UO Thursday

Drea926 · January 2014

I'm at work. Boooo. Anyone got one?

Mine is I can't stand reading things about embracing my post-baby body. This is not helpful. I need someone to tell me to put the fork down and start doing crunches.

kelly321 · January 2014

Haha!

I was so shocked when I got on the scale this morning and found out I had NOT gained at least 5lbs from what I ate in the last few days. I was being really good about losing weight until Christmas time (isn't that how it always is...). Then again, I usually have a delayed lose/gain reaction, so I may find my weight going up next week just as I'm starting to eat better again. How depressing.

I don't have an UO today, I don't think.

kleigh926 · January 2014

I don't like summer. The heat drives me crazy. I get headaches from it and I hate sweating and feeling gross. We don't have central A/C in our house, so I feel like I never get any relief (except at night, because we do have window units in the bedrooms). I like the longer days and outdoor activities of summer, but I'd take snow and 20 degree temps any day over blazing hot 90 degrees and humidity. Blech.

draeray · January 2014

I spent my New Years Day extremely mad at DH. I finally had enough and let him know I was burned out. It turned into a huge fight and now he thinks that I think he is a bad dad, crappy husband, can't do anything right...ya know the works. Why on Earth is it that when I finally tell you that I need more help does it turn into me being the bad guy??

I work full time, cook, clean, laundry, entertain baby, feed baby, get baby ready in the morning and ready for bed. I am just asking for more of his help.

kleigh926 · January 2014

draeray said:
I spent my New Years Day extremely mad at DH. I finally had enough and let him know I was burned out. It turned into a huge fight and now he thinks that I think he is a bad dad, crappy husband, can't do anything right...ya know the works. Why on Earth is it that when I finally tell you that I need more help does it turn into me being the bad guy??
I work full time, cook, clean, laundry, entertain baby, feed baby, get baby ready in the morning and ready for bed. I am just asking for more of his help.

I don't think that would be an Unpopular Opinion here

But I know what you mean. My DH does that too. I don't know why men think that us bringing up a problem means they are terrible people and can't do anything right. They always seem to make discussions about issues worse than it has to be...

colinsfebmommy · January 2014

draeray said:

I spent my New Years Day extremely mad at DH. I finally had enough and let him know I was burned out. It turned into a huge fight and now he thinks that I think he is a bad dad, crappy husband, can't do anything right...ya know the works. Why on Earth is it that when I finally tell you that I need more help does it turn into me being the bad guy??
I work full time, cook, clean, laundry, entertain baby, feed baby, get baby ready in the morning and ready for bed. I am just asking for more of his help.

OMFG I could have written his myself. I am going through the same thing, I mean EXACT word for word same thing.

draeray · January 2014

As of this morning, we still aren't talking to each other. He did make dinner last night that was ready at 4:00pm and I wasn't hungry so I didn't eat it which pissed him off even more (only his 2nd time making dinner in 4 years). I left the house for 2 hours yesterday because he got me so worked up that I didn't want to yell at him in front of the kids. I just hate that the first two days of the New Year have turned into such ugly days. We never fight...

He is a good dad and the kids love him to pieces, but it goes back to the post from the other day. He is the cool dad who gets to have all the fun and I am the mom who has to do everything so I don't have much left for either kid at the end of the day (nor is there much time left after everything is done before bedtime). His excuse is "I work." Really??!?!?! SO DO I--full time might I add!!!!!!!! URGH.

colinsfebmommy · January 2014

draeray said:

As of this morning, we still aren't talking to each other. He did make dinner last night that was ready at 4:00pm and I wasn't hungry so I didn't eat it which pissed him off even more (only his 2nd time making dinner in 4 years). I left the house for 2 hours yesterday because he got me so worked up that I didn't want to yell at him in front of the kids. I just hate that the first two days of the New Year have turned into such ugly days. We never fight...
He is a good dad and the kids love him to pieces, but it goes back to the post from the other day. He is the cool dad who gets to have all the fun and I am the mom who has to do everything so I don't have much left for either kid at the end of the day (nor is there much time left after everything is done before bedtime). His excuse is "I work." Really??!?!?! SO DO I--full time might I add!!!!!!!! URGH.

Oh I get it, My husband is a great dad but I get to do all the cr@p things cause he works later than I do and he swoops in and has the fun cause the other stuff is now done lol

We didn't scream at each other, we aren't yellers but we certainly didn't have a full day of magical conversation, it was a few words here and there. Today we woke up fresh so lets hope 2104 is goo for both of us!

Rynleigh · January 2014

I've had no interest in the whole "lose the baby weight" thing. I work, I have four kids, I'm in an excellent relationship.... I have way more to worry about than the inches on my waist or whether my BMI is fabulous.

DublinMama · January 2014

Mine is that my SIL posted on FB that breastfeeding mamas can now claim expenses related to BF-ing on their taxes. I only BF'ed for 8 weeks, but I will still be claiming. I was not eligible for the free breast pumps as a part of Obamacare bc my health insurance didn't renew until July 2013, so DS would already have been here and I needed one before that. So there's $200. Plus the lanolin, pads, storage bags. I guess I feel sort of fraudulent, because I won't technically be a BF-ing mama when it's time to file. I also feel like ***some*** (very loose generalization, no offense intended) women who breastfeed can be very....protective? of that ability/commitment and might side eye it. Not that anyone would know what I claim...except you lovely ladies, now lol.

