FFFC (4/1)

smmatt08 · April 2016

Better late than never. Flame away ladies!

mrszoess · April 2016

I don't understand the love for green smoothies and drinks. they're disgusting. I need to chew my meals.

MRSCORKER · April 2016

I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate April fools day. I never like pranks or playing tricks on people and I loathe it when people try to play pranks on me. It just leaves the person who fell for it feeling stupid and gullible and I just don't see the appeal of making someone feel that way so you can get a laugh out of it. I realize there are harmless pranks and silly jokes, those don't bother me quite as much but still. Why go through such ellaborate measures when the only outcome is "Just kidding, haha". Don't get it.

To continue with this theme, people who post fake April fools pregnancy annoucements are a special kind of awful. You have no idea who has been struggling with IF, who may have just suffered a loss, etc. It's insensitive at worst and ignorant at best. I just had a friend post "Pregnant with twins!" ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh. No. Just no.

ETA: The only exception to this rule is when Jim pranks Dwight on The Office, because those pranks are awesome.

Piperella · April 2016

My confession is that I misread the tone of almost all social media posts and messages. I realized last night that if there are no smiley faces, I read everything with a cynical undertone. Imagine SNL's Jack Handey Deep Thoughts. We finally understood why I took some things the wrong way when texting one another when doing the long distance thing years and years ago...

CopperBoom86 · April 2016

I confess that I HATE gif siggys. Tickers, fine. Pictures, great. Gifs, annoying AF. I end up having to read the post 5 times before my brain stops getting distracted by the movement below.

PrimRoseMama · April 2016

Since coffee turned on me (why God why?) the only thing that has worked to quell my nausea (at 11 weeks still?)has been Dr. Pepper. I'm not usually a huge soda drinker at all. Nothing wrong with soda if anyone drinks it or whatever, no judgment. I just usually don't because I prefer other sources of caffeine.

I'm paranoid about the weight gain aspect of drinking soda daily, but I've barely gained anything. That is unusual for me during pregnancy. I'm not brag-plaining either. My desire to eat has been next to nothing and that isn't always a good thing. I started out fluffy this time so its not horrible but I think my OB is going to not dig the report when I tell her. She wants me to eat my calories (vs. drink them). That's cool and all, but liquids (smoothies, soups and drinks) are all that is appealing for me lately. Thankfully I can make some really awesome vegetable soup or chili. The Dr. Pepper is tormenting me and I limit myself to the one during the day. The rest of the time its fizzy water with a fruit juice or plain.

I also am so pissed that shrimp is apparently a no-go? WTF Shrimp? I've never been allergic to them before. I had some delicious shrimp scampi and HIVES. I ate the rest anyway, but suffered with the mouth itching and more hives. I just loved the texture and the taste. My two favorite things (coffee and shrimp) have turned on me and I don't understand!

Also, I've been craving salad and steak. Like, the idea of steak is tormenting me in my sleep. I went ahead and did it. Rare and delicious. Not medium or well done because I refuse. The only way it was going to not make me throw up was rare. You guise-- it was the most beautiful meal ever. It was the first one I looked forward to since my BFP. My husband was incredulous when he smelled me grilling steak out on the back porch in the rain (we have a cover on the porch lol) with veggies. It was 3am too, but you know what I had been tormented enough. I have no regrets!

mrskratt · April 2016

I ate a turkey and ham sandwich every day for the past week. And to be honest, I forgot about the whole "lunch meat is a no-no." But still, no regrets.
Also, I had the best SUSHI of my life in Las Vegas this past week. It's all I can think about.
I may or may not try to find the best sushi place in Michigan this weekend.

lindzsers · April 2016

After reading all the posts about subs from Firehouse and Jimmy Johns and craving one for weeks, I treated myself to lunch at Which Wich while I was out running errands yesterday. I was full after eating half the sub. And then I ate the other half. And my whole bag of chips. I regret nothing.

smmatt08 · April 2016

Today is my husband’s last day at his job, he starts a new job on Monday. While I am genuinely happy for him, I can’t help but be jealous. I have been job hunting for months because I am absolutely miserable at my current company. He had two offers to choose from in a single week! He is our primary income so I really am thrilled for him but my cranky, pregnant self is having green-monster moment today.

mrskratt · April 2016

@MRSCORKER
I just spotted one of those lovely pregnancy jokes on my FB page... Horrible.
I hate April Fools Day.

FemShep · April 2016

I'm irrationally angry that in 5 years on TB, my *one* warning came from this legit quiet, low drama board for saying that I thought someone who invites 20 friends to an elective ultrasound for a gender reveal is acting like an AW.

WTF, Bump Gods?

