UO Thursday

Pepper6 · October 2013

UO: the idea breastfeeding (uncovered) in public makes me uncomfortable. I know it's natural, but I just can't imagine myself whipping my tit out in front of strangers. It doesn't bother me at all to see other women doing it, but I just don't want to. Obviously, I'm sure there may be instances where that's the only/best option, but in general, I'd like to at least be covered.

MrsAMB07 · October 2013

wareagle1220 said:
I side-eye the hell out of grandparents who "have to decide what they want to be called" when they're becoming grandparents. It's a really common thing to do in the south that I was unfamiliar with until recently. My niece's other grandma and grandpa are called Kiki and Poppi. What the what?! I can get behind Grandmom, Papa, etc. But KIKI!?!

MIL wanted FIL to be called Boppy. ??? He does construction and rides Harleys ... We stuck with Grandma and Grandpa.

CreEspree · October 2013

I think all hospitals w/ NICUs should be required to have postpartum floors divided for moms w/ healthy babies and moms whose babies have to be in NICU. Nothing more depressing than being in a room next to a woman who has her baby in the room w/ her and hearing the cries while your baby is in the NICU fighting for his/her life. No fun at all.

Kinipela7 · October 2013

MississippiCatfish said:

I think the Bachelor show is terrible! Why would we teach our young women that is perfectly acceptable for a man to kiss/have sex with as many women as he wants, while tell you that he likes you too, in his fake quest for love. If a man loves you, he doesn't need to have sex with the other girl to know whether or not he wants to be with you! Come one ladies! We are worth more than that!
I love The Bachelor (even though I rarely watch it anymore) and casually dated someone who made it to the top four on Ali's season (Kirk). Fun fact. My UO: Husbands are ten times more annoying when pregnant. Oh, wait...UNpopular. Hmm, then I've got nothing. ETA: spelling.

Kirk was one of my favorites!!! Lucky!

yurmom · October 2013

Pintobean39 said:

Kinipela7 said:
I hate Taco Bell and to me it tastes like what I imagine dog food tastes like.
That's because the grade of food they use is pretty close to what they send to dog food plants. I hate it too!

LIES ALL LIES

yurmom · October 2013

Also MOAR BABY BUTTS!!! Omg adorable...squueeee.

chickpea912 · October 2013

I don't mind Disney as much as I dislike most of the Disney Princesses, but most especially the costumes. I think if the costumes were less cheap I wouldn't hate them as much, but I still dislike the whole princess industrial complex (thanks, Disney). I do love Disneyland and WDW, though, so much fun.

I don't know if I hate Christmas or just am meh about it. I don't think I hated it as much until I had my daughter, when the entirety of my BMB was Christian and it was the main thrust of the conversation. I'd never felt so marginalized in my life, it was really surprising.

ETA: More thoughts

zg49 · October 2013

LilNunz1 said:

I think it is stupid when people refer to themselves as Mommy or Daddy when talking to anyone other than their own children.

We call each other mommy and daddy but just in our house to our cats right now. I don't think we'll do it when talking to anyone else

cas889 · October 2013

I can't stand when someone says "we're pregnant". No. The woman is pregnant. "You" (man and woman) are expecting.

And preggo and preggly grate my nerves, too.

akp0709 · October 2013

Pepper6 said:

UO: the idea breastfeeding (uncovered) in public makes me uncomfortable. I know it's natural, but I just can't imagine myself whipping my tit out in front of strangers. It doesn't bother me at all to see other women doing it, but I just don't want to. Obviously, I'm sure there may be instances where that's the only/best option, but in general, I'd like to at least be covered.

I breastfed both my boys (still BF my 8 month old) and I agree. I am a huge advocate for breastfeeding but I think if you are going to be in public you should cover yourself.

At Christmas last year my brother's wife pulls out her boob in front of everyone while we were opening gifts. She was sitting directly in front my very modest DH. He said he didn't know where to look. While she has the absolute right to feed her baby where ever she likes, I don't think it's too much to ask to wear a nursing cover, especially with men present.

flerlgirl · October 2013

mrsgerman said:

I side-eye the hell out of grandparents who "have to decide what they want to be called" when they're becoming grandparents. It's a really common thing to do in the south that I was unfamiliar with until recently. My niece's other grandma and grandpa are called Kiki and Poppi. What the what?! I can get behind Grandmom, Papa, etc. But KIKI!?!
My MIL decided she wants to be called Dear. I love her greatly but I had to side eye that one.

