UO Thursday

happybride 276 · January 2014

Alright ladies. Don't be shy. Let's hear those UOs.

I have two.

1. I don't get the hype surrounding Dr Who or Urban Decay makeup. I saw 10 minutes of Dr Who and had to change the channel. I also have one of the eye shadow sets from Urban Decay and not impressed.

2. I love the way a let down feels when I pump.

noelani42 · January 2014

happybride 276 said:
Alright ladies. Don't be shy. Let's hear those UOs.

I have two.

2. I love the way a let down feels when I pump.

Me too!!

noelani42 · January 2014

I am baffled by you September mommas who keep saying that time is flying by, etc since our LOs were born...this has been the longest 4 months of my life...of course I've basically been awake the whole 4 months so that's probably why...

llybeck · January 2014

I want to punch everyone that tells me, "she's growing up TOO fast, I don't want her to do xyz yet!" Well I freaking do. I want her to start crawling and sitting and doing all that, I'm excited to see her develop and I am more pumped for when she can do those things. I want her to grow up

JLMcWeeney · January 2014

I think the hand print and feet print art projects for kids look dumb. They never really look like whatever they are supposed to look like. It's just a big paint smudge.

JLMcWeeney · January 2014

sabrinakurtz said:
I am baffled by you September mommas who keep saying that time is flying by, etc since our LOs were born...this has been the longest 4 months of my life...of course I've basically been awake the whole 4 months so that's probably why...

Same. It feels like years since I was pregnant.

VitaLuna · January 2014

llybeck said:
I want to punch everyone that tells me, "she's growing up TOO fast, I don't want her to do xyz yet!" Well I freaking do. I want her to start crawling and sitting and doing all that, I'm excited to see her develop and I am more pumped for when she can do those things. I want her to grow up

H always say he can't wait for her to crawl, walk, etc and it drives me nuts. I want to enjoy her now, as she is.. Not always waiting for the next step.

amandalt823 · January 2014

jesnic89 said:

I don't like alcohol at all...I think thats a pretty big UO
I also don't find Ryan Gosling, Channing Tatum, or Ian Somerholder attractive

I understand Channing Tatum but Ryan Gosling, I just can't comprehend

ravenclaw1 · January 2014

I think Channing Tatum's hotness is brought up every week. Can my UO be that that's dumb?

Mine: I miss MOTN feedings. I love my sleep, but I miss my baby snuggles when I go 7 hours without them.

eyris · January 2014

I think a lot of ladies on this board need to relax a bit or they're going to become overbearing helicopter parents in no time.

Especially the people who don't even want to let other people hold their baby. I understand germs and everything but geez...

princessvespa1 · January 2014

I hate when people tell me to "enjoy it now, it will be gone before you know it". You know what? NO. I do NOT have to enjoy the meltdowns and temper tantrums by my almost 3 yo. I do NOT have to enjoy getting no sleep. You know what I WILL enjoy? A full nights sleep. And maybe in 10 years I will focus on the good times and remember playing in the snow, and doing playdoh crafts etc. But don't make me feel like crap bc I am not enjoying every.single.second.

Ecstatic83 · January 2014

ravenclaw1 said:

Mine: I miss MOTN feedings. I love my sleep, but I miss my baby snuggles when I go 7 hours without them.

Me too. When he wakes in the morning I feel like its been forever since I've held him. Mine: I refuse to drink alcohol if I'm the only one home with LO. I don't really drink much anyway, but every once in a while before I was pregnant, I would have a glass/bottle of wine. I just have an overly paranoid and morbid mind and I just know that the minute I have a glass, something tragic will happen and I will have to rush LO to the hospital being tipsy. (Also, DH is a cop so drinking at all and driving is a big negative in this fam)

mrsmoxie · January 2014

I hate the saying "you didn't just marry your spouse, you married their family, too." No, no I didn't marry his family. He didn't marry mine. We are our own little family now, thank you very much.

happybride 276 · January 2014

eyris said:
I think a lot of ladies on this board need to relax a bit or they're going to become overbearing helicopter parents in no time.

Especially the people who don't even want to let other people hold their baby. I understand germs and everything but geez...

During cold and flu season with a child who has a weakened immune system? Yup, I will gladly take the title of helicopter parent over having to take my child to the hospital. When he is older I won't be as worried, but honestly people are gross and don't always practice proper sanitary standards. I don't like germs and I don't want my son to get the flu.

ravenclaw1 · January 2014

eyris said:
I think a lot of ladies on this board need to relax a bit or they're going to become overbearing helicopter parents in no time.

Especially the people who don't even want to let other people hold their baby. I understand germs and everything but geez...

