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May 2016 Moms
UO Thursday 2/4
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Re: UO Thursday 2/4
Now that I am in NY for almost 12 years, I find myself saying soda. And it makes me feel disloyal
hahaha - I am the chicago-born spouse, and my hubby is the pgh-er. I say soda too!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Unreachable standards for pregnant women too. Sigh.
My UO is, deep down inside, I don't want my mother around my child when he is born or even help me. I love her to death and I'm an only child so we are super close. But I know she is batsh*t crazy sometimes and will be controlling of how I raise my child. I do not want him to be exposed to her negative-about-life attitude. I feel like that makes me a bad child and mother but I don't really care.
Except when Reese's puts out their holiday stuff. Yes please I will eat all of that.
DS: Born 5-17-16
I don't really like bacon, period.
DS: Born 5-17-16
I read that (psychologically) everyone thinks they know everything about teachers because everyone had teachers, everyone has seen them in action, and everyone thinks they know what they do. Lawyers not so much: the more mystery, the more exclusivity, the more prestige. The more familiar we are with a profession, the less we respect it.
Sociologically, teachers get disrespected because the profession has become "feminized" (i.e. dominated by women). Every occupation is like this: when teachers were mostly men, it was a respected profession, when women took over, it began paying less and being less prestigious. Real Estate is a nother good example. And Biology is now seen as a "soft science" and disrespected because over 50% of biologists are women. As soon as a profession gains cultural acceptability as a place where women fit, it also loses prestige and salaries fall. So. It's depressing. Fuck the patriarchy.
THIS! DH has much more experience with babies than I do! And people keep making these comments as if because I'm the female partner, the birth-giving partner, that I will know what I'm doing and I'll have to teach him. So messed up, that our society just assumes men are hapless and helpless around children. So. Again. Fuck the patriarchy.
I don't mind attending more than one shower for the same person! I like getting together with my friends for whatever reason! Gossiping with a bunch of ladies, love it! Free food and *GASP* cake?!? I'm all about that life.
Am I going to spend the same amount of money as I did for the first shower? No, but do mind bringing a gift I would have bought for them anyway? Not in the slightest!
My favorite is D'jetyet. That means, did you eat yet
We are just really classy like dat.
Not to be a huge giant snob about it (although I am!), but I feel very very strongly that if you're going to drop a lot of money on jewelry, you should get something that is at least vaguely worth something close to what you paid for it, and Valentine's Day jewelry tends to be the exact opposite of that.
another one that I'm sure will get me super flamed? I don't understand buying people gifts that aren't on their registry. Of course I appreciate whatever we get (that's one less thing we need to buy) but if we registered for a certain bath tub, why buy a different brand? If that one was too expensive or what have you, just pick something else in your price range. I know it's the thought that counts, but that just seems odd to me. (Clothes don't count because I don't think people really register for clothes). Flame away.