These are all so lighthearted! I am going to light a match and see if I can set off a debate.
My UO: I think it's good to get away from your spouse, do things alone and be apart from each other. My H is overseas for work and coming back tonight. I hung out with friends while he was gone, I cuddled with my dog on the bed, I watched TV alone and ate out of a bowl while balancing it on my stomach. Yeah, we sent each other love notes which I really came to enjoy reading first thing in the morning, but seriously, absence makes the heart grow fonder, y'all.
I totally agree! I'm an introvert, and really appreciate the occasional alone time. DH will be out of town tomorrow night, and I'm looking forward to having an evening to myself, and I know I will also look forward to seeing him on Saturday afternoon.
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
@vinerie Yes, yes! My H typically works two weeks on and two weeks off. I definitely get the best of both worlds and I love it.
ETA: Even if you work the exact same hours or if one person works inside the home, it's good to have separate experiences. Then you have more things to share WITH your SO.
I was actually talking to a young mother who was trying to make an appointment for her son with a specialist and the prompts said "Please press the pound sign" and she looked at me, completely confused, and said "Which one is pound?!" I tried to explain it as a tick-tack-toe board and she said "Oh, why don't they just call it the hashtag?"
My UO (other than the age in months and hashtag stuff) is that I HATE driving other adults. I love driving my son, but if MH is in the car, I need to have him drive. I never drive my mom so even if we are taking my car somewhere, she always drives. I frequently back out of carpools because I find it so awkward to be driving a group of people my age around. Of course, now that I am the default DD, I have found myself in this position quite a bit, but it is a little better when my passengers are all tipsy. So basically, I can drive a car full of drunks and children, but no one else!
YES! I love how mindless it is. My husband will get home from work and turn on the History Channel, and I seriously don't understand it. After a stressful day at work, I don't want to watch anything that makes me think. I just want to watch a bunch of women stir the pot, spend money, and drink wine. I love politics, but I couldn't even watch the State of the Union. We got 30-minutes in, and I said to my husband, "Can we watch last night's The Bachelor?" My brain can only handle so much these days.
Along the same lines as calling babies creepy things-I HATE when adults refer to each other as "mommy & daddy" or any derivative. It's one thing if you're talking to your child "daddy's home" or "ask mommy," but when they talk to each other, in adult coversations, it's creeps me TF out!
I definitely don't refer to DH as Daddy to my friends, but if I'm around DS, I do. The reason? I used to refer to DH as Ben in front of DS, if I was talking to DH or other adults and by 15 months, DS had figured out that Daddy and Ben were the same person. He started referring to DH by his actual first name. This has fizzled out now that I mostly refer to DH as Daddy.
My UO: I can't stand it when people talk baby to infants and little kids... It's one thing if you're the parent or grandparent maybe even a really close relative, but why do ppl that don't even know you feel the need to walk up to a baby and talk gibberish?! It weirds me out... Maybe I'm crazy but I can't stand it
My UO: I can't stand it when people talk baby to infants and little kids... It's one thing if you're the parent or grandparent maybe even a really close relative, but why do ppl that don't even know you feel the need to walk up to a baby and talk gibberish?! It weirds me out... Maybe I'm crazy but I can't stand it
I don't mind it if the child in question actually IS a baby.. But I can't stand when people talk to toddlers/preschoolers like they're babies. Just talk to them like normal people ffs!
These are all so lighthearted! I am going to light a match and see if I can set off a debate.
My UO: I think it's good to get away from your spouse, do things alone and be apart from each other. My H is overseas for work and coming back tonight. I hung out with friends while he was gone, I cuddled with my dog on the bed, I watched TV alone and ate out of a bowl while balancing it on my stomach. Yeah, we sent each other love notes which I really came to enjoy reading first thing in the morning, but seriously, absence makes the heart grow fonder, y'all.
@vinerie - It's all fun and games until you're talking about being married to someone in the military who leaves 3-12 months at a time. That said, when my husband goes away for 2-3 days for a conference or something else, I get the best sleep of my life. Those aren't too shabby. But now he's scheduled to leave for 3 weeks the same time I'm transitioning back into work post-baby. I'm trying to prep myself to be single mom'ing it a lot.
