Thursday Opinions

[beersandweirs]

Jun 16, 2016 9:40:47 GMT -5 @hazeldublin said:

Oh I just read the look vs comfort thing.

A tshirt is a tshirt whether it has a print or not. Quality of the garment is important regardless of print.

I agree, I feel like most baby clothes are about equal amount of comfort. The jeggings are just as comfy as some character leggings and I love dressing LO to look like a little person, at least while I still get to choose everything she wears.

[veggiemo]

Is this an UO? I had Olive Garden last night and that shit was da bomb.

Zero cares about others' swimsuit choices.

[beersandweirs]

OMG, @hazeldublin that dressy picture is so cute!

[veggiemo]

Jun 16, 2016 9:53:48 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Jun 16, 2016 9:50:38 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Is this an UO? I had Olive Garden last night and that shit was da bomb.

Zero cares about others' swimsuit choices.

lol

was this your first exposure to Olive Garden?

Oh no I've been there tons of times, but the last time I'd gone was like 3 years ago, and the time before that was probably another 3 years. I don't typically do chain restaurants, and we have tons of really good local Italian restaurants to chose from. But I could not. stop. eating my cheese ravioli with marinara sauce. My mouth is watering right now. 

[mrsmonogrammed]

Jun 16, 2016 9:22:05 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Ha. My UO that I have been saving is about skimpy swimsuits as well. But for kids. I do not like bikinis for babies.

Love bikinis on babes! They're totally impractical but their adorable little pot bellies hanging out kill me! What's the difference between a bikini on a baby/6yo/teen/adult woman?

[belle0720]

Kristykristyleelee I love dressing G in adult-like clothes! I actually specifically tell people that I like to dress her in clothes that I would wear. I don't think that equates to being uncomfortable clothing though.

[Widget123]

Olive Garden is delicious.

I would not put my son as a baby/toddler outside with swim bottoms and no top, let alone my daughter. No to bikini's for her either. I'm paranoid about sunburn.

My kids' everyday is really, really casual. Like sweat pant material shorts or leggings and t-shirts. I do buy a few fun outfits for the weekends, but I keep that minimal.

[belle0720]

I was dying yesterday over how cute this swim suit I got for G's party is.

Skimpy Bikini Nip Slip just for you @jemomma LOL

*poof*

[beersandweirs]

I don't really have feels one way or another about babies in bikinis. But I will say that one day I forgot to bring LO's rash guard to swim lessons, so she just wore her swim bottoms, and it was so much easier getting her dried and ready to go afterward that I just kept doing the bottoms only. But this was indoor, I would mess with the rash guard for outdoor because of sunburns.

[Deleted]

I wear tiny bikinis. I love madewells swimwear (owned by the same company that owns jcrew) I've tried one pieces and they don't flatter me. Especially the new retro looking one pieces.

I have a flat stomach. Most of my weight is in my thighs so a one piece puts too much emphasis on that area

[belle0720]

Kristykristyleelee I don't think anyone thought you were walking around giving the side-eye to baby clothes (as I hope no one thinks I'd actually side-eye babies in animal print or character clothes)--totally good lighthearted UO banter IMO!

ETA: I do however instinctively "Wide-Eye" babies with giant ass flower headbands bigger than their head. This baby is adorable, but YOWSA that thing is big!

*poof*

[belle0720]

Jun 16, 2016 9:54:32 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

I should add that I am not impressed with Olive Garden. I would say that this is actually more of the UO

I love Olive Garden Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks! My H's family definitely agree with you though. He'd never been to Olive Garden before I took him there so I had to post a picture of him eating "real authentic Italian food", his zillion Italian facebook friends just about died!

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@hazeldublin stop with the cuteness overload. I can't take it!!!

[jillywilly]

Re: Olive Garden. I like it. I don't eat there often, because there are plentiful Italian options in the area, and most of the time we'll pick those instead of Olive Garden, but every once in a while, their soup, salad, and bread sticks really hits the spot.
Re: Baby clothing. If I had a girl, I wouldn't put her in a bikini, but that's mostly because my family is German, and our skin is essentially translucent. I love dressing my little boy in clothes that resemble what my H wears - but that mostly means cargo shorts, polos, etc now in the summer, which I don't really think are uncomfortable. He wore a plaid button down shirt and shorts the other day, and it was ADORABLE. He did not seem uncomfortable in the least. If anything, the shirt is super light-weight, so it was a better choice for the day because it was hotter then hell here. I don't object to character clothing, I just haven't bought any yet, mostly because he hasn't really formed that many opinions of his own on characters (although an Elmo fascination is quickly growing).

[Deleted]

Putting swim shirts on a kid at an indoor pool is pointless and stupid.

I may or may not have said this out loud, without thinking first, in front of several parents whose kids were wearing swim shirts at an indoor pool, at DS1's swimming lessons a few weeks ago in a knee jerk reaction to DS1 telling me he needed to get a swim shirt... just because the other kids were wearing one. Whoops. But sorrynotsorry.

Outdoor pools, yes, I get it. (ETA: although I just slather on the sunscreen on mine and in 9 years my redhead has never had a burn.)

[veggiemo]

Jun 16, 2016 11:07:01 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

Putting swim shirts on a kid at an indoor pool is pointless and stupid.

I may or may not have said this out loud, without thinking first, in front of several parents whose kids were wearing swim shirts at an indoor pool, at DS1's swimming lessons a few weeks ago in a knee jerk reaction to DS1 telling me he needed to get a swim shirt... just because the other kids were wearing one. Whoops. But sorrynotsorry.

