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britvahok · October 2013

Let's hear it!

NeneCakies · October 2013

I was thinking about homes and curb appeal this week. Is it necessary? Sometimes I wonder if a dilapidated home is really nice inside and the owners just don't want to advertise it. I kinda like the illusion that our home looks small from the outside too. So I wouldn't mind a small run down looking place if it was a secret palace inside.

MoFree · October 2013

I think the food you put into your body is very important for so many reasons.

britvahok · October 2013

MoFree said:

I think the food you put into your body is very important for so many reasons.

Yes, its important to eat healthy. I don't think anyone would disagree with that. We're all doing the best we can and keeping our children healthy, happy and alive. I think its unfair to judge someone's decisions about what they feed their children and family without knowing any details about them.

britvahok · October 2013

BPaws said:

I'm grumpy. All my opinions are unpopular today! HaHa! Maybe this one would be unpopular in my house only- but I could do without meat. Since DF has been gone, I haven't had any meat products- I've made some chicken and fish for H, but none for me. I love meat, but it's such a nice change not to eat it when Mikes not home! Also, I think dance and singing reality shows are atipid (SYTYCD, American Idol, etc). I don't get it!

I try and have at least 1 meatless day a week. SO is slowly coming around to the idea.

Rhomonk · October 2013

britvahok said:

MoFree said:

I think the food you put into your body is very important for so many reasons.

Yes, its important to eat healthy. I don't think anyone would disagree with that. We're all doing the best we can and keeping our children healthy, happy and alive. I think its unfair to judge someone's decisions about what they feed their children and family without knowing any details about them.

Agreed, britvahok!

Can we end this food war on Aug 12 already?

jessalynn521 · October 2013

I think at the end of the day if all the ammo you have to judge me by is that I ate like crap that day then I had a damn good day.

My uo is I prefer a glass cooktop to gas. Also,I don't like when it starts getting cold. I would prefer 100 degree weather every day for the rest of time even compared to 50 or 60.

britvahok · October 2013

The FOOD war is over!!!!!

jessalynn521 · October 2013

Another: I know people love texting, but I don't. Many times of someone starts texting me I call them because I am too lazy for that ish. It is part of the reason I hate mobile internet and prefer a computer.

YouGoGlenCoco · October 2013

@Sharona a lot of those Amish farms are puppy mills. I hope your sister researched the hell out of that breeder.

vvvvvfee · October 2013

Sharona1700 said:

My sister and her H just got a dog. An adorable wheaten terrier puppy. But the thing is from a breeder. Sure, it was a nice Amish breeder on a farm in the wilderness of Pennsylvania, but I still seriously side eyed them.

i read a shocking article in People a while ago about Amish puppy mills. here is the link.

. . .the Amish see their involvement in puppy mills sanctioned by a higher authority as well. They interpret the Bible as giving them dominion over animals. "That's in Genesis," says one Amish kennel owner, who asked he not be named. "They are not people; they're animals. So they can be kept in cages.

a local grocery store brags about getting some of their store brand eggs and meat from Amish country as though they're being raised wholesomely, and i give that a serious side-eye.

alrighthamilton · October 2013

I think it's ok to date someone based only on how they look, provided they don't think the relationship is anything more. I just saw one of my old flings on TV, and it got me thinking about that "relationship." We had zero, and I mean zero, in common other than we both liked dogs and liked having sex with each other. Boy oh boy, was he hot. Not his face so much, but his body was ubelievable.

britvahok · October 2013

I love wearing legging as pants. Outside of work, I'll be living in legging from now until March!

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home.

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall?

I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

vvvvvfee · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

this! also motorcyclists who have their female passenger wear a helmet while they don't wear one. like, "i'm a man! i'm so tough that when i hit the ground at 75 mph my skull won't crack open!!" :P

i think there should be a national law mandating helmets. or to go further on the theme, i don't understand why anyone rides motorcycles, given the risks.

acire86 · October 2013

@sharona1700 @bpaws i feed my dogs a raw meat and bones diet. And have since they were pups. I did a lot of research on feeding before we got our Belgian and in my opinion raw is so much better for her. She goes running once a day and has to be in top physical condition because her breed is prone to hip problems esp when not active. I have never had a problem feeding raw foods.

My UO i hate maxi skirts on me, i think im too short for them to look right.

amaite · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:
If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home.

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall?

I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

Ugh...I think the worst possible message comes from the parents I see wearing a helmet while their child goes without.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

amaite said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home. If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible. Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall? I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.
Ugh...I think the worst possible message comes from the parents I see wearing a helmet while their child goes without.

