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Unpopular Opinion
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If you post a popular opinion you will be reported for your shenanigans and subject to group shunning.
My UO is that I think moms are weird if they are still talking about their birth experience a year later. I see threads about who was in the labor room, who had a c section, who went natural and I think it's a year later, we have toddlers, does anyone still give a shiit?
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Re: Unpopular Opinion
The "OMG my kid won't take a sippy!" posts are absurd. I think everyone who wants to get rid of the bottle but is unwilling to do it cold turkey is WEAK! There, I said it.
I'm not saying it's bad to keep a bottle past one year, but if you want to get rid of it, throw the damn things away and deal with the protesting for a few days.
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My UO: I don't like when parent give their kids kisses on the mouth. It just seems weird to me. I know a lot of people do it, but i just can't imagine doing it.
Edit: I should add for older kids. I was watching a show at the gym, yesterday and a mother gave her 16 year old daughter a kiss on the lips, i though it was weird.
I still talk about my birth experience but it's because I have issues. So, I guess I also agree it's weird and I wish I could move on.
My UO - I dislike the big first birthday hats. I think they make the poor babies look weird.
Stork delivered my baby. How about you?
My UO: I like Chinese food better than "American" food. Since American food just changes up every other ethnic food, nothing is original as far as I know. Maybe peanut butter and jelly. And I don't want Americanized Chinese food. I want that shiit to be authentic. Like, plant me in a hole in the wall restaurant and feed me somethin' funky!
Also, unrelated to UO, I just noticed my kid has cheerios stuck to his forehead. Made me laugh...
Reported for shenanigans. Birthday hats really? What next, you think bows bigger than a baby's head are silly too?
When I was in Malaysia I had authentic chinese food and then had to go poop in a hole instead of a toilet. I'm all set on that for a while.
ITA. I live one town away from Flushing and have access to all kinds of great Chinese food, including restaurants that specialize in specific types of Chinese cuisine (Taiwanese, Sichuan, Cantonese, Shanghaiese, Hunan, etc.) Plus, my in-laws make homestyle Taiwanese food, too. I've been very spoiled.
Based on the pictures I see on here, it's not so unpopular!
I recently found out that my MIL grew up crapping in a hole in the floor in the middle of her house as a child in Taiwan.. You should have thought ahead, though, and brought some Depends!
I also cannot move on. The trauma is hard for me to forget.
Okay who wants to hear my story?!?!
Yes. I just said last night while we ate "hot pot" that I was so happy I married into a Chinese family. My MIL has taken us into the city and such to eat REAL Chinese food. Hehe.
OMG, love hot pot. It's one of my very favorite things to eat. I just had it on Sunday and it was heavenly. Yay for authentic Chinese / Taiwanese food!
I still talk about my birth experience, but it was horrible. Weird? Probably. If it bothers me that much still, I should probably find someone to talk to about it so that I can move on.
My UO: I can't STAND Jillian Michaels. Her 30 day shred is annoying and the reps are uneven. You need symmetry if you are doing strength training and it gets on my nerves. Also, her kettlebell workout is ridiculous. The weight is too light and her form blows. And what's up with the diet pills that she is peddling? I think that most sensible people know that a pill is not the answer to long-term weight loss. Grrr...
It annoys the hell out of me that she is making $$$ to put her name on a bunch of garbage.
Mikaela is going to have a little brother!
I also wish that I were Chinese because then I'd have this super fast metabolism and pretty, shiny black hair. And I'd likely not get stretch marks, and my body would bounce back after having a baby. You will NOT find an overweight person on my in-laws side. Yay, whitey!! I hope my kid does not have my genes in those regards!! Also, I just discovered Chinese grapefruit yesterday. OMG... I have no idea grapefruit could be the size of my head, literally.
Mikaela is going to have a little brother!
Ok.... I guess mine is that I HATE authentic Chinese food. I only like about 3 American Chinese dishes though, to be fair.
