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Shell+Bell · January 2014

Thanks @danabsd you helped me with my UO this week

My VERY unpopular opinion is that I LOVE Nickleback. I know this is totally flame worthy, so I'm nervous about putting this out there. I'm a flame virgin

but I'm not going to lie. Loved Nickleback before they made it 'big.'

So please take it easy on my, I don't want to GBCB, I like it too much here.

ykristos · January 2014

Shell+Bell said:

Thanks @danabsd you helped me with my UO this week My VERY unpopular opinion is that I LOVE Nickleback. I know this is totally flame worthy, so I'm nervous about putting this out there. I'm a flame virgin but I'm not going to lie. Loved Nickleback before they made it 'big.' So please take it easy on my, I don't want to GBCB, I like it too much here.

You are one of the only people I've ever known to actually admit to liking Nickleback. You are brave.

I do not love the band, but I do love impersonating the lead singer's shaky, guttural voice. He must have a sore throat all the time.

sisterjanet · January 2014

kristine526 said:

yvanehtnioj said:

@copperpoppy agree on the character stuff. It just seems like it's indoctrinating them into the consumerist/character thing early.

My UO will either be barf inducing or not very U at all, depending on who you are:

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE MAYONNAISE. LOVE IT.

Barf over here for sure.

But I don't like white food. Mayo, cottage cheese, sour cream, milk. Yuck yuck yuck.

You and my brother in law. It's an adventure just listening to my sister explain what she makes for dinner and why, because his 'not eating that' list is impressively long.

kat8805 · January 2014

Shell+Bell said:

Thanks @danabsd you helped me with my UO this week My VERY unpopular opinion is that I LOVE Nickleback. I know this is totally flame worthy, so I'm nervous about putting this out there. I'm a flame virgin but I'm not going to lie. Loved Nickleback before they made it 'big.' So please take it easy on my, I don't want to GBCB, I like it too much here.

I still have one of their CD's somewhere, and jam out when I'm feeling like it. Sorrynotsorry :P

ebox322 · January 2014

danabsd said:

ebox322 said:

Mines kinda lame but I fully plan on putting a bow on this little lady like...pretty much everyday. That being said, my UO is I cannot STAND the baby girls with a 10lb bow on their tiny little heads. DH is from super country west Texas and apparently you don't actually have a baby girl unless her bow outweighs her head down there.

THANK YOU.

My daughter does't leave the house without a headband (or sometime piggys) but they are reasonably sized, not obnoxious and in the middle of her forehead like a damn unicorn.
Unnecessarily huge and actually really ugly:

Adorable and stylish:

This rant brought to you by my friend who puts the absolutely ugliest most appalling bows on her kid. :-&

Dear lord!! It actually IS bigger than her head!!

I have another piggy back UO inspired by the adorable squeezable second picture. I really don't think it's that hard to brush a child's hair and make it look decent...yes I have a boy with a permanent buzz cut but I've actively raised my two little sisters (currently 13 and 14) and it was always just as important to have their hair done as it was to have their teeth brushed and shoes on. I have two cousins that are literally almost Rastafarian and it makes me cringe.

Chellbell20 · January 2014

danabsd said:

Ladiebug30 said:

Not really a UO but this abundance of engagement rings has made me decide to quit being lazy and actually use a real pic for my avatar. I never realized how much that helps me identify the poster. No wonder I get picked last at dodge ball ...

Now, if only all the people who don't think they needed a siggy would follow this logic.

If it hadn't taken me 90 hours to just get the dang counters in my siggy, I'd add something else. I'm new bump format stupid.

JennyOR30 · January 2014

ebox322 said:

danabsd said:

ebox322 said:

Mines kinda lame but I fully plan on putting a bow on this little lady like...pretty much everyday. That being said, my UO is I cannot STAND the baby girls with a 10lb bow on their tiny little heads. DH is from super country west Texas and apparently you don't actually have a baby girl unless her bow outweighs her head down there.

THANK YOU.

My daughter does't leave the house without a headband (or sometime piggys) but they are reasonably sized, not obnoxious and in the middle of her forehead like a damn unicorn.
Unnecessarily huge and actually really ugly:

Adorable and stylish:

This rant brought to you by my friend who puts the absolutely ugliest most appalling bows on her kid. :-&

Dear lord!! It actually IS bigger than her head!!

