UO Thursday 6.23

cjt121413 · June 2016

I couldn't wait any longer....let's have 'em. Not necessarily flame free.

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phoenix870509 · June 2016

My friend invited me to these Tula pages on FB because I expressed interest in baby wearing. I guess my UO is how many Tula's do you need? I mean seriously, some of these people have 7 and are going on their eighth!! Who needs that many, and OMG they're expensive! One, maybe 2 (infant and toddler) should suffice, especially if you have 2 kids and tandem wear.

kmh1416 · June 2016

I completely agree! I had some girls I used to hang out with that HAD to have Tula's and would only recommend super expensive carriers to new moms. (Which I think is silly because why recommend something crazy expensive to someone who may not even like babywearing?) I have used the same Infantino Mei Tai for the last 4 years and can still use it for the next baby. It was $25 at BRU. I also have a sling that I got for $50. You don't need to spend a million dollars to have a good carrier.

kmh1416 · June 2016

My UO is that I hate the gender reveal stuff that says things like "Shot guns or Glitter?"

Why do boys have to like shot guns? Why do girls have to like glitter? I hate glitter.

slartybartfast · June 2016

I think the fact that some states have legalized weed even though that conflicts with federal laws is ridiculous.
And that while weed may have some beneficial place in some people's lives, it has an extremely negative place in a lot of people's life. It being legal sporadically throughout our country give some the impression that it's no big deal. It is a big deal. Any substance that alters your mood and mental state is a big deal. Alcohol is a big deal but there is an established culture around alcohol that explains why it is where it is today. Yea it has extremely negative impacts on many lives but it's where it is because of how our culture has evolved around it. It's not an example that should be used to validate or justify approaches with other substances.

Also smoking cigarettes and drinking while pregnant should just be illegal. You shouldn't be allowed to do that to another person's body-to-be. They both have proven detrimental health effects. The lower limit of what has an effect on a fetus will never be known because you can't compare how a child's brain would have turned out to how it did turn out. Maybe you didn't drink or smoke enough to have an effect that reaches some threshold for study but it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect.

...those have got to be UOs with some people.

cjt121413 · June 2016

kmh1416 said:

My UO is that I hate the gender reveal stuff that says things like "Shot guns or Glitter?"

Why do boys have to like shot guns? Why do girls have to like glitter? I hate glitter.

I agree completely that the gender stereotyping of fetuses is annoying as hell. I disagree about glitter. I love glitter.

phoenix870509 · June 2016

kmh1416 said:

My UO is that I hate the gender reveal stuff that says things like "Shot guns or Glitter?"

Why do boys have to like shot guns? Why do girls have to like glitter? I hate glitter.

Glitter is annoying. It gets everywhere. I'd rather have the shot gun. This is exactly why we're doing a Who Is It? reveal. No bows or mustaches for this mama!

slartybartfast · June 2016

kmh1416 said:

My UO is that I hate the gender reveal stuff that says things like "Shot guns or Glitter?"

Why do boys have to like shot guns? Why do girls have to like glitter? I hate glitter.

I also agree with this very strongly except that last bit is crazy. I love glitter. I think it looks like magic.

DiFazette · June 2016

@slartybartfast - I don't have a defined opinion one way or the other, but I'd be in favor of legalizing marijuana if we could find a way to cease production of all legal opioids/narcotics. They stand to do a hell of a lot more damage than marijuana ever will.

That being said, I agree it can become a slippery slope when legalized some places and not others. I nearly always support states rights because I loathe big government but in this case I find it very odd that it's public, advertised and accepted breaking of federal law. But, if the big guys in Washington get their cut of the $ through taxes, I guess laws can be overlooked.

ashleaf2018 · June 2016

Our last name starts with a B so our theme is just "Baby B, what will you be?"

Not that the way baby urinates has anything to do with personality, but I thought the alliteration was cute. Not a fan of gender stereotyping fetuses, and it comes up a lot here. Seems like most of us are not fans of it.