My sister's MIL wanted to be called Honey...

chickpea912 · October 2013

cas889 said:

I can't stand when someone says "we're pregnant". No. The woman is pregnant. "You" (man and woman) are expecting. And preggo and preggly grate my nerves, too.

I agree with you on preggo and preggly (and any other cutesy term for it).

Disagree on the "we're" part, but I think this is just one of those things some people disagree on - no biggie. I just know that my husband really hate when I say "my" or "I" or whatever, especially when I refer to our daughter, so I've gotten into a habit of including him everywhere. In this case, we are a team, but I don't completely disagree with your point.

Pintobean39 · October 2013

mrsgerman said:

TonyaCody06 said:
I cannot stand to see a child that is obviously too old with a paci in their mouth!!
I hate the term paci

My son had a "paci" until he was 2 1/2! I love pacifier babies!

lest12 · October 2013

zgurl49 said:

LilNunz1 said:

I think it is stupid when people refer to themselves as Mommy or Daddy when talking to anyone other than their own children.

We call each other mommy and daddy but just in our house to our cats right now. I don't think we'll do it when talking to anyone else

We do it with the dog. "Buddy, go see Mommy!" "What's Daddy doing?" We fully realize we might sound ridiculous.

cas889 · October 2013

Oh and those bit strip comics, I don't get it! People on my Facebook keep posting them and they're dumb. If it's an inside joke, post directly to someone's wall, not as a shared photo on your page. I'm getting ready to block!

RaeJ004 · October 2013

I hate when other mothers make comments about what is "best" or not when it comes to feeding my baby.

rainbowdashh · October 2013

Apparently my opinion on this is unpopular on this board. I think using a cover for nursing is stupid. My daughter barely tolerates having clothes on her, adding a cover over her head to nurse was a no go from the beginning. Don't like it? Don't look. I don't know many women who would just "whip it out". Some try to be somewhat discreet because they don't want the backlash. And some just don't care. To each their own.

akp0709 · October 2013

mullenem said:

akp0709 said:

Pepper6 said:

UO: the idea breastfeeding (uncovered) in public makes me uncomfortable. I know it's natural, but I just can't imagine myself whipping my tit out in front of strangers. It doesn't bother me at all to see other women doing it, but I just don't want to. Obviously, I'm sure there may be instances where that's the only/best option, but in general, I'd like to at least be covered.

I breastfed both my boys (still BF my 8 month old) and I agree. I am a huge advocate for breastfeeding but I think if you are going to be in public you should cover yourself.

At Christmas last year my brother's wife pulls out her boob in front of everyone while we were opening gifts. She was sitting directly in front my very modest DH. He said he didn't know where to look. While she has the absolute right to feed her baby where ever she likes, I don't think it's too much to ask to wear a nursing cover, especially with men present.

Agreed. I BF DD for almost 14 months. I definitely did it in public but always with some sort of cover.

My SIL was playing cards with a bunch of us and had to pump so she popped on her cover and pumped right there. So WEIRD! My FIL was totally embarrassed though graciously, didn't say anything. I could hardly concentrate over the noise of her pump! Gross.

I hate the sound of my pump when it's just me! Everyone present deserves a gold star for enduring that.

cristykaye · October 2013

mullenem said:

akp0709 said:

Pepper6 said:

UO: the idea breastfeeding (uncovered) in public makes me uncomfortable. I know it's natural, but I just can't imagine myself whipping my tit out in front of strangers. It doesn't bother me at all to see other women doing it, but I just don't want to. Obviously, I'm sure there may be instances where that's the only/best option, but in general, I'd like to at least be covered.

I breastfed both my boys (still BF my 8 month old) and I agree. I am a huge advocate for breastfeeding but I think if you are going to be in public you should cover yourself.

