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• ASmallWonder member

  February 2014

  LaBellaVida said:

  I think parents who sick their 3+ year old in a shopping cart seat are ridiculous. They are too big!! If they want a ride, have them stand at the end of the cart!

  Meh, my 3.5 year old rides in the cart still.  I'd run his ass over constantly if he were allowed to ride on the end.  We do let him walk but we're still practicing the fine art of listening.

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• tiffletons518 member

  February 2014

  nykkolaughs said:

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  @nikkiP15 I have 2. I have about 3 more planned. My H has 0. Lol.
  

  we're tattooers. i have a few small ones, but i'm working on a half sleeve (of flowers), so far i have a camellia signifying our marriage, and i'm adding a rose for ella's middle name. my husband on the other hand.... he's got them on his chest/abs, a huge cross spanning his shoulder blades, and tattoos on both of his forearms,. sexy!

  My H lost his dad 3 years ago, and he wants to get the same tattoo he had. Talks about it. Talks about it some more. He also used to talk about getting one for our girls before I got mine for our girls. And, then after I got mine, he talked about it again. I will get at least 2 of the 3 I have planned. Truthfully, I'd fall over in shock if he ever actually got one. I don't think he's chicken, I just don't think he's as into it as I am. Which is a shame because I also find them sexy. Lol.
  

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• megaroo64 member

  February 2014

  LaBellaVida said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!! I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  I totally agree!! I think it's tacky as hell to have adult beverages at a kids party!

  I agree as well.  And furthermore, I think alcohol at a high school graduation is kinda tacky.  The kid is 17-18 - Not 21.  The honoree should be able to legally enjoy everything offered at their party. 

   

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• ilovemarfa member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!!
  
  I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  
  I always serve alcoholic beverages at my son's party. We have family only parties and I have it catered for dinner. I don't know why it is tacky when it is just adults and you are serving dinner??

  

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• tiffletons518 member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!! I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  For DD2's second birthday, H's family showed up with a 6 pack each. They sat in the backyard and drank and smoked. Ate cake, watched her open her presents, then the beer was gone and they left. It was obnoxious. Should be fun this year when I'm doing a big party for both her and DS.
  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @ilovemarfa said:

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!!
  
  I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  
  I always serve alcoholic beverages at my son's party. We have family only parties and I have it catered for dinner. I don't know why it is tacky when it is just adults and you are serving dinner??

  That doesn't sound like a party for the kid though.

  

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• LaBellaVida member

  February 2014

  I think Kat Von D looks amazing all tatted up!! She's hawt!
  
  As far as other woman i think in order to pull tattoos off, they've got to have a certain edgy kinda look to them, otherwise it looks like a mess.
  
  I personally think tattoos should flow, and have meaning to them. My cousin has tattoos and it doesn't flow. She's got random stuff all over her. It just looks horrible. Not to mention, they are not even finished even she gets a new one.

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• ilovemarfa member

  February 2014

  LaBellaVida said:

  I think parents who sick their 3+ year old in a shopping cart seat are ridiculous. They are too big!! If they want a ride, have them stand at the end of the cart!
  

  My son just turned 3 on Sunday and he will be riding in the cart for awhile. If I let the boy loose he will run away. He's very well behaved for the most part but he has a wild streak in him and loves to test the boundaries.

  

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• Cricket81 member

  February 2014

  I'm in MA and baby parties around here seem to be cook outs or potluck type events. I have never seen anything like what some of y'all are planning. That being the case, there is usually a cooler of beer, along with soda and water. I've never seen anyone get drunk, but a nice frosty beer with your burger is always tasty.
  
  And the idea that we shouldn't enjoy it if the kids can't is kind of ridiculous. Are you planning on serving your guests purées and puffs because that's the extent of my kid's menu right now.

  

  

  
  

  
  

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• ilovemarfa member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  @ilovemarfa said:

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!!
  
  I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  
  I always serve alcoholic beverages at my son's party. We have family only parties and I have it catered for dinner. I don't know why it is tacky when it is just adults and you are serving dinner??

  That doesn't sound like a party for the kid though.

  My son just turned 3 and I think at that age having a kid birthday party is just weird. We won't have birthday parties with his friends until he is in school and then we will have it at a kid friendly place like chuckie cheese or something.
  
