UO Anyone?

KellersPrag · March 2014

Anything good?

Nita2603 · March 2014

Probably not unpopular, but still:

If you double letters in your or your kids names, make up words, write in text speak and generally have bad spelling, grammar or anything like it, I cannot take anything you say seriously.

This is brought to you by a Facebook group for local moms around here.

Nita2603 · March 2014

Oh, and caps lock. Same thing.

Nita2603 · March 2014

We have a confirmed case of the measles here and public health has disclosed a list of places where you could have been exposed. We were at 2. DS2's last round of vaccines is not until the 18th, and mmr is one of those.

I want to cutabitch.

MRoxy0628 · March 2014

I don't think it's wrong for a parent to be nervous or worried to leave their child with the other parent for an extended period of time e.g. a few days or longer, especially if they are traveling with them. I don't think it means they think that parent is reckless or incompetent. Brought to you by a post on another board where someone said they don't see the issue.

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

I don't think cracked heels are something to be embarrassed about, and they shouldn't be the reason you avoid sandals.

linzeek44 · March 2014

Nita2603 said:
We have a confirmed case of the measles here and public health has disclosed a list of places where you could have been exposed. We were at 2. DS2's last round of vaccines is not until the 18th, and mmr is one of those.

I want to cutabitch.

MeatballEsq · March 2014

@mroxy0628 I would be super worried to leave DS overnight with DH. I'm getting to the point where I'd be less worried because he's older, but as a baby? No way. I however have no problem leaving him with either of my parents.

linzeek44 · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:
I don't think it's wrong for a parent to be nervous or worried to leave their child with the other parent for an extended period of time e.g. a few days or longer, especially if they are traveling with them. I don't think it means they think that parent is reckless or incompetent.

Brought to you by a post on another board where someone said they don't see the issue.

If I left E with DH for a few days, the only person more nervous than me would be DH.
So I don't see the issue either.

MRoxy0628 · March 2014

MeatballEsq said:
@mroxy0628 I would be super worried to leave DS overnight with DH. I'm getting to the point where I'd be less worried because he's older, but as a baby? No way. I however have no problem leaving him with either of my parents.

I'd be nervous leaving her with anyone, but I do agree that I'll be less nervous as she gets older. No judgement from me towards people who don't worry, it's my own stuff.

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

If someone is out of the office because they are sick, don't call them unless it is a dreadful emergency.

Hyaline · March 2014

I'd rather wait until my kid's communication is better to push potty training, and until her dexterity is better to push using utensils more and drinking out of an open cup. No point dragging the process out with a kid whose skills aren't quite there yet (and there are less accident prone ways to build those skills).

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

I actually don't want to potty train because that means I'll be putting away my cloth diapers and that makes me so sad.

Nita2603 · March 2014

Also, there are only toys. Not boy toys or girl toys. Just toys.

Unless you operate the toy with your genitals, at which point the toy is not for children.

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

Nita2603 said:

Also, there are only toys. Not boy toys or girl toys. Just toys. Unless you operate the toy with your genitals, at which point the toy is not for children.

Agreed. And I hate that there are normal coloured toys and then pink toys. Like Mega Blocks. There are the yellow, blue, red blocks and then the bag with only pink, purple and green! Because clearly we need a girl option for EVERY toy. Fawk.

Kissty · March 2014

I guess none of mine are really an UO I'll just comment from previous posts:

1. I'm leaving DS with DH just for the evening and I'm nervous about it. Not like DH can't do it. DS is cutting his molars and is pretty cranky at this moment. I know all will be fine it's just me. I think worrying about it is ok.

2. 90's country is the best. I'm going to see Reba tonight at the Rodeo. Wahoo!!! Not very happy with the state of country music these days.

3. I am so dreading potty training. It will have to wait until DS can communicate more though. He's just not ready. It'll come when it comes.

4. I hate utensils. DS just isn't getting it. We're working on it and it'll happen. No reason to push it. He can drink from an open cup though.

BeebopandBuddy · March 2014

I would totally be nervous to leave DH with the kids for a few days, but it wouldn't stop me from doing it. Everything wouldn't get done like I would do it, but everyone would be alive.

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

I laugh at parents who have one child and don't let him/her play with certain toys that are too boyish or girlish. I always think to myself that it's going to be hilarious if they end up having a child of the opposite sex and try their damnedest to keep the toys separated so the boy doesn't play with dolls and the girl doesn't play with trucks.

Brought to you by my childhood where my brother loved playing with my Barbie camper. He is straight by the way. Phew! What a miracle.

Flamingemu · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

I don't think it's wrong for a parent to be nervous or worried to leave their child with the other parent for an extended period of time e.g. a few days or longer, especially if they are traveling with them. I don't think it means they think that parent is reckless or incompetent. Brought to you by a post on another board where someone said they don't see the issue.
I worry in a vague kind of way, not in a "will he be able to do it" kind of way. That said, if you can't trust your partner to care for his child without you (general you) hovering, that's a big issue.
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Stuck in the box - I think I figured out the 'nerves' of leaving L with DH while I was at training. He is a great dad and I knew he would do just fine (minus the forgetting to bathe her part). I get nervous because it is a change. He has to one man team it in the morning. Has to change his and her schedules to operate with only one parent. The fear of my child missing me, or not missing me. A whole bunch of nonsense. None of it may be valid, or all of it may be valid. Which is why I don't have any qualms with people leaving their kids with others, but I try to keep it to a minimum for my family.

