UO Thursday

AdaByron · February 2017

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LM1007 · February 2017

My UO is I don't really like eggs.

I know that's really random, but my DH can literally eat eggs every morning on a breakfast sandwich. I like my fruits, cereal/oatmeal, waffles. I might have a hard boiled egg or fried egg once every 3 months, if that.

squirttheturtle · February 2017

I don't like when people call grown women 'Princess'.

My skin literally crawled on my wedding day every time someone said that I looked like a princess....and it drives me up a freaking wall when I hear my MIL call my SIL 'My Princess'...she's 33, married and expecting. Enough.

squirttheturtle · February 2017

@LM1007 DH has an egg intolerance and basically can't eat just eggs (ie, scrambled, over-easy etc). I on the other hand, love eggs. When DH is going, I'll usually make some just for me and enjoy!

On a side note...my BIL hates eggs, too. Eggs to make a cake, yes...scrambled eggs for breakfast, no.

alcrimmins · February 2017

I love eggs. My family eats almost an 18 pack a week.

My u/o is that I side eye people who let their toddlers go out shopping/dinner/etc in one piece pajamas. I'm not saying my dh doesn't do this all the time. I side eye him too. Take the time to dress them and get them ready for the day. I make exceptions with sick kids going to the dr.

LM1007 · February 2017

@SquirttheTurtle Yes eggs for baking& cooking I don't mind. DH is always telling me to make our DS eggs for breakfast, and im just like ' Or I can cut up some bananas and berries!'

greenbean-2 · February 2017

My UO: I couldn't care less about the superbowl.

Re: eggs - I used to love them, but pregnancy has given me an egg aversion. Too bad.

tuxielove93 · February 2017

@LM1007 I hate eggs too. Always have. I could handle them in baking, but I hated cracking them, and I could never really tolerate eating them straight. I went through a short omelet phase, but I was obsessed with cutting carbs at the time so I kind of dealt with it. Smothered them in ketchup though.

@SquirttheTurtle Anything like that drives me crazy. When my mom doesn't like something I'm talking to her about, she still calls me "young lady". I'm 23, married, and pregnant. When does that stop exactly? Sometimes I really wonder at what point people wake up and realize, "Oh, that person is an adult now. Maybe I shouldn't use that moniker anymore." Skin crawls, blood boils, it just really gets under my skin.

LM1007 · February 2017

@alcrimmins I agree. The only time I leave DS in his pajamas is when we have to run out early in the morning for a quick errand like getting him more milk.

@GreenBean I am dreading Sunday.

@kerils Yeah, if I eat eggs, they are smothered in ketchup as well.

chamomile-2 · February 2017

My UO is that even though I go out of my way not to judge women for making their own decisions during pregnancy and childraising, an acquaintance posted a bunch of Instagram pix of her and her 7-month bump on the beach in the BVI and I cannot stop judging the heck out of her (in my head only). The CDC specifically says "women who are pregnant should not travel to the British Virgin Islands" (direct quote). I'm a Judgy McJudgypants.

BusyZee · February 2017

I love eggs! Eggs don't love me back (I get cystic acne from them boo)
my husband can eat unlimited eggs but since iv been pregnant iv been lazy to cook and he's kind of over eggs now. Bad timing

@kerils haha I'm five years older than you and I don't think my parents are ever going to treat me like an adult anytime soon. I don't mind it honestly I still do what I want to do I just get the benefit of being a baby, if that makes sense? However my mum does control me like crazy and it really stresses me out and then she showers me with love and comfort and then I feel pressurized. Basically im stuck in this lol

I think babies look so cute in their onesies I love seeing sleepy babies, but I do think babies should look squeaky clean and smelling nice at all times. At least when in public. that's just my preference

my UO opinion is that I wouldn't want to dress my baby into very bright or OTT clothes. I think it takes away from the baby's innocence and cuteness. I want my baby looking like a little teddy bear for as long as it can.

glitterfish-2 · February 2017

@kerils I'm 35 - it doesn't stop.

virginiaunicorn11 · February 2017

@alcrimmins LOL on first read, I thought you were saying DH wears onesie PJs out in public!! Cracked me up!