I have never seen that...but yes, that's pretty bad.

britvahok · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

I agree with this. This is along the same lines of parents making sure their children are safely in a car seat but they don't wear their seat belt. My dad works at a hospital and while I was visiting them last week he came home and told us about this awful accident where a mother and her baby were in an awful car accident and the baby lived because she was safely in her car seat. The mother died because she wasn't wearing her seat belt and was ejected from the car. It's important for parents to value their safety as much as their children.

alrighthamilton · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home. If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible. Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall? I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home.

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall?

I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.

You don't think it sends the message that one day she can bike without one? That isn't a rite of passage I'd like to encourage.

And out of curiosity, why not wear one? The cost benefit doesn't add up.

fastcarsandfreedom3319 · October 2013

I like the new iOS 7. I don't get why everyone has their panties in a bunch over it.

millerhomelife · October 2013

Fair Weather fans don't bother me. Let's face it, sports are much more interesting when teams are winning. The excitement brings people together.

alrighthamilton · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home. If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible. Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall? I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.
You don't think it sends the message that one day she can bike without one? That isn't a rite of passage I'd like to encourage. And out of curiosity, why not wear one? The cost benefit doesn't add up.

If she takes casual bike rides around a suburban neighborhood without a bike helmet when she is an adult, like we do, I really don't care. I hope I'm so lucky if that turns out to be the worst of her transgressions. That's why we don't wear one-it's just around our neighborhood. To be honest, I think adults going out for casual bike rides with helmets look like dorks. I know it's safer, but I am more concerned about breaking my arm or leg in a slow ride fall than I am about getting a head injury. Let's just say that as far as sending wrong messages are concerned, the bike helmet message is at the bottom of the list.

rainedrops117 · October 2013

M&Ms came out with a pumpkin spice flavor. Disgusting... :-&

As a matter of fact, disgust to everything pumpkin edible - except the pumpkin shaped Brach's candy corn things. Those are amazing!

:-& :-& :-&

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home. If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible. Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall? I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.
You don't think it sends the message that one day she can bike without one? That isn't a rite of passage I'd like to encourage. And out of curiosity, why not wear one? The cost benefit doesn't add up.

If she takes casual bike rides around a suburban neighborhood without a bike helmet when she is an adult, like we do, I really don't care. I hope I'm so lucky if that turns out to be the worst of her transgressions. That's why we don't wear one-it's just around our neighborhood. To be honest, I think adults going out for casual bike rides with helmets look like dorks. I know it's safer, but I am more concerned about breaking my arm or leg in a slow ride fall than I am about getting a head injury. Let's just say that as far as sending wrong messages are concerned, the bike helmet message is at the bottom of the list.

I think people biking around cities without a helmet look like they're asking for it. There was a cyclist who was killed who worked my local coffee shop and of course she wasn't wearing a helmet. A broken leg sucks but death sucks more.

WhtRssnGrl · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home. If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible. Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall? I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.
You don't think it sends the message that one day she can bike without one? That isn't a rite of passage I'd like to encourage. And out of curiosity, why not wear one? The cost benefit doesn't add up.

If she takes casual bike rides around a suburban neighborhood without a bike helmet when she is an adult, like we do, I really don't care. I hope I'm so lucky if that turns out to be the worst of her transgressions. That's why we don't wear one-it's just around our neighborhood. To be honest, I think adults going out for casual bike rides with helmets look like dorks. I know it's safer, but I am more concerned about breaking my arm or leg in a slow ride fall than I am about getting a head injury. Let's just say that as far as sending wrong messages are concerned, the bike helmet message is at the bottom of the list.

I think people biking around cities without a helmet look like they're asking for it. There was a cyclist who was killed who worked my local coffee shop and of course she wasn't wearing a helmet. A broken leg sucks but death sucks more.

I would wear a helmet if I was biking in the city, but I don't when I'm on a slow bike ride through the trails or neighborhood.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

WhtRssnGrl said:

Baker_Bride said:

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home.

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall?

I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.
You don't think it sends the message that one day she can bike without one? That isn't a rite of passage I'd like to encourage.

And out of curiosity, why not wear one? The cost benefit doesn't add up.

If she takes casual bike rides around a suburban neighborhood without a bike helmet when she is an adult, like we do, I really don't care. I hope I'm so lucky if that turns out to be the worst of her transgressions. That's why we don't wear one-it's just around our neighborhood. To be honest, I think adults going out for casual bike rides with helmets look like dorks. I know it's safer, but I am more concerned about breaking my arm or leg in a slow ride fall than I am about getting a head injury. Let's just say that as far as sending wrong messages are concerned, the bike helmet message is at the bottom of the list.

I think people biking around cities without a helmet look like they're asking for it. There was a cyclist who was killed who worked my local coffee shop and of course she wasn't wearing a helmet. A broken leg sucks but death sucks more.

I would wear a helmet if I was biking in the city, but I don't when I'm on a slow bike ride through the trails or neighborhood.

that makes sense. I didn't get a helmet until I moved to Chicago.

gollywollypog · October 2013

whew @baker_bride, @becc77, @whtrssngrl, I'm glad you got that cleared up. I was all nervous about disagreeing with my good friend baker!