I have another piggy back UO inspired by the adorable squeezable second picture. I really don't think it's that hard to brush a child's hair and make it look decent...yes I have a boy with a permanent buzz cut but I've actively raised my two little sisters (currently 13 and 14) and it was always just as important to have their hair done as it was to have their teeth brushed and shoes on. I have two cousins that are literally almost Rastafarian and it makes me cringe.

I'm from rural Alabama, and it's apparently sacrilegious to not put the huge freaking bow on the newborn baby. I actually had a discussion with my friend's sis-in-law at my friend's shower, because I jokingly said, "please do me one favor, don't put the huge freaking bow on her head" my friend knew i was not being rude, however her sis-in-law looked at me as though i had said "i kill puppies for fun" and said "but the bows are cute" I explained that honestly babies with bows bigger than their head on look uncomfortable and excused myself. Now that I'm having a daughter, I've made it clear that bows will be size appropriate.

Also, on the cartoon clothes and nursery decor, I'm out. It's just annoying. I've made clear DD will not be in Disney princess, Winnie the Pooh, or Minnie Mouse. If she wants dress up clothes that are disney princess that's fine, but regular clothes no

brittcraw75 · January 2014

@JennyOR30 I'm from Alabama, too! Yes! The huge bows. They are everywhere. I guess it's a "good" alternative for the GBOH until they're old enough to have that. Yee haw, right?

bumpuser10194737 · January 2014

CopperPoppy said:

brittcraw75 said:
Ketchup is gross.

That's all I got...but it is a UO. An UO. But that just sounds wrong. Buh.
Another UO, I dislike cartoon shirts or nursery decor for kids. It's just tacky. It seems to be a go to for boys clothes, but I hate it. This is why older boys and lots of men don't know how to dress appropriately and dress down for occasions. No you cannot wear a cartoon shirt with a blazer or converse (or worse, black tennis shoes) with slacks and call it semi formal.

I just have to say that I really dislike them too. I always swore that I would never by my kids cartoon shirts or decorate their rooms with cartoon characters. However, I will admit to caving. If you saw my little guy's face light up over his Thomas the train shirt... I have rules about them though. They each have one or two cartoon shirts. They can wear them at home, park, or play dates, or when we go to the gym. They are not allowed to wear them to the mall, out to eat, church, to the library, story time, to visit family, etc.

And I did let them get Thomas the Train comforters but I found the least tacky ones possible, and we only did the comforters and pillow. No wall hangings of Thomas, no curtains, etc.

Not saying you will cave too, but I did.

My UO is snowmobiles. I live in the suburbs. It's mostly subdivisions with a few larger properties and a few small farms sprinkled in on the outskirts. Yet, people are driving their snowmobiles all over, including through my yard late at night. If you don't have the property to drive it on or live in a place where they are necessary you should not be driving around in one through people's yards just for fun! You shouldn't even have one!

Mimaloo · January 2014

ykristos said:

busterbeagle said:

I can't participate in UO until TB fixes the avatars. I can't handle the uncertainty of the inevitable love its with these stupid rings. I need the validation of familiar, non-crazy faces at the bottom of my potentially-but-probably-not controversial opinions.

Right? I feel like I've lost my identity, and it's lost in a sea of engagement ring-faced strangers.

Everyone looks like shoes to me

Mimaloo · January 2014

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

Hedgessm · January 2014

My UO is that I HATE it when people are way into popular culture and know nothing about the politics that actually impact their lives. It is not ok to know everything about Justin Beiber and nothing about let's say the healthcare law, or the budget. It's fine to be into pop culture but also glance at a newspaper once in awhile so you can be informed about things that have the potential to impact your life in a very serious way. And go vote!!

/steps off soapbox/ (I majored in politics for my BA and MA so I may be biased...)

Miles2Go · January 2014

Mimaloo said:

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

That's not Attachment Parenting. That is helicopter parenting. Big difference.

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Mimaloo · January 2014

Miles2Go said:

Mimaloo said:

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

That's not Attachment Parenting. That is helicopter parenting. Big difference.

I get helicopter parents - but when the phone message is waiting for me on my desk before the end of the school day because little Johnny called his mommy about it right after class, I think that's a little more than just a helicopter parent.

And, in my experience teaching all four grade levels for the last eight years, the helicopter parents typically lay off after 9th grade. I also post everything online - assignments, progress reports, notes, links, etc. so I rarely even hear from the helicopter parents. They just show up on parent/teacher nights to say hello and are quite pleasant - as are their children.

