@WombThereItIs - I'm glad I'm not alone! I feel the same way - I'm not dragging my tired body all around the neighborhood (likely carrying him most of the time, since he will get sick of walking after a few houses), when he has no idea what is going on!!
I don't think throwing a 1 year old a huge birthday party is necessary. I think it's fine to have a small birthday party with close family and friends. I don't plan on having a huge party for my kids until they're five (maybe) and they have their own friends to invite.
I have a friend who rented a place for her son's 1st birthday this weekend, two bouncy houses and is having food catered. Honestly, I think that money could have been put to better use.
My (possible) UO is I could give 2 shits about the do not eat foods this pregnancy, I had 2 hotdogs from James Coney Island with a large Coke yesterday and enjoyed every bite and sip.
@nda_roxybabe I guess my UO would be that I'd give anything to be back in Phoenix with the 97 degree temps right now! I'd gladly give up this constant rainy weather we have going on in Washington. I'm an Arizona native and I miss my sunshine!!!
We just hit 100 here in the Phoenix area. SO OVER IT!!! (But I hate the snow, so....)
My UO is the same as last week's.... I still am a fan of Trump. The fact that he took time out from his campaign to go and ribbon-cut another business should have no bearing on what he thinks of the little people, right?, or about the people he should be out meeting with and listening to, right? I think if he's 100 percent committed to this country, why would he have to give up all those ventures, because that's part of what living here is all about. Money. That's the root of all... something or other. Seriously, people, this guy is a BUSINESSMAN and he'll continue to go about managing his businesses and focusing on his personal gain and maybe he's right that politicking doesn't always have to come first when you're a... you know... politician.
@Yiggle09 - My problem with 'baby on board' stickers is that they imply wrecks are on purpose. Like... if you've got to have a wreck, don't do it with MY car because I've got a baby in the car.
ETA: @ScientistShesus - I don't allow anyone but DH and me to post pictures of DS. I can't control who other peoples' friends are or their privacy settings, and he is MY baby. If my MIL posted pictures, she would not be allowed to bring a camera/phone in his presence any more.
@Yiggle09 - My problem with 'baby on board' stickers is that they imply wrecks are on purpose. Like... if you've got to have a wreck, don't do it with MY car because I've got a baby in the car.
ETA: @ScientistShesus - I don't allow anyone but DH and me to post pictures of DS. I can't control who other peoples' friends are or their privacy settings, and he is MY baby. If my MIL posted pictures, she would not be allowed to bring a camera/phone in his presence any more.
I heard those baby on board stickers are to let ems or whoever know theres a baby in the car so they should attempt to save them first if there was an accident.
@Yiggle09 - My problem with 'baby on board' stickers is that they imply wrecks are on purpose. Like... if you've got to have a wreck, don't do it with MY car because I've got a baby in the car.
ETA: @ScientistShesus - I don't allow anyone but DH and me to post pictures of DS. I can't control who other peoples' friends are or their privacy settings, and he is MY baby. If my MIL posted pictures, she would not be allowed to bring a camera/phone in his presence any more.
I heard those baby on board stickers are to let ems or whoever know theres a baby in the car so they should attempt to save them first if there was an accident.
Thats what I heard as well. I think they would get saved first regardless of the baby on board sign since its usually hard to miss the favt that there is a carseat in the backseat.
@emilyalso I'm with you on the photo sharing! My SIL used to do it all the time that it was really annoying. I realized after some research that if its set to be seen by my friends only, her friends list (except for mutual) won't see them anyways. She did post one as her own and I was peeeeeeved.
@Yiggle09 - My problem with 'baby on board' stickers is that they imply wrecks are on purpose. Like... if you've got to have a wreck, don't do it with MY car because I've got a baby in the car.
ETA: @ScientistShesus - I don't allow anyone but DH and me to post pictures of DS. I can't control who other peoples' friends are or their privacy settings, and he is MY baby. If my MIL posted pictures, she would not be allowed to bring a camera/phone in his presence any more.
I heard those baby on board stickers are to let ems or whoever know theres a baby in the car so they should attempt to save them first if there was an accident.
I've heard that first responders recommend against them for the opposite reason. What if you get in an accident and the kid isn't on board but the sign says they are?
