UO Thursday | 11/2

izza2 · November 2017

I couldn't remember what day today was.

What's your unpopular opinion this week?

izza2 · November 2017

Mine is definitely unpopular if July had a say, but: I find it weird when people don't lurk other BMBs.

If you have barely enough time to check in and catch up because you're busy, I get that.
But if you like to bump while at work or on lunch breaks or when bored and you tend to be caught up most of the time, I don't understand not lurking other BMBs.

Maybe it's because I've been on TB for so long, and know so many wonderful ladies, and like to stalk their journeys.

krash_ · November 2017

Maybe this is a FFFC vs an UO but I don't really feel anything for the baby yet. Like I'm happy to be pregnant and I'm excited for the future but at this point I don't think of it as anything. I don't talk to it or have any attachement to it.

bkrahn · November 2017

@krashke I think that's normal! With DD I never felt that love until I saw her at our 20 week ultrasound, and started feeling her kicks. With this one I'm being cautious in general, but I do feel more connected since seeing our babe squirming around on the ultrasound screen yesterday. It still doesn't quite feel "real" yet

bkrahn · November 2017

Not sure if mine is even a popular opinion, but I can't stand it when people refer to their kids by there first initial. For example, "Z" for Zoe.
I mean, I get it if it's on an online forum where people aren't comfortable sharing that information in case of internet creeps.. but if it's in a group of friends or family.. like, just say your kids full name? Idk why it irks me so much lol

Miz_Liz · November 2017

@bkrahn adding to that, I don’t understand why people won’t share their first name (even with a bunch of internet creepos). Unless your name is something extremely rare like Princess Consuela Banana Hammock or unless you make yourself EXTREMELY easy to find via google...I don’t think people are going to hunt you down by simply knowing your name is Jen or Katie or whatever...

LaceyBee522 · November 2017

@krashke Samsies...

izza2 · November 2017

@Miz_Liz - That. What you said. Yes.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

I get sort of annoyed when people keep commenting (not responding to others, but adding entirely new things) on daily threads like three days after they're done. Like, just save your thoughts/pictures for the next week's round!

Miz_Liz · November 2017

@doxiemoxie212 I try not to do that (although I may be guilty), but I do have to think harder than I care to admit about what the date is!

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

@Miz_Liz it honestly bugs me the most on other BMBs I lurk when it'll be like Tuesday, and people are posting pictures on last week's HDBD, and I'm just like girl, wait ONE DAY and post it on the new thread.

hjungk84 · November 2017

@Miz_Liz LOL to Princess consuela banana hammock! I literally lol'd at my desk! I agree with you though...and to everyone, hello, I'm Heather!

My UO is I'm glad Halloween is over...its just not my jam

Austenista · November 2017

@hjungk84 same. Halloween just isn’t a favorite here either.

BurlapandLace · November 2017

My UO is that I hate that the moment Halloween is over, everyone is all gung-ho about decorating for Christmas and playing Christmas music and all that ish. Um. What about Thanksgiving? It’s bad enough people now go out to shop ON Thanksgiving instead of Black Friday actually being on Friday. Can we at least wait until the turkey digests before we start with Christmas?

mytinc · November 2017

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@BurlapandLace

dinodna3 · November 2017

This is usually an UO, Dave Matthews Band is terrible.

emjeve · November 2017

@dinodna3 yes I agree!!! DMB was all the rage when I was in middle school and I was not into it at all!

Lilpenguin3 · November 2017

@dinodna3 I share the same UO. It is usually my go to one.

