UO Thursday 6/11

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I'll start. This is probably more of a UO for Americans but I don't like watching baseball and I barely consider the guys on the team athletes. Most of them just look chubby and out of shape to me. Any sport where the players have time to chew tobacco during a game and spit constantly is not really a sport. It's a pass time. Yawn.

Football, soccer, basketball etc now these are athletes

[silv3rlining]

The hats with the bows on at the hospital are not cute...

[erbear]

@poppyc8 I don't know what kind of baseball you're watching but the only "chubby" players I usually see are pitchers...and the level of athleticism is crazy! If I weren't mobile I'd go find a gif of an insane catch from the Pirates game last night.

[ladymouse]

Jun 11, 2015 8:34:28 GMT -5 fatmilkisdelish said:

My UO- for most things, I prefer the tangy zip of miracle whip... I don't really like Mayo.

Ew.  Though my mom would agree with you.

[Bluedaisy]

Jun 11, 2015 8:34:28 GMT -5 fatmilkisdelish said:

My UO- for most things, I prefer the tangy zip of miracle whip... I don't really like Mayo.

I have to keep both in the house because I like each one for different things and they absolutely cannot cross over....

[kemdupuis]

Jun 11, 2015 8:34:28 GMT -5 fatmilkisdelish said:

My UO- for most things, I prefer the tangy zip of miracle whip... I don't really like Mayo.

Here's my UO: I can't stand either one of them! Makes me gag!

[kemdupuis]

Jun 11, 2015 8:06:09 GMT -5 erbear said:

@poppyc8 I don't know what kind of baseball you're watching but the only "chubby" players I usually see are pitchers...and the level of athleticism is crazy! If I weren't mobile I'd go find a gif of an insane catch from the Pirates game last night.

+1. Also, can you hit a baseball 400+ feet?! Baseball players are absolutely athletes. Some of the plays I've seen are absolutely insane- diving catches, turning triple plays, throwing from the outfield, running the bases in order to squeak out a triple instead of a double... I could go on and on. On top of that, it is totally an intellectual game as well, which I why I love it so much.

[kemdupuis]

Jun 11, 2015 9:15:21 GMT -5 fatmilkisdelish said:

Bluedaisy I have mayo for my husband, and for all of the potato salad I've been making lately.
kemdupuis I know this probably sounds gross, but a fried egg and cheese on an English muffin with miracle whip is probably one of the most delicious things ever. EVER.

Haha, yes, it does sound gross! To each her own!

[sabrinaml]

Jun 11, 2015 8:34:28 GMT -5 fatmilkisdelish said:

My UO- for most things, I prefer the tangy zip of miracle whip... I don't really like Mayo.

We have to have both in the house. I'm a mayo girl and my husband is a miracle whip guy. We also have to have 2 different types of milk in the fridge. I drink 2% and he grew up drinking whole milk (eww!)

[islandgirl14]

Jun 11, 2015 9:38:04 GMT -5 @pcrunk said:

If you don't like baseball that's one thing. But if you legit think it isn't a sport, I just can't even with you.

Miracle whip is fucking gross.

I love tomato and mayonnaise sandwiches.

The bow hats at the hospital are absolutely adorable.

That's all I have for now. I'm so dumbfounded by the baseball comment I can't even remember my UO.

DH and I have fallen in love with tomato/mayo/basil/mozzarella sandwiches... they are to die for, and so refreshing on a summer day! Try it if you haven't already!

[Bluedaisy]

I have to say I don't know enough about baseball to comment on their athleticism but I find baseball as boring as watching paint dry so can't watch it.


As a teacher I am soooo grateful for the whole year of maternity leave. Not everyone takes it or needs it but I know I would not do my job (or my family) service if I went back earlier. Both would suffer so for me it's best for my family and my students if I take the whole year.

[veggiemo]

I don't have a huge passion for any of the above named sports, but it seems to me football players are chubbier (depending on the position, obviously) and stand around a lot more than a baseball player would, so I don't think that argument works.

I was a competitive gymnast for most of my middle-high school years. I trained upwards of 30 hours a week, all year round for almost 15 years of my life. A classmate of mine once said gymnastics wasn't really a sport. Mmmmk. I can tell you I trained a hell of a lot more and a hell of a lot harder than you did at your little 2 hour field hockey practices after school, bitch.

LOVE tomato and mayo sandwiches. With swiss cheese.

[wegrowsheep]

Baseball is a snoozefest, athletic or not. But then, that's my opinion of most sports. Except rugby...

Mayo is nasty, as is Miracle Whip.

My UO: Ketchup is even nastier.

[islandgirl14]

Jun 11, 2015 10:04:30 GMT -5 wegrowsheep said:

Baseball is a snoozefest, athletic or not. But then, that's my opinion of most sports. Except rugby...

