UO Anyone?

jenndub · March 2014

MomtobeNJ said:

I think people need to send more thank you's. Specifically real paper cards with hand written words, sent through the USPS with a stamp (GASPPP!!!!). But even emails count. Just say thank you.

I make my kids write thank you cards after their birthdays and Christmas. And it drives me nuts how long it takes to finish them. When they were little I would have the thank yous done the day after the party or holiday. Now it takes us weeks to get them all done. I have control issues.

PenelopePond · March 2014

willy_gert said:

SpoofLeJones said:

#selflove

I was just going to ask if someone was going to name names....

I was just going to ask if it was me. I didn't notice my foot was in a picture the other night. MIL called me on it. Oops.

melody921 · March 2014

IndigoVader said:

Whining....I am so fawking sick of the whining. My whining, the kids whining, everyone's whining. The sun needs to make an appearance to make things less whine worthy.

This is one of the main reasons I am challenging myself to give up complaining (aka whining) about my colleagues for Lent. I hear so much whining from the kids that I don't need to add to it. I need to just suck it up.

melody921 · March 2014

MomtobeNJ said:

Flamingemu said:

I don't like most chain Mexican restaurants. A Moe's just opened up near work and it is kind of bland. I make better food at home.

Agreed, because I really love GOOD Mexican food. But I do like Chipotle.

Taco Bell =/= Mexican food
Taco Bell = Dog food

Mmmm, Chipotle and Qdoba

Holly_1007 · March 2014

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juliane2004 said:

IndigoVader said:

shiggybop said:

On the potty training topic, there is a point that is "too old" to introduce potty training. If you are waiting for your child to show you signs and he/she is nearing 4, then is the time to push it. (Obviously if there are no health aspects in play).

Not really. Only you know your child and when they are ready. Indigo has just been completely potty trained and he will be 4 in May. I held off because advice I was given by his pedi.

DD1 is 4.5 years old and is completely day trained but not night-trained. She did amazingly for like 2 weeks, and then started peeing the bed nightly.

::open to suggestions on night training....::

Night and day training are two different things. It is great that she is doing so well during the day, kudos to you and her ( I know you have mentioned that you despise potty training) I really wouldn't try to put pressure on her with the night thing. Praise her when/ if she wakes up dry, but don't make a big deal if it is wet. We struggled a little bit when training SD, but I think that she also had many people trying to teach her, each using heir own methods. At one point we noticed that she wasn't able to hold her bladder for very long during the day. She was peeing once every hour, hour and a half, regardless of her fluid intake. Once she was able to hold it a little longer she was also much more successful overnight. We stopped encouraging the bathroom trip every hour. When we want out of the house we didn't make her go before we left, didn't run straight to the bathroom of every store we were in, etc. eventually she got it. Good luck!

melody921 · March 2014

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

melody921 · March 2014

redneckmomma25 said:

I am so tired of my sister's back ended comments on my parenting. I'm sure it's payback for my advice over the years while not being a mom. I am just done talking to her about the baby. I hate pms. I'm over pms as well. This isn't a UO but I am leaving it here.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone tells me how to parent or suggests that they have insight into my kid that I don't have. I know I need to just let it go, but it really gets under my skin. Along the same lines, I have some relatives (my grandma, for example), who make a big deal out of everything. If I say a kid has a cough, she instantly jumps to bronchitis and demands I take them to the doctor, hospital, etc. Then she calls my mom to see if I followed through. Um, I'm 33 years old, and these are my kids. You don't have to call my mom.

Flamingemu · March 2014

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?

I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

Flamingemu · March 2014

melody921 said:

redneckmomma25 said:

I am so tired of my sister's back ended comments on my parenting. I'm sure it's payback for my advice over the years while not being a mom. I am just done talking to her about the baby. I hate pms. I'm over pms as well. This isn't a UO but I am leaving it here.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone tells me how to parent or suggests that they have insight into my kid that I don't have. I know I need to just let it go, but it really gets under my skin. Along the same lines, I have some relatives (my grandma, for example), who make a big deal out of everything. If I say a kid has a cough, she instantly jumps to bronchitis and demands I take them to the doctor, hospital, etc. Then she calls my mom to see if I followed through. Um, I'm 33 years old, and these are my kids. You don't have to call my mom.

