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1fish2fish · November 2013

LoisLayn23 said:

Should I be outraged by not getting my mail on Monday? LMK.

Somewhat related:

Someone on my FB feed posted a (fake?) picture of a letter from a veteran parent to a school. Something to the effect of- my kid will go to school on veteran's day when all kids go to school on MLK day. I eye-rolled.

danabsd · November 2013

SpoofLeJones said:

Going around the table to say what you're thankful for on Thanksgiving is stupid.

AGREED. My family aslso does not do this. That may be why I think it is stupid.

Flamingemu · November 2013

I like to smell my baby's toes. There is something about stuffing his fat little feet in my face and taking a whiff. It makes him belly laugh and it melts my heart every time.

I will probably feel very differently about this when he's 6 and his feet have been sweating in sneakers all day, but for now, *sniiifffffff*

ETA: I suppose this is more of an FFFC. Oh well.

My kid already has stinky feet from wearing sock and shoes all day. I do nom on her feet straight out of the tub though.

Flamingemu · November 2013

IndigoVader said:

I get sad about the lack of respect people have for each other. I know, I know- respect is earned and respect should be given to those who are respectful to me. It just saddens me that people can not discuss things in a civil way. It also saddens me that people have gotten so selfish and greedy. Maybe I'm just a sad puppet today.

I agree with this.

We don't have to agree to be respectful of one another, but we should respect the other person's opinion. I get bitched at all the time for not respecting my elders or family members, just because I don't agree with them. Drives me bonkers. Why can't we have a discussion without getting all butthurt? I dislike the holidays for all the forced family events when this happens all too often.

hmp1 · November 2013

LoisLayn23 said:

Should I be outraged by not getting my mail on Monday? LMK.

Should people be outraged the postal workers are now going to work on Sunday so Amazon can deliver?

1fish2fish · November 2013

hmp1 said:

LoisLayn23 said:

Should I be outraged by not getting my mail on Monday? LMK.

Should people be outraged the postal workers are now going to work on Sunday so Amazon can deliver?

I know my dad's going to be.

He's a letter carrier.

melody921 · November 2013

SpoofLeJones said:

I hate small towns. There is zero anonymity and it gets irritating. I want to buy a pregnancy test or make a fool out of myself in public without the whole town knowing about it. Rumors never die, they spread like wild fire and follow you around for the next 20 years. I will take a big city over a small town any day.
Agreed. You know that fear of alarms going off and everyone staring at you the first time you buy a pregnancy test in high school at your small town Wal-Mart? Totally happened to me. Along with an old man with a harmonica dancing a jig waving my pregnancy test in the air setting the alarms off over and over. I shit you not...
Yikes.

WTH? I'm so confused.

thetwinkies&Vivi · November 2013

Corn torillas are amazing. So much better than whole wheat or white flour ones.

KKSBeans · November 2013

DH is a restaurant manager at a Ruby Tuesday. He is open on Thanksgiving and have been every year.

Stasi · November 2013

melody921 said:

SpoofLeJones said:

I hate small towns. There is zero anonymity and it gets irritating. I want to buy a pregnancy test or make a fool out of myself in public without the whole town knowing about it. Rumors never die, they spread like wild fire and follow you around for the next 20 years. I will take a big city over a small town any day.
Agreed. You know that fear of alarms going off and everyone staring at you the first time you buy a pregnancy test in high school at your small town Wal-Mart? Totally happened to me. Along with an old man with a harmonica dancing a jig waving my pregnancy test in the air setting the alarms off over and over. I shit you not...
Yikes.

WTH? I'm so confused.

Alarms going off while buying your pregnancy test? Are you sure you weren't stealing it?

Pokedot · November 2013

In one way I've become so numb to the tragedies around me! There seem to be so many and sometimes it gets to be too much. I have to make a conscious effort to tune it out otherwise it does bother me. No matter where the tragedy happened. Especially those that affect animals and children. Hurts to the core!

thebanich · November 2013

Afunky6 said:

BillyMollyEmmy said:

I am a big believer in "what goes around, comes around". It could be me, my family, my babies. I could find myself someday huddled with my children on my roof as my town washes away and I have nowhere to go - terrified that one of my children is going to get swept away and drown, or our house is going to blow down. So, even if it doesn't significantly impact me, I often find myself at least trying to empathize with how horrible a tragedy like that is.
Some tragedies that had zero affect on me: Sandy Hook, Columbine, Sept 11... but I shed some tears for those people and their families and thought how awful it would be to try and pick up the pieces after something like that.

This is why I can't watch the news, you know, besides the fact that I don't have cable. It gives me serious anxiety to think about all this happening. It's devastating and regardless of where it's at, it affects me because I hate to see so much death.

So, maybe that's my UO? I hate the news. I would rather be ignorant about a lot of things until I hear somebody talk about them and then research them myself, than be depressed by listening to the news every day.

I was like that in high school and early on in college. I would leave the room if my parents watched it because I would get so anxious and wouldn't be able to sleep at night. It was easy to avoid in college. I was legit afraid the world was ending so I avoided hearing thew news like the plague.

