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[jags8]

Tell us what's on your mind, and we will tell you why you're broken.

[jags8]

Being in your 30s is not old. By any standard. I am SO sick of people on TCF saying "oh I guess I'm the old person here because I'm 36 teehehe." Or "you were in middle school when that happened?! Omg I was in college now I feel sooooo old!"

Not sure what you are trying to prove, but I immediately just assume you are immature and looking for validation.

[steveo]

I have a good one this week: cloth diapers are a complete PITA. I despise them.

(For background, M was cloth diapered for the first 4 months. He had the cutest diapers and I loved shopping for them and managed them fine. And then we went to Florida and just used disposables on the trip AND I'M NEVER EVER GOING BACK. EVERRRRRRRRRR.)

[doodler]

Aug 27, 2015 7:03:34 GMT -5 steveo said:

I have a good one this week: cloth diapers are a complete PITA. I despise them.

(For background, M was cloth diapered for the first 4 months. He had the cutest diapers and I loved shopping for them and managed them fine. And then we went to Florida and just used disposables on the trip AND I'M NEVER EVER GOING BACK. EVERRRRRRRRRR.)

I have zero desire to ever use cloth diapers.

[peanutmuse]

steveo, as you know, I also have zero desire to use cloth diapers. And, related to diapers, I think diaper pails are stupid. I never let diapers sit in my house long enough to need a diaper pail. I collect them either in our regular garbage or just take them directly outside to the dumpster.

jags8 -- I totally agree. I tend to be on the chronologically older side of groups like this, but I personally don't feel old. So I chuckle to myself particularly when people who are several years younger than me make comments about how old they are.

[peanutmuse]

Here's one that could go either way. I hate random threads. (But that's probably obvious with my post in the random thread today.)

[doodler]

Aug 27, 2015 7:17:43 GMT -5 peanutmuse said:

Here's one that could go either way. I hate random threads. (But that's probably obvious with my post in the random thread today.)

I love random threads!  (Duh

I also love my diaper pail.  I probably wouldn't use one if DS's bedroom was on the main level of the house, but the trash cans upstairs usually only get emptied once a week and that is way too long for a poopy diaper to sit around.  When I change him downstairs they just go right in the kitchen trash.

[peanutmuse]

Aug 27, 2015 7:40:26 GMT -5 doodler said:

Aug 27, 2015 7:17:43 GMT -5 peanutmuse said:

Here's one that could go either way. I hate random threads. (But that's probably obvious with my post in the random thread today.)

I love random threads!  (Duh

I also love my diaper pail.  I probably wouldn't use one if DS's bedroom was on the main level of the house, but the trash cans upstairs usually only get emptied once a week and that is way too long for a poopy diaper to sit around.  When I change him downstairs they just go right in the kitchen trash.

Lest you think we leave poop diapers sitting around, we don't. They leave the house within a couple of hours every single day. But that's how we handle trash in general. Our receptacles are small and are emptied to the outside dumpster several times a week.

[bluedot]

Aug 27, 2015 7:10:27 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:

I can't wait to cloth diaper all the babies, because they're cute and I shudder at the thought of the millions of plastic diapers sitting in landfills.

My UO is... I hate Amazon and all it stands for.

Broken. Says the F14 Amazon informant.

[bluedot]

Eggs are bleh, unless they come with cheese and bacon in some fashion.

[doodler]

Aug 27, 2015 7:55:39 GMT -5 peanutmuse said:

Aug 27, 2015 7:40:26 GMT -5 doodler said:

I love random threads!  (Duh

I also love my diaper pail.  I probably wouldn't use one if DS's bedroom was on the main level of the house, but the trash cans upstairs usually only get emptied once a week and that is way too long for a poopy diaper to sit around.  When I change him downstairs they just go right in the kitchen trash.

Lest you think we leave