I hate cooking in a crock pot. Sure, it’s nice to just throw everything in there and hope for the best but they’re so difficult to clean it’s just not worth it.
I hate cooking in a crock pot. Sure, it’s nice to just throw everything in there and hope for the best but they’re so difficult to clean it’s just not worth it.
This is terribly unpopular with me. My crockpot is my best friend some days. They do have those liners that make it easier to clean if you are ever interested.
I hate cooking in a crock pot. Sure, it’s nice to just throw everything in there and hope for the best but they’re so difficult to clean it’s just not worth it.
This is terribly unpopular with me. My crockpot is my best friend some days. They do have those liners that make it easier to clean if you are ever interested.
I’ve looked at those before but it feels like I’m cooking in plastic and that makes me anxious. I want to love a crockpot, I really do.
I hate cooking in a crock pot. Sure, it’s nice to just throw everything in there and hope for the best but they’re so difficult to clean it’s just not worth it.
This is terribly unpopular with me. My crockpot is my best friend some days. They do have those liners that make it easier to clean if you are ever interested.
I’ve looked at those before but it feels like I’m cooking in plastic and that makes me anxious. I want to love a crockpot, I really do.
I hate cooking in a crock pot. Sure, it’s nice to just throw everything in there and hope for the best but they’re so difficult to clean it’s just not worth it.
I just let it soak overnight, rinse and wipe with paper towel to get the stuff off the sides and then wash. I like to put as little effort as possible into things lol. I I’m not comfortable with the liners, either
Am I the only one who gets burned on crap on theirs they can't get off? I soak overnight and put in the dishwasher but there's always stuff still stuck to it. Maybe I just really suck at crockpots!
@notthefather Nope, same problem here. I love using the crockpot, but cleaning it really is a chore. The dishwasher itself definitely can’t complete the job.
As much as I value yall's opinion, I'm team crockpot all day. I wish I could cook all the things in a crockpot. I'm just that lazy.....
UO (at least around these parts) : this hombre will be an only child. I'm about 95% sure. I love him immensely without even knowing him, but I don't like how this pregnancy is making me act with DH.
@cford08 My husband and I agreed before we got married we both wanted to be one and done. Our son will have fur brothers and sisters for the rest of his life!!
Me: 36 DH: 37 Married: 5.27.16 Baby Boy Due: 3.18.18
We have a second-hand crockpot we use mostly for cooking (dehydrated) beans, which we try to make a large quantity of once a week or so. So much easier than trying to do the same on the stove top (and certainly cheaper and tastier than the canned variety). Love my CP for this reason.
Men are FAR more dramatic and emotionally volatile than women (so when women bash other women for this and claim that's why they don't have female friends I roll my eyes).
Posting weekly bump pics here is fine. Posting weekly bump pics on social media is just being extra.
Chipotle is overrated. Their chicken is low quality.
Luis CK's "apology" wasn't an apology and he's still a massive POS who doesn't deserve people fawning over him.
If you're cool with an elected official being a sexual aggressor you suck.
Thanksgiving turkey isn't that great. The sides are way better.
I think I'm in a minority too - I love my crockpot and have never had a problem with cleaning it via the dishwasher. I make mostly soups and stews in it, so perhaps that may be why? The only thing that is a pain is that it takes up a lot of cupboard space in my tiny kitchen
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@notthefather Nope, same problem here. I love using the crockpot, but cleaning it really is a chore. The dishwasher itself definitely can’t complete the job.
Mine only comes clean via soaking, wiping and hand washing. When I had a dishwasher it never got the job done.
But crock pots are my life. Had anyone ever had crockpot lasagna or chicken tacos? Yummm
Men are FAR more dramatic and emotionally volatile than women (so when women bash other women for this and claim that's why they don't have female friends I roll my eyes)
I feel like this is in response to my post this week about my friends and the baby shower planning (or at least sparked by it). I get the vibe from you that you’re a huge advocate for equality & feminism (I could be wrong though!) so for me it seems strange that while defending one gender you’d put down the other.
I would say rather than one gender being drastically more dramatic than the other, it is just a person to person thing. Most of the men I know are waaaaay more chill than the ladies I know. When they get rattled about something, they may over react but they are less likely to get rattled (in my experience). I don’t not keep female friends because they are dramatic though, I choose to keep very few female friends because they (again, this is just my experience) require more work and maintenance than my relationships with males. I don’t have time (or the care) to chat on the phone or see each other very often. MY male friends wouldn’t bat an eye if i didn’t make time for them for months on end... but my female friends require checking in.
Anywaaaay, all this to say, I don’t think either gender is necessarily more dramatic than the other... I just think men and women are dramatic in different ways.