I think Baby on Board and all forms of stick figure families are super obnoxious.
@CarmCeG Agreed about the lavish first birthday parties! I also can't stand when parents/families throw a birthday party for a child that isn't very... child friendly.
My niece always has these really elaborate themes and parties that aren't really that much fun for her although my SIL enjoys planning them. Early on, all of her birthday parties were boring sit down dinners. For her seventh birthday, the theme was Little Mermaid but all of the food was ridiculously expensive seafood that none of the kids actually wanted to eat. I feel like she's missing out.
I've never really had a problem with family posting a picture here and there of DS. They don't do it often and it makes me happy that they love him and want to show him off. What does annoy me is when my sister in law, who lives ten minutes away and sees DS maybe once every six months, posts a picture of him with the hashtag #faveauntie. I have to bite my tongue so hard.
Eta: I would be super pissed if someone outed my pregnancy and ultrasound on FB @ScientistShesus
@Yiggle09 : Don't you love the stick-people families though?! You can customize your own lil' family!
I hate hate hate those. I don't want the psycho who is road raging down the road around me to know I do not have a husband, how many kids I have, what their general ages are, and whether I have an attack dog waiting on him when he follows me home. People are nuts...don't put that shit out there for everyone to see.
I think it's incredibly selfish to get genetic testing just to find out the sex of your baby. Thats not the point of the test and I feel it's being abused. Just like the anatomy scan is NOT "the gender scan". It's to make sure your baby is healthy and won't be needing immediate medical attention at birth. Finding out the sex is a perk. I had a Facebook acquaintance recently start a post that they just got done with their scan and she was so upset she was crying. Then said it was because they couldn't seek the sex and the poor thing had to go back for another scan to find out. No mention on if the baby was healthy.
I know that's probably not a UO with you ladies, but it seems to be everywhere else.
Re: Baby on Board signs are supposed to be put in place only if the baby is in the car and is intended to alert first responders. It's very hard to see a car seat in an overturned car or if the seat is ejected and ends up upside down in a snow bank. But since most people don't realize this those signs don't work for their intended purpose and a ignored by first responders.
B born 7/15/13, C born 3/2/15, #3 on the way May '17
I’m a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstruction that is anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I’ve been up linked and downloaded, I’ve been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I’m a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond! I’m new wave, but I’m old school and my inner child is outward bound. I’m a hot-wired, heat seeking, warm-hearted cool customer, voice activated and bio-degradable. I interface with my database, my database is in cyberspace, so I’m interactive, I’m hyperactive and from time to time I’m radioactive.
I know I'm late to the game, but I'm so sick of sports, especially college football. I get so pissed when I get a "breaking news" alert and it's that somebody got traded or has to sit out a few games. Don't we have more important things going on in this country?
I also can't stand the stick figure decals. I can't explain why, but it just irritates me.
My husband is a firefighter- I asked him when I heard the little signs were to notify first responders (my last bmb I think)and he told me they are trained to always assume there is someone in the vehicle who is non-responsive so not really necessary. Personally I'm thinking of getting one so I never have to lose the baby weight. My UO: I have no desire to run my own business, be my own boss or work from home. Give me going to work, someone else dealing with upper management crap and leaving the nonsense at work after 8 hours any day. also what up fellow Arizonans- Tucson here- 98 degrees today
My U/O is that I think it's really weird (and frankly annoying) when people talk to you about It Works! wraps and dieting supplements the moment you become pregnant. It happened so much with my DD and I'm dreading it again this time. I managed to bounce back with DD and if I don't with this one, I still don't want that crap. Is it so hard to believe people can be happy in the skin they're in?
I always loooove reading this thread! I'm on the bandwagon with the family decals- ridiculous!
This is probably not an UO, but i HATE having to do other peoples' jobs for them. I placed a to go order, a salad, and when i get there there's no salad dressing. I asked where it is and THe guy simply says "oops"! WTF, I'm supposed to eat a dry ass salad! Do your job! So I bagged up my food so he could take his sweet time getting my salad dressing because I was gonna be late for work. UGH!
