was taking the donut hole from my baby! lol

 

HAHAHA this is too stinking funny!!!! .....whats sad is most of us have probably had a similar moment like this.

Yesterday my whole office went to Cheddars for a going away luncheon for a girl in the office. The lady next to me ordered a salad, and I did not. Well.....these salads come with AMAZING fresh baked warm fluffy croissant rolls dripping in honey butter. .....she caught me eyeing her roll, and said I could have it. I shamelessly took it...

marriedfilingjointly

I'm tired of people saying their fetus tested positive for Downs Syndrome.  No it didn't.  It's not a positive/negative test.  It's just increased risk, and most of the time, it isn't even that high.  I'm also annoyed at their doctors letting them leave the office thinking their kid definitely has Downs.  My midwives explain the capabilities of every test to me, and they carefully explain the results of each test.  Maybe I'm just lucky?  But if they didn't, I would ask or look it up, because I like knowing stuff.  The more you know . . .

MrsMVM

ashleyr87:

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

Same. DREAD. Sometimes it plagues me. I try to think of positives, like trips to the gym or shopping if I want, leaving her and DH home with baby, but mostly, just I want to cry my eyes out at the thought of the visits. There will be so many.

LaComtesse

amandaloren:

LaComtesse:

amandaloren:

I think its ridiculous to ask internet strangers what you think of your potential baby name. When you get down to it, its yours and Dh's decision...nobody elses.

On that note, the idea of "sibsets" is God-awful to me. Like it matters if your kid's names "go together," whatever the hell that means. First of all: they're children, not accessories. They don't have to match. Second of all: chances are, the names you like will be similar, since you like them both. Third of all: unless you name one kid Isabella Sophia and another Fartface McWeenerbratzen, your kids names won't clash. 

LMAO, why you hating? that name was on my list...

To quote every post on the naming board...

"Well, if you have a family connection to it that's okay." ;-) I'm sure little Fartface will grow up to be amazing.

JenniferAnnes

DH's family is coming to visit in 2 weeks...this will mean an additional 6 people staying at our house for the weekend.  MIL keeps saying how she can't wait to decorate our nursery for us.  We're going to paint and set the whole room up this weekend so she can't take it over.  I understand that she wants to be involved, but I feel like the nursery is a project for DH and me.  Plus, our style is NOTHING like hers.  I just want to scream at her "this is our baby, not yours!!!!"

lmjt

MrsMVM:

ashleyr87:

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

Same. DREAD. Sometimes it plagues me. I try to think of positives, like trips to the gym or shopping if I want, leaving her and DH home with baby, but mostly, just I want to cry my eyes out at the thought of the visits. There will be so many.

My MIL always calls and asks how 'her baby' is. I tell her that Jim (my H) is fine. He's her baby. James is MY baby. She needs to get that sh!t straight.  

I secretly envy people who's IL's live far, far away. China would not be far enough away for my MIL.  

LaComtesse

lily87:

LaComtesse:

amandaloren:

I think its ridiculous to ask internet strangers what you think of your potential baby name. When you get down to it, its yours and Dh's decision...nobody elses.

I also wonder why the hell people post certain things on this board. Like when a person with 30 posts who has a ticker maybe but no pics to recoginize this poster comes on and says "Oh It's a boy!" Um, sorry but who are you? Seriously I really don't care that a stranger that has never introduced themselves to us is having a boy. congrats

Yep. And I say this as someone who bums around the naming board. Hey, I may not need people's opinions on my awesome, awesome name, but I'm happy to give them mine on whatever trainwreck they've concocted if they ask for it ;-)

On that note, the idea of "sibsets" is God-awful to me. Like it matters if your kid's names "go together," whatever the hell that means. First of all: they're children, not accessories. They don't have to match. Second of all: chances are, the names you like will be similar, since you like them both. Third of all: unless you name one kid Isabella Sophia and another Fartface McWeenerbratzen, your kids names won't clash. 

Agreed on the sibsets. Not to mention...most of these people will spend most of their lives away from their siblings- in work or school, in other circles. So why does it matter? You only use their names together while they are little. 

Exactly. This is so a non-issue. "First-world problems"...

Cheryl162

I feel awful putting this up, but I can't say this in real life:  I wish my grandmother-in-law would give up and pass on.  She's 93, senile, in a home, and has had several emergency health issues crop up in the last few months.  Up until they had to put her in assisted living, she lived next door to my MIL and her sister, and I know they are taking the brunt of this, financially and emotionally. 