  

  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @cricket81 I only serve food my kids will eat. By 1 they should be eating more than purees and puffs. Bradley was heavy into fruit so we had all the fruit at his bday. It was also in the middle of the day, 11-2.

  

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• Monkeybutt80 member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  @42butterflies. I'm sorry you are broken. I make microwave s'mores and can put away like a whole package of Hershey's chocolate bars they are so delish

  @wasnotwas  try broiler in the oven.  two graham crackers with giant marshmallow on top of each. broil it until toasty, then take them out and sandwich chocolate between them.  the chocolate melts just enough without oozing all over you.  I am drooling as I type this.

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• phishgirl29 member

  February 2014

  While I agree that a kids party should be about the kids, I can guarantee that O's party will have beer and wine for the adults. His party will only have about 10 kids max so I don't see the big deal.
  
  Now getting drunk at a birthday party for a kid is tacky.

                      

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• Monkeybutt80 member

  February 2014

  Alcohol at kids parties issue:  It's not a party if there is no alcohol.  

  
  

  Maybe I have problems... ?

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• ilovemarfa member

  February 2014

  42Butterflies said:

  I think birthday parties for children that don't understand them are ridiculous anyway, with or without alcohol. DS has never had a party, but we have invited over the grandparents and aunts/uncles for burgers and cake (which let's face it, the cake is for mom). I am planning doing the same for DD. We went to a 1 year old's birthday party last weekend and DS started to invite other people to his birthday party in August. So, since he gets it now and is asking, we will do a party this year. But nothing extravagant. People go way too overboard with the themes and decorating. Does your child care? I highly doubt it. It's more for the parents.

  My thoughts exactly. We just have our immediate family over. I go all out with the food and get a caterer because my cooking my give people good poisoning. When the kids are little they don't understand and the party is for the adults.
  
  

  

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• ASmallWonder member

  February 2014

  ilovemarfa said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!! I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  I always serve alcoholic beverages at my son's party. We have family only parties and I have it catered for dinner. I don't know why it is tacky when it is just adults and you are serving dinner??

  That doesn't sound like a party for the kid though.

  My son just turned 3 and I think at that age having a kid birthday party is just weird. We won't have birthday parties with his friends until he is in school and then we will have it at a kid friendly place like chuckie cheese or something.

  You don't think a kid would enjoy having friends to their party until they're FIVE? I probably could have skipped his 2nd birthday but last year?  Oh, let me tell you.  I didn't do a friends party because I was nine million weeks pregnant and man did I hear about it.  This year he's been talking about it since December.  His 4th bday isn't until May lol

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @ilovemarfa fair enough. Bradley has been in daycare since 4 months and I've got friends with kids his age so we always have like 7-15 kids around so they truly are kids parties. Either way though, I think the focus should be on the kid not the guests.
  

  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  Steamboat1679 said:

  WasNotWas said:

  @cricket81 I only serve food my kids will eat. By 1 they should be eating more than purees and puffs. Bradley was heavy into fruit so we had all the fruit at his bday. It was also in the middle of the day, 11-2.

  So you had people for lunch and served fruit? Not a meal?
  
  
  

  We had a sandwich table with all the fixins, goldfish & pirates booty, carrots and grape tomatoes and tons of fruit.

  

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• TheTamedShrew member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!!
  
  I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  I agree, but we're just going to grill out and have a swim party with my family and all her cousins, so I'm sure some of us will crack a beer or two to go with our burgers and hotdogs *shrug*

  
  
         
  

  
  

  
  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  Steamboat1679 said:

  WasNotWas said:

  @cricket81 I only serve food my kids will eat. By 1 they should be eating more than purees and puffs. Bradley was heavy into fruit so we had all the fruit at his bday. It was also in the middle of the day, 11-2.

  So you had people for lunch and served fruit? Not a meal?
  
  
  

  We had a sandwich table with all the fixins, goldfish & pirates booty, carrots and grape tomatoes and tons of fruit.

  Ok few!

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• ilovemarfa member

  February 2014

  elmoali said:

  
  

  ilovemarfa said:

  
  

  WasNotWas said:

  @ilovemarfa said:

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!!
  
