Creepyeyeball's AMA

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 8:23:32 GMT -5 heartbot said:

How did you and your husband meet?

Did you have a honeymoon? If so, where'd you go?

What's your favorite dessert?

We were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. I graduated high school with his sister but we weren't really friends. I knew of DH, but he was five years older in school.

We didn't have a honeymoon. We took a little "babymoon" to a five star bed and breakfast in Amish country (don't laugh) to pick out an Amish made crib when I got pregnant.

I haven't had sugar in three years, so no desserts for me. When I could have them I loved cheesecake.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 8:23:33 GMT -5 jags8 said:

Have you ever had a Jehovah's Witness at your door? If so, what is your response?

We used to get them quite often in my old neighborhood. None now that we are in the boonies. I always took the literature and read it. I never invited them in, just told them I am saved and thanked them for the booklets. One time they caught me outside doing yard work and I talked theology with them a bit. It was pleasant and respectful.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 8:48:36 GMT -5 renbee said:

Speaking of reality TV... do you have a "guilty pleasure" TV show?

I can't really watch current shows without cable or internet. But I've binge watched every series available on DVD at my library. I'm currently on season four of The Good Wife.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 8:53:19 GMT -5 okiemama said:

Having been a dance major in college, did you plan to dance professionally? (Before whatever medical reason made you stop). In what capacity?

Is dance something you will expose your children to? (Meaning formal classes)

I planned to teach. I didn't really enjoy performing. My goal was to open my own studio. I taught for a while up until I had #2.

I'm not pushing dance on my girls. My experiences weren't all positive, so I hope to spare my kids that. I have taught DD1 some ballet. If they loved it I would probably get them involved in a local dance ministry. I volunteered teaching liturgical dance at a church years ago and would enjoy doing something like that with my girls.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 9:07:27 GMT -5 @pennygirl2013 said:

If you could go back in time and meet one person who would that be?

Jesus is the obvious answer. But I would love to have met some of my ancestors.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 9:28:41 GMT -5 buttercup said:

If a kid didn't want to homeschool, would you enroll them in school?

What are your motivations to homeschool?

We are flexible and have always said that if a child wasn't thriving we would look into other options.

My main reason for wanting to homeschool initially was DS1s anaphylactic allergies. His are so severe I couldn't trust him around food without me there at such a young age. Then it sort of snowballed from there. The more we interacted with other homeschool families I started to see academic and religious benefits too. It's just a good fit for us and our lifestyle.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 9:56:16 GMT -5 @east said:

What's your favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning?

I love cooking a huge breakfast. It's so rushed during the week and on Sundays, but Saturday I like to take my time and make a feast. We take our time enjoying the meal and then after the kids are excused DH and I sit and talk over coffee and tea. It's nice not to be rushing anywhere and to just sit.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 9:57:35 GMT -5 minae01 said:

You must have superpowers because I cannot imagine the amount of energy needed to be you! You are amazing!

Do you drink coffee? If so, how do you take it?

What is your favorite food?

Do you have any weaknesses?

Aww. Thanks. See, I look at full-time working moms and don't know how THEY do it.

I can't drink coffee. I do drink tea though. I like green tea best.

Eggs are my favorite food. Love them. Actually, eggs and bacon. I just love breakfast. Lol

My main weaknesses are a lack of humility and a tendency to take offense easily.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 11:00:26 GMT -5 jags8 said:

Jul 20, 2016 10:54:12 GMT -5 creepyeyeball said:

I have this one on today in brown - these are my favorites for wearing at home:

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I wear these to church, where I like to have all my hair covered:

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That's my favorite company to order from. I have many different types and fabrics from them. I love their cloth wide headbands. But the two I linked are the most practical and what I wear most often.

Oh that first one is really cute! So you also regularly wear a cover at home as well? Do your daughters?

I covered full-time when I first started and then after a while felt like the command is really only meant for piblic worship, but the habit stuck. It's practical to wear - keeps my hair out of my face and out of the food I'm cooking, hides slightly greasy hair, keeps me from having to style it. I also find that it helps keep my mind focused on godly things when I'm struggling. It's sort of a constant reminder throughout the day to pray.