My three kids ALWAYS wear helmets but I never do. But we only ride very slowly in our neighborhood, on the bike trails and to establishments close to us. I have Emery on the bike seat on my handlebars so I'm not even working up a sweat. Even still, maybe I should consider getting one. I agree with Becc though, that if as an adult my kids go on leisure rides without helmets in reletively safe areas, I'm cool with that.

It's regional though, I'm sure I'd feel very different in a crowded, urban and dangerous area like DC.

fastcarsandfreedom3319 · October 2013

Oh I thought of another one. My kid doesn't wear a bib. Ever.

alrighthamilton · October 2013

asales727 said:

Oh I thought of another one. My kid doesn't wear a bib. Ever.

Neither does mine. She rips them off. Unless we're in public, I feed her in only her diaper. And I wash her with a rag on a stick.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

In Chicago, the scariest place to bike is the lakefront path. It is sooo crowded.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

CourtandNate said:

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home.

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall?

I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.

OMG... I WISH people would STAY on the sidewalk. It gives me anxiety every time I drive even remotely NEAR a person on a bike IN the road. Sheesh

It's illegal in a lot of cities. It's a $300 fine if caught in certain areas.

poppyseed1017 · October 2013

How is thinking that food is important to your body/health an unpopular opinion??

/shrugs

Ummm. Let's see. Bubble necklaces are dumb. I don't get them! They're so...bubbly and hangy and weird.

melmarie26 · October 2013

So I just want you guys to know that an advertisement for El Paso frozen burritos popped up while I was scrolling through this UO thread.

Someone must've brought up food again! For shame guys! I thought we declared this war over at the battle of mac n chz!

My UO: I have pretty much lost all faith in politics. I'm ready for a 3rd party (and no not the Tea Party!) The last 2.5 weeks were pointless and why in the hell folks can't put their differences aside for the well-being of our country, well.......it is just sick.

I am as patriotic as you'll find. I love my country. I am just deflated thinking that, after I'm dead and gone, my kids will never know the true "United" States of America that I have known and grew up in myself.

Just a lot of strife and fighting in Washington and it trickles down to our little towns too.

Rant over.

piphigirl · October 2013

poppyseed1017 said:

How is thinking that food is important to your body/health an unpopular opinion??
/shrugs

Ummm. Let's see. Bubble necklaces are dumb. I don't get them! They're so...bubbly and hangy and weird.

I think they are pretty but I am too boobalicious to adorn my chest with that type of thing. Same goes for ruffles.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

CourtandNate said:

Baker_Bride said:

CourtandNate said:

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home.

If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible.

Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall?

I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.

OMG... I WISH people would STAY on the sidewalk. It gives me anxiety every time I drive even remotely NEAR a person on a bike IN the road. Sheesh

It's illegal in a lot of cities. It's a $300 fine if caught in certain areas.

Wait? It's illegal to ride on the sidewalk? or vice versa?

Yes it's illegal to ride on the sidewalk because people get run over.

YouGoGlenCoco · October 2013

Baker_Bride said:

Becc77 said:

Baker_Bride said:

If you're too chicken to ride your bike on the street, leave it home. If you don't wear a helmet while cycling with your LO but make them wear one, you're giving the worst message possible. Enough of this warm weather. Where the eff is fall? I can't stand most scented candles and air freshener. What are you hiding under those smells? I do love the smell of beeswax.

I never wear a helmet when we bike ride, my husband doesn't either, but Kate does. I'm going to do a lot of things while parenting that I tell her not to do, I'm sure. Like let swear words slip out. I think if I were doing something like snorting lines in front of her but telling her not to, that would be sending the worst message possible. Not wearing a bike helmet while I make her wear one is no big deal to me. I agree with you though about bike riding on the sidewalk. It's for pussies, unless you're five or under.

OMG... I WISH people would STAY on the sidewalk. It gives me anxiety every time I drive even remotely NEAR a person on a bike IN the road. Sheesh
It's illegal in a lot of cities. It's a $300 fine if caught in certain areas.

Wait? It's illegal to ride on the sidewalk? or vice versa?

Yes it's illegal to ride on the sidewalk because people get run over.

<br/ ....but cyclists could get run over.

NeneCakies · October 2013

I hate the new apple ear buds. Maybe I just have mutant ears but they are just as uncomfortable as the old design.

And bicyclists on the road scare the bejeezus out of me too. Especially when they don't go single file. Not smart. Share the road my hiney! Cars win.

rp-chicago-mom · October 2013

Cyclists don't usually get run over if they keep to bike lanes and follow traffic signals.

poppyseed1017 · October 2013

I haven't been on a bike in so long, I would literally eat pavement 4 seconds after sitting on one.

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