I saw this yesterday. Terrifying. And it's sending me spinning into existential crisis: What lengths am I willing to go to to bring a child into this world when there's the real possibility, in his / her lifetime, of a real food / water shortage?
DS is only two but he knows our planet is in trouble. The real problem and wall blocking progress is we're sooooo anti-science here in the United States it's horrifying.
I hope all of us here in TCF will teach our children about taking care of our home.
Post by shemarie82 on Jun 22, 2015 11:08:24 GMT -5
There are strong storms, hail, and possible tornado's expected in Michigan today, starting at about 2pm. I am a mess already. I hate storms like a little kid!
I kept waiting for it to be ironic or satirical, but Wiig and Ferrell played it like a straight Lifetime movie!
Why I didn't want to watch it! Because we need Hollywood to reaffirm those stigmas of Adoption and scare would be adopters (sarcasm font)
I was more bothered by the portrayal of Type 1 diabetes that I was with the adoption part. That being said, I watched it with extreme hesitation because I know that Lifetime does a horrible job of showing positive adoption stories.
I kept waiting for it to be ironic or satirical, but Wiig and Ferrell played it like a straight Lifetime movie!
Why I didn't want to watch it! Because we need Hollywood to reaffirm those stigmas of Adoption and scare would be adopters (sarcasm font)
What are the contemporary stigmas about adoption that are included in this movie - that birth mothers are insane and will kidnap your kids if you put them up in your house or decide not to give up the baby at the last minute?
I'm adopted, but growing up, the stigmas I remember hearing (as the kid, vs the parent) were more like, "Your 'real mom' was probably a prostitute so that's why you had to be adopted." I came home from second grade one day and asked my mom what a prostitute was, LOL.
We are moving into my mom's house tomorrow til we close on our new house. Should be fun/interesting. We shall see.
we lived with my parents for 6 months in between houses, honestly, I kinda loved it. they worked weekends, and we had our own TV room if we wanted, but we ended up spending a lot of time together. I said it was like having a sister wife, my mom and I would cook or clean, alternately and there is nothing better than coming home and not having to cook. Dad and H probably don't miss it as much as mom and I. But good luck! I just wanted to let you know it can be awesome too.
Why I didn't want to watch it! Because we need Hollywood to reaffirm those stigmas of Adoption and scare would be adopters (sarcasm font)
I was more bothered by the portrayal of Type 1 diabetes that I was with the adoption part. That being said, I watched it with extreme hesitation because I know that Lifetime does a horrible job of showing positive adoption stories.
tell me more, is it worth suffering through to be able to get a betes laugh?
We are moving into my mom's house tomorrow til we close on our new house. Should be fun/interesting. We shall see.
we lived with my parents for 6 months in between houses, honestly, I kinda loved it. they worked weekends, and we had our own TV room if we wanted, but we ended up spending a lot of time together. I said it was like having a sister wife, my mom and I would cook or clean, alternately and there is nothing better than coming home and not having to cook. Dad and H probably don't miss it as much as mom and I. But good luck! I just wanted to let you know it can be awesome too.
O! I love my mom and we are going to have a good time. I am excited for her to cook us dinner, lol. I am glad you had a good experience with it!
The interesting part will be that we are bringing 4 animals with us and they already have 4 animals! Lol. I am worried about my kitten freaking out and not being herself. We had to take her over there once before and it was not good at all. Also, my stepdad's grandkids are there this week and so there will also be two little boys there when we arrive. So a full house!
nuggetrn DH and I are in the same situation. There's a few big things we need to do before we can live in our house and since it took much longer to close than expected we can't really move in yet so we're staying with my parents for a bit. Hopefully all goes well for both of us
What are you guys needing to do to your new house?
I am pretty ok with it working out this way... there is not a lot we want to do, but it will be really nice to at least paint our bedroom/bathroom before we move in. There's not a lot though that we really want to tackle immediately though.
I was more bothered by the portrayal of Type 1 diabetes that I was with the adoption part. That being said, I watched it with extreme hesitation because I know that Lifetime does a horrible job of showing positive adoption stories.
tell me more, is it worth suffering through to be able to get a betes laugh?
It is just over the top dramatic. No, she can't ride a bike, it will drop her blood sugar. She doesn't feel well, give her a candy bar. And there is the previous gif about the horrible dangers of diabetic ketoacidosis. That part of the story line is illogical to anyone that has knowledge. She has a pump, so there could easily be a correction done, so unless it was out there would be no need to hurry and get insulin.
I don't know that it is worth it. It is what you would expect a Lifetime movie to be. Dramatic, over the top, and campy.
I saw this yesterday. Terrifying. And it's sending me spinning into existential crisis: What lengths am I willing to go to to bring a child into this world when there's the real possibility, in his / her lifetime, of a real food / water shortage?
DS is only two but he knows our planet is in trouble. The real problem and wall blocking progress is we're sooooo anti-science here in the United States it's horrifying.
I hope all of us here in TCF will teach our children about taking care of our home.
I don't think we're anti-science. I think we are anti-science that makes us question our lifestyles. Americans love the science for botox, how to make our iPhones fit on our wrist, our tv's to take up the whole living room (a la Fahrenheit 451), making food faster, etc. to make our lives easier.
we lived with my parents for 6 months in between houses, honestly, I kinda loved it. they worked weekends, and we had our own TV room if we wanted, but we ended up spending a lot of time together. I said it was like having a sister wife, my mom and I would cook or clean, alternately and there is nothing better than coming home and not having to cook. Dad and H probably don't miss it as much as mom and I. But good luck! I just wanted to let you know it can be awesome too.
