I've had mine for a few days and I can't believe I remember!
Im taller than DH. I'm 5'6 and he's 5'3. I've always been taller than him. It used to bug me but I don't care now. He's a shorty. His whole family is short, he is the tallest one.
I'm taller than DH too. He says hes the same height as me, but I'm at least an inch taller. The only time it's bothered me is not being able to wear anything with a heal for our wedding (I didn't want to tower over him in pictures), which really wasn't a big deal. My sandals were nice and comfy and my mom and his mom trying to convince him to wear cowboy boots to make him taller was pretty hysterical.
I hate when DD is sick, but love that when she is she just wants her mommy. She's usually a huge daddy's girl and would prefer he hold her and play with her when he's home, but when she was sick this week she did NOT want him to hold her or even MIL when she came to visit. She just wanted to snuggle in to me and I loved it.
My DH is a whole foot and 2 inches taller than me, i have to look up to him at times lol. I am 5"0 and he is 6'2.
On Wed. baby was not moving for a while and so i freaked out, drank something cold nothing, poked her nothing, took a cold shower nothing, once i got comfortable from out the shower and sat down she starts a kicking party out this world. Think she said mommy payback for waking me up lol.......... I AM HUNGRY but I don't know what to get for lunch, i need ideas!
@ginger819 We had the opposite problem - my husband is almost a full foot taller than me, and I didn't want him hunching in our wedding pictures - so I wore 5 inch heels. (I had wedges for the reception) My feet were KILLING me by the end of the night, and my heel sunk suddenly when I shifted my weight for our "first kiss" and so we had a very ... dramatic... first kiss. Luckily he caught me - I married the right guy apparently!
My FFFC is I totally bitched out a teenage hipster wanna-be at the Panic! at the Disco/Weezer concert last night. I had to cut through the merchandise line to get to the bathroom and this girl is going all crazy, arms flailing talking to her friends and nearly smacked me right in the stomach. I totally remember what it was like to be on my own at a concert as a teenager and the excitement and all that, but in that moment my momma instincts kicked in and she got a bitching out about personal space.
My confession...I do certain things to spite my MIL. Not horrible things, just little things that nobody would really notice. She didn't like the names we had picked out for our dd so I made a point of talking one of them up big time to DH and we loved it and used it anyway. She tells me certain things that I should and shouldn't do with my kids. She is the "perfect" mom in her eyes and everyone should be like her. She drives me crazy! DH does NOT know that there have been decisions I have made based on whatever is the opposite of what MIL says.
My confession is that i just had menchie's birthday cake with graham crackers, Oreo, cheesecake bites, strawberries, cherries, m&ms, hersheys with crunch berry before eating my lunch its HOT..... so delicious but DD is kicking me now
My confession is that last night I came home from work and grabbed some cold spaghetti out of the fridge. I was going to have a few bites to tide me over for my pilates class. I sat down to watch the news and the next thing I know I had devoured all the spaghetti, and it was like, a large dinner-sized portion. Oops? Then after my pilates class I felt bad so I ate a bunch of fruit, but then later had a chocolate cupcake for dessert. So basically this baby got nothing but starch and sugar last night. I am giving him lots of protein today to compensate.
@Curls919 that is my biggest pet peeve! DH grew up around constant cursing from his dad and uncles. He had a filthy mouth when we got together but he is so much better about it now! DD has started repeating words that we say so I am on him even more to cut the cussing out completely around her.
Ive also fussed his family out a few times about cussing around DD. And I'm not talking about the small curse words. They drop f bombs, GD this and that, and use it in everyday conversation like every other word. I have no patience for it, I've said many times "if you continue to talk like that we will leave, I don't want DD hearing that"
I guess a good FFFC for me then is that I have quite a mouth on me. I blame being in the journalism industry for the past few years. Everyone in the newsroom cusses like sailors. I always manage to avoid using any curse words online and when I'm with my parents but can't help myself everywhere else because it's become second nature. I don't want LO learning those words either so I'm going to have to learn to control myself!
I really hate when people have favorite sports team that are in completely random cities. I think you should only like a team in a town you have grown up in or lived in for a significant amount of time. One exception is if the team was in your town and then moved to another area - you are still allowed to root for them. It drives me especially bonkers when the person never liked a team previously and then when they get popular, all of a sudden, they are rocking the gear and rooting for them so hard.
@Curls919 - gone are the days that people watched their language around little ones.
I hate that it's an acceptable part of the English language and I really hate that people can't come up with better words to use while in front of my toddler, who repeats everything. And saying, "excuse my language" and then saying the word does not make it okay.
DH and I also cuss like sailors constantly. But I have super strict ideas about what language is appropriate for children. I was raised not to say words like butt, pee, snot, fart, crap - those were all pretty much cuss words and I didn't dare start saying them around my parents until maybe middle school and would still get a look. My husband thinks it's ridiculously prudish and argues with me about it, but I just think it's so crass when I hear little bitties using that language and I want to raise my children to be polite. That being said, I have zero problem with them cussing when they get into their teens as long as they understand what company it is appropriate/inappropriate around. In fact I'm looking forward to themn getting old enough to where we can go back to cussing like crazy! So I guess I have somewhat contradictory views on bad language.