My UO - I don't pay attention to the "going home outfit" for a newborn. I can't even remember what DS wore - all the pictures of that day, he's in the Moby wrap and you can't tell. It's nothing I judge about others, it just doesn't cross my mind to plan anything for it.

postywiththemosty · February 2017

@LM1007 I hate eggs too. I just can't stand them. I started being able to eat egg whites for a little while, but when I got pregnant (before I even actually knew) the mere thought of these egg white frittatas I had been making made me gag. I don't mind deviled eggs strangely, or egg foo young, but to me that doesn't taste or smell like eggs.

@alcrimmins I can't stand it when toddlers and bigger babies are out without shoes. Especially if they're walking all over dirty store floors.

I can't think of anything for my UO, so I'll try to be ready for FFFC this week.

tuxielove93 · February 2017

@virginiaunicorn11 Lol guilty FTM over here, I'm planning everything from his outfit to mine to the blanket to the hat. I'm going slightly overboard.

Xath · February 2017

BusyZee said:

I think babies look so cute in their onesies I love seeing sleepy babies, but I do think babies should look squeaky clean and smelling nice at all times. At least when in public. that's just my preference

Good luck with that.

PurplePoppy424 · February 2017

Xath said:

BusyZee said:

I think babies look so cute in their onesies I love seeing sleepy babies, but I do think babies should look squeaky clean and smelling nice at all times. At least when in public. that's just my preference

Good luck with that.

My eyes rolled so hard at that line, I now have a headache.

nononorman · February 2017

@kerils and @GlitterFish - agreed it will never stop. My sister is known to say "you're not an adult until everyone older than you is dead" ...so our mother will continue to treat us like children and "teach us lessons" like "humility" and "forgiveness" (not sure why those two are in quotes but it feels right!). I thought it would end when I got to the age she was when she had her first kid, but no dice. Just part of life I guess?

LuLiLaEv · February 2017

BusyZee said:

I love eggs! Eggs don't love me back (I get cystic acne from them boo)
my husband can eat unlimited eggs but since iv been pregnant iv been lazy to cook and he's kind of over eggs now. Bad timing

@kerils haha I'm five years older than you and I don't think my parents are ever going to treat me like an adult anytime soon. I don't mind it honestly I still do what I want to do I just get the benefit of being a baby, if that makes sense? However my mum does control me like crazy and it really stresses me out and then she showers me with love and comfort and then I feel pressurized. Basically im stuck in this lol

I think babies look so cute in their onesies I love seeing sleepy babies, but I do think babies should look squeaky clean and smelling nice at all times. At least when in public. that's just my preference

my UO opinion is that I wouldn't want to dress my baby into very bright or OTT clothes. I think it takes away from the baby's innocence and cuteness. I want my baby looking like a little teddy bear for as long as it can.

Good luck! DD is 15months and I don't think she's ever been "squeaky clean and smelling nice at all times in public"

You know babies have blowouts, spit up, get food everywhere etc, right?

nktrodden826 · February 2017

My UO is I think Beyonces maternity photos are semi ridiculous.

I hate eggs too and my hubs makes an omelet every morning and pregnancy or not I cringe! But I will admit if potato salad doesn't have hard boiled eggs in it I won't eat it lol.

And babies do make messes and my son is squeaky clean for about 3 minutes after getting out of the tub but I will definitely wipe my son's face off after eating or change his shirt if he's spilled something (since my car is a rolling grocery store/closet). I don't like seeing kids with tons of snot crusted under their noses either... as I'm using my nose frida on my sick toddler...

postywiththemosty · February 2017

nktrodden826 said:

My UO is I think Beyonces maternity photos are semi ridiculous.

I hate eggs too and my hubs makes an omelet every morning and pregnancy or not I cringe! But I will admit if potato salad doesn't have hard boiled eggs in it I won't eat it lol.

And babies do make messes and my son is squeaky clean for about 3 minutes after getting out of the tub but I will definitely wipe my son's face off after eating or change his shirt if he's spilled something (since my car is a rolling grocery store/closet). I don't like seeing kids with tons of snot crusted under their noses either... as I'm using my nose frida on my sick toddler...

THIS. I think it's hard to maintain a clean child for long periods of time, but the snotty nosed, crusted boogers, or dried food on the cheeks bothers the hell out of me.

