Opinions of the Unpopular sort

Liz4444 · June 2013

Make them good ladies!

Erinm278 · June 2013

It annoys me that some old people think they can say whatever they want just because they're old (my grandma is one of these). Just because you're old doesn't mean you get a free pass to be an a**hole. I have no problem telling them when they are being rude though.

Liz4444 · June 2013

Erinm278:
It annoys me that some old people think they can say whatever they want just because they're old (my grandma is one of these).  Just because you're old doesn't mean you get a free pass to be an a**hole.  I have no problem telling them when they are being rude though.

Definitely agree. My grandmother will say assy things to me and my MIL will be like, it's ok, she's 90. Um, I don't care how old you are, you know not to be rude.

Liz4444 · June 2013

Taking a random word and assigning it to a human doesn't make it a formal name. And no, you don't get a pass because you are a celebrity.

alexandra1818 · June 2013

It's not pregnancy related, but it'll come up in a few weeks...

Just because you've lost 10lbs once (a few years ago) doesn't make you an expert in weight loss. Losing 10lbs in a season is NOT comparable to losing 60lbs in 6 months. So no, I don't want your weight-loss tips, thankyouverymuch. I've lost more weight than you ever have, random-stranger, and don't need your useless advice.

MRads · June 2013

Liz4444:
Taking a random word and assigning it to a human doesn't make it a formal name. And no, you don't get a pass because you are a celebrity.

Lol, I completely agree with this. Although, the name we're 99% sure we're going to use is a noun and a very uncommon name, so it basically sounds like that's what we did. I can't judge much.

My UO is that I just can't imagine having my hospital bag packed and ready to go at 35w or earlier. I'll probably do that at 37w at the earliest. Maybe I am jaded, because my two sisters' first kids were both 2 weeks late, but I wouldn't want to think that I only have 3 weeks of pregnancy left, when I could actually have 5 more weeks left.

We live about 10 minutes from the hospital we're delivering at, though. I might do things differently if we lived an hour or so from the hospital.

Edit: I have also had a really uneventful pregnancy. I don't have any signs of contractions, pre-e, ptl and I'm all closed up. If this were not the case, I'd probably have my bags packed.

lancomechica · June 2013

I can't stand people on Facebook sharing photos of random dogs, random babies, random motorcycles, etc. if its not your dog, baby or motorcycle I don't give a flying fluck and will block you from my news feed. Yes...this is my aunt, grandma and mom.

PrimRoseMama · June 2013

I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.

lancomechica · June 2013

alexandra1818:
It's not pregnancy related, but it'll come up in a few weeks...Just because you've lost 10lbs once a few years ago doesn't make you an expert in weight loss.nbsp; Losing 10lbs in a season is NOT comparable to losing 60lbs in 6 months.nbsp; So no, I don't want your weightloss tips, thankyouverymuch.nbsp; I've lost more weight than you ever have, randomstranger, and don't need your useless advice.

Agree 100!!!

MRads · June 2013

alexandra1818:
It's not pregnancy related, but it'll come up in a few weeks...
Just because you've lost 10lbs once (a few years ago) doesn't make you an expert in weight loss. Losing 10lbs in a season is NOT comparable to losing 60lbs in 6 months. So no, I don't want your weight-loss tips, thankyouverymuch. I've lost more weight than you ever have, random-stranger, and don't need your useless advice.

I hate it when people don't take my weight loss advice seriously, because I "only" lost 12 lbs last year. I don't go around talking about it, but if people are looking for weight loss tips, I'll give it. And there have been more than a few people who have actively disregarded it, because it wasn't this huge transformation.

I only had 12 lbs to lose. But it was still really hard, a great accomplishment and a complete change in the way I viewed food and in my lifestyle in general.

sparkymcgeee · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.

Agreed. And for a lot of parents they have kids who are picky or underweight and so I really don't have an issue if there is an occasional trip. There are healthy options at most places. Go to those places and get them the healthy option.

lancomechica · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.nbsp;

As a registered dietitian IMO...the more forbidden a food is the more likely the child will want it and end up applying more value to "treats" or those forbidden foods. We intend to try not to put values on any foods in the house. My parents did that big time and hid foods and definitely made me feel guilt and shame with eating certain foods.

Liz4444 · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people. 

We get li happy meals all the time and have to beg her to eat them... I have a child that won't touch a nugget. She won't touch food in general. Her dinner last night was 1 French fry and half an edamame bean.

