UO anyone?

[kleigh926]

This is my first time creating a thread here. Anyone want to do UO? 

Mine is that I miss TB. I'm upset with the way the admins handled things, so I'm glad everyone moved over here because people shouldn't stick around there anymore. But I don't like change, so getting used to a new site/format is hard for me. In a few weeks I'm sure I'll be fine. And maybe this is a confession, but I kinda wish I could have a kid-free day so I had more time to figure everything out! 

[hangryhedgehog]

I don't have any desire to have a "high powered" career. I am happy to work part time or less for the rest of my life if we could afford it.

This brought to you by the fact that I hate my meaningless job and am dying to quit.

[photomama1990]

I watch other people's kids in my home a few days a week. One little girl was sick today so she didn't come leaving it just my DS and one other little boy, D. D is in a grouchy mood and won't leave DS alone. All I've done all day is redirect and deal with temper tantrums and I'm exhausted. Today I don't like my job. More of a FFFC but I don't have anything else.

[Meghanfelldown]

I'm with kleigh926. I'm sad that we all left TB, but I'm glad that we did to maintain our community. However, because of my visual impairment, it's really hard for me to learn to navigate new sites. I miss the familiarity of TB, but with practise I'll get the hang of this site.

[ericalee27]

Jan 22, 2015 12:34:46 GMT -5 @uncaripswife said:

My UO is about the paly offs/Super Bowl and the whole ball deflation thing. So what if the Patriots or Bellichik deflated those balls. It's a game. Who cares.

Ha, my UO is I probably care too much and think the Pats are dirty rotten cheaters.  I realize that my dislike of Brady and Belichick is probably not normal. 

[kleigh926]

Jan 22, 2015 13:01:27 GMT -5 ericalee27 said:

Jan 22, 2015 12:34:46 GMT -5 @uncaripswife said:

My UO is about the paly offs/Super Bowl and the whole ball deflation thing. So what if the Patriots or Bellichik deflated those balls. It's a game. Who cares.

Ha, my UO is I probably care too much and think the Pats are dirty rotten cheaters.  I realize that my dislike of Brady and Belichick is probably not normal. 

I don't like them either, haha. I know it's just a game, but they did cheat. There should be consequences for it.

[fignewt]

Jan 22, 2015 13:04:29 GMT -5 kleigh926 said:

Jan 22, 2015 13:01:27 GMT -5 ericalee27 said:

Ha, my UO is I probably care too much and think the Pats are dirty rotten cheaters.  I realize that my dislike of Brady and Belichick is probably not normal. 

I don't like them either, haha. I know it's just a game, but they did cheat. There should be consequences for it.

Totally!  I live in Baltimore, and my boys are huge Ravens fans so this hits really close to home for me.
Not to mention, the Patriots have cheated before (anyone remember when they video taped the Jets practice??)  When are these bullies going to be stopped??
Oh and Ericalee, I am right there with you re my dislike of Brady and Belichick.  However, it might be slightly outweighed by my dislike of Gisele!

[sagen]

When people talk football it is like the adults on the peanuts are talking haha. I am so out of the football loop

There are things I like better here format wise, and things I like better format wise there, it's a toss up for me.

Since I can't think of a UO I will say I bought a scarf today. For some reason I have never felt brave enough to wear one, so weird I know, but balls to the wall, I am wearing a scarf.

[ericalee27]

Jan 22, 2015 13:11:51 GMT -5 fignewt said:

Jan 22, 2015 13:04:29 GMT -5 kleigh926 said:

I don't like them either, haha. I know it's just a game, but they did cheat. There should be consequences for it.

Totally!  I live in Baltimore, and my boys are huge Ravens fans so this hits really close to home for me.
Not to mention, the Patriots have cheated before (anyone remember when they video taped the Jets practice??)  When are these bullies going to be stopped??
Oh and Ericalee, I am right there with you re my dislike of Brady and Belichick.  However, it might be slightly outweighed by my dislike of Gisele!

Haha, she's at the top of the list of those I dislike!

[sagen]

I dislike that I can't edit... Peanuts are not ate!! Anyone know how to edit a post on Tapatalk?

[ericalee27]

Jan 22, 2015 13:14:46 GMT -5 sagen said:

Since I can't think of a UO I will say I bought a scarf today. For some reason I have never felt brave enough to wear one, so weird I know, but balls to the wall, I am wearing a scarf.

Haha, now get you a Dr. Pepper and you will OWN this Thursday! 

[sagen]

Hand to bible I have a Dr. Pepper, winning!!!

[2moms2be]

I hate the gas prices so low and I want to rant and throat punch all the social media posts about how awesome it was to fill up for under $2. Yes I love saving money at the pump but being from Texas especially Houston where it is all oil and gas this sucks. Virtually everyone's families are impacted by now an announced 16K layoffs.

Oh and trichie5 I am totally with you on hating this toddler thing. Our house is a bunch of monkey see monkey do so its usually compounded x2...

[2moms2be]

Jan 22, 2015 12:06:51 GMT -5 hangryhedgehog said:

I don't have any desire to have a "high powered" career. I am happy to work part time or less for the rest of my life if we could afford it.