I also really wish my SIL would stop putting updates about her issues on Facebook.  My MIL is treating this as a private matter and tries not to burden anybody with the day-to-day issues of a sick mother, but my SIL is constantly putting statuses like, "Pray for her, it doesn't look good" and "Had to call the ambulance again today."  My husband and I live three hours away, and I'm really tired of him finding out his grandmother "is about to die" via Facebook.

memali26

amandaloren:

I also wonder why the hell people post certain things on this board. Like when a person with 30 posts who has a ticker maybe but no pics to recoginize this poster comes on and says "Oh It's a boy!" Um, sorry but who are you? Seriously I really don't care that a stranger that has never introduced themselves to us is having a boy. congrats

I have no pics in my siggy for privacy reasons, so while I post here and there on several boards I'm sure no one knows or recognizes me. I don't care if they do or not, and I'll keep posting anyway. You're free to not care about what people who haven't formally introduced themselves post, and we're free to continue to post whatever we want

JrsGurl1823

ashleyr87:

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

 

This will be me fore sure!! My MIL lives maybe 10 mins away, and shes already complains that shes doesnt see her son enough, even though we are there AT LEAST once a week, I cant imagine how it will be after the baby comes. 

LaComtesse

lmjt:

MrsMVM:

ashleyr87:

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

Same. DREAD. Sometimes it plagues me. I try to think of positives, like trips to the gym or shopping if I want, leaving her and DH home with baby, but mostly, just I want to cry my eyes out at the thought of the visits. There will be so many.

My MIL always calls and asks how 'her baby' is. I tell her that Jim (my H) is fine. He's her baby. James is MY baby. She needs to get that sh!t straight.  

I secretly envy people who's IL's live far, far away. China would not be far enough away for my MIL.  

I would deck her. Seriously. Right in the face. Totally unacceptable. 

Yeah, I pity all you poor women with in-laws that close. ILs are 3,000 miles away, my own parents are an hour and a half or so--perfect set-up. 

mollybloom

MrsMVM:

ashleyr87:

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

Same. DREAD. Sometimes it plagues me. I try to think of positives, like trips to the gym or shopping if I want, leaving her and DH home with baby, but mostly, just I want to cry my eyes out at the thought of the visits. There will be so many.

We put or ILs on a once a month schedule soon after we got together, but the way MIL is talking, she is going to be at my home constantly. My DH told her that there is to be no "stopping by", no "just in the neighborhood", and that visits will be limited to maybe once a week.

Just as a refresher, this is the woman who refers to the baby as "my sons baby". I was once introduced as "the girl carrying my son's baby", to which I turned to the person I was being introduced to and said "No,  I am Marissa, Alex's wife".

My FFFC: I despise when FTMs give advice like they have had children before. I love getting advice (whether I choose to use the advice or not) from moms with experience, but some FTMs put themselves up pretty high on their horses.

Laceface7

ashleyr87:

One thing I am dreading after having the baby is the amount of time my mother in law will be at my house. I can already see me ranting to DH after she leaves "IT'S MY BABY, NOT HERS".

She lives 2 minutes up the road.

TO CLOSE FOR COMFORT!!!!

siren0076

amandaloren:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with piercing a babys ears or painting their toenails (as long as they aren't sucking on their feet). I think it looks cute and if the parents want to its their decision. It's not like either is permanent.

 

No flaming...you know I love my TTGP girls. However, I know a woman that pierced her little boys' ears and I think that is simply awful. 

mishele

Cheryl162:

I feel awful putting this up, but I can't say this in real life:  I wish my grandmother-in-law would give up and pass on.  She's 93, senile, in a home, and has had several emergency health issues crop up in the last few months.  Up until they had to put her in assisted living, she lived next door to my MIL and her sister, and I know they are taking the brunt of this, financially and emotionally. 

I also really wish my SIL would stop putting updates about her issues on Facebook.  My MIL is treating this as a private matter and tries not to burden anybody with the day-to-day issues of a sick mother, but my SIL is constantly putting statuses like, "Pray for her, it doesn't look good" and "Had to call the ambulance again today."  My husband and I live three hours away, and I'm really tired of him finding out his grandmother "is about to die" via Facebook.

I completely understand where you're coming from.  It sounds strange at first, wishing someone would pass on.  Last August, my aunt was dying of lung cancer.  She could barely breathe and she was in an immense amount of pain.  The painkillers they had her on to manage the pain were so strong, she was barely awake for 10 minutes throughout the day, and even then she was really foggy.  I secretly hoped she would peacefully drift off and be out of the pain. 

The day she passed, my mom got the call that it was nearing the end.  She and I were on our way over when I checked FB from my phone and there were already several posts from my family saying RIP.  My aunt was a very private person and had she known that people would be posting her death mere seconds after she died on FB, she would have been mortified.  Probably the reason why I have such strong feelings about privacy and FB today. 