My daughters don't wear one. I don't hold them to my modesty standards. They wear pants and swimsuits. I feel like it's a choice they need to make when they become women. Right now they are little girls. No need to preach modesty to non-sexual beings

But I gravitate toward dressing them in dresses just because I like how they look and it makes laundry easier. Cleaning and putting away one dress is easier than multiple items like pants and shirts.

[jags8]

Jul 20, 2016 11:37:41 GMT -5 creepyeyeball said:

Jul 20, 2016 11:00:26 GMT -5 jags8 said:

Oh that first one is really cute! So you also regularly wear a cover at home as well? Do your daughters?

I covered full-time when I first started and then after a while felt like the command is really only meant for piblic worship, but the habit stuck. It's practical to wear - keeps my hair out of my face and out of the food I'm cooking, hides slightly greasy hair, keeps me from having to style it. I also find that it helps keep my mind focused on godly things when I'm struggling. It's sort of a constant reminder throughout the day to pray.

My daughters don't wear one. I don't hold them to my modesty standards. They wear pants and swimsuits. I feel like it's a choice they need to make when they become women. Right now they are little girls. No need to preach modesty to non-sexual beings

But I gravitate toward dressing them in dresses just because I like how they look and it makes laundry easier. Cleaning and putting away one dress is easier than multiple items like pants and shirts.

That makes total sense, and I love your outlook and not needing to teach modesty to non-sexual beings, and also letting them make their own choices

And if I had a daughter, she too would be wearing dresses constnstly during warm weather, because CUTE!

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 11:29:58 GMT -5 @unicornofthesea said:

Iphone or android?

Iphone, but only because it was given to me for free by MIL. It's really old. Up until a year ago I still used an old flip phone and didn't even text. I just used hand-me-down phones people were getting rid of. MIL asked if I wanted her old Iphone so I took it. If this one dies I'd go with whatever was most affordable. I'm not brand loyal.

[wineallthetime]

Do you do home births or hospital births?

Did you date much before you met H?

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 12:06:29 GMT -5 @unicornofthesea said:

Do you make anything homemade, as far as toothpst, deodorant, etc?

What does your H do for work?

Do you have any pets?

Favorite meal (besides breakfast;))

I have tried just about everything homemade - toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, lotion. The only things I have liked enough to continue making are my lip balm and calendula cream. I do two big batches of lip balm a year and give half away as gifts. I actually used to sell them at a local farmer's market too.

DH works in administration at a University. He used to work in physical therapy but made a switch four years ago. He's also a licensed massage therapist, which was a huge selling point when we were dating, but it's funny how the massages stop once you tie the knot.

Favorite meal is probably grilled steaks and veggies.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 12:14:02 GMT -5 wineallthetime said:

Do you do home births or hospital births?

Did you date much before you met H?

Had my older boys in the hospital. The last three were at home.

I did date before I met DH. Quite a bit. Let's just say I have many regrets.

[wineallthetime]

Do you drink alcohol?

What's your favorite thing about being a mom?

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 12:21:32 GMT -5 wineallthetime said:

Do you drink alcohol?

What's your favorite thing about being a mom?

DH and I will drink at home, but not in public and not in excess. We like to have date nights where we put the kids to bed abd then share a bottle of wine together.

My favorite part of being a mom is watching them grow into these smart, wonderful little people. It's watching the hard work come to fruition and knowing your words were heard and understood. I imagine it gets even better as they get older!!

[jags8]

What exactly does it mean to submit to your husband? Do you get to make any big decisions? Do you ever argue (if so, about what)?

[renbee]

How did you find TCF? Were you on the bump before the exodus? What is the meaning behind your screen name?

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 12:28:42 GMT -5 jags8 said:

What exactly does it mean to submit to your husband? Do you get to make any big decisions? Do you ever argue (if so, about what)?

Submit is such an ugly word in our culture, but in the context of Biblical submission it's a different thing, IMO. The Bible tells me that there is an order of creation. DH is the leader of our family. I submit to him and he loves me in return as Christ loves the Church. It (marriage) is a model of Christ's relationship with us.

Because DH loves me, his authority is not like a dictatorship. He values my input and would never make a huge decision without discussing it with me. And because he respects and trusts me, he delegates certain aspects of our lives to me to lead. He is also a smart man, who knows that pleasing his wife makes his life better, so I think he really takes my POV into account in decision making.