If someone wants to get their panties in a wad because we offer her cookies more then once a day they can go screw.

Hinessn · June 2013

I dont understand buying gifts for doctors and nurses in L&D. They are doing their job. Do you get presents from people who visit your work all the time? Unless you live in a small town or have seen the same doctor for years and years they probably wont even remember you 20min after you're gone. It just doesnt make sense to me.

ETA - I also dont find labor to be beautiful. It's honestly pretty gross to me.

sparkymcgeee · June 2013

I get annoyed at people that downplay my PTL and early delivery fears based on my current progression because "it doesn't mean anything sometimes" and they were two weeks late with their pregnancy.

Well that's all well and good but my last pregnancy I was two weeks early and we were lucky to make it that far. I had bedrest for 10 weeks and PTL. So your experience means absolutely jack crap to me because that is not how my body does this pregnancy thing. I'm allowed to be afraid my baby is going to be born before he's term based on what I feel my body is doing and my past experience.

I HOPE I make it to 38+ weeks.

Erinm278 · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.

I agree. There weren't any forbidden foods when I was growing up. My parents just focused on teaching us healthy eating habits and that certain foods weren't great for us so we should only eat them once in a while. We probably had fast food or take out (pizza or Chinese) once or twice a month. It was a special treat and we knew we shouldn't eat it too often.

Same thing with soda. My mom would buy one or two 2 liters of soda in her bi-weekly shopping trip and once it was gone, it was gone! Everything in moderation.

PrimRoseMama · June 2013

lancomechica:
PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.nbsp;
As a registered dietitian IMO...the more forbidden a food is the more likely the child will want it and end up applying more value to "treats" or those forbidden foods. We intend to try not to put values on any foods in the house. My parents did that big time and hid foods and definitely made me feel guilt and shame with eating certain foods.

Honestly, and this might be a UO too, I think there are those that are too focused on food. Seriously, what happened to just eating your food and not making a huge effing deal about every little thing that goes into your mouth? Food is valuable. Its fuel. That's all that needs to be said about it IMHO. Having a treat every now and then is a part of childhood IMHO. Icecream? Some candy at halloween. I mean, FFS, people we taking things and making them into huge emotional minefields for our kids just by being so effing focused on it.

Let your kids be kids. Let them have an ice pop during the summer. A fruit roll up is not going to kill the kid. If its not organic or hand made the world is not going to end for your child. Definitely teach good eating habits, but don't focus on it so much that the kid is mind-f.cuked about food before they even stick it in their mouths.

Again, JFC people.

PrimRoseMama · June 2013

LivvyKH:
I don't think American women should get to use centimetres when talking about dilation. Go into active labour at 1 37/64 inches! Push at 3 15/16! You made your imperial-units bed, now lie in it.

This is so awesome. I love it. HAHAHAH

sparkymcgeee · June 2013

Hinessn:
I dont understand buying gifts for doctors and nurses in L&D. They are doing their job. Do you get presents from people who visit your work all the time? Unless you live in a small town or have seen the same doctor for years and years they probably wont even remember you 20min after you're gone. It just doesnt make sense to me.

I don't live in a small town and I had a nurse remember me from when I delivered my daughter two years ago.

I do get the occasional gift for a job well done from people I work with. It's very much appreciated and I try to do an even better job for people when that happens because EVERYONE appreciates being appreciated.

I plan on making cookies for the day, night and overnight nurses. It may not be a huge gift but I want to be taken care of and I want them to know that I appreciate that they have my health and my childs health on their mind. Because really, you don't go into that field unless you CARE about people.

MRads · June 2013

meimsx:
I get annoyed at people that downplay my PTL and early delivery fears based on my current progression because "it doesn't mean anything sometimes" and they were two weeks late with their pregnancy.
Well that's all well and good but my last pregnancy I was two weeks early and we were lucky to make it that far. I had bedrest for 10 weeks and PTL. So your experience means absolutely jack crap to me because that is not how my body does this pregnancy thing. I'm allowed to be afraid my baby is going to be born before he's term based on what I feel my body is doing and my past experience.
I HOPE I make it to 38+ weeks.

I certainly didn't want to make anybody feel bad by saying that I can't imagine already having my hospital bags packed. If I had even a slight sign of PTL, a history of PTL or any indicator of labor (or pre-e, swelling, even slight contractions, leaking fluid, etc) I would have my bags packed.