(Also, I still stand by the original statement. If you expect me to care about your kid's genitalia beyond a sincere "Congratulations!", you'd better be giving me cake. And ice cream. With lots of comfy seating.)

mothernorth · April 2016

I can't handle April Fool's Day today either.

Also **TW**LOSS**MENTIONED**

Just saw this post-about-a-post on the TTGP board and just about had a break down, I can't imagine how hard these "jokes" have got to be hitting these ladies and I'm heart sick for them today especially...

bamacoop · April 2016

I don't particularly like April Fools pranks either... but I must say, the videos of people hiding in a closet, or behind the stairwell, or behind a door, and jumping out to scare someone are freaking hilarious to me. Double points if it scares the person so badly that they hit the scare-er in the face. Ah! So funny!! (As long as no one got hurt badly! Please don't jump out and scare your 90 year old grandma!)

My confession: Stopped at Walmart on the way to work to buy a huge box of chocolate donuts and some Funyuns. Oh, and a Coke and a KitKat. Baby is going to be hopped up on sugar all day today.

PrimRoseMama · April 2016

FemShep said:

I'm irrationally angry that in 5 years on TB, my *one* warning came from this legit quiet, low drama board for saying that I thought someone who invites 20 friends to an elective ultrasound for a gender reveal is acting like an AW.

WTF, Bump Gods?

(Also, I still stand by the original statement. If you expect me to care about your kid's genitalia beyond a sincere "Congratulations!", you'd better be giving me cake. And ice cream. With lots of comfy seating.)

I don't want to anger the TB Gods-- but sometimes I wonder if they have a quota or something. I've received a warning (which I later got reversed by the way, so you can do that if you feel you have been warned unfairly) for something that was completely benign. I spoke up with bumptara and she got it reversed for me because it was made in error.

I agree with you on the sex stuff and elective ultrasounds. I am not sure that is a spectator activity, and honestly I wouldn't feel terribly polite to invite people to gawk at my internal organs. I'm even on the fence about sex reveal parties. A cute photo shoot or video you can post to facebook? Ok, I'm down. However, a full on party that folks make time to show up for? Nope not my bag. There is always an awkwardness of "is it a shower or isn't it? Do I bring a gift?" I've been to so many with my younger friends (its a thing these days around my area) and I honestly look forward to the food and cake more than the "big reveal." So I'm with you. Feed me and entertain me a bit. Otherwise, meh.

rebeccuh · April 2016

@MRSCORKER @mrskratt I don't know why people think those FB jokes are funny. Setting aside the potential for hurt feelings, they just aren't good jokes. It's not 2007. Please find a different unfunny joke to run into the ground, people. Make an effort.

Or you know, don't do April Fool's in the first place, but either way.

PrimRoseMama · April 2016

Also, the love-tits look HUGE to me. I wonder if that is a hamster falling off the wheel in bump IT?

lindzsers · April 2016

@MRSCORKER > This just popped up in my FB news feed - John Oliver on April Fools Day https://youtu.be/kXYXuXX48m8

PrimRoseMama · April 2016

The FB pranks about pregnancy have never been funny to me. This is before I suffered loss and even before I wanted a family. I always found them lame, gauche and insensitive. Especially if GF's did that to boyfriends because to me you don't joke about being pregnant, period. Its really not funny especially if your BF (or GF in same sex couples) are not ready and have been vocal about it. That happened to a girl I know. She and her partner are actually in the process of marriage counseling. Her partner pranked the pregnancy test situation and told her that she wanted to "surprise her so they could stay together" or something crazy. Yeah, needless to say babies don't keep marriages going and pranking about pregnancy when your partner has been vocal about not being ready? Not funny and I have no idea what half these people are thinking. That could be a UO more than a confession. However, that's sometimes how FFFC goes, so eff it. I'm leaving it here.

MRSCORKER · April 2016

@bamacoop I will admit to laughing at the vidoes where people get scared and punch the scarer in the face. lol. That seems a little more harmless to me than these elaborate april fools pranks. You know, there is actually a market out there for positive pregnancy tests. Like, pregnant women actually sell them online because non-pregnant women want to play pranks on people. That is so crazy to me.

bamacoop · April 2016

@mrscorker What?! I did not know that, about selling positive pregnancy tests! That's insane!

missmaehurt · April 2016

My boss always speaks to me in the most condescending tone, makes me want to slap her, especially now that the pregnancy rage is real. "You may want to read up on that procedure, then let me know what you learned." Are you kidding me?! Ugh just irks the crap out of me.

rozANDbenSINCE2001 · April 2016

I must admit that I love pranking my husband. He's the youngest of 8 kids so I think his siblings really did a number on him. He's super jumpy and I love hiding behind doors and freaking him out. It's really awful, but I laugh so hard every time.

