I am drooling over everyone's cereal comments...I ran out but now I desperately need some.
This probably isn't much of a confession, but my DH texts me like everyday to ask if the baby is here yet (as if I wouldn't call him as soon as labor started) so today I decided to be a butt and when he asked I sent him a random picture of a newborn and told him he missed it. I was proud of myself. He was not. Haha.
ETA: @MurphaLurph You inspired me. I walked by the PB Capn Crunch at the store tonight and I'm totally having it for dinner. Oh yeah.
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Maybe more lurkers would come out if they could contribute without getting their heads bitten off. Just bc someone didn't contribute from day 1 does not mean they have to shove off and can't be a July Mom. I didn't see anywhere about this being a closed group. Also there was no candle or gown given to enter the cult. If someone wants to make a new thread as far as I see in the Bump guidelines that is acceptable.
STUCK IN BOX: I just recently came out of lurkdom at the beginning of the month and not one person bit my head off for it. I think it's the way you're going about it. You need to introduce yourself first and contribute a little bit before you go making your own special random threads. If you were actually lurking then you would know that these ladies like to keep the boards organized and clutter free of nonsense. That's why they have the random threads.
I'm late to the party here but I'm still angry that anyone would bring children with autism into this equation. It is obviously irrelevant and just used as a trigger, but I'll bite.
There is a reason we put so much emphasis on social skills in educating students with autism. We don't tell them that they can run into a situation and expect to be accepted despite their actions. We teach them to read the expressions and thoughts of others. We teach them to pay attention to social cues, even those that don't come naturally to them. If someone is smiling, they're probably feeling happy. If you hit someone and they cry, they feel sad and hurt and that's a clue that you should stop what you're doing.
What I'm saying is, if we can teach and expect young children with autism to "read a room", you'd think we could expect it from adults as well.
As a therapist and someone who used to work primarily with children wth ASD and as a culturally aware American your comments are incredibly insensitive, rude and uncalled for @JMelody02
if during your 3 day lurking period you had even once attempted to read any of the threads you would find a close knit group of very diverse and supportive women. Do we always agree nope? But when the ish hits the fan we are always there for each other.
Out of curiousity why did you join a "pregnancy" board a few weeks before your due date? Also the bump is well known for its snark, gifs and honesty. You still haven't attempted to introduce yourself to allow us to even try and get to know you. You just keep coming back to insult, insult and insult more... Hard to say we are the bad ones when you are the one doing all the offensive acts !
Also my confession I got all my work done hoping I go into labor early just in case and I had pizza and then threw up pregnancy you never fail to surprise me
FFFC: I am so lucky and happy to be off from school for the summer and not be working before my due date, but I am getting bored/impatient waiting for baby to come. I'm trying to remind myself to enjoy the naps and reading and trashy tv binging now before the baby comes because it won't be happening then, but I'm not one that enjoys sitting still for too long.
@JMelody02 I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you hate everyone here and think we're a bunch of mean bitches WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? You aren't willing to change for the group and the group isn't willing to change for you, so...bye?
I try to imagine going up to a group of people who are friends, who I see around a lot but don't actually know, and just blurting out random subjects at them. But then expecting a warm embrace because we all are due around the same time or some other commonality millions of people could have, which do not actually build any type of bonds. Apparently it's how the interwebs is *supposed* to be, so everything should.
i would do it with Taylor Swift and her crew. Life would be grand.
@HenchBytch I'm jealous. I keep having 'is that just a random cramp or do I have to poop?' moments that result in me just chillin on the toilet because I'm afraid I might poop myself.
I am playing "poop, contraction, or cramp" right now as well. This symptom watching is killing me.
Same! All day I kept second guessing myself. Still haven't been able to poop though should probably eat some veggies tonight...
I always miss the fun stuff when I'm being "responsible" at work. As one of the members who started contributing late in the game, I have never felt unwelcome. I'm also not overly sensitive and I understand that respect is earned, especially from such a close-knit group of women. It literally takes 2 pages of reading through threads to understand the flow of things. But I digress.
I could live off of Lucky Charms and Reece's Puffs.
I too have pooped twice today and I feel like a new person.
FFFC - the OB Doctor I saw today is a really nice lady I've met before. However, every time I saw her previously was during surgeries so we all had masks on. Another girl was asking if I've seen her chin hair so I was on the lookout today. HOW DO WOMEN NOT KNOW THEY HAVE LONG HAIRS GROWING FROM THEIR CHINS?!
I've been totally eating all the cereal lately! Simce hubby has been on 2ND shift the last couple od months, me and DS have been eating cereal like 2 or 3 meals a day. I also may have eaten half a tub of breyers chocolate ice cream for dinner last night. No f's given. Side note: Im late to the party and I don't usually put lots of input on the rudeness because by the time I get here its been handled. I will put in my 2 cents this time. I'm not really sure what Healthcare workers and our kids had to do with ANY of that, but why come in not only late in the game but expect everyone to fawn over you because you're the new kid? People and their knotted panties, I just don't have the energy for you.
I refuse to buy a squatty potty on principle of them charging so much $$$. So my Dh bought me a nice step stool for the bathroom for my B-Day. It may not be 'romantic', but it is a great gift. If some one comes over, I say its a stool for the girls to stand at the counter.