My UO (other than the age in months and hashtag stuff) is that I HATE driving other adults. I love driving my son, but if MH is in the car, I need to have him drive. I never drive my mom so even if we are taking my car somewhere, she always drives. I frequently back out of carpools because I find it so awkward to be driving a group of people my age around. Of course, now that I am the default DD, I have found myself in this position quite a bit, but it is a little better when my passengers are all tipsy. So basically, I can drive a car full of drunks and children, but no one else!
Going off of this. I really hate that people just assume I will DD for them now. You want to go out and get shitfaced and then I am supposed to come pick you up and drive you home? Eff that. Get a freaking cab!
This is a job one for me but I HATE it when parents come in to get books for their kid's projects, or sign their kid up for a computer to do a project but then do it for their kid. NO, just NO your kid needs to do his own work and learn how to use the library and ask for help.
I also have a co worker who comes in and cries for 30 minutes + if she feels like her daughter is being picked on at all. I get it, bullying is bad and kids get it ALL THE TIME now because of social media, but your daughter having someone tell her her "shirt looks stupid" is not a reason for you to cry, and for something that minor, your kid needs to suck it up. (Please note I am not condoning bullying, but I do think kids need to learn how to take criticism- even if it's criticism being said just to be mean)
I also have a co worker who comes in and cries for 30 minutes + if she feels like her daughter is being picked on at all. I get it, bullying is bad and kids get it ALL THE TIME now because of social media, but your daughter having someone tell her her "shirt looks stupid" is not a reason for you to cry, and for something that minor, your kid needs to suck it up. (Please note I am not condoning bullying, but I do think kids need to learn how to take criticism- even if it's criticism being said just to be mean)
While I agree that she shouldn't cry about it, I don't think "suck it up" is the right move. I was bullied and never talked about it to my parents because I was too ashamed. I guess in some ways I sucked it up, but it really did a number on my self-esteem and confidence leading to me developing an eating disorder. When you tell a child to suck it up, you're basically saying their feelings don't matter and they need to deal with it. And to me, that IS condoning bullying.
My UO: I can't stand it when people talk baby to infants and little kids... It's one thing if you're the parent or grandparent maybe even a really close relative, but why do ppl that don't even know you feel the need to walk up to a baby and talk gibberish?! It weirds me out... Maybe I'm crazy but I can't stand it
I don't mind it if the child in question actually IS a baby.. But I can't stand when people talk to toddlers/preschoolers like they're babies. Just talk to them like normal people ffs!
I just hate this in general. It's better for language development if babies hear the actual words for things. Don't tell my child that he has a baba when you mean sippie cup or bottle. Speaking in an animated voice and speaking clearly is great, but slurring words and using non-words is just annoying and unhelpful.
My UO: I can't stand it when people talk baby to infants and little kids... It's one thing if you're the parent or grandparent maybe even a really close relative, but why do ppl that don't even know you feel the need to walk up to a baby and talk gibberish?! It weirds me out... Maybe I'm crazy but I can't stand it
I don't mind it if the child in question actually IS a baby.. But I can't stand when people talk to toddlers/preschoolers like they're babies. Just talk to them like normal people ffs!
I just hate this in general. It's better for language development if babies hear the actual words for things. Don't tell my child that he has a baba when you mean sippie cup or bottle. Speaking in an animated voice and speaking clearly is great, but slurring words and using non-words is just annoying and unhelpful.
I would also add people who talk to kids (including elementary schoolers) like they are stupid. Seriously, kids are WAY smarter than adults tend to give them credit for.
@missnc77 thank you! DH is supposed to deploy for 8 months a month after the baby is due. We've been told we won't have any communication. When he was gone at C school for the month of November, it wasn't too too bad as we could still text and call and I knew he was safe, deployment is a whole nother story when it comes to partner/family separation. Our child will be sitting up/crawling/possibly pulling up on things trying to stand by the time they really get to "meet" their dad.
My UO: I can't stand it when people talk baby to infants and little kids... It's one thing if you're the parent or grandparent maybe even a really close relative, but why do ppl that don't even know you feel the need to walk up to a baby and talk gibberish?! It weirds me out... Maybe I'm crazy but I can't stand it
I don't mind it if the child in question actually IS a baby.. But I can't stand when people talk to toddlers/preschoolers like they're babies. Just talk to them like normal people ffs!