My take on the whole thing is that the AP kids aren't learning to be independent. I have two friends who are doing the attachment thing, and one (who is also a teacher) is already regretting it because her son can't keep it together without her. Maybe she "did it wrong" as she put it, but to each his own I guess. It's just definitely not a parenting style that I would ever consider.

ebox322 · January 2014

Carpenter627 said:

ebox322 said:

Mines kinda lame but I fully plan on putting a bow on this little lady like...pretty much everyday. That being said, my UO is I cannot STAND the baby girls with a 10lb bow on their tiny little heads. DH is from super country west Texas and apparently you don't actually have a baby girl unless her bow outweighs her head down there.

I grew up in West Texas. I can vouch. Bows are the new big hair. My mom and her two sisters used to say "the higher the hair, the closer to God!" I guess the same applies to the bow trend. I refuse to do that to my LO. But there will be dainty cute bows!

Amen! Where did you grow up? I feel like I'm on another planet visiting out there! Like when DH told me his elementary, junior high, AND high school was the same building with a total of like 200 students I was like :-O

tna112 · January 2014

Lame and totally late to the game today, but I hate seafood. All seafood. I've tried lots of different kinds prepared lots of ways but as my niece would say "I can't wanna like it." It's a texture thing that I just can't get past.

Roufi · January 2014

@ shell+bell I ADORE Nickelback. Saw them in concert a couple years ago and it totally made my life

My UO is that the judgy people who bitch about sick people having lives should blow me. Just because someone is coughing or sneezing doesn't mean you know a damn thing about their situation.
I've been disgustingly sick for 2 months now (thanks little man for scrapping my immune system!) but guess what? It's a sinus infection, I am not contagious, I am doing absolutely everything I can to get better, but I also sure as hell cannot put my life on hold indefinitely just because random people are scared of me getting them sick and give me dirty looks at work, the grocery store, the restaurant, mall, wherever.
Moral of the story: don't judge.

ErikaLynn75 · January 2014

Mimaloo said:

Miles2Go said:

Mimaloo said:

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

That's not Attachment Parenting. That is helicopter parenting. Big difference.

I get helicopter parents - but when the phone message is waiting for me on my desk before the end of the school day because little Johnny called his mommy about it right after class, I think that's a little more than just a helicopter parent.

And, in my experience teaching all four grade levels for the last eight years, the helicopter parents typically lay off after 9th grade. I also post everything online - assignments, progress reports, notes, links, etc. so I rarely even hear from the helicopter parents. They just show up on parent/teacher nights to say hello and are quite pleasant - as are their children.

My take on the whole thing is that the AP kids aren't learning to be independent. I have two friends who are doing the attachment thing, and one (who is also a teacher) is already regretting it because her son can't keep it together without her. Maybe she "did it wrong" as she put it, but to each his own I guess. It's just definitely not a parenting style that I would ever consider.

No, that's exactly what a helicopter parent is - at least among my colleagues. And then the way you describe helicopter parents just sounds like normal people to me. Maybe I'm confused. FTR, looking at your cell phone during an exam earns you a zero in my classroom. You just have to stand your ground when the parents call.

ETA: I think of Attachment Parenting as something totally different. Not just really-bad-helicopter parenting.

JoelleOK · January 2014

Mimaloo said:

Miles2Go said:

Mimaloo said:

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

That's not Attachment Parenting. That is helicopter parenting. Big difference.

I get helicopter parents - but when the phone message is waiting for me on my desk before the end of the school day because little Johnny called his mommy about it right after class, I think that's a little more than just a helicopter parent.

And, in my experience teaching all four grade levels for the last eight years, the helicopter parents typically lay off after 9th grade. I also post everything online - assignments, progress reports, notes, links, etc. so I rarely even hear from the helicopter parents. They just show up on parent/teacher nights to say hello and are quite pleasant - as are their children.

My take on the whole thing is that the AP kids aren't learning to be independent. I have two friends who are doing the attachment thing, and one (who is also a teacher) is already regretting it because her son can't keep it together without her. Maybe she "did it wrong" as she put it, but to each his own I guess. It's just definitely not a parenting style that I would ever
consider.

I consider "attachment parenting" to be things like baby wearing, co-sleeping with infants/toddlers, baby led weaning, and extended breastfeeding. I was under the impression that it was a parenting life style choice for young children. I did/do many of these things with my son who is almost 2.5. He is extremely independent and confident. When he is trying something new I'm in the background waiting for him to ask for help and other moms/grandmas are freaking out and trying to do it FOR him.

