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scgirl6113 · July 2016

I didn't see one so I thought I'd start it.

Lets hear them!

scgirl6113 · July 2016

the currently laundry in my washing machine has been washed 3x because I'm too lazy to move the stuff out of the dryer to make room for it.

Also, I can't wait until my kids are old enough to help with the laundry.

ceclarlinetlo · July 2016

I'm about to go meet some new friends for lunch with wet hair because it's too hot to dry it and I used up all my energy shaving my legs. (They all have small kids and it's not anyplace fancy so I don't think they'll judge lol)

LCartee2016 · July 2016

Totally eating leftovers for breakfast. No shame in my leftover game!

LastMango · July 2016

I love General Hospital. That soap has been my guilty pleasure for almost 15 years and don't plan on ever giving it up. My husband is totally disgusted by it and refuses to be in the same room while it's on but I. Don't. Care. The people are beautiful and the drama is spot on. Andplusalso, it's not near as cheesy as the rest of the soap operas out there.

Also, Sonny Corinthos...swoon...

Renee1105 · July 2016

I had m&ms and soda for my 10am snack.

LCartee2016 · July 2016

@LastMango I'm in total LOVE with Sonny Corinthos. I don't usually watch the show, but my mom does and I try to follow his story lines as much as possible.

He's beautiful...

LastMango · July 2016

Renee1105 said:

I had m&ms and soda for my 10am snack.

Mmmmm

acastl24 · July 2016

LastMango said:

I love General Hospital. That soap has been my guilty pleasure for almost 15 years and don't plan on ever giving it up. My husband is totally disgusted by it and refuses to be in the same room while it's on but I. Don't. Care. The people are beautiful and the drama is spot on. Andplusalso, it's not near as cheesy as the rest of the soap operas out there.
Also, Sonny Corinthos...swoon...

Lurking...
My mom and I were all about GH until Steve Burton left. Now we're just mad.

Emma61210 · July 2016

@LastMango I was obsessed with GH during college.. and then I stopped watching it and so many actors have changed I dont know who is who anymore! I need to catch up!

LastMango · July 2016

Emma61210 said:

@LastMango I was obsessed with GH during college.. and then I stopped watching it and so many actors have changed I dont know who is who anymore! I need to catch up!

Do it!

LastMango · July 2016

aulrey92 said:
Lurking...
My mom and I were all about GH until Steve Burton left. Now we're just mad.

I'm still not over it. The new Jason just isn't the same. I like him but he's no Steve.

asnowsurfer · July 2016

My FFFC is that I have a secretly intense love for romance novels. Like, the kinds with Fabio-esque pictures on the front and men without their shirts on. It's ridiculous, because I'm so not that kind of person IRL. I stumbled upon a particular author one day soon after I graduated college (Elizabeth Boyle - she's the bomb) and I just. can't. stop.

I try to hide my shame by purchasing/reading them only on my nook so the hubby/the world doesn't have to know my secret! But seriously, it's pretty much all I read now. Sorry not sorry.

poetryandoceans · July 2016

I talked a big game in UO Thursday about holding onto an invoice for people who sit on stuff and then demand things on their timeline... then I revised it and sent it out in a timely fashion. Because I talk tough but am really a goody two shoes.

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TinaBelcher · July 2016

LastMango said:

I love General Hospital. That soap has been my guilty pleasure for almost 15 years and don't plan on ever giving it up. My husband is totally disgusted by it and refuses to be in the same room while it's on but I. Don't. Care. The people are beautiful and the drama is spot on. Andplusalso, it's not near as cheesy as the rest of the soap operas out there.
Also, Sonny Corinthos...swoon...