My UO is that I love HGTV. Give me all the Fixer Upper, House Hunters, and Property Brothers.

fauxpa-2 · June 2016

I want a shotgun that shoots glitter!

cjt121413 · June 2016

My UO is I'm not a fan of the man bun. I don't get how women find it hot. I'm also not a fan of the beard trend. Ouch.

maamawaabangi · June 2016

slartybartfast said:

I think the fact that some states have legalized weed even though that conflicts with federal laws is ridiculous.
And that while weed may have some beneficial place in some people's lives, it has an extremely negative place in a lot of people's life. It being legal sporadically throughout our country give some the impression that it's no big deal. It is a big deal. Any substance that alters your mood and mental state is a big deal. Alcohol is a big deal but there is an established culture around alcohol that explains why it is where it is today. Yea it has extremely negative impacts on many lives but it's where it is because of how our culture has evolved around it. It's not an example that should be used to validate or justify approaches with other substances.

Also smoking cigarettes and drinking while pregnant should just be illegal. You shouldn't be allowed to do that to another person's body-to-be. They both have proven detrimental health effects. The lower limit of what has an effect on a fetus will never be known because you can't compare how a child's brain would have turned out to how it did turn out. Maybe you didn't drink or smoke enough to have an effect that reaches some threshold for study but it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect.

...those have got to be UOs with some people.

Slarty... Amen, sister!!! Do you live in a state in which it's legal?

I do. I am pro medical marijuana as it's used under guidelines... and has proven benefits. But wasn't pro legalization (especially in the manner it was done).

In my observation legalization has WIDE spread effects. None, very beneficial. One major downside is that there is STILL violence, robberies, and vast misuse. Just a week or two ago a college student at our local college was gunned down in a robbery gone bad, he had $20k of pot in his dorm room! Some black market suppliers from AZ came to steal it and ended up killing him!
Additionally, our once very quaint and classy tourist town has basically become a haven for all the homeless in the surrounding states (we are on our state border) there are panhandlers literally EVERY where and the feel of our "safe" town has changed. I can't go to Walmart without being asked for "money for food" by 2 -5 people. Just yesterday a guy whos asked me at least twice before threw his "my mom and I are stranded and need food" bit ... when I said, "Gosh, how often do you get stranded in Durango, you were here a month ago..." While I'm generally a very charitable person (support people all over the globe, pay for college for a girl in Uganda, etc...) most of us locals just know addiction is the real hunger and it's so sad. The type of tourist that have started coming in recent years has changed drastically ... People weave around downtown obviously impaired going from distillery to distillery or "green resorts". Last year one of our camp staff was groped by two men who were drunk and high (he was a guy and just about ripped them up). It's so sad. We freaking live in one of the BEAUTIFUL and amazing places in the nation and people just come here to get high! Sorry... ranting now... but it's really so sad and frustrating. It's abuse and us locals get to deal with the draw backs!
Also, there is a lot of debate that the promised tax revenue isn't actually going to schools like they said it would. It's basically pandoras box. I hate what it's done to my home.

slartybartfast · June 2016

I am a fan of a well executed man bun but I wish I wasn't.

I also love hgtv but hate the home buyers/owners entitled attitudes so much of the time. I viscerally hate needless waste and that happens so often in renovation. So why do I love hgtv? Idunno but I do

Toller · June 2016

slartybartfast said:

Also smoking cigarettes and drinking while pregnant should just be illegal. You shouldn't be allowed to do that to another person's body-to-be. They both have proven detrimental health effects. The lower limit of what has an effect on a fetus will never be known because you can't compare how a child's brain would have turned out to how it did turn out. Maybe you didn't drink or smoke enough to have an effect that reaches some threshold for study but it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect.

I think we have to add on addictive drugs to this..... all those poor babies being born addicted to this or that!! I dont think they're necessarily taken from their mothers either....(don't quote me) Awful awful awful.

kmh1416 · June 2016

I typically don't judge what other parents do (I seriously don't give a shit if you cloth diaper or let your kids watch TV) but I judge the hell out of people who smoke and drink during pregnancy.

My half brothers younger sister smoked and drank for all three of her pregnancies because "it's not bad for the baby and I want smaller babies anyway."

I have to hold back my dirty looks every time I see her.

kmh1416 · June 2016

I thought of another. I hate the show Fixer Upper. I used to love it, but Joanna does the same thing to every house and Chip goes way over the top trying to be funny. Just stop, Chip. Nobody wants to watch you eat a roach after you dared yourself to do it.

phoenix870509 · June 2016

kmh1416 said:

I thought of another. I hate the show Fixer Upper. I used to love it, but Joanna does the same thing to every house and Chip goes way over the top trying to be funny. Just stop, Chip. Nobody wants to watch you eat a roach after you dared yourself to do it.