I have heard the term "helicopter parent or parenting" to describe the parents who attend the post college job interview with their child. Perhaps there is a better term for those over the top parents who do not believe that their spawn should need to follow the rules or are ever in the wrong.

Miles2Go · January 2014

kitchencolors said:

Mimaloo said:

Miles2Go said:

Mimaloo said:

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

That's not Attachment Parenting. That is helicopter parenting. Big difference.

I get helicopter parents - but when the phone message is waiting for me on my desk before the end of the school day because little Johnny called his mommy about it right after class, I think that's a little more than just a helicopter parent.

And, in my experience teaching all four grade levels for the last eight years, the helicopter parents typically lay off after 9th grade. I also post everything online - assignments, progress reports, notes, links, etc. so I rarely even hear from the helicopter parents. They just show up on parent/teacher nights to say hello and are quite pleasant - as are their children.

My take on the whole thing is that the AP kids aren't learning to be independent. I have two friends who are doing the attachment thing, and one (who is also a teacher) is already regretting it because her son can't keep it together without her. Maybe she "did it wrong" as she put it, but to each his own I guess. It's just definitely not a parenting style that I would ever consider.

It seriously sounds like helicopter parents. I'm not really an APer, but I'm perturbed by your suggestion that AP promotes unhealthy parent/child relationships.

I do identify as an APer and I'm perturbed by your suggestions. It is about creating independent people, NOT doing everything for them. I think you have your definitions of Attachment Parenting and Helicopter parents reversed.

The things JoelleOK mentioned can indeed be a part of it for an infant and toddler. When children get older, it is more about teaching mutual respect, using positive discipline (as opposed to punishment) and things like natural consequences. I don't know any APers who would call you to bitch about a grade. ALL of the ones I know would use poor grades as a teachable moment, to demonstrate the consequences of not putting in the work you need to and then agreeing upon a suitable "at-home" consequence with their child.

In short, you can't be anti-AP, because you clearly don't know what it is. There is an AP board on TB which might clarify some things for you.

Mimaloo · January 2014

ErikaLynn75 said:

Mimaloo said:

Miles2Go said:

Mimaloo said:

Not sure if this is an UO in these parts, but attachment parenting really irritates me.

I think of my eleventh and twelfth grade high school students whose mothers call me because I wouldn't allow the little cherubs to go to their lockers and retrieve their homework (which is against school policy) or tell me I'm a bully because I took away the kid's cell phone, which they were looking at DURING AN EXAM. My guess is that those parents are into the whole attachment thing and if so, the end result is just awful.

That's not Attachment Parenting. That is helicopter parenting. Big difference.

I get helicopter parents - but when the phone message is waiting for me on my desk before the end of the school day because little Johnny called his mommy about it right after class, I think that's a little more than just a helicopter parent.

And, in my experience teaching all four grade levels for the last eight years, the helicopter parents typically lay off after 9th grade. I also post everything online - assignments, progress reports, notes, links, etc. so I rarely even hear from the helicopter parents. They just show up on parent/teacher nights to say hello and are quite pleasant - as are their children.

My take on the whole thing is that the AP kids aren't learning to be independent. I have two friends who are doing the attachment thing, and one (who is also a teacher) is already regretting it because her son can't keep it together without her. Maybe she "did it wrong" as she put it, but to each his own I guess. It's just definitely not a parenting style that I would ever consider.

No, that's exactly what a helicopter parent is - at least among my colleagues. And then the way you describe helicopter parents just sounds like normal people to me. Maybe I'm confused. FTR, looking at your cell phone during an exam earns you a zero in my classroom. You just have to stand your ground when the parents call.

FWIW - I do this too. Unfortunately, we aren't always backed by administration and are usually "encouraged" to give a make-up exam (I don't work in public school. One of the downsides is that they don't like to upset potential future donors).

And going by the frequent conversations about this in the faculty rooms, my colleagues and I definitely have a different idea of what a helicopter parent is. And yes - my description definitely sounds like normal parenting - I was referring to some parents/families who are notorious in my school.

The point I was trying to make there was that I'm never bothered by those parents because I go above and beyond [what is required of us] to keep them in the loop. There are some who I find to be very pleasant but are a nightmare for my colleagues.

Lastly, I don't think that APing causes unhealthy relationships between parents and their children. Actually, I'd imagine that they have really close relationships. My opinion is that those children just lack the independence that other kids may develop whose parents did not AP.