Flamingemu · March 2014

BillyMollyEmmy said:

I laugh at parents who have one child and don't let him/her play with certain toys that are too boyish or girlish. I always think to myself that it's going to be hilarious if they end up having a child of the opposite sex and try their damnedest to keep the toys separated so the boy doesn't play with dolls and the girl doesn't play with trucks.

Brought to you by my childhood where my brother loved playing with my Barbie camper. He is straight by the way. Phew! What a miracle.

See also, sleepers. I love some monster and space jammies on L. They are adorable and I get mad when I can't find them in the girl section.

Pokedot · March 2014

I wouldn't be nervous for DH to take DS for a couple of days. He's 1/2 of the parenting situation and should be expected to watch him on occassion same as me. I don't get how people can be all "Zomg, DH can't handle it. I better stay home blah, blah, blah." Maybe he should stay home so he can get the hang of it. I trust DH completely. Sure maybe things wouldn't be done my way but everyone would be alive, been fed and have their clothes changed. Good enough for me.

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willy_gert · March 2014

DH's illness is taking over our entire life and I don't think its okay.

Pokedot · March 2014

If you need to brag to me about something you did, how wonderful you are at a sport, how this parenting decision worked for you and youre child etc. I side eye you because I'm pretty sure its your insecurities about yourself showing.

This brought to you by conversations I've had with my brother's g/f.

thebanich · March 2014

I didn't trust DH at all to take care of Lilly the first time I left her overnight. In retrospect it was ridiculous but I also had untreated anxiety & panic disorders... so I give myself a pass for being a bitch about it.

UO: Staples are seriously the worst. They suck.

Stop f#%^ing stapling your resume together.

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

Flamingemu said:

BillyMollyEmmy said:

I laugh at parents who have one child and don't let him/her play with certain toys that are too boyish or girlish. I always think to myself that it's going to be hilarious if they end up having a child of the opposite sex and try their damnedest to keep the toys separated so the boy doesn't play with dolls and the girl doesn't play with trucks.

Brought to you by my childhood where my brother loved playing with my Barbie camper. He is straight by the way. Phew! What a miracle.

See also, sleepers. I love some monster and space jammies on L. They are adorable and I get mad when I can't find them in the girl section.

Absolutely!!! A has these adorable blue striped PJs with a raccoon on them. I think they're freaking awesome. Boys section all the way.

MississippiCatfish · March 2014

Banich4eva said:
I didn't trust DH at all to take care of Lilly the first time I left her overnight. In retrospect it was ridiculous but I also had untreated anxiety & panic disorders... so I give myself a pass for being a bitch about it.

UO: Staples are seriously the worst. They suck.

Stop f#%^ing stapling your resume together.

A resume should be one page. Period. Unless you're President Obama or Bill Gates. Or something equally spectacular. ETA - this is a UO, not a fact that I'm educating about;)

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

MississippiCatfish said:

I didn't trust DH at all to take care of Lilly the first time I left her overnight. In retrospect it was ridiculous but I also had untreated anxiety & panic disorders... so I give myself a pass for being a bitch about it.

UO: Staples are seriously the worst. They suck.

Stop f#%^ing stapling your resume together.
A resume should be one page. Period. Unless you're President Obama or Bill Gates. Or something equally spectacular.

Yep. You're not that important. Relevant experience only, please. I don't need to know your hobbies or what elementary school you attended.

Kissty · March 2014

I hate the boys section in stores (Target especially). There are 15 racks of girls clothes and 2 for the boys. I hardly ever find anything I want to dress him in. I don't want all of his shirts to be super heros and such.

MomtobeNJ · March 2014

BillyMollyEmmy said:

MississippiCatfish said:

I didn't trust DH at all to take care of Lilly the first time I left her overnight. In retrospect it was ridiculous but I also had untreated anxiety & panic disorders... so I give myself a pass for being a bitch about it.

UO: Staples are seriously the worst. They suck.

Stop f#%^ing stapling your resume together.
A resume should be one page. Period. Unless you're President Obama or Bill Gates. Or something equally spectacular.

Yep. You're not that important. Relevant experience only, please. I don't need to know your hobbies or what elementary school you attended.

I disagree about 1 page, but completely agree about relevant experience only. My contact info and degrees need to be on there (obviously). If I've held 2 jobs within my field, plus volunteer experience on a board, advisory committee or planning committee, plus special certifications and training it is ALL relevant, would probably push me ahead of other candidates, and there's no way I'm getting all that on 1 page unless I use 8 point font.

MRoxy0628 · March 2014

My concerns leaving LO have nothing to do with my H not doing things the same way as me. Its mostly what @flamingemu said regarding my LO missing me/me missing her l, her comfort, and worries about accidents, etc, which can happen job my presence as well.