O! I love my mom and we are going to have a good time. I am excited for her to cook us dinner, lol. I am glad you had a good experience with it!
The interesting part will be that we are bringing 4 animals with us and they already have 4 animals! Lol. I am worried about my kitten freaking out and not being herself. We had to take her over there once before and it was not good at all. Also, my stepdad's grandkids are there this week and so there will also be two little boys there when we arrive. So a full house!
Yeah, our dog never wants to leave their house. Grandpa is the 'cookie man'. milkbones all day everyday. we all gained weight. happy weight though. Good luck with all the crazy!
That is so cool!! I would love to hear what that was like!!
It really was amazing, but definitely the kind of thing you can't do for more than a year tops. You really lived in a Disney bubble between the super long hours and pretty much everyone lived with other cast members in a handful of apartments near the parks so you never really escaped it. Obviously meeting the kids was amazing, especially when special groups like Make A Wish would come through, but Disney is obviously a business and it could get a little cutthroat sometimes.
nuggetrn DH and I are in the same situation. There's a few big things we need to do before we can live in our house and since it took much longer to close than expected we can't really move in yet so we're staying with my parents for a bit. Hopefully all goes well for both of us
What are you guys needing to do to your new house?
I am pretty ok with it working out this way... there is not a lot we want to do, but it will be really nice to at least paint our bedroom/bathroom before we move in. There's not a lot though that we really want to tackle immediately though.
I always hate painting. I feel some sort of stress in picking out paint colors, as if it is a permanent and unchangeable decision.
nuggetrn DH and I are in the same situation. There's a few big things we need to do before we can live in our house and since it took much longer to close than expected we can't really move in yet so we're staying with my parents for a bit. Hopefully all goes well for both of us
YES! we did A LOT before we moved in too, which was awesome, and now I wish we'd done more, because those 'little things' are the things that STILL aren't done. boo.
What are you guys needing to do to your new house?
I am pretty ok with it working out this way... there is not a lot we want to do, but it will be really nice to at least paint our bedroom/bathroom before we move in. There's not a lot though that we really want to tackle immediately though.
I always hate painting. I feel some sort of stress in picking out paint colors, as if it is a permanent and unchangeable decision.
I hate to paint but it is so easy and so worth it! We just built a bed frame and bought all new bedding and I am insistent that the paint color in the bedroom get changed!! I get samples and paint on different walls in different lights so I can be sure before I tackle the whole job.
I always hate painting. I feel some sort of stress in picking out paint colors, as if it is a permanent and unchangeable decision.
I hate to paint but it is so easy and so worth it! We just built a bed frame and bought all new bedding and I am insistent that the paint color in the bedroom get changed!! I get samples and paint on different walls in different lights so I can be sure before I tackle the whole job.
What are you guys needing to do to your new house?
I am pretty ok with it working out this way... there is not a lot we want to do, but it will be really nice to at least paint our bedroom/bathroom before we move in. There's not a lot though that we really want to tackle immediately though.
We are putting in hardwood flooring in the downstairs and also putting in a new pump under the house to deal with the pool of water we found during the inspection. I think it's called a sump pump? It should be an easy fix and luckily the sellers are paying for it as part of our closing deal.
Yep! It's a sump pump. We had to do the same thing when we moved into our first house.
Good morning! Everyone is chatty today, I love it.
I'm feeling bummed today because H is leaving until Thursday for training. Usually I take a few days off to go with him, but I've got too much going on to do that this week.
Oh well. At least I get to starfish while sleeping for a few days. I'm also picturing a lot of takeout in my future, since cooking for one sucks the big one.
Why I didn't want to watch it! Because we need Hollywood to reaffirm those stigmas of Adoption and scare would be adopters (sarcasm font)
What are the contemporary stigmas about adoption that are included in this movie - that birth mothers are insane and will kidnap your kids if you put them up in your house or decide not to give up the baby at the last minute?
I'm adopted, but growing up, the stigmas I remember hearing (as the kid, vs the parent) were more like, "Your 'real mom' was probably a prostitute so that's why you had to be adopted." I came home from second grade one day and asked my mom what a prostitute was, LOL.
It is one over exaggeration of the many scary things that could potentially happen but I don't like that it gets into peoples heads as to why they shouldn't adopt. Here it's playing on the fears of having a surrogate. Usually the scariest thing is that they decide to not give up the baby at the last minute, but I've heard scary encounters of surrogates (or someone close to them) constantly asking for more money, using the baby as leverage for other things, wanting more access than agreed upon, etc. It's an extreme that most likely isn't true but can potentially put doubts into an adopters mind.
That is so cool!! I would love to hear what that was like!!
It really was amazing, but definitely the kind of thing you can't do for more than a year tops. You really lived in a Disney bubble between the super long hours and pretty much everyone lived with other cast members in a handful of apartments near the parks so you never really escaped it. Obviously meeting the kids was amazing, especially when special groups like Make A Wish would come through, but Disney is obviously a business and it could get a little cutthroat sometimes.
I would not ever, ever, ever want to work at Disney. Nooooooo thank you.
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Post by shemarie82 on Jun 22, 2015 11:54:13 GMT -5
My niece is away to camp by herself this week, and I am having some serious feels about it. It is a diabetes camp for kids 8-18 to attend. I have access to be able to see the pictures of what is going on, and I am at my desk crying. I know it is a great thing to be with other type 1 kids rather than being the odd man out. I cannot believe how fast time goes, it doesn't seem possible she is old enough to go already. Her mom went to the same camp when she was a kid. I sent out letters on Friday and Saturday, and will continue for the next 2 days so that she gets something from us in the mail each day she is there.
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