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June 2012 Moms
UO
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Re: UO
Expectant Mom parking spaces are stupid and unnecessary. And using "I have trouble walking" is bologna. If you really had trouble walking why the hell are you out shopping? Have the hubby or family member do it. People VENTING about not getting an Expectant Mommy space annoys me even more.
I can see "New Mom" parking spaces as being more understandable. Carrying around a diaper bag and carseat and several bags can suck sometimes. It's definitely tougher than carrying a baby in your tummy.
Either way, pregnant chicks are not handicapped. You don't need a special parking spot.
I hate bibs/onsies or any other piece of baby clothing that have quotes such as
"What happens at grandma's stays at grandma's"
"Grandma's girl"
"Don't make me call grandma"
They just hit a nerve with me
Goodbye little angel(7/22/2011)....see you in heaven
Goodbye my second angel (9/18/2011)
I don't take offense or get annoyed when people (typically store clerks/cashiers) ask when I'm due or what we're having. It makes sense - they are told to small talk with customers and this is an obvious one, and those are the obvious questions. They are just trying to be polite and talk with you about something big that is going on in your life. If you don't like it, you start the conversation and steer it towards something that doesn't piss you off.
I hate when people do not replace the carriage in the corrals after shopping at the market. Ugh... And I hate the excuse that they have children and it's too far away. Park closer to one, or suck it up. I have had my car hit so many times by the damn carriages.
Also I hate all the hoopla about Angelina and Brad getting married.
I have an irritable uterus and can't walk more than a few feet without having a constant, long contraction. It makes me have great difficulty walking at times. However, I still have things I need to get done that my DH isn't always available to handle, so being able to park close to the door is a HUGE help for me right now. Don't assume people use those spaces out of laziness.
I never said I thought the individuals who used them were lazy. I just said I think they are unnecessary. But it kind of brings me back to my main point, you said you can't even walk a few feet without having a contraction. Is what you are shopping for so important that you can walk around the store instead of waiting for your husband/family member to help instead which seems to present certain risks to your pregnancy?
Maybe I'm missing something here, but it just seems if you can walk around a store, then an extra 20 feet out in the parking lot isn't that huge of a difference. Maybe I'm talking more about those women that vent about not getting one when they truly don't need it.
Yes, because the B makes it an evil laugh.
When I had DD it was snowy out and there were occassions where I wouldn't put the cart back (unless I could find a good spot next to a return). Sorry, but leaving my newborn in a car by herself to return a cart wasn't going to happen. The store hires employees to go out and make sure carts are where they should be.
Goodbye little angel(7/22/2011)....see you in heaven
Goodbye my second angel (9/18/2011)
Factor V Leiden Homozygous, Advanced Maternal Age
TTC #1, 5 yrs, PCOS, Femera + Ovidrel.
IUI#3 BFP, DD 5/31/2012
TTC #2, 2 yrs, PCOS, Femera+Ovidrel
IUI#2 BFP!
Yes, but the store doesn't pay for when your cart hits my car.
True, you did not say lazy, but I felt that was what you were implying...that we don't need them. I'm just saying it's a really valuable resource to someone like me. I have a 3 year old, and sometimes I need to stop for milk or a food item that can't wait until my DH is available to go shopping for me. He normally does, but at times, I have to go out and do it myself. I don't live near family. And I can't walk around a store; I can barely make it to get whatever I need and get back out to the car without serious discomfort. Those extra 20 feet do make a huge difference to me right now, and I only go out when absolutely unavoidable now. I'm just saying, it's not always as cut and dry as "pregnant women don't need that space." Some of us actually do, and I do believe that's who should use the spaces. I would probably be annoyed if a barely-showing woman pulled into that space and bounced out of the car with no difficulty while I struggled to make it into the store from a far-away space, having to stop every few seconds.
I am a total girly-girl and so look forward to dressing DD in all that fun girl stuff. However, I detest the whole "princess" epidemic. Although I really like Kate Middleton and all the Disney princesses, I feel like the princess clothing and decor are promoting the wrong attributes. I feel like it encourages lazy and spoiled little girls.
Example: While with my family on a recent trip to Disney World, a rather over weight 6/7 year old in a stroller was being wheeled around by her obviously exhausted dad while eating an ice cream in her princess t-shirt and whining the whole time. I was appauled.
I also loath the Bibity Bobbity Boutique. You pay 200 dollars for your child to be covered in glitter, have their hair teased and to be placed in a costume that cost $2.50 to make in China. Such a rip off! But Disney is good. All the Disney employees then greet your daughter for the rest of the day saying "Hello, Princess."
This has been really bothering me this week.
There are more important things to be bothered about. Hangs head and returns to grading papers.
