UO Thursday

KellersPrag · August 2014

Come on. I need something good to stalk.

melody921 · August 2014

If day cares are going to provide food, it should be healthy and fresh. I'm tired of all this school lunch BS.

melody921 · August 2014

While I really believe in exercising one's right to vote, there are some people who are so incredibly ill-informed that I'd advocate they stay home.

Also, I think it's ridiculous to always vote party line. Not every Democrat believes exactly as I do on all issues.

BeebopandBuddy · August 2014

There should be some sort of rule about talking on your cell phone in a public restroom. Just because you don't care if the person hears you pee doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. It's gross.

FFTC: When I hear someone come in to a stall near me on the phone, I flush a few times in a row just to make it more difficult for them to talk.

melody921 · August 2014

BeebopandBuddy said:

There should be some sort of rule about talking on your cell phone in a public restroom. Just because you don't care if the person hears you pee doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. It's gross. FFTC: When I hear someone come in to a stall near me on the phone, I flush a few times in a row just to make it more difficult for them to talk.

I think this is so disgusting. Beyond the fact that it's so rude, the phone has got to be beyond foul from being near a flushing toilet.

MarisaKathleen · August 2014

I think noisy work in an office should only be done on off hours. There have been electrical contractors above my f-ing office for going on a week now. It's loud, it's obnoxious, and I've had 42 contacts with students in just 3 days...that's in person or on the phone meetings since Monday. It's difficult to communicate with them, especially over the phone when it's so damn noisy.

Flamingemu · August 2014

I never want to see pics of your feet. Ever. Don't post your pedicure on IG. Don't post your Jamberry toenails. Don't post your broken/cut/icky toes. Blah.

Hyaline · August 2014

Political one: The Paycheck Fairness Act is redundant and stupid.

melody921 · August 2014

Flamingemu said:

I never want to see pics of your feet. Ever. Don't post your pedicure on IG. Don't post your Jamberry toenails. Don't post your broken/cut/icky toes. Blah.

Adding on to this, I don't want any overshares. Don't tell me about your PTing child, your DH's sexy night he planned for you or the awful stomach bug you contracted.

Hyaline · August 2014

Flamingemu said:

I never want to see pics of your feet. Ever. Don't post your pedicure on IG. Don't post your Jamberry toenails. Don't post your broken/cut/icky toes. Blah.

I agree on toe wounds, but what's wrong with feet otherwise? Unless it's a UO is that feet don't creep me out of they're clean and normal-looking.

Flamingemu · August 2014

Hyaline said:

Flamingemu said:

I never want to see pics of your feet. Ever. Don't post your pedicure on IG. Don't post your Jamberry toenails. Don't post your broken/cut/icky toes. Blah.

I agree on toe wounds, but what's wrong with feet otherwise? Unless it's a UO is that feet don't creep me out of they're clean and normal-looking.

That is my UO - they gross me out. Baby feet are the only acceptable feet.

KellersPrag · August 2014

I had a bunch yesterday that I wanted to post. Now I can't remember any.

misspunky · August 2014

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

MommaP12 · August 2014

I think the Cousins Oncall/Undercover are way hotter than the Property Brothers on HGTV.

Pokedot · August 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

I think noisy work in an office should only be done on off hours. There have been electrical contractors above my f-ing office for going on a week now. It's loud, it's obnoxious, and I've had 42 contacts with students in just 3 days...that's in person or on the phone meetings since Monday. It's difficult to communicate with them, especially over the phone when it's so damn noisy.

I'm wondering how this is going to work next year because the front of our building is going to get a fascade relift. My desk/office is literally 15 feet from the door. Should be interesting. And it'll probably take all summer or fall depending on when they start.

MarisaKathleen · August 2014

UO: One of my favorite things is how great my feet look after I get a pedicure. :-) I don't think you should wear sandals if you don't keep your toes manicured. No one wants to see your long, unpainted toenails because that's weird. But nice, well kept feet? I like them!

MississippiCatfish · August 2014

misspunky said:

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

I think all marijuana should be legal everywhere.

MississippiCatfish · August 2014

Junk food tastes better in the morning. Cupcake and a diet coke? Yum. Cupcake and a diet coke for breakfast? YUM.

Pokedot · August 2014

MississippiCatfish said:

misspunky said:

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

I think all marijuana should be legal everywhere.

Tax the crap out of it and make money instead of spending it on "controlling" the issue.

MRoxy0628 · August 2014

@MississippiCatfish‌ Your UO made me think of this. I don't like eating non breakfast food before breakfast. So no pizza, pasta, cookies, cake, etc.

MarisaKathleen · August 2014

The song "Stay with Me" is overplayed and the guy's voice is like nails on a chalkboard. I'd be interested to hear something else that he does to see if he sounds like a whiney baby in there too, or if it's just exclusive to that one song...

