Sitewide UO/FFC LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUUUUMBLE!

[Emmentaler]

Aug 10, 2016 10:15:31 GMT -5 theseaword said:

Aug 10, 2016 10:13:32 GMT -5 abvintage said:

I felt a lot more comfortable with it until DH told me I'd "be washing a lot of sheets" in the future. And then I threw up a little in my mouth. I'm sure as long as we stick to facts without the friendly banter I'll be fine. 

I'm just going to send my kids vibrator shopping with grandma. That oughta turn them off to the whole concept for awhile.

OMG.  Just spit coffee.

The horror.

[Deleted]

Aug 10, 2016 10:17:04 GMT -5 Emmentaler said:

Confession: After seeing all the old jokes at Vandy (while lurking), I purposely didn't share my age because I felt awkward.

I still felt a bit weird about it, so sometimes my post were awkward.

But after having a couple of GTGs with super cool TCFers, I decided to own my age years of experience.

::gray hair, don't care:: (yeah right, I'll dye those suckers until I'm 100)

And now you have something completely different to feel awkward about!


  

[oldbaylover1024]

I finally caught up.

Along the BF/FF lines, if aren't a parent, keep your damn mouth shut. I've side-eyed way too many people for offering their opinions when they have made the decision to not have kids.

Same with belly-touching. Don't be offended when I ask you to stop touching my PG belly when, in the same conversation, you've proclaimed your lady bits are only for recreation and decoration.

FFC: My MIL bought a sex toy at a party I hosted (CLARIFICATION: she was not in attendance - she bought it through a third-party). It gave me hope for my 60+ year old sex drive. I horked a little when I heard she purchased one, but I had a little bit of hope.

ET Change verbage - my bad [hangs head b/c knows better]

[angelashly]

I am catching up, but if my so called to tell me that he felt the need to tell me that he had a reaction to someone grabbing him I would say we have bigger problems.

[readyornot]

creepyeyeball what is your backup plan if the baby reject your boobs for comfort nursing? Maybe this is all in my head but don't babies just know their momma/mother's smell, your nipped will be different than her nipple, & all that jazz? So if your sister agrees to this (sorry but) ridiculous prerequisite & then the baby says fuck no to your boob, are you then going to back out of babysitting?

Sorry if this was covered, there's no way I can keep up with this thread

[sarahchrismck]

Aug 10, 2016 10:24:59 GMT -5 McBenny said:

Aug 10, 2016 9:44:53 GMT -5 sarahchrismck said:

You're right, nothing would change. We wouldn't care and life would be the same. But since we don't care, we just don't.

So you like are ok with your shit air floating all around your home and invading the nostrils of those not even near the bathroom?

I mean, the smell doesn't travel to other areas of the house.

[Cherhorowitz]

Aug 10, 2016 10:25:44 GMT -5 rvasc said:

Aug 10, 2016 10:23:27 GMT -5 Cherhorowitz said:

It's not. I have like a million friends on the Internet.

The "closed life" comment is condescending AF.

Very cunty. But I'm saying homeschooling 5 kids and dry nursing an infant sounds like a nightmare so I really can't criticize someone else saying my life sounds like a nightmare.

Cunty recognizes cunty.

[McBenny]

I am amazed at how closely some people follow the Olympics and the hours they will stay up and all that.

Like a whole subculture I never knew of.

[Emmentaler]

Aug 10, 2016 10:25:15 GMT -5 @annperkins said:

Aug 10, 2016 10:17:04 GMT -5 Emmentaler said:

Confession: After seeing all the old jokes at Vandy (while lurking), I purposely didn't share my age because I felt awkward.

I still felt a bit weird about it, so sometimes my post were awkward.

But after having a couple of GTGs with super cool TCFers, I decided to own my age years of experience.

::gray hair, don't care:: (yeah right, I'll dye those suckers until I'm 100)

And now you have something completely different to feel awkward about!


  

Well, you're on my post-it, whippersnapper.