I agree. I have almost PMed them to go over, but I just don't want/need people to know my full name and location. I like that privacy.
This drives me crazy. I have a habit of parking near the corrals so that it's easier to put the cart away when I'm done shopping and DS is with me. People are so rude and obnoxious when it comes to retail. I don't like when people just put things back on random shelves when they decide they don't want it. At least give it back to the cashier in line. I also don't like when people leave their cart way out in front of the other carts that are all hooked together inside the store. Walk your lazy ass over a couple more feet and push it in neatly with the others.
I still don't understand what the big stink is about shaving your lady parts without being able to see. It gets posted on these boards (all the trimester boards etc) so often. Either do it or don't. I shaved by feel my entire pregnancy last time and have this time too. I'm sure my dr could give a crap either way!
me too. it sucks now. boo facebook
LOL, I watch it too and I'm sure I would stare at it even more if it were shiny! They do probably cake it with makeup.
Or what about the BWahahaha! Like anyone really starts a laugh like that.
I agree with this - except at our Costco. 3 corrals for an enormous store just doesn't cut it. I'm not walking 3 aisles over to find a corral. So, people start their own corrals. Fortunately, their carts are so big and heavy, they don't really move in the breeze or anything.
I do too. Facebook group is not a bump DB if it were then everyone would participate. But it is what it is!
Yes! To me it looks like how they do the makeup on dead people at wakes. It's so strange looking.
My UO: I don't like itunes. I like to actually own the cd for an artist I like. Even though I can buy songs on there, I feel like I don't actually own it without a physical copy.
My uo is more of an opinion people think I have.
I get asked by close friends and sometimes family if we qualify for any assistance because we dont make a ton of money. I did check out Wic and we dont qualify. I have insurance. We have saved money for this. We have got by very well.
They get their panties in a bunch when I say I havent looked into it, but we can afford everything. They always respond with something along the lines of how its designed to help people and it doesnt make you a bad person. Wow. Somehow not needing assistance is insulting to people who do need it? Since when did I say harships = bad people?
Apparently its really proud and lofty to not take advantage of the government when my family is fortunate enough not to need it. Im appalled people think Im proud for that.
I loathe this girl. I have no idea why but this kind of explains it
https://www.cracked.com/article_19493_4-reasons-zooey-deschanel-can-stop-pretending-shes-dork.html
I hate baby clothing with any quotes on them, period. Even the "Mommy loves me," "This is what handsome looks like" stuff. It's so obnoxious and tacky. I can't stand it. I do my best to avoid buying baby items without any sayings, or even any characters or prints on them. I wish baby things came plain, but hardly anything does. Things like stripes or whatever don't bother me, but having like a baseball pattern or a cars all over it really irks me.
BIL bought us some onesies that I just thought, "Seriously?" when I read them, but I'll make sure he sees them on the baby at least once.
That being said, I would never tell someone not to buy me anything like that. I have no control over what people buy. I will be gracious and appreciate their generosity, nonetheless.
My UO: Posts about people wanting to beat the GD test. I 100% understand not wanting to have gestational diabetes (it is not fun) but wanting to beat or trick the test seems irresponsible. Undiagnosed GD is dangerous to mom and baby....
I feel like in this instance, there's a bigger issue than an expectant parking space; maybe it would be better to get a temporary handicapped pass? That said, I agree that the spaces themselves are largely unnecessary. I hate when people suggest I'm incapacitated because I'm pregnant.
I don't know how much of an UO opinion it is on here, but it is in my working life. I think pregnancy/belly pictures are creepy. The poses are so staged and hokey, and while I like the idea of having a few belly pics as I get bigger just for memory's sake, I'm not paying someone to professionally do it. I don't care how tactful they are, to me they always look just... off.
It's fine for people to like their privacy. I felt the same way in the beginning, but when it became obvious that this board was dwindling off I bit the bullet and joined the Facebook group. I'm so glad I did. We have a wonderful, caring community of women over there that are going to really mean something to each other for years down the road.
Like your privacy? Fine, but damn....there comes a time when it's totally ridiculous that this UO comes up every. single. week. Either move to the FB group or quit whining about it.
Sincerely,
Former Facebook Group Hater
Totally agree. He's not a little man, he's a baby. I cannot stand hearing people say that!
Agreed
Exactly! Not to mention that the outreach of compassion that happened today could never have happened had we not gotten to know each other better through a more personal channel like FB. I'll admit FB in general annoys me, but the group there makes me feel like part of an actual community...not just some responses to a post that i only recognize by a "siggy". Amazing stuff happening over their ladies, you are missing out!
+1,000,000
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I always thought evil was Mwahahahaha. Bahahaha is just obnoxious...
You're right, I support team Mwahahaha
"Mine is an evil laugh."