Yaaassssss Sonny and Brenda and Stone were my loves way way way back when! (Like... 20 years ago... I was a weird kid lol!)

karaelaine1991 · July 2016

I have to get blood work done this afternoon and there is a 90% chance that I'm going to get McDonald's afterwards just because even though it's totally not going to coincide with a meal. Also, I like McDonald's way more than I should even though it's disgusting (because it's also freaking delicious, #sorrynotsorry)

edited because auto correct sucks

christac1010 · July 2016

I just got a standup desk setup in my cubicle at work. I work with almost all male engineers and they were complaining about how I'm getting special treatment now that I'm pregnant (mostly joking). First of all, anyone can order a stand up desk. My company is very understanding and generous. Secondly, DAMN STRAIGHT. I'm growing a human! If someone wants to lift something heavy for me or let me cut in line or let me use a stand up desk, who am I to say no?! I know I should be a strong, powerful pregnant woman, but it's nice to have people be so sweet to you!

amaren-2 · July 2016

I hate all the shows on TLC. I used to love the mindless dribble, but I just can't do it anymore. The little people just bicker the entire show, sister wives are completely messed up and causing drama for ratings. the Duggars are reaching for fame again and I now I will just get flamed for this, but I can't stand the show "I am Jazz" don't get me wrong, no hate for the transgender community, but I feel like the hormones and stuff is too much for a child. I honestly haven't done the research so I could be completely off, but the hormones can't be good for their growing bodies. Plus the one episode I watched she was being a complete brat to her mom and I just thought it was so rude.

TLC, all the good mindless shows are just drama-fests.

curlysue22 · July 2016

I debated all week about the snack I wanted post-appointment yesterday. Burger King is on the way home so it was a toss up between mozzarella sticks or a vanilla cone. Ice cream won, and it was DELICIOUS! I only do this after my weigh-in of course

scgirl6113 · July 2016

poetryandoceans said:

I talked a big game in UO Thursday about holding onto an invoice for people who sit on stuff and then demand things on their timeline... then I revised it and sent it out in a timely fashion. Because I talk tough but am really a goody two shoes.

Haha this made me LOL. It's totally me also. I even thought yesterday during UO that what everyone said about being tough sounded great but i would never be able to do something like that. Haha

emilyn2012 · July 2016

I just scarfed down s small fry and two cheese burgers in the McDonald's parking lot and paid on my cc so hubby wouldn't judge.... Now I'm going back to work to raid the chocolate lol!

ashanne88 · July 2016

asnowsurfer said:

My FFFC is that I have a secretly intense love for romance novels. Like, the kinds with Fabio-esque pictures on the front and men without their shirts on. It's ridiculous, because I'm so not that kind of person IRL. I stumbled upon a particular author one day soon after I graduated college (Elizabeth Boyle - she's the bomb) and I just. can't. stop.

I try to hide my shame by purchasing/reading them only on my nook so the hubby/the world doesn't have to know my secret! But seriously, it's pretty much all I read now. Sorry not sorry.

Me too! I started reading them a lot more after DS was born because they're an easy, entertaining read. DH and I share a kindle library so he knows of my embarrassing love for them. And I have definitely read Elizabeth Boyle novels.

poetryandoceans · July 2016

@asnowsurfer Lol, I totally hide all my embarrassing trashy detective fiction and historical romance on my Kindle library. My living room is filled with "respectable books" and I don't let ANYONE borrow my Kindle, for fear of my secret being out...

sarahmsoda · July 2016

@AmRe214 I have been the complete opposite, I never watched TLC until lately and now I am hooked. Mostly My Big Fat Fabulous Life and Sister Wives and sometimes I am Jazz. I like MBFL because I have PCOS (although I don't struggle with weight issues) and she brings awareness to it. I have no idea about I am Jazz though, I have a feeling the hormones are necessary to stop her from going through puberty to become a male. If she wasn't getting testosterone blockers she would likely have a beard and lots of body hair by now which would probably be really hard on her emotionally. I think the more we learn about it the better health care will be for transgendered persons.

