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navyandviolet · August 2012

tatercater:
LauraT25:
lady dixneuf:

I mean, we got divorced anyway. Probably bc the florist didnt' show up.

This actually made me snort.

Aside: I had a dream about you last night! I only have the vaguest idea what you look like, but you were wearing that flower headband thing from your wedding pics and a suit, and you told me you were a spy and you wanted me to call you Agent 19.

I'm secretly hoping that this nickname catches on, because I almost spit out my yogurt from laughing at it.

Yes I think this should happen.

mrsmklynch · August 2012

baseballcr8zd:
Starry Again:

I find it odd that everyone thinks they are a good mom. Like being a good driver. Or smart. No one is less than average. But for some reason saying someone is a bad mom would be like the worst thing you could ever say. Like I have seen episodes of Intervention where the moms claim to be good mothers... um I am sorry but if you are preoccupied with the crack pipe you aren't a good mom. You may WANT to be a good mom, but right now you aren't.

THIS!!!! My cousin is contantly posting on FB about what a great mom she is. Really...because your mom has custody of your child because you were high on heroin for more than half your pregnancy you crack head. You see your kid a few times a month, maybe. But hell, you're a great mother. Grrrrrrrr

Sadly, my sister is another such dead-beat mom - though she has no addiction problem to use as a sorry excuse. When she got divorced she tried to convince everyone that her apartment wasn't big enough to take her two little girls with her because it was only one bedroom. So she left the girls with her ex-husband - only one was actually his child - who she knew to have a drug problem. THEN she hooked up with his best friend who was also the best man at their wedding and moved 2 hours away to live with him in his mom's house. The girls ended up getting split up, each going to live with their paternal grandmother. Meanwhile, my sister's boyfriend moved to a different state leaving her at his mom's house. She JUST last month got settled into her own apartment and took back her oldest girl but the youngest is still bouncing between deadbeat dad's house and grandma's house. This has been going on for well over a year. It's sickening.

I certainly don't think I'm a perfect mom. I have a short temper, very little patience, super high expectations, and I don't really know how to play with my kids. (I was an only child and most of my imaginative play took place in my head.) Still, my children are well-loved and cared for and I would have lived with them in my mother-flucking car before I would have ever left them for any reason.

Also, I'm kind of awesome at being a girlfriend, but not so great at the wife stuff.

amb5353 · August 2012

Mrs.G123:
Those shoes? With the individual toes, and made out of rubber? So fug and horrible. And neither of my DDs or myself will ever wear Crocs. shudders

During my 2nd tri I flew out to see my mom and grandma, while standing in line for security there was a guy wearing the toe "shoes." He was acting like he was the sh!t because he had them. I really wanted to say "those shoes aren't the sh!t, they look like sh!t."

IAM3Bs · August 2012

LauraT25:

UO: After going to visit an in-home daycare this week, I am even more pro daycare center. I know that there are great in-home daycares out there, but it cemented for me that I really don't know anything without an awesome, realiable recommendation (which I won't be getting). I realize that centers can have issues too, but I feel a lot better about sending our baby to a center.

I am SO with you on this one! It seems like every other day you read horror stories about in-home daycares running dog fighting rings out of the garages (ATTACHED TO THE HOME WHERE THE KIDS ARE) or hiding babies in crawl spaces for hours so the regulators don't see that they're over capacity. Scares the bejeezus out of me! I want a state licensed daycare center where all of the workers have professional background checks and are licensed in CPR and all that jazz.

CnAnA · August 2012

I am absolutely more stressed about the idea of people trying to clean my house to help once the baby is born than i am about, you know, the baby being born. I almost cried when my mom said as soon as I go into labor she is coming over to mop and vacuum. Thank god she doesn't have a key!

Mrs.RockyM · August 2012

Mrs.G123:
And neither of my DDs or myself will ever wear Crocs. shudders

You say this now, but when it takes 10 minutes for your toddler to put their sneakers or sandals on in the morning, you'll change your mind. Crocks are way easier. I can't stand them, and I refuse to wear them myself, but DD wears them in the summer on the weekends all the time!

sjgurl784 · August 2012

LauraT25:
tatercater:
LauraT25:
you told me you were a spy and you wanted me to call you Agent 19.

I'm secretly hoping that this nickname catches on, because I almost spit out my yogurt from laughing at it.

I think we could make it happen. It's sort like your kid having a nickname - if enough of us start calling her Agent 19, she will probably give up on correcting us.

