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April 2015 Moms
drmrsmantis
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FFFC
drmrsmantis
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Let's make them awesome. No food confessions unless you pulled an Ozzy Osbourne!
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Re: FFFC
BFP #1 4/10/12 D&C 6/5/12@ 12.5wks EDD 12/17/12
BFP #2 9/10/12 CP 9/19/12@ 5.5wks EDD 5/21/13
BFP# 3 12/3/12...Lukas James born 8/15/13
BFP# 4 8/4/14 EDD 4/13/15
October Siggy Challenge- Halloween Fail
My confession is that I'm so annoyed with my boss. Let's be honest, this is really more of a vent. I came to the home office (I work remotely about 6 hours away so I've been in a hotel all week) for training as I just got promoted and took on a ton more responsibility/risk. I had about an hour on Monday with her, 5 minutes on Tuesday. Wednesday and today I'm stuck in corporate training. So yesterday, I'm thinking we are going to spend a lot of time going over things together. Nope, her kid is sick so she stays home.
I'm not mad at her for being home with a sick kid, but she was working all day, we couldn't have done a phone call? I'm just pissed that nothing was even scheduled and this just never felt like a priority. So when I get my ass handed to me over the next few weeks I'm just going to be bitter.
/Rant over.
BFP 3: 10/26/16//EDD: 7/2/17
Yeah! Everybody gets a goody bag with penis straws and penis candies. I'm doing this and putting it on Pinterest... Let's make it a thing.
This totally hit home, I had my mom and best friend convinced I was going to have piñatas in the shape of a vagina and penis and we were going to wack them with sticks and see which one glitter came out and that's what the sex of the baby is! They also believed I was going to decorate with inflatable penis'.
And for my flame worthy confession, I think it's fine to influence your kid's taste in clothes - you influence their other tastes too. Let them exercise their own choices, style, and personality, but within reasonable boundaries. For example, no daughter of mine will be wearing booby-baring tops or super short shorts as long as she lives in my house. Unacceptable.
A friend recently had a little girl and gave me a bunch of "boy toys" like trains and trucks from her DS, saying the DD won't need them. I took them, but wondered why it mattered if her DD plays with trains. To each their own I guess, I just don't put that much emphasis on who should playing with which toys.
BFP #1 4/10/12 D&C 6/5/12@ 12.5wks EDD 12/17/12
BFP #2 9/10/12 CP 9/19/12@ 5.5wks EDD 5/21/13
BFP# 3 12/3/12...Lukas James born 8/15/13
BFP# 4 8/4/14 EDD 4/13/15
Ah ok, got it. Thanks.
My quote box thingy doesn't always work. Oh no I wasn't being sarcastic. I honestly didn't know what it stood for :-/
Probably but this is the first time I've ever come across this thread.
I do get your point but I think what you wear is a matter of self-respect. You get to express how you view yourself. Sure, sexy has its place but there's a reason we don't wear fishnets to work. I want my daughters to see themselves as women with personalities, not as sex objects.
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But did you even read this thread? It's already been covered once in this same thread. On the first page.
October Siggy Challenge- Halloween Fail
October Siggy Challenge- Halloween Fail
Yes, this :-)
@scoutfinch13
Can we cop it up to a different approach to the same problem?
But we also can't deny that men are just wired differently than women. They are incredibly visual and usually have a higher sex drive than women. (Don't get me wrong - THIS DOES NOT MAKE RAPE OKAY.) While they can & should control their actions, they can't always control their thoughts or what they remember about a girl later. So part of the reason that I want my daughter to dress modestly is because it's being respectful of the men who don't want to have sexual thoughts toward her but can't help their thoughts because they are a visual man.
I'm having trouble with this, TBH.
By the same logic, why not just have your son wear a blindfold?
--------------quote fail---------------Because wearing a blindfold in life isn't practical?
I'm not saying I judge other women for what they choose to wear. I'm just saying why I personally choose to dress modestly. And why I'd want my daughters to do the same.
ETA - I just think the situation goes both ways. We want our sons to be mindful of women and respect them. So why can't we encourage our daughters to do the same toward men?