April 2018 Moms

UO Thursday

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Re: UO Thursday

  • I love all the silly games you play at baby showers :x
  • I love all the silly games you play at baby showers :x
    Agree. They're 57893% more fun than awkwardly sitting there making small talk with relatives of the mom-to-be. 
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  • kmalls said:
    I think overly-staged newborn photos are tacky AF. I was Pinteresting recently and was horrified at what I was seeing. A baby girl with 45 strands of pearls and a tiny tiara? A newborn in a basket surrounded by deer antlers in a hunting lodge? Barf. Give me a black and white photo of a naked sleeping baby any day. 
    Hah, guilty as charged! :P.  In my defense, I found a little knitted mermaid tail on Wish, and just HAD to use it.  I love that she just ended up looking like a pissed of grumpy old mermaid in half the shots.  But I have a weird sense of humor.
    @ngolimento that's actually hilarious and I feel like I'd enjoy those photos, but ONLY because she was grumpy and totally not into it. That attitude makes it awesome ;) 
  • @ngolimento I say anything knitted is pretty legit. Dress your beautiful newborn baby up like a Real Housewife of slutsville? Now that is just gross.
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  • @sapphires-and-diamonds  I like me a baby bubble!! I don't like visitors at the hospital either! 

    @peppersmith22 I like those games too! 

    My UO: I think all sodas are gross. Except for those Italian juice ones. 
  • @kmalls so that's how its done....
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  • @lindsye that made me laugh!! I'm all about educating people why it's important to use the right wording! I've met girls who used "gender" because they were uncomfortable using the word "sex". Come on lady, you aren't a 'middle school boy!! 
  • @ekendall09 What the F is a sprinkle?
    My UO: I <3 In N Out fries :)
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  • @hedgepig
    Baby number 1 get a shower
    Baby 2+ get a sprinkle

    i don't know who comes up with this ish
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  • hedgepig said:
    @ekendall09 What the F is a sprinkle?
    My UO: I <3 In N Out fries :)
    It's a more relaxed and less present-filled baby shower.  Technically there aren't supposed to be any gifts expected.  My SIL really wants to do one, and I will only entertain the idea if it gets turned into like a group spa-day.  I don't want to make it other peoples' problem that I had unprotected sex.
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  • hedgepig said:
    @ekendall09 What the F is a sprinkle?
    My UO: I <3 In N Out fries :)
    It's a more relaxed and less present-filled baby shower.  Technically there aren't supposed to be any gifts expected.  My SIL really wants to do one, and I will only entertain the idea if it gets turned into like a group spa-day.  I don't want to make it other peoples' problem that I had unprotected sex.


    Now that's a sprinkle I could get on board with.

    I've only ever been invited to the ones that are a cover for another baby shower.

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  • kmalls said:
    kmalls said:
    I think overly-staged newborn photos are tacky AF. I was Pinteresting recently and was horrified at what I was seeing. A baby girl with 45 strands of pearls and a tiny tiara? A newborn in a basket surrounded by deer antlers in a hunting lodge? Barf. Give me a black and white photo of a naked sleeping baby any day. 
    Hah, guilty as charged! :P.  In my defense, I found a little knitted mermaid tail on Wish, and just HAD to use it.  I love that she just ended up looking like a pissed of grumpy old mermaid in half the shots.  But I have a weird sense of humor.
    @ngolimento that's actually hilarious and I feel like I'd enjoy those photos, but ONLY because she was grumpy and totally not into it. That attitude makes it awesome ;) 
    The best part was that she wanted nothing to do with the knitted shell bra, so she was a scandelous grumpy old mermaid.
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  • kmallskmalls member
    edited September 2017
    hedgepig said:
    @ekendall09 What the F is a sprinkle?
    My UO: I <3 In N Out fries :)
    It's a more relaxed and less present-filled baby shower.  Technically there aren't supposed to be any gifts expected.  My SIL really wants to do one, and I will only entertain the idea if it gets turned into like a group spa-day.  I don't want to make it other peoples' problem that I had unprotected sex.
    Idk, a spa day still has the expectation that people spend money, though. I feel like if your SIL wants to host a sprinkle, then those invited should be truly hosted -- like, refreshments served, some kind of food, etc. and without any monetary contribution required by guests, either via presents or otherwise. You know? 