I'm totally on board with this.

Don't Hassle the Hoff · August 2012

mrs.ike:
I am absolutely more stressed about the idea of people trying to clean my house to help once the baby is born than i am about, you know, the baby being born. I almost cried when my mom said as soon as I go into labor she is coming over to mop and vacuum. Thank god she doesn't have a key!

OMG, this totally. I rather my house be a flucking pit after the baby is born than anyone come into my house to clean, unless it's a cleaner that I actually hired.

I am also super picky when it comes to anything frozen. We hardly freeze anything in our house besides things that must be frozen. 99% of what we buy is fresh. A few friends said they were going to cook some meals to freeze so I wouldn't have to cook after the baby is born. I find very few things less appealing than pre-frozen meals. I am trying to convince them we don't want it without sounding totally ungrateful.

Rachelilly23 · August 2012

hboo2011:
I don't like coffee in any form. The very smell of coffee beans makes me cringe. No frozen cappacinos, frapa mocha lattes, etc. Yuck. If it has coffee beans, don't put it near me.

I agree 100%. I even roll my eyes when people complain so much about not drinking coffee. I know it's like an addiction, but holy cow people...

sjgurl784 · August 2012

IAM3Bs:
LauraT25:

UO: After going to visit an in-home daycare this week, I am even more pro daycare center. I know that there are great in-home daycares out there, but it cemented for me that I really don't know anything without an awesome, realiable recommendation (which I won't be getting). I realize that centers can have issues too, but I feel a lot better about sending our baby to a center.

I am SO with you on this one! It seems like every other day you read horror stories about in-home daycares running dog fighting rings out of the garages (ATTACHED TO THE HOME WHERE THE KIDS ARE) or hiding babies in crawl spaces for hours so the regulators don't see that they're over capacity. Scares the bejeezus out of me! I want a state licensed daycare center where all of the workers have professional background checks and are licensed in CPR and all that jazz.

I am of the total opposite opinion! I worked in several and even directed a small center and while most of the time, things were good, kids were happy, the turnover for teachers was out of control and 2 out of the 3 centers I worked for, I had to report three co-workers for "questionable child care tactics". They all got fired. The directors were always stressed out to the max and most just saw kids as dollar signs. There are certainly just as many, if not more, negative incidents that happen at centers that are kept out of the public eye because they have the resources to do so.

I know in CT, home day cares are required to be licensed and most are CPR and first aid trained.

I'm not saying that all centers are bad. There are some downright amazing ones out there. But don't just assume that since it is a center instead of someone's home that it's that much safer.

Rachelilly23 · August 2012

Mrs.RockyM:
Mrs.G123:
And neither of my DDs or myself will ever wear Crocs. shudders
You say this now, but when it takes 10 minutes for your toddler to put their sneakers or sandals on in the morning, you'll change your mind. Crocks are way easier. I can't stand them, and I refuse to wear them myself, but DD wears them in the summer on the weekends all the time!

DS had crocs for the spring/early summer, but they were just plain back ones and no longer fit. I wouldn't ever get him anything crazy colored... When he first started wearing them, DH claimed they hurt DS's feet, so he put white SOCKS on under the black crocs. I almost died. I will not have my kid running around in shorts with socks and crocs. It bugged the living crap out of me! I told DH that is some fashion statement for our not even 2 year old (at the time.) Bleh. So no, I will probably not be buying crocs again for DS just to avoid the pain of seeing DH put socks on under them so he can "break them in first."

lady dixneuf · August 2012

navy&violet:
tatercater:
LauraT25:
lady dixneuf:

I mean, we got divorced anyway. Probably bc the florist didnt' show up.

This actually made me snort.

Aside: I had a dream about you last night! I only have the vaguest idea what you look like, but you were wearing that flower headband thing from your wedding pics and a suit, and you told me you were a spy and you wanted me to call you Agent 19.

this is amazing. by all means, do it!

I'm secretly hoping that this nickname catches on, because I almost spit out my yogurt from laughing at it.

Yes I think this should happen.

you all know that the 19 makes perfect sense, right?

Also, I have XIX tattooed on my left wrist so I mean, I am basically ready to go.

LSUnoelle1220 · August 2012

Rennan7:
I don't like peanut butter.
I don't like watermelon, but do like watermelon flavored candy.

I'm the complete opposite! I can eat a whole watermelon in one setting, but don't bring me watermelon candy, it will end up in the trash!

