~You Owe UOs~

candlequeen · May 2014

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unaveragejane · May 2014

mrshudson618 said:

I hate door to door salespeople. Especially when I open the door wide enough to point to the toddler sleeping in his stroller and tell them this is not a good time, and they aggressively and loudly proceed with their pitch. And I especially hate it when they are selling fresh produce boxes, because while I'm sure their product is excellent, we have an awesome cheeseshop, butcher, and green grocer on the corner less than 50 yards away, who have wonderful food and whom we love to support.
Why open the door at all? Is it a UO that I totally hide?

I used to hide, but then someone started pulling a scam where they would knock on doors and if no one answered, they would break in. Now I answer through the closed door and don't open it if I don't know them.

tjkdlhb · May 2014

unaveragejane said:

mrshudson618 said:

I hate door to door salespeople. Especially when I open the door wide enough to point to the toddler sleeping in his stroller and tell them this is not a good time, and they aggressively and loudly proceed with their pitch. And I especially hate it when they are selling fresh produce boxes, because while I'm sure their product is excellent, we have an awesome cheeseshop, butcher, and green grocer on the corner less than 50 yards away, who have wonderful food and whom we love to support.
Why open the door at all? Is it a UO that I totally hide?

I used to hide, but then someone started pulling a scam where they would knock on doors and if no one answered, they would break in. Now I answer through the closed door and don't open it if I don't know them.

scary!

unaveragejane · May 2014

Apparently my latest UO is that those motorized jeep things (like Power Wheels) for little kids are stupid and dangerous. Last weekend, DH and I visited friends who have a 3 year old and a Power Wheels. They let him ride it all over, even around the house (near the road) where they couldn't see him. He went "out of bounds" twice and the car didn't get taken way. All the way home, DH was talking about how he wants DS to have one. No. Not my kid. IMO it is a rare 16 year old that truly has enough common sense to be behind the wheel of a motor vehicle; how the heck is a preschooler supposed to have that level of maturity? Plus they don't have seatbelts. Plus, what the heck is the point??? It's not like he needs to get from Point A to Point B sooner than it would take him to walk or ride a trike. Let the boy get some exercise. Sorry. Rant over.

stoneycakes · May 2014

unaveragejane said:

Apparently my latest UO is that those motorized jeep things (like Power Wheels) for little kids are stupid and dangerous. Last weekend, DH and I visited friends who have a 3 year old and a Power Wheels. They let him ride it all over, even around the house (near the road) where they couldn't see him. He went "out of bounds" twice and the car didn't get taken way. All the way home, DH was talking about how he wants DS to have one. No. Not my kid. IMO it is a rare 16 year old that truly has enough common sense to be behind the wheel of a motor vehicle; how the heck is a preschooler supposed to have that level of maturity? Plus they don't have seatbelts. Plus, what the heck is the point??? It's not like he needs to get from Point A to Point B sooner than it would take him to walk or ride a trike. Let the boy get some exercise. Sorry. Rant over.

I desperately wanted one of these when I was a kid. I would totally get one for DS if we had a safe place for him to use it. I think 3 years old is way too young to have one, though.

stoneycakes · May 2014

Warning: Actual UO (must be posting this in the wrong thread, lol)

I am way too lazy to use an outdoor clothesline. Dryers for lyfe!

jcwinsto · May 2014

unaveragejane said:

Apparently my latest UO is that those motorized jeep things (like Power Wheels) for little kids are stupid and dangerous. Last weekend, DH and I visited friends who have a 3 year old and a Power Wheels. They let him ride it all over, even around the house (near the road) where they couldn't see him. He went "out of bounds" twice and the car didn't get taken way. All the way home, DH was talking about how he wants DS to have one. No. Not my kid. IMO it is a rare 16 year old that truly has enough common sense to be behind the wheel of a motor vehicle; how the heck is a preschooler supposed to have that level of maturity? Plus they don't have seatbelts. Plus, what the heck is the point??? It's not like he needs to get from Point A to Point B sooner than it would take him to walk or ride a trike. Let the boy get some exercise. Sorry. Rant over.

I would get one for my kid but I really like the ones that have a remote that you can hold on to and shut it down if they get out of hand/in danger. Also, they go way faster than they used to. You used to be able to easily keep up on foot but not anymore.

stoneycakes · May 2014

jcwinsto said:

unaveragejane said:

Apparently my latest UO is that those motorized jeep things (like Power Wheels) for little kids are stupid and dangerous. Last weekend, DH and I visited friends who have a 3 year old and a Power Wheels. They let him ride it all over, even around the house (near the road) where they couldn't see him. He went "out of bounds" twice and the car didn't get taken way. All the way home, DH was talking about how he wants DS to have one. No. Not my kid. IMO it is a rare 16 year old that truly has enough common sense to be behind the wheel of a motor vehicle; how the heck is a preschooler supposed to have that level of maturity? Plus they don't have seatbelts. Plus, what the heck is the point??? It's not like he needs to get from Point A to Point B sooner than it would take him to walk or ride a trike. Let the boy get some exercise. Sorry. Rant over.
I would get one for my kid but I really like the ones that have a remote that you can hold on to and shut it down if they get out of hand/in danger. Also, they go way faster than they used to. You used to be able to easily keep up on foot but not anymore.

