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April 2012 Moms
Are you ready for this? FFFC
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Re: Are you ready for this? FFFC
I'd be side-eyeing crazy target lady...
This is more an Uo, but letting your dog clean up a baby's spit up is disgusting. That is vomit. Next time you throw up, let your dog eat it too so as not to waste the food :-/
My fffc, ss spilled a whole glass of milk on the floor and I told him to let the dog in to clean it up (dh flipped his shitz and didn't allow it, but I most definitely will again in the future if he isn't there)
Here I go. So if a political add comes on TV that sprouts information against my candidate that I KNOW is a lie and they have a phone # to call to donate I'll call and harass. This goes even double if I get a phone call. I've spent hours calling the call centers with backed up facts as to why the information that they are saying is wrong. I ask them to tell me where they get their info from and the answer is generally "we hired a group of lawyers and private investigators and they said"
. So you didn't do your own research?
I've noticed that some people honestly believe is what is said while some people just don't like the other guy. I think that the people that believe what is being said are morons. If you just don't like the other guy more power to you, just stop continuing the lies! At least educate yourself on who you are going to vote for. I don't vote straight party ticket just because. I vote for who I think will best meet my needs as a citizen.
Just another reason to hate bump mobile
Squeezy and delicious is a perfectly appropriate description of babies.
Also, when people say she is 'alert' or anything else, I graciously say thank you.
I let people touch the belly and the baby. If you ask to hold the baby chances are you will be holding her until I am done eating.
Any description of me pregnant was met with a thank you. If someone says I look good PP, I say thank-you, because I am working my a$$ off to get back in shape.
'Alert' is just a weird description. Say she is pretty! You know you want to!
PS. I totally accosted a girl with a husky puppy (A HUSKY PUPPY!!!) at the pet store. There is a pet owner board abuzz today with how this girl hates when people tell her 'He has such big paws to grow into!'.
Why do you say "trying to be nice"?
Obviously it is all context with the above compliments (or should I say "compliments")-If I say "HOLY HELL LADY YOU'RE SO PREGNANT YOU COULD EAT A HOUSE" that is rude as fluck. But to say, "Wow you look great! What a healthy looking bump you have" Why the fluck would that piss anybody off? For the record, I don't acknowledge pregnant women unless I KNOW they are pregnant because I am terrified of accidentally asking about a non-existent pregnancy and very existent beer belly. But if I see a baby and my baby is cooing at your baby, yeah, I'm going to say something like "Aw, what a cute little chunker" because babies are chunky and wonderful and why would you be upset because I called your chunky baby chunky?
On the other hand, PPD is a very serious matter and gives you a reason to want to/not want to do anything really.
I guess that's another FFFC. I don't vote. I barely know anything about the candidates. I'm a terrible citizen.
I hate that if a baby is EBF people are so quick to blame the mom if there are problems. My baby is little her pedi wants her to gain more weight. And I know I'm eating enough because I'm only 10lbs less than the day I went into labor! I havent lost a single pound since early April, I eat plenty, too much actually, and my baby is still really tiny. How much I eat, or don't eat, doesn't change that fact.
I just visulized this whole scene and LOL'ed. I know it wasnt meant to be funny. Im so overtired.
Re: people talking about/touching baby, I've gotten more relaxed about those things now that he's getting older...the funny farmer's market lady doesn't bother me anymore, in fact we make it a point to stop by their stand and let her ooh and ahh over L because it's sweet. She flat out asked me if I was nursing, and said she could tell based off of the shape of L's jaw. I've never heard of that before, and I just laughed and thought it was cute because she's old and wacky and I love it. I seriously used to get pissy thinking about people making weird comments and/or wanting to grab at the baby (not TAKE him from me, that's a different story that I will not tolerate, but luckily that hasn't happened yet), but I'm chilling out.
However, it's a different story with my MIL...because that relationship is ehhh, and I get bothered by the things she and his family do more because of history and such...if that makes sense.
Okay I agree with this. Of all the compliments I could think of I would definitely go with cute or pretty or something along those lines before saying how alert. I see how that might make you think, "Alert? How do you look at this baby and the first thing you think is alert?"
But on the other hand, when that baby is a toddler I can imagine there are people on here who would lose their *** over you defaulting to a physical compliment over a personality-based one when they are trying to establish confidence. Which I also understand, but cut people some slack here.
And I don't understand why someone would be upset about that puppy comment.
A15 January Siggy Challenge-
Maybe it's self serving, but I don't see this as CIO. I feel that CIO is when you let your LO cry until he/she falls asleep from exhaustion.
