I absolutely hate baby-talk. I talk to DS like a regular person. For example, "do you want an apple?", not "wanty apple-wapple?"
Ugh, my MIL talks to 8 yo SD in baby talk sometimes. Like saying "feet-sies" instead of feet. And she calls her "baby." Drives me nuts!!
My MIL baby talks and taunts my niece and nephew. I absolutely love her but it might get interesting if these types of things go on with my kids.
My niece is 4 and she has always been moody. When she won't give my MIL a hug or a kiss my MIL will put on a pouty face, cross her arms and in a baby voice say "aww youre making MiMi so sad" and pretend to cry.
The nephew is 8 and sometimes has trouble with his report card grades. She gives him $20 BUCKS for each A (I don't agree with this method of rewards). Anyways when he brings home something other than A's she has to announce it to the family (when we are all together) that J saved her $$$ and now she gets to buy herself ice cream (or some other treat) and he can't.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO. I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing Fitz get rough with Olivia.
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HORF. He's so rapey. And she comes off so weak and gross.
Melly is the only character I can remotely root for at this point.
I get it, but I just have a thing for men in power.
I hated Melly at first, but after we see everything God awful she's gone through, my heart bleeds for her. She needs a good man that will love her and treat her like a princess.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO. I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing Fitz get rough with Olivia.
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HORF. He's so rapey. And she comes off so weak and gross.
Melly is the only character I can remotely root for at this point.
I get it, but I just have a thing for men in power.
I hated Melly at first, but after we see everything God awful she's gone through, my heart bleeds for her. She needs a good man that will love her and treat her like a princess.
I think Melly is hot. I have a crush on her.
I just wish it would go back to the first season where they were "fixing" shit and it was different every episode. Now it's all B613 and all that BS. Although, I enjoy some Scott Foley. Especially shirtless.
It is never ok to where your pjs in public. every. if you do i will not hesitate to judge you and assume you are lazy and have given up. It takes 30 seconds to put on jeans.
If you feel that you are the exception at least wear black yoga pants or similar if you must. christmas in july is even tackier.
I don't think small children should be fed McDonald's (or really other fast/processed foods). My MIL feeds my nieces garbage and doesn't see anything wrong with it. They are not 2 until June and she feeds them McDonald's for a treat. First of all, they're not even 2, they think fruit is a treat. Second of all, this is the prime time to develop your child's eating habits, why not feed them the best food you can?
I am not a mom yet, and I realize that time is often of the essense when you have kids, so maybe I shouldn't judge, but is it really that difficult to throw together something healthy for a 2 year old? Today my MIL posted on FB that my nieces had finished a dozen cookies before breakfast. If she thinks that's going to fly around my house she is dead wrong. I don't know that there's a magic age where the odd fast food meal is okay, but I don't think that 2 year olds are asking for McDonald's for lunch if they've never had it before.
I'm pretty sure I might get flamed for this but it's UO Thursday so it's okay.
DS hasn't had McDonalds but he has had fast food and he is 1. We usually stick to chik-fil-a I think it is definitely a first time mom thing to think you will get around it. I already have to hide if I want to eat a reeses and not share and ice cream can only be had after he goes to bed because these little human steal all of your food lol
My DD is 2 1/2 and never had fast food, so it's not a FTM thing.
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1st US - March 28
@krgriffin26 wow, she sounds really passive-aggressive!
Yes she can be. I'm not gonna lie though. My niece and nephew are very difficult children. My BIL and SIL have allowed them to do whatever they want because it was "cute" when they were little. They are the type of children that will throw their Christmas presents into the trash pile and move to the next one if they don't like it. I'm hoping that she only acts this way because of how they act and re-act to things.
I may be a FTM but the behavior that my niece and nephew are allowed to display in public and at home will not be tolerated at my house. So hopefully my MIL will be more relaxed around my children and less taunting of their faults.
I have another one.... I tried to watch scandal like 3 times and could not get in to it. And I really tried because my best friend watches it and we like watching the same shows so we can discuss.
@krgriffin26 wow, she sounds really passive-aggressive!
Yes she can be. I'm not gonna lie though. My niece and nephew are very difficult children. My BIL and SIL have allowed them to do whatever they want because it was "cute" when they were little. They are the type of children that will throw their Christmas presents into the trash pile and move to the next one if they don't like it. I'm hoping that she only acts this way because of how they act and re-act to things.