Mayo is nasty, as is Miracle Whip.

My UO: Ketchup is even nastier.

You might be my new best friend. I played rugby for four years! Loved it!

[Bluedaisy]

Jun 11, 2015 9:54:29 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

Jun 11, 2015 9:07:27 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

I hate to be one of those STM+ mom's who says things like "just wait and see when your LO is here, you will think differently", but you will probably feel differently once your LO is here, lol.  It's so much harder than a lot of people think it's going to be. Especially returning to work and learning to juggle baby, home life and work responsibilities. A lot of women haven't fully recovered physically or emotionally within 12 weeks either.  I would have killed for a year off with my first, and I was lucky enough to be able to stay home after my second was born.

I definitely agree that 12 weeks is not enough, especially since so many women have to take some of the 12 weeks before the baby is even born. 2.5-3 months is just not enough time to adjust to that big of a change. But if you're not physically recovered after, say, 6 months...that's pretty unusual, right?

Plus, from an employer's point of view, giving that long of a maternity leave would mean some women basically don't work for years at a time and you still have to guarantee them a job? That's ridiculous to me. I can see maybe mandating 12 months with reduced or altered work schedules, perhaps?

Where I am at you have to work for a certain amount between maternity leaves so you can't actually be off for years at a time.  It's one year.  Maybe it's just a Canadian thing but employers here are so used to it that it's really not a big deal and I know my mom (who manages hotels) prefers women to take as long as possible because when they come back before they feel ready there is often huge problems with absenteeism which is worse than having someone in the position for a year.

[erbear]

I think both parents should be allowed up to a year's leave. I love what Richard Brandon is doing at Virgin.

[kemdupuis]

Jun 11, 2015 10:07:52 GMT -5 Bluedaisy said:

Jun 11, 2015 9:54:29 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

I definitely agree that 12 weeks is not enough, especially since so many women have to take some of the 12 weeks before the baby is even born. 2.5-3 months is just not enough time to adjust to that big of a change. But if you're not physically recovered after, say, 6 months...that's pretty unusual, right?

Plus, from an employer's point of view, giving that long of a maternity leave would mean some women basically don't work for years at a time and you still have to guarantee them a job? That's ridiculous to me. I can see maybe mandating 12 months with reduced or altered work schedules, perhaps?

Where I am at you have to work for a certain amount between maternity leaves so you can't actually be off for years at a time.  It's one year.  Maybe it's just a Canadian thing but employers here are so used to it that it's really not a big deal and I know my mom (who manages hotels) prefers women to take as long as possible because when they come back before they feel ready there is often huge problems with absenteeism which is worse than having someone in the position for a year.

Oh Canada! You guys do so many things right!

[turtletyme]

sabrinaml,my H is a miracle whip person too. He had a childhood trauma where he dropped and broke a jar of mayo, then cut himself trying to clean it up and mayo got in his cuts and it stung... (so sad, right?) I still put mayo in salads and he eats it. It's tough to be a two-jar family! I hope I can get this LO on my side when the time comes.

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Jun 11, 2015 9:18:05 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Jun 11, 2015 8:06:09 GMT -5 erbear said:

@poppyc8 I don't know what kind of baseball you're watching but the only "chubby" players I usually see are pitchers...and the level of athleticism is crazy! If I weren't mobile I'd go find a gif of an insane catch from the Pirates game last night.

+1. Also, can you hit a baseball 400+ feet?! Baseball players are absolutely athletes. Some of the plays I've seen are absolutely insane- diving catches, turning triple plays, throwing from the outfield, running the bases in order to squeak out a triple instead of a double... I could go on and on. On top of that, it is totally an intellectual game as well, which I why I love it so much.

Sorry did you say something? I just woke myself up snoring from this baseball game.

[wegrowsheep]

Jun 11, 2015 10:39:06 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Jun 11, 2015 9:18:05 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

+1. Also, can you hit a baseball 400+ feet?! Baseball players are absolutely athletes. Some of the plays I've seen are absolutely insane- diving catches, turning triple plays, throwing from the outfield, running the bases in order to squeak out a triple instead of a double... I could go on and on. On top of that, it is totally an intellectual game as well, which I why I love it so much.

Sorry did you say something? I just woke myself up snoring from this baseball game.

LOL. Yes.

[PurpleIris]

Jun 11, 2015 9:18:05 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

+1. Also, can you hit a baseball 400+ feet?! Baseball players are absolutely athletes. Some of the plays I've seen are absolutely insane- diving catches, turning triple plays, throwing from the outfield, running the bases in order to squeak out a triple instead of a double... I could go on and on. On top of that, it is totally an intellectual game as well, which I why I love it so much.

Yup. I can understand the finding it boring argument (that's how I feel about football) but they are absolutely athletes and it's a legit sport. NASCAR, on the other hand...