We also haven't purchased our car seat (though we have one), so I am woefully behind most people. I just can't imagine being all ready for the baby to come at 35 weeks and still having to wait 7 more weeks.

summerandmatt · June 2013

LivvyKH:
I don't think American women should get to use centimetres when talking about dilation. Go into active labour at 1 37/64 inches! Push at 3 15/16! You made your imperial-units bed, now lie in it.

Lol, this is amazing.

BBBelly · June 2013

I have zero sympathy for most people who b*tch about manageable, non-terminal medical conditions, especially if they aren't optimizing their treatment. Don't smoke, abuse prescription meds, eat terribly, etc. and then moan to me about your symptoms and say stuff like "it's better not to be born than have to go through this" or "the pain is worse than giving birth 100 times." The last comment was made by someone who has never given birth as if it was a scientific fact. I have two siblings who I love dearly who were born with several physical disabilities and conditions and are trying to live as best and well as they can and I get offended by hypochondriacs and drama queens who assume the worst of every diagnosis they're given and cry about it to anyone who will listen.

thegoodpotato · June 2013

LivvyKH:
I don't think American women should get to use centimetres when talking about dilation. Go into active labour at 1 37/64 inches! Push at 3 15/16! You made your imperial-units bed, now lie in it.

Bahahahaha! This made me giggle! Same goes for fundal height measurement!

(I'm Canadian, so I happen to love the metric system... And it makes my work as an engineer so much easier.)

sparkymcgeee · June 2013

MRads:
meimsx:
I get annoyed at people that downplay my PTL and early delivery fears based on my current progression because "it doesn't mean anything sometimes" and they were two weeks late with their pregnancy.
Well that's all well and good but my last pregnancy I was two weeks early and we were lucky to make it that far. I had bedrest for 10 weeks and PTL. So your experience means absolutely jack crap to me because that is not how my body does this pregnancy thing. I'm allowed to be afraid my baby is going to be born before he's term based on what I feel my body is doing and my past experience.
I HOPE I make it to 38+ weeks.
I certainly didn't want to make anybody feel bad by saying that I can't imagine already having my hospital bags packed. If I had even a slight sign of PTL, a history of PTL or any indicator of labor (or pre-e, swelling, even slight contractions, leaking fluid, etc) I would have my bags packed.
We also haven't purchased our car seat (though we have one), so I am woefully behind most people. I just can't imagine being all ready for the baby to come at 35 weeks and still having to wait 7 more weeks.

Oh your UO didn't affect my opinion at all. That wasn't at all directed at you. If I had a completely uneventful pregnancy I would be the same way. Heck I don't have my bag packed yet either. (I'm totally slacking on that and really really need to get it done though)

This was more about my friend yesterday when I told her I lost part of my plug.

solsburyhill · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
lancomechica:
PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.nbsp;
As a registered dietitian IMO...the more forbidden a food is the more likely the child will want it and end up applying more value to "treats" or those forbidden foods. We intend to try not to put values on any foods in the house. My parents did that big time and hid foods and definitely made me feel guilt and shame with eating certain foods.
Honestly, and this might be a UO too, I think there are those that are too focused on food. Seriously, what happened to just eating your food and not making a huge effing deal about every little thing that goes into your mouth? Food is valuable. Its fuel. That's all that needs to be said about it IMHO. Having a treat every now and then is a part of childhood IMHO. Icecream? Some candy at halloween. I mean, FFS, people we taking things and making them into huge emotional minefields for our kids just by being so effing focused on it.
Let your kids be kids. Let them have an ice pop during the summer. A fruit roll up is not going to kill the kid. If its not organic or hand made the world is not going to end for your child. Definitely teach good eating habits, but don't focus on it so much that the kid is mind-f.cuked about food before they even stick it in their mouths.
Again, JFC people.