I just hate this in general. It's better for language development if babies hear the actual words for things. Don't tell my child that he has a baba when you mean sippie cup or bottle. Speaking in an animated voice and speaking clearly is great, but slurring words and using non-words is just annoying and unhelpful.
I would also add people who talk to kids (including elementary schoolers) like they are stupid. Seriously, kids are WAY smarter than adults tend to give them credit for.
I completely agree! I always "talk up" to my elementary school students when explaining health issues to them and they are smarter than most of the adults I talk to! Some staff are confused when I start going into an accurate, scientific explanation when a student asks me why a certain treatment will work (like why an ice pack helps a bruise or salt water gargle helps a sore throat), but the kids follow right along!
Along the same lines as calling babies creepy things-I HATE when adults refer to each other as "mommy & daddy" or any derivative. It's one thing if you're talking to your child "daddy's home" or "ask mommy," but when they talk to each other, in adult coversations, it's creeps me TF out!
I definitely don't refer to DH as Daddy to my friends, but if I'm around DS, I do. The reason? I used to refer to DH as Ben in front of DS, if I was talking to DH or other adults and by 15 months, DS had figured out that Daddy and Ben were the same person. He started referring to DH by his actual first name. This has fizzled out now that I mostly refer to DH as Daddy.
This makes perfect sense. I agree its odd calling DH "daddy" to friends, but not to your LO. I don't think I want my DS calling his father by his name - that is also strange.
My UO: I can't stand it when people talk baby to infants and little kids... It's one thing if you're the parent or grandparent maybe even a really close relative, but why do ppl that don't even know you feel the need to walk up to a baby and talk gibberish?! It weirds me out... Maybe I'm crazy but I can't stand it
I don't mind it if the child in question actually IS a baby.. But I can't stand when people talk to toddlers/preschoolers like they're babies. Just talk to them like normal people ffs!
I just hate this in general. It's better for language development if babies hear the actual words for things. Don't tell my child that he has a baba when you mean sippie cup or bottle. Speaking in an animated voice and speaking clearly is great, but slurring words and using non-words is just annoying and unhelpful.
I would also add people who talk to kids (including elementary schoolers) like they are stupid. Seriously, kids are WAY smarter than adults tend to give them credit for.
I completely agree! I always "talk up" to my elementary school students when explaining health issues to them and they are smarter than most of the adults I talk to! Some staff are confused when I start going into an accurate, scientific explanation when a student asks me why a certain treatment will work (like why an ice pack helps a bruise or salt water gargle helps a sore throat), but the kids follow right along!
My husband and I do the same thing when we interact with kids. My hubby is a big science/math lover so he will explain the math or science behind stuff to the 10 year old we sometimes watch who is WAY behind in schooling (I could go into that too, but I won't.)
Along the same lines as calling babies creepy things-I HATE when adults refer to each other as "mommy & daddy" or any derivative. It's one thing if you're talking to your child "daddy's home" or "ask mommy," but when they talk to each other, in adult coversations, it's creeps me TF out!
I definitely don't refer to DH as Daddy to my friends, but if I'm around DS, I do. The reason? I used to refer to DH as Ben in front of DS, if I was talking to DH or other adults and by 15 months, DS had figured out that Daddy and Ben were the same person. He started referring to DH by his actual first name. This has fizzled out now that I mostly refer to DH as Daddy.
I get what you're talking about @kbrands7. Three thoughts from all this. 1. When I worked in daycare we had several kids over the years who referred to one or both of their parents as babe or honey because it's what they heard the other parent use. I always thought it was sort of cute.
2. There's still something unsettling for me when spouses don't put the "your" classifier in front mom or dad. I don't want my DH to say to our kid,"Here comes mom," I'd rather him say, "Here comes YOUR mom." I know it seems small but it just rubs me the wrong way. I'm not DH's mom and he and LO aren't siblings.
3. I also hate when friends refer to their parents as if they are universal parents. Example... "I'm going with mom to dinner tonight." What? Who's mom? Your mom? Because you're not going with my mom. I want them to say, "I'm going with MY mom to dinner tonight." Mom is not a name, it's a title, and a role we use towards our moms out of respect for her position/ relationship in our lives.