I agree with the not liking when I am told how to parent, but clearly I have opinions (see first UO). I would never, ever, tell someone they are doing it wrong unless they asked. If and only if someone is complaining about a behavior or a situation, or whatever, I have learned to do the 'this is what has worked for us and why' but not work for you approach. And add in a good luck.

Parenting is hard enough as it is. No one wants to feel like they can't vent to their family/friends for fear of receiving unwanted advice.

Stasi · March 2014

hmp1 said:

Flamingemu said:

I don't like helicopter parenting. There is one kid at Little Gym with L every weekend where both parents go and will not be within 1 foot of their kid at any gicen point. Dude, she is not even off the ground and everything around her is padded. Give her a little freedom to explore and fall. It will make her stronger in the end.
FFTC? I am the parent that sits back while L is scaling a mountain of blocks saying 'she will be fine if she falls' while getting a side eye from the same helicopter parents.

Related, I think like this when people freak out about the kid climbing out of the crib. All of my friends have stories about the first time their kid climbed out of the crib and none of them involve a trip to the hospital.

@hmp1 - I totally agree. Kate just jumped (yes, literally climbed and threw herself full force) out of her crib last...still no trip to the hospital, she wasn't even hurt, just scared. Although, she was close to hitting her dresser on the way down, so we might have to move it, or do the mattress on the ground trick...didn't you introduce that to us?

redneckmomma25 · March 2014

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

redneckmomma25 said:

I am so tired of my sister's back ended comments on my parenting. I'm sure it's payback for my advice over the years while not being a mom. I am just done talking to her about the baby.

I hate pms. I'm over pms as well.

This isn't a UO but I am leaving it here.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone tells me how to parent or suggests that they have insight into my kid that I don't have. I know I need to just let it go, but it really gets under my skin. Along the same lines, I have some relatives (my grandma, for example), who make a big deal out of everything. If I say a kid has a cough, she instantly jumps to bronchitis and demands I take them to the doctor, hospital, etc. Then she calls my mom to see if I followed through. Um, I'm 33 years old, and these are my kids. You don't have to call my mom.

I agree with the not liking when I am told how to parent, but clearly I have opinions (see first UO). I would never, ever, tell someone they are doing it wrong unless they asked. If and only if someone is complaining about a behavior or a situation, or whatever, I have learned to do the 'this is what has worked for us and why' but not work for you approach. And add in a good luck.

Parenting is hard enough as it is. No one wants to feel like they can't vent to their family/friends for fear of receiving unwanted advice.

I would be open to suggestions from her. G is lacking in expressive language. It is because I give her everything so she doesn't need to speek. I follow advice from someone who has had her child evaluated for speech delay. I ask her if she wants (blank) 3x. Can you say (blank) a couple times. Here is(blank). Can you say please? . Then thank you. I do this all day long. She thinks I should deny her anything until she says it. So I am spoiling her so she doesn't need to speak. I made the mistake of telling her I am going to sign G up for an eval today and was laughed at.

My sister is going to a customers rental in Hiltons head for a week. I declined. I don't want the drive and the baby doesn't sleep outside of her crib. I said MIL takes her home for nap because she won't sleep anywhere. I trained her to only sleep in the crib at home. If I kept her awake long enough she would fall asleep somewhere. Maybe I don't work with her enough to get her to sleep in a pnp sorry I need nap time.

If she were to give me suggestions I would gladly take them into consideration. Instead I feel like a crappy mom when in fact I am an ok mom. Blah. I am just tired of the picking at my open wound.

Flamingemu · March 2014

@redneckmomma25, those 'suggestions' are riddled with 'you're doing it wrong's. That is not cool. I would be frustrated too.