THIS! I still watch the show, but she countrys up EVERY house!!! I get that's your style, but not everyone likes country, or taking down walls. I remember one episode where the client wanted modern and she was having such a hard time with it. Still ended up being very country IMO.

Sharkey · June 2016

I also hate the man bun. It is terrible. I find most trendy men hair styles ugly.

Im not heavily leaning towards one side side of the marijuana debate. I'm slightly towards pro-legalization and/or IDGAF.

My UO is that Narcan should be readily available to law enforcement officers and the like. It saves lives.

cgss11 · June 2016

I hate the word and any phrase that includes Mommie/Mommy..when used by an adult.

Kacie209 · June 2016

I am not for nore against gender reveal parties, as to each their own. Will we do one? Probably not. We already know what we're having, but want to confirm at the 20-week for sure - as long as baby is cooperating. I am sure we'll do something fun for our parents (mine will be first time grandparents, this is grandchild #5 for my in-laws). But, we don't need a lot of people there... and it was special finding it out together. Plus, right now it's our little secret. My MIL is DYING to know.

I don't get LARP, or LAIRE or SCA... whatever it's called. I have a co-worker who is heavily involved in it. And that's great... again, to each their own. But, don't try to talk about it in normal conversation and bring up "laws" that are in effect for your group, cos seriously... it's not real laws or real world. I could care less.

kmh1416 · June 2016

phoenix870509 said:

kmh1416 said:

I thought of another. I hate the show Fixer Upper. I used to love it, but Joanna does the same thing to every house and Chip goes way over the top trying to be funny. Just stop, Chip. Nobody wants to watch you eat a roach after you dared yourself to do it.

THIS! I still watch the show, but she countrys up EVERY house!!! I get that's your style, but not everyone likes country, or taking down walls. I remember one episode where the client wanted modern and she was having such a hard time with it. Still ended up being very country IMO.

Yeah I remember that episode. There are a lot of things about her style that I like, but every single house looks pretty much the same. I think she has a lot of talent and could really do some cool stuff with other decorating styles. Not every house needs giant letters on the walls and shiplap.

cjt121413 · June 2016

slartybartfast said:
Also smoking cigarettes and drinking while pregnant should just be illegal. You shouldn't be allowed to do that to another person's body-to-be. They both have proven detrimental health effects. The lower limit of what has an effect on a fetus will never be known because you can't compare how a child's brain would have turned out to how it did turn out. Maybe you didn't drink or smoke enough to have an effect that reaches some threshold for study but it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect.

...those have got to be UOs with some people.

I totally get what you're saying, and I agree that smoking, drinking, and using drugs while pregnant is bad. But this is a slippery slope. I';d be hesitant to give the government the sort of authority it requires to dictate what women can and cannot do with their bodies. I won't get into the pro-choice/pro-life debate, but that's one issue. Similarly, if we start arresting pregnant women for drinking a few sips of wine, where's the line? Should a pregnant woman be arrested for eating sushi? For going to Brazil during the Zika outbreak? For not taking prenatal vitamins? Once we let the government use criminal law to force women to have healthy behavior in pregnancy, it could easily be taken too far.

As for legalizing the MJ, I think the fed should decriminalize it and let the states decide. But it's interesting to hear the perspective of @maamawaabangi about how it is in a state where it's legalized. I live in Texas, ain't nobody getting legal weed here.

sammyl1221 · June 2016

Sorry for not posting this earlier! Thanks @cjt121413 for getting the party started. Work this week is insane!!!

@kmh1416 I use to love fixer upper but cant stand that show anymore.

my UO is that Giads De Laurentis is horrible. Everything about her bothers me. Her face, her recipes, her pronounciations!! Every time she's on food network I have to change the channel.