At Christmas last year my brother's wife pulls out her boob in front of everyone while we were opening gifts. She was sitting directly in front my very modest DH. He said he didn't know where to look. While she has the absolute right to feed her baby where ever she likes, I don't think it's too much to ask to wear a nursing cover, especially with men present.

Agreed. I BF DD for almost 14 months. I definitely did it in public but always with some sort of cover.

My SIL was playing cards with a bunch of us and had to pump so she popped on her cover and pumped right there. So WEIRD! My FIL was totally embarrassed though graciously, didn't say anything. I could hardly concentrate over the noise of her pump! Gross.

I will not breast feed in public. I know it every woman's right but I don't like it covered or not. Maybe it's years of food service and having to wait in mothers that you clearly knew were feeding. If I breast feed I will pump and keep bottles or go to the car or bathroom. Something besides my table at a restaurant.

nunzchucks · October 2013

Pintobean39 said:

I hate Taco Bell and to me it tastes like what I imagine dog food tastes like.
That's because the grade of food they use is pretty close to what they send to dog food plants. I hate it too!

Blasphemers!!!

Snickerdoodle24 · October 2013

I think it's inappropriate and gross when women and teen-age girls wear tights/leggings as pants and wear a normal length shirt on top (as opposed to a tunic or dress).

Edit: this is what I'm talking about:

CreEspree · October 2013

susienick24 said:
I think it's inappropriate and gross when women and teen-age girls wear tights/leggings as pants and wear a normal length shirt on top (as opposed to a tunic or dress).

Ughh.. That's soooo trashy to me. And just because they make it in your size.. Doesn't mean you should wear it. See this all too often where I live.

peggels24 · October 2013

I doubt this is unpopular but ... I hate the word nausea in all of its forms. Mainly because I can't spell it for the life of me and have to constantly look it up.

Pepper6 · October 2013

ohyealovely said:

Apparently my opinion on this is unpopular on this board. I think using a cover for nursing is stupid. My daughter barely tolerates having clothes on her, adding a cover over her head to nurse was a no go from the beginning. Don't like it? Don't look. I don't know many women who would just "whip it out". Some try to be somewhat discreet because they don't want the backlash. And some just don't care. To each their own.

I don't mind when other people breastfeed with or without a cover, I just wouldn't feel comfortable doing it myself. Although I do still think a little bit of discretion in public is polite, at least a warning so that people can look away if they prefer to.

Although I do find people on the other side of the fence incredibly annoying. I had a friend who was breastfeeding with a cover in the mall and someone came up to her and told her to go to the bathroom for that or they were going to report her to security. She took off her cover after that, which I have to admit, I would have done too just on principle.

MississippiCatfish · October 2013

mrsgerman said:
I also find AW posts pointless and stupid

Always? I feel like once the board is more established, they're not so bad. When you've gotten to know someone on a board for months or years, then I don't mind them at all. On an itty bitty baby BMB like this? Yeah, I can see that.

nunzchucks · October 2013

peggels24 said:

I doubt this is unpopular but ... I hate the word nausea in all of its forms. Mainly because I can't spell it for the life of me and have to constantly look it up.

Ha! I was just thinking something similar. It drives me nuts when people say "I'm nauseous". PSA: It's "I'm nauseated". I'm nauseous implies that you are nauseating to other people.

JNerd · October 2013

susienick24 said:

I think it's inappropriate and gross when women and teen-age girls wear tights/leggings as pants and wear a normal length shirt on top (as opposed to a tunic or dress). Edit: this is what I'm talking about:

LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS! It doesn't matter how big or how small you are. Seriously - no one wants to see your camel toe.

amackattack · October 2013

Unpopular Opinions:

I only like christmas on Christmas Day and Eve, and I don't like Christmas decorations

I don't like Disney

I have a pair of sweater material leggings I wear constantly

I don't like ketchup or frozen foods

Also- although many people I fully respect and love are gluten free due to a variety of reasons including food allergies, I do not think I will ever personally be able to get behind it and I get annoyed when people talk about it all the time like it is the #1 solution for losing weight.

obscurereference · October 2013

lest12 said:

zgurl49 said:

LilNunz1 said:

I think it is stupid when people refer to themselves as Mommy or Daddy when talking to anyone other than their own children.