My confession: I'm super uptight with my kid. It took two years for my glorious BFP and I'm basically obsessed with her. I think I'm a type-A personality anyway so I have major control issues and I always watch my ILs carefully because they're very relaxed with the kids/grandkids on their side. I went to lunch with my DH's niece (who is 28 with two kids of her own) and she offered to hold DD while I ordered. I came back and she definitely was letting my 15 month old daughter sip her Mountain Dew. I was livid.

mothernorth · April 2016

I love pranking. Hell, I love jumping out and scaring people, and I'm even guilty of doing that to my children. But I don't save it up for one day a year, and there are lines I WILL NOT CROSS. Manipulating emotions in ANY way is NEVER funny. Be that with 'pregnancy jokes', or 'breakup jokes', things with heavy emotional connotations, just no. Today just seems like one day where people feel like it's okay to throw empathy and morality out the window for "humor" and I just can't get down with that.
I realize I've just ranted so far and confessed nothing, so: Yesterday I decided to ditch class to hang out with my twin sister and let FI think I was at school.

krzyriver · April 2016

I think I'll get flamed for this one. Lol. The way our new schedules work, my husband and I say goodbye to each other Thursday morning and don't see each other until Sunday afternoon when he wakes up. But today he stopped by the house during work cause he had to use the bathroom. He only had 10 minutes, so I sat on the side of the tub and talked to him while he did his business. We'd rather have 10 stinky minutes together than go 72+ hours without seeing each other.

PrimRoseMama · April 2016

krzyriver said:

I think I'll get flamed for this one. Lol. The way our new schedules work, my husband and I say goodbye to each other Thursday morning and don't see each other until Sunday afternoon when he wakes up. But today he stopped by the house during work cause he had to use the bathroom. He only had 10 minutes, so I sat on the side of the tub and talked to him while he did his business. We'd rather have 10 stinky minutes together than go 72+ hours without seeing each other.

This is actually really sweet. I'm not squeamish about poop or anything with my husband. He just likes to zen while he poops and that would bug him. I'm a talker while I poop so I usually have the kids to tell me funny things lol.

TurtleMomma · April 2016

Sometimes I can tell hours in advance that I'm going to throw up. My confession is that usually I'll eat anyways because being extremely hungry and throwing up bile is a worse sensation than throwing up a full stomach.

rozANDbenSINCE2001 · April 2016

@krzyriver I thought that was really sweet, too! I'm not gonna lie though, I'm super sensitive to smells right now and I did get slightly squeamish thinking of sitting next to my DH while he pooped. But I still think that was a very nice moment for the two of you!

krzyriver · April 2016

@PrimRoseMama We're not squeamish either and sometimes it's the only quality time we have together. So we've embraced it. Lol

@rozANDbenSINCE2001 I'm really sensitive too. I bought him that Poo Pourri stuff cause I couldn't even go in the bathroom after he left. It's awesome.

ashleyp625 · April 2016

@CopperBoom86 The gif siggy was going to be mine too! The movement actually makes me kinda nauseous. I try to just scroll quickly

I'm with all of you on the insensitive pregnancy posts today. I have a friend who just lost her third, and I hope she's okay today. i just don't see a need for potentially hurting someone's feelings for a laugh.

annabenanna · April 2016

My confession, this morning on my walk from the convenience store to my office building I saw a hot younger construction guy just hanging out by his bobcat thing looking all cute... I was in my jeans (casual Fridays!) and cute heels and gave him a smile when I walked by, so he winked at me, and I winked back. Hellllllooooooo! Good to know I still got it, even with this blump!

I told SO when I got to my desk that younger men still check me out, and he was pretty amused.

emmaaa · April 2016

Yeah so TMZ reported that Gwen Stefani posted on Instagram that she's pregnant with a girl. They said they have not heard whether it was a prank or not. Ugh...

PCOSbaby · April 2016

AllyTheKid said:

I can't handle April Fool's Day today either.

Also **TW**LOSS**MENTIONED**

Just saw this post-about-a-post on the TTGP board and just about had a break down, I can't imagine how hard these "jokes" have got to be hitting these ladies and I'm heart sick for them today especially...

I deleted my FB account and haven't posted on IG in months. Yet and still it infuriates me to see all the pregnancy jokes. I'm seriously considering posting this on my IG for all of my O16 moms who have lost an angel or who {like me} had to have IF tx to conceive.