I may be a FTM but the behavior that my niece and nephew are allowed to display in public and at home will not be tolerated at my house. So hopefully my MIL will be more relaxed around my children and less taunting of their faults.
I am irrationally annoyed by the baby size to fruit and veg comparisons. Some of them don't make rational sequential sense a sweet potato before a mango really? And nobody f-ing even eats jackfruit or durian. Annoying.
I judge people who put their babies/ toddlers in bikinis. Not b/c I think it's inappropriate but b/c they have such sensitive skin, cover that baby up!
Shit, I judge because I think it's inappropriate.
I am very, very close to doing a ban of all baby pics on FB. I am going to severely limit photos I post and I'm pretty sure I'm going to request that Aunts/Uncles/grandparents do not post any photos. I will tag them in pics I think are OK, but really, I don't want a bunch of pics of my kid out there.
I completely agree! We've already decided that there will be no pictures of LO's face on any type of social media. It'll probably be a hard rule for my sister and my mom (who have my niece plastered all over the fb pages), but too bad.
I am irrationally annoyed by the baby size to fruit and veg comparisons. Some of them don't make rational sequential sense a sweet potato before a mango really? And nobody f-ing even eats jackfruit or durian. Annoying.
I am irrationally annoyed by the baby size to fruit and veg comparisons. Some of them don't make rational sequential sense a sweet potato before a mango really? And nobody f-ing even eats jackfruit or durian. Annoying.
Totally agree! Some of those I wonder if the person who chose the fruits for examples has ever eaten fruit before. The sizes are all over the place!
Since we're talking about kids and eating habits, my UO is I can't stand when families allow the child/children to skip dinner if they don't like it and eat whatever they want. You eat what I make or you don't eat. That's how SO was raised, that's how I was raised and that's how we're going to raise DS and this LO.
Like that Pediasure (or whatever) commercial from a while back with a toddler in the cart telling the mom not to buy broccoli and chicken or whatever because she doesn't like it. No. Absolutely not. Planning meals that are kid friendly? That's fine, but the menu should not begin and end with the kids' preferences.
I am sorry but I have to let this one out! I totally dislike disrespectful & spoiled children! I was in the market this morning and there was a lady who literally had to leave her shopping cart full of stuff and haul her about 5 yr old child out of there because she refused to buy him some gummy candy. He was kicking, screaming and carrying on . He even called her stupid!!! She turned to everybody n said I'm srry he's just spoiled! 10 minutes later, I'm walking around in the store, she is back, carrying his butt around with the gummy candy in his hand. He looked at me and smirked!!!!!? Lmao
Since we're talking about kids and eating habits, my UO is I can't stand when families allow the child/children to skip dinner if they don't like it and eat whatever they want. You eat what I make or you don't eat. That's how SO was raised, that's how I was raised and that's how we're going to raise DS and this LO.
Like that Pediasure (or whatever) commercial from a while back with a toddler in the cart telling the mom not to buy broccoli and chicken or whatever because she doesn't like it. No. Absolutely not. Planning meals that are kid friendly? That's fine, but the menu should not begin and end with the kids' preferences.
Meh, this isn't such a big deal to me. DD usually eats what we do but if I know she's not gonna like it I'll pop a few chicken nuggets in the oven (usually has green beans with it) or some pasta with peas or something quick. I'm not slaving over 2 meals, and it avoids a dinner time melt down. It's just not a hill I'm gonna die on.
Oh yea, I'm tired of seeing children with silver caps in their mouth to save their teeth from rotting! I have seen this a lot lately and it disgusts me. I blame the adults . Why is this kid not being taught proper dental hygiene or told not to eat sugar every minute of the day!? I seen a brother and sister yesterday couldn't be older than 5 or 6 ?
Alright, I'm gonna speak up... does UO=Unusual opinion??? That't the only thing I can come up with (after 30 minutes of frustration). Is this a Bump exclusive abbreviation or did my Google searches and internetslang search fail me?
Secondly, how do all of you ladies know this?!?!?! I feel so left out I'm active on a few other online forums, but none of them have abbreviations like ya'll... it's a little scary.
I am irrationally annoyed by the baby size to fruit and veg comparisons. Some of them don't make rational sequential sense a sweet potato before a mango really? And nobody f-ing even eats jackfruit or durian. Annoying.
Totally agree! Some of those I wonder if the person who chose the fruits for examples has ever eaten fruit before. The sizes are all over the place!
I don't get the cucumber - how is that even close to the baby size? And how do you go from cucumber to pineapple?