Drea926 · January 2014

PeanutR1 said:

DublinMama said:

Mine is that my SIL posted on FB that breastfeeding mamas can now claim expenses related to BF-ing on their taxes. I only BF'ed for 8 weeks, but I will still be claiming. I was not eligible for the free breast pumps as a part of Obamacare bc my health insurance didn't renew until July 2013, so DS would already have been here and I needed one before that. So there's $200. Plus the lanolin, pads, storage bags. I guess I feel sort of fraudulent, because I won't technically be a BF-ing mama when it's time to file. I also feel like ***some*** (very loose generalization, no offense intended) women who breastfeed can be very....protective? of that ability/commitment and might side eye it. Not that anyone would know what I claim...except you lovely ladies, now lol.

I wouldn't feel bad about that AT ALL and would defend you to the death to anyone who tried to argue that you shouldn't get those deductions. Obviously when you incurred those expenses, you intended to BF. just because it didn't work out doesn't mean you should be penalized for that.

This!

eatdrinkstretch · January 2014

My UO (is this UO around here?) is that I wish I was pregnant.

TTC has just made me remember how much I F'ing hate TTC. I just want to be KU already so I don't have to figure out how to chart and then make BD exciting/fresh/romantic while taking care of a baby and a husband with the flu. Sigh.

kleigh926 · January 2014

eatdrinkstretch said:

My UO (is this UO around here?) is that I wish I was pregnant.

TTC has just made me remember how much I F'ing hate TTC. I just want to be KU already so I don't have to figure out how to chart and then make BD exciting/fresh/romantic while taking care of a baby and a husband with the flu. Sigh.

I don't want to have to TTC for very long either. It took us 14 months to get pregnant with DD because of my stupid PCOS. I am charting now again (it's actually really easy once you get the hang of it, check out the FertilityFriend website if you're interested), and I've already fallen back into my pattern of overanalyzing every temp, haha. I really hope it doesn't take as long this time as it did last time to get KU.

ericalee27 · January 2014

DublinMama said:

Mine is that my SIL posted on FB that breastfeeding mamas can now claim expenses related to BF-ing on their taxes. I only BF'ed for 8 weeks, but I will still be claiming. I was not eligible for the free breast pumps as a part of Obamacare bc my health insurance didn't renew until July 2013, so DS would already have been here and I needed one before that. So there's $200. Plus the lanolin, pads, storage bags. I guess I feel sort of fraudulent, because I won't technically be a BF-ing mama when it's time to file. I also feel like ***some*** (very loose generalization, no offense intended) women who breastfeed can be very....protective? of that ability/commitment and might side eye it. Not that anyone would know what I claim...except you lovely ladies, now lol.

This is the first that I am hearing of this! (And am excited for a new deduction to claim!) Any links on what's covered? i found some stuff from 2011 but assuming this is something new for 2013?

stephbethpeth · January 2014

I wont be giving DD cows milk. I am really freaked out by the garbage and hormones that are being pumped into it. She's going to grow up on almond or soy. My mom is having a fit because of the calcium she should be getting from it . Like she's never heard of calcium supplements...

tamarar5 · January 2014

Since the bfp my supply has SUPER tanked. We've started giving E a little WCM and he randomly started eating huge meals of solids. I still bf 3+ times (morning, snack, before afternoon nap, and bedtime.) But I get hormone free wcm.

musicalmama5 · January 2014

Ooh I have a UO: I can't stand the "well, my parents did XYZ and I turned out fine" argument, when XYZ goes against actual scientific research. That's called anecdotal evidence, people, and it doesn't hold any water.

a13049 · January 2014

I know its not thursday, but my UO is I am getting so annoyed with people bragging about Healthy, all natural, organic, crunchy, no tv like its a freakin competition. If you are doing things to improve your health or the health of you family, great! But when you start talking down to me or making " im changing my life blah blah blah, let me know how I can help you blah blah blah' pm facebook I just wanna throw a freakin McDonals Happy meal at their kid. I have a coworker who spent the last month bragging about how they don't do santa and they only focus on the religous peices of christmas. I really wanted to say, really is that why your freakin 6 year old got kicked out of his christmas party because he made a class cry and then threw a chair at the christmas tree because its not what Jesus want....congratulations! I put on baby signing time for DD while I cook dinner, she loves it she screams at it and she has been signing which makes communication easy. Of course, I get from my aunt who doesnt own a tv, a whole speel about how bad TV is for kids and I shouldn't let her watch it blah blah blah. I don't care, i can put her safely in her walker for 20 minutes and she is happy, she is in the kitchem with me singing and signing and i can cook worry free, please give me worst mother of hte year award. The teachers at my school have gottem really bad too, one upping eachother about glass bottles, EBF, BLW, making baby food, green everything. I do lots of that too, but I don't do it because I want to earn my crunchy mom badge.

Drea926 · January 2014

It's a snow day here too. I have an Elmo Singalong Video all queued up for after lunch. :P

Drea926 · January 2014

verovladamir said:

My FFFC is that we are a no TV before 2 house. Not because I had any plan for that, but because I could never get DS to be interested in it. He just could.not.care.less.
Then around 3 months after his 2nd birthday he decided he liked it.
DD seems to be following the same path...
I wish that I could just plop her in front front of the TV for a bit, even while I get dressed. But no... she follows me down the hall to my room.

DS really only pays attention for like 5-10 minutes. I just have an affinity for Sesame Street and the like. :P

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