Azrayla

Late to this one.. here's mine.. now ladies this may be a little rough on you and I've held it in all these past fridays but I will confess.. you ready????

I...am... AWESOME! There I said it.. phew.

Okay sorry I got nothing.. I pierced my daughters ears and she's freakin adorable!..I don't care what kind of birth you have.. I let my daughter watch far too much tv.. I don't wear pants 80% of the time.. don't have pants right now! Im addicted to icecream..I often wonder how my life would be different if I were raised "normal"..

uh that's it.. I've been good all week..

amandaloren

memali26:

amandaloren:

I also wonder why the hell people post certain things on this board. Like when a person with 30 posts who has a ticker maybe but no pics to recoginize this poster comes on and says "Oh It's a boy!" Um, sorry but who are you? Seriously I really don't care that a stranger that has never introduced themselves to us is having a boy. congrats

I have no pics in my siggy for privacy reasons, so while I post here and there on several boards I'm sure no one knows or recognizes me. I don't care if they do or not, and I'll keep posting anyway. You're free to not care about what people who haven't formally introduced themselves post, and we're free to continue to post whatever we want

didn't say you weren't...

amandaloren

siren0076:

amandaloren:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with piercing a babys ears or painting their toenails (as long as they aren't sucking on their feet). I think it looks cute and if the parents want to its their decision. It's not like either is permanent.

 

No flaming...you know I love my TTGP girls. However, I know a woman that pierced her little boys' ears and I think that is simply awful. 

I agree! I was only referring to girls lol

wnk1029

My confession...

I'm feeling tired and lethargic today, and my little guy is clingy and crabby, so I've been letting him sit on my lap watching Sesame Street on YouTube while I do my meal planning and check up on TB.  I hate admitting using TV as a "distraction" for him, but there was no way I was going to get a grocery list done today without something to keep him occupied.

natkay02

siren0076:

amandaloren:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with piercing a babys ears or painting their toenails (as long as they aren't sucking on their feet). I think it looks cute and if the parents want to its their decision. It's not like either is permanent.

 

No flaming...you know I love my TTGP girls. However, I know a woman that pierced her little boys' ears and I think that is simply awful. 

That's just strange to me.

I agree with the poster that said they don't consider ear piercing as permanent because you can choose wear earrings or not. Whether they grow back or don't grow back, it's just a tiny harmless hole. I've honestly never met someone who's said, "man I sure wish I would have never pierced my ears and was left with this tiny hole to deal with."  Not sure if I'd pierce my baby's ears or not, but I don't see what the big deal is.

My FFFC: This makes me sound pretty bad, but I am just slightly worried my own child will get on my nerves. I love babies but find kids extremely annoying.

cheezemonger

I have turned into the dreaded pregnant lady b!tch monster this morning.  3 weeks of a nasty cold plus no sleep because I am constantly peeing because I am constantly drinking water at night because I can't breathe through my nose.  I just slammed the door to my office so I don't have to listen to my boss.  I am so cranky and just VANT TO BE ALONE!  I'm hot and tired and hate my job today.  We'll see how this turns out.

megpeg01

I actually have a confession this week! A super exciting one, at that.

I have never seen a horror movie, or even parts of a horror movie (other than previews at a movie).

I would get nightmares after watching Rescue 911 as a little girl, so I just know my brain would not be able to handle it!!

LaComtesse

natkay02:

siren0076:

amandaloren:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with piercing a babys ears or painting their toenails (as long as they aren't sucking on their feet). I think it looks cute and if the parents want to its their decision. It's not like either is permanent.

 

No flaming...you know I love my TTGP girls. However, I know a woman that pierced her little boys' ears and I think that is simply awful. 

That's just strange to me.

I agree with the poster that said they don't consider ear piercing as permanent because you can choose wear earrings or not. Whether they grow back or don't grow back, it's just a tiny harmless hole. I've honestly never met someone who's said, "man I sure wish I would have never pierced my ears and was left with this tiny hole to deal with."  Not sure if I'd pierce my baby's ears or not, but I don't see what the big deal is.

My FFFC: This makes me sound pretty bad, but I am just slightly worried my own child will get on my nerves. I love babies but find kids extremely annoying.

If you can find a single parent who doesn't get annoyed by their children, madam, I will give you a shiny nickle.

I say this as a first time mom myself, so wtf do I know, but I get the impression that a lot of us are like "Yeah, it's going to be hard work, but I'm going to stare lovingly in my baby's eyes and always know the hard work is worth it."

I think this will be the first myth to be shattered. Parents who don't get annoyed by their kids or doubt themselves, etc at least sometimes, just do not exist. 

tpandr08

I love Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family!  I am obsessed with it and I think Daren Kagasoff (Ricky) is super sexy (he's only 2 years younger so it's all good)

TinaL99

natkay02:

My FFFC: This makes me sound pretty bad, but I am just slightly worried my own child will get on my nerves. I love babies but find kids extremely annoying.