@syssa-o You did comment about that earlier this week but I hear it on a near daily basis especially from my (high school) students. It's this constant thing "Women are soooooo dramatic so I'm only friends with guys" and I find it so frustrating to hear over and over. I think your statement that friendships with males require less time/maintenance sounds pretty fair in a generalized sense.
It's always been my personal experience that men react more emotionally volatile. I've had to get restraining orders against men, avoid men, block men out of fear for my safety or comfort. I've never had to do that with women. And yes I've dated both in pretty equal numbers and have had lots of friends of both sexes.
Feminism isn't about saying everyone is equally shitty or wonderful in all ways. At least not to me. In our society men are not encouraged to express a wide range of emotions in healthy ways - one of the many reasons the patriarchy is harmful to men. When men are upset the only two emotions they may feel comfortable displaying is humor (laughing things off even though they are hurting) or anger (even if maybe they'd rather cry they scream or punch instead). On the other hand women are EXPECTED to display their emotions. I think for this reason they are able to more often release stress in healthier ways and are less likely to fly off the handle in scary ways that men do. So when you say men get less rattled, I personally chalk that up to men stuffing their emotions down more often than women - not that they aren't feeling it. I don't think this makes men worse than women and I don't feel like I am putting men down when I say that. It's just one of the very frustrating ways in which men are failed by our society.
I think humans generally speaking regardless of sex feel emotions pretty equally (except psychopaths...). But I do think men and women are encouraged by our society to express those emotions in different ways.
@antoto I hear you, especially with teenagers lol.... they feel like a different species as an adult. Kudos to you for dealing with them all day hahaha.
I absolutely think youre you’re right about a lot of men stifling their emotions because they were taught to do that. I love seeing my son show emotions and I’m hoping that with society becoming more forward thinking, men being able to openly emote will become more acceptable and taught from a young age.
UO unrelated, but my baby boy is a sensitive little soul, the emotions are so innocent open. Makes me wonder how anyone could ever want to stifle something like that. I hope he never changes.
I feel like the old fashioned idea that a clean or messy house reflects on the woman/her abilities sucks. DH cleaned the whole house yesterday and told me on the phone today that the kids "destroyed" it (aka toys everywhere and crumbs all over the floor because while my kids are talented in many ways they are incredibly messy eaters) so that means I'm going to be rushing home from work to try and clean up the worst of the mess that DH didn't get to before the speech therapist gets there because I feel that people still look at the cleanliness of the house and judge the woman on it. DH and I both work full time and both clean the house and are pretty good with sharing house work (except for laundry, he's not good with that!) but even my MIL has made some aside comments if the house is messy about "helping ME out by tidying up". I don't think that there's anything we can do to change peoples generalizations (except for family which I have corrected) but I do think that it sucks that most of the time it reflects back on the woman.
My UO (at least it's very unpopular with my family, esp my husband) is it's not cute when old people say insulting things to ppl. Being in your late 70's is no excuse for rudeness. For example, my H's great aunt asked me if I was pregnant before I was actually pregnant b/c I look like I have put on weight. The same person told my H's aunt she found a picture of her when she was young and she wanted to show it to her husband because it was "back when she was pretty." She also called my H's grandma when she was alive a "miserable old curr". I don't care how old she is - if she says something insulting to me next time I see her it I will not just smile and nod!
Me: 36 DH: 37 Married: 5.27.16 Baby Boy Due: 3.18.18
I love the crock pot. I let it soak overnight and then wash it in the morning. Never an issue, and I've gotten many compliments on stuff I've cooked in there. It'll come in handy on Thanksgiving, because it frees up oven and stove top space.
@LaurenAnn0405, I concur. For a lot of people (whether they realize it (or acknowledge it) or not), they look to the woman as the person who is responsible for either how clean or messy a home is. I was walking behind two women at work one time (walking down a hallway). One was complaining how her son's girlfriend moved in with him, and how the apartment is a mess because she doesn't keep it clean.
Also reminds me, I'm so not a fan of being obligated to offer to help clean up at someone else's house after a dinner/meal just because I'm a woman (which I've never done either, which I imagine makes me look bad in some peoples eyes). Like let's say my DH and I are visiting his family or friends, and I realize all the women are cleaning up while all the guys aren't cleaning up. And I'm sitting there like...why should I feel pressure to go clean if my DH doesn't. If you want to go clean, great. But not just because you're a woman.
@antoto YESSSSSSSSSSS to all of your UOs. I seriously side-eye people who say they can’t be friends with women because they’re too dramatic. My female friends are in general the most laid back and chill people I know. (But I also stick to the save the drama for your momma mentality so all of my friends are pretty chill regardless of gender.)