Since we're talking about kids and eating habits, my UO is I can't stand when families allow the child/children to skip dinner if they don't like it and eat whatever they want. You eat what I make or you don't eat. That's how SO was raised, that's how I was raised and that's how we're going to raise DS and this LO.
Like that Pediasure (or whatever) commercial from a while back with a toddler in the cart telling the mom not to buy broccoli and chicken or whatever because she doesn't like it. No. Absolutely not. Planning meals that are kid friendly? That's fine, but the menu should not begin and end with the kids' preferences.
Meh, this isn't such a big deal to me. DD usually eats what we do but if I know she's not gonna like it I'll pop a few chicken nuggets in the oven (usually has green beans with it) or some pasta with peas or something quick. I'm not slaving over 2 meals, and it avoids a dinner time melt down. It's just not a hill I'm gonna die on.
And I'm not talking about occasional either. I have friends who do this every meal and can't figure out why their kids only eat corn dogs and chicken nuggets.
I am irrationally annoyed by the baby size to fruit and veg comparisons. Some of them don't make rational sequential sense a sweet potato before a mango really? And nobody f-ing even eats jackfruit or durian. Annoying.
Totally agree! Some of those I wonder if the person who chose the fruits for examples has ever eaten fruit before. The sizes are all over the place!
I don't get the cucumber - how is that even close to the baby size? And how do you go from cucumber to pineapple?
I think it's supposed to be "length" versus just the size. But still... my favorite is a banana. I have had a small 4 inch banana before and the other day I swear the banana was a foot long! They should have a better measuring system by now...
I just don't like the food comparisons in general.
I'm not giving birth to a fruit salad.
Exactly what I said to DH. We were laughing hysterically. Also different sites have decided to make their baby fruit salad chart slightly different from others so this week my baby is about the size of date/prune/olive/kumquat? Although I do like calling it little kumquat. So awful.
Also kids who are car seat police on Fb. Stop. The law is 1 years old. It's recommended to ff at 2 yrs old. It's not a law yet. Stop posting on Fb about how you're the worst mother if you ff at one years old.
I don't post it on Facebook, but I hardcore judge people who turn their kids FF at one.
Me too. I dont' see the benefit in turning them FF before it is as safe as possible
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DD started getting motion sickness at 1 year. No medicines are approved for 1 year olds, and even the seabands don't come that small.
Oh, I feel the weight of judgment. I also try to remember that not all parents are breaking the rules because they're ignorant or lazy. I'm just so, so, so relieved we weren't in an accident.
It is never ok to where your pjs in public. every. if you do i will not hesitate to judge you and assume you are lazy and have given up. It takes 30 seconds to put on jeans.
If you feel that you are the exception at least wear black yoga pants or similar if you must. christmas in july is even tackier.
You have stolen my heart with both of these. I have been wearing yoga pants because of bloat. But I ALWAYS put my jeans on to go pick up SD from school. I am out of the car for 5 minutes max.
As for Christmas, keep that shit in December. GAHHH! Drives me nuts. Could be because I did years of retail, but I think it is just ridiculous.
It is never ok to where your pjs in public. every. if you do i will not hesitate to judge you and assume you are lazy and have given up. It takes 30 seconds to put on jeans.
If you feel that you are the exception at least wear black yoga pants or similar if you must. christmas in july is even tackier.
You have stolen my heart with both of these. I have been wearing yoga pants because of bloat. But I ALWAYS put my jeans on to go pick up SD from school. I am out of the car for 5 minutes max.
As for Christmas, keep that shit in December. GAHHH! Drives me nuts. Could be because I did years of retail, but I think it is just ridiculous.
I am guilty of PJ wearing in public when I am on a 30+ hour car trip and am not wearing jeans or anything less comfortable than my beloved PJ pants in the car. Also, I refuse to change into not pajama pants to go to the restroom because changing in a packed truck would be difficult and then changing with the door open would harm the sensibilities of others.
I was honked at for doing so once and wolf-whistled at. Not happening again!
Drives me bat shit crazy when moms talk super loud to their kids walking through the store... "Mary, mommy is buying carrots for our yummy salad and then we are going to pick up daddy's suits at the cleaners" and said child is like 2 months old. It screams "I'm needy!!! And I want everyone to know"
Also kids who are car seat police on Fb. Stop. The law is 1 years old. It's recommended to ff at 2 yrs old. It's not a law yet. Stop posting on Fb about how you're the worst mother if you ff at one years old.