[iaminigomontoya]

Someone insisting that they needed to breastfeed my child would immediately signal to me that they would not be the person I want watching my child.

[Deleted]

rvasc, but "Duggarish" isn't condescending?
If a group of people only surround themselves with others who think and feel and do the same things, then is that not a closed life? Don't Amish people live a closed life? I would also imagine that orthodox Jews live a closed life. It's not a bad thing. It's just not my thing

[Unknown]

I BF mostly because it's free and I'm too lazy to make a bottle. I had to pump and dump for a few days last week and feed from my stash, I felt no more or less emotional connected to my baby when I was giving her the bottle versus when I nursed her again.

At Christmas, during when DH and I were struggling to get pregnant, my MIL suggested we try having sex while I was on my period. Um, ya thanks for the tip I'm going to talk to Aunt Gertie now.

I wanted to VBAC because I didn't want the recovery of an abdominal surgery again and have the restrictions of not driving or picking up my toddler. DH kept asking why I "wanted" to have a vaginal delivery. I kept telling him I don't "want" one, I just feel if given the options that is the better route if possible. LO#2 was breech, scheduled RSC and that was that. I didn't have strong feelings either way really, pros and cons to both I guess.

I don't refrigerate cake.

[abvintage]

Aug 10, 2016 10:27:14 GMT -5 @ftwr said:

I'm sorry, am I gathering that someone lets someone else's kid comfort nurse on their tit? What? Is this where we are?

Demands, not lets. While homeschooling 5 kids.

[Emmentaler]

Aug 10, 2016 10:18:30 GMT -5 @bruxannie said:

Aug 10, 2016 10:17:04 GMT -5 Emmentaler said:

Confession: After seeing all the old jokes at Vandy (while lurking), I purposely didn't share my age because I felt awkward.

I still felt a bit weird about it, so sometimes my post were awkward.

But after having a couple of GTGs with super cool TCFers, I decided to own my age years of experience.

::gray hair, don't care:: (yeah right, I'll dye those suckers until I'm 100)

are you 76?

Pretty close.

[bearfootz]

Aug 10, 2016 10:15:43 GMT -5 auburn said:

We bought a 1/4 of a cow and split the meat with my brother. It came with a tongue and a liver. Those are buried way deep down in the bottom of my freezer. I have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to waste them but HELL NO to eating cow tongue. Suggestions?

Maybe see if one of the olds in your family would want it? You know, they learned to eat every part of the animal back in the depression.

Just don't take it out of your freezer and set it on a basket of freshly laundered sheets and then forget about it for a week until you notice a stench and realize your mistake and the sheets now look like the scene of a slaughter. 

[angelashly]

Aug 10, 2016 10:05:22 GMT -5 bunnyfungo said:

To bring this full circle, I think pre-K should be universal and free. I don't want to feel like a bad mom for not being able to afford preschool. So here I am spending a billion hours looking up how to teach it myself when I am absolutely the wrong person for the job.

I agree. We did daycare pre-school because we had to, but she didn't learn much.

[Cherhorowitz]

Aug 10, 2016 10:30:09 GMT -5 @ceci8876 said:

rvasc, but "Duggarish" isn't condescending?
If a group of people only surround themselves with others who think and feel and do the same things, then is that not a closed life? Don't Amish people live a closed life? I would also imagine that orthodox Jews live a closed life. It's not a bad thing. It's just not my thing

What makes you think SAHMs do?

[theseaword]

I still don't stand directly in front of the microwave because I wasn't allowed to growing up.

[librarychica]

Aug 10, 2016 10:30:09 GMT -5 @ceci8876 said:

rvasc, but "Duggarish" isn't condescending?
If a group of people only surround themselves with others who think and feel and do the same things, then is that not a closed life? Don't Amish people live a closed life? I would also imagine that orthodox Jews live a closed life. It's not a bad thing. It's just not my thing

I don't understand why you think all SAHMs only associate with other SAHMs. That's like saying I only associate with my coworkers.