I hope you do get an eval for G. It may help ease your mind. Just keep doing what you are doing.

willy_gert · March 2014

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?
I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

They are stickers, and they do have some super cute designs, but they take forever to put on and you have to add additional heat to get them to set just right. DH put some on my toes while I was in my last trimester. I told him I wanted cute toes if a whole bunch of people were going to be up in my lady bits. So he helped me out. It easily took him 1 1/2 hours to put them on and they come off like three days before I got induced. I was sad.

They are more difficult than they seem I think.

Flamingemu · March 2014

willy_gert said:

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?
I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

They are stickers, and they do have some super cute designs, but they take forever to put on and you have to add additional heat to get them to set just right. DH put some on my toes while I was in my last trimester. I told him I wanted cute toes if a whole bunch of people were going to be up in my lady bits. So he helped me out. It easily took him 1 1/2 hours to put them on and they come off like three days before I got induced. I was sad.

They are more difficult than they seem I think.

And this is why I don't use my at home gel manicure stuff. I have a light and everything. Go with the Sally ones. I usually buy them when they end up on a Target clearance end cap or when they are bogo at CVS.

BPer · March 2014

Oh, hi guys.

The number of emails you receive in a given time is not indicative of how busy you are.

"Omg, I got 20 emails since I left my desk."

...yeah but 3 of them are from Amazon, and 90% of them you initiated. STFU.

DianeD1 · March 2014

redneckmomma25 said:

melody921 said:

redneckmomma25 said:

I am so tired of my sister's back ended comments on my parenting. I'm sure it's payback for my advice over the years while not being a mom. I am just done talking to her about the baby. I hate pms. I'm over pms as well. This isn't a UO but I am leaving it here.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone tells me how to parent or suggests that they have insight into my kid that I don't have. I know I need to just let it go, but it really gets under my skin. Along the same lines, I have some relatives (my grandma, for example), who make a big deal out of everything. If I say a kid has a cough, she instantly jumps to bronchitis and demands I take them to the doctor, hospital, etc. Then she calls my mom to see if I followed through. Um, I'm 33 years old, and these are my kids. You don't have to call my mom.

I agree with the not liking when I am told how to parent, but clearly I have opinions (see first UO). I would never, ever, tell someone they are doing it wrong unless they asked. If and only if someone is complaining about a behavior or a situation, or whatever, I have learned to do the 'this is what has worked for us and why' but not work for you approach. And add in a good luck.
Parenting is hard enough as it is. No one wants to feel like they can't vent to their family/friends for fear of receiving unwanted advice.
I would be open to suggestions from her. G is lacking in expressive language. It is because I give her everything so she doesn't need to speek. I follow advice from someone who has had her child evaluated for speech delay. I ask her if she wants (blank) 3x. Can you say (blank) a couple times. Here is(blank). Can you say please? . Then thank you. I do this all day long. She thinks I should deny her anything until she says it. So I am spoiling her so she doesn't need to speak. I made the mistake of telling her I am going to sign G up for an eval today and was laughed at. My sister is going to a customers rental in Hiltons head for a week. I declined. I don't want the drive and the baby doesn't sleep outside of her crib. I said MIL takes her home for nap because she won't sleep anywhere. I trained her to only sleep in the crib at home. If I kept her awake long enough she would fall asleep somewhere. Maybe I don't work with her enough to get her to sleep in a pnp sorry I need nap time. If she were to give me suggestions I would gladly take them into consideration. Instead I feel like a crappy mom when in fact I am an ok mom. Blah. I am just tired of the picking at my open wound.

I think she is being ridiculous. Deny your child something unless she says it? Yeah right. Every child develops different skills at their own pace. I think you're doing a great job with all the questions and prompting. You can't physically make your child talk. And the fact that you're getting her evaluated will hopefully help put your mind at ease once you figure out if something is going on or not. There is nothing wrong with checking to see if there is more you can do for your child. I would be livid if someone laughed at me for making a decision like that. Don't listen to anything she has to say. I'm sorry she is being like that to you.