Children learn how to talk and learn language by being talked to. The first year is crucial for exposure to language. The more words a child hears, the better they do in reading etc later on....it's been studied over and over. So I applaud a mom talking to her 2 month old about what she is doing. The biggest mistake you can make is thinking that, just because thy can't talk back, then you don't need to talk to them.
ME: 30 DH: 35 DS: 2 years BFP#1 - DS Born 2~15~2012 BFP #2 - MMC @9 wk BFP #3 - Sleeping Baby Girl at 5 1/2 months BFP #4: Due Date 11/21/14
It is never ok to where your pjs in public. every. if you do i will not hesitate to judge you and assume you are lazy and have given up. It takes 30 seconds to put on jeans.
If you feel that you are the exception at least wear black yoga pants or similar if you must. christmas in july is even tackier.
You have stolen my heart with both of these. I have been wearing yoga pants because of bloat. But I ALWAYS put my jeans on to go pick up SD from school. I am out of the car for 5 minutes max.
As for Christmas, keep that shit in December. GAHHH! Drives me nuts. Could be because I did years of retail, but I think it is just ridiculous.
I am guilty of PJ wearing in public when I am on a 30+ hour car trip and am not wearing jeans or anything less comfortable than my beloved PJ pants in the car. Also, I refuse to change into not pajama pants to go to the restroom because changing in a packed truck would be difficult and then changing with the door open would harm the sensibilities of others.
I was honked at for doing so once and wolf-whistled at. Not happening again!
I find this okay. Those are uncomfortable and ling circumstances. Get out of jail free card granted.
I hate that most people find out the sex of their baby. It is one of the few true surprises left in life, and unless this is the third baby which may require certain room changes and transitions, there is no real need to know. It won't make a difference, you are still having the baby.
I also strongly detest gender reveals.
Very unpopular opinion. I know it. It's fine that I am in the minority, and people disagree.
I hate that most people find out the sex of their baby. It is one of the few true surprises left in life, and unless this is the third baby which may require certain room changes and transitions, there is no real need to know. It won't make a difference, you are still having the baby.
I also strongly detest gender reveals.
Very unpopular opinion. I know it. It's fine that I am in the minority, and people disagree.
But it is still a surprise, you are just surprised sooner!
This! I feel like it's just as big of a surprise whether you find out at 20 weeks or 40 weeks. Let's be real, 40 weeks is a decent chunk of time. It's nice to have something big to look forward to half way through, and then at the end you're obviously just looking forward to meeting your baby!
*TW*
Me:35 DH:35 Dx: PCOS DS1 born 11/2014 DS2 born 11/2018 3 previous losses Rainbow babydue 12/2021 - Team Green
Oh it's different. You have names picked out, a very clear mental image of your baby.
There is nothing better than giving birth to your baby and finding out what they look like and whether you have a son or daughter. It makes the whole process so much more bearable.
Drives me bat shit crazy when moms talk super loud to their kids walking through the store... "Mary, mommy is buying carrots for our yummy salad and then we are going to pick up daddy's suits at the cleaners" and said child is like 2 months old. It screams "I'm needy!!! And I want everyone to know"
Also kids who are car seat police on Fb. Stop. The law is 1 years old. It's recommended to ff at 2 yrs old. It's not a law yet. Stop posting on Fb about how you're the worst mother if you ff at one years old.
Children learn how to talk and learn language by being talked to. The first year is crucial for exposure to language. The more words a child hears, the better they do in reading etc later on....it's been studied over and over. So I applaud a mom talking to her 2 month old about what she is doing. The biggest mistake you can make is thinking that, just because thy can't talk back, then you don't need to talk to them.
I have 4 children. I understand this and I talk to my kids. Hahahahaha.
I'm talking about the moms who talk purposely loud about whatever. Just to be that mom. Like loud talking.
Annie shall we go to buy new shoes. What do you want for lunch. How about we buy new blinds. Let's do yoga. Blah blah blah....
I don't walk around like a zombie with my kids and we engage in all kinds of communication. It's just annoying when it's all cutsie and baby talk and loud. That's the clincher. Loud. Like people on cells who talk loud. When I can hear you 6 aisles away that's loud. And if you reread my original Post I stated super loud.