I totally see how people hate TLC though, I never used to like it at all. I went from an 8-5 job where I couldn't be bothered to working from home running a carehome so now I have time to watch all the terrible TV haha.

asnowsurfer · July 2016

@poetryandoceans Story of my life.

poetryandoceans · July 2016

@sarahmsoda I don't watch the show, so I'm a bit in the dark, but I'm chiming in anyway! My understanding with transitioning and children/youth is that medicine doesn't really encourage full biological transitioning as a minor, but that there are ways of preventing/delaying puberty, because going through puberty can making transitioning more challenging down the road, which sounds like what you're describing in the show. Since some people naturally start puberty much later anyway, I don't think delaying that process until a patient has the emotional maturity to decide what is best for them and their body is harmful. And it's not like the growth spurts, etc, of the teenage years are impacted, I don't think, it seems like it's just the aspects of puberty that generate secondary sex characteristics are the ones that are forestalled... which, like you mention, are the ones that would make transitioning and, in general, life as a teenage girl more difficult.

Vivi20 · July 2016

I don't know if this counts as a FFFC, but I avoid watching a lot of stuff on tv now. There is too much on that I don't want to hear about because I am against much of it and I don't want my daughter to be fed a bunch of stuff we don't believe in. I used to be an avid news watcher, but now it just makes me angry and want to throw something at the tv - so I normally just read through headlines and make sure there are no food recalls or baby gear recalls. I don't need to watch shows and news to be reminded even more of how our society and culture are decaying at a scary rapid pace.

Edited because of words.

EH112212 · July 2016

I am in a mommy group on FB, and most of the time the other moms just drive me crazy. My husband and I are not rolling in money, nor do we struggle (most of the time ...). We both work full time and our son goes to a very reasonably priced nanny. But if one more mom on that board complains about not being able to make it for their morning coffee because their toddler took up too much time and they weren't able to get their hair and makeup done so they clearly couldnt leave the house. Or how they cant decide if they should get the million dollar stroller or the 1.5 million dollar stroller. Or how they had to fire the nanny bc she wasnt willing to watch the kids, do all the shopping, and have laundry completely done each day. BBBLLLAAAHHHHH
How about a real problem like - Had to run out of coffee with some baby vomit on my shirt

Vivi20 · July 2016

Is this an UO or FFFC?
I loathe the word "freaking". As in, "I'm so freaking tired," or "That's so freaking awesome,".
My SIL using that word all.the.time. and I want to seriously gouge her eyes out every time I hear it.

Vivi20 · July 2016

I have another. And again, apologies in advance. I don't know if this qualifies as UO of a FFFC, but it's no longer Thursday, so I feel compelled to post it here.
My SIL always refers to her children in derogatory terms: like little bastard, little jerk, butthead. But she says it in kind of like a joking or endearing way....but still, it makes me cringe. I don't think it's cute or endearing or funny at all. And I'm realizing the more pregnant I get, the more I can't stand my in-laws, and the more they become to subject of my complaining on this forum.

egilona · July 2016

I want to (try to) breastfeed, but sometimes all the "support" that's out there - whether from medical practitioners or lactivists on the internet - feels very aggressive to me, and I'm very uncomfortable about that.

Yesterday I had my monthly appointment and I saw a different midwife than I saw the first time. She asked me if I planned on breastfeeding, and I said yes, I planned to try. "Try?" she asked. So I told her that my mom was unable to breastfeed (both with me and my brother); she tried with both of us, but had trouble establishing a supply. This midwife strongly implied that the only reason my mom wasn't able to breastfeed was because she didn't have sufficient support.

I don't know, maybe with more "support" she could have - but what would that support have entailed? At that point, when you've made an effort and your baby isn't gaining (and I lost a worrying amount, though I think the fact that I had a milk allergy contributed to that), what does that "support" look like? Is it compassionate, gentle, and shame-free? Or is it to some degree forcible? I don't know, that just really rubbed me the wrong way, and the more I think about it, the more upset I am. Who is she to make assumptions about why my mother was unable to breastfeed?

I was originally going to make a FFFC about how I will order hot drinks from Starbucks (or wherever) even if it's 110 degrees out because iced is just.so.gross, but that exchange from yesterday just kept nagging at me and I needed to vent.

mommywesley · July 2016

My FFFC, I hate it when people laugh when their small kids cuss. Like they think it's cute and or funny, no, just no!

egilona · July 2016

asnowsurfer said:

My FFFC is that I have a secretly intense love for romance novels. Like, the kinds with Fabio-esque pictures on the front and men without their shirts on. It's ridiculous, because I'm so not that kind of person IRL. I stumbled upon a particular author one day soon after I graduated college (Elizabeth Boyle - she's the bomb) and I just. can't. stop.