@sarawifenow, I love you even more!!! The only things I watch are Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules and Shahs of Sunset. Better yet, DH watches them with me and is hooked. We are pretty obsessed with Vanderpump (my UO?? I LOVE JAMES)... I am SOOOOO excited for Stassi to come back next week. For Real Housewives LOVE LOVE LOVE Jersey (and Theresa), OC and BH. Although BH is pretty boring this season...
In regards to the #hashtag convo today
@vinerie, I have to admit, I love me time. Dont get me wrong, I enjoy time with the hubs, but I really love a day alone to do whatever I want to do, and not have to listen to football talk. Sunday, before the Steeler game, I am going out alone to shop for the nursery and I cannot wait!
My UO is that I hate hashtags. Unless they're hilarious (spoiler: they never are). Also, can someone explain to me the reason for hashtagging your child's entire name? Like, #FirstnameMiddlename? I really don't get it.
I use hashtags like that on Instagram a lot - the purpose being, if it's truly unique, then you can go to that hashtag and see all the posts that anyone has ever added that hashtag to. E.g., my puppies have hashtags #heathcliffsworld and #justbeingcarly, so since I can't tag them as users, I add those hashtags and just go to those hashtags to look at all the pictures of them in one place.
@yogahh I LOVE Vanderpump Rules. I do hate James, though. I think I hate everyone at some point throughout the seasons haha.
He makes me laugh. Case in point; he and Kristin go to therapy. He starts to say to Kristin " you are delusional". Therapist stops him and says something along the lines of we use feelings here. So instead he says "I feel like you are delusional". I laughed so hard. I was trying to find the "we totally banged" gif to drive home how funny James is but couldnt find it
Arianna is so not the cool girl I thought she was... urg Jax's "girlfriend" looks like a man. Jax was hot season 1- I dont understand what happened? Tom Schwartz is TOTALLY gay!! Why does Katie want to marry a gay guy so badly???
@yogahh FOR REAL?! JAMES?? Welllll I suppose I can't talk because I like Kristen lol... but I think James and Jax are both butt ugly
Kristen looks like a duck with rabbit teeth! (Wow that was so much meaner typed out then it was in my head...sorry). I agree with James and Jax. I honestly don't find any of the guys on there to be attractive. I love Ariana and Katie!
ETA: I also love the new girl Faith but can't stand LaLa. I think I just love to hate on the people in that show!
I also have a co worker who comes in and cries for 30 minutes + if she feels like her daughter is being picked on at all. I get it, bullying is bad and kids get it ALL THE TIME now because of social media, but your daughter having someone tell her her "shirt looks stupid" is not a reason for you to cry, and for something that minor, your kid needs to suck it up. (Please note I am not condoning bullying, but I do think kids need to learn how to take criticism- even if it's criticism being said just to be mean)
While I agree that she shouldn't cry about it, I don't think "suck it up" is the right move. I was bullied and never talked about it to my parents because I was too ashamed. I guess in some ways I sucked it up, but it really did a number on my self-esteem and confidence leading to me developing an eating disorder. When you tell a child to suck it up, you're basically saying their feelings don't matter and they need to deal with it. And to me, that IS condoning bullying.
I hear you @missnc77. Maybe "suck it up" isn't the best phrasing. But in my possibly UO. We are almost hyper sensitive to bullying now. I'm a counselor in a school and I receive no less than 5 bullying reports per week that amount to exactly the example @bookelf221 used. Just this week I had to talk with the parent of a child who sucks his thumb in the 4th grade. The other kids said he looks like a baby and they won't let him use their art supplies because they say his thumb has germs. This is not bullying. This is normal and healthy natural selection. As I told the parent, her focus in this situation could (should) be on helping her son grow and mature so that his behaviors are more in line with his peers. Not looking for an excuse to normalize his developmentally inappropriate behaviors and create villains out of anyone who challenges or questions them.
@yogahh FOR REAL?! JAMES?? Welllll I suppose I can't talk because I like Kristen lol... but I think James and Jax are both butt ugly
Kristen looks like a duck with rabbit teeth! (Wow that was so much meaner typed out then it was in my head...sorry). I agree with James and Jax. I honestly don't find any of the guys on there to be attractive. I love Ariana and Katie!
ETA: I also love the new girl Faith but can't stand LaLa. I think I just love to hate on the people in that show!
-------QBF--------- Idk what it is about her that I like...I think I like that she's the crazy girl that we have all been at one point haha...she just doesn't feel like hiding it.