  I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  
  I always serve alcoholic beverages at my son's party. We have family only parties and I have it catered for dinner. I don't know why it is tacky when it is just adults and you are serving dinner??

  That doesn't sound like a party for the kid though.

  My son just turned 3 and I think at that age having a kid birthday party is just weird. We won't have birthday parties with his friends until he is in school and then we will have it at a kid friendly place like chuckie cheese or something.
  
  

  
  

  You don't think a kid would enjoy having friends to their party until they're FIVE? I probably could have skipped his 2nd birthday but last year?  Oh, let me tell you.  I didn't do a friends party because I was nine million weeks pregnant and man did I hear about it.  This year he's been talking about it since December.  His 4th bday isn't until May lol
  
  Maybe it's different for us because my kids aren't in daycare so they really don't have any friends their age yet. Most of my friends have kids who are way older than my kids or have newborns. We attend playdatrs bit I wouldnt feel comfortable inviting them over for a party because they aren't really his friends.
  
  

  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @GiggleJiggle said:

  @wasnotwas meh agree and disagree... I think if you are throwing a party, then you are obligated to make it about the guests as well. Obviously it is about the kid, but if it was JUST that, you could always take him to the zoo or something.

  You would hate me around my birthday then. I am the effing princess for like a week. Shower me with presents and attention and do the things I want to do even if you don't want to. I'm delightful

  

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• RissNRuss member

  February 2014

  Alcohol at kids parties: Eh. Every family event I've ever been to (except the side with recovering alcoholics) has some beer and wine available for the adults. It's not a "come get wasted" thing, just an alternative drink option. My kid birthday parties where it was just kids my age? No, water, soda and juice. But the ones with family? Yeah. No big. We're planning two "punches" for A's birthday party- And orange punch "for the caterpillars" and a red punch "for the butterflys". Can you tell our theme? I don't see any raging drinking at this party.
  
  Tattoos- to each their own. I don't hate them but I'm not interested in them. At least not for myself. Or Hubs. I mean if he had one or two, ok. But I'd like to see his natural self too.
  
  Cart riding- ehhh within reason based on your kid. And riding the end for a little one can be a bit dangerous- those carts do occasionally tip. I remember it happening to me when I was a kid. I mean if I saw a 6 year old up there I might internally side-eye, but if your three year old is like my nephew, yeah he belongs up in that seat.
  

  
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• riansmommie member

  February 2014

  NikkiP15 said:

  I want a tattoo! 

  
  

  ETA: UO: tattoos on women are sexy!  

  I have 9, hubby has 3. He plans on starting his sleeve soon (hott!!!) and I have 3 more drawn up and ready to go, just need to find a tattoo artist im confident in.

  
  

  
  

  

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• tiffletons518 member

  February 2014

  As far as the party being for the guests too and not just the kid, to a degree. I do usually serve some kind of food. But, I'm pretty sure you'll be ok drinking pop/water for 2 hours instead of beer/wine. I guess every kids party I can ever remember going to, it really is about the kid. Of course the adults will chat and catch up. And, again.. summer birthday with a bbq or pool party, I wouldn't be opposed to having some drinks after the kids part of the party is over. I just don't see it necessary to have alcohol at a kids party. That's just my opinion.. and apparently it's unpopular.
  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @Steamboat1679 said:

  
  

  WasNotWas said:

  @GiggleJiggle said:

  @wasnotwas meh agree and disagree... I think if you are throwing a party, then you are obligated to make it about the guests as well. Obviously it is about the kid, but if it was JUST that, you could always take him to the zoo or something.

  You would hate me around my birthday then. I am the effing princess for like a week. Shower me with presents and attention and do the things I want to do even if you don't want to. I'm delightful

  @wasnotwas you seemed like such a nice down to earth person and then you said this. I do not get why adults think their birthday is a "thing" you and 7 billion other people survived for another year. There is no accomplishment with that.

  I don't think it's an accomplishment I just like the idea of a "holiday" devoted to me. My mom made huge big deals out of our birthdays so I will blame her. I think it's been revealed that I'm too much of a people pleaser and I don't really ever put anyone out

  

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• TheTamedShrew member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  My DH has two tattoos. One on his chest and one on his shoulder. I think they're sexy, but have never felt that there was some imagery that was important and beautiful enough for me to commit to it permanently being on my body. They just didn't suit me. Now that Nora is here, I have considered getting one and so is DH, but DH wrinkles his nose at all of my ideas. I think he secretly has a double standard about men vs. women with tattoos. He says he doesn't and that my ideas are just stupid, but I have literally tried to name EVERY space on my body. 