Nineoceans · August 2012

blackcat3163:
lady dixneuf:

I get a kick out of these fear-based new mom posts like "How many boxes of newborn diapers do I need?"

I posted about NB diapers, it's cause right now I have $$ to spend on it. When I'm on mat leave and only get paid 60% of my income I won't have as much and I'd like to purchase these things now. I'm aware there's a store down the street thanks.

Yup this is my situation too. Plus if I have coupons for perfectly good diapers that will expire before baby gets here you better believe I am using them and stocking up.

We want to pretty much have our diaper situation pre-purchased by the time baby is here so we have a little more control over cash flow if we end up needing to use a special formula in lieu of breast feeding or if he needs to have a longer hospital stay etc. The more we can plan for and pre-buy the better for us.

On the same hand I don't want to be wasting gas to exchange a bunch of packages of newborn dipes that don't fit so I appreciated the post, not so much because I'll never get to the store again but more because we are trying to manage our money and prepare for the unexpected financially after baby arrives.

Mlowery11 · August 2012

mrs.ike:
I am absolutely more stressed about the idea of people trying to clean my house to help once the baby is born than i am about, you know, the baby being born. I almost cried when my mom said as soon as I go into labor she is coming over to mop and vacuum. Thank god she doesn't have a key!

Agreed!

hs10 · August 2012

hboo2011:
I don't like coffee in any form. The very smell of coffee beans makes me cringe. No frozen cappacinos, frapa mocha lattes, etc. Yuck. If it has coffee beans, don't put it near me.

Me too!!

I also hate chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk, but like chocolate candy.

LSUnoelle1220 · August 2012

This may not be a UO for you fellow preggo ladies, but it definitely applies the non-pregnant population...

Dear stranger/acquaintance/co-worker I don't really talk to,

I surely don't care when your brother's best friend's sister's birthday is. And no, I will not "hold on" or "try to go a couple days early" so that my baby can share a birthday with a person who I know even less than I know you. Sharing birthdays will only make you best friends when you are 5, after that, it's a 2 second "oh cool, same birthday". And chances that you will ever have to remember my child's birthday OR that this stranger you speak of will have to remember my child's birthday are slim. How about I have this baby when he decides to come out and we call it a day?

Thanks!

blackcat3163 · August 2012

I agree about the birth plan thing 100% I was just saying to H last night that would you really be disappointed if your doctors and nurses did something out of your "plan" that's better for your child in the long run? come on now.... my plan is go to hospital, have baby whatever method happens and then love my baby. the end.

julieklu · August 2012

So....I totally DO live in the Alaskan wilderness...and to buy a pack of 50 diapers at my local store it is $35 bucks. My mom was making fun of me for doing cloth diapers until she came and visited me and saw how much diapers cost up here and she almost had a heart attack. The only other option is to order them from Amazon but it still takes 5 days to get here (Even WITH prime) and when I run out (because I will) I will have to go to the store and spend $35 freaking dollars on a pack of diapers. It will make me puke if I do.

Besides, stocking up on amazon diapers will NOT fit in my tent. I have 2 doggies living in my vestibule already...

lady dixneuf · August 2012

julieklu:
So....I totally DO live in the Alaskan wilderness...and to buy a pack of 50 diapers at my local store it is $35 bucks. My mom was making fun of me for doing cloth diapers until she came and visited me and saw how much diapers cost up here and she almost had a heart attack. The only other option is to order them from Amazon but it still takes 5 days to get here (Even WITH prime) and when I run out (because I will) I will have to go to the store and spend $35 freaking dollars on a pack of diapers. It will make me puke if I do.
Besides, stocking up on amazon diapers will NOT fit in my tent. I have 2 doggies living in my vestibule already...

yeah but did you make your dogs get their DTAP shot?

I hear you. My parents live in HI and it's crazy. I can't imagine what rural Alaska is like.

julieklu · August 2012

lady dixneuf:
julieklu:
So....I totally DO live in the Alaskan wilderness...and to buy a pack of 50 diapers at my local store it is $35 bucks. My mom was making fun of me for doing cloth diapers until she came and visited me and saw how much diapers cost up here and she almost had a heart attack. The only other option is to order them from Amazon but it still takes 5 days to get here (Even WITH prime) and when I run out (because I will) I will have to go to the store and spend $35 freaking dollars on a pack of diapers. It will make me puke if I do.
Besides, stocking up on amazon diapers will NOT fit in my tent. I have 2 doggies living in my vestibule already...
yeah but did you make your dogs get their DTAP shot?
I hear you. My parents live in HI and it's crazy. I can't imagine what rural Alaska is like.

