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Re: Weekly Randoms (9/26)
Also team no tats. I've always been such a weenie about it and I don't like anything enough to commit it to my body forever and ever.
I have 4 tattoos. My first is a tree on my ribcage, the second is my hamsters paw prints on my foot (I have kept adding on so I'm up to 8 paws from 4 Hammies), the third is the one ring inscription around my thigh, and fourth is a dragon on my other thigh.
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
@ladyoriza I really empathize with your post. As a kid/teen/adult I have always been complimented on my intelligence. I always got good grades, am a book worm, and started college at 16. But I rarely got complimented on my looks. I was sort of tomboyish - I liked riding horses and wearing casual clothes. I didn't even ask about makeup until I was about 15, and still wear very little.
But, I mean, it's still nice to hear now and then.
In other random news, we are showing one of our rentals today! Fingers crossed for a nice tenant with a clean background, who will make it worth dragging my pregnant, tired self out of bed before 8 AM on Saturday. With no breakfast, boo.
I have 2 other tats-- one on my lady parts that I got when I was 18 and a sparrow on my back. I want others but want to finish my back piece 1st. Hubs has 2 tats- a banner on his chest with that saying "never let the bastards get you down" in Latin and buzz lightyear on his leg. He wants more, but man they are expensive!
Re. praising kids, I read a super interesting article a few months ago about how in terms of raising a diligent, hardworking kid, it can be better to praise their effort as opposed to ingrained qualities. For example, "Wow, you worked so hard on that picture!" vs. "Wow, you're a great artist!" I do tend to make an extra effort to complement girls on things other than their looks, but don't think doing both is the end of the world. I do think a lot of messaging aimed at little girls emphasizes looks above all else, and that it can become easy to be desensitized to this. Planning how to combat it was heavy on my mind before we learned we were having a boy, and remains something I think about a lot.
Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09
Mia - 6/16/11
Surprise! due 2/23/17
Today is H's childhood friend's wedding. He's a groomsmen and I'm so excited to see him looking dapper. I also get to use this as an excuse to get my hair blown out and get dressed up! Pretty excited because I found a super cute dress yesterday, and we get to enjoy a child free evening together for the first time since New Years!
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
Babysitting drunk friends while pregnant is hard. We left the wedding so early (which was fine by me!) because my friends were already shit-faced. It was such an ordeal getting them back to the hotel safely.
What really sucked was when the guys decided to walk to a burger place nearby to get us dinner and the guys completely forgot my order. I feel so stupid about this now, but I went back to my room pretending like my feelings weren't hurt, cried in the shower over feeling forgotten, then ate vending machine cookies for dinner.
That's impressive! I haven't even started. Did you do it all in one go? Online or in person? Did you go from a list? Give me your secrets.