This brought to you by the fact that I hate my meaningless job and am dying to quit.

I feel you!  I am on the opposite side of the equation and have no desire to slow my career down just because I have kids.  There might be times when I cannot be as present as I would like (small percentage in my line of work) but I can make that up with being very present when I am home.  Then again in my line of work, even taking a few years off to get to school age would create huge issues with me getting back in at my same level.  I did switch companies to get a better balance but I still desire to grow my position with no signs of stopping right now.  

If I wasn't the primary bread winner then I might feel a bit different as I think some of my motivation to succeed and progress comes from financial security for my family as I have more earning potential than DW due to her line of work. 

[dc2london]

Jan 22, 2015 13:14:46 GMT -5 sagen said:

When people talk football it is like the adults on the peanuts are talking haha. I am so out of the football loop

There are things I like better here format wise, and things I like better format wise there, it's a toss up for me.

Since I can't think of a UO I will say I bought a scarf today. For some reason I have never felt brave enough to wear one, so weird I know, but balls to the wall, I am wearing a scarf.

I just started wearing them last spring.  Game changer.  Love them.

[dc2london]

I love being a SAHM and I would like to never go back to work if I could--and I refuse to let anyone make me feel badly about that. Just because I'm fulfilling a more traditional gender role in my family does not make me antifeminist.

[dc2london]

(that's not directed at anyone here, but it sure seems to be an UO IRL)

[seadragon2013]

I love scarves! Throw a scarf on a with jeans, a solid-colored t-shirt, and flats or boots and you have an outfit with minimal effort

[cinnasugar]

Jan 22, 2015 14:26:00 GMT -5 dc2london said:

I love being a SAHM and I would like to never go back to work if I could--and I refuse to let anyone make me feel badly about that. Just because I'm fulfilling a more traditional gender role in my family does not make me antifeminist.

I work part time and find that the perfect balance for me, but I totally agree with sentiment that just because someone is at home or as you eloquently put it, 'fulfilling a more traditional gender role', that doesn't mean that the person is antifeminist.

[seadragon2013]

I'm on day 5 of being sick today. DS was feeling better, so he went to daycare. I put on real clothes to drop him off, but after I got home, I changed right back into PJs. Luckily, all of my work today can be done from the couch with a cup of tea at my side.

[draeray]

My Husband is the stay at home parent and I am totally jealous. He gets to hang out with DS and do all the fun activities while I get to go to work everyday. I hate it and I feel like I am missing out on so much. There is never going to be a chance to flip this role because I make 3x more than him when he is working.

[kleigh926]

Jan 22, 2015 14:26:00 GMT -5 dc2london said:

I love being a SAHM and I would like to never go back to work if I could--and I refuse to let anyone make me feel badly about that. Just because I'm fulfilling a more traditional gender role in my family does not make me antifeminist.

I feel similarly. I've been at work twice since returning from maternity leave, and I've actually kind of enjoyed it. But any more than one day a week and I start to feel totally overwhelmed. I feel dumb saying that because of all the moms who work full time, and maybe it's just my personality and the standards/pressures I put on myself, but I never ever want to work full time again. Even when my kids are in school, as long as I had hobbies and volunteer activities to keep myself busy, I think I could be perfectly happy being a SAHM (or mostly SAHM, as I am now).

[2moms2be]

I give mad props to those of you who are SAHM or mostly SAHM. I couldn't do it. You are on 24/7 and the responsibility is so much greater than my job. Nothing but respect from this working mom.

[Gftf7]

Been on both sides of the high-powered career. Love being home now. Loved working when I did. I read somewhere that women can have it all, just not at the same time. That motto works for me!

Love scarves! I've been wearing them for about 10 years. That's when I had my big fashion break-through. I never realized how much warmer I was when I had something around my neck.

My LO was screaming "Happy Christmas, THOMAS" this morning, from a Thomas the train DVD. It made me laugh. My H was outside at the time and told me at lunch he could hear it!

Don't like that people are losing income, but lower gas prices means that we might get a chance to drive somewhere warm this winter for a few days! Fingers crossed!

I've not really understood the difference between UO and FFFC, but here's what I've got to contribute: I have a love / hate relationship with "The Bachelor". I got roped into watching it this season. I'm a sucker for a happy ending. I know it's for entertainment and not real and there is an absurd amount of editing to make it more controversial than it probably really is, etc, etc, etc. For me, finding the right person to marry was an extremely important decision, and I did a lot of that very privately (meaning NOT on national television). I just can't understand why a seemingly nice, decent person would choose to go about it this way. After this season, I'm done with it, because it is not healthy for me to get all worked up about this. But in the meantime, I scour the internet for all the spoilers and behind the scenes info I can find. Kinda like binging before a diet.

[seadragon2013]

Jan 22, 2015 14:32:57 GMT -5 cinnasugar said:

Jan 22, 2015 14:26:00 GMT -5 dc2london said:

I love being a SAHM and I would like to never go back to work if I could--and I refuse to let anyone make me feel badly about that. Just because I'm fulfilling a more traditional gender role in my family does not make me antifeminist.