No kidding? I haven't actually seen one in action since I was a kid. Maybe I wouldn't want one.

unaveragejane · May 2014

stoneycakes said:

No kidding? I haven't actually seen one in action since I was a kid. Maybe I wouldn't want one.

I really wanted one as a kid, too, but that thing was going way faster than I could have walked. And it didn't steer well in the wet spots in the grass, so he nearly hit the power meter. Ack. It was nerve racking!

N_Koz · May 2014

I don't think its a UO on here but I have to get this out and I have seen it all the time in every store I enter. DO NOT PUT YOUR INFANT SEAT IN THE TOP OF YOUR SHOPPING CART!!!!!! I don't care if it "clicks in" its beyond stupid and dangerous. Put them in the big basket or wear them you don't need to take the carrier everywhere.

When I get the door to door religious people I point at the mezuzah on the door and tell them we already have a religion. If they persist I have a tendency to sarcastically say something like Jesus was a Jew and it was good enough for him so stop giving me a hard time.

flummadiddle85 · May 2014

SIL just posted on FB a food shot,and said healthy eating, takes ten times longer, but oh so good.

Healthy eating does not have to take ten times longer....part of the reason I get annoyed watching her kid every week is that there's so much junk food/take out in the house. My pregnant self apparently can't help all the temptation, and I seriously don't know what to feed DS, or her kid. Or maybe I get annoyed sometimes because I'm a pregnant B.

stoneycakes · May 2014

stringy813 said:

I think the wonder weeks are a complete load of BS. At least via the app, I haven't read the book.

I feel like we had approximately 52 wonder weeks in DS's first year

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mrshudson618 · May 2014

stoneycakes said:

stringy813 said:

I think the wonder weeks are a complete load of BS. At least via the app, I haven't read the book.

I feel like we had approximately 52 wonder weeks in DS's first year

Having some "explanation" for whatever phase DS is going through never gave me any comfort. He is a baby, he is going to be fussier or sleep badly sometimes.

Things like wonder weeks just make lots of moms worry more because it is another "timeline" that their baby probably will not follow exactly.

ElleBeeDub · May 2014

Ok... Since I'm late to the party, I'm hoping I don't forget any of the responses that I had while reading this thread.

1. My high school (in Texas) had a specific place for tying up your horse (to be fair, no one used it, and my high school was on the historical registry, so it had been there for a while). I also regularly saw riders out on the weekends when I was in college (also in Texas, but a different area).

2. I actually agree that kale is not the most awesome.

3. Naming kids is ridiculous in our house. We'll go to the hospital with a short list, but when people ask if we have a name picked out yet, I actually laugh at them before responding. That being said, I've totally already named this squish. Since it's a girl, DH is way less concerned with names. As long as he doesn't hate it, it's up for grabs. When we were trying to name G, it was a much bigger ordeal.

4. Depending on what's going on, I will occasionally just not answer the door. unfortunately, our doorbell button sticks, so I generally need to open the door to turn off the noise (which is invariably during nap time). I don't really mind most people who come by, but the gypsies coming by to ask for money kinda drive me batty.

5. Powerwheels are, in my opinion, definitely one of the most ridiculous toys for kids. Really.

6. I'm keeping my fitteds, but I'm destashing my wool. It was too expensive for the value actually added. I'll buy a few more covers and be just as happy (I hope...).

Did I miss anything?

Into+the+Kitty · May 2014

Apparently it's an unpopular opinion in my house that the carpet it not an acceptable place to relieve your full bladder. Every room I go into smells like pee, even though we clean it up with bac out and our rug cleaner every single time immediately. I'm doing pee laundry every single day, and really not happy about it. Wtf, kid, you're making me want to send you to the backyard.

TJ1979 · May 2014

Into+the+Kitty said:

Apparently it's an unpopular opinion in my house that the carpet it not an acceptable place to relieve your full bladder. Every room I go into smells like pee, even though we clean it up with bac out and our rug cleaner every single time immediately. I'm doing pee laundry every single day, and really not happy about it. Wtf, kid, you're making me want to send you to the backyard.