Before any questions if I've "really" had authentic chinese....my sister's husband is Chinese, I've eaten his parents cooking several times (they came over from Hong Kong), and been to China Town with them for family celebrations. I've had IT ALL and I don't get why people (including my sister) like it.
Hahahahahahaahahahahahaha!!!!!!
I have another UO, and I'll probably get reported for shenanigans because I don't think it is all that unpopular. But I could be wrong.
I think germaphobic parents are completely obnoxious. My father became this MONSTER when my youngest brother was born, likely due to my germaphobe stepmom. I guess my little brother is special, and should be kept from germs more than the first three daughters. We're tough enough. They are both annoying. My brother is NOT going to die because he ate a cheerio off the floor as a baby, or because his friend at school decided they should share a lollipop. He does not need to strictly drink bottled/filtered water. Tap water will do just fine. I'm about to make the kid eat dirt!! He's the pickiest boy ever, thanks to their parenting. Not to mention a little weird....
I do love him though.
I agree with you, and I think her article articulated this opinion very well.
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Are they Cantonese by any chance? Cantonese food is notorious for using exotic ingredients (cold jellyfish anyone?) and every single type of animal and all parts of the animal as well, including the feet and eyeballs. It sometimes skeeves me out, to be honest. One of my Cantonese friends said that they eat "anything with legs except a table and anything with wings except an airplane".
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Yes, they're from Hong Kong.
I've had sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin soup (I thought that was EDIBLE, but not tasty), and a bunch of other foods I can't think of now. Also gone with them for dim sum, and I don't get why people like that either.
My BIL makes green beans with black bean sauce and garlic, which I LOVE. He cooks everything else well- basic fish, steak, etc. But I have not truly enjoyed anything authentic. And I think it's pretty evident from what I mentioned above that I tried! I love food...but I can't get into chinese food!
DS: 10/11/14
ZOMG, I have used them in a mocking way of sorts. Not in a serious manner.
I don't really about my birth experience because it was super traumatic and I end up bawling every time, but I don't think it's wierd that people do especially around baby's first birthday.
My UO: I don't like overdone nurseries/ nurseries that look like they stepped out of a magazine. I like my children's room to look just like that: THEIR room with toys all over and the wall hangings slightly askew.
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My UO is that I think one of the worst (and laziest) things a human being can do is not recycle. In Wisconsin we are required to recycle... I don't know if it is the whole state or just where I live, but we have to. Some states don't require it and I think that is a complete travesty. I think even though you are not 'required' to recycle you still should out of the goodness of your heart. Think about the world we are leaving for our children to live in... not to mention the habits we are teaching them. I totally judge people who do not make every attempt to recycle every item that has the possibility of being recycled and I also judge people who don't buy recycled products.
And before you say this is not a UO, ask how many people recycle and make it a lifestyle/habit. Not nearly enough IMO. If people realized how much junk went into landfills each and every day, or how much trash gets burned and is creating the pollution in the air our children have to breathe... It frustrates me to no end!
I've been thinking about putting LO in a medically induced coma until he's 3 because he won't remember any of this anyway. Why enjoy the moment?
I completely agree and get so frustrated when people don't recycle! I also don't understand why some states don't encourage more recycling. For example, I went to Maryland years ago and they didn't recycle cans-why??
I agree with you.
I also try not to buy so much crap or stuff that has too much packaging. This problem is bigger than just recycling. I actually will not buy eggs that are in a styrofoam carton-- no matter how much cheaper they are. Styrofoam doesn't biodegrade. I want my eggs in a paperboard caton.
Okay this rant on eggs is getting weird, i admit.
I still think about my birth experience because it was traumatic. I'm still going to weekly physical therapy because of it.
My UO: I freaking hate Olive Garden.
1st bdays aren't really for the babies, more for the guests. Cater to your guests, ya know? If there's a crap ton of kids in your family (like there are in mine) bounce houses and themes that are fun don't seem so rediculous.
My UO: I hate the stick figure families on peoples vehicles. (They are EVERYWHERE where I live)