We call each other mommy and daddy but just in our house to our cats right now. I don't think we'll do it when talking to anyone else

We do it with the dog. "Buddy, go see Mommy!" "What's Daddy doing?"

We fully realize we might sound ridiculous.

It would sound just as ridiculous to say "Buddy, go see Sarah!" Or other proper names. Mommy and daddy sound less stupid to me.

nunzchucks · October 2013

gatewols said:

zgurl49 said:

LilNunz1 said:

I think it is stupid when people refer to themselves as Mommy or Daddy when talking to anyone other than their own children.

We call each other mommy and daddy but just in our house to our cats right now. I don't think we'll do it when talking to anyone else

We do it with the dog. "Buddy, go see Mommy!" "What's Daddy doing?" We fully realize we might sound ridiculous.
It would sound just as ridiculous to say "Buddy, go see Sarah!" Or other proper names. Mommy and daddy sound less stupid to me.

Let me clarify...You are out with a friend talking about clothes. Friend says, "I haven't bought anything new since I became a mommy". Or, you're talking about evening plans and friend says, "I didn't do anything last night because I'm a mommy". Or friend says, "The baby just pooped on me. The joys of being a mommy!" Or you meet someone new and they introduce themselves by saying "I'm little Joey's mommy."

These are all stupid instances of the use of mommy in my mind.

cristykaye · October 2013

Ok so this may not go here but I'm gonna tell ya anyways!!! My retailing professor is driving me nuts. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard and I really don't give a flying f about what she is talking about!!!

Savvy122 · October 2013

I think it's ridiculous when people suggest that a woman should use a nursing cover for other people's comfort. I know I much prefer to eat without a sheet covering my head, I am sure my baby feels the same way. If a grown adult is uncomfortable around a woman who is using her breasts for their intended purpose, that's his/her problem. Go somewhere else.

rainbowdashh · October 2013

Pepper6 said:

ohyealovely said:

Apparently my opinion on this is unpopular on this board. I think using a cover for nursing is stupid. My daughter barely tolerates having clothes on her, adding a cover over her head to nurse was a no go from the beginning. Don't like it? Don't look. I don't know many women who would just "whip it out". Some try to be somewhat discreet because they don't want the backlash. And some just don't care. To each their own.

I don't mind when other people breastfeed with or without a cover, I just wouldn't feel comfortable doing it myself. Although I do still think a little bit of discretion in public is polite, at least a warning so that people can look away if they prefer to.

Although I do find people on the other side of the fence incredibly annoying. I had a friend who was breastfeeding with a cover in the mall and someone came up to her and told her to go to the bathroom for that or they were going to report her to security. She took off her cover after that, which I have to admit, I would have done too just on principle.

I can understand that. Before having my daughter, I wanted to use a cover because I felt more comfortable. In the end, the thrashing baby exposed more of me than had I just pulled my shirt up or down a little. After a few times, I just said eff the cover.

I think what bothers me is that people want a woman to use a cover so they don't have to feel uncomfortable. Well what about baby and mom? It doesn't matter how they feel so long as no one else is exposed to seeing it? People don't avert their eyes in embarassment looking at ads for bras and underwear. It iust seems silly to me. However a mother is comfortable feeding her baby is how she should feed her baby.

Pintobean39 · October 2013

I see nothing wrong with having different names for grandparents .... When I was little I had 5 grandmothers, it gets difficult coming up with names for them. I made up my own names though .... They were kinda cute. I had a maw maw ataway .... Because she lived "that a way". My boys have NANNY's, grandmaws and maw maw's with their first names. My oldest had 8 grandmothers it gets VERY confusing.

None of the men ever live that long.

chusum · October 2013

I think people that say absolutes, such as I WILL NEVER, and I WILL or I WON'T are stupid. I WILL laugh when that person ends up doing exactly what they said they would never or would always do.

BruiserB · October 2013

susienick24 said:

I think it's inappropriate and gross when women and teen-age girls wear tights/leggings as pants and wear a normal length shirt on top (as opposed to a tunic or dress).

I would like to add on the wearing of Ugg boots with the leggings and normal length shirt combo. F'ing disgusting. My husband is one of the old dudes on his college campus, and I've gone to a few football games with him. This is a consistent sighting. gross.