I try to hide my shame by purchasing/reading them only on my nook so the hubby/the world doesn't have to know my secret! But seriously, it's pretty much all I read now. Sorry not sorry.

I read trashy romance fanfiction

(also comprises the vast majority of what I read these days) that is a secret I typically like to keep buried deep

sldp123 · July 2016

I didn't BF my first, I didn't even try. I definitely planned to at least try it this time, but now that I am having twins, I'm considering just not. The thought of having two newborns and trying to learn to BF for the first time and being the only one who can feed them in the beginning is just so overwhelming.

poetryandoceans · July 2016

mommywesley said:

My FFFC, I hate it when people laugh when their small kids cuss. Like they think it's cute and or funny, no, just no!

@mommywesley It's totally reinforcing the behaviour for the kid. I can understand the impulse, but man, smother that impulse and react in a way that teaches kiddo best behaviour going forward.

amaren-2 · July 2016

@sarahmsoda Okay, I must eat my words because I love to watch MBFFL. Lol. She and her parents are such a hoot, I always turn that on if I see it. I am not overweight, but I love that she preaches to be happy in your skin and is honestly love that she is getting out and making herself healthier. As much as she should not be ashamed of her body, I like she is putting the focus on being healthy. So I do like her. But there isn't much drama in her show so that is probably why I want to watch it.

With Jazz, I think if I understood the hormone therapy she is going through, and I knew it wouldn't cause any ill-effects, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but, I am sure they have explained it in the show, I just haven't watched any except the one. And I only watched half of an episode and seen the commercials on the TV, and it seems like the commercials make it seem like she is always having some issue with the hormones. So, probably my ignorance on that one. My main issue with Jazz is she was acting like a total a brat to her mom. The mom just sort of sat and took it, the mom blamed it on the hormones and it wasn't her fault. When I was a teenager, my mom would have killed me for acting half that bad. It was probably just the episode I watched, but it really rubbed me the wrong way.

ashanne88 · July 2016

@sldp123 I am completely overwhelmed at the prospect of BFing twins, I feel you so much on this. I BF DS for 18 months with minimal supplementing and lots of pumping. It was exteremly hard to establish a supply with him early on. I had to work with a LC and start pumping at a week. The first 3 months were so hard - like me breaking down daily about it (in retrospect I wish I had been so much kinder to myself). I can't even imagine going through all of that with twins and how much harder it will be.

Dinozaur · July 2016

I've been playing Pokémon Go. I took my dog on a walk and probably looked like a crazy person pointing my phone at a telephone pole, but I needed to catch that Venonat.

nolemomma14 · July 2016

DH left for work super early this morning, so naturally DS woke up super early. I was not ready to get up so I put him in our bed and gave him my phone to watch Daniel Tiger and I could get some more sleep. I was one of those "I'll never let my kids watch tv before age 2" hahaha jokes on me. Here's to surviving parenthood!

gigantan · July 2016

My FCCC is that I stayed home from work to fold laundry, return some bought items and clean my closet. So far, I have accomplished 0% of this as I lie in bed semi- napping. All afternoon. Yay 1st tri symptoms!

poetryandoceans · July 2016

I just went over to the baby shower board, and then came back here in terror. Apparently it's manipulative to not reveal the sex of your baby before your shower because it's "trying to control" the gifts people give you, which is always always always rude?

What about in-laws who will steamroll over your wishes and desires? I mean, I get that it might be rude to only register for $200+ items and insist no-one go off registry. But that advice seems to just insist that you lie flatter while people steamroll over you? Because "ha ha ha, silly hormonal pregnant lady, if I want to give you nothing but neon pink onesies talking about your baby's future dating life, I will, and how dare you try and stop me by not finding out this information ahead of time". Where's the line between "manipulating what gifts people give you" and "asking that people respect reasonable and clear boundaries"?

I admit I might be letting my personal situation colour my response a little here...

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