It's definitely an UO with my husband *eye roll*. I took DS to McD's the other day and it was great. He sat like a nice boy, my super picky toddler ate a cheeseburger and apple slices and a couple fries, this was a really big deal. And then a week later when we grilled burgers at home, guess who remembered that he liked cheeseburgers? Win! And you know what? Sometimes mom needs a break from battling what to serve for lunch/dinner every day and a break from cooking so a trip to McD's it is!

thegoodpotato · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
lancomechica:
PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.nbsp;
As a registered dietitian IMO...the more forbidden a food is the more likely the child will want it and end up applying more value to "treats" or those forbidden foods. We intend to try not to put values on any foods in the house. My parents did that big time and hid foods and definitely made me feel guilt and shame with eating certain foods.
Honestly, and this might be a UO too, I think there are those that are too focused on food. Seriously, what happened to just eating your food and not making a huge effing deal about every little thing that goes into your mouth? Food is valuable. Its fuel. That's all that needs to be said about it IMHO. Having a treat every now and then is a part of childhood IMHO. Icecream? Some candy at halloween. I mean, FFS, people we taking things and making them into huge emotional minefields for our kids just by being so effing focused on it.
Let your kids be kids. Let them have an ice pop during the summer. A fruit roll up is not going to kill the kid. If its not organic or hand made the world is not going to end for your child. Definitely teach good eating habits, but don't focus on it so much that the kid is mind-f.cuked about food before they even stick it in their mouths.
Again, JFC people.

Absolutely!! I try to eat healthy... We have things like quinoa salad and chickpea curry for dinner (as separate meals; not together), but we still do give her a happy meal every now and again. Oh, and timbits at Tim Horton's (doughnut holes), which she calls 'dub-dubs' because that's her word for bubbles, and the timbits look like bubbles.

I honestly don't think a few treats here and there will do any kid harm...

thegoodpotato · June 2013

I guess mine today is that sanitising everything is not the best thing for your child... Sure, keep things clean, but it is absolutely unnecessary to disinfect your house. Who cares if your kid touches the soap pump with their dirty hands??? Germs are good for immunity, and eating dirt is a part of childhood.

Also, what the hell is wrong with dishcloths?!? Just wash them in the washing machine every few days, for goodness sake! It's better than cutting down trees so you can throw more garbage away.

BBBelly · June 2013

lancomechica:
PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.nbsp;
As a registered dietitian IMO...the more forbidden a food is the more likely the child will want it and end up applying more value to "treats" or those forbidden foods. We intend to try not to put values on any foods in the house. My parents did that big time and hid foods and definitely made me feel guilt and shame with eating certain foods.

This is a good point. My mom bought junk food for my underweight sisters but forbade me from eating it cause I was a chubby kid. Even as adults they consider anything just "food" whereas I differentiate between "behaving" and "indulging" and honestly it has little to do with health.

KikiCohen · June 2013

PrimRoseMama:
I don't think that the occasional fast food trip for a toddler is going to ruin their eating habits forever. This UO originates from the thread on Parenting about it. Some poster was seriously getting her knickers in a twist over a parent taking their kid to McDo once a week. Toddler eating is a weird weird thing. If they eat two chicken mcnuggets a week its not going to mean they will be fat. JFC people.

ITA! We didn't have any fast food places in my hometown until I was like 7 or 8. The nearest ones were 30-45 minutes away and it was a treat to get to go to McDonald's, which happened like once a month when my parents made a "big" shopping trip.

DH and I do fast food about once a month, and will probably not change after LO is born. Especially now since most places are offering healthier choices for kid's meals like milk instead of soda or apple slices instead of fries.

Liz4444 · June 2013

thegoodpotato:
I guess mine today is that sanitising everything is not the best thing for your child... Sure, keep things clean, but it is absolutely unnecessary to disinfect your house. Who cares if your kid touches the soap pump with their dirty hands??? Germs are good for immunity, and eating dirt is a part of childhood.
Also, what the hell is wrong with dishcloths?!? Just wash them in the washing machine every few days, for goodness sake! It's better than cutting down trees so you can throw more garbage away.

Im not a sanitizer at all... The other week there was a news story that if your kids paci fell on the floor, the best thing to do is to stick it in your mouth then give it back to them.

I see people who are germaphobes totally get over it once their kid starts moving. My good friend would totally freak out when her kid would grab something off the floor during music class. I would sit there and laugh and her and tell her to relax. Now he grabs stuff, sticks it in his mouth, whatever and she just looks at me and laughs.

KikiCohen · June 2013

If you are too lazy to walk the extra couple steps so that you're actually IN the crosswalk, I'm too lazy to brake for you. Seriously, I'm not getting rear-ended for you.

dek3111 · June 2013

LivvyKH:
I don't think American women should get to use centimetres when talking about dilation. Go into active labour at 1 37/64 inches! Push at 3 15/16! You made your imperial-units bed, now lie in it.

