UO Thursday?

Alysonni · March 2011

I think that those leash/backpack things for kids are ridiculous. (Check back with me in a year to make sure I still feel this way).

Mrs.M317 · March 2011

Be careful with the leash topic! It's turned into quite the debate in the past

My UO - I don't like pictures of babies with food on their faces. I don't know why, but they bug me. I've only taken pictures of E with his first feeding and then I don't plan on doing it again until the first birthday cake smash. (unless something irresistibly cute/funny happens, of course)

KJmashup · March 2011

I wish more people who celebrate St. Patrick's Day would actually know at least one thing about St. Patrick himself, rather than cluelessly using the day as an excuse to drink copious amounts of green beer.

*edited for clarity*

beccs98 · March 2011

I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.

jim7496 · March 2011

KJmashup:
I wish more people who celebrate St. Patrick's Day would actually know at least one thing about St. Patrick himself, rather than using the day as an excuse to drink copious amounts of green beer.

ITA! And the shirts, "Kiss me I'm Irish" just piss me off. You're not Irish, you're just a slore.

kcl22 · March 2011

KJmashup:

I wish more people who celebrate St. Patrick's Day would actually know at least one thing about St. Patrick himself, rather than cluelessly using the day as an excuse to drink copious amounts of green beer.

*edited for clarity*

As an Irish lass from County Cork I give you two snakes up Wink

LILBIT1221 · March 2011

I think food face pictures are GROSS. Just GROSS! Its one of those things where it's cute when it's your own kid, but not to share with others.

Adel26 · March 2011

I don't think going on a diet that you were already going to do counts as giving up something for Lent.

Mrs.M317 · March 2011

heckysue:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.
I only think they're selfish if people expect everyone to actually show up. If you want something small and intimate and only expect people to be there if they can truly afford it and want to be, more power to you. But I do think it's selfish if you want a huge bridal party etc. and expect everyone to shell out for the trip.

I'm with her ^

hermione76 · March 2011

People who let their kids walk around with dirty clothes and faces. It drives me nuts. Grab a baby wipe and take care of it.

Bailey81 · March 2011

Exclusive breastfeeding is a patriarchal conspiracy to get men off the hook for midnight feedings--or I'm just bitter 'cause my kid won't take a bottle.

Some of us are blessed enough to be Irish all year. Pinch me for not wearing green and I'll sock you.

KJmashup · March 2011

kcl22:
KJmashup:

I wish more people who celebrate St. Patrick's Day would actually know at least one thing about St. Patrick himself, rather than cluelessly using the day as an excuse to drink copious amounts of green beer.

*edited for clarity*
As an Irish lass from County Cork I give you two snakes up

I had to look up that bit about the snakes! Ha ha!

wearenutts · March 2011

I hate McDonald's Coffee. I think it tastes awful. Ick!

Bailey81 · March 2011

Alysonni:
I think that those leash/backpack things for kids are ridiculous. (Check back with me in a year to make sure I still feel this way).

Agree. I've never navigated a crowd with an active toddler, though.

MotuCat · March 2011

heckysue:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.
I only think they're selfish if people expect everyone to actually show up. If you want something small and intimate and only expect people to be there if they can truly afford it and want to be, more power to you. But I do think it's selfish if you want a huge bridal party etc. and expect everyone to shell out for the trip.

This. We had a destination wedding but it was a second marriage for both of us and we definitely didn't expect anyone to come. We were going to just elope but everyone got upset so we went to Vegas instead. Turned out to be the most awesome time ever. People still talk about it in DH's family.

scoutkate · March 2011

I think the Dixie Chicks are awesome and didn't deserve to have their careers ruined for one instance of poor judgment.

McKenna04 · March 2011

Alysonni:
I think that those leash/backpack things for kids are ridiculous. (Check back with me in a year to make sure I still feel this way).

I have been flamed so many times for saying this. I still will never use one, and when someone says "oh you just wait a few years and you won't be saying this" I want to literally ask for their number and call them when my kids are 2 & 3 & 4 and tell them I still have not used a leash on my child. Because they are not animals.

nikipau144 · March 2011

I like Meatloaf. The singer and the food.

Mrs.M317 · March 2011

mbenit4:
I hate the weird striped clothes that are made for children (boys and girls). Don't get me wrong my DS has a multi-colored onesie that came in a pack that he wears but on what planet did someone decide that was the look to go for?

I hate when another season of American Idol starts and I have to hear about it at work. While a lot of talented people have come out of the show, I can't stand it. Add Bachelor to this list.

I also don't like leashes for kids.

I don't have a clue what you're talking about

beccs98 · March 2011

heckysue:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.
I only think they're selfish if people expect everyone to actually show up. If you want something small and intimate and only expect people to be there if they can truly afford it and want to be, more power to you. But I do think it's selfish if you want a huge bridal party etc. and expect everyone to shell out for the trip.