DianeD1 · March 2014

My UO: I like all the Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, Thirty-One type parties. I think it's a fun way to get together and like to look at all the stuff.

melody921 · March 2014

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?
I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

They're stickers, and you can use a hair dryer to adhere them. They come in some very fun designs and I figure they have to last longer than polish does for me.

MomtobeNJ · March 2014

DianeD1 said:

My UO: I like all the Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, Thirty-One type parties. I think it's a fun way to get together and like to look at all the stuff.

I like them too. But I feel obligated to buy something so if I don't want to spend money, I decline.

melody921 · March 2014

willy_gert said:

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?
I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

They are stickers, and they do have some super cute designs, but they take forever to put on and you have to add additional heat to get them to set just right. DH put some on my toes while I was in my last trimester. I told him I wanted cute toes if a whole bunch of people were going to be up in my lady bits. So he helped me out. It easily took him 1 1/2 hours to put them on and they come off like three days before I got induced. I was sad.

They are more difficult than they seem I think.

Do you think it was tougher bc he's a guy and guys don't normally apply nail stickers? My colleague tried them and said they were really easy. This had better not be hard, lol!

melody921 · March 2014

LoisLayn23 said:

BillyMollyEmmy said:

Pictures of feet should not be allowed on IG. Anyone's feet. No feet.
QFTMFT.

?

BPer · March 2014

Also, regarding feet.

If your feet are fugly, you know it, keep that shit to yourself.

My feet are in pretty rough shape thanks to 13 years of squeezing them into soccer cleats. You won't be seeing them on IG, though, I may make them my siggy so that you all have to stare at them.

melody921 · March 2014

Flamingemu said:

@redneckmomma25, those 'suggestions' are riddled with 'you're doing it wrong's. That is not cool. I would be frustrated too.
I hope you do get an eval for G. It may help ease your mind. Just keep doing what you are doing.

Exactly, the suggestions are bossy and put-downish. As far as the language goes, if it makes you feel better, DD hardly ever asks for what she wants either. And if I were to deny her the cup of milk I know she wants because she's crying instead of saying "milk," we'd probably both lose our minds.

DianeD1 · March 2014

MomtobeNJ said:

DianeD1 said:

My UO: I like all the Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, Thirty-One type parties. I think it's a fun way to get together and like to look at all the stuff.

I like them too. But I feel obligated to buy something so if I don't want to spend money, I decline.

I always buy something too. Usually something small unless I need something.

melody921 · March 2014

MomtobeNJ said:

DianeD1 said:

My UO: I like all the Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, Thirty-One type parties. I think it's a fun way to get together and like to look at all the stuff.

I like them too. But I feel obligated to buy something so if I don't want to spend money, I decline.

Same here, as I don't feel it's fair to attend and not purchase.

melody921 · March 2014

I think people generally watch too much TV and focus too much on "their shows." Is it nice to unwind and watch something mindless? Sure. Do I care enough to plaster it all over my FB feed? Nope. I feel like somebody's grandmother, shaking my fist and asking why no one reads anymore instead of just sitting in front of a screen.

hmp1 · March 2014

Stasi said:

hmp1 said:

Flamingemu said:

I don't like helicopter parenting. There is one kid at Little Gym with L every weekend where both parents go and will not be within 1 foot of their kid at any gicen point. Dude, she is not even off the ground and everything around her is padded. Give her a little freedom to explore and fall. It will make her stronger in the end.
FFTC? I am the parent that sits back while L is scaling a mountain of blocks saying 'she will be fine if she falls' while getting a side eye from the same helicopter parents.

Related, I think like this when people freak out about the kid climbing out of the crib. All of my friends have stories about the first time their kid climbed out of the crib and none of them involve a trip to the hospital.

@hmp1 - I totally agree. Kate just jumped (yes, literally climbed and threw herself full force) out of her crib last...still no trip to the hospital, she wasn't even hurt, just scared. Although, she was close to hitting her dresser on the way down, so we might have to move it, or do the mattress on the ground trick...didn't you introduce that to us?

