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74dragonfly · June 2014

ColeRose said:

KKDRAGONFLY said:

If people don't want to discuss gun control, fine. But don't complain that the board is dying or boring when all people discuss are baby clothes or solids

lol calm yo tits, my post was more of an observation.

By all means...people should continue...it always ends reasonably well here on TB.

Honestly not trying to start a fight, I was just saddened by two recent school shooting one in my current state of CA, the other in WA, my state for 16 years. It just makes sad these things keep happening and nothing is done about it.

thesportsgal · June 2014

momanddad+3 said:

I think smoking cigarettes is disgusting. My husband has taken up the habit again (due to stress, he says) and I am repulsed by it. I can't even stand the smell of mint anymore, because he uses gum to cover up smoker's breath.

It IS disgusting. The smell never completely goes away, it's terrible for you, it's expensive...

But it's OH SO GOOD. I don't smoke anymore and if you never have, then it's a really hard habit to understand.

KFED103 · June 2014

Risalyn222 said:
Just to clarify I only dislike one piece outfits on toddler boys, not baby boys. The little short rompers are a staple right now. Especially for hanging at home. But I won't put one on mason. Blech.

I don't even think they make 1 pieces over 24 months so I don't even think you could. Whats the problem putting your 16 month old in a t-shirt material 1 piece while he's running around. Guarantee they are a lot more comfortable than in a polo shirt and jean/khaki shorts

dollypardon · June 2014

ColeRose said:

I am trying really hard to think of a polarizing topic right now. C'mon guise

Okay, I'll try:

I think that we need to have a better system in all states of the US to force mentally ill people/addicts into a period of supervision and/or treatment. I think it's messed up that a person has to agree to treatment in order to receive it when they're obviously not okay. I'm not sure what this would look like, but I feel like there needs to be a thing. Simply letting a person off the hook because they state that they're not a threat to themselves or others isn't always the right thing to do if they are, actually, a threat to themselves or others.

KFED103 · June 2014

Risalyn222 said:
Mason is tiny and only wears 18-24 month clothes, so I could. I don't know, it's just not my taste I guess, I would prefer to put them in gym or sweat shorts and Tshirts, which is what mason lived in all last summer unless we were going out somewhere.

That's what my 2 year old wears now. So it's more an age thing not a size thing. If my kiddo was super small for his age like Mason I probably wouldn't either since no one else his age is. But at 12-18ish months old they are definitely still babies and is not ridiculous to dress them as such

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

ColeRose said:

I'VE GOT ONE!

I really don't like a lot of the slogans for Breast Cancer Awareness month ("save the boobies" "save a life, grope your wife"). And while I think it is great to bring awareness, I think part of the reason it has gotten so much attention is because...boobs. Seriously.

Working in oncology and in the past with breast cancer patients, I will say that this topic makes my blood boil. I especially cringe every time I see a little kid wearing a bracelet that says, "boobies" . The pink craze makes me want to vomit.

jaykay627 · June 2014

KKDRAGONFLY said:

ColeRose said:

KKDRAGONFLY said:

If people don't want to discuss gun control, fine. But don't complain that the board is dying or boring when all people discuss are baby clothes or solids

lol calm yo tits, my post was more of an observation.

By all means...people should continue...it always ends reasonably well here on TB.

Honestly not trying to start a fight, I was just saddened by two recent school shooting one in my current state of CA, the other in WA, my state for 16 years. It just makes sad these things keep happening and nothing is done about it.

I'm not trying to start a fight either. It's terrible that events like you mentioned happen and it makes me sick. However, there are studies that show that stricter gun control laws would actually be counterproductive regarding murder and suicide rates. In fact, a Harvard Study found that as gun ownership increases, murder and suicide decreases. Nations with stringent anti-gun laws actually had the highest murder rates.
I'm not saying we need to do nothing. I think ideas like preventing the sale of guns between individuals without a background check or any record of the sale would be a good thing. But the statistics just don't back up the types of legislation most people are proposing when the gun control debate gets brought up.

dollypardon · June 2014

reenielynn said:

MissleToad said:

I think that we need to have a better system in all states of the US to force mentally ill people/addicts into a period of supervision and/or treatment. I think it's messed up that a person has to agree to treatment in order to receive it when they're obviously not okay. I'm not sure what this would look like, but I feel like there needs to be a thing. Simply letting a person off the hook because they state that they're not a threat to themselves or others isn't always the right thing to do if they are, actually, a threat to themselves or others.