Mine for today- I loved the glucose drink which is good bc I had to do the 1 hr and two 3 Hr ones with DD even though I passed all of them bc she was big.

emjeve · November 2017

@Lilpenguin3 I like it too! Really sweet Gatorade! Yum!

mytinc · November 2017

My OU - I'm ok with drive by or one off posts. I just ignore them. I actually prefer more posts on a wider variety of topics on a board vs. 10 check ins that all seem to ask the same questions (rants/raves, EDD, how are you feeling, etc.) over and over.

jsl82 · November 2017

My UO is that I like that Black Friday is on Thanksgiving now. DH works for Old Navy and he was able to have dinner with me and my family last year (he's first Thanksgiving Dinner in a decade!) because he was able to stop by a few stores before dinner and we went to a few before dinner (he's a market manager so doesn't have 1 store with a set schedule- but they stagger the employees so some are in the morning and some are in the evening- more people get to have dinner this way). Plus I do all my shopping cyber Monday anyway- so I'm part of the reason the stores are trying anything to bring in more customers.

MoonOverGoldsboro · November 2017

@dinodna3 TRUTH.

To add to the popular band hate: Eddie Vedder is terrible (not as a person, but as a singer).

Dashaina · November 2017

@Miz_Liz or if your name is something like Dashaina and your hubs is a popular YouTube personality?

lmao. It actually doesn't bother me to share my name or lifestyle or anything. I mean if you are willing to find us out here, don't laugh it has happened, then chances are you're really into seeing what we are doing and we're happy to share. Hee hee

@mytinc I agree about the same questions.

My UO is one time use plastics. It really drives me bonkers all the trash we make as a society when it doesn't have to be that way. For DD1's science lesson last week we explored the 5 or 6 plastic piles in the ocean... And it made me really sad to know that we're really not doing anything collectively to fix the problem. Water bottles, take out containers, etc. I avoid like the plague. I bring my own reusable containers to the restaurants from which we buy meals on the days we go, I generally avoid buying plastic packaged products or I take them out of the container and leave them at the store. Don't laugh but I do this right at the register. My hope by doing this is that maybe others will see it and follow suit and then maybe grocery stores will communicate with their vendors about packaging. I generally buy glass or cardboard stored items and try to make most of our stuff from the most basic ingredients to avoid the packaging. With all the technology we have why aren't more things biodegradable by now? OK rant over.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

Let's have some fun.

Unless you're out here stunting to abolish the death penalty or improve the affordability of healthcare in this country, you're not pro-life; you're pro forced child birth.

katelynrae86 · November 2017

Okay, I'm the weirdo over here listening to my my Michael Buble Christmas Pandora station on 11/2 (which part is more unpopular: loooving MB, while not being a 65 yo woman, or playing Christmas music way to early?)

And @doxiemoxie212, totally agree with you on that one! Curious what the replies will be... (where's my popcorn

)

MoonOverGoldsboro · November 2017

@doxiemoxie212 As far as I can tell, most "pro-life" people view a child as punishment for any woman with the audacity to have sex. It's not about protecting life; it's about making sure everyone suffers the consequences they deserve. Very heart-warming stuff.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

@MoonOverGoldsboro oo you really want to get things going today

MoonOverGoldsboro · November 2017

@doxiemoxie212 I know, I hit "post reply" on that and immediately regretted it.

Dashaina · November 2017

@MoonOverGoldsboro lmao... I don't think that could have been worded better.. IMHO.

Dashaina · November 2017

@doxiemoxie212 @MoonOverGoldsboro did either of you read that article about the guy who asks the one question that usually gets PLers backed into a corner? Basically he asks them if they were in a burning building and they could only save 1k live test tube embryos or a 5 y old child. What would they pick. They can't pick both or all perish including the person choosing. At least I think that was the gist of the question.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

@Dashaina yep, I think that was a Twitter feed thing. Aces.

Like, listen, people are entitled to their, IMO wrong, opinions -- but at least have your logic hold weight when pressed.

mytinc · November 2017

OU - I don't think potentially heated political debates are "fun" no matter which side you're on. Most of the time people start political "debates" to push their agenda and tell people their view is right. Not to actually discuss a topic with back and forth conversation and taking other people's views into consideration.