Eastie156 · August 2014

BeebopandBuddy said:

There should be some sort of rule about talking on your cell phone in a public restroom. Just because you don't care if the person hears you pee doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. It's gross. FFTC: When I hear someone come in to a stall near me on the phone, I flush a few times in a row just to make it more difficult for them to talk.

I worked with someone who talked on the phone while she was in the stall and on the toilet. GROSS.

MississippiCatfish · August 2014

Pokedot said:

MississippiCatfish said:

misspunky said:

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

I think all marijuana should be legal everywhere.

Tax the crap out of it and make money instead of spending it on "controlling" the issue.

Right. I should say, even if recreational use isn't legal, medical use DEFINITELY should be. Didn't mean to minimize that. It's ridiculous to pass up a substance that has high benefit/low risk just because of a stigma. SO many of my hospice patients would prefer a natural substance that doesn't sedate the way that narcotics do!

Hyaline · August 2014

MississippiCatfish said:

Pokedot said:

MississippiCatfish said:

misspunky said:

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

I think all marijuana should be legal everywhere.

Tax the crap out of it and make money instead of spending it on "controlling" the issue.

Right. I should say, even if recreational use isn't legal, medical use DEFINITELY should be. Didn't mean to minimize that. It's ridiculous to pass up a substance that has high benefit/low risk just because of a stigma. SO many of my hospice patients would prefer a natural substance that doesn't sedate the way that narcotics do!

See, the "risk" element is where I do see a difference between medial and recreational use. I'm not totally comfortable with legalizing a substance for recreational use that recent studies have shown may have a long-term negative impact on brain function among users. But for a hospice patient? Entirely different set of risks/benefits.

melody921 · August 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

@MississippiCatfish‌ Your UO made me think of this. I don't like eating non breakfast food before breakfast. So no pizza, pasta, cookies, cake, etc.

I eat non-breakfast food in the morning all the time. I will also eat breakfast at any time of day.

Pokedot · August 2014

Hyaline said:

MississippiCatfish said:

Pokedot said:

MississippiCatfish said:

misspunky said:

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

I think all marijuana should be legal everywhere.

Tax the crap out of it and make money instead of spending it on "controlling" the issue.

Right. I should say, even if recreational use isn't legal, medical use DEFINITELY should be. Didn't mean to minimize that. It's ridiculous to pass up a substance that has high benefit/low risk just because of a stigma. SO many of my hospice patients would prefer a natural substance that doesn't sedate the way that narcotics do!

See, the "risk" element is where I do see a difference between medial and recreational use. I'm not totally comfortable with legalizing a substance for recreational use that recent studies have shown may have a long-term negative impact on brain function among users. But for a hospice patient? Entirely different set of risks/benefits.

I get your point for sure. While I have never used it and never will (unless maybe for medical purposes) I kind of look at it like cigarettes and alcohol. I know the long term affects of each if over used. There are risks with each. Each shouldn't be taken lightly. Medical should definiately be legalized. I was saying with recreational, tax it to the high heavens and make money off of that instead of trying to control it. As a nation we spend millions on controlling marijuana use.

jenndub · August 2014

I don't want to go out on maternity leave. I just want to work until the minute I have the baby. My work already has my temp here, I'm training her and they want me to go out on Sept. 5th. My due date is October 1st. They keep saying that I've earned the break and need to relax. I won't be relaxing at home! I have 3 kids and I will be organizing the shit out of my house and stressing about every detail of everything. Work keeps me busy, I kind of need that.

melody921 · August 2014

jenndub said:

I don't want to go out on maternity leave. I just want to work until the minute I have the baby. My work already has my temp here, I'm training her and they want me to go out on Sept. 5th. My due date is October 1st. They keep saying that I've earned the break and need to relax. I won't be relaxing at home! I have 3 kids and I will be organizing the shit out of my house and stressing about every detail of everything. Work keeps me busy, I kind of need that.

I hear you! I also wouldn't want to waste that much leave before baby. Do what you want. :-)

Pokedot · August 2014

melody921 said:

jenndub said:

I don't want to go out on maternity leave. I just want to work until the minute I have the baby. My work already has my temp here, I'm training her and they want me to go out on Sept. 5th. My due date is October 1st. They keep saying that I've earned the break and need to relax. I won't be relaxing at home! I have 3 kids and I will be organizing the shit out of my house and stressing about every detail of everything. Work keeps me busy, I kind of need that.