I only support the mattress on the ground trick if the feet can be taken off the crib so there can't be a gap if the mattress is pushed down. Both my cribs are like that so the bottom of the crib rails is what would be on the ground; though we never did the mattress on the ground. Use your own judgment but make sure she can't get her neck stuck between the mattress and the bottom crib rail.

watercolor5 · March 2014

I started that PTing poll... sorry! It's not because I'm super anxious to PT, I really don't want to initiate it until she's at least 2, but I bought the thing and will put it in her bathroom so she can at least learn the vocabulary of "pee" and "poo" and "potty" because we've been referring to her dirty diapers as "soggydoos and pooperdoos" thanks to DH, and that won't fly later on.

I don't think my kids need equal exposure to blue and pink. It doesn't bother me that toys come in both pink sets and primary color sets, though I'm more likely to buy the primary color set in case we one day have a boy so I don't re-buy, and also because too much pink makes me feel like I'm living in a pepto bismol bottle.

I tend to see more clothing I like in the boy section than the girl section. I love monsters and dragons and jungle animals and vehicles on clothes- adorable. That said, I still dress my girls in dresses on Sundays, though I don't think what I dress them in will influence whether they're straight or gay.

DD likes using utensils now, but by using I mean she demands that I scoop or spear, and then she brings the utensil to her mouth. If I don't pay attention, she sets the fork or spoon on my lap in between each bite.

ETA: people who give unsolicited parenting advice don't make me feel like a bad parent, they make me feel like they are jerks.

hmp1 · March 2014

I don't mind the potty training posts. We started introducing the potty to James well before we trained him because training to me equals wearing underwear everyday. So if you are just looking for tips on how to introduce the potty at this age, I'm all for it. I just don't want to hear anyone bitching about kids peeing on the floor, crying about not wanting to go to the bathroom, or throwing away poop panties for their S12 baby.

Hyaline · March 2014

Following up on the "nervous to leave kids with DH" question way late:

If you're concerned about the fact that it may be hard on the kiddo/s, hard on DH, or hard on you to be away, "nervous" or "worried" may not be the right word. Nervous and worried mean you're concerned something bad will happen, and this is causing anxiety. Concern that things will be rough isn't the same as "nervous." If the thought of a spill, diaper blowout, public tantrum, or other minor incident is enough to make you significantly nervous, and I mean this in the kindest way possible, you are either blowing things out of proportion or you may have an anxiety disorder that you should consider talking to someone about.

In short, if you trust DH but you're still truly nervous, I don't buy that you trust DH. If you acknowledge things might be rough but he'll be fine, that's different than "nervous."

willy_gert · March 2014

melody921 said:

willy_gert said:

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?
I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

They are stickers, and they do have some super cute designs, but they take forever to put on and you have to add additional heat to get them to set just right. DH put some on my toes while I was in my last trimester. I told him I wanted cute toes if a whole bunch of people were going to be up in my lady bits. So he helped me out. It easily took him 1 1/2 hours to put them on and they come off like three days before I got induced. I was sad.

They are more difficult than they seem I think.

Do you think it was tougher bc he's a guy and guys don't normally apply nail stickers? My colleague tried them and said they were really easy. This had better not be hard, lol!

I put some on my finger nails too and thought they were hard/ didn't lay right. I don't know, that was what almost two years ago, maybe they have changed their stuff. I am also incredibly sensitive to cold and heat and I couldn't handle the amount of time the blow dryer needed to be on my fingers or my toes. Maybe I will pull mine out this weekend and make DH put them on me and I can put some on Luci. I only got like 10+ sets....

melody921 · March 2014

willy_gert said:

melody921 said:

willy_gert said:

Flamingemu said:

melody921 said:

I think Jamberry Nails are cute and I just ordered some so I can try them out. My hands often look awful bc I'm hard on them and polish doesn't last.

Alright, I am too old and out of touch. What are Jamberry? Are they stickers like the Sally Hensen ones that have been out for years or are the press on nails?
I am for the sticker kind. I have been using them for a long time. They take 20 minutes to put on and are fun. They usually last a couple weeks.

