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NeneCakies · August 2013

Island_Breezie said:
I feet watch in the bathroom stall. (Not that i bend over and stare) But i try to listen out for those who wash their hands or just wet them on the way out the door - and make note of who's shoes that belongs to.

No way in hell am I eating their dish at a potluck!!!!!

ETA - grammar

OMG my sis wants to market those fast flats type shoes you see in drug stores as "poop shoes"! You know, you wear these generic shoes so nobody can recognize you in a stall by your feet. Not that she wants to do nasty things anonymously, just to cut out the embarrassment factor. Perhaps it wouldn't fool you though. Lol.

rainedrops117 · August 2013

NeneCakies said:

I feet watch in the bathroom stall. (Not that i bend over and stare) But i try to listen out for those who wash their hands or just wet them on the way out the door - and make note of who's shoes that belongs to.

No way in hell am I eating their dish at a potluck!!!!!

ETA - grammar
OMG my sis wants to market those fast flats type shoes you see in drug stores as "poop shoes"! You know, you wear these generic shoes so nobody can recognize you in a stall by your feet. Not that she wants to do nasty things anonymously, just to cut out the embarrassment factor. Perhaps it wouldn't fool you though. Lol.

@NeneCakies I wasn't gonna go there.. but since you mentioned it. I try and get a quick glimpse of everything I can (not just the shoes). LOL.. It stemmed from a girl who had a nasty (as in skanky) look to her and one day a friend and I were discussing said topic (hand wetters). Turns out we both pegged the same girl as a "nasty" as we call em. haha!

Fast flats would never fool me - I'll hunt you down like Red October!

Mrs. Rohde · August 2013

SpruceGrouse said:

jodegaard said:

I don't view the '50s as the era of suppressing women. Coming out of World War II, many women had already been in the work force, often times handling the "men's jobs" as necessary. No one was questioning women's abilities to be strong and work outside the home. After holding down the fort here in the states, many wives and mothers relished the chance to be a "housewife". Also, the media portrayed families such as "Leave It To Beaver" and "I Love Lucy", because that is what society craved after the brokenness of the war. Almost as a source of comfort.

Off topic but I love Lucy is my all time favourite show. I have all of them and have most of them memorized. My Aunt is named Lucille Ball which is really cool. I love the 50s era for some reason, the fashions, the cinema, style.
I love Lucy is my favorite show too!! I love the fashions too. The men were always in suits and hats and the women all done up with their hats on too just to go to the movies. How cool is that?!

PaisleyRuth · August 2013

The "is it fall" post made me think of mine... I hate the barrage of "pumpkin spice latte," pumpkin this, pumpkin that, blah blah blah statuses that hit Facebook in the fall. I like pumpkin muffins, but I don't like pumpkin everything, and sometimes I feel like people are obsessing over pumpkin stuff just to be trendy.

rp-chicago-mom · August 2013

PaisleyRuth said:
The "is it fall" post made me think of mine... I hate the barrage of "pumpkin spice latte," pumpkin this, pumpkin that, blah blah blah statuses that hit Facebook in the fall. I like pumpkin muffins, but I don't like pumpkin everything, and sometimes I feel like people are obsessing over pumpkin stuff just to be trendy.

The term "pumpkin spice" drives me bonkers. It's grammatically incorrect!

cedenton · August 2013

I love pumpkin bread/muffins. Hate pumpkin spice lattes.

Mrs. Rohde · August 2013

I don't like the word tushy. Like as in your butt. I don't know why "butt" is such a taboo word on the pre k crowd but we are getting DD to say bottom instead so she doesn't get expelled or something. 8-|

mmknightly · August 2013

You're just the best, LD!

rp-chicago-mom · August 2013

cedenton said:
I love pumpkin bread/muffins. Hate pumpkin spice lattes.

Right. Well there isn't even any pumpkin in a pumpkin spice latte, is there? It's a weak latte with nutmeg and cinnamon and too much milk. So I like things with pumpkin in them but "pumpkin spice" is not part of that list.

I lied. There's like three T to a liter of syrup.

piphigirl · August 2013

Sharona1700 said:

I hate these baby "learning" toys. My cousin's wife gave us that talking dog thing you plug into your computer. I donated it. Then for S's birthday she gave us this vtech talking turtle thing. It sings out of tune and the music is insipid. She also gave us this weird vtech learning classroom that you're also supposed to plug into a computer. I thought, huh, how's S supposed to play with this? I looked at it more closely, it's for ages 3 and up. WTF. We've put it in the basement for now.

I read with my kid every day. Real books. We crawl on the floor. We go on walks. I think that kind of "learning" is good enough for me

ETA: my last paragraph sounds a bit uppity. Sorry. Not sure how else to phrase it.

Now I feel super sad. We just got a Violet dog for Charlotte as her big birthday gift. Her nanny's son has Scout and Charlotte likes to play with it when he brings it over.

I totally agonized over whether to get her an "interactive learning" toy because as an educator, I know these toys are neither educational nor truly interactive. DH talked me into it, saying it was harmless fun.