PeggyOlsonFTW · April 2016

I joined a local babywearing group on Facebook because I was thinking I might need advice about wraps and ring slings and nursing in an Ergo, etc. I think most of the women in that group are cray. I don't need, nor can I afford 17 different kinds of carriers. And no, I don't hate my stroller and find it terrible to use. And yes, I vaccinate my child. On time. Yikes.

agogo1 · April 2016

@PeggyOlsonFTW my confession is that I AM that mom who has like 17 different types of baby carriers. I got really into wearing with DD and it really does become a weird hobby/obsession shockingly quickly. I still have most of my carriers lovingly displayed in my foyer and bedroom and I can't wait to wrap/wear a new squish.

I also vaccinate my child on time and while there's a small minority of the babywearing community that's extra-crunchy, most wearers don't fall into the non-vax camp.

rozANDbenSINCE2001 · April 2016

@PeggyOlsonFTW I was asked to join an FB group by a grade school friend (ironically named Peggy) after she saw I had a baby. I was so out of place because they were super crunchy and I felt super judged! I have a boba and a Lillebaby and I got majorly Tula peer pressured. And I kept getting tagged in articles like anti-vaxxing and making my own breastmilk cheese so after a few weeks, I was out.

emmaaa · April 2016

I hope this doesn't sound bad but I have no desire to be a SAHM (and I promise I don't judge anyone who chooses or wants to, just not for me). I value my career and love what I do and don't want to give that up. I told someone that and she told me that I was so selfish to put what I want ahead of the need of the baby. Excuse me? A baby doesn't necessarily NEED a SAHP.

ETF: spelling

mrszoess · April 2016

@emmaaa I will tell her off on the internet if she is joking. I already think she's horrible.

PrimRoseMama · April 2016

emmaaa said:

I hope this doesn't sounds bad but I have no desire to be a SAHM (and I promise I don't judge anyone who chooses or wants to, just not for me). I value my career and love what I do and don't want to give that up. I told someone that and she told me that I was so selfish to put what I want ahead of the need of the baby. Excuse me? A baby doesn't necessarily NEED a SAHP.

I agree with you. I am a SAHM and I don't feel its a requirement for every family. It was a big deal for me personally, but I don't expect others to feel the same way. Each family works and is happy moving at its own pace with it is own rules. One size fits all is definitely not best for everyone.

You have the incredibly traditional folks that feel that a SAHP is a necessity though. The odds of changing their minds or even arguing with them is incredibly difficult. I hate it that this person passed judgment on you because you have different priorities and desires. There are all kinds of great moms out there and they are not all SAHM.

LauraPCOS · April 2016

mrskratt said:

I ate a turkey and ham sandwich every day for the past week. And to be honest, I forgot about the whole "lunch meat is a no-no." But still, no regrets.
Also, I had the best SUSHI of my life in Las Vegas this past week. It's all I can think about.
I may or may not try to find the best sushi place in Michigan this weekend.

I had sushi last night and it was FANTASTIC! Like seriously maybe the best stuff I've ever had. I just stuck to vegetarian kinds.

emmaaa · April 2016

PrimRoseMama said:

emmaaa said:

I hope this doesn't sounds bad but I have no desire to be a SAHM (and I promise I don't judge anyone who chooses or wants to, just not for me). I value my career and love what I do and don't want to give that up. I told someone that and she told me that I was so selfish to put what I want ahead of the need of the baby. Excuse me? A baby doesn't necessarily NEED a SAHP.

I agree with you. I am a SAHM and I don't feel its a requirement for every family. It was a big deal for me personally, but I don't expect others to feel the same way. Each family works and is happy moving at its own pace with it is own rules. One size fits all is definitely not best for everyone.

You have the incredibly traditional folks that feel that a SAHP is a necessity though. The odds of changing their minds or even arguing with them is incredibly difficult. I hate it that this person passed judgment on you because you have different priorities and desires. There are all kinds of great moms out there and they are not all SAHM.

Thank you. I didn't even have make the effort to argue and told them that we would just have to agree to disagree on that one.

MRSCORKER · April 2016

I grew up with this "I'm a strong, independent woman and my career will come first, yada, yada..." mind set. My mom was a SAHM and even though I valued having her around and knew how hard she worked, I think the societal stigma made me fear ending up being exactly like my Mom in that respect. I don't think I fully understood feminism either and thought it would be anti-feminist of me to be a SAHM. It wasn't until the movie Mona Lisa Smile (anyone remember that one?) that I actually kind of "got it". Now, as an adult with a baby on the way, I would give up my career in a heartbeat to stay at home. It's not really in the cards for us right now as I have the health insurance and we aren't financially ready to be a one income household but I'll confess that I'm envious of SAH parents. I know it's crazy hard work but it's going to kill me to leave this baby when it's time to go back to work. Not that it doesn't kill every parent when they have to return to work regardless of whether they're going back out of necessity or desire. All hard working mamas are rock stars whether that hard work is in an office or in the home.

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