@yogahh FOR REAL?! JAMES?? Welllll I suppose I can't talk because I like Kristen lol... but I think James and Jax are both butt ugly
Kristen looks like a duck with rabbit teeth! (Wow that was so much meaner typed out then it was in my head...sorry). I agree with James and Jax. I honestly don't find any of the guys on there to be attractive. I love Ariana and Katie!
ETA: I also love the new girl Faith but can't stand LaLa. I think I just love to hate on the people in that show!
Lala needs to find makeup that matches her skin. Her face looks so yellow compared to the rest of her. And I wouldnt be surprised to find out her and Faith have hooked up.
Along the same lines as calling babies creepy things-I HATE when adults refer to each other as "mommy & daddy" or any derivative. It's one thing if you're talking to your child "daddy's home" or "ask mommy," but when they talk to each other, in adult coversations, it's creeps me TF out!
I definitely don't refer to DH as Daddy to my friends, but if I'm around DS, I do. The reason? I used to refer to DH as Ben in front of DS, if I was talking to DH or other adults and by 15 months, DS had figured out that Daddy and Ben were the same person. He started referring to DH by his actual first name. This has fizzled out now that I mostly refer to DH as Daddy.
I get what you're talking about @kbrands7. Three thoughts from all this. 1. When I worked in daycare we had several kids over the years who referred to one or both of their parents as babe or honey because it's what they heard the other parent use. I always thought it was sort of cute.
2. There's still something unsettling for me when spouses don't put the "your" classifier in front mom or dad. I don't want my DH to say to our kid,"Here comes mom," I'd rather him say, "Here comes YOUR mom." I know it seems small but it just rubs me the wrong way. I'm not DH's mom and he and LO aren't siblings.
3. I also hate when friends refer to their parents as if they are universal parents. Example... "I'm going with mom to dinner tonight." What? Who's mom? Your mom? Because you're not going with my mom. I want them to say, "I'm going with MY mom to dinner tonight." Mom is not a name, it's a title, and a role we use towards our moms out of respect for her position/ relationship in our lives.
-----QBF-----
I did qualify it doesn't weird me out when you are talking TO your child about their parent, just when in adult conversation they call each other mommy and daddy.
I also totally agree with you on "dinner with mom." Unless I'm talking to my brother, she's either my mom or your mom, not just mom!
I also have a co worker who comes in and cries for 30 minutes + if she feels like her daughter is being picked on at all. I get it, bullying is bad and kids get it ALL THE TIME now because of social media, but your daughter having someone tell her her "shirt looks stupid" is not a reason for you to cry, and for something that minor, your kid needs to suck it up. (Please note I am not condoning bullying, but I do think kids need to learn how to take criticism- even if it's criticism being said just to be mean)
While I agree that she shouldn't cry about it, I don't think "suck it up" is the right move. I was bullied and never talked about it to my parents because I was too ashamed. I guess in some ways I sucked it up, but it really did a number on my self-esteem and confidence leading to me developing an eating disorder. When you tell a child to suck it up, you're basically saying their feelings don't matter and they need to deal with it. And to me, that IS condoning bullying.
I hear you @missnc77. Maybe "suck it up" isn't the best phrasing. But in my possibly UO. We are almost hyper sensitive to bullying now. I'm a counselor in a school and I receive no less than 5 bullying reports per week that amount to exactly the example @bookelf221 used. Just this week I had to talk with the parent of a child who sucks his thumb in the 4th grade. The other kids said he looks like a baby and they won't let him use their art supplies because they say his thumb has germs. This is not bullying. This is normal and healthy natural selection. As I told the parent, her focus in this situation could (should) be on helping her son grow and mature so that his behaviors are more in line with his peers. Not looking for an excuse to normalize his developmentally inappropriate behaviors and create villains out of anyone who challenges or questions them.
Thank you @Charla1224 for putting it better than I did. Yes, maybe suck it up wasn't the right phrase to use, and I think a parent's response should vary depending on the personality of their child. I used "suck it up" because that's the mentality my family has, which is basically "people can be mean and horrible, but that doesn't affect your worth, so ignore what they have to say and suck it up, people aren't always going to be nice to you." So my view (trying to phrase it better), is that yes, you should talk to your kid about what people are saying about them/ to them in order to weed out what needs addressing and what doesn't, but some things - like crying over someone disliking your outfit and saying so is a bit on the extreme side. So if someone doesn't like your outfit - not something to freak out about; somebody calling you fat, worthless, stupid, a derogatory name etc THAT should be addressed because THAT is what I would call bullying. Maybe that's clearer?
