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January 2012 Moms
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Before I was pregnant or even a the beginning of this pregnancy(as it wasn't really planned) I wished I had a lot more money and was living more comfortably before having a baby. I didn't want to have to worry about taking time off and how I was going to buy everything. And I don't know if this is an UO or not, but after months of rebudgeting and realizing I will be fine and being flooded with gifts that make me feel more than blessed, I am so excited to be raising a child that will not be "well off". My parents made less than my H and I do and had THREE kids. They struggled our entire childhood. But did we know that? No. We just knew that life didn't come on a silver platter. I fealt like everything was so much more special since it was home-made/handmade growing up. I remember eating my first store-bought cake from a friend's party and thinking it was disgusting. I cannot wait to share the value of a dollar with my daughter. I love knowing that when she gets big gifts, she will know how to appreciate them. And it's not that if you're rich your child automatically is a snob. It all depends on how you raise them. But for some reason, I am looking forward to struggling a little bit, not a lot but a little. Maybe I just find it more exciting? I've always been into saving my money and at first knowing that my savings was about to be blown gave me a panic attack, but I guess the closer and closer we are getting, the more and more it's totally worth it.
I couldn't agree more! One day I am going to answer "I feel really sh*ty and my we are not looking forward to this baby" just to see what their reaction is!
I also can't stand the new short shorts where the pockets hang out from the bottom. I also dislike the words "moist" and "panties"...i just had to throw that out there.
I found out earlier this year that my mom raised the four kids (pretty much on her own since my parents divorced when I was 2) on less than $10k a year. I completely agree about understanding the value of a dollar and appreciating things so much more. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything.
Vaginally and Naturally are not always one in the same, just saying.
You seem like a very confident person and I'm very happy for you. Really I am.
But my UO is that I don't want to see other people's stretch marks.
You're talking about the beach or somewhere that women will be wearing a swimsuit. That's fine-I'll be prepared to see extra skin and God know's my body isn't perfect either. I'm refering to going to the grocery store and having to see some lady that won't pull her shirt down far enough. Same goes for the back of someone's pants. If they have their butt crack hanging out, I'd appreciate them pulling their pants up.
Peace!
Make a pregnancy ticker
Wow yes 100x this!
I mean a moment of shock is fine but after that......
It bugs me when people call themselves "mom & dad" to their pets. Maybe in passing it's not so bad, but constantly referring to pets as their babies and treating them like human children bugs me. (and I love animals and have a dog and 3 cats myself).
My 2nd one is inspired by another UO in this thread: ragging on kids for fashion trends. I know that I engaged in a fair share of trends that had adults rolling their eyes but I didn't care - adults just don't "get it" (hehe) and I was having fun. I've made it a point to remember that time in my life and I smile inside when I see kids having fun with hair/clothes/makeup.
This is going to end up being more of a vent than an UO but I have to get it out. We told MIL the name we had choose and of course, like everything else DH does, it's not good enough. She just got quiet and then randomly said "Well you know X's son is named after him." WTF! And in case you forgot your son's middle name is James and we decided on Jameson, I think that's close enough. You had your turn to name 4 kids and now it's our turn, thank you. I'm glad DH hates juniors as much as me.
And I'll elaborate, too. The confidence I have is from within- I'm certainly not an outwardly beautiful person and have dealt with weight issues and self confidence issues my whole life. Then I started to wonder really why.... and there was really good answer. So I dropped all (okay most) of the nonsense and just became proud of who I am and trying to change the things I don't like! So it's not something I was born with- it's something anyone can have
talk to me about this after you've wrangled a toddler (who runs in the opposite direction you want him to, and stands still when you need him to move) and a newborn.
Playing Devil's Advocate here...... I was born December 24th and I definitely felt shafted each and every year. In fact, I hate it to this day. YOU may make sure that they have both Christmas and Birthday gifts and that neither is "overboard" but what always hurt my feelings as a kid, is I was never truly celebrated by anyone other than my parents. We were always running around for the holidays and any relatives that chose to give me a gift gave me something wrapped in Christmas paper and the gift itself usually had Santa or something so I couldn't even enjoy it all year long. If I had a family "party", it was part of the Christmas celebration. Obviously you can't help when your kid is born, but coming from someone with a 12/24 birthday.... it really can suck.
I'm the opposite of OP on this because as a mom under 30 and going to have 2u2 (by 3 months) I feel like no matter what age you have children they're going to be a challenge! Whether you have one 13 and one 6 months, they both have different needs and just having children in general is a lot of work. Personally I want to be done having children by 30, I know many women have trouble getting pregnant and are thankful to be pregnant in their 30's and 40's but I will love being 45 years old and knowing that my 20 year old son is out doing his own thing and I can still have fun instead of having a LO running around. Just different ways to look at it I guess....
I think most folks get the picture when you say natural - as in without surgery.
I agree...my birthday is Jan 6, and it always sucked as a kid. Everyone just does the "Oh, here's your combined gift
:" cop-out. No birthday party with the extended family or anything, since everyone's all traveled-out from Christmas.
Even now, people act like I purposely chose to be born near the holidays just to place hardship upon their wallets.
Natural is without pain medication of any sort. Vaginal is without surgery. That is my definition.
On that note my UO is people who have a epidural and say it didn't really work so they had a natural birth.
haha.. yes, lets!