Outdoor pools, yes, I get it. (ETA: although I just slather on the sunscreen on mine and in 9 years my redhead has never had a burn.)

Same here, I've never put a swim shirt on my kids to protect from sun. Both my kids are so very fair and have never even gotten pink.

Plus aren't the shirts/bathing suits only like 5 spf or something? I don't think it makes much of a difference in the grand scheme of things.

[erbear]

Yeah I think the bikinis are for more indoors pools for babies. They don't bother me in the least.

I hate how almost all kids' clothes has cartoon characters when you get to a certain size. We don't have cable, so my kid won't even know who most of these people are. Guess I'll keep throwing my money at Carters, lol.

[veggiemo]

Jun 16, 2016 11:20:40 GMT -5 erbear said:

Yeah I think the bikinis are for more indoors pools for babies. They don't bother me in the least.

I hate how almost all kids' clothes has cartoon characters when you get to a certain size. We don't have cable, so my kid won't even know who most of these people are. Guess I'll keep throwing my money at Carters, lol.

I'm not big on cartoon character shirts either, I buy mostly stripes and solids. I find good amounts of those at Target and Old Navy, but we have quite a bit of Carters too.

[wegrowsheep]

Jun 16, 2016 11:20:40 GMT -5 erbear said:

Yeah I think the bikinis are for more indoors pools for babies. They don't bother me in the least.

I hate how almost all kids' clothes has cartoon characters when you get to a certain size. We don't have cable, so my kid won't even know who most of these people are. Guess I'll keep throwing my money at Carters, lol.

I agree, but FFTC: Thor is going to have more than his fair share of Avengers-themed clothes.

Does John Deere count? Because that's 50+% of DS1's wardrobe...

[sabrinaml]

Jun 16, 2016 12:30:17 GMT -5 budders said:

Also, I dress V similar to H. I prefer striped and solid shirts, polos, jeans, and khaki-like pants. I do also have rompers and sweatpants, but prefer the other look. None of these appear to be uncomfortable for him, and honestly, this kid could use some restriction to his movement.

+1 to this.

[Deleted]

Love OG. LOVE! We go there for the soup, salad, bread sticks, and never ending pasta bowls all the time. I know it doesn't count as real Italian, but I don't care. Nom nom nom. Also chick-fil-a.... don't like the company in general. Get why so many won't eat there. Don't disagree with them. But you cannot make me give up my homophobic hate nuggets, like ever. It's ok and totally justified for you to be horrified by this.

[mcp6286]

I am def on the hunt for new bathing suits so I don't become one of @jemomma's nip slip ppl. Hayley loves sticking her hands down people's shirts lately (kill me now) and she tried to do it to me at the beach last weekend. So I now need to find high coverage tops to replace my regular bikini tops. Boooo tan lines!

I don't really care either way about babies in bikinis. I ended up with mostly tankinis this year but just cause I liked the prints best.

[dmoney]

I could care less that there is a Trans-gendered stingray in the new Finding Dori movie. But for people to go as far as to say they are going to be boycotting a movie in my opinion is a bit much.

[wegrowsheep]

Jun 16, 2016 13:00:07 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

wegrowsheep I really just need to see your kid wielding a hammer and I'm set for life.

As you wish!

[tjanca22]

Today is the last day at the sitters and this text right here confirmed why we need to move on:

"Would you be terribly upset with me if we wanted to skip his afternoon nap? Longer play time since it's his last day?"

[mcp6286]

Jun 16, 2016 13:20:41 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

Today is the last day at the sitters and this text right here confirmed why we need to move on:

"Would you be terribly upset with me if we wanted to skip his afternoon nap? Longer play time since it's his last day?"

You're probably nicer than me but I'd write back something totally snarky, "Oh of course not, I LOVE coming home to a miserable baby and spending half my night coaxing her to sleep because she's overtired. In fact, you should skip feeding her too. None of that nonsense is as important as playing!" Glad you're moving on!

[tjanca22]

Jun 16, 2016 13:23:23 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Jun 16, 2016 13:20:41 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

Today is the last day at the sitters and this text right here confirmed why we need to move on:

"Would you be terribly upset with me if we wanted to skip his afternoon nap? Longer play time since it's his last day?"

WTF. No bish, babies need to nap.

I just noticed that I put this in the UO thread and not the randoms. Oh well. I replied: he does need an afternoon nap. I mean fine wake him up 10 mins early, but he can't miss out on what is normally a 2hr nap.
I know she won't listen anyways.

[holliberry28]

Jun 16, 2016 13:28:50 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

Jun 16, 2016 13:23:23 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

WTF. No bish, babies need to nap.

I just noticed that I put this in the UO thread and not the randoms. Oh well. I replied: he does need an afternoon nap. I mean fine wake him up 10 mins early, but he can't miss out on what is normally a 2hr nap.
I know she won't listen anyways.

ugh, I am so mad for you! And happy that you are moving on to a better place.

[erbear]

Love that shirt!

Yeah, I'll buy stuff when she's old enough to really know the characters. Well...except for a captain America shirt; her daddy's obsessed and wants to get her one. Okay.

wegrowsheep my husband will be so excited Thor has a hammer. He thinks we should name a boy that because it's "badass". Not with our last name!

[blueskiessmiling]

I don't see the practicality of bikinis is you're actually swimming or being active, but I have no issue in someone sunbathing in one. Whatever floats your boat.