So what, a psych test for every citizen???
Mental health care needs to be AVAILABLE, not required.

I just think it gets more complicated than that. I think that the most straightforward example to use is the homeless. Yes, they have a RIGHT to live under the bridge suffering from schizophrenia in urine-soaked clothes, but is that really just?

BoothBaby · June 2014

LP0198 said:

Also you have to be really careful with privacy settings. You can allow only friends to see your posts but what about comments left by friends. Those may be viewable by their friends so a "have fun on vacation" maybe viewable by people you don't know.

This type of thing on FB is pretty much why I hardly ever post there. Once I was browsing my news feed, and saw a photo of someone's wedding that one of my friends commented on. Despite the fact that I'm not friends with the actual bride/groom (don't even know them at all), I was able to click on the photo and see their whole wedding album. Creeped me thefuck out, thinking that people can do the same thing to my photos/posts.

northport6 · June 2014

@ColeRosesaid:

I'VE GOT ONE!

I really don't like a lot of the slogans for Breast Cancer Awareness month ("save the boobies" "save a life, grope your wife"). And while I think it is great to bring awareness, I think part of the reason it has gotten so much attention is because...boobs. Seriously.

Thanks to teething and a growth spurt, just reading the phrase "save a life, grope your wife" caused me to recoil in pain from the screen just now.

jaykay627 · June 2014

Yez9 said:
I'm not a fan of all the pink for breast cancer either but keep that to myself as a general rule, especially around survivors and their families. Some of them can get rather testy about it.

@ColeRose‌ so it's not just me that doesn't care for that word? I feel so androgynous talking about underwear, though. But I just hate the word panties. Not sure why.

Really? Most of the survivors I know can't stand all the pink everything either. Especially since in most cases it doesn't actually raise awareness and companies have started using it as a marketing gimmick from which little to no proceeds actually go towards cancer research.

jaykay627 · June 2014

Loolaide said:

jkrauss627 said:

KKDRAGONFLY said:

ColeRose said:

KKDRAGONFLY said:

If people don't want to discuss gun control, fine. But don't complain that the board is dying or boring when all people discuss are baby clothes or solids

lol calm yo tits, my post was more of an observation.

By all means...people should continue...it always ends reasonably well here on TB.

Honestly not trying to start a fight, I was just saddened by two recent school shooting one in my current state of CA, the other in WA, my state for 16 years. It just makes sad these things keep happening and nothing is done about it.

I'm not trying to start a fight either. It's terrible that events like you mentioned happen and it makes me sick. However, there are studies that show that stricter gun control laws would actually be counterproductive regarding murder and suicide rates. In fact, a Harvard Study found that as gun ownership increases, murder and suicide decreases. Nations with stringent anti-gun laws actually had the highest murder rates.
I'm not saying we need to do nothing. I think ideas like preventing the sale of guns between individuals without a background check or any record of the sale would be a good thing. But the statistics just don't back up the types of legislation most people are proposing when the gun control debate gets brought up.

If you go to Harvard's website, they say that is not what their study showed. In comparable but different areas in the US and in every country comparable to the US, more guns = more crime.

How do they explain the murder rates in cities like D.C., which has some of the strictest laws in the country?

northport6 · June 2014

UO: I love my pediatrician SO HARD. But when she advised me at 6 months that I could start DD on cereal or oatmeal, I completely ignored her. DD is currently nomming a mesh feeder filled with avocado and strawberries, because she's teething and sad and those two things make her happy and chatty.

ETA: The cat just walked by and she waved the feeder at it a couple of times and started laughing. I have no empirical evidence to back up this claim BUT COME ON, OATMEAL JUST WOULDN'T DO THAT.

KFED103 · June 2014

Risalyn222 said:
@KFED103‌ maybe it goes back to when my mom dressed me in all one Color fruit of the loom sweat suits lol. The all one color thing used to embarrass me. Maybe that's why I have such a strong dislike for rompers lol. I don't know.