Re: UO Thursday
Me: 34; DH: 38; SD: 9
TTC #1 since November 2013
BFP #1: 2/4/14--EDD 10/14/14--CP 2/8/14
BFP #2: 3/1/14--EDD 11/15/14--MMC at 12w6d (baby stopped developing at 11w4d)
D&C 5/13/14; Retained Tissue Found: Cytotec 5/30/14; 2nd D&C 6/20/14
BFP #3: 12/13/14--EDD 8/27/15--MMC at 7 weeks (no fetal pole and measuring 1 1/2 weeks behind)--Cytotec 1/9/15
January 2015: Off to RE for RPL testing
My MIL baby talks and taunts my niece and nephew. I absolutely love her but it might get interesting if these types of things go on with my kids.
My niece is 4 and she has always been moody. When she won't give my MIL a hug or a kiss my MIL will put on a pouty face, cross her arms and in a baby voice say "aww youre making MiMi so sad" and pretend to cry.
The nephew is 8 and sometimes has trouble with his report card grades. She gives him $20 BUCKS for each A (I don't agree with this method of rewards). Anyways when he brings home something other than A's she has to announce it to the family (when we are all together) that J saved her $$$ and now she gets to buy herself ice cream (or some other treat) and he can't.
Me 32 and DH 40
Fur-baby named Bella
1 MC Nov. 2013
DD born Nov. 2, 2014
Little 2 EDD Oct. 1
You two are my TB soulmates. My meat has to be dry. Otherwise it's not done in my head. And it's a texture thing.
Me: 34; DH: 38; SD: 9
TTC #1 since November 2013
BFP #1: 2/4/14--EDD 10/14/14--CP 2/8/14
BFP #2: 3/1/14--EDD 11/15/14--MMC at 12w6d (baby stopped developing at 11w4d)
D&C 5/13/14; Retained Tissue Found: Cytotec 5/30/14; 2nd D&C 6/20/14
BFP #3: 12/13/14--EDD 8/27/15--MMC at 7 weeks (no fetal pole and measuring 1 1/2 weeks behind)--Cytotec 1/9/15
January 2015: Off to RE for RPL testing
I just wish it would go back to the first season where they were "fixing" shit and it was different every episode. Now it's all B613 and all that BS. Although, I enjoy some Scott Foley. Especially shirtless.
My DD is 2 1/2 and never had fast food, so it's not a FTM thing.
Yes she can be. I'm not gonna lie though. My niece and nephew are very difficult children. My BIL and SIL have allowed them to do whatever they want because it was "cute" when they were little. They are the type of children that will throw their Christmas presents into the trash pile and move to the next one if they don't like it. I'm hoping that she only acts this way because of how they act and re-act to things.
I may be a FTM but the behavior that my niece and nephew are allowed to display in public and at home will not be tolerated at my house. So hopefully my MIL will be more relaxed around my children and less taunting of their faults.
Me 32 and DH 40
Fur-baby named Bella
1 MC Nov. 2013
DD born Nov. 2, 2014
Little 2 EDD Oct. 1
YES.
Me 32 and DH 40
Fur-baby named Bella
1 MC Nov. 2013
DD born Nov. 2, 2014
Little 2 EDD Oct. 1
As for Christmas, keep that shit in December. GAHHH! Drives me nuts. Could be because I did years of retail, but I think it is just ridiculous.
I was honked at for doing so once and wolf-whistled at. Not happening again!
Logan born October 31, 2011
ME: 30 DH: 35 DS: 2 years
BFP#1 - DS Born 2~15~2012
BFP #2 - MMC @9 wk
BFP #3 - Sleeping Baby Girl at 5 1/2 months
BFP #4: Due Date 11/21/14
I also strongly detest gender reveals.
Very unpopular opinion. I know it. It's fine that I am in the minority, and people disagree.
Dx: PCOS
DS1 born 11/2014
DS2 born 11/2018
3 previous losses
Rainbow baby due 12/2021 - Team Green
There is nothing better than giving birth to your baby and finding out what they look like and whether you have a son or daughter. It makes the whole process so much more bearable.
I'm talking about the moms who talk purposely loud about whatever. Just to be that mom. Like loud talking.
Annie shall we go to buy new shoes. What do you want for lunch. How about we buy new blinds. Let's do yoga. Blah blah blah....
I don't walk around like a zombie with my kids and we engage in all kinds of communication. It's just annoying when it's all cutsie and baby talk and loud. That's the clincher. Loud. Like people on cells who talk loud. When I can hear you 6 aisles away that's loud.
And if you reread my original
Post I stated super loud.