Christinaruth74 · June 2016

Maybe this is more of a FFTC but I have had sips of H's beers and even had a small glass of champagne for a wedding toast.
I agree that drinking heavily / regularly whatever is wrong and smoking is totally out of the question. I think these are silly things to cling to when your body is no longer entirely yours. But I don't feel like my sips here and there have done damage to my child nor can I find hard evidence to prove that and I wouldn't want the government telling me what I can/can't put in my body.
All of that being said, I also don't have a history of substance abuse/addiction. I think that in a perfect world stronger restrictions / more intense monitoring could be issued to those with a history.
For instance, my nephew was born addicted to heroin. Another boy I know was born addicted to prescription meds. Ugh ..

As far as weed, I am all for medicinal usage, but I agree that legalization sends mixed signals. H and I have done lots of work with teens and found quickly that hey rarely take it seriously. It's just a "lesser of 2 evils" when it comes to weed vs. alcohol. I get it to an extent but saw a kid post recently on Facebook that he never drives UNLESS he is stoned. Because it's not like driving drunk, of course. I screen shot it and sent it to our police dept.

Christinaruth74 · June 2016

My UO- I hate Carters. I mean, don't get me wrong, Carters onesies get me through the newborn phase, but after a couple of months im over it. You can spot a Carters outfit from a mile away and you can bet that every other kid will have it. I've become a baby clothes snob and it's terrible. Meanwhile, I'm wearing the same maxi dress for days. And when I'm not wearing that, I'm wearing my trusty leggings.
It's a slippery slope, folks.

DiFazette · June 2016

Christinaruth74 said:

My UO- I hate Carters. I mean, don't get me wrong, Carters onesies get me through the newborn phase, but after a couple of months im over it. You can spot a Carters outfit from a mile away and you can bet that every other kid will have it. I've become a baby clothes snob and it's terrible. Meanwhile, I'm wearing the same maxi dress for days. And when I'm not wearing that, I'm wearing my trusty leggings.
It's a slippery slope, folks.

I kind of get you here, but their clothes are fairly good quality and almost always 50-60% off. I give zero shits if 3 kids on DS' class have the same dinosaur shirt, because it cost me $3 and he freaking LOVES it.

cjt121413 · June 2016

@Christinaruth74 I don't think a few sips is flame-worthy. When I was pregnant with DS, my doc said a glass of wine every now and then is fine. I don't drink at all now, but I don't judge anyone for having a couple sips during pregnancy. In some countries it's common. I'm not a physician, but I'm pretty sure it's drinking alcoholically (heavily and/or frequently) that causes fetal alcohol syndrome. Not a few sips.

On the weed topic, I personally think weed is 100% less bad than alcohol. I've seen probably hundreds of lives destroyed by booze and 0 destroyed by Marijuana. Not that this should be the deciding factor with respect to legalization, and not that my anecdotal evidence means anything. Just soap-boxing.

beff12 · June 2016

sammyl1221 said:

my UO is that Giads De Laurentis is horrible. Everything about her bothers me. Her face, her recipes, her pronounciations!! Every time she's on food network I have to change the channel.

I CANNOT STAND her!! I don't change the channel though...I sit here and say "moooozzareeeella" and make fun of her and DH laughs at me/judges me.

I mean, do your boobs really have to hang out in order to cook? No, no they don't. I cook in t-shirts daily and do just fine.

Christinaruth74 · June 2016

@cjt121413 totally agree that weed is the "lesser of 2 evils", I guess my point was just that there needs to be better education out there. Kids score some pot off a friend for a good price and think they're better off than the kid getting wasted on booze. They don't take into consideration that cheap weed from your buddy isn't always just weed... It can be laced with loads of other crap.

We take any kind of judgment altering drug pretty seriously here. When my H was 19 he was hanging out with some friends and dubbed the "least drunk". They got into a car wreck that rendered his 2 friends dead on impact.. It was nothing short of a miracle that he survived. He served 6 years in prison and now speaks at local MADD meetings. That being said, I get that alcohol is bad, but marijuana alters judgement as well... I've smoked it enough times to know that for sure :-P I am all for medicinal usage, but like I said, there needs to be better education and people need to stop equating this "lesser evil" with sobriety. I still don't think anyone should get behind a wheel stoned, drunk, whatever.

kbduke · June 2016

My UO is that I hate the word veggies

Christinaruth74 · June 2016

@DiFazette maybe I'd feel differently if I had a boy. I'm just a sucker for Boden right now and it's a rabbit hole I can't climb out of. I get sick satisfaction when people notice DDs clothes. Slippery, slippery slope.
But I will say we do love Carters fleece jammies

slartybartfast · June 2016

I can't imagine myself ever buying an article of clothing for a child new.