Dashaina · November 2017

@mytinc I completely agree. I have 2 friends IRL with whom I can hold a legit political /religion/money/sexual orientation type conversation. All others I generally avoid because they get very emotional and really make no sense apfter the first sentence. And these 2 friends have opposing views to me in all of the above mentioned topics btw.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

mytinc said:

OU - I don't think potentially heated political debates are "fun" no matter which side you're on. Most of the time people start politcal "debates" to push their agenda and tell people their view is right. Not to actually discuss a topic with back and forth conversation and taking other people's views into consideration.

I think generally people (not saying you necessarily, but...) who say they don't like political debates come from a really privileged standpoint because they live a life in which the status quo is fine for them personally and thus political debates are not necessary for them personally.

MoonOverGoldsboro · November 2017

@Dashaina Yep, I did see that! It can be very alarming for many people (not just limited to pro-lifers) when their arguments are followed to their logical conclusions.

oneblessedmess · November 2017

I've already seen/heard several people complaining about people getting into the Christmas spirit "too early" so I guess my UO is I don't really care when people decide to start blasting Christmas carols. I'm not feeling particularly Christmas-y yet but I don't see why it would affect me if others were.

Dashaina · November 2017

@MoonOverGoldsboro it is sad but very very true. And yes I agree not limited to PLers... This applies to almost any aspect of life in which you have the ability to choose.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

oneblessedmess said:

I've already seen/heard several people complaining about people getting into the Christmas spirit "too early" so I guess my UO is I don't really care when people decide to start blasting Christmas carols. I'm not feeling particularly Christmas-y yet but I don't see why it would affect me if others were.

At this point, I'm so confused about time I just feel like it should be Christmas year round. Like, wasn't it just Christmas? Like, let's just cut the BS and keep all the decorations up the entire year. What a hassle putting them up and taking them down and storing them must be for us collectively as a society. Think of the mental energy we'd save if we just left them all up.

oneblessedmess · November 2017

@katelynrae86 Michael Buble has been a staple to my Christmas playlist for years and I'm 28!

@Lilpenguin3 While I wouldn't say I LOVED the glucose drink I found it's taste to be pleasant, nothing worse than flat orange soda. I had always heard it was so horrible so I was pleasantly surprised!

@krashke Same. Maybe after my first ultrasound I'll feel more connected but right now I'm just anxious because I don't really FEEL pregnant. I think I'm more in love with the idea of my DD having a sibling than I am with this particular baby.

mytinc · November 2017

doxiemoxie212 said:

Let's have some fun.

Unless you're out here stunting to abolish the death penalty or improve the affordability of healthcare in this country, you're not pro-life; you're pro forced child birth.

doxiemoxie212 said:

mytinc said:

OU - I don't think potentially heated political debates are "fun" no matter which side you're on. Most of the time people start politcal "debates" to push their agenda and tell people their view is right. Not to actually discuss a topic with back and forth conversation and taking other people's views into consideration.

I think generally people (not saying you necessarily, but...) who say they don't like political debates come from a really privileged standpoint because they live a life in which the status quo is fine for them personally and thus political debates are not necessary for them personally.

@doxiemoxie212 Sorry for the long quote, I'll tag after this. I certainly don't mind political debates when they're intelligent exchanges of views. When people get heated and automatically defensive vs. being open minded I don't think that's "FUN". I think that's disrespectful. I don't like when people are pushing their agendas without consideration for the other side.

Dashaina · November 2017

@doxiemoxie212 I don't enjoy sensitive topic debates, personally, because generally speaking my views offend many living in the status quo and they get very upset that I choose to not live/believe/agree with the inside the box life and that makes them immediately feel like I am judging them and/or telling them they are therefore a horrible person and thus leads them down the road of a very emotional and defensive debate that just makes me sad for there low self esteem or confidence in their choices. When in reality I tell people about our opinions and lifestyle to show those who are looking for an alternative that it is possible to go against the grain and succeed. I am also not trying to tell them that I know everything either.. Which I get accused of that a lot as well as my DH. Hopefully that makes sense.

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