I was that parent during the holidays. I didn't want my daughter being passed around to a zillion people & getting sick. Sure enough, she did get sick. And it was miserable and I felt terrible for her. I don't feel like I was being unreasonable even though people told me I was.

They got to leave her after the holiday party. I was the one sitting up with my poor sick baby all night, taking her to the doctor and losing sleep myself for days because I was too scared to go to bed when she was coughing and having troubles breathing.

Call me whatever the hell you want, but I think that's good parenting, not helicopter.

Shanmarie1083 · January 2014

FutureMrs07282012 said:

I hate the saying "you didn't just marry your spouse, you married their family, too." No, no I didn't marry his family. He didn't marry mine. We are our own little family now, thank you very much.

Oh hell no I didn't marry DH's crazy ass family. I married him, they just happen to be an unfortunate side effect.

Mags04 · January 2014

@ princessvespa1. The toddler tantrums frickin suck!

happybride 276 · January 2014

FutureMrs07282012 said:
I hate the saying "you didn't just marry your spouse, you married their family, too." No, no I didn't marry his family. He didn't marry mine. We are our own little family now, thank you very much.

That is not a UO to me at all. I don't share a checkbook, bed, or daily life with my ILs. If that were the case I never would have made it two months with my H. They are separate relationships.

Mags04 · January 2014

I don't get how people can eat a hamburger and milkshake at the same time. I know a lot of people do but that combo just seems nasty to me.

mrsmoxie · January 2014

Oh I have another one. I hate when people describe a baby as a "chunk" or "chunky". I know babies are suppose to have fat, and I love their rolls and thunder thighs, but I can't stand that word.

eyris · January 2014

@happybride 276 - baby with weakened immune system is a whole other ball park. I get that.

@ravenclaw1 - Sorry LO got sick. I am lucky that E didn't get sick over the holidays. I wouldn't let someone who was sick hold E and I still make people wash their hands first. But germs are airborne so not letting the baby be held may not prevent anything anyway if there is a sick person present.

Trust me, I get it. Three otherwise healthy 20-somethings have died of the flu in my county (H1N1) so it's terrifying. I've been limiting bringing E out to public places like the grocery store. But I wouldn't bring him to Christmas and not let my grandma or aunt hold him. I feel like people use the germs as an excuse to be weirdly possessive of their baby.

noelani42 · January 2014

@ravenclaw1 let's switch houses for the night! I have a baby you can snuggle with every hour!

ravenclaw1 · January 2014

sabrinakurtz said:
@ravenclaw1 let's switch houses for the night! I have a baby you can snuggle with every hour!

Now, let's not get crazy here. Once a night is ok for my snuggle intake.

She's just so effing cute and calm in the MOTN

HBirdie · January 2014

1. I am NOT a physically affectionate person. I think a lot of women are, hence why I think it's a UO. I don't like hugging people or cuddling or holding hands, unless it's my husband (or child). If my friends hug me, I'm not going to act weird, I'll hug them back, but I would much rather them not.
I had a lot of trouble (I guess I still struggle) with joining my H's family because they're definitely huggers. His mom NEEDS to hug us every time she sees us, and then again when we say goodbye. I hate it. Hate it hate it hate it. She drives me nuts, but honestly that's not really why, I just hate hugging. We don't hug much in my immediate family, never have. We all get along really well and love each other a lot, but we're just not very physical. I hug my mom sometimes, and my dad occasionally, and my brothers...almost never.

2. I also don't understand the hype surrounding Dr. Who.

3. I don't care if kirstenwhatever was a troll, an AE, or a real person, I enjoyed reading her crazy posts and I thought it was funny. I got bored with her saying the same things over and over, but if she came back with more dumb/insane stuff to say, I wouldn't be upset.

kje120 · January 2014

Shanmarie1083 said:

FutureMrs07282012 said:

I hate the saying "you didn't just marry your spouse, you married their family, too." No, no I didn't marry his family. He didn't marry mine. We are our own little family now, thank you very much.

Oh hell no I didn't marry DH's crazy ass family. I married him, they just happen to be an unfortunate side effect.

I seriously busted out laughing at that. It's a good way to describe my BIL.

kennazebrowsky · January 2014

Legitsince86 said:
UO I don't understand why parents take their little babies to amusement parks. If you have older children or go with a group of people, that makes sense. But if it's just parents and baby, you just paid a whole lot of money to walk around.

Yeah I never pay to go ever..,at least Disney. Luckily we have family that works there so it's free.

noelani42 · January 2014

starscream said:

Ever since grad night, I have not been a fan of Disneyland. Homeboy will not be going on my time or my dime.

gasp!

PrettyInPearls23 · January 2014

Loppy19 said:

I can't understand people that don't want time to themselves away from their kids and husband. I often make excuses to go to the store just for 20 minutes alone.