Dcwtada · February 2017

Dude about half the time I go out my kids are in zippys because they both hate shoes and socks so they will rip them off on the car ride to the store, in the store and on the ride back from the store. The last time we went to the mall we lost my sons sock and shoe he had thrown off at some point. Want to feel like a lousy parent? Try wheeling your 1 year old around in the mall with no sock and shoe on one foot when it's freezing outside. We ended going to buy him more, we never did find that sock or shoe. I dress my kids up to go somewhere special or nice but I can't remember the last time we went grocery shopping and they weren't in zippys and coats. Now that I am about to have 3 in 3 years - I'll be impressed if I get out of the house with pants - on them or me...

kat0607 · February 2017

I'll have to come back later with my UO because I can't think of one right now, but I wanted to chime in...

Re: eggs - I LOVE eggs and could literally eat them for every meal. I hate eating sweet things in the morning, because then my mouth feels sugar coated the rest of the day and I just feel sluggish.

Re: messy babies - I agree with this to an extent, only because I can't stand when I see toddlers running around in public with what looks like last nights dinner still on their clothing and around their mouth. I understand kids and babies are inevitably messy, but I think the parent should at least wipe off the kids face and mouth if they're dirty after eating or playing. Tiny babies are another story, idk how anyone can expect them to be mess free at all times.

Im a FTM and there's a laundry list of things I'll "never do"....we'll see how long it actually holds up.

ETA: I thought of my UO: I don't understand why a toddler or child needs to have their own ipad, tablet, TV, game system, etc. I know so many parents who give these as gifts, and their kids are like 10 and under. Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but IMO there's no reason a young child needs their own expensive electronics, or a TV in their bedroom. They can use their imagination and play with regular toys, or watch TV in the family room.

glitterfish-2 · February 2017

kat0607 said:

I'll have to come back later with my UO because I can't think of one right now, but I wanted to chime in...

Re: eggs - I LOVE eggs and could literally eat them for every meal. I hate eating sweet things in the morning, because then my mouth feels sugar coated the rest of the day and I just feel sluggish.

Re: messy babies - I agree with this to an extent, only because I can't stand when I see toddlers running around in public with what looks like last nights dinner still on their clothing and around their mouth. I understand kids and babies are inevitably messy, but I think the parent should at least wipe off the kids face and mouth if they're dirty after eating or playing. Tiny babies are another story, idk how anyone can expect them to be mess free at all times.

Im a FTM and there's a laundry list of things I'll "never do"....we'll see how long it actually holds up.

ETA: I thought of my UO: I don't understand why a toddler or child needs to have their own ipad, tablet, TV, game system, etc. I know so many parents who give these as gifts, and their kids are like 10 and under. Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but IMO there's no reason a young child needs their own expensive electronics, or a TV in their bedroom. They can use their imagination and play with regular toys, or watch TV in the family room.

Because I wouldn't want them using mine!

nktrodden826 · February 2017

ETA: I thought of my UO: I don't understand why a toddler or child needs to have their own ipad, tablet, TV, game system, etc. I know so many parents who give these as gifts, and their kids are like 10 and under. Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but IMO there's no reason a young child needs their own expensive electronics, or a TV in their bedroom. They can use their imagination and play with regular toys, or watch TV in the family room.

I couldn't agree more. I don't let my 19 month old have any screen time because it causes him to have HORRIBLE temper tantrums. Although in my morning sickness days it SAVED MY LIFE! However my niece (18 months) can't go to a restaurant without having her iPad because apparently she screams the whole time. She also must have it in the car and they're not allowed to watch tv at home because she freaks out if the tv is on but not playing Micky Mouse Clubhouse. I'm certainly not one to tell people how to parent but I don't understand having a toddler who has complete control.

virginiaunicorn11 · February 2017

Ugh, screentime causes temper tantrums for my toddler, too.

postywiththemosty · February 2017

@kat0607 Couldn't agree more! We (most of us) survived the no tablet era unscathed and I hope to do the same thing with my kid(s). As a FTM I've made this promise to myself, but I know a lot changes when the baby is actually here, but I am really against "babysitting" my child with technology.

AdaByron · February 2017

My kid has his own tablet.