They are stickers, and they do have some super cute designs, but they take forever to put on and you have to add additional heat to get them to set just right. DH put some on my toes while I was in my last trimester. I told him I wanted cute toes if a whole bunch of people were going to be up in my lady bits. So he helped me out. It easily took him 1 1/2 hours to put them on and they come off like three days before I got induced. I was sad.

They are more difficult than they seem I think.

Do you think it was tougher bc he's a guy and guys don't normally apply nail stickers? My colleague tried them and said they were really easy. This had better not be hard, lol!

I put some on my finger nails too and thought they were hard/ didn't lay right. I don't know, that was what almost two years ago, maybe they have changed their stuff. I am also incredibly sensitive to cold and heat and I couldn't handle the amount of time the blow dryer needed to be on my fingers or my toes. Maybe I will pull mine out this weekend and make DH put them on me and I can put some on Luci. I only got like 10+ sets....

Darn it! I hope they've improved. My colleague said it was like 3 seconds of heat. And hers look really good.

Hyaline · March 2014

I see nothing wrong with noticing that a pregnant woman's outfit looks godawful. Especially in a celebrity on the red carpet situation--you put yourself out there. Acknowledging that clothes can be unflattering has nothing to do with healthy vs unhealthy body image.

Inspired by this incident: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/fashion-police-pregnant-elsa-pataky_n_4903270.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&ir=Parents

My opinion, fugliest accommodation of the pregly belly I have *ever* seen in a formal gown.

CdnFarmGirl08 · March 2014

I hate it when people say "wow that's so nice that DH stays home with DS while you go to work/university class". It's his kid too- I don't get the praise when I stay home with him.

I used to side-eye people with leashes on their child and this was back in my early 20s). Until I had mine. I get it. I bought one for when we go to Florida. It will be on him when he is not in the stroller.

Work Related: I am so sick of people complaining about these new report cards we have to do. It's your job. You have to do them. You can't get out of it. If you would actually teach your students rather than just have commnity gardens and dance parties everyday, maybe it wouldn't be so hard. And yes, we do have to teach reading. You teach grade 3. Start teaching them how to read!

melody921 · March 2014

Hyaline said:

I see nothing wrong with noticing that a pregnant woman's outfit looks godawful. Especially in a celebrity on the red carpet situation--you put yourself out there. Acknowledging that clothes can be unflattering has nothing to do with healthy vs unhealthy body image.

Inspired by this incident: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/fashion-police-pregnant-elsa-pataky_n_4903270.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&ir=Parents

My opinion, fugliest accommodation of the pregly belly I have *ever* seen in a formal gown.

Totally agree! I meant to post about this earlier and forgot. I think she is a beautiful woman, and I think she looks perfectly healthy as a pregnant woman. However, that dress was bad. And saying the dress is unflattering does not mean that she is being picked apart.

MississippiCatfish · March 2014

melody921 said:

Hyaline said:

I see nothing wrong with noticing that a pregnant woman's outfit looks godawful. Especially in a celebrity on the red carpet situation--you put yourself out there. Acknowledging that clothes can be unflattering has nothing to do with healthy vs unhealthy body image.

Inspired by this incident: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/fashion-police-pregnant-elsa-pataky_n_4903270.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&ir=Parents

My opinion, fugliest accommodation of the pregly belly I have *ever* seen in a formal gown.

Totally agree! I meant to post about this earlier and forgot. I think she is a beautiful woman, and I think she looks perfectly healthy as a pregnant woman. However, that dress was bad. And saying the dress is unflattering does not mean that she is being picked apart.

I agree with you both. I do think this dress could be beautiful if there was just a little boob/belly definition! And she is stunning, even in that terrible dress.

Eastie156 · March 2014

MississippiCatfish said:

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;)

I think if you are younger-ish, one page is fine. As you get older, you may have more experience, have had more jobs or more positions in one job that constitute a 2nd page. There's nothing wrong with that, IMO.

Eastie156 · March 2014

FFFC: the stomach flu has gone though our house over the last few days. Yesterday while hardcore vomiting over the toilet, I accidentally peed my pants.. Oops.

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