@swflJD Okay, I looked at the study a little more and I think the return numbers are flawed. I think you could make the 14% or so return if you were actively buying and selling bags, but if you did a buy and hold "investment" your return is nowhere near what they are claiming. Which, in effect, isn't comparing apples to apples because their comparison of the S&P and gold is showing a buy and hold strategy with annualized returns.
The Hermes Birkin had an annualized growth of 2.84% ($2,000 in 1980 and $12,000 in 2014) and the Hermes Kelly had an annualized growth of 3.71% ($900 in 1980 and $9,250 in 2014).
Sorry I couldn't let it die. It was very interesting though!
@Charla1224 I thought I was the only one who felt this way! It drives me nuts when friends/whoever refer to their parents without saying "MY mom" or "MY dad." I don't know why, its such a small thing, but it irks me. I also have an issue when people start talking about somebody I don't know and say "Sue went to the store," instead of saying "My friend Sue went to the store." I mean, I guess I can assume Sue is your friend, but it just seems so odd and people do it all the time!!!
Never thought I would say this, maybe it's hormones - but I wish hubby earned enough that I wouldn't have to go back to work after baby. Maybe I just need a new job?!!
My unpopular is that sometimes when my husband is talking about OUR son he will refer to him as my baby for example: after you have your baby we can do blah blah blah. It's not enough to make me mad because I know he doesn't mean it the way it sounds but it still irks me a little bit when he does it.
These are all so lighthearted! I am going to light a match and see if I can set off a debate.
My UO: I think it's good to get away from your spouse, do things alone and be apart from each other. My H is overseas for work and coming back tonight. I hung out with friends while he was gone, I cuddled with my dog on the bed, I watched TV alone and ate out of a bowl while balancing it on my stomach. Yeah, we sent each other love notes which I really came to enjoy reading first thing in the morning, but seriously, absence makes the heart grow fonder, y'all.
@vinerie - It's all fun and games until you're talking about being married to someone in the military who leaves 3-12 months at a time. That said, when my husband goes away for 2-3 days for a conference or something else, I get the best sleep of my life. Those aren't too shabby. But now he's scheduled to leave for 3 weeks the same time I'm transitioning back into work post-baby. I'm trying to prep myself to be single mom'ing it a lot.
My UO (relevant since I was asked to bring it to a BBQ on Saturday) is I hate chocolate cake. Like the cakey-cake, not cheesecake or whatever, but just chocolate cake. It's weird, dry and never very chocolatey and I'd prefer nearly any other type of cakey-cake to chocolate.
I hate smoke detectors. I hate smoke detectors so much. Just let me die in a fire, please, that would be so much better than dealing with this thing chirping at me at 4 am and necessitating me climbing my pregnant ass up to the top of a stepstool and having a neck-twisted ragefit at the worst-designed battery compartment on earth while both of my dogs have panic attacks and cower helplessly in the bathtub.
In the year 2016, how is this machine still so incompetently designed that it does this to me. Please. It should be capable of sending me a nice polite automated text two days in advance so I can Amazon Prime some 9-volt batteries (instead of running to three different stores because they're all sold out) and just slide them smoothly into a nice automated battery slot.
but no, no, instead we're going to make my entire day go down in a Hindenburg of fury
Re: UO Thursday 1/14
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
ETA: Even if you work the exact same hours or if one person works inside the home, it's good to have separate experiences. Then you have more things to share WITH your SO.
You win TB for me today. I love Schmidt.
Going off of this. I really hate that people just assume I will DD for them now. You want to go out and get shitfaced and then I am supposed to come pick you up and drive you home? Eff that. Get a freaking cab!
I also have a co worker who comes in and cries for 30 minutes + if she feels like her daughter is being picked on at all. I get it, bullying is bad and kids get it ALL THE TIME now because of social media, but your daughter having someone tell her her "shirt looks stupid" is not a reason for you to cry, and for something that minor, your kid needs to suck it up. (Please note I am not condoning bullying, but I do think kids need to learn how to take criticism- even if it's criticism being said just to be mean)
1. When I worked in daycare we had several kids over the years who referred to one or both of their parents as babe or honey because it's what they heard the other parent use. I always thought it was sort of cute.