Ha. Well I guess that makes sense. I feel like I've assisted in some childhood therapy

dollypardon · June 2014

lisa1129 said:

ETA: There definitely needs to be a mental health reform, but you can't force anyone to accept treatment if they haven't harmed themselves or anyone else.

But long-term addiction IS a form of harming oneself.

Take, for another example, a woman who has a spouse that's addicted to say, meth, and has become very destructive. He smashes up furniture and the woman doesn't trust him around her kids. In an emergency situation, her only choice may be to call the cops and press charges against him, forcing her to force her husband to have a record. Either way, she obviously needs to leave him, but rather than calling the cops, it'd be nice to call for an emergency mental health stay. That's not a thing you can do (other than in Florida, as far as I know).

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

ColeRose said:

How can people hate the Baby on Board stickers?

I don't mind the "baby on board" stickers, but I hate the "princess on board" ones.

lp0 · June 2014

I love when DD's chub rolls show on her arms and legs. I'm loving summer outfits!

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

lisa1129 said:

The breast cancer awareness topic reminded me of another UO (or maybe it's an FFFC, whatevs.)

There are certain charities to which I won't donate. Susan G. Komen is one. I'm sure they do more good than bad, but the whole thing with Planned Parenthood just pissed me off. And their control over "for the cure."

I boycotted Komen after that and sent my funds to Planned Parenthood instead. I was happy that ended up working against Komen and that Planned Parenthood received a rather nice cash infusion from tons of donors over that Komen political fueled BS.

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

ColeRose said:

VCGolfNYC said:

ColeRose said:

I'VE GOT ONE!

I really don't like a lot of the slogans for Breast Cancer Awareness month ("save the boobies" "save a life, grope your wife"). And while I think it is great to bring awareness, I think part of the reason it has gotten so much attention is because...boobs. Seriously.

Working in oncology and in the past with breast cancer patients, I will say that this topic makes my blood boil. I especially cringe every time I see a little kid wearing a bracelet that says, "boobies" . The pink craze makes me want to vomit.

And again, I would never say it is a bad thing to bring awareness to any disease but it overshadows a lot of other important diseases/issues. Why aren't we talking about lung cancer more? Heart disease?

Guess what else October is an awareness month for? Domestic violence. Many people don't realize this because everything is about breast cancer and pink that month. For example, I would love if the NFL wore some purple gear instead of pink just ONE Sunday out of the month to bring some awareness to the issue, but overall, they don't.

Honestly, there are oncology indications with a much more aggressive metastasizing and mortality rates than breast cancer that NEED attention. They NEED money. The PFS hurdle to get a breast cancer drug approved is incredibly high because we actually have pretty decent drugs at the moment. The PFS hurdle for pancreatic cancer? 2, maybe 3 months. This means a drug can be approved because it adds just 2 or 3 months to your life - that is how little we have to offer pancreatic cancer patients. Granted, it appears to be a much more complicated disease from a pathophys perspective, but that means we need more money for it, which comes from more awareness. Honestly, if it wasn't for celebrities dying of PC there would be a hell of a lot less attention on the indication, which is a shame given its impact.

/gets off soapbox

I totally agree with you with the example of the NFL and causes like domestic violence. There are so many issues that deserve time in the spotlight. Even 1 weekend in the spotlight would result in those causes receiving meaningful funds.

notkateanymore · June 2014

AlexJohnson840 said:

I love sleeveless dresses and tops on my baby, her chubby arms are adorable. I also wear them and my arms are not toned right now, IDGAF.
My UO: I don't find Melissa McCarthy funny

She's funny bc she's fat. I don't get it. I promise you if she was a typical size, she'd be working in marketing or an accountant.

74dragonfly · June 2014

Nrg2020 said:
My mom if fighting breast cancer that has spread to her bones. She missed one mammogram the year I got married. I WEAR ALL THE PINK!

I am so sorry.

snorticusprime · June 2014

Loolaide said:

KateMW said:

AlexJohnson840 said:

I love sleeveless dresses and tops on my baby, her chubby arms are adorable. I also wear them and my arms are not toned right now, IDGAF.
My UO: I don't find Melissa McCarthy funny

She's funny bc she's fat. I don't get it. I promise you if she was a typical size, she'd be working in marketing or an accountant.

Or because she's gross?