But it's not just the money, it's also asking people to take a week or more off work. I just don't think I'd feel comfortable doing that.

I don't think anyone that's invited us to a destination wedding was upset with us not for coming, but it just sucks that we can't celebrate their wedding with them without shelling out the money or taking the time off, you know?

MotuCat · March 2011

Oh, and my UO: I think political correctness has gone way overboard nowadays. I understand there are certain things that are socially unacceptable but I swear it feels like you can't walk out your front door without someone getting offended. Whatever happened to plain old common sense?

That offends me, you know? Wink

MrsFv20 · March 2011

We are thinking about canceling our cable. I guess this is unpopular because people act horrified when it comes up in conversation, but we seriously never watch it. I just barely manage to keep in the loop with Teen Mom and RHOBH. We could do a lot of stuff for the amount we pay for something we never watch :-)

beccs98 · March 2011

slwhatley:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.

I had a destination wedding. We chose to have it out of town because our guest list was getting completely out of hand. We knew that by getting married 6 hours away from home that we could get away with only inviting close friends and family. We didn't have any attendants or showers. I didn't expect anyone to come, and we rented 3 homes for our guests that did arrive.

I don't see how that was selfish in the least.

But then you were covering a lot of the cost (since your guests didn't have to pay for accommodations), right? Then you weren't asking too much of your friends/family other than the travel (which was very generous of you, but I don't think very typical of most destination weddings. I may be wrong though.)

MJHershey · March 2011

I think American Idol should have ended seasons ago - no one ever remember the winner 3 years later with the exception of Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

hermione76 · March 2011

heckysue:
I don't know if this is UO or not but I wish Charlie Sheen would disappear from the face of the earth as if he'd never existed to begin with. I am so tired of him being on TV, of everyone quoting him on FB, and of him in general...I never even like Two and a Half Men to begin with. Or much else that he did in the past 20 years.

THIS. It's getting annoying.

McKenna04 · March 2011

slwhatley:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.

I had a destination wedding. We chose to have it out of town because our guest list was getting completely out of hand. We knew that by getting married 6 hours away from home that we could get away with only inviting close friends and family. We didn't have any attendants or showers. I didn't expect anyone to come, and we rented 3 homes for our guests that did arrive.

I don't see how that was selfish in the least.

This is what we plan on doing. Paying for their lodging, no showers, no registry, no silly dresses/tuxes to buy- just an intimate weekend getaway with us, and of course letting them know a year in advance.

beccs98 · March 2011

PB1980:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.

We had a destination wedding because my husband's family lives in said destination. It was easier to accomodate his much larger family and just make my folks fly out of the country. I didn't have a bridal party or anything extravagant. It was nice and intimate.

My UO: I hate gingham.

But then it was only really a destination for you guys and your parents? That's not really the same as asking everyone to travel.

QueenBee320 · March 2011

I used a "leash" on my older daughter. I hate it when people say I won't use one because my kid is not an animal. If you don't want to use one fine, but don't act like I'm treating my kid like a dog because I'm worried about her safety. DD was a bolter and in a crowd there was no way I was taking any chances with her!

wearenutts · March 2011

MrsFv20:
We are thinking about canceling our cable. I guess this is unpopular because people act horrified when it comes up in conversation, but we seriously never watch it. I just barely manage to keep in the loop with Teen Mom and RHOBH. We could do a lot of stuff for the amount we pay for something we never watch :-)

We don't have Cable and we are just fine with it.

KJmashup · March 2011

MotuCat:
Oh, and my UO: I think political correctness has gone way overboard nowadays. I understand there are certain things that are socially unacceptable but I swear it feels like you can't walk out your front door without someone getting offended. Whatever happened to plain old common sense?
That offends me, you know?

ITA. Also, who exactly are the people getting offended by everything? I always hear second- or third-hand stories about people being offended by, say, Janet Jackson's famous wardrobe malfunction, but I never talked to one single person who was so offended by it that they thought it warranted a lawsuit.

SnoopyLuv · March 2011

Mrs.M317:

Be careful with the leash topic! It's turned into quite the debate in the past

My UO - I don't like pictures of babies with food on their faces. I don't know why, but they bug me. I've only taken pictures of E with his first feeding and then I don't plan on doing it again until the first birthday cake smash. (unless something irresistibly cute/funny happens, of course)

I think it is absolutely disgusting. I cringe when I see that or drool pictures.

I can't think of another UO. I rarely participate in these things.

beccs98 · March 2011

Brezza:
beccs98:

heckysue:
beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.

I only think they're selfish if people expect everyone to actually show up. If you want something small and intimate and only expect people to be there if they can truly afford it and want to be, more power to you. But I do think it's selfish if you want a huge bridal party etc. and expect everyone to shell out for the trip.