Hilarious! But we don't, we use centimeters We'll add insult to injury and change the spelling of your units as well!

I'm an engineer and every now and then I'll randomly get a set of plans and internally go, "Aw crap, it's in METRIC?"

cuterusaurus · June 2013

LivvyKH:
I don't think American women should get to use centimetres when talking about dilation. Go into active labour at 1 37/64 inches! Push at 3 15/16! You made your imperialunits bed, now lie in it.

Favorite. I lol'ed at work.

Dubs1978 · June 2013

KikiCohen:
If you are too lazy to walk the extra couple steps so that you're actually IN the crosswalk, I'm too lazy to brake for you. Seriously, I'm not getting rear-ended for you.

Totally! The law states I only I have to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Outside of that? Death race 2000 baby. Someone once said there were two types of pedestrians in Boston - the quick and the dead. Ha!

giraffeluvspi · June 2013

dek3111:
LivvyKH:
I don't think American women should get to use centimetres when talking about dilation. Go into active labour at 1 37/64 inches! Push at 3 15/16! You made your imperial-units bed, now lie in it.
Hilarious! But we don't, we use centimeters We'll add insult to injury and change the spelling of your units as well!
I'm an engineer and every now and then I'll randomly get a set of plans and internally go, "Aw crap, it's in METRIC?"

LOL! I've had the metric plans come across my desk, too. Sometimes they aren't labelled as such: "Why are the numbers so big? Oh yeah, metric..."

Maybe I can put that in my birth plan: "Please use inches and not centimeters when referring to my cervix." THAT would go well, I'm sure. ;O)

Stina2012 · June 2013

I am so freaking, effing over work. It should be illegal to make me work at this point!

giraffeluvspi · June 2013

Liz4444:
thegoodpotato:
I guess mine today is that sanitising everything is not the best thing for your child... Sure, keep things clean, but it is absolutely unnecessary to disinfect your house. Who cares if your kid touches the soap pump with their dirty hands??? Germs are good for immunity, and eating dirt is a part of childhood.
Also, what the hell is wrong with dishcloths?!? Just wash them in the washing machine every few days, for goodness sake! It's better than cutting down trees so you can throw more garbage away.
Im not a sanitizer at all... The other week there was a news story that if your kids paci fell on the floor, the best thing to do is to stick it in your mouth then give it back to them.
I see people who are germaphobes totally get over it once their kid starts moving. My good friend would totally freak out when her kid would grab something off the floor during music class. I would sit there and laugh and her and tell her to relax. Now he grabs stuff, sticks it in his mouth, whatever and she just looks at me and laughs.

I completely agree. We wipe the counters down with a wet sponge after dinner all the time, but I DO pull the Clorox out when there are meat juices involved.

I'll pile my UO on top of this one: I'm also not too freaked out about getting everything washed before the baby comes. If I take the tags off an outfit and wash it, I can't exchange it if it doesn't fit. I'm seriously tempted to just rip the tags off and stick it directly on my LO. *GASP* Will that kill him? No. Will it save my sanity when trying to decide which clothes are worthy of the wash and fold, and which ones are keeping their tags? Yes.

I will wash the bedding, though, for extra softness. :O)

alexandra1818 · June 2013

Stina2012:
I am so freaking, effing over work. It should be illegal to make me work at this point!

Me too... it doesn't help that the replacement I'm training is a douche that doesn't do the work he's assigned, and instead of listening to my answer when he asks me questions, he interrupts with "I know, I just had to..." (and that's the end of the sentence, every time).

lancomechica · June 2013

Stina2012:
I am so freaking, effing over work. It should be illegal to make me work at this point!

HAHA!! I felt like this when I woke up this morning and have to go to Falls Church for a huge meeting and then Baltimore for another one. Gonna be a long day.

I am sure if I said this to a non-pregnant person they would be all "Pregnancy is not an illness..." Arg. I know but it is associated with many intense discomforts which feels like an illness...so SHUT UP! Stick out tongue

Erinm278 · June 2013

I hate the word "precious" I think it's so creepy.

Erinm278 · June 2013

LivvyKH:
Erinm278:
I hate the word "precious" I think it's so creepy.
Does this help?

haha that's part of the problem! I don't know why I hate it so much, but it certainly doesn't help the MIL uses it ALL the time. Everything is so "precious" to her.

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