ETA - that's an exaggeration but I definitely don't shop for kids clothes. Though we do receive hand-me-downs from many sources.

DiFazette · June 2016

Christinaruth74 said:

@DiFazette maybe I'd feel differently if I had a boy. I'm just a sucker for Boden right now and it's a rabbit hole I can't climb out of. I get sick satisfaction when people notice DDs clothes. Slippery, slippery slope.
But I will say we do love Carters fleece jammies

And I have nothing to compare my son to, but he beats the hell out of his clothes. His shirts are usually stained within a few wears and pants have holes in the knees by month 3. I'd venture to guess that girls may be a little more gentle, but maybe not. I buy a TON of clothes due to his constant ruining of them, so I'm not dropping more than I have to for decent quality.

DiFazette · June 2016

@Christinaruth74 - and I just checked out Mini Boden for boys and GTFO. I don't mean that towards you, but $37 for toddler chino shorts? No way in hell. Nope. For me, it's not a matter of affordability, it just doesn't make sense to pay the same for a 3 year old short as it does for my husband to go to Eddie Bauer For the same in a size 34 mens.

whitneyp26 · June 2016

I don't think buying "laced" weed is a real concern. Drugs are expensive and people don't give them away lol. Unless we are talking roofies.

Christinaruth74 · June 2016

@DiFazette the majority of my DDs wardrobe has been thrifted / handed down / purchased for cheaper on Facebook BSTs! I guess that's my gripe, I can find nicer clothing cheaper while thrifting than I can find on sale at Carters. I also re-sell on Facebook/IG, so I don't spend a penny out of our income.. But my paypal is like a revolving door

DiFazette · June 2016

@Christinaruth74 - that's awesome! I was flabbergasted when I went to that site though. Hey, to each their own, right?!! There wouldn't be a market for it if people weren't buying it I guess.

cjt121413 · June 2016

@Christinaruth74 wow. What a devastating and life-altering experience your H went through. Good for him for speaking about it to help others. I agree with you, though, especially about the driving thing.

@DiFazette my son beats the hell out of his clothes, too. It's a waste to spend a ton on pants, for example, because there are always holes in the knees within weeks.

@whitneyp26 I dunno, I'd imagine weed can be laced with cheap chemicals for profit. At least in the early 2000s I'm pretty sure it happened from time to time.

sourlemon · June 2016

I have had a sip of DHs beer. I say sip but it's more of a touch the sweet liquid awesome to my lips then lick it off. I see no problem with it.

I also love carter's! I have a tall skinny kid and that was the only brand that didn't look terrible on her. But she only wore onesies until she turned 1 and I wouldn't have cared if every baby had the same outfit...babies don't care either.

dmontgo · June 2016

On the weed thing...it is only my humble experience and reading, but alcohol and weed are not even on the same level. I agree with the PPs that said weed is 100% better than alcohol...hands down. I've been blackout drunk, but never blackout stoned. Weed has never made me vomit or do things I don't remember doing or regret. Doesn't take much to get alcohol poisoning, but you would have to smoke or ingest 20lbs of weed to even have the kind of reactions alcohol gives you, which is physically impossible for a person to do themselves. I have used it for severe pain, anxiety...there is no hang over. You cannot get addicted and OD...you don't get the shakes, just the munchies. Unless your weed is laced with something, which I personally have never seen, you are way safer with weed than alcohol. Alcohol has ruined way more lives than weed has, although I'm not opposed to alcohol being legal.

I think the dispensaries in certain states are being overrun by tourists because of the fact it's not legal everywhere. I doubt tourist overcrowding would even be an issue if it was legal across the board. As for kids that are being shot over it, that's a product of it being illegal in certain states, not because of the weed itself. People were shot over alcohol during the Prohibition. Also, plenty of teens get their hands on alcohol.

Anyway, I just think weed has been demonized unfairly in many circles. There are a lot of books and documentaries out there that explain the benefits of it (health Wise and economically), and there are interesting theories on why it is still mostly illegal--mostly, the medical industry would lose millions of dollars. Who would buy all of the addicting pain pills then?

Just my two cents.

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