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February 2014 Moms
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UO
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What unpopular opinions do you have today?
F14 January Siggy Challenge: Gym/Fitness Fails
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Re: UO
ETA - also, Oreos are meant to be chocolate with cream filling. Not all those weird flavors.
Doesn't the part of the leg between the legging and the onesie get cold?
Wut.
Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy on everything. ..
Is getting mighty old. It seems like some people use it every time they post. Makes it no longer fun, For me anyway.
Eta: yes, the giant space like before the person's punchline but now lots of posts have it. I'm old. Crotchety. Get. Off. My. Lawn.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday - all the food and none of the pressure of gift giving.
Plus, all things Pinterest. We get crazy on Pinterest Thanksgiving crafts.
Yes!
Nothing is better than chocolate, well, quality chocolate.
Bump Unofficial Glossary
Re: K-Cups. I prefer the refillable K-Cup because I like to grind my own beans. Mr. Messy does not drink coffee so I get 1 cup in the morning before work.
When I use the throw away K-Cups I actually take the grinds out to use in my compost and then recycle the plastic container. Yes, I am that weird 1%.
I personally have a cousin with MS, and a very long line of breast cancer issues on both sides of my family, so I can relate to seeing how awful MS is. But it's just not fair to say that you don't like how much attention breast cancer gets because not all of the other diseases do. Breast cancer is very common and it affects (effects?) Sooooo many people. I think it deserves and needs the attention it gets.
I really don't want to start any kind of argument and I'm not eloquently spoken, so I hope someone else can chime in and say the words I'm failing to say.
My DH's grandma just had a double mastectomy for her breast cancer, and my grandma had the same thing a few years ago. DH'S grandma still isn't even healed all the way, that's how recent it was.
It's such a real, scary thing that hits home to so many of us. I think that's why I'm baffled @Jessasaurus2008 Was even able to make the statement she did.
I'm totally failing at words, and I'm shaking with anger.
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I'm not 'against' October and Breast Cancer Awareness. However, I think there has been a LOT of 'awareness' for this particular thing. I don't know anyone who would see something pink in October and not immediately think 'oh, that's for breast cancer awareness' whether it is or not.
October is also National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. One in four pregnancies end in loss. By those numbers, you'd think it would affect more than even breast cancer. And yet, not many people equate October and PAIL.
Awareness of anything is always good-don't get me wrong. I think a lot of good things are being done with the pink campaigns. (One of our local hospitals hosts a Pink Up event every October-we actually had a big Pink Up decal put on our water tower yesterday). I just think that 'awareness' needs to spread to other things, and not just breast cancer in October.
dx PCOS 2007
BFP #1 (natural) 12/23/2010. Stillbirth due to IC 4/2/2011
TTC #2 starting 03/2012
RE starting 07/2012
05/2013 BFP on a Letrozole (Femara)/trigger!
Cerclage, Procardia, Makena, GD (with insulin), MBR, and we made it!
Our Angel was born sleeping at 20 weeks due to IC.
@Madisonpenny I don't read the SAHM thread so I had no idea.. Big (((((((hugs)))))))))
One of the biggest challenges to charitable fundraising is raising awareness of the issue (in this case breast cancer) and to the human need (everyone has a mother, or sister, or daughter etc). I know many charitable causes now model their campaigns after BC because of its success. I don't see a problem here with BC awareness in theory-- yes, Pink washing is disgusting and morally wrong.
The problem is there will always be more needs than funds available. This leaves each organization operating on a limited budget to get your attention in hopes you will donate to their cause instead of another. TBH I can't say that Breast Cancer is more important than Prostate or Brain Cancer or Autism or Down Syndrome.. Each cause deserves its own spot light and its own cheerleaders driving the awareness.
FWIW - I get the point about how sometimes awareness month or whatever doesn't mean much, if you (anyone that is) google pink-washing, you'll see how all those pink shoes/hats/pizza boxes/everything doesn't equate to funding/anything. And at the risk of sounding insensitive, I would be hard pressed to think of anyone who doesn't know about breast cancer. I'm not sure awareness, in general, is a huge issue for breast cancer. Unlike other diseases, or heck even other cancers, breast cancer is very well-known by the general public. This is not to suggest it doesn't need funding, or more research just that the trend of putting pink on everything gives everyone a false sense of "doing something".
Who cares is a marriage is a contract marriage or not? Aside from possibly being done to scam money from the gov't, if both parties are consenting and understand what they are and are not getting out of the arrangement, who the F cares if they aren't really in love?
I'm not talking about third-party arranged marriages where one or both of the parties have no say in choosing the partner, but things like the young hottie and the old man and "couples" who just got together because it makes life simpler (someone to sign for packages/watch houses/help with chores etc)?
~s.h.
38 y.o. w/PCOS
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