[Widget123]

Jun 11, 2015 3:49:06 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

The hats with the bows on at the hospital are not cute...

This!  I never had one like that for DD and I don't remember it even being a thing 2 years ago but it probably was and I just didn't realize it.

Not touching the maternity leave debate.  I think enough people know my personal feelings and experiences related to that issue.

And another +1 for baseball being boring... Unless you're at the game and drunk.

[Bluedaisy]

Jun 11, 2015 11:49:41 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

Jun 11, 2015 10:07:52 GMT -5 Bluedaisy said:

Where I am at you have to work for a certain amount between maternity leaves so you can't actually be off for years at a time.  It's one year.  Maybe it's just a Canadian thing but employers here are so used to it that it's really not a big deal and I know my mom (who manages hotels) prefers women to take as long as possible because when they come back before they feel ready there is often huge problems with absenteeism which is worse than having someone in the position for a year.

interesting. How long do you have to work between leaves?

And I guess my opinion is skewed by the type of job I have, but it's way more beneficial for my employer to have me come back to work sooner rather than later with allowances for me to be "absent" fairly frequently. If I'm not on site, I can still provide operational support and work from home or come in late/work late or come in early/leave early. I guess time for a more full adjustment would be necessary for non-flex schedules.

I believe (and I could be mistaken on this one) that it is a full year between leaves.  I definitely have a skewed opinion because in teaching the mat leaves are a huge help to new teachers trying to get their foot in the door...it allows principals to try them out short term without burning a full contract on them...if they can't cut it it's only one year but by then they've had some real experience (not just single day or short term) and administrators have a better idea of them.

Also for me it's rather disruptive to be there and have to get a sub each time, when sometimes it's a different person each time who doesn't know the kids.  I've felt that even as I've gotten later into my pregnancy and had more apts. Luckily I have a great sub who was willing to let me book her for a ton of dates.  Some teachers have ended up with a new person each time.

In the hotel world I know my mom gets frustrated because there is often only a single person on that shift so if you have to be absent suddenly it means the hotel is scrambling to find someone to cover you.  She does her best to be accommodating but it can be hard to find someone last minute.

[gilder40]

Bluedaisy Where do you teach that you get a full year of maternity leave? I teach in louisiana, and we have to use our sick days towards our maternity leave. If you don't have enough sick days, you dip into your 90-day sick leave, but you're docked 35% of your daily pay for each day you use. Once you've taught for 6 years, you're eligible for a sabbatical...which is a year long and you can use for maternity leave. You're also guaranteed your job at the end of the year. However, you only receive 65% of your pay for that entire year. I don't qualify for the year long leave though. Sadness.

I've been teaching in my parish for 3 years, so I'm eligible for a half year medical sabbatical. Because my blood pressure was so whacky after I delivered, my doctor could write a note saying my blood pressure was still wild, and I could be off until after Christmas. I'd totally do it, except it would put us in a tight spot financially.

[gilder40]

Love going to baseball games. I'll watch it on tv, but I usually am doing something else at the same time.

+1 for hating ketchup. Can't stand it, makes me want to gag.

[noname83]

I also find baseball incredibly boring. I wouldn't go as far as saying they're not athletes though, especially since I have no clue how intense their training is. The chewing tobacco is ridiculous though. I think NASCAR is even more boring.

I hate basically all condiments- ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish, horseradish, tomatoes, pickles, miracle whip, and I could keep going. The only "sauce" I'll take on a sandwich is oil & vinegar, but I actually prefer them dry. It's cleaner to eat.

I'm not a fan of the big bows for little girls in general, the hospital ones are some of the worst though. When I see babies in bows I just think of:


I don't have an UO today (yet at least). Maybe I'll have something later.

[mrsmonogrammed]

noname83 @jemomma add me to the club! I hate hate hate any condiments on my sandwich! Meat and cheese only, please! (I can do oil + vin from subway, but that's it!)

Picky eaters unite:)

[mcp6286]

Jun 11, 2015 9:51:24 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I was a competitive gymnast for most of my middle-high school years. I trained upwards of 30 hours a week, all year round for almost 15 years of my life. A classmate of mine once said gymnastics wasn't really a sport. Mmmmi. I can tell you I trained a hell of a lot more and a hell of a lot harder than you did at your little 2 hour field hockey practices after school, bitch..

People used to say the same thing to me about competitive figure skating. Just cuz I wore pretty costumes, it doesn't mean I didn't train harder than people who played mainstream sports!

[Bluedaisy]

gilder40, I live in Canada so it's the law for all jobs. I get 12 weeks of top up at 90% (which is because of my teaching contract) and then I get EI for the rest of the year but it's only 65% of your salary up to a maximum dollar amount. My job is protected for a year though. Also if I have to go off of work before baby is born that is taken from my sick days not my maternity leave.