It doesn't mean he has full access/control of the tablet. But his has a super protective cover and a no-questions-asked warranty, so I'd much rather have him watch that than watch my phone or my own tablet. We bought it to help on a plane ride last year, and he watches it when we travel to the grandparents' houses which is a 5 hour road trip that we take every 6 weeks or so. And sometimes he just gets to watch it in the living room so I can watch something I want on TV.

It was on sale when we got it, and it was 100% worth it.

ETA I see the original UO was about more than just tablets. I mostly agree. We will probably not put TVs in bedrooms, and any video game consoles will be just as much for H as for the kids.

kat0607 · February 2017

maybeitsmadeline said:

@kat0607 Couldn't agree more! We (most of us) survived the no tablet era unscathed and I hope to do the same thing with my kid(s). As a FTM I've made this promise to myself, but I know a lot changes when the baby is actually here, but I am really against "babysitting" my child with technology.

Exactly!! I always joke with DH that I want to raise our children like the Amish. There's too much reliance on technology these days, and I am also totally against the "technology" babysitting. And with older kids and teens, I get the sense most parents are either completely oblivious, or don't care what their child is doing on the internet. It creates bad habits and there's a lot more dangers on the internet now than there was 10 years ago. If our parents raised us without that kind of hand-held technology, I think it can still be done.

Itsnotyourturn · February 2017

@nktrodden826, it is full ridiculous.

My UO, I don't care for Beyoncé. If you ever listen or see an interview really pay attention to her speaking. She doesn't actually say anything. She's like an empty shell.

AdaByron · February 2017

kat0607 said:

maybeitsmadeline said:

@kat0607 Couldn't agree more! We (most of us) survived the no tablet era unscathed and I hope to do the same thing with my kid(s). As a FTM I've made this promise to myself, but I know a lot changes when the baby is actually here, but I am really against "babysitting" my child with technology.

Exactly!! I always joke with DH that I want to raise our children like the Amish. There's too much reliance on technology these days, and I am also totally against the "technology" babysitting. And with older kids and teens, I get the sense most parents are either completely oblivious, or don't care what their child is doing on the internet. It creates bad habits and there's a lot more dangers on the internet now than there was 10 years ago. If our parents raised us without that kind of hand-held technology, I think it can still be done.

I think you're doing your (older) child a disservice by keeping the technology away from them. IMO a better option is to teach them how to use it responsibly and carefully monitor internet activity for safety concerns. Sure, we grew up without the internet, but look how much has changed in the last decade. It's just not feasible to try to raise our children with the same access (or lack thereof) to technology that we had. They will be completely unprepared for what they need to know for life.

OperaSingerMommy · February 2017

Ha! Ok, so I consider myself a fairly neat person but guys, sometimes we go out and I realize DD has peanut butter in her hair. Or she's wearing something ridiculous (DH literally thought her bathrobe was her coat the other day and I didn't have the energy to change her).

Your kids will live even if they are a little messy! I'd rather see a mom show up for something in yoga pants and with messy kids than have her feel like she can't get out the house that day.

Just my $.02!

Re: Beyoncé- Someone said on Facebook that it looked like she went to Sears and asked for the flower meadow special, lol!

postywiththemosty · February 2017

@OperaSingerMommy I'm lucky if I don't go out with peanut butter in my hair some days.... LOL. Either way though, the definition of clean changes from person to person and mother to mother. It's not the end of the world especially if you don't notice it to begin with, but there are definitely some that it's just a lack of care and it shows.

Xath · February 2017

My kids each have a Kindle. That doesn't mean they have unrestricted access. But it does mean that they're exposed to current technologies and learning to interact with those interfaces. We also watch some TV. My toddler was up puking/dry heaving every 20 minutes last night. So we pretty much watched TV all day except for nap. Could I have kept him settled and entertained in other ways? Possibly, but at a much greater energy expenditure. I was also up every 20 minutes last night. So...TV wins.

My mom was a single parent for the first 7 years. That means I had a decent amount of "tv babysitter" time. She taught me balance; I was also an avid reader and I played with toys. I don't think TV/screen time is terrible for kids, especially if you can steer them towards good content. Maybe that's my UO.