This x1000!!!!

Also, I don't understand how or why people make excuses to not take time away from their children to go on a date or weekend away with their husband. A marriage can't last like that!!!

cputman200 · January 2014

Loppy19 said:

I can't understand people that don't want time to themselves away from their kids and husband. I often make excuses to go to the store just for 20 minutes alone.

I just called my husband to make sure he would be home for dinner so I can take a break from these crazy kids! My preschooler has been testing my nerves for days!!!!

Shanmarie1083 · January 2014

HBirdie said:

1. I am NOT a physically affectionate person. I think a lot of women are, hence why I think it's a UO. I don't like hugging people or cuddling or holding hands, unless it's my husband (or child). If my friends hug me, I'm not going to act weird, I'll hug them back, but I would much rather them not. I had a lot of trouble (I guess I still struggle) with joining my H's family because they're definitely huggers. His mom NEEDS to hug us every time she sees us, and then again when we say goodbye. I hate it. Hate it hate it hate it. She drives me nuts, but honestly that's not really why, I just hate hugging. We don't hug much in my immediate family, never have. We all get along really well and love each other a lot, but we're just not very physical. I hug my mom sometimes, and my dad occasionally, and my brothers...almost never. 2. I also don't understand the hype surrounding Dr. Who. 3. I don't care if kirstenwhatever was a troll, an AE, or a real person, I enjoyed reading her crazy posts and I thought it was funny. I got bored with her saying the same things over and over, but if she came back with more dumb/insane stuff to say, I wouldn't be upset.

I totally agree with the hugging. I am weird about personal space and other than my husband and kids, I rarely hug people.

kennazebrowsky · January 2014

PrettyInPearls23 said:

Loppy19 said:

I can't understand people that don't want time to themselves away from their kids and husband. I often make excuses to go to the store just for 20 minutes alone.

This x1000!!!!

Also, I don't understand how or why people make excuses to not take time away from their children to go on a date or weekend away with their husband. A marriage can't last like that!!!

Yes I totally agree! Seriously when we take vacations we also take one with out the kids too because we need to recharge our brains and refresh ourselves so we don't go crazy.

eyris · January 2014

twolittlewheels said:

eyris said:

I think a lot of ladies on this board need to relax a bit or they're going to become overbearing helicopter parents in no time. Especially the people who don't even want to let other people hold their baby. I understand germs and everything but geez...

Ugh! Apparently I'm not allowed to gif today. I was basically saying "Amen, sister!". I don't feel this way about germs per say, but the majority of other things seem over the top. I can't stand going to the park and seeing a parent 3 feet away from their 5 year old at all times or ones that step in at every little disagreement between children. Back off and let them learn. Sure, kids will fight and god-forbid get hurt but it's inevitable. Maybe I appear negligent sitting off to the side or allowing them to squabble, but my kids know their boundaries and I will be there if/when they over step them.

Yeah, basically I was trying to say there are people who seem like they can't stand to be away from their baby for 3 seconds, even to let another human being hold them. Not so much trying to say not to be worried about germs. Germs would be an acceptable reason to not want someone to hold LO.

DH's aunt said to me once, "It's so nice that you live in a cul-de-sac, it seems safer for kids. Not that you can let them play outside by themselves anymore, anyway." and I was like "What??? Of course they can play as long as they stayed in our front yard, back yard, whatever." I think it's really stifling to kids' creativity to never be allowed to play by themselves. I can't imagine coming up with half the stuff we did as kids if I had my mom or dad standing over me 24/7. It's also exhausting for parents. All humans need a break from each other from time to time. It just makes me claustrophobic to think about.

psychgirl33 · January 2014

I don't usually participate, but some FB posts people I'm friends with have made this week have me fired up and the post above reminded me of it, so I'm going for it:

I hate when people make judgments about how other people spend their money. Like want to punch them in the face to shut them up. Especially when it's because the person receives assistance. Because it's usually all about how "they're spending MY money" blah, blah, blah. Just because someone is on public assistance doesn't mean that you get to force YOUR values and priorities on them. It's not YOUR money, it's OUR money. As a country, it's everyone's tax money. And your priorities are different than mine are different than the next person's. Why should you get to decide what they can and can't spend money on? Unless they are doing something illegal (a whole different story), people need to be allowed to make their own life choices.

