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August 2011 Moms
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UO Tuesday!
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Re: UO Tuesday!
I can't stand pantyhose, and don't even own a pair.
I'm tired of politics on FB. One of my friends and I hang out semi-frequently. We have very opposite political beliefs. I am <this close> to defriending her on FB because of the constant parade of politics she posts. But I don't want to stop hanging out. I could just hide her. But I probably won't.
I guess this turned into a tiny little flameful too lol.
Ok don't flame but I really don't care for...........Frosting. lol Yes I always take it off my cake or cupcake. I just don't care for it.
LOL! I wear them just about everyday! Always black. I hated them at first, now I am used to them.
I am sick of weddings and wedding showers. I had both of these events and so I should be thankfuland supportive... but I really don't want to go to another shower or wedding right now.
Every summer we are like "Only 1 couple is getting married next year!" and then it somehow turns into 5 weddings.
I'm sick of spending money on tuxes, travel, bridesmaid dresses, bachelorette/bachelor parties, shower & wedding gifts and most of all having ZERO free weekends.
That being said, I really enjoy the actual weddings.
Back story: A good friend that I graduated from HS (96) with lost her husband in a tragic work accident (he was a timber cutter) a few weeks ago. A large group of girls that also graduated in '96 have gotten together and are doing a benefit dinner and silent auction to help raise money for their kids (they had 2 young kids). We have been working for a little over a week gathering donations for the auction. I am seriously blown away by both the determination of the women in this group, AND by the generosity of the TINY community in which I was raised. Some of the donations are staggering a few examples $1000 worth of dental work, a hunting trip of the winner's choosing that will be aired on a TV show, multiple massage therapists have donated massages, home party consultants (PartyLite, 31, Tastefully Simple etc) have donated baskets and certificates, and the list goes on and on.
My UO? I think we have WAY too much for an auction that will only last 4 hours. I'm afraid that we will run out of time before all of the items get auctioned off, or that people will be so overwhelmed by all of the different choices that they don't bid.
It bugs me when people say the "surprise is the same" whether you find out your baby's gender at an ultrasound or in the delivery room. There is no way you are in the same emotional state resting on a comfortable table in a dark room as you are pushing a baby out of your vagina. It's just not the same experience. It's like the difference between finding out about your surprise birthday party ahead of time and walking unknowingly into a room full of fifty people screaming "happy birthday."
That said, to each their own. But don't say the experience is the same. It's not.
I'll take your frosting and you can have my cake...as long as it's not whipped cream frosting. Then I'm right there with you.
LOL Okay good deal.
I've experienced both and they are both amazing experiences, and it they are completely different:
With DS (team green) I was super excited to become a mom, meet the baby etc and his sex was NOT foremost in my mind. I was most concerned about him being delivered healthy (emergency c/s).
With this baby (we found out) there was so much more excitement over whether it was a boy or girl. I was literally screaming in my head for the tech to "JUST TELL US ALREADY!!!!!" I was close to tears when she finally told us it was a girl.
I do agree that it's a surprise whether you find out at 20 weeks or 40 weeks, what is different is the way that surprise unfolds. For me it was more suspenseful to find out at 20 weeks, because aside from making sure baby is healthy that is what that moment is about. But when you wait until baby is born that moment is about meeting your child for the first time, and becoming a mother and all of these other things, and the sex of the baby while important definitely gets pushed into the background. It is AMAZING to be able to tell people to come meet your son. I was able to tell my mom "come meet your grandson" and watch her face light up (it's her first and will be only grandson).
I saw a certain registered nurse I know, and she had her 8 1/2 month old forward facing (and always with loose straps since birth) As I put DS's seat in beside it rear facing I said it was the law to have them rear facing till 1. She said she knew but switched it around a couple of days ago worried that LO was hot. They had just drove 3 hours that day. Funny how safety and laws go out the car window for comfort with kids so often.
It amazes me that people can't stop to think logically about car accidents.
In a head-on collision, you are driving at 40 mph and hit someone else driving 40 mph, you instantly stop AND are pushed in a reverse direction. You hit a stationary object while driving 40 mph, you are instantly stopped and rebound in a reverse direction.
In a rear-end collision, you are usually stopped and are forced forward usually with your foot still on the brakes.
Which scenarios logically seem like the more forceful accidents? Which position RF or FF seems like it would protect your kid better in all 3 scenarios?
There are so many health and safety issues that people seem to ignore. Like, they KNOW which scenario is logically better, but don't do it for some lame ass reason.
And, Crash, I refuse to believe that your original post is an UO because I live in la-la land.
I still disagree. It's like someone telling you they are giving you a brand new car. Wow, that's exciting! But not as awesome as walking out the door, seeing your car with a big red bow, and being handed the keys.
But that's why it's my UO.
And no offense meant to anyone; I totally get why people want to know ahead of time. I'm just not one of them because we want the surprise right there in the delivery room, and it really bugs me when people say (to my face) that it's still a surprise to find out at 20 weeks. Yeah, maybe, but in my personal opinion, it's just not as awesome of a surprise. 
Re: the car analogy though...I was recently talking about that exact analogy with a friend (who found out with her first, and doesn't know what she's having later this month...so opposite of me in that way), and she pointed out that technically you DO know that you're getting a car and that it's outside waiting for you to drive it...it's really just the surprise of whether there's a BMW or a Mercedes outside with the big red bow. And in that respect, I agree with her.
Really, having done it both ways I can freely admit that I thought team green was the ONLY way to go last time, and now I think they're both equally great (to me...I still get that some would still think team green is the ONLY way to go...to each their own...really glad I know this time though...it's been super fun).