    And @ngolimento I'm totally not calling you out on this, I'm definitely just thinking out loud! 
  • My UO might have to be that I like sprinkles.

    As long as they are like no gifts or diaper/wipes only. I think it lets extended fries and family be a part of welcoming baby who might not otherwise be visiting right after baby is born
  • @kmalls I am undecided on the whole thing with the sprinkle.  On one hand, I worry that setting up an official hosted party would make people feel pressured to bring gifts.  On the other you are right that some people could feel pressured to spend money at the spa.  I just kinda felt that if they were spending money, at least it would be on themselves and not me.
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  • @BarefootContessa no I love that! Incorporating anything that has personal meaning to you is awesome.

    I think my issue is that some of us adult women decorate ourselves in jewels and fancy clothes etc to try to look more beautiful, and doing that to a newborn baby seems to me to suggest that a) it makes them more "beautiful" when nothing is more beautiful than a newborn baby, period; b) it's already pushing our idea of material beauty on a brand new life. Yuck on both counts.
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  • @ngolimento totally agree with you, but I think you mean autism? 
  • I love ridiculous oversized bows on newborn girls. I think they look so cute on their tiny little heads. 
  • I keep seeing sex/gender come up. Has anyone had differing opinions on finding out the sex? For example I want to find out the day I hold the baby for the first time. My SO however wants to find out with our genetic testing which we're doing in 2 weeks. I just don't think he'll be able to keep it a secret from me and I don't see what difference it makes whether we find out now or in April. 

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  • I don't understand why/or think its necessary that people started doing "sprinkles" and "gender reveals" and "sip and sees"...like can't we just have one event for one baby and call it a day....
    I've never even heard of these before.  I just thought it was a rule that you only get a baby shower for your first child.  I must live under a rock.


  • Eh, I don't really care if people have a 2nd baby shower or not.  It's common around here though.  If you want it, cool, if you don't, that's cool too.
  • Eh, I don't really care if people have a 2nd baby shower or not.  It's common around here though.  If you want it, cool, if you don't, that's cool too.
    I agree. Nobody has to come. For me personally, though, I would never decline on a sip 'n see. Drink and coo over a newborn baby I don't have to stay up all night taking care of? Yes, please.
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  • kmalls said:
    @ngolimento totally agree with you, but I think you mean autism? 
    Both are the Boogeyman of antivaxxers. It's ridiculously cruel to parents with children who have either.
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  • kmalls said:
    @ngolimento totally agree with you, but I think you mean autism? 
    Both are the Boogeyman of antivaxxers. It's ridiculously cruel to parents with children who have either.
    Wow, I hadn't heard of vaccines being blamed for Downs. How on earth can they blame a genetic condition present at conception, basically, on vaccines? Ridiculous. 
  • kmalls said:
    kmalls said:
    @ngolimento totally agree with you, but I think you mean autism? 
    Both are the Boogeyman of antivaxxers. It's ridiculously cruel to parents with children who have either.
    Wow, I hadn't heard of vaccines being blamed for Downs. How on earth can they blame a genetic condition present at conception, basically, on vaccines? Ridiculous. 
    The same way they blame pretty much anything on vaccines.  What kills me is when they trot out the ingredients that are in vaccines (or were a very long time ago), like formaldehyde, to scare people.  I love pointing out that in fact, every person has formaldehyde in their system right now.  *Gasp* it's a natural product the body produces from breaking down foods like fruit.
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  • @ngolimento and @kmalls totally agree about the antivaxxers.  It amazes me how they talk themselves into these crazy theories that has no scientific proof behind it at all.  There is even a child's book about this girl who didn't get vaccinated and she was all happy and her friend that did get one got the measles any way.  It's definitely a side eye, shaking head how stupid can you be thing.  

    Also not gonna lie I say "gender" reveal.  But it's not because I don't get the difference between gender and sex it's just old habit.  We never bought DD anything overly girlie when she was little and the only reason we have more girlie toys now is because she picked them out herself but she also picks out star wars action figures too so whatever makes her happy.

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