I hear you! I also wouldn't want to waste that much leave before baby. Do what you want. :-)

This too. I was so happy I worked until Friday and ended up having DS Saturday. While I would have liked a day or 2 to relax before having him it worked out well. You should be able to work until you want to be done IMO. Can they actually tell you not to come back after September 5th until your ML is up? So you can only take 2ish months with baby instead of 3? That doesn't seem fair.

melody921 · August 2014

Stupid people deserve Internet flamings. This idiot newcomer to a moms FB group I'm in posted about how her sister is expecting and doesn't have anything for the baby, blah blah blah. A few people responded that all she can do is suggest things to her sister, and it's not her responsibility to make sure the sister buys all the baby gear. The OP got so mad and responded that she would have thought we all could have put ourselves in her shoes.

Then another idiot jumps in and says she has a friend who's the same way and is only taking OTC prenatals. WTF? I took OTC prenatals with both my kids and neither one had a second head.

MarisaKathleen · August 2014

I'm not in the medical field, so maybe I'm just annoyed, but I think scare tactics with patients are unnecessary, especially when the patient (me) is educated and aware of the severity of their situation, ie, being pregnant while on blood thinners.

My hemotologist told me on Tuesday that it would be safer for me to have a c-section vs. having an epidural, even if I'm off my blood thinners for 24hrs. He also said I could become paralyzed or die from blood loss and that if he were the anesthesiologist that he'd refuse any kind of spinal things for a patient on a therapeutic does of blood thinners. And then the guy had the nerve to say "my wife had all 3 of our kids without drugs, you'll be fine." I wanted to punch him in the face. It's not like I'm not physically capable of having a "natural" birth, I just don't WANT to.

melody921 · August 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

I'm not in the medical field, so maybe I'm just annoyed, but I think scare tactics with patients are unnecessary, especially when the patient (me) is educated and aware of the severity of their situation, ie, being pregnant while on blood thinners.

My hemotologist told me on Tuesday that it would be safer for me to have a c-section vs. having an epidural, even if I'm off my blood thinners for 24hrs. He also said I could become paralyzed or die from blood loss and that if he were the anesthesiologist that he'd refuse any kind of spinal things for a patient on a therapeutic does of blood thinners. And then the guy had the nerve to say "my wife had all 3 of our kids without drugs, you'll be fine." I wanted to punch him in the face. It's not like I'm not physically capable of having a "natural" birth, I just don't WANT to.

I would have punched him in the face. Some women give birth in a field and go right back to work. That doesn't mean it's ideal or fits with your birth plan. The only reason I didn't have drugs with Claire was bc she was born so damn quickly. It was not my intent going in.

MarisaKathleen · August 2014

melody921 said:

Then another idiot jumps in and says she has a friend who's the same way and is only taking OTC prenatals. WTF? I took OTC prenatals with both my kids and neither one had a second head.

Uh, FFTC: I didn't realize there were prescription prenatals. What's different other than the cost?!

melody921 · August 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

melody921 said:

Then another idiot jumps in and says she has a friend who's the same way and is only taking OTC prenatals. WTF? I took OTC prenatals with both my kids and neither one had a second head.

Uh, FFTC: I didn't realize there were prescription prenatals. What's different other than the cost?!

Who knows? They have all the same nutrients.

melody921 · August 2014

Collagen injections are stupid. I have never seen that look natural.

jenndub · August 2014

Pokedot said:

melody921 said:

jenndub said:

I don't want to go out on maternity leave. I just want to work until the minute I have the baby. My work already has my temp here, I'm training her and they want me to go out on Sept. 5th. My due date is October 1st. They keep saying that I've earned the break and need to relax. I won't be relaxing at home! I have 3 kids and I will be organizing the shit out of my house and stressing about every detail of everything. Work keeps me busy, I kind of need that.

I hear you! I also wouldn't want to waste that much leave before baby. Do what you want. :-)

This too. I was so happy I worked until Friday and ended up having DS Saturday. While I would have liked a day or 2 to relax before having him it worked out well. You should be able to work until you want to be done IMO. Can they actually tell you not to come back after September 5th until your ML is up? So you can only take 2ish months with baby instead of 3? That doesn't seem fair.

I get 12 weeks after the baby is born no matter how early I go out before. My boss is super nice and he's trying to be generous and helpful by sending me out early. I shouldn't be complaining about this, my big "problem" is that everyone I work with cares about me and wants me to get some rest and relax before the baby comes.

MRoxy0628 · August 2014

@MarisaKathleen‌ I hate when professionals give advice and input based on personal experience. What his wife did is irrelevant. I think it's fine for him to give recommendations based on his professional knowledge, but his anecdotes were unnecessary.