S/he will, it's inevitable.  But then they smile at you and you forget why you were annoyed!

FFFC: My ILs live next door to us (separated by about 2 acres of trees) and I love them more than my own family at times!  They took DD last night for a couple of hours so DH & I could pack for vacation.  DH & I took the opportunity to have sex....twice. 

TeamJAS

I think it?s hilarious when someone farts when they first sit down to go to the bathroom. I actually laugh out loud. It?s so embarrassing, I can?t help but laugh. I would probably die right there on the toilet if it happened to me (I hope I didn?t just jinx myself).  I also usually rush out to tell my DH about it too. He laughs, but has seen and heard much worse. Recent example: Random Asian guy washing his d!ck at the sink in the mall restroom. WTH?

Azrayla

Oh here's one.. ill be excited for sept to come and have us all talking baby talk but im not looking toward to the lame third tri mucus plug.. mini am I in labor freak outs hospital bag talks and all that..

Mucus plugs grow back doesn't mean squat regarding labor mine never came out.. you don't need to bring your house in your hospital bag.. if contractions are painful and frequent you should probably go to the L&D or if you're leaking fluid.. breaking water is also not like hollywood waterfalls either that gush out your pants..

FWIW I totally posted on the bump when my water broke with dd before I packed my hospital bag and even called the hospital..im a hypocrite ill admit that but like I said it was due to no hollywood gush no pain and it felt like urine..

ajwils_04

kleu9:

I have absolutely no "real" work to do today and all of the leaders are out of town for an off-site conference...so I am sitting here in my jeans and old navy zip up at my desk with about 5 different baby shopping websites up, my ipod playing, some thank you cards out that I need to write...yeah you get the picture.

THIS!  This is me today, but because all the big wigs are on vacay and I'm saving mine up for maternity leave!

natkay02

LaComtesse:

natkay02:

siren0076:

amandaloren:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with piercing a babys ears or painting their toenails (as long as they aren't sucking on their feet). I think it looks cute and if the parents want to its their decision. It's not like either is permanent.

 

No flaming...you know I love my TTGP girls. However, I know a woman that pierced her little boys' ears and I think that is simply awful. 

That's just strange to me.

I agree with the poster that said they don't consider ear piercing as permanent because you can choose wear earrings or not. Whether they grow back or don't grow back, it's just a tiny harmless hole. I've honestly never met someone who's said, "man I sure wish I would have never pierced my ears and was left with this tiny hole to deal with."  Not sure if I'd pierce my baby's ears or not, but I don't see what the big deal is.

My FFFC: This makes me sound pretty bad, but I am just slightly worried my own child will get on my nerves. I love babies but find kids extremely annoying.

If you can find a single parent who doesn't get annoyed by their children, madam, I will give you a shiny nickle.

I say this as a first time mom myself, so wtf do I know, but I get the impression that a lot of us are like "Yeah, it's going to be hard work, but I'm going to stare lovingly in my baby's eyes and always know the hard work is worth it."

I think this will be the first myth to be shattered. Parents who don't get annoyed by their kids or doubt themselves, etc at least sometimes, just do not exist. 

Makes sense. I realize that parenting won't be a walk in the park, but as a FTM it's just hard to imagine when I see some annoying seven year old doing being loud adn obnoxious that I will have a child like that in seven years. It is just difficult to comprehend and freaks me out a little!

Azrayla

tpandr08:

I love Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family!

My mom watches that show.. its so lame.. DH suggested making a drinking game out of how often they say the word sex.. one episode wed be trashed the first fifteen minutes!

natkay02

TinaL99:

natkay02:

My FFFC: This makes me sound pretty bad, but I am just slightly worried my own child will get on my nerves. I love babies but find kids extremely annoying.

S/he will, it's inevitable.  But then they smile at you and you forget why you were annoyed!

Aw.

jhop712

memali26:

amandaloren:

I also wonder why the hell people post certain things on this board. Like when a person with 30 posts who has a ticker maybe but no pics to recoginize this poster comes on and says "Oh It's a boy!" Um, sorry but who are you? Seriously I really don't care that a stranger that has never introduced themselves to us is having a boy. congrats

I have no pics in my siggy for privacy reasons, so while I post here and there on several boards I'm sure no one knows or recognizes me. I don't care if they do or not, and I'll keep posting anyway. You're free to not care about what people who haven't formally introduced themselves post, and we're free to continue to post whatever we want

Agreed. I don't feel that I should be "kicked out of the club" just because I only get on here every few weeks and don't post much!