Re: UO Thursday 11/16
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UO (at least around these parts) : this hombre will be an only child. I'm about 95% sure. I love him immensely without even knowing him, but I don't like how this pregnancy is making me act with DH.
Married: 5.27.16
Baby Boy Due: 3.18.18
Blake Shelton is not sexy. WTF.
Men are FAR more dramatic and emotionally volatile than women (so when women bash other women for this and claim that's why they don't have female friends I roll my eyes).
Posting weekly bump pics here is fine. Posting weekly bump pics on social media is just being extra.
Chipotle is overrated. Their chicken is low quality.
Luis CK's "apology" wasn't an apology and he's still a massive POS who doesn't deserve people fawning over him.
If you're cool with an elected official being a sexual aggressor you suck.
Thanksgiving turkey isn't that great. The sides are way better.
**TW in Spoiler**
BFP 6/30/16, MC 8/21/16
BFP 05/04/17, 5/10/17 Emergency LAP due to ectopic. Right tube removed.
BFP 07/12/17, ECDD 03/25/18 - Silver Orion Born 3/23/18
BFP 09/30/19, EDD 06/11/20
But crock pots are my life. Had anyone ever had crockpot lasagna or chicken tacos? Yummm
I would say rather than one gender being drastically more dramatic than the other, it is just a person to person thing. Most of the men I know are waaaaay more chill than the ladies I know. When they get rattled about something, they may over react but they are less likely to get rattled (in my experience). I don’t not keep female friends because they are dramatic though, I choose to keep very few female friends because they (again, this is just my experience) require more work and maintenance than my relationships with males. I don’t have time (or the care) to chat on the phone or see each other very often. MY male friends wouldn’t bat an eye if i didn’t make time for them for months on end... but my female friends require checking in.
Anywaaaay, all this to say, I don’t think either gender is necessarily more dramatic than the other... I just think men and women are dramatic in different ways.
Also - I think Blake shelton has always been sexy
It's always been my personal experience that men react more emotionally volatile. I've had to get restraining orders against men, avoid men, block men out of fear for my safety or comfort. I've never had to do that with women. And yes I've dated both in pretty equal numbers and have had lots of friends of both sexes.
Feminism isn't about saying everyone is equally shitty or wonderful in all ways. At least not to me. In our society men are not encouraged to express a wide range of emotions in healthy ways - one of the many reasons the patriarchy is harmful to men. When men are upset the only two emotions they may feel comfortable displaying is humor (laughing things off even though they are hurting) or anger (even if maybe they'd rather cry they scream or punch instead). On the other hand women are EXPECTED to display their emotions. I think for this reason they are able to more often release stress in healthier ways and are less likely to fly off the handle in scary ways that men do. So when you say men get less rattled, I personally chalk that up to men stuffing their emotions down more often than women - not that they aren't feeling it. I don't think this makes men worse than women and I don't feel like I am putting men down when I say that. It's just one of the very frustrating ways in which men are failed by our society.
I think humans generally speaking regardless of sex feel emotions pretty equally (except psychopaths...). But I do think men and women are encouraged by our society to express those emotions in different ways.
I absolutely think youre you’re right about a lot of men stifling their emotions because they were taught to do that. I love seeing my son show emotions and I’m hoping that with society becoming more forward thinking, men being able to openly emote will become more acceptable and taught from a young age.
I feel like the old fashioned idea that a clean or messy house reflects on the woman/her abilities sucks. DH cleaned the whole house yesterday and told me on the phone today that the kids "destroyed" it (aka toys everywhere and crumbs all over the floor because while my kids are talented in many ways they are incredibly messy eaters) so that means I'm going to be rushing home from work to try and clean up the worst of the mess that DH didn't get to before the speech therapist gets there because I feel that people still look at the cleanliness of the house and judge the woman on it. DH and I both work full time and both clean the house and are pretty good with sharing house work (except for laundry, he's not good with that!) but even my MIL has made some aside comments if the house is messy about "helping ME out by tidying up". I don't think that there's anything we can do to change peoples generalizations (except for family which I have corrected) but I do think that it sucks that most of the time it reflects back on the woman.
I don't care how old she is - if she says something insulting to me next time I see her it I will not just smile and nod!
Married: 5.27.16
Baby Boy Due: 3.18.18
Adam Levine though.... I still stand behind that award.
Also reminds me, I'm so not a fan of being obligated to offer to help clean up at someone else's house after a dinner/meal just because I'm a woman (which I've never done either, which I imagine makes me look bad in some peoples eyes). Like let's say my DH and I are visiting his family or friends, and I realize all the women are cleaning up while all the guys aren't cleaning up. And I'm sitting there like...why should I feel pressure to go clean if my DH doesn't. If you want to go clean, great. But not just because you're a woman.