So I apologize if it came off sounding like I think it causes unhealthy relationships - that's not what I meant.

jjh471 · January 2014

I don't know if this has already been said... I can't look through all 4 pages (oh how I WISH I could bump at work!)

It's might not be UO, I'm sure others will agree with me... but I HATE when kids smell like cig. smoke. If you smoke, that's your choice I am NOT judging you. But when your child's hair, clothes, backpack, etc. smell so badly that I'm holding my breath....come on. Is your ciggy really that necessary that you need to be smoking like that around your kid? Go outside.

DaisyTortilla · January 2014

sisterjanet said:

kristine526 said:

yvanehtnioj said:

@copperpoppy agree on the character stuff. It just seems like it's indoctrinating them into the consumerist/character thing early.

My UO will either be barf inducing or not very U at all, depending on who you are:

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE MAYONNAISE. LOVE IT.

Barf over here for sure.

But I don't like white food. Mayo, cottage cheese, sour cream, milk. Yuck yuck yuck.

You and my brother in law. It's an adventure just listening to my sister explain what she makes for dinner and why, because his 'not eating that' list is impressively long.

This was DH when I first started cooking for him. I didn't listen, some of my recipes call for that stuff. He ate it and loved it. He is the type of person that "hates everything" but has actually tried nothing. However, my MIL is to blame for that, she pretty much burned every one of their meals when they were growing up.

Xath · January 2014

My UO: I hate it when people say "My doctor says I should ABC, but I'm going to XYZ instead." There are enough medical professionals in this world that you should be able to find one you agree with on major issues. Here's a hint. If you can't find any doctor to support you on issue XYZ, it's probably a bad idea.

Quadruple this peeve if the support for XYZ comes from "the internetz" or unsubstantiated anecdotal evidence.

Mamazon2014 · January 2014

I also hate the cartoons on clothes and EVERYTHING in a child's room. I want my LO to know how to dress appropriately for occasions and not feel like everything he wears has to have some print on it. I love it when little boys are dressed like little gentlemen and have style. I want my son to take pride in his appearance.

My UO is that I HATE 99% of the crib sets and nursery decor for boys. I spent one night looking at close to 1000 crib sets from different sites online and everything was the same! Jungle. Sports, Characters, trucks, ocean, alphabet; there was nothing unique! And why does every other set have to have a monkey on it!?!? All the sets were cliche and typical "boy" designs. I wanted something just pure patterns and prints (no characters) and there were possibly 5 total that I saw out of all the rest, but nothing that made me stop to take a closer look.

I think i'm going to look into etsy or having a friend sew something up for me because the selection out there just isnt cutting it.

spinsoffresonance · January 2014

@ebox322 I was inspired by your UO and brushed DD's hair for the first time today!

@Sierradbutler stop looking at bedding sets, they're pointless you can't use the blanket and bumpers. Just look for sheets, thats really all you need. There are lots of options with geometric patterns. Check out American baby company on amazon, or Aden and Anais, or Land of nod, for instance

RedInLove · January 2014

pandadair said:

CopperPoppy said:

I'm glad the avatar thing is not just my problem. My UO is that even though I consider myself pretty tech savvy, I only want to use iPhones. My husband has had droid phones for the last few years and constantly tells me they are better. My brain just can't handle it. It's just too complicated. My iPhones last forever and I just don't understand the appeal of a huge screen that doesn't fit in my pocket. Now if only iPhones were less expensive.

I just made the switch to a Galaxy SIII (holla at not buying the new stuff), and I lurv it. It pisses me off that, if you need a new battery in your iPhone, you have to pay $80 and ship it to Apple. What kind of shit is that? I can buy and replace the battery on this phone for like $10. I don't keep my phone in my pocket, though, so there is that.

DH's last Droid, it froze and he couldn't turn it off in any way to restart it. So he went to pull the battery. He snapped the battery in half. Turns out his phone had a non-removable battery. Yeah. He spent $100 using his insurance (it was our only option besides buying one full price) to replace it, and now the refurb he has is a POS that's acting up big time.

I had a Droid on my last contract, and went through 3 phones in one contract cycle with both replacements being covered by warranty because it was a hardware issue every time. I've had my iPhone 5 for over a year and haven't had a problem yet.

ErikaLynn75 · January 2014

I've always had a droid and been happy with them. My current phone did the weird frozen-on thing last weekend and it was annoying because you can't pop the battery out, but it took me about 30 seconds on Google to find out how to reset it without snapping the battery in half.

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