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June 2011 Moms
UO Thursday
I think Adele is overrated.
So are girl scout cookies....
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I think shopping at warehouse stores is stupid. I've been through both a Sams and a Costco, and know for sure that I can get almost everything cheaper by shopping sales at my regular grocery store. I know Costco has some specialty brands and products, but it doesn't seem worth the price of a membership or an extra trip to another store.
I am thinking that I agree. However, I wanted to go look at Sam's and see if it would be beneficial to us since I will be staying at home with the girls starting in May and will have to buy more groceries.
i think that we live in a society where people don't think before they type. in today's age, where we are all relying on written communication more and more, you HAVE to read what you type before you hit submit. i think a lot of the drama on this board, FB, in the work place ect. could be avoided if we all just took 2 minutes to read what we've just typed and ask "does this truly convey the point i would like to get across? am i using the proper tone?"
Lost Lilah (Audra's twin) at 26 weeks. Cause unknown. Forever in our hearts
I want to chop off all his hair. I don't even think women should flip their hair like that, much less a man. It makes me crazy.
I totally agree about Adele. Her voice annoys the $h!t out of me.
My second UO probably more of pet peeve but I can't stand when people say drawling instead of drawing. I just want to ask if the person is 5 years old and if not pick up a dictionary.
I totally agree!!! I'm not into him or his singing!
I have a strong dislike for American Idol and similar shows.
I couldn't tell you anything that Adele has done.
Girl Scout cookies are awesomeness!
I hate the word doula.
I love Adele and Girl Scout cookies!!!
I can't think of a good UO right now...
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w
BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w
BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d
BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
My Blog: Decorate This
I can't stand it when parents get all butt hurt that their kids aren't invited to a wedding or an adults only party. If you are that upset don't go to the wedding or party.
This was a big issue for my SIL for her wedding that was this past weekend. It was no kids and her grandmother threw a fit and threatened not to come and her in-laws were just a-holes and brought their 4 year old grandson.
It's at the discretion of the person hosting the wedding or party who they would like to invite. It costs a ton of money to host a wedding, I would want to cut costs where I could. Frankly as a guest, I like a wedding where I can drink and dance and not have to worry about a bunch of kids running around and screaming.
Years ago, my ex boyfriend's cousin got married...and they decided for whatever reason it was going to be an adults only affair. I was fine with it. However, the entire rest of the family had an absolute fit over this. I mean it got nasty, my ex's family (parents, sisters and their families, etc.) boycotted the wedding. I mean, this was my ex's father's deceased twin brother's son (somewhere there's a joke) and they all boycotted the wedding. Did not speak for the years. My final good deed for that family was bringing them all together when the grandmother was dying from colon cancer. But oh I was so irritated with all of them for being so pigheaded because their kids weren't allowed to go (it was at the art museum and quite pricey...I could totally understand why no kids).
Sometimes I get frustrated having a late June baby on this board. I think we were like 3 days into June and there were already, "How much did LO weigh at 9 month visit?"-type posts. I want to say, "Let me get back to you in 24 days." 3 weeks later I know, but I'm not going to go back and answer now.
It feels like there are more early (and pre-June for that matter, LOs) - or maybe the early mommas are just excited and eager - but maybe there are lots of late June and July mommas out there too, but just don't get to weigh in on some of those posts either, and everyone has already moved onto new topics. Nothing people can really do about it, just saying.
V was born July 1 so I know what you mean. I think it is great to read about what all the babies are doing and see what is coming. And sometimes I get to be proud that he already does certain things even though he is 1-2 months younger than the other June babies. After his 9 month appointment this coming Monday I will be happy to compare stats with you
Late June mama here (June 26th)! I can commiserate. I wonder if more late June mamas just lurk because their questions get answered before they need to ask them. That's part of the reason I lurked when we were pregnant. I felt like people here would have moved on from whatever it was I was going through, since they were 4 weeks ahead of me (I was due June 30th).
I agree, it's kind of annoying...but the good side is that we get to see what other LOs are doing just ahead of ours and know that certain things might be just around the corner (like the 4MW back when our LOs were still just 3 months).
My food & craft blog: Fraises et Tartines
BFP #2: 9/29/12; EDD 6/8/2013; m/c 10/5/2012
BFP#3: 1/29/13; EDD 10/5/2013 - Baby Claire arrived 10/6/2013
I don't think there are more early moms, I just think that by the time the majority of us get there, we don't all post about it bc there have already been so many posts about it. We just had our 9 month this week!
25th percentile all the way!
Word.
Ugh, same here. And his hair totally sicks me out.