But ultimately, he is in charge of our money and decisions. I trust him completely and know he would never do anything to intentionally harm us, so I'm cool with stepping back and letting him lead on that so I am free to focus on what I have been put in charge of

An example of how this plays out - when we were house hunting. We sat down and talked about what we were both looking for in a house. DH gave me out price limit. I found properties that matchef our criteria. We viewed them together, but DH made the final decision because he is in charge of the money.

We have fought before. Not about big things. I guess I would call them more disagreements than fights. Usually because I need him to show me love and appreciation in different ways than he gives. Our love languages are so very different. We're both learning how to better approach each other to avoid conflict though. I used to poke and prod until I felt he could hear me. Now I've learned it's better to just say how I feel, step away, and let him process on his own. He always comes to me the next day after digesting what I said ready to change what was wrong. It's much more productive that way.

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 12:34:39 GMT -5 renbee said:

How did you find TCF? Were you on the bump before the exodus? What is the meaning behind your screen name?

I was on hhe knot back when I planned my wedding, so like a decade ago. Moved to the bump when I had babies. Have been on and off the boards through the years. Before the migration I had the same avatar and everyone said it was creepy on a different BMB, so I changed it to that for them.

[Courtniko]

Is that you in your avitar, or a picture from the internet?

Will you encourage, discourage, or just see what each individual kid want in terms of college?

Favorite time of year?

Has the rest of your family become more involved in the church/faith since you have become more involved?

How did your family react?

Do you live near where you grew up?

[creepyeyeball]

Jul 20, 2016 12:47:03 GMT -5 Courtniko said:

Is that you in your avitar, or a picture from the internet?

Will you encourage, discourage, or just see what each individual kid want in terms of college?

Favorite time of year?

Has the rest of your family become more involved in the church/faith since you have become more involved?

How did your family react?

Do you live near where you grew up?

It's me.

We have started college funds for all the kids. We will encourage them to do whatever they want, so they don't have to go to college. We are hoing to graduate them early from homeschool at 16, so they will have two years before they can leave home to get an associate's degree while living at home or go a vocational route/do an apprenticeship.

Fall is my favorite.

My family has had mixed reactions. I think my parents understand and have become more open. They like to talk religion with me. My sisters are all athiests - well, one says she is agnostic. One of them is openly hostile to my entire lifestyle - she disagrees with it all.

DH and I went to the same high school and we live near it. We are within fifteen minutes if both sets of parents, which is both wonderful and stressful.

[jags8]

creepyeyeball that is so very interesting to learn more about Biblical submission. I'm really glad it works for you. I could never trust DH with big decisions on his own, like managing our money. I am in charge of our money and making sure bills are paid, because he is a bit reckless with money otherwise. We would have no savings because he would just want to spend spend spend. He had so many overdraft fees when we were dating and had separate accounts.

[renbee]

Jul 20, 2016 13:01:49 GMT -5 jags8 said:

creepyeyeball that is so very interesting to learn more about Biblical submission. I'm really glad it works for you. I could never trust DH with big decisions on his own, like managing our money. I am in charge of our money and making sure bills are paid, because he is a bit reckless with money otherwise. We would have no savings because he would just want to spend spend spend. He had so many overdraft fees when we were dating and had separate accounts.

This is me and my husband too. He's not irresponsible with money persay, but he just doesn't understand finances as much as I do (I have a degree in accounting).

I was thinking that DH and I practice biblical submission...except I am in charge! lol

[craftcrazymama]

Jul 20, 2016 13:01:49 GMT -5 jags8 said:

creepyeyeball that is so very interesting to learn more about Biblical submission. I'm really glad it works for you. I could never trust DH with big decisions on his own, like managing our money. I am in charge of our money and making sure bills are paid, because he is a bit reckless with money otherwise. We would have no savings because he would just want to spend spend spend. He had so many overdraft fees when we were dating and had separate accounts.

And I.

There is no way my husband would ever be given control of our money. In fact he doesn't even have an account in his name!

I pay all the bills, organise all the insurances etc, I own the house, and I decide most of the time what we buy etc.

Nor would I allow him to make any major decisions, like what house to buy? No way!

It works for us.

[craftcrazymama]

creepyeyeball

Fascinating! I find your lifestyle so interesting.

I have no questions that haven't been asked but thank you for being so open and honest : )