2. There's still something unsettling for me when spouses don't put the "your" classifier in front mom or dad. I don't want my DH to say to our kid,"Here comes mom," I'd rather him say, "Here comes YOUR mom." I know it seems small but it just rubs me the wrong way. I'm not DH's mom and he and LO aren't siblings.
3. I also hate when friends refer to their parents as if they are universal parents. Example... "I'm going with mom to dinner tonight." What? Who's mom? Your mom? Because you're not going with my mom. I want them to say, "I'm going with MY mom to dinner tonight." Mom is not a name, it's a title, and a role we use towards our moms out of respect for her position/ relationship in our lives.
DD: 05/14/16
In regards to the #hashtag convo today
@vinerie, I have to admit, I love me time. Dont get me wrong, I enjoy time with the hubs, but I really love a day alone to do whatever I want to do, and not have to listen to football talk. Sunday, before the Steeler game, I am going out alone to shop for the nursery and I cannot wait!
Case in point; he and Kristin go to therapy. He starts to say to Kristin " you are delusional". Therapist stops him and says something along the lines of we use feelings here. So instead he says "I feel like you are delusional". I laughed so hard.
I was trying to find the "we totally banged" gif to drive home how funny James is but couldnt find it
Arianna is so not the cool girl I thought she was... urg
Jax's "girlfriend" looks like a man.
Jax was hot season 1- I dont understand what happened?
Tom Schwartz is TOTALLY gay!! Why does Katie want to marry a gay guy so badly???
Kristen looks like a duck with rabbit teeth! (Wow that was so much meaner typed out then it was in my head...sorry). I agree with James and Jax. I honestly don't find any of the guys on there to be attractive. I love Ariana and Katie!
ETA: I also love the new girl Faith but can't stand LaLa. I think I just love to hate on the people in that show!
DD: 05/14/16
Kristen looks like a duck with rabbit teeth! (Wow that was so much meaner typed out then it was in my head...sorry). I agree with James and Jax. I honestly don't find any of the guys on there to be attractive. I love Ariana and Katie!
ETA: I also love the new girl Faith but can't stand LaLa. I think I just love to hate on the people in that show!
-------QBF---------Idk what it is about her that I like...I think I like that she's the crazy girl that we have all been at one point haha...she just doesn't feel like hiding it.
1. When I worked in daycare we had several kids over the years who referred to one or both of their parents as babe or honey because it's what they heard the other parent use. I always thought it was sort of cute.
2. There's still something unsettling for me when spouses don't put the "your" classifier in front mom or dad. I don't want my DH to say to our kid,"Here comes mom," I'd rather him say, "Here comes YOUR mom." I know it seems small but it just rubs me the wrong way. I'm not DH's mom and he and LO aren't siblings.
3. I also hate when friends refer to their parents as if they are universal parents. Example... "I'm going with mom to dinner tonight." What? Who's mom? Your mom? Because you're not going with my mom. I want them to say, "I'm going with MY mom to dinner tonight." Mom is not a name, it's a title, and a role we use towards our moms out of respect for her position/ relationship in our lives.
-----QBF-----
I did qualify it doesn't weird me out when you are talking TO your child about their parent, just when in adult conversation they call each other mommy and daddy.
I also totally agree with you on "dinner with mom." Unless I'm talking to my brother, she's either my mom or your mom, not just mom!
https://baghunter.com/blogs/news/16574179-the-investment-value-of-hermes
The Hermes Birkin had an annualized growth of 2.84% ($2,000 in 1980 and $12,000 in 2014) and the Hermes Kelly had an annualized growth of 3.71% ($900 in 1980 and $9,250 in 2014).
Sorry I couldn't let it die. It was very interesting though!
Edited because I'm dumb today
DS: Born 5-17-16
In the year 2016, how is this machine still so incompetently designed that it does this to me. Please. It should be capable of sending me a nice polite automated text two days in advance so I can Amazon Prime some 9-volt batteries (instead of running to three different stores because they're all sold out) and just slide them smoothly into a nice automated battery slot.
but no, no, instead we're going to make my entire day go down in a Hindenburg of fury