I always miss everything juicy that happens around here, but it always gets taken care of before I see it. The other thing is I'm not much for saying shit to anyone as I find that you ladies do a great job of it and I'm good with ignoring it. I've been around since the beginning and I've contributed in intervals depending on how busy work/life is. Never had a problem with anyone on here and I do try to give support when I actualy catch those threads. For everyone having pooping issues and those who can't enjoy their cereal, I'm so sorry My fffc: My SO always wants to do EVERYTHING together and it drives me nuts. Today, after running errands all morning for his daughter's bday party we are having tomorrow, he wanted all of us to come with him for a haircut. We were there for an hour! I could have been doing so many other things like eating ice cream or cereal and watching tv. His girls were bored too. I'm just not good with people (adults) who are that clingy and I need my alone time and space. *Edited because the bump ate half my post
I always miss the fun stuff when I'm being "responsible" at work. As one of the members who started contributing late in the game, I have never felt unwelcome. I'm also not overly sensitive and I understand that respect is earned, especially from such a close-knit group of women. It literally takes 2 pages of reading through threads to understand the flow of things. But I digress.
I could live off of Lucky Charms and Reece's Puffs.
I too have pooped twice today and I feel like a new person.
FFFC - the OB Doctor I saw today is a really nice lady I've met before. However, every time I saw her previously was during surgeries so we all had masks on. Another girl was asking if I've seen her chin hair so I was on the lookout today. HOW DO WOMEN NOT KNOW THEY HAVE LONG HAIRS GROWING FROM THEIR CHINS?!
I always miss the fun stuff when I'm being "responsible" at work. As one of the members who started contributing late in the game, I have never felt unwelcome. I'm also not overly sensitive and I understand that respect is earned, especially from such a close-knit group of women. It literally takes 2 pages of reading through threads to understand the flow of things. But I digress.
I could live off of Lucky Charms and Reece's Puffs.
I too have pooped twice today and I feel like a new person.
FFFC - the OB Doctor I saw today is a really nice lady I've met before. However, every time I saw her previously was during surgeries so we all had masks on. Another girl was asking if I've seen her chin hair so I was on the lookout today. HOW DO WOMEN NOT KNOW THEY HAVE LONG HAIRS GROWING FROM THEIR CHINS?!
I have totally had short to medium chin hairs and not known it. Those little fuckers creep back fast. I need to laser them off
YES!
I get this one random black hair that grows overnight in the same spot on my neck. This lady had at least 10 or so hairs, almost pubescent boy chin hair status. There's no way she looks at herself in a mirror and misses that.
@Mbondi0 omg right. Between the oxy (now a distant memory), prenatals, and iron supplements I haven't pooped right since he was born. I took a laxative for the first time last night given that I hadn't pooped in THREE DAYS and was surely about to die...Yeah I am still feeling the affects of that. Including explosively pooping at the pediatricians office this morning while my son had his check up and I had to leave him with the nurse. Classy mom move... So that's my poop filled FFFC...
@Mbondi0 have you tried eating papaya? I started putting it in my smoothies and that works or banana slices in your cereal works too. I have to take the iron pills and those stool softeners were not the biz.
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This probably isn't much of a confession, but my DH texts me like everyday to ask if the baby is here yet (as if I wouldn't call him as soon as labor started) so today I decided to be a butt and when he asked I sent him a random picture of a newborn and told him he missed it. I was proud of myself. He was not. Haha.
ETA: @MurphaLurph You inspired me. I walked by the PB Capn Crunch at the store tonight and I'm totally having it for dinner. Oh yeah.
There is a reason we put so much emphasis on social skills in educating students with autism. We don't tell them that they can run into a situation and expect to be accepted despite their actions. We teach them to read the expressions and thoughts of others. We teach them to pay attention to social cues, even those that don't come naturally to them. If someone is smiling, they're probably feeling happy. If you hit someone and they cry, they feel sad and hurt and that's a clue that you should stop what you're doing.
What I'm saying is, if we can teach and expect young children with autism to "read a room", you'd think we could expect it from adults as well.
if during your 3 day lurking period you had even once attempted to read any of the threads you would find a close knit group of very diverse and supportive women. Do we always agree nope? But when the ish hits the fan we are always there for each other.
Out of curiousity why did you join a "pregnancy" board a few weeks before your due date? Also the bump is well known for its snark, gifs and honesty. You still haven't attempted to introduce yourself to allow us to even try and get to know you. You just keep coming back to insult, insult and insult more... Hard to say we are the bad ones when you are the one doing all the offensive acts !
I should really clean my house...
i would do it with Taylor Swift and her crew. Life would be grand.
I could live off of Lucky Charms and Reece's Puffs.
I too have pooped twice today and I feel like a new person.
FFFC - the OB Doctor I saw today is a really nice lady I've met before. However, every time I saw her previously was during surgeries so we all had masks on. Another girl was asking if I've seen her chin hair so I was on the lookout today. HOW DO WOMEN NOT KNOW THEY HAVE LONG HAIRS GROWING FROM THEIR CHINS?!
My fffc: My SO always wants to do EVERYTHING together and it drives me nuts. Today, after running errands all morning for his daughter's bday party we are having tomorrow, he wanted all of us to come with him for a haircut. We were there for an hour! I could have been doing so many other things like eating ice cream or cereal and watching tv. His girls were bored too. I'm just not good with people (adults) who are that clingy and I need my alone time and space.
*Edited because the bump ate half my post
I have totally had short to medium chin hairs and not known it. Those little fuckers creep back fast. I need to laser them off
I get this one random black hair that grows overnight in the same spot on my neck. This lady had at least 10 or so hairs, almost pubescent boy chin hair status. There's no way she looks at herself in a mirror and misses that.
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@MurphaLurph, Ouch! 10 times in two hours does not sound pleasant at all. I would settle for once every other day.