[Deleted]

Cherhorowitz, what make me think SAHMs do what?

[Cherhorowitz]

Aug 10, 2016 10:32:28 GMT -5 @bobyn1113 said:

Cherhorowitz, you have that Ed pic saved on your phone now, don't you?

Of course. I lead a very closed life. I find joy in little things.

[abvintage]

Aug 10, 2016 10:32:54 GMT -5 theseaword said:

I still don't stand directly in front of the microwave because I wasn't allowed to growing up.

[mischief]

Aug 10, 2016 10:31:35 GMT -5 bearfootz said:

Aug 10, 2016 10:15:43 GMT -5 auburn said:

We bought a 1/4 of a cow and split the meat with my brother. It came with a tongue and a liver. Those are buried way deep down in the bottom of my freezer. I have no idea what to do with them. I don't want to waste them but HELL NO to eating cow tongue. Suggestions?

Maybe see if one of the olds in your family would want it? You know, they learned to eat every part of the animal back in the depression.

Just don't take it out of your freezer and set it on a basket of freshly laundered sheets and then forget about it for a week until you notice a stench and realize your mistake and the sheets now look like the scene of a slaughter. 

Go sit in the corner and think about what you have done. ::harry disgusted face::

[erbear]

I'm an elementary teacher. Strong NO on homeschooling. If we still live in this district when kindergarten rolls around, I'm going to have to get creative with where she'll go to school, though.

[Cherhorowitz]

Aug 10, 2016 10:34:34 GMT -5 @ceci8876 said:

Cherhorowitz, what make me think SAHMs do what?

"Surround themselves with only other people that think and feel like they do" was your phrasing.


Which, I think most people are guilty of. But SAHMs don't exactly just hang out with other SAHMs. We're allowed to go places and everything!

[Justbecause]

Are we equating SAHMs with the Amish now?

Once I'm done churning my butter and using my loom, I'm going to post my big dick story. Not sure if it's a confession or belongs in the blinds thread.

[Deleted]

Oh ok. I see what you meant. No I have SAHM friends and I work full time. I was saying that I couldn't be home all day, I need the break from my little one. I'm home during the summer and I'm seeing that I'm not good at being with her all day every day.

[iaminigomontoya]

Also I just spent a decent amount of time researching data on homeschooling.

While some studies do indicate that children who are homeschooled do as well or better than traditionally schooled children in terms of academics and social development, they also point out that that the data is very limited and somewhat flawed because not all homeschooled students undergo regular testing and the participants in these studies self select which they are unlikely to do unless they knew they would perform well.

So while I think it's fair to say that some homeschooled students do well, I don't think you can really make a fair comparison across the board.

Like others, there would need to be a very specific and extreme set of circumstances that would ever make me consider this.

[icaughtfire]

Aug 10, 2016 9:04:05 GMT -5 @kaybee203 said:

Aug 10, 2016 9:00:40 GMT -5 Cherhorowitz said:

This is oddly specific.

Have a confession you want to share?

Maybe. I've never ever farted in front of MH.

Still behind. I would literally explode if I never farted in front of my husband.

[oldbaylover1024]

Aug 10, 2016 10:35:00 GMT -5 sweetpotato said:

Aug 10, 2016 10:25:17 GMT -5 oldbaylover1024 said:

I finally caught up.

Along the BF/FF lines, if you've never birthed a child, keep your damn mouth shut. I've side-eyed way too many people for offering their opinions when they have made the decision to not have kids.

Same with belly-touching. Don't be offended when I ask you to stop touching my PG belly when, in the same conversation, you've proclaimed your lady bits are only for recreation and decoration.

FFC: My MIL bought a sex toy at a party I hosted (CLARIFICATION: she was not in attendance - she bought it through a third-party). It gave me hope for my 60+ year old sex drive. I horked a little when I heard she purchased one, but I had a little bit of hope.

Let's change "birthed a child" to "aren't a parent" 

Agreed. My bad.

ETA: Changed in OP [hangs head - knows better]