And then I became news obsessed and now I listen to NPR when I'm in the car. I love to hear all the stories.

tinyhumantoe · November 2013

@fireflygirl12 @hmp1

I'm not talking about profit sharing. I am saying, pay holiday wages, regardless of profits or losses. Some businesses that are open on holidays are less profitable than non-holidays; some are more profitable than non-holidays. It's irrelevant. Pay holiday pay when workers are working holidays.

Y'all get that I'm favoring holiday pay, right? The idea that some of the extra cash enjoyed should trickle down is flawed... that is what I'm arguing.

redneckmomma25 · November 2013

I love small towns. I love knowing who lives where. I love knowing the mail carrier. I love knowing the town clerk. I love it all. I love the clear starry nights. I love my panoramic view of the mountains with not one thing obstructing the view. I love knowing the town judge and law enforcement. I love knowing a person by the things they are aelling on craigslist. I love being able to have a firing range in our back yard or at the IL's. I love absolutely everything about living in a small town.

I hate cities. Our town doesn't even have a traffic light anywhere. Two cars at a sop sign is a traffic jam. We live in one town, our post office is another town and our school taxes are to a 3rd town.

I genuinely hate any and all Christmas lights on a house. They normally look so tacky. A tree nicely lite. A clean line. Sure. Anything else. No. I want to play target practice with lawn ornament. Inside? I'd leave Christmas decorations up year round.

MarisaKathleen · November 2013

redneckmomma25 said:

I want to play target practice with lawn ornament.

The people who live next door to N's sitter have a giant inflatable for every holiday. I still can't understand why anyone thinks these look good.

I love Christmas lights, and the spotlights and what not, but absolutely abhor the lawn inflatables.

redneckmomma25 · November 2013

There is far too fine of a line between tasteful and tacky when it comes to Christmas decorations.

Hyaline · November 2013

Our local kids went to school on Veteran's Day. And had a special program about veterans given by a WWII vet. I think that was probably more beneficial to them and more in the spirit of the day than just giving them the day off would have been.

pharmer78 · November 2013

Hyaline said:

Our local kids went to school on Veteran's Day. And had a special program about veterans given by a WWII vet. I think that was probably more beneficial to them and more in the spirit of the day than just giving them the day off would have been.

Even at her preschool, my daughter made paper poppies for veterans (though I guess this is actually a Memorial day tradition) and learned about Veterans Day. She was able to tell me all about how they were celebrating the "people that keep us safe", and wanted to call her grandpa when she got home and tell him "Happy Veterans Day!"...sadly, way more than she would have learned from me at home that day.

Hyaline · November 2013

origamipoppy said:

That made me think of another UO: I think there is nothing tackier than a Veterans Day or MLK Day sale.

LOL this was mine from last week

It's just wrong.

Hyaline · November 2013

pharmer78 said:

Hyaline said:

Our local kids went to school on Veteran's Day. And had a special program about veterans given by a WWII vet. I think that was probably more beneficial to them and more in the spirit of the day than just giving them the day off would have been.

Even at her preschool, my daughter made paper poppies for veterans (though I guess this is actually a Memorial day tradition) and learned about Veterans Day. She was able to tell me all about how they were celebrating the "people that keep us safe", and wanted to call her grandpa when she got home and tell him "Happy Veterans Day!"...sadly, way more than she would have learned from me at home that day.

That's really sweet!

About poppies--it's confusing, because they were originally used for Armistice Day (commemorating the end of WWI), which became Veteran's Day later, inspired by the poppies in the poem "In Flanders Fields." When Memorial Day came about to commemorate fallen armed forces members, the VFW and American Legion both transitioned to using poppies for that holiday. But in other parts of the world poppies are still sold and worn on Nov. 11. And I usually wear one

Sorry, that was probably unnecessary and boring, but I find the whole tradition and symbolism very interesting and moving.

BeachBabe22 · November 2013

I hate when people/churches/charities beg for money. Please don't approach me in the grocery store parking lot when i'm trying to get my baby out of her car seat. I'm sorry that there are homeless women with babies who can't afford food for them but you holding out a plastic grocery bag and handing me a flyer about it doesn't make me want to donate to you. If I want to donate money to a charitable cause then I will do it on my own.

jbBeans · November 2013

Hyaline said:

pharmer78 said:

Hyaline said:

Our local kids went to school on Veteran's Day. And had a special program about veterans given by a WWII vet. I think that was probably more beneficial to them and more in the spirit of the day than just giving them the day off would have been.

Even at her preschool, my daughter made paper poppies for veterans (though I guess this is actually a Memorial day tradition) and learned about Veterans Day. She was able to tell me all about how they were celebrating the "people that keep us safe", and wanted to call her grandpa when she got home and tell him "Happy Veterans Day!"...sadly, way more than she would have learned from me at home that day.

That's really sweet!

About poppies--it's confusing, because they were originally used for Armistice Day (commemorating the end of WWI), which became Veteran's Day later, inspired by the poppies in the poem "In Flanders Fields." When Memorial Day came about to commemorate fallen armed forces members, the VFW and American Legion both transitioned to using poppies for that holiday. But in other parts of the world poppies are still sold and worn on Nov. 11. And I usually wear one

Sorry, that was probably unnecessary and boring, but I find the whole tradition and symbolism very interesting and moving.

Yup, poppies are worn here in Canada on Remembrance Day, (the Monday of the week in which Nov 11th falls). Commonwealth, yo.

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