BusyZee · February 2017

I think you can tolerate your own child being dirty which is inevitable they eat they sleep they poop they throw tantrums (iv babysitted my neice for six months I know how it goes) @Xath
@LuLiLaEv wish me luck I guess

I've been trying to get used to messes so I get used to it.

my nephew was such a good kid, he was almost too neat I was worried he was ocd but then my neice was a complete monster but so much fun!

i get really annoyed when people bring over their dirty kids like it's no big deal. Please don't make a mess at my place! omG yesss my SIL kids come in mind she's filthy @kat0607
totally agree about the wiping and snottiness @nktrodden826

stokesm21 · February 2017

@kat0607 I get what you're saying but a point I always make is this ... if we had the technology that we have today, when we were being raised, it would be the same. We just grew up in a different time just like our parents before us and their parents before them. It's all relative. Older generations (I don't mean you, I mean people my parents age) really like to harp on millennials but they don't understand because they weren't raised in it. It's information overload and more than that, it's "adapt or get left behind." But I do agree that people use it too much. I won't buy my kid their own tablet but I can't say I won't sit them in front of the TV once in a while when I need a break or just need to get crap done lol! I don't actually have a tablet, I use a laptop so the chances of them ever getting their hands on that is slim. I grew up with a lot when I was a kid. My parents weren't "rich" but we were comfortable. We had an N64 for a very short period of time and my Mom promptly took it away so with what little technology we did have, I didn't use it. Although I did learn how to use a computer pretty quickly. I got a TV in my room when I was 13 or 14 and I bought my first cellphone with proceeds from my own job when I was 16. My parents never paid my cell bills.

kat0607 · February 2017

@AdaByron good point! I do agree that limited access, monitoring, and teaching them what is/isn't appropriate is better than restricting access completely. When I think about it, it's mainly social media and interacting with strangers that really gets me riled up about the issue. I just hate to see this younger generation of teens so obsessed with themselves on Instagram and other media, and worried about portraying a "perfect" life to thousands of "followers" who are complete strangers. Like how does someone get "famous" for looking attractive in a picture?? I'll never understand, and I just do not want my kids to get sucked into that mindset. BUT, like you said, that will be something to teach them, instead of shelter them from the issue completely.

ETA: @stokesm21 you made a good point as well! Things have changed too much for me to try and regress back to how things "used" to be when I was growing up. My parents got our first computers when I was like 7 or 8, and all we did was mess around in Microsoft Paint, if anything. I had the sameness experience with my cellphone, I had a pay-as-you-go phone at first, and I wasn't allowed to text. It's hard to accept the way things are today because I feel like so many kids miss out on other things because they're too immersed in their video game, or their social media. But you're totally right, I cant try and "pretend" that things aren't different now than they were back then!

alcrimmins · February 2017

Ugh, just not a Beyoncé fan. Never have been. I don't get the hype and why people aspire to be her, but that's just me.

As far as messy kids, I don't like dd have a messy/sticky face or hands and stains on her clothes when we go out. She's definitely not dressed to the nines, but if I dress her she matches, dads another story about matching clothes. Lol

I think I should clarify that when I was talking about kids in pj's I really mean the 4 year old at the gym child watch with a messy face, unbrushed long hair, and in zip up pj's. I've never seen her any different.

@virginiaunicorn11 Hahaha! Dh doesn't go out in pj's!

BusyZee · February 2017

As far as messy kids, I don't like dd have a messy/sticky face or hands and stains on her clothes when we go out. She's definitely not dressed to the nines, but if I dress her she matches, dads another story about matching clothes. Lol

Hah don't we all love the less stickier kids. My SIL kids are never clean, even when they are out of the shower. She has a little daughter who always comes running to me and holds my face with her sticky fingers. I obviously have to go with the flow and tell myself it's just a little child but this last time she left a nice chocolate hand print on my face and that's the first time my SIL realized she needs to check her kids hands if they need to be cleaned.

My husband can't even match his socks.

BusyZee · February 2017

@virginiaunicorn11 I read the same I imagined a grown man in a babyish onesie

PurplePumpernickel · February 2017

I have an egg aversion too! I'd be fine with hard-boiled (keep meaning to make egg salad or deviled eggs) but nothing else.

My UO is that I roll my eyes at people who say, "We don't watch TV" as if it is some accomplishment. I'm sure you do something else that isn't productive.

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