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

MomtobeNJ said:

BillyMollyEmmy said:

MississippiCatfish said:

I didn't trust DH at all to take care of Lilly the first time I left her overnight. In retrospect it was ridiculous but I also had untreated anxiety & panic disorders... so I give myself a pass for being a bitch about it.

UO: Staples are seriously the worst. They suck.

Stop f#%^ing stapling your resume together.
A resume should be one page. Period. Unless you're President Obama or Bill Gates. Or something equally spectacular.

Yep. You're not that important. Relevant experience only, please. I don't need to know your hobbies or what elementary school you attended.

I disagree about 1 page, but completely agree about relevant experience only. My contact info and degrees need to be on there (obviously). If I've held 2 jobs within my field, plus volunteer experience on a board, advisory committee or planning committee, plus special certifications and training it is ALL relevant, would probably push me ahead of other candidates, and there's no way I'm getting all that on 1 page unless I use 8 point font.

I tend to split my resume up into a few headers: skills pertaining to the job I'm applying for, education, relevant work experience. I could probably add volunteer experience in there. I'm pretty crafty in getting it to fit on one page - but I never use word programs to design my resumes. I usually use InDesign or somewhere that gives me some design freedom.

thebanich · March 2014

Just food for thought: I review about 150-200 resumes a week. Rarely are they one page. It would be nice but it almost never happens.

thebanich · March 2014

BillyMollyEmmy said:

MississippiCatfish said:

I didn't trust DH at all to take care of Lilly the first time I left her overnight. In retrospect it was ridiculous but I also had untreated anxiety & panic disorders... so I give myself a pass for being a bitch about it.

UO: Staples are seriously the worst. They suck.

Stop f#%^ing stapling your resume together.
A resume should be one page. Period. Unless you're President Obama or Bill Gates. Or something equally spectacular.

Yep. You're not that important. Relevant experience only, please. I don't need to know your hobbies or what elementary school you attended.

The worst is when people put pictures and tell me their DOB, sex, and how many kids they have. [-X

BillyMollyEmmy · March 2014

Banich4eva said:

Just food for thought: I review about 150-200 resumes a week. Rarely are they one page. It would be nice but it almost never happens.

Do you think the majority of them need to be more than one page? I'm genuinely curious because I've read things that say generally people reviewing resumes don't even get to the second page a lot of the time.

MomtobeNJ · March 2014

I just think relevancy is more important than length. Two pages of solid, applicable work experience is sometimes necessary and appropriate.

And seriously - pictures?! I've never come across that. But I do love the typos and inconsistent fonts.

Stasi · March 2014

I don't worry about either of our parents watching Kate at all, they've both watched her overnight on several occasions, so it's a non-issue now. I guess I might have been a little nervous the first time, but no longer.

DH is Kate's primary care-giver for 3 monthes a year while I'm at work, so there is no nervousness there.

Potty training and moving to a big girl bed isn't even being considered until Kate is 2.5. I want to make sure we adjust to having baby #2 before any of that stuff happens, and not revert backwards

willy_gert · March 2014

Banich4eva said:

Just food for thought: I review about 150-200 resumes a week. Rarely are they one page. It would be nice but it almost never happens.

Does your company prescreen resumes? Like there is a program that runs through them looking for certain keywords or phrases prior to you looking at them? My dad was harping about this the other day. That I need to change my resume for EVERY job I apply for to make sure that I include words and phrases from the job description. Which I get to a point, but he was saying do it to just get my resume seen. I think he is paranoid about life.

Stasi · March 2014

Also, I feel like feeling guilty that your DH is overwhelmed watching LOs while you are out doing something could potentially be setting your relationship up resentment issues in the future....at least it would for me.

juliane2004 · March 2014

BillyMollyEmmy said:
I laugh at parents who have one child and don't let him/her play with certain toys that are too boyish or girlish. I always think to myself that it's going to be hilarious if they end up having a child of the opposite sex and try their damnedest to keep the toys separated so the boy doesn't play with dolls and the girl doesn't play with trucks.

Brought to you by my childhood where my brother loved playing with my Barbie camper. He is straight by the way. Phew! What a miracle.

FFTC? I honestly automatically want to give DD pink and DS blue plates at mealtime and I have to actively remind myself to give both kids equal exposure.

MomtobeNJ · March 2014

willy_gert said:

Banich4eva said:

Just food for thought: I review about 150-200 resumes a week. Rarely are they one page. It would be nice but it almost never happens.

Does your company prescreen resumes? Like there is a program that runs through them looking for certain keywords or phrases prior to you looking at them? My dad was harping about this the other day. That I need to change my resume for EVERY job I apply for to make sure that I include words and phrases from the job description. Which I get to a point, but he was saying do it to just get my resume seen. I think he is paranoid about life.

Not Banich, but I do the hiring for my program staff. We are a small non-profit so I am the only one screening. But I agree that key words are helpful to highlight applicable experience and transferable skills. I always change up my resume to speak to the specific job I am applying for. Not completely reformat it, but use certain words, put the skills they are looking for first, etc.

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