Thursday opinions

[aggiebug]

Unpopular or not what do you have to say today?

[aggiebug]

I love waking up to rain like I did this morning.

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Jun 23, 2016 7:08:24 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

I love waking up to rain like I did this morning.

I do too if I know that I get to stay home that day. If I know I have to get out in the world, not so much.

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My hips hurt. I feel like an old lady. I have now tried every type of chair in the office and none of them offers any relief for more than a few minutes. It also doesn't help to stand so I don't know what do do. Luckily I have about 30 min before I have to leave to meet up a friend and then it's a long weekend here so I guess I'll have time to recover.

[dreemkin]

UO: I think juice is okay (in moderation) for kids as long as you try to get the least amount (or none) of any added sucrose. I don't get parents' crusade against juice. They give their kids fruit...

ETA: I know the really sugary ones are not good but there are a lot of health conscious juices out there these days (way more so when I was a kid and we had sunny d and tang).

[dreemkin]

@alyllyra hope your hips feel better!

It's raining here today too. There were some really bad storms that kind of split right around our town last night. A few tornadoes touched down more west of us. And I guess chicago was getting pelted but we only ended up with a few booms. My H likened our down to Gandalf saying "you shall not pass" lol. I might go to bed bath and beyond today for some things but not sure. I've got laundry going and I'm in my house lounging clothes. Exciting things ladies; I know you are all jealous

Eta: 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) how are you and your little one doing? Did DW ever get it?

[dreemkin]

My dog has been extra BH lately. He be like:

[dmorgendorffer]

aggiebug I love those cool morning where its kind of misting, it feels so fresh outside. Rain in the morning is somehow better than rain in the afternoon.

DD was miserable last night, and I noticed a little bit of a rash starting to appear around her mouth. At 5 I made DH get up so that I could attempt to get a little more sleep. Well, I just got the email from daycare that two kids her classroom have Coxsackie - so now we get to go through that for a second time. Hopefully DH and I don't catch it again but I think I may be doomed.

[aggiebug]

@alyllyra I hope your hips feel better that is miserable.

dmorgendorffer oh no! I hope HFM clears quickly and you don't get it.

[aggiebug]

Is anyone else's kiddo really into wanting what is on your plate instead of theirs? Omg it's making me coo-coo this week. You eat your sandwich I will eat mine.

[dmorgendorffer]

aggiebug yes, she's been throwing the food from her high chair but then wants to sit on my lap and eat off my plate. Only a few bites, then she wants to throw the food from my plate too.

[lilyelayne]

My opinion is that HFM disease blows. G had a horrible night last night & then exploded in a rash this morning. Got in quick to the pedi, and sure enough... He's got in inside his mouth too :-(

[lilyelayne]

@alyllyra that stinks. Does it help if you stretch during the day? When I was pregnant I set a timer to do 5 minutes of yoga every so often; it helped a lot to counter the sitting at a desk all day. Walking around the building instead of yoga helped too if you don't have much space.

dreemkin it's not juice in particular for me, I just get irked when people don't ever drink plain water. I get if you have a toddler you pick your battles, but I know so many adults who never drink water and claim it's a taste thing. So my prompt to mostly offer DS water is in the hope he continues to enjoy it. Also it's pretty much all I drink so we don't have anything other than water, milk, and DH's soft drinks. But I'm sure my toddler will one day make me eat these words.
dmorgendorffer oh no. My pedi said it was really rare to get more than once

[dmorgendorffer]

Oh lilyelayne, believe me I feel your pain right now.

I'm hoping that since this is our second time through it maybe it won't be as bad, but I am fairly certain that is just wishful thinking.

[dreemkin]

lilyelayne oh yea, water is always first option! But with both my kids we hit a wall where they will no longer drink just water for periods of time. A splash of juice is sometimes needed to keep em hydrated! I hear moms all the time saying they NEVER let their kids have juice - heaven forbid.

dmorgendorffer and lilyelayne, not you guys too =( HFM should be eradicated.

aggiebug yup, DD2 is pointing to my plate all the time. And tossing food down too. Not cool LO, not cool.