It is also a UO in my opinion that all sorts of bodily fluids don't belong on carpet. Baby pee, dog vomit, dog poo (we've had some sick dogs recently, wth?), and especially baby snot. Why does toddler snot cover everything I own?
ITK it probably stinks more to you than to anyone else though. It's the pregnancy bloodhound nose.

freezorburn · May 2014

tjkdlhb said:

I just have to keep telling myself that it's 1000X better to have someone who is excited and wants to be an involved grandparent than someone who would be abusive or neglectful, or have no desire to be around DD. But... lately it just feels like it's all a bit too much.

I have the same type of MIL. It's great that she's excited about DS, but that doesn't give her a right to be a third parent and violate all sorts of boundaries left and right.

My MIL was all sorts of offended that DS's birth and homecoming and settling in were not as she pictured it. Apparently her excitement over becoming a grandmother should have been our #1 priority, but it wasn't, and her feelings were hurt, and she thought I didn't want her to have access to DS even though she successfully hogged him so much that I was having trouble learning his hunger cues, and she thought I was making up a feeding schedule in order to disrupt her bonding time with him. She really managed to make it all about her, all the while making a big show of how much she was "helping."

I recommend assigning a trusted family member to "manage" your MIL. Someone other than your DH, because his first priority should be supporting you and helping you with the new baby. Overenthusiastic grandmas need to be held in check, IMO.

unaveragejane · May 2014

Argh, I need to vent. Apparently it is a UO at my house that I need help getting some things done around here. DH and I agreed about 2 weeks ago that one of us would put DS to bed while the other does the dishes. So far this has happened about 4 times. Most times he doesn't even load the dishwasher. Tonight, DS really needs a bath so I told DH I would need him to bathe him b/c we took a long walk to the playground today and I'm too sore to bend over the tub. He had already said he would do the dishes b/c he didn't pre-rinse anything before putting it in the dishwasher so there's a sink full of dishes that didn't get clean plus the dishes that we used today. So now I get to do two days worth of his chores b/c he can't be bothered to do more than a 20 minute bath and storytime with DS. (Seriously, he's a good DH in a lot of ways, but I just want to kick his butt sometimes!!!) Oh, and apparently having a sex drive is a UO around here, too. Gah!!!!!

CLLDLL · May 2014

unaveragejane said:
Argh, I need to vent. Apparently it is a UO at my house that I need help getting some things done around here. DH and I agreed about 2 weeks ago that one of us would put DS to bed while the other does the dishes. So far this has happened about 4 times. Most times he doesn't even load the dishwasher. Tonight, DS really needs a bath so I told DH I would need him to bathe him b/c we took a long walk to the playground today and I'm too sore to bend over the tub. He had already said he would do the dishes b/c he didn't pre-rinse anything before putting it in the dishwasher so there's a sink full of dishes that didn't get clean plus the dishes that we used today. So now I get to do two days worth of his chores b/c he can't be bothered to do more than a 20 minute bath and storytime with DS. (Seriously, he's a good DH in a lot of ways, but I just want to kick his butt sometimes!!!) Oh, and apparently having a sex drive is a UO around here, too. Gah!!!!!

I'm sorry Jane. I vote for getting YS to bed. Punching YH in the nose, and then locking yourself in the bathroom for a nice bubble bath. Or some time with the shower head??

Mandmeesh · May 2014

I hate those religious people that come to the door. They are annoying and can't take a hint. Mh became friends with the ones that come to us. And they check on him now!!! I totally hid yesterday when they DROVE to our house to talk to him

SarahA918 · May 2014

lunarrainn said:

blondolphn said:
My husband gets excited to talk to the Mormons or whoever comes by. It drives me nuts since now some are coming back for followup and he isn't home. He is agnostic, and his goal is to collect the various religious texts. Let's just say, some missionaries hand them out more than others. He really had to work for the Mormon one.
My husband does the same thing. And they seriously don't leave. I answered the door in a tank top a few weeks post partum and I couldn't get them to leave even though I was super indecent.

Your indecency probably made them want to "save" you even more. Just kidding. I know two Mormons and they're very nice! I don't think you should answer the door anymore though!

daisyemerson · May 2014

I'm agreeing with all these UOs. We need to get more controversial in here

Mine this week:
I believe dairy should be full fat or you don't deserve to eat dairy.
But I also strongly subscribe to the "fat doesn't make you fat" school of thought.
It makes me stabby that it's so hard for me to find cheese that isn't part skim or reduced fat...eat it the way nature intended.
Equally stabby that the new health trend seems to be "make sure you're getting your DHA"...you know what that is? A fatty acid. Maybe just quit buying low fat everything.
End rant.

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Mandmeesh · May 2014

that's perfect @secretagentkate !

Lild09 · May 2014

SecretAgentKate said:
If you are driving, your headlights should be on. It has very little to do with whether you can see well enough but everything to do with oncoming traffic being able to see you.

You know I never realized this was the case in the states? All cars in Canada have lights that come on right away for day use then you switch over to night lights when you need it or if you've got a fancy car it does it for you. Imagine my confusion...lol

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