Because we are lower income, I am always SO conscious of how Charlotte spends her time. We don't have the resources to give her what other kids have and I worry she'll be way behind in school. Sigh. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten the dog.

Rhomonk · August 2013

piphigirl said:

Sharona1700 said:

I hate these baby "learning" toys. My cousin's wife gave us that talking dog thing you plug into your computer. I donated it. Then for S's birthday she gave us this vtech talking turtle thing. It sings out of tune and the music is insipid. She also gave us this weird vtech learning classroom that you're also supposed to plug into a computer. I thought, huh, how's S supposed to play with this? I looked at it more closely, it's for ages 3 and up. WTF. We've put it in the basement for now.

I read with my kid every day. Real books. We crawl on the floor. We go on walks. I think that kind of "learning" is good enough for me

ETA: my last paragraph sounds a bit uppity. Sorry. Not sure how else to phrase it.

Now I feel super sad. We just got a Violet dog for Charlotte as her big birthday gift. Her nanny's son has Scout and Charlotte likes to play with it when he brings it over.

I totally agonized over whether to get her an "interactive learning" toy because as an educator, I know these toys are neither educational nor truly interactive. DH talked me into it, saying it was harmless fun.

Because we are lower income, I am always SO conscious of how Charlotte spends her time. We don't have the resources to give her what other kids have and I worry she'll be way behind in school. Sigh. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten the dog.

I have some interactive toys, and I don't see anything wrong with them. Sure, I don't expect them to teach my kid how to read or learn the alphabet, but she likes to dance and play with them. They have helped my sanity on a few occasions.

Tapthathank · August 2013

Rhomonk said:

piphigirl said:

Sharona1700 said:

I hate these baby "learning" toys. My cousin's wife gave us that talking dog thing you plug into your computer. I donated it. Then for S's birthday she gave us this vtech talking turtle thing. It sings out of tune and the music is insipid. She also gave us this weird vtech learning classroom that you're also supposed to plug into a computer. I thought, huh, how's S supposed to play with this? I looked at it more closely, it's for ages 3 and up. WTF. We've put it in the basement for now.

I read with my kid every day. Real books. We crawl on the floor. We go on walks. I think that kind of "learning" is good enough for me

ETA: my last paragraph sounds a bit uppity. Sorry. Not sure how else to phrase it.

Now I feel super sad. We just got a Violet dog for Charlotte as her big birthday gift. Her nanny's son has Scout and Charlotte likes to play with it when he brings it over.

I totally agonized over whether to get her an "interactive learning" toy because as an educator, I know these toys are neither educational nor truly interactive. DH talked me into it, saying it was harmless fun.

Because we are lower income, I am always SO conscious of how Charlotte spends her time. We don't have the resources to give her what other kids have and I worry she'll be way behind in school. Sigh. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten the dog.

I have some interactive toys, and I don't see anything wrong with them. Sure, I don't expect them to teach my kid how to read or learn the alphabet, but she likes to dance and play with them. They have helped my sanity on a few occasions.

Yep. I don't expect them to actually teach my child, but he really has fun with them. And DS LOVES Scout. He pretty much stays in the crib, and DS plays with him in the morning - lifesaver on weekends when we want to sleep in just a little longer!

latnprincess · August 2013

Rhomonk said:

piphigirl said:

Sharona1700 said:

I hate these baby "learning" toys. My cousin's wife gave us that talking dog thing you plug into your computer. I donated it. Then for S's birthday she gave us this vtech talking turtle thing. It sings out of tune and the music is insipid. She also gave us this weird vtech learning classroom that you're also supposed to plug into a computer. I thought, huh, how's S supposed to play with this? I looked at it more closely, it's for ages 3 and up. WTF. We've put it in the basement for now.

I read with my kid every day. Real books. We crawl on the floor. We go on walks. I think that kind of "learning" is good enough for me

ETA: my last paragraph sounds a bit uppity. Sorry. Not sure how else to phrase it.

Now I feel super sad. We just got a Violet dog for Charlotte as her big birthday gift. Her nanny's son has Scout and Charlotte likes to play with it when he brings it over.

I totally agonized over whether to get her an "interactive learning" toy because as an educator, I know these toys are neither educational nor truly interactive. DH talked me into it, saying it was harmless fun.

Because we are lower income, I am always SO conscious of how Charlotte spends her time. We don't have the resources to give her what other kids have and I worry she'll be way behind in school. Sigh. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten the dog.

I have some interactive toys, and I don't see anything wrong with them. Sure, I don't expect them to teach my kid how to read or learn the alphabet, but she likes to dance and play with them. They have helped my sanity on a few occasions.

Yep. I don't expect them to actually teach my child, but he really has fun with them. And DS LOVES Scout. He pretty much stays in the crib, and DS plays with him in the morning - lifesaver on weekends when we want to sleep in just a little longer!

Liam loves his Scout Dog! Its so cute! I definitely don't expect it to teach him anymore, but he loves squeezing the paws and getting music out of it.

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