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dreemkin Not to play devil's advocate, but juice (even unsweetened) is worse than fruit because you can ingest a lot of fructose way easier by drinking it than by eating it. Plus, you get none of the fibres from the fruit.

That being said, I don't get forbidding juice altogether either. If the kid want's to live on only juice I could (maybe) understand it, but as part of a varied diet? Let the kid enjoy a glass of juice FFS.
Story time: When I was a nanny some of the kids my kids played with where forbidden from eating ketchup. I mean, I don't think you should fill your plate with only ketchup, but a little on your pasta or on a burger. Come on!

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dmorgendorffer, lilyelayne, Oh no! That really sucks, I'm sorry.

aggiebug, Yeah, my kid does that too. Also, she's gone from eating really well with spoon and fork to wanting to eat with her fingers again. WTF, kid?

Thanks for the well wishes about my hips! lilyelayne, I'm pretty sure an intense Yin Yoga session is what caused this so I'm staying away from stretches for a while. Otherwise it would have been a good idea! I did some working out tonight and that made it feel better so I think I just need to keep that up.

[seamonster]

The thing with juice is you get all the sugars without the fiber to balance it and in a higher amount. So you consume more calories quicker. Plus the effect it can have on the digestive system.

[aggiebug]

Jun 23, 2016 11:26:56 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

aggiebug yes, she's been throwing the food from her high chair but then wants to sit on my lap and eat off my plate. Only a few bites, then she wants to throw the food from my plate too.

Omg the throwing of food. I think we are passed that... For the moment. But now she points and cries for my food. I just ignore it but I am kind of afraid to take her in public at the moment.

[aggiebug]

DD has yet to have juice, I don't care if she has some, but she likes milk and water so I haven't seen the point of giving her juice. She also has generally soft/runny stools so I don't want to add fuel to that fire. Otherwise I don't think it's terrible. You don't get all vitamins and very little fiber with juice, but there are still worse things to drink and almost anything in moderation is fine.

[seamonster]

@alyllyra try massaging your sore spots with a hard ball or tennis ball to release the muscles. Yin yoga can be tough because you hold the poses to release the fascia. I would try some gentle hip opener poses and sciatica stretches to relieve some of the soreness.

[seamonster]

Add me to the club of my kid wants my food. I let him try to spoon my oatmeal to himself or into his bowl while I feed him from his bowl with my spoon. But he wants my pizza, not his little pieces of pizza.

[seamonster]

Some friends of mine are also moving to the same city as us about the same time. All political discussion is off limits when we meet up as we are on opposite ends of the political spectrum. At least we can always fall back on kid conversation.

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Awesome seamonster, thank's for the tips!

[dmorgendorffer]

I am highly disturbed when I see teenage girls using snapchat. There is a girl on the train today literally taking nonstop picture of herself. And the pouty face poses. I guess I was like that once too...

[dmorgendorffer]

My brother was approved for not one but two different apartments today!

One is a studio I think he can afford, the other is a more expensive one bed room that I think is a real stretch but heat is included.

[dmorgendorffer]

Jun 23, 2016 13:56:03 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Add me to the club of my kid wants my food. I let him try to spoon my oatmeal to himself or into his bowl while I feed him from his bowl with my spoon. But he wants my pizza, not his little pieces of pizza.

I have to hide to eat a yogurt, otherwise she has a fit until I feed it to her. I only eat yogurt during naps now.

[lilyelayne]

Jun 23, 2016 16:07:44 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

I am highly disturbed when I see teenage girls using snapchat. There is a girl on the train today literally taking nonstop picture of herself. And the pouty face poses. I guess I was like that once too...

Eh. Me and my friends had blogs where we wrote super long self important rambles about things we thought were important, mostly ourselves. I'm not sure snapchat selfies are that much worse?

[aggiebug]

Did you know a toddler can say mommy approximately 10,000 in 15 minutes or less? My child was testing this ability during dinner prep. And the unfortunate part about being pregnant is the lack of alcohol after she is in bed at least she isn't actually two?

[dreemkin]

So do the anti-juice parents never let their kids consume something that's not 100% nutrious?? I highly doubt that. I guess what bothers me is when people act all snotty about it (when they are not perfect themselves).