So uhh...is it bad that I don't know what a DTAP shot is? Hahah

Ohh, and for the record, my dogs eat poop...so...about that.

sjgurl784 · August 2012

lady dixneuf:
julieklu:

So....I totally DO live in the Alaskan wilderness...and to buy a pack of 50 diapers at my local store it is $35 bucks. My mom was making fun of me for doing cloth diapers until she came and visited me and saw how much diapers cost up here and she almost had a heart attack. The only other option is to order them from Amazon but it still takes 5 days to get here (Even WITH prime) and when I run out (because I will) I will have to go to the store and spend $35 freaking dollars on a pack of diapers. It will make me puke if I do.

Besides, stocking up on amazon diapers will NOT fit in my tent. I have 2 doggies living in my vestibule already...

yeah but did you make your dogs get their DTAP shot?

I hear you. My parents live in HI and it's crazy. I can't imagine what rural Alaska is like.

Bwhahaha. What about any other wildlife around your tent?

AngelSong76 · August 2012

mbm1983:
If it wasn't for Facebook, I probably wouldn't communicate with my extended family as much as I do. I like that if something bad happens (like my grandma going to the hospital...yet again) a simple post on Facebook keeps the entire family informed rather than spending hours on the phone text/calling and then telling the same store over and over.
People may think this is weird, but i just think it's pretty damn convenient.
I HATE all those damn Facebook games though. Every time I block notices from them there is always some new stupid game someone is inviting me to. ugh.

Me too and me too. I have blocked invites from certain people on my friends list because I know they will invite me to all the newest and dumbest games! I will say that when I was unemployed, Farmville made me feel very needed and important. Sad, I know.

Sillygirl85 · August 2012

Rachelilly23:
hboo2011:
I don't like coffee in any form. The very smell of coffee beans makes me cringe. No frozen cappacinos, frapa mocha lattes, etc. Yuck. If it has coffee beans, don't put it near me.
I agree 100%. I even roll my eyes when people complain so much about not drinking coffee. I know it's like an addiction, but holy cow people...

This is how I feel about alcohol.

lady dixneuf · August 2012

SarahW44:
Rachelilly23:
hboo2011:
I don't like coffee in any form. The very smell of coffee beans makes me cringe. No frozen cappacinos, frapa mocha lattes, etc. Yuck. If it has coffee beans, don't put it near me.
I agree 100%. I even roll my eyes when people complain so much about not drinking coffee. I know it's like an addiction, but holy cow people...
This is how I feel about alcohol.

dude I love both so much.

I love booze so much I can't have it.

Which means I love coffee double!

I will have ALLL THE COFFEE for all of you!

lady dixneuf · August 2012

sjgurl784:
lady dixneuf:
julieklu:

So....I totally DO live in the Alaskan wilderness...and to buy a pack of 50 diapers at my local store it is $35 bucks. My mom was making fun of me for doing cloth diapers until she came and visited me and saw how much diapers cost up here and she almost had a heart attack. The only other option is to order them from Amazon but it still takes 5 days to get here (Even WITH prime) and when I run out (because I will) I will have to go to the store and spend $35 freaking dollars on a pack of diapers. It will make me puke if I do.

Besides, stocking up on amazon diapers will NOT fit in my tent. I have 2 doggies living in my vestibule already...

yeah but did you make your dogs get their DTAP shot?

I hear you. My parents live in HI and it's crazy. I can't imagine what rural Alaska is like.

Bwhahaha. What about any other wildlife around your tent?

are your tents organized by the dewy decimal system?

Does the salmon make sure it's fully cooked before it swims by you?

Are the bears doused in Purell?

all the animals need to be vaccinated bc I don't believe in vaccination for my baby. Have they gained 36 lbs or more? Bc then they're bad!

lady dixneuf · August 2012

LauraT25:
lady dixneuf:
dude I love both so much.
I love booze so much I can't have it.
Which means I love coffee double!
I will have ALLL THE COFFEE for all of you!
This is me too. Maybe we can share the coffee?
I was really lucky that coffee made me want to vomit in first tri, because otherwise I don't know how I would have cut down my 8 cups a day to 1 or 2.

you can have my booze. that I don't get pregnant or otherwise.

the coffee is mine mine mine

mo1012 · August 2012

Those shoes smell horrible!!! My FI had them and I thought something died in our room. I threw them out.

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