Pepper6 · October 2013

hyealovely said:

Apparently my opinion on this is unpopular on this board. I think using a cover for nursing is stupid. My daughter barely tolerates having clothes on her, adding a cover over her head to nurse was a no go from the beginning. Don't like it? Don't look. I don't know many women who would just "whip it out". Some try to be somewhat discreet because they don't want the backlash. And some just don't care. To each their own.

I don't mind when other people breastfeed with or without a cover, I just wouldn't feel comfortable doing it myself. Although I do still think a little bit of discretion in public is polite, at least a warning so that people can look away if they prefer to.

Although I do find people on the other side of the fence incredibly annoying. I had a friend who was breastfeeding with a cover in the mall and someone came up to her and told her to go to the bathroom for that or they were going to report her to security. She took off her cover after that, which I have to admit, I would have done too just on principle.
I can understand that. Before having my daughter, I wanted to use a cover because I felt more comfortable. In the end, the thrashing baby exposed more of me than had I just pulled my shirt up or down a little. After a few times, I just said eff the cover. I think what bothers me is that people want a woman to use a cover so they don't have to feel uncomfortable. Well what about baby and mom? It doesn't matter how they feel so long as no one else is exposed to seeing it? People don't avert their eyes in embarassment looking at ads for bras and underwear. It iust seems silly to me. However a mother is comfortable feeding her baby is how she should feed her baby.

Yeah, I'm not counting on the fact that I'll always use one, I'm sure I'd rather flash my boobs than have a screaming infant because they don't want to eat with a cover, but it's something I'd rather try first. I've just seen a lot of articles & discussions about how polarized the issue is where you see some people who don't want to be anywhere around it, then moms who think that anything less than basically full-frontal nudity (exaggeration, obviously) is a sacrilege and that if I choose to use a cover, I'm not a good mom, or some crap like that.

lest12 · October 2013

peggels24 said:

I doubt this is unpopular but ... I hate the word nausea in all of its forms. Mainly because I can't spell it for the life of me and have to constantly look it up.

I always have to double check my spelling on this one.

lest12 · October 2013

LilNunz1 said:

gatewols said:

zgurl49 said:

LilNunz1 said:

I think it is stupid when people refer to themselves as Mommy or Daddy when talking to anyone other than their own children.

We call each other mommy and daddy but just in our house to our cats right now. I don't think we'll do it when talking to anyone else

We do it with the dog. "Buddy, go see Mommy!" "What's Daddy doing?" We fully realize we might sound ridiculous.
It would sound just as ridiculous to say "Buddy, go see Sarah!" Or other proper names. Mommy and daddy sound less stupid to me.

Let me clarify...You are out with a friend talking about clothes. Friend says, "I haven't bought anything new since I became a mommy". Or, you're talking about evening plans and friend says, "I didn't do anything last night because I'm a mommy". Or friend says, "The baby just pooped on me. The joys of being a mommy!" Or you meet someone new and they introduce themselves by saying "I'm little Joey's mommy."

These are all stupid instances of the use of mommy in my mind.

I get it. I think that's stupid. Not the same thing that I'm talking about with the dog at all. That is just us being silly with our pet. Grown-ups calling themselves "mommy" to other grown-ups is a little silly.

kittenslove · October 2013

I work in a high school, and a lot of teachers believe students need to need to be taught to sit and take tests in preschool - one even boasted about her 4 year old has tests at school already. I just don't agree. I think we have turned into a test-happy society, but that does not paint the true picture of a child. Children develop at very different speeds and in different subject matters at different times. Telling a student they failed at 4 is setting them up with low expectations going forward. I believe that preschoolers (and early grades too) should be focused on teaching the students to LIKE learning... being hands on, PLAYING, exploring their surroundings as well as learning social structures. It bothers me when people cite studies showing correlation between high young test scores and long term educational attainment. 1) These tests are done by the for profit testing agencies. They want to make money, and make us believe we need their services 2) as someone who did not test well in 2nd grade (lowest 30% of the nation), for the rest of my educational career I was in the 99% in every standardized test... I know the stigma that is attached (to both low and high) test scores at young ages. Not worth it.

edited for verb agreement

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