She'd still be an actress probably though. Her role in Gilmore girls wasn't what she does now.
I miss her Gilmore Girls days.

serend · June 2014

KateMW said:

AlexJohnson840 said:

I love sleeveless dresses and tops on my baby, her chubby arms are adorable. I also wear them and my arms are not toned right now, IDGAF.
My UO: I don't find Melissa McCarthy funny

She's funny bc she's fat. I don't get it. I promise you if she was a typical size, she'd be working in marketing or an accountant.
I want to take offense to this because of the bolded, but I can't because you make a good point.

northport6 · June 2014

ColeRose said:

AlexJohnson840 said:

I love sleeveless dresses and tops on my baby, her chubby arms are adorable. I also wear them and my arms are not toned right now, IDGAF.
My UO: I don't find Melissa McCarthy funny

She's funny bc she's fat. I don't get it. I promise you if she was a typical size, she'd be working in marketing or an accountant.
I do and don't agree. I don't like her jokes in movies that revolve around what she looks like, I just don't think that is funny. But I think her appearance adds to her comedic persona, a la Chris Farley.

Agree. I'm going to take a tenuous step out on this limb here and add that there were PUH-LENTY of times Chris Farley wasn't funny, either.

ameegee · June 2014

Re: pink. My mom died of breast cancer almost 7 years ago. She had it for 14 months before she passed. I wear pink when I know the proceeds are going to research. I run the Susan g komen 5k every year and raise money for it. (But also support planned parenthood). If I can go through other charities I will. But that can be hard to find one that is actually donated proceeds. Some companies just donate like $5,000 no matter how many units they sell. Breast cancer research is close to my heart but I'm also an advocate saying early detection isn't the only thing that I think matters.
That being said I care about other issues as well.

Re: Melissa McCarthy. I loved her as sookie! But her roles are so type casted now and it's because she's heavy. I hate that. She's actually really pretty but will never get a sookie like role again.

jaykay627 · June 2014

@Loolaide I don't know where you even came up with your claim that I'm arguing with the studies conclusions, or even that I'm spreading misinformation. And there was certainly no need for your condescending tone. The study DID find that countries with stricter gun laws have higher murder rates (the screenshots you posted cite different studies). The part that's debatable is how (or if) that data can be extrapolated to countries like the US. Certainly we have to take other data (such as the studies in the link you posted) into consideration. We also have to think about how different our country is from most others in that the current laws differ so greatly from state to state.

I think @ColeRose‌ is right, though, in that we can all agree that we need to do something. We are all appalled at the senseless killings in our schools and other public places, and events like those do call us to action. Maybe we (as in our country) would get closer to some solutions if both sides could debate issues with respect and without personal attacks.

jaykay627 · June 2014

Loolaide said:

jkrauss627 said:
@Loolaide I don't know where you even came up with your claim that I'm arguing with the studies conclusions, or even that I'm spreading misinformation. And there was certainly no need for your condescending tone. The study DID find that countries with stricter gun laws have higher murder rates (the screenshots you posted cite different studies). The part that's debatable is how (or if) that data can be extrapolated to countries like the US. Certainly we have to take other data (such as the studies in the link you posted) into consideration. We also have to think about how different our country is from most others in that the current laws differ so greatly from state to state.

I think @ColeRose‌ is right, though, in that we can all agree that we need to do something. We are all appalled at the senseless killings in our schools and other public places, and events like those do call us to action. Maybe we (as in our country) would get closer to some solutions if both sides could debate issues with respect and without personal attacks.
You cited Harvard's studies and I said what they actually said and you argued with their reasoning. That's how I came up with it.

Thanks for mentioning how condescending it sounded. Cole You made an original point.

Um...no. I mentioned the Harvard study ("Would Banning FireArms Reduce Murder and Suicide"), in which the conclusion was "no, it would not." Read the study. That's what it says. And I didn't argue with anyone's reasoning. I made a comment in reference to DC (before you even added the link) as a counter to your assertion that the results of the study don't apply to the US. Which is actually a debatable point, but doesn't change the results of the study.

RanFan28 · June 2014

I don't have any desire to debate gun laws, but I am LOL at @Loolaide‌'s first UO, and subsequent annoyance (tone seems judgmental) with @jkrauss627‌'s gun control views.