  
  

  I also think that it's annoying when people want to celebrate for more than 24 hours on their birthDAY. It's not your birthweekend, birthweek, or birthmonth (yes I have heard people say this).  I think it's egocentric. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE celebrating me, but some people go a little narcissistic with it. You can have two separate celebrations at MOST (say a dinner with family and an outing with friends, etc), but beyond that is overkill. If you go out of town with your SO or something like that it's okay, but if you are expecting more than one or two people to commit to more than one event for your birthday you need to get over yourself.

  
  
         
  

  
  

  
  

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• BC&LM member

  February 2014

  42Butterflies said:

  Wait, is this UO or TOAT? Oh, well then I guess I'll just leave this here: I'm not a fan of s'mores. They just don't taste good to me and I don't like charred marshmallows.

  Me either! Blech!

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @tiffletons518 we always find a way back to each other
  
  I was tasked with being more controversial. Mission accomplished

  

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• GingerBabyTX member

  February 2014

  I'm gonna start celebrating my MOM on my birthday.  Because I get it now.  I'm only like 1/4 joking about that, too. 
  
  My kid's birthday is in June, so yes there will be some cold brews at his birthday party.  That's how we summer in Texas, y'all. 
  
  I want another tattoo.
  

  

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• ilovemarfa member

  February 2014

  On the birthday theme- I can't stand when adults throw themselves birthday parties. My friend has thrown herself a birthday party every single year for the past 6 years and it drives me nuts. This year she asked that in lieu of presents (yes, she expects gifts) that people chip in and rent a limo with her to bring them bar hopping.

  

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• BbyCarter13 member

  February 2014

  My UO also has to do with dressing appropriately..
  
  If you are working in a professional office setting, your skirts should not be above your knees and your legs should not be bare. Panty hose/thigh highs are made for a reason.

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @ilovemarfa that's gross
  
  

  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @BbyCarter13 said:

  My UO also has to do with dressing appropriately..
  
  If you are working in a professional office setting, your skirts should not be above your knees and your legs should not be bare. Panty hose/thigh highs are made for a reason.

  Unpopular. It's hot in Florida yo

  

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• tiffletons518 member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  My UO also has to do with dressing appropriately.. If you are working in a professional office setting, your skirts should not be above your knees and your legs should not be bare. Panty hose/thigh highs are made for a reason.

  Unpopular. It's hot in Florida yo

  Unpopular in Michigan too. When it's all hot and humid and I have a nice tan going anyway.. not like you can tell. Panty hose are the debil.
  

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• BC&LM member

  February 2014

  Regarding tattoos:  I am not really attracted to a man with a bunch of tattoos.  That's a turn off for me.  One might be okay, but I am not attracted to men who have a lot.

  
  

  I'm not saying there is anything wrong with getting a lot of tattoos if you like it; they just personally don't do it for me like they do for some people.

  
  

  My brother has sleeves, so maybe that's why I don't think they are sexy.

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  @42Butterflies said:

  I don't like to make a big deal out of my birthday and often encourage DH to just get me a card. But Mother's Day? Hell yeah, pamper me to death. If I get forgotten that day I will cry rivers.

  All the more reason for us to do a Mother's Day exchange!!

  

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• WasNotWas member

  February 2014

  Shoulda come to jacksonville! It was cold, but I would have kept you warm

  

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• ColieAnn31 member

  February 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  I have one that might actually spark debate!!
  
  I think alcohol at children's birthdays is ridiculous. They are usually mid-day and should be about the kid. Celebrate keeping your kid alive when the party for them is over. Let kids be kids.

  Same here and my family is big on drinking. I'm putting no alcohol permitted on Grayson's birthday invitations.

   

  
  

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• BunnyLove416 member

  February 2014

  Lucas' first birthday party will probably be at the local Beer Garden, love those summer birthdays! It'll also probably include maybe 2 kids and a ton of adults. 

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