My DD is a day younger. I know how you feel. Sometimes I feel like she's behind when I read bump posts and then I do a reality check. She started crawling yesterday, so she's right on schedule. She doesn't talk, or wave, or high five, or clap. No biggie, though. I'm sure she'll figure it out. I pushed back her 9 month check-up due to a trip (it was today), so now we have to wait till the 17th.
Oh, yeah, I need a UO...I don't like clothes from thrift stores for DD. I will wear them, but I don't like it when my mom buys clothes there for her. Before I get seriously flamed, she has tons of clothes already, some which are hand-me-downs from a friend. She doesn't need 8 pairs of jean dresses and jumpers my mom bought at Good Will. I like to know where the clothes come from. I feel guilty about it, but that's how I feel. I told my mom thank you and I might donate them after taking a few pictures. She has more clothes than she can possibly wear anyhow. I already passed some on to friends.
Whoo hoo! We are kindred spirits...with kindred-sized babies! LOL!
And as other PPs have said (because I don't know how to quote multiple posts), I DO LOVE that I get to read things that are useful for us in the coming weeks!
Except for her giant head. I think her head was like 70th percentile? So much for DH's theory that hairbow headbands are shrinking it!
Like everything else, it depends on what you buy. My mom's been saving money by buying certain frozen foods and other non-perishables there, because she makes fewer trips to the grocery store that way. I know it's cheaper to buy milk there, that's one of the reasons I tag along with mom when she goes.... But after recent events I won't be going anymore (double charged my credit card and are arguing with me about it).
I think Dave Ramsey is overrated. I've known several people that swear by his program and are still in major debt....
Lol, I always thought I was in the minority that I LOVE all those things.
I have a Scentsy warmer in every room and a bag full of scents, I bought a ton of 31 products for Christmas presents, my entire kitchen is Pampered Chef (I even had a PC wedding shower), I use Rodan+Fields facial products (because it's amazing stuff!!), and most of my good jewelry is Lia Sephia.
Although, all of this may be because I have a good friend that sells each of those lines (along with a friend who sells Premier Jewelry... but I personally don't care for their products).
WORD. Please don't invite your friends to buy crap (yes, it is CRAP) so that YOU can get free stuff. It is so tacky.
I must be Mexican deep down!
I don't like even the tiniest hint of pink in my meat!!!
haha! i refuse to eat steak while i'm preggers b.c anything other that med rare makes me gag.
I agree that by just simply buying in bulk you won't automatically save a lot of money, but if you coupon clip and look for sales you can do very well. We only shop at BJ's and we spend $600 per month on everything- I could never do that well at our local A & P- so it is possible to do better when buying in bulk it's just not as easy as walking through the door.
There is "swearing" by Dave Ramsey, and then there is actually practicing Dave Ramsey. There are so many people that want to get out of debt (like a friend of mine who will remain nameless) but they go out to eat ALL THE TIME, buy every new gadget that pops up etc (hello new truck with a $400 a month payment for the next 7 years). If you aren't following the program, you aren't getting anywhere.
Also it took us a long time to see the light at the end of the tunnel, because the reason we got on the program was because our income had dropped. So many people are up to their eyeballs in debt and can barely make the minimum payments on their CC's that it will take years to get out of debt, I'm just glad we caught ourselves before things got worse!
People look at the program like it's supposed to be magic or something, it's not, it's hard work and discipline.
I'm a late June Mama. I'm definitely more of a lurker, partially because I never really seem to have time to come on here anymore, but also because a lot of the time LO hasn't reached that milestone/age yet.
It is nice though because a lot of my questions get answered way before I even ask them.
I don't really have an UO, other than the fact that I don't really get the whole Pinterest thing (which I think has been said before). I mean I like using it for recipes sometimes, but it's really not that exciting to me.
Please stop lurking and post more b.c your siggy pic is ADORABLE!!!
THIS, THIS, THIS! O.M.G., I want to eat his cheeks.
You are absolutely right.
I hate to say it, but I think a lot of the people I know that "swear" by Dave Ramsey, are only saying it so they sound like they are trying to improve their situation.... But they do just what you are talking about... "Oh, I'm trying to save money and not spend as much..... Hey, let's go to *insert random restaurant* for dinner tonight!" It just frustrates me and makes me want to scream at them... If you don't have the money to make your car payment, you don't have the money to go to dinner.... HOW is that so hard to comprehend!?
Another aggravation is the three couples I know that filed for bankruptcy.... One did it after completely remodeling their kitchen so they didn't have to pay for it. (They told their grandparents that's exactly why they did it). To me that's fraud. My parent's neighbor filed bankruptcy and since then I've seen Pampered Chef boxes sitting on their doorstep, brand new furniture being delivered, brand new door on their house.... It just irritates me that people file for bankruptcy and then do the exact same stuff that landed them in bankruptcy to begin with.
I like being a competitive mum. motherhood really is a sport - and i kinda like it that way