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

emilysalley said:

ColeRose said:

How can people hate the Baby on Board stickers?

I don't mind the "baby on board" stickers, but I hate the "princess on board" ones.
I HATE the license plate signs I see everywhere in this town that say "I'm not spoiled, my husband just loves me," on high-end cars.

WOW. I have never, EVER seen one of those and simply knowing they exist and are actually purchased is making me a bit ragey....

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

Nrg2020 said:

My mom if fighting breast cancer that has spread to her bones. She missed one mammogram the year I got married. I WEAR ALL THE PINK!

I'm sorry to hear that, Ngr. Sending hugs your way. Hope that she is handling treatment well and that the treatment is effective asap.

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

The mention of Russia led me to google "In Soviet Russia" memes because I find those jokes/memes to be hysterical. Now I'm sitting in my office cracking up and people probably think I'm insane.

dollypardon · June 2014

I feel like a lot of gun control laws are nothing more than political posturing on both sides. There are a shit-ton of guns and bullets in the hands of Americans. Most of these people are responsible, some of them aren't. Most of them are good guys, some of them aren't. Sometimes the bad guys, crazy people, and children who don't know any better are going to get the good guys' guns and do bad things.

But, regardless of what happens with laws from here on out, all of those guns and stockpiles of ammo are out there. And they're staying out there. There's no takesies-backsies, that just wouldn't work in practice.

I like Chris Rock's idea the best. It's just as bad or good as anything else as it seems nobody's ever really going to do anything to improve our society when it comes to this scary category of total bullshit:

No, I think we need some bullet control. I think every bullet should cost five thousand dollars. Five thousand dollars for a bullet. Know why? Cos if a bullet cost five thousand dollars, there'd be no more innocent by-standers.

jaykay627 · June 2014

Loolaide said:

VCGolfNYC said:
The mention of Russia led me to google "In Soviet Russia" memes because I find those jokes/memes to be hysterical. Now I'm sitting in my office cracking up and people probably think I'm insane.

I fucking love Putin memes. He's ridiculous.

This we can agree on.

Kermode61581 · June 2014

Oh man and my UO was going to be that I hate strawberry ice cream.
On gun control, here in Canada we have stricter gun control legislation and fewer deaths by guns. Is there a correlation? I tend to think so.
One of my sisters former colleagues posted this article about how psychotropic drugs are to blame for mass murders, she is a pharmacy technician. I think misinformed people like her are a detriment to society.

golfingdarwinfish · June 2014

Loolaide said:

Also

haahahhaahahaha

I cannot stop laughing. I'm going to send this one to my mother and share it on facebook. Fantastic. Ahhhh, Putin.

dollypardon · June 2014

Russia + pissing off the bump ladies....Have we done Russian baby yoga on the board yet?

Here ya go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiD3CqijSIQ

Kermode61581 · June 2014

SailorTink said:

This is my favourite putin meme. It kept popping up on my fb feed a few months ago. I still giggle.

wmarley · June 2014

mrsashleyk said:

What is the reason people are so against stricter gun laws? I don't know too much about it, but I just assumed people were only lobbying for a more detailed process in acquiring guns...not taking then away from people all together.

I know a lot of people who are terrified of where gun control may lead. They think it will start out with background checks and registration and end up with the government knocking on their door taking all their guns away. I think it also bothers a lot of people that if someone wants to kill someone they will do it with any weapon they can find, whether they have a gun or not. And lastly, if you make it harder to obtain a gun legally, then all your doing is making it more difficult for honest people to obtain guns. Criminals will get guns no matter what. The same way crack is still sold even though it's illegal.

I know this because I am close with a lot of gun owners who are also very conservative.

thesportsgal · June 2014

Kermode61581 said:

Oh man and my UO was going to be that I hate strawberry ice cream. On gun control, here in Canada we have stricter gun control legislation and fewer deaths by guns. Is there a correlation? I tend to think so. One of my sisters former colleagues posted this article about how psychotropic drugs are to blame for mass murders, she is a pharmacy technician. I think misinformed people like her are a detriment to society.

What is she talking about? Like pot? Or prescription meds?

Kermode61581 · June 2014

@thesportsgal

Oops sorry I wasn't clearer, prescription. If only I could post the link from mobile.

Edited to fix tag

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