Here's one: I don't like the Sex in the City movies. I happened to catch the second one recently when it was on VH1 and it is so racist, it made me feel uncomfortable watching it. I'm really hoping they are NEVER able to make a third movie in that series.
Also, the TV series did not age well. Happened to have it playing in the background the other day and Samantha made some comment to Smith about Harvey Weinstein being at the party - MH and I looked at each other wide-eyed and simultaneously commented on how bad it has aged.
My UO: I think we should move to FB and not a private group. I'm not saying we need to move right now, but I just think when we do FB would be my vote.
*TW LC*
Me & MH: 32 DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU) TTC #2: 12/2019 Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@doxiemoxie212 I don't know. I figured it was because I keep hearing talk about a third movie and SJP is all, yes let's do it, then Kim Catrell is all, no way man. And now Cynthia Nixon is running for governor and it is just crazy town!
@krashke I like how you've cleverly started a FB discussion hidden within our UO thread. Well done you!
@krashke I know I've said more than once that I was for a private group, then FB, but now that it's been pointed out to me that our convos are now property of TB, I may have changed my mind. I don't like censoring myself for fear of my words/stories ending up promoting something without my knowledge.
I haven't seen an episode of SATC for probably 10+ years. I'm afraid to ruin my memory of it. I tried watching Gilmore Girls recently and was so annoyed at the characters (Loreli in particular) that somethings I think it is best not to re-watch shows.
I get so sad when other bmbs move to Fb because I can’t, as an outsider, continue to stalk them that I almost feel guilty agreeing we should leave. I know that’s silly/crazy. Like I don’t care at all about the privacy aspect, it’s almost the opposite but obv I’ll go when everyone else is ready.
My UO is I think cats are evil. I should preface this by saying I am very allergic to cats also so I've obviously never been a huge fan of them. So my MIL watched our 7 year old partially blind pocket beagle when we went out of town last weekend and when we came to pick her up her left ear had the crap clawed out of it. MIL said she obviously got too close to her cat (who reminds me of those freakin creepy AF Siamese cats from the aristocats) when she went to get water in the middle of the night...I know there are a lot of cat lovers in our group, but I'm sorry I just can't...
@momac1919 They know when you're allergic, too! I feel like I could be in a room with 100 people who aren't allergic and if cats were to be unleashed, they would swarm me like "Her. She's the one. Make her eyes itch like they're on fire and sneeze like there's no tomorrow!"
@kfren I feel like my cats are 1000x more interested in someone who is allergic to them. My gray cat is super shy but both of them were weirdly obsessed with the cable guy who was, of course, allergic when he came years ago. I ended up having to trap them in the bathroom to spare him, poor dude.
ETA: Cat behavior is of such that they aren't big fans of the love bombing dogs prefer. So "OH KITTY! LET ME LURVE YOU!" usually produces a negative reaction as opposed to ignoring them which is perceived as non-threatening and thus more likely to draw them to you. Unfortunately, those who want to ignore them the most are those that don't like or are allergic to them so while you don't like them, that perversely makes them like you. My grandmother is terrified of cats, naturally they loved her.
@momac1919 uh oh - this seems like a serious one! I asked MH the other day if we could get one of the hairless cats (we don't know if he's allergic because he's never been around cats). He said no, because they'll suck out our babies' souls. So rude!
I had this convo with DH a few nights ago some shows are better when they are syndicated, its usually those always appropriate (anytime, anywhere) shows like seinfield, fresh prince, and friends. Some shows are only good when you’re watching week to week in anticipation like everything on ABC and most dramas (except all the law & orders). I loved sex & the city when i was in high school but I probably haven’t seen it in 8/9 years it’s not something I want to watch again. Like a lot of stuff that’s praised on Netflix isn’t really good its just the fact you can watch it without breaks, but if you had to wait another week for an episode the story line is slow and character development is either weak, too predictable or all over the place that you’d easily lose interest after a couple weeks.
@kfren yes. both. I have become a cat person over the years. I like that they aren't needy like my dogs are, that they mostly leave me alone unless they decide they want/need something. I can leave them for days and they're cool. All that appeals. BUT that said, they can be annoying AF if they decide they want something or you don't want them in something or around someone. They know you don't want them to do something and therefore nothing will dissuade them and nothing will please them more than to annoy you. My male cat loves to be yelled at and be a nuisance. I think it is the delight of his life.
@ffw0617 but you’re criticizing things that are part of the way tv used to be because of technology vs how it is now because of how technology has allowed us to watch it. Shows now are created explicitly for marathoning. Shows before had no idea marathoning would ever exist so they created them almost as stand alone episodes. I don’t think they need to be successful by the other’s rubric.
DH is allergic to cats but in the last week has been asking for one. I loveee cats but have never had one so I'm doing research on them and considering getting one. I love dogs too, but need something less needy, lol.
I had a really good UO but now I can't remember what it is. Stupid pregnancy brain lol!