I work part time and find that the perfect balance for me, but I totally agree with sentiment that just because someone is at home or as you eloquently put it, 'fulfilling a more traditional gender role', that doesn't mean that the person is antifeminist.

I think that to reach gender equality in our society, we need to value those who care for and educate our children during the day, be they STAPs, childcare providers, or teachers. Keeping kids happy, healthy, and learning is a challenge in which we are all stakeholders. There's nothing antifeminist about choosing to be a SAHM instead of working outside of the home.

[verovladamir]

I have a ton of stuff to do. I had my grandma's funeral on Monday and Tuesday and then I worked all day yesterday. I got home just in time to put the kids to bed. I actually have the day off today and I should be getting ready for Eleanor's birthday party on Saturday since I work tomorrow too. But I'm not. I'm totally sitting on the couch watching The Borgias while the little ones nap. I may even eat the slice of cake that DH bought for me at the grocery store this morning.

[expatmama]

First, YAY to being SAHM feminists --- I can't tell you how many times I've mentioned that I am a self-identifying hardcore feminist and someone will joke "Well, don't talk to me then, because all I want to do is to stay home" --- I try to patiently explain that at least in my definition of feminism, it isn't about getting all women into high end careers, but about giving women and men the freedom and option to pursue what they want -- and if what they want is to stay at home then I think that is great. If they HAVE to stay home because the cost of daycare is just not worth both parents working and the wife earns less, then I think that shows there are some serious structural issues in our society that hobble women rather than support them as equals of men.

(Getting off my soap box now)

My UO is that while I am sad to leave the Bump, I think it was a wake up call as to how much information we give companies about ourselves. I have always been selective about what I put online (If I wouldn't shout it out in a public space, I don't put it on the internets -- well except for the hairy armpit thing).

I've always been a little gun-shy around Facebook, Instagram and the other giants and I don't post many pictures. But I did not realize that The Bump was owned by a public company. And it was a shock to see just how poorly run everything was. I asked for a complete deletion of my info because I did not want them to have my info at all, but I am pretty sure that their 'full delete' only means that they have removed users from being visible. I'm pretty sure most of that info is still there. When I search the bump for my user name, for example, ALL of my posts come up. You cannot click on them, but you can see what they are about and you can still see my photo. I think I am going to be even more selective in the future about what I do, and am now considering withdrawing from other platforms for privacy reasons... (not this one tho)

[hangryhedgehog]

Jan 22, 2015 14:49:57 GMT -5 Gftf7 said:

Been on both sides of the high-powered career. Love being home now. Loved working when I did. I read somewhere that women can have it all, just not at the same time. That motto works for me!

Love scarves! I've been wearing them for about 10 years. That's when I had my big fashion break-through. I never realized how much warmer I was when I had something around my neck.

My LO was screaming "Happy Christmas, THOMAS" this morning, from a Thomas the train DVD. It made me laugh. My H was outside at the time and told me at lunch he could hear it!

Don't like that people are losing income, but lower gas prices means that we might get a chance to drive somewhere warm this winter for a few days! Fingers crossed!

I've not really understood the difference between UO and FFFC, but here's what I've got to contribute: I have a love / hate relationship with "The Bachelor". I got roped into watching it this season. I'm a sucker for a happy ending. I know it's for entertainment and not real and there is an absurd amount of editing to make it more controversial than it probably really is, etc, etc, etc. For me, finding the right person to marry was an extremely important decision, and I did a lot of that very privately (meaning NOT on national television). I just can't understand why a seemingly nice, decent person would choose to go about it this way. After this season, I'm done with it, because it is not healthy for me to get all worked up about this. But in the meantime, I scour the internet for all the spoilers and behind the scenes info I can find. Kinda like binging before a diet.

I have watched a couple of seasons, not this one so far. I liked the season with Sean and Catherine and follow Catherine on IG. Haha, I am totally rooting for them to stay together just to prove the show isn't a total sham.

[kbates85]

Jan 22, 2015 14:26:00 GMT -5 dc2london said:

I love being a SAHM and I would like to never go back to work if I could--and I refuse to let anyone make me feel badly about that. Just because I'm fulfilling a more traditional gender role in my family does not make me antifeminist.

Samesies! I have no desire to ever go back to work. The whole point of feminism is that women should get to choose but I think that gets lost in the shuffle sometimes. People ask me when I'm going to go back and I'm just like "I'm not". I like to tell people that I'm retired. I mean, as long as it's financially appropriate. 

[tulips114]

Jan 22, 2015 13:23:51 GMT -5 2moms2be said:

I hate the gas prices so low and I want to rant and throat punch all the social media posts about how awesome it was to fill up for under $2. Yes I love saving money at the pump but being from Texas especially Houston where it is all oil and gas this sucks. Virtually everyone's families are impacted by now an announced 16K layoffs.

Oh and trichie5 I am totally with you on hating this toddler thing. Our house is a bunch of monkey see monkey do so its usually compounded x2...

Exactly this!!! This is my UO too! (H works for Halliburton. We're in DFW)