Shanmarie1083 · January 2014

jenny5o5 said:

My UO is that I think there is absolutely no excuse to continue to smoke while pregnant. I don't care if your doctor told you it would be too much of a "shock to your system".... If you smoke a pack a day (20 cigarettes) and lower your intake 1 cigarette per week you should have almost 50% of your pregnancy smoke free. Think of your child and the consequences. And secondly if you are on public assistance AND smoking cigarettes you should be putting that money elsewhere and stop paying $70+ a week for your habit. Grrrrrrrr

Pretty sure this isn't a UO.

jlp0528 · January 2014

I don't know if this is an UO or not but I think it's tacky when baby shower invitations directly ask you to bring a pack of diapers in addition to the gift you're buying so that you can "possibly win a door prize." Thanks but no thanks I'll pass on that door prize that's probably useless junk and buying you diapers on top of your gift, unless of course I wanted to buy them just as your gift. Otherwise it seems tacky to me.

jlp0528 · January 2014

Edit because it posted twice.

DaisyZH · January 2014

My UO is that I don't like it when someone asks me to return a gift I got for them. I try to include gift receipts with clothes where sizes might be wrong, but I hate when I put real thought into a gift and someone asks for the receipt because they don't like it. I had given books to someone in November for her birthday that were based on her favorite tv show. She just asked us if we still have the receipt because she hates what she read so far and it's actually making her hate the tv show too. I am so annoyed, no I don't have the receipt to something I gave you months ago.

DaisyZH · January 2014

Legitsince86 said:

UO I don't understand why parents take their little babies to amusement parks. If you have older children or go with a group of people, that makes sense. But if it's just parents and baby, you just paid a whole lot of money to walk around.

We are those crazy people lol! We actually love just walking around Disney because we're really into it, I can see where for the average family it would be a waste of money.

kimberlymacrae · January 2014

DH and I have agreed that LO will drive "an older car" when he learns to drive (not my UO just some history) which is a decision against the grain of our neighborhood because these little punks are seriously driving either a 67 Mustang or a brand new Expedition. (My UO) it's crazy to believe that an older car will still be a 2020-2024 Honda Civic... bananas!!!

ETA: now I dont even know of this is a UO. Where is my brain?

psychgirl33 · January 2014

jenny5o5 said:

I don't usually participate, but some FB posts people I'm friends with have made this week have me fired up and the post above reminded me of it, so I'm going for it:

I hate when people make judgments about how other people spend their money. Like want to punch them in the face to shut them up. Especially when it's because the person receives assistance. Because it's usually all about how "they're spending MY money" blah, blah, blah. Just because someone is on public assistance doesn't mean that you get to force YOUR values and priorities on them. It's not YOUR money, it's OUR money. As a country, it's everyone's tax money. And your priorities are different than mine are different than the next person's. Why should you get to decide what they can and can't spend money on? Unless they are doing something illegal (a whole different story), people need to be allowed to make their own life choices.

Unless there is a mental or physical reason for someone being on public assistance there is no reason for it, so yes- I judge the hell out of them... Especially when they drive nice cars, have an iphone, and have their hair/nails did. Yes it is OUR money as a country, but that money can and should be used only for those who really need it. The amount of people who receive public assistance definitely drives up the cost of everything

My next UO is that I think that most people who make comments like this are very misinformed and make their judgments based on single anecdotal stories and not on the real statistics about public assistance and who uses it.

kennazebrowsky · January 2014

jenny5o5 said:

psychgirl33 said:

jenny5o5 said:

psychgirl33 said:
I don't usually participate, but some FB posts people I'm friends with have made this week have me fired up and the post above reminded me of it, so I'm going for it:

I hate when people make judgments about how other people spend their money. Like want to punch them in the face to shut them up. Especially when it's because the person receives assistance. Because it's usually all about how "they're spending MY money" blah, blah, blah. Just because someone is on public assistance doesn't mean that you get to force YOUR values and priorities on them. It's not YOUR money, it's OUR money. As a country, it's everyone's tax money. And your priorities are different than mine are different than the next person's. Why should you get to decide what they can and can't spend money on? Unless they are doing something illegal (a whole different story), people need to be allowed to make their own life choices.

Unless there is a mental or physical reason for someone being on public assistance there is no reason for it, so yes- I judge the hell out of them... Especially when they drive nice cars, have an iphone, and have their
hair/nails did. Yes it is OUR money as a country, but that money can and should be used only for those who really need it. The amount of people who receive public assistance definitely drives up the cost of everything

My next UO is that I think that most people who make comments like this are very misinformed and make their judgments based on single anecdotal stories and not on the real statistics
about public assistance and who uses it.

So dealing with WIC and Medicaid reimbursements daily makes me misinformed? There's those that need help and those that make a lifestyle out of it... You can immediately tell the difference.

I totally agree. I have a friend well more of an aqua intent and she abuses it. They get 800 in food stamps, Medicaid and cash . Her husband is making 900 weekly under the table. She also works. They never have money for their bills but always are going out and partying. Going out of town and buying shit they don't need.

Assistance is to help you survive not to help you have fun

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