Pokedot · August 2014

jenndub said:

Pokedot said:

melody921 said:

jenndub said:

I don't want to go out on maternity leave. I just want to work until the minute I have the baby. My work already has my temp here, I'm training her and they want me to go out on Sept. 5th. My due date is October 1st. They keep saying that I've earned the break and need to relax. I won't be relaxing at home! I have 3 kids and I will be organizing the shit out of my house and stressing about every detail of everything. Work keeps me busy, I kind of need that.

I hear you! I also wouldn't want to waste that much leave before baby. Do what you want. :-)

This too. I was so happy I worked until Friday and ended up having DS Saturday. While I would have liked a day or 2 to relax before having him it worked out well. You should be able to work until you want to be done IMO. Can they actually tell you not to come back after September 5th until your ML is up? So you can only take 2ish months with baby instead of 3? That doesn't seem fair.

I get 12 weeks after the baby is born no matter how early I go out before. My boss is super nice and he's trying to be generous and helpful by sending me out early. I shouldn't be complaining about this, my big "problem" is that everyone I work with cares about me and wants me to get some rest and relax before the baby comes.

Well lucky you then mama. Try to take that time. I wish I could have had 4 months off but for my job it wasn't possible. I got 3 which was amazing enough! Rest up!

melody921 · August 2014

jenndub said:

Pokedot said:

melody921 said:

jenndub said:

I don't want to go out on maternity leave. I just want to work until the minute I have the baby. My work already has my temp here, I'm training her and they want me to go out on Sept. 5th. My due date is October 1st. They keep saying that I've earned the break and need to relax. I won't be relaxing at home! I have 3 kids and I will be organizing the shit out of my house and stressing about every detail of everything. Work keeps me busy, I kind of need that.

I hear you! I also wouldn't want to waste that much leave before baby. Do what you want. :-)

This too. I was so happy I worked until Friday and ended up having DS Saturday. While I would have liked a day or 2 to relax before having him it worked out well. You should be able to work until you want to be done IMO. Can they actually tell you not to come back after September 5th until your ML is up? So you can only take 2ish months with baby instead of 3? That doesn't seem fair.

I get 12 weeks after the baby is born no matter how early I go out before. My boss is super nice and he's trying to be generous and helpful by sending me out early. I shouldn't be complaining about this, my big "problem" is that everyone I work with cares about me and wants me to get some rest and relax before the baby comes.

Well then in that case, I might go out a bit early, lol.

27boo · August 2014

Pokedot said:

Hyaline said:

MississippiCatfish said:

Pokedot said:

MississippiCatfish said:

misspunky said:

I think medical marijuana should be legal everywhere.

I think all marijuana should be legal everywhere.

Tax the crap out of it and make money instead of spending it on "controlling" the issue.

Right. I should say, even if recreational use isn't legal, medical use DEFINITELY should be. Didn't mean to minimize that. It's ridiculous to pass up a substance that has high benefit/low risk just because of a stigma. SO many of my hospice patients would prefer a natural substance that doesn't sedate the way that narcotics do!

See, the "risk" element is where I do see a difference between medial and recreational use. I'm not totally comfortable with legalizing a substance for recreational use that recent studies have shown may have a long-term negative impact on brain function among users. But for a hospice patient? Entirely different set of risks/benefits.

I get your point for sure. While I have never used it and never will (unless maybe for medical purposes) I kind of look at it like cigarettes and alcohol. I know the long term affects of each if over used. There are risks with each. Each shouldn't be taken lightly. Medical should definiately be legalized. I was saying with recreational, tax it to the high heavens and make money off of that instead of trying to control it. As a nation we spend millions on controlling marijuana use.

This is where I'm at with it.

Hyaline · August 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

I'm not in the medical field, so maybe I'm just annoyed, but I think scare tactics with patients are unnecessary, especially when the patient (me) is educated and aware of the severity of their situation, ie, being pregnant while on blood thinners.

My hemotologist told me on Tuesday that it would be safer for me to have a c-section vs. having an epidural, even if I'm off my blood thinners for 24hrs. He also said I could become paralyzed or die from blood loss and that if he were the anesthesiologist that he'd refuse any kind of spinal things for a patient on a therapeutic does of blood thinners. And then the guy had the nerve to say "my wife had all 3 of our kids without drugs, you'll be fine." I wanted to punch him in the face. It's not like I'm not physically capable of having a "natural" birth, I just don't WANT to.

Agreed 100% that scare tactics are unethical and unnecessary--and usually are not evidence-based.

Maybe I'm missing something, but how is surgery on blood-thinners safer than an epidural on blood thinners? I mean, incision in abdomen, you will bleed, case closed. Is it just that it's more under doctor control at that point? I really don't get how it's "safer" to have a surgery that carries inherent risk of its own without other factors in play.

I'd be asking for statistics and facts to make my OWN decision, not "my wife did X." That's real scientific, Dr. Dumdum.

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