Edited for spelling/grammar because I have the dumb lol
@LaceyBee522 YH sounds like me. MH is both a cat and dog person and asks me regularly if we can get a kitten. My response is always the same - no I'm allergic and kittens grow up into cats and cats are evil...at first I think he was sad about it now I think he just finds my hate for cats to be funny because there are really very few animals in this world that I'm not a huge softy for
@momac1919 +1 to hating cats! I'm not even allergic. My childhood BFF had two cats and whenever I was there, they'd hiss and stalk me. And one time one of them bit me, not hard enough to draw blood but it was at that point where I decided that I'd never be a "cat person".
Not sure if this is a UO or not but mine is that I prefer when shows come out week to week vs entire season at once on Netflix. I miss the fun of guessing what will happen next and being able to dicuss it with friends/social media. When the whole season comes out at once it's like you can't talk to anyone about it unless you've finished it and I never finish them in a day like a lot of others do. By the time I finished Stranger Things S2 everyone had moved on to another show and no one wanted to talk about it anymore.
@doxiemoxie212. Agreed but with those Netflix shows when someone says its “good” they usually mean it ended good or the overall message was good. For example that seven seconds is horrible. Characters all over the place, they tried to tackle EVERY social issue in 12 episode but all you see on social media is how good it is.
@ffw0617 was that critically acclaimed tho? Or you just mean a friend liked it? I thought you meant the former (like shows critics say are v good on Netflix, and my opinion is they generally are). So I agree that it’s easy to get into a show that’s not actually good when it’s serialized.
+1 to moving to fb. I feel like we've cultivated a pretty trustworthy group.
Seeing that I spent most of yesterday cleaning cat urine off of various surfaces, you'd think I would hate cats, but I just can't. I love how smug and independent they are. And I've worked with enough big cats to know that cats are cats and it's funny watching house cats and tigers behave exactly the same way.
My UO is that idgaf about eating super healthy while pregnant (or not pregnant). I mean I'm not a heathen and I have well rounded meals for the most part, I just don't care if I get fast food or eat a turkey sub or a bag of cheetos or lick the cake batter out of the bowl. Like as long as I'm not overly gaining weight, I don't want to go down the meal prep, organic only, kale smoothie rabbit hole. I'm really not meaning to judge anyone who decides to do that, but I just can't stand people who get too intense about nutrition and healthy eating.
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Even with Netflix I never have time to binge watch shows anymore, so if I'm lucky I'll see two back to back episodes in a day, and then not watch for 3 or 4 days. But I can't do real time TV either because I'm never home/have relaxing time during a consistent day/time to obligate that time to a TV show.
First Son - born 2013
Second Son - born 2014 - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV). First open heart surgery at 5 days old. He's had 3 open heart surgeries and several other procedures and is currently doing amazing. Third Son - due June 9, 2018
@Amphibious22 I'm with you on the eating habits. I figure as long as I keep exercising, I'm generally okay. Although, I'm already thinking about what kind of diet I will do after babies come.
Bringing it back to the Facebook thing: do we want to discuss that seriously at this point? Or are we thinking this should wait until after babies come? I know that was a consensus at one point. I'm not sure if that still stands.
And I'm neither plus or minus FB. I'll move when others do (if you guys want me there).
First Son - born 2013
Second Son - born 2014 - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV). First open heart surgery at 5 days old. He's had 3 open heart surgeries and several other procedures and is currently doing amazing. Third Son - due June 9, 2018
Just my two cents.. I would prefer a move prior to babies being born because idk how comfortable I feel giving any real details about my birth story/baby info/pics knowing that the bump can use all that info as they see fit.
Me 30 Him 30 Married August 2015 DS born 5/23/2018 TTC #2 July 2020
@doxiemoxie212 I feel like it's inevitable for someone we don't know to ask for an invite and I just think it would be fun to direct them somewhere else. Maybe I'm a mean girl.
@doxiemoxie212 I feel like it's inevitable for someone we don't know to ask for an invite and I just think it would be fun to direct them somewhere else. Maybe I'm a mean girl.
This is hilarious AF!! I wish someone could find a webpage that was literally a trolling face and like "lololol, jkjk, no." That would be hilarious!
@doxiemoxie212 no I’m not talking about shows like stranger things & OITNB, most of the others though. I appreciate them for what they are, great ways to spend the weekend inside eating snacks. But I’m no on fb bragging how good the series I just finished is.
@izza2 I'm sayin'! Set it up to look legit and give 'em tedious rigamarole (or hokum, if you will) just to see if anyone will go that far* and then when they get "approved," womp womp.
*ETA: If they could do it for a FB page, they could have participated in this forum.
+1 fine with FB whenever. I was lurking some BMB’s from last fall the other day and whenever someone asked if they had moved to a FB group, someone (actually looked like always the same person) politely replied that they are only accepting previously active posters at this time and not accepting other new members. It’s pretty logical and I didn’t see any of the drive by’s causing a riot over it.
eta: if we end up needing to make a post re:organization of said fb group I vote we call it Easter Eggs, as a play on hidden content for dvd’s and such. And to help keep rando’s from finding it like we did with the June Bug thread.