But it's not just the money, it's also asking people to take a week or more off work. I just don't think I'd feel comfortable doing that.

I don't think anyone that's invited us to a destination wedding was upset with us not for coming, but it just sucks that we can't celebrate their wedding with them without shelling out the money or taking the time off, you know?

So you're more upset about not being able to go to a person's wedding, not at demands/expectations from the couple? Not at all trying to sound snarky, just clarifying.

I feel like every wedding is a destination wedding for someone, YKWIM? As long as there are no expectations on behalf of the bride and groom, I'm cool with it.

Yes, that's probably a lot of my issue. (This is like therapy!) I like being able to be there for when my friends get married and either money or work stopped us from doing that because they got married in another country.

But yes, that's true that there's always someone that has to travel for a wedding. I did ask some people from different parts of the country to my wedding. I guess I just felt that was different because I wasn't asking everyone to travel. But to those few, it was just as much as destination than if we got married in Mexico.

Tink0910 · March 2011

I do not like smocked dresses. And I can't stand when people refer to their pets as "furbabies"

KtLMae · March 2011

I'm so sick of the goings on here in Madison, I get where both sides are coming from and just want this circus to be over.

Also, I don't get the hype about Shamrock Shakes, I think they are gross.

beccs98 · March 2011

McKenna04:
slwhatley:
We knew that by getting married 6 hours away from home that we could get away with only inviting close friends and family. We didn't have any attendants or showers. I didn't expect anyone to come, and we rented 3 homes for our guests that did arrive.

I don't see how that was selfish in the least.
This is what we plan on doing. Paying for their lodging, no showers, no registry, no silly dresses/tuxes to buy- just an intimate weekend getaway with us, and of course letting them know a year in advance.

That sounds awesome. None of the destination weddings we've been to have been like that - I wish they had!

KJmashup · March 2011

Brezza:
KJmashup:
MotuCat:

Oh, and my UO: I think political correctness has gone way overboard nowadays. I understand there are certain things that are socially unacceptable but I swear it feels like you can't walk out your front door without someone getting offended. Whatever happened to plain old common sense?
That offends me, you know?
ITA. Also, who exactly are the people getting offended by everything? I always hear stories about people being offended by, say, Janet Jackson's famous wardrobe malfunction, but I never talked to one single person who was so offended by it that they thought it warranted a lawsuit.
KJ I'm hijacking this thread to say that I saw the wedding pictures post the other day and you look like Buffy. Hotness.

I've never heard that one before, but I'll take it! LOL Thank you!

Nhev · March 2011

beccs98:
I think destination weddings are incredibly selfish. The only time I can partly get behind it is if the whole family lives in different parts of the country so ppl would have to travel anyway. But even then, I still am not a fan.

My brother is getting married on 9/10/11 on a cruise out of Miami. We ALL live in Michigan, with the exception of our older brother and our sister's boyfriend. Honestly, I want to go mostly b/c our brother will be there from San Diego. We've considered not going.

BTW, babies cost the same as the rest of us, TYVM.

ETA: I didn't read the whole thread before posting, otherwise I would have piggybacked off of the rest. My main issue is that I'm going to feel super guilty if we don't go and I'll feel super guilty if we shell out thousands of dollars that could have gone to Amelia's account/savings/Christmas gifts/new carpet/car insurance...yeah, I could find lots of uses for it :P

McKenna04 · March 2011

beccs98:
McKenna04:
slwhatley:
We knew that by getting married 6 hours away from home that we could get away with only inviting close friends and family. We didn't have any attendants or showers. I didn't expect anyone to come, and we rented 3 homes for our guests that did arrive.

I don't see how that was selfish in the least.
This is what we plan on doing. Paying for their lodging, no showers, no registry, no silly dresses/tuxes to buy- just an intimate weekend getaway with us, and of course letting them know a year in advance.
That sounds awesome. None of the destination weddings we've been to have been like that - I wish they had!

We are planning on Vegas or Florida (we live in Indiana) so yes plane tickets will be an expense, our guests will stay 2 nights (or longer if they want to, but we will only cover 2 nights), while we stay a few days longer. The following weekend will be our reception which our whole family & all of our friends will be invited to to celebrate our marriage.

+LuckyVal+ · March 2011

I think baby leg warmers are weird- put some pants on the kidor go all out and add a tu-tu a la Cyndi Lauper

themissizz · March 2011

jim7496:
KJmashup:
I wish more people who celebrate St. Patrick's Day would actually know at least one thing about St. Patrick himself, rather than using the day as an excuse to drink copious amounts of green beer.
ITA! And the shirts, "Kiss me I'm Irish" just piss me off. You're not Irish, you're just a slore.

This made me LOL.