My FFFC is that after the first trimester, I have not made any effort to eat healthily. I rarely drink water, probably 90% of what I drink is caffeinated and sugary, I eat whatever sounds good including fast food and junk food, and most days I only eat one meal in the evening and then maybe some sweets. For example yesterday I had nothing but coffee and mountain dew all day and then for dinner I had a small fry and a hot fudge sundae from McDonald's. I take my prenatal every day, I've been getting praise at the ob for my weight and they are the ones who told me not to think twice about the caffeine so . . .*shrug*
I guess my confession is that I don't care about swear words so much? I think there's a huge difference between saying "shit" when something bad happens or you're startled and calling someone a name, and not every name you can call someone is a swear word. I think it's vastly more important that my child knows what the words they are saying mean, and that their language is respectful, before I care about which particular words they use to express themselves. A huge part of growing your child's vocabulary I think is partly knowing what words are appropriate in what setting.
DS is in a mommy phase and I secretly love the attention. He's usually obsessed with DH, and has been since before he turned one, so this is a really nice change. It also gets DH to do more around the house because he feels bad that I have to do more for DS (bath, bed, etc), which is an added bonus.
Swearing doesn't really bother me. I think with my kids I won't shelter them from the swear words, but expose them to it and explain why they aren't appropriate. I would rather spend more energy on teaching them that hateful words/name calling is without exception not allowed.
*TW Spoiler*
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks. 10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery 11/2/17 Twin A & B born 11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU Benched 6 months BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
My former boss just had a baby born with a cleft lip. Every time she posts a pic of him, his lip is always covered. They either put a blanket over this lip and lower part of nose or place his hand over his lip and nose. I understand maybe they're just not ready to post pics with his cleft lip exposed but it's mildly disturbing when these pics look like the baby is suffocating. I'm sure this isn't the case but it almost seems like they're embarrassed or ashamed of it. If they actually are though, they shouldn't be! If anything, they should embrace it all. He is a blessing & a gift no matter what.
@AliKay20 man, how is that baby going to feel when he grows up and all of his baby pictures make it seem like they're trying to hide a part of his body? I can't imagine it would help him feel good about himself. Hopefully they can come to terms with whatever it is they're embarrassed by! I totally agree, every part of him is a gift!
@midwestbaby once my kids start getting older I won't mind the swearing as much because then we can explain. But, DD is only 1.5 and she is starting to say a lot of words. Right now she wouldn't understand why she isn't allowed to say them. I know that once they start school there is no sheltering them from it then, but while they are really young I don't want my 19 month old running around saying "damn dog" or something along those lines.
I was also raised extremely sheltered and I don't think I even heard the f word until I was probably a freshman in high school. I want to find a happy medium between teaching them right and wrong and also sheltering them on some things.
Speaking of being sheltered from bad language: When my little brother was about 4 or 5 he asked my mom of he could watch a particular movie. She responded to him, "No sweetie, you can't watch that movie, it has bad language in it." His eyes got big and he replied, "OH, you mean like shut - (and he points upwards)??" My mom replied, "No, worse language than that." I would have been 8 or 9 at the time, and I remember thinking to myself, "What words are worse than shut-up?"
Re: FFFC
Im taller than DH. I'm 5'6 and he's 5'3. I've always been taller than him. It used to bug me but I don't care now. He's a shorty. His whole family is short, he is the tallest one.
I hate when DD is sick, but love that when she is she just wants her mommy. She's usually a huge daddy's girl and would prefer he hold her and play with her when he's home, but when she was sick this week she did NOT want him to hold her or even MIL when she came to visit. She just wanted to snuggle in to me and I loved it.
On Wed. baby was not moving for a while and so i freaked out, drank something cold nothing, poked her nothing, took a cold shower nothing, once i got comfortable from out the shower and sat down she starts a kicking party out this world. Think she said mommy payback for waking me up lol.......... I AM HUNGRY but I don't know what to get for lunch, i need ideas!
Also the Randoms Thread is my favorite!
I have used more public restrooms in the past month than I have my entire life.
Baby #2 due 8/11/2016
SkiChic626 said:
I don't understand why people swear in front of their kids then think it's hysterical when their toddler is walking around cursing.
Ive also fussed his family out a few times about cussing around DD. And I'm not talking about the small curse words. They drop f bombs, GD this and that, and use it in everyday conversation like every other word. I have no patience for it, I've said many times "if you continue to talk like that we will leave, I don't want DD hearing that"
I hate that it's an acceptable part of the English language and I really hate that people can't come up with better words to use while in front of my toddler, who repeats everything. And saying, "excuse my language" and then saying the word does not make it okay.
That being said, I have zero problem with them cussing when they get into their teens as long as they understand what company it is appropriate/inappropriate around. In fact I'm looking forward to themn getting old enough to where we can go back to cussing like crazy! So I guess I have somewhat contradictory views on bad language.
My FFFC is that after the first trimester, I have not made any effort to eat healthily. I rarely drink water, probably 90% of what I drink is caffeinated and sugary, I eat whatever sounds good including fast food and junk food, and most days I only eat one meal in the evening and then maybe some sweets. For example yesterday I had nothing but coffee and mountain dew all day and then for dinner I had a small fry and a hot fudge sundae from McDonald's. I take my prenatal every day, I've been getting praise at the ob for my weight and they are the ones who told me not to think twice about the caffeine so . . .*shrug*
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks.
10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery
11/2/17 Twin A & B born
11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU
Benched 6 months
BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO
BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
I was also raised extremely sheltered and I don't think I even heard the f word until I was probably a freshman in high school. I want to find a happy medium between teaching them right and wrong and also sheltering them on some things.
When my little brother was about 4 or 5 he asked my mom of he could watch a particular movie. She responded to him, "No sweetie, you can't watch that movie, it has bad language in it." His eyes got big and he replied, "OH, you mean like shut - (and he points upwards)??" My mom replied, "No, worse language than that." I would have been 8 or 9 at the time, and I remember thinking to myself, "What words are worse than shut-up?"