I liked the first SATC movie but I think it's widely accepted that the second was total garbage.
On the TV theme, I have been so excited for many of the old TV reboots in the last couple of years but haven't liked any of them (I'm looking at you Fuller House, Gilmore Girls, Will and Grace, Roseanne). I think the 90s sitcom style just doesn't translate well to today? Will and Grace isn't bad, but I hate all the Trump references (same with Roseanne, from ep 1 anyway). I'm watching cheesy tv to escape this nightmare we're living in. Stop reminding me!
Also, I don't really like cats...and all the talk of cleaning up cat pee only reinforces that opinion
And yes to FB before babies! I'm hesitant to share details here...I'm not so scared of stranger danger but of someone I know seeing what I post (which is why I never chime on any of the saucy threads! haha)
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Also, the TV series did not age well. Happened to have it playing in the background the other day and Samantha made some comment to Smith about Harvey Weinstein being at the party - MH and I looked at each other wide-eyed and simultaneously commented on how bad it has aged.
It makes me sad how much a lot of my fav TV shows from back in the day did not age well. Friends is extraordinarily problematic now.
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
@krashke I like how you've cleverly started a FB discussion hidden within our UO thread. Well done you!
ETA: Cat behavior is of such that they aren't big fans of the love bombing dogs prefer. So "OH KITTY! LET ME LURVE YOU!" usually produces a negative reaction as opposed to ignoring them which is perceived as non-threatening and thus more likely to draw them to you. Unfortunately, those who want to ignore them the most are those that don't like or are allergic to them so while you don't like them, that perversely makes them like you. My grandmother is terrified of cats, naturally they loved her.
TTC: 08/2017 EDD: 6/11/2018 FTM
I had a really good UO but now I can't remember what it is. Stupid pregnancy brain lol!
Edited for spelling/grammar because I have the dumb lol
Not sure if this is a UO or not but mine is that I prefer when shows come out week to week vs entire season at once on Netflix. I miss the fun of guessing what will happen next and being able to dicuss it with friends/social media. When the whole season comes out at once it's like you can't talk to anyone about it unless you've finished it and I never finish them in a day like a lot of others do. By the time I finished Stranger Things S2 everyone had moved on to another show and no one wanted to talk about it anymore.
DS born 9/24/2020
TTC: 08/2017 EDD: 6/11/2018 FTM
Seeing that I spent most of yesterday cleaning cat urine off of various surfaces, you'd think I would hate cats, but I just can't. I love how smug and independent they are. And I've worked with enough big cats to know that cats are cats and it's funny watching house cats and tigers behave exactly the same way.
My UO is that idgaf about eating super healthy while pregnant (or not pregnant). I mean I'm not a heathen and I have well rounded meals for the most part, I just don't care if I get fast food or eat a turkey sub or a bag of cheetos or lick the cake batter out of the bowl. Like as long as I'm not overly gaining weight, I don't want to go down the meal prep, organic only, kale smoothie rabbit hole. I'm really not meaning to judge anyone who decides to do that, but I just can't stand people who get too intense about nutrition and healthy eating.
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
First Son - born 2013
Third Son - due June 9, 2018
Bringing it back to the Facebook thing: do we want to discuss that seriously at this point? Or are we thinking this should wait until after babies come? I know that was a consensus at one point. I'm not sure if that still stands.
First Son - born 2013
Third Son - due June 9, 2018
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
Can we maybe create a fake FB group for drive-bys?
And I eat like total crap while pregnant. I tried eating all healthy with my first and ended up eating Cheetos and macaroni and cheese all the time.
@doxiemoxie212 I agree Friends is quite problematic now but I still watch it all the time.
I wish someone could find a webpage that was literally a trolling face and like "lololol, jkjk, no." That would be hilarious!
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
TTC: 08/2017 EDD: 6/11/2018 FTM
@Amphibious22 every time you talk about your job I’m so jealous.
*ETA: If they could do it for a FB page, they could have participated in this forum.
eta: if we end up needing to make a post re:organization of said fb group I vote we call it Easter Eggs, as a play on hidden content for dvd’s and such. And to help keep rando’s from finding it like we did with the June Bug thread.
On the TV theme, I have been so excited for many of the old TV reboots in the last couple of years but haven't liked any of them (I'm looking at you Fuller House, Gilmore Girls, Will and Grace, Roseanne). I think the 90s sitcom style just doesn't translate well to today? Will and Grace isn't bad, but I hate all the Trump references (same with Roseanne, from ep 1 anyway). I'm watching cheesy tv to escape this nightmare we're living in. Stop reminding me!
Also, I don't really like cats...and all the talk of cleaning up cat pee only reinforces that opinion
And yes to FB before babies! I'm hesitant to share details here...I'm not so scared of stranger danger but of someone I know seeing what I post (which is why I never chime on any of the saucy threads! haha)