I was quoting you.
I think it's inappropriate to comment on anyone's appearance at all (unless it's something everyone has control over, like the color of thier shirt or something). I don't like when people comment on my weight loss. I don't like when people say my daughters are pretty (even though they always think they are boys so that rarely happens). I especially never liked when people commented on my appearence when I was pregnant even if it was an intended compliment because that cute bump was making my pelvis fall apart and it was terribly painful.
In other words YOU DON'T KNOW MY LYFE!
So you don't like to talk to strangers at all is what it sounds like?
Everyone should be willing and know how to take a complement.
I'm one of those mom's that don't like a lot strangers touching her. My state is rampant with whooping cough. My cousin's baby, who is only a month old than Pilar, was in the hospital for a month with it.
This is one of the reasons DH and I don't want to put Pilar in daycare. I don't want to take any chances of her getting it. I know that she is vaccinated, but if the vaccines are all they way up why does she keep getting more?
No flames here! I really don't consider 5 minutes CIO though I'm sure a lot of people would disagree. Yay for putting himself to sleep!
Whoops, I thought you were throwin snark my way. I agree about the comment about weight loss because when someone says to me, "Wow you look great, have you lost weight?" it implies I didn't look great before and lets face it, I always look great so they can suck it.
Also, my point wasn't that you shouldn't ever let anything bother you. My point was that I don't understand the need to b!tch about it after the fact. Someone says my son has no eyelashes/eyebrows and how weird is that?! I just curse a plague upon their houses and don't think about it again because who flucking cares.
Not trying to be snarky or ironic about this thread, but MrsA, your little guy seriously adorable. Love your siggy pic!
A stranger would never know that things like that bothered me. I am always very receptive and never discouraging.
When someone talks about my childrens' looks, I say "Yeah, and you should see how SMART she is! She's also super fun to be around."
This leads to the most awkward conversation I have ever overheard.
It was at work in the hallway as I was walking past.
Man 1: Hi [name]. It's been awhile. You have lost a lot of weight. You look fantastic!
Man 2: I have cancer.
Love your new siggy.
I'm sorry. It must be difficult to be unable to take any sort of conpliment.
I think you guys are being a little hard on her. It happened once. It seems like she feels bad enough already.
Maybe it's just me but I read that and had the urge to yell as loud as I could: "A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES (echo) your houses, your houses, your houses!" like Mercutio in the Dicaprio version of R+J.
OMG am I a major *** because I laughed at that? It isn't funny that he has cancer just SO freaking awkward. OMG OMG.
You get my references.. my heart is melting. Do me?
I absolutely will. Especially for that gif. And because I have one of the highest numbers in the what's your number thread and I think that means challenge accepted to go for as many as possible now
Thank you. I wanna hump you for this, but sadly have no access to the requisite gifs.
I'm not sure if this was in the sarcastic font or what, but it's not hard to feel good about compliments not related to appearence. Or, like, my choice of dress. But, telling me that I look good BECAUSE I'm thinner must really feel awful to a big person overhearing that conversation. So, those are the ears I hear those types of compliments with.
For you, Mike Honco
Kind of s/o off of what Dixee said...
It has been bothering more and more that the first thing anyone ever does with my 3 y/o duaghter is compliment her appearance or clothes. I mean, I know she is adorable, but I feel she is so much more aware of this crap now. She'll put on a necklace and say it makes her pretty. DH and I are pretty careful to compliment how smart she is, or how well she did something, and avoid complimenting appearance. I'm afraid she is going to have issues when she is older if this stuff is already happening now.
As far as the kids swearing thing goes, I think it is funny because it is unexpected. My kids will not be allowed to swear, I don't swear in public and I don't swear much IRL. I seem like a potty mouth here because I watch my words so carefully in the day to day. It is sad that people are so rude. I am trying hard to be more people focused and not so engrossed in my phone when I am around others. I always try and give a little smile when I'm out shopping, but I do understand it is difficult for some people.
I have a grown up friend (30ish) whose mother always tells people how cool they are. I think that is the BEST compliment ever! So, when Edie puts a necklace on, she has no idea that it's "pretty". I don't want to teach her it's pretty. I say "man, you look soooo coooooool!!!!!"
It is my favorite compliment. Not gender specific. Not related to appearence. She's so cool because she picked a cool thing. It could've been a cool dance. Or a cool kiss. Or a cool drawing. It's all COOOOLLLLL!
This makes a lot of sense. Body image is so confusing. I'm trying really hard to look at myself differently now that I have a baby girl, because body image is reflected from the mother to the daughter.