@SKZW the people we used to bowl with have walking dead themed family on their car.... with a dog and everything. @lrwardrop yes I have heard that as well (and will have to follow up and ask my first responder friends if that is something they check) but I agree with some of the other ladies on here who say that the sticker implies accidents are avoidable if you advertise you have a baby on board
@CarmCeG Agreed about the lavish first birthday parties! I also can't stand when parents/families throw a birthday party for a child that isn't very... child friendly.
My niece always has these really elaborate themes and parties that aren't really that much fun for her although my SIL enjoys planning them. Early on, all of her birthday parties were boring sit down dinners. For her seventh birthday, the theme was Little Mermaid but all of the food was ridiculously expensive seafood that none of the kids actually wanted to eat. I feel like she's missing out.
Yeah, that's what I mean. My friend was just telling me how she had cookies made with the babies face on them for a whole lot of money..
I'll just be going for the food, its supposed to be really great.
Alright, I'll start. I live in Chicago....and I don't care about the Cubs.
Also, Baseball is the most boring sport. I generally can't get into sports in which the players don't have to be in good shape to excel.
Haha I completely disagree with your unpopular opinion about My Cubbies, but a few years ago I probably would have agreed! I've grown to love them! I'll only watch them though... I personally hate watching football although Bears games are fun.
Huh it never even occurred to me to take our 15 month old trick or treating. Although now that I think about it maybe DH can take him and I can stay at home and lay in bed... Also i am pretty neutral as far as the baby on board or bumper sticker families are concerned but I will say that right after DS was born it occurred to me that it would have been useful to have one so that other drivers would know we were driving like elderly people because it was a newly terrifying experience to have our tiny baby in the car with us.
A few days past but I am getting caught up on TB after a few crazy days at work... For Halloween we had planned to go to my SIL since we live in a rural area. SIL also invited her parents and her inlaws. They all want to walk along as the kids go house to house. There will be 10 people (1 in an electric scooter!) walking around 4 kids all under the age of 5. Every holiday does not need to be a family event!! Considering taking them trunk or treating this weekend and that is or!
Alright, I'll start. I live in Chicago....and I don't care about the Cubs.
Also, Baseball is the most boring sport. I generally can't get into sports in which the players don't have to be in good shape to excel.
Haha I completely disagree with your unpopular opinion about My Cubbies, but a few years ago I probably would have agreed! I've grown to love them! I'll only watch them though... I personally hate watching football although Bears games are fun.
Haha...I assumed you'd disagree. Bears games are okay, but Bulls are definitely my favorite- at least until everyone left! Enjoy your Cubs weekend, I wish them well
Fur daughter: 02/2011 Human sons: 11/2015 & 05/2017 *formerly kayemjay*
Alright, I'll start. I live in Chicago....and I don't care about the Cubs.
Also, Baseball is the most boring sport. I generally can't get into sports in which the players don't have to be in good shape to excel.
Haha I completely disagree with your unpopular opinion about My Cubbies, but a few years ago I probably would have agreed! I've grown to love them! I'll only watch them though... I personally hate watching football although Bears games are fun.
Haha...I assumed you'd disagree. Bears games are okay, but Bulls are definitely my favorite- at least until everyone left! Enjoy your Cubs weekend, I wish them well
Re: UO 10/27
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
oooHHH. After @ChristinaWild & @WombThereItIs post I realized I have an UO
I don't think throwing a 1 year old a huge birthday party is necessary. I think it's fine to have a small birthday party with close family and friends. I don't plan on having a huge party for my kids until they're five (maybe) and they have their own friends to invite.
I have a friend who rented a place for her son's 1st birthday this weekend, two bouncy houses and is having food catered. Honestly, I think that money could have been put to better use.
23 y/o;
[05/06/17]
First time mommy
90% of the way there
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
My best lunch this pregnancy so far has been raw milk cheeses and crackers. Yum.
May '17 labor memes
@WombThereItis @chickyclg
Is it terrible that I give myself a cheat day? On Fridays I eat whatever I want.
23 y/o;
[05/06/17]
First time mommy
90% of the way there
I still am a fan of Trump. The fact that he took time out from his campaign to go and ribbon-cut another business should have no bearing on what he thinks of the little people, right?, or about the people he should be out meeting with and listening to, right? I think if he's 100 percent committed to this country, why would he have to give up all those ventures, because that's part of what living here is all about. Money. That's the root of all... something or other. Seriously, people, this guy is a BUSINESSMAN and he'll continue to go about managing his businesses and focusing on his personal gain and maybe he's right that politicking doesn't always have to come first when you're a... you know... politician.
ETA: @ScientistShesus - I don't allow anyone but DH and me to post pictures of DS. I can't control who other peoples' friends are or their privacy settings, and he is MY baby. If my MIL posted pictures, she would not be allowed to bring a camera/phone in his presence any more.
@emilyalso I'm with you on the photo sharing! My SIL used to do it all the time that it was really annoying. I realized after some research that if its set to be seen by my friends only, her friends list (except for mutual) won't see them anyways. She did post one as her own and I was peeeeeeved.
I think Baby on Board and all forms of stick figure families are super obnoxious.
May17 Siggy Challenge
Labor
My niece always has these really elaborate themes and parties that aren't really that much fun for her although my SIL enjoys planning them. Early on, all of her birthday parties were boring sit down dinners. For her seventh birthday, the theme was Little Mermaid but all of the food was ridiculously expensive seafood that none of the kids actually wanted to eat. I feel like she's missing out.
Eta: I would be super pissed if someone outed my pregnancy and ultrasound on FB @ScientistShesus
EDD: 06/25/2006 M/C: 11/03/2005
EDD: 04/08/2012 M/C: 09/03/2011
EDD: 12/27/2012 Born Sleeping: 07/19/2012
EDD: 12/07/2013 M/C 05/30/2013 & 05/31/2013
EDD: 07/01/2016 Born sleeping: 03/02/2016
the poor thing had to go back for another scan to find out. No mention on if the baby was healthy.
I know that's probably not a UO with you ladies, but it seems to be everywhere else.
Re: Baby on Board signs are supposed to be put in place only if the baby is in the car and is intended to alert first responders. It's very hard to see a car seat in an overturned car or if the seat is ejected and ends up upside down in a snow bank. But since most people don't realize this those signs don't work for their intended purpose and a ignored by first responders.
B born 7/15/13, C born 3/2/15, #3 on the way May '17
I’m a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstruction that is anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I’ve been up linked and downloaded, I’ve been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I’m a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond! I’m new wave, but I’m old school and my inner child is outward bound. I’m a hot-wired, heat seeking, warm-hearted cool customer, voice activated and bio-degradable. I interface with my database, my database is in cyberspace, so I’m interactive, I’m hyperactive and from time to time I’m radioactive.
I also can't stand the stick figure decals. I can't explain why, but it just irritates me.
Personally I'm thinking of getting one so I never have to lose the baby weight.
My UO: I have no desire to run my own business, be my own boss or work from home. Give me going to work, someone else dealing with upper management crap and leaving the nonsense at work after 8 hours any day.
also what up fellow Arizonans- Tucson here- 98 degrees today
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17
This is probably not an UO, but i HATE having to do other peoples' jobs for them. I placed a to go order, a salad, and when i get there there's no salad dressing. I asked where it is and THe guy simply says "oops"! WTF, I'm supposed to eat a dry ass salad! Do your job! So I bagged up my food so he could take his sweet time getting my salad dressing because I was gonna be late for work. UGH!
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17
@lrwardrop yes I have heard that as well (and will have to follow up and ask my first responder friends if that is something they check) but I agree with some of the other ladies on here who say that the sticker implies accidents are avoidable if you advertise you have a baby on board
Yeah, that's what I mean. My friend was just telling me how she had cookies made with the babies face on them for a whole lot of money..
I'll just be going for the food, its supposed to be really great.
23 y/o;
[05/06/17]
First time mommy
90% of the way there
Also i am pretty neutral as far as the baby on board or bumper sticker families are concerned but I will say that right after DS was born it occurred to me that it would have been useful to have one so that other drivers would know we were driving like elderly people because it was a newly terrifying experience to have our tiny baby in the car with us.
For Halloween we had planned to go
to my SIL since we live in a rural area. SIL also invited her parents and her inlaws. They all want to walk along as the kids go house to house. There will be 10 people (1 in an electric scooter!) walking around 4 kids all under the age of 5. Every holiday does not need to be a family event!! Considering taking them trunk or treating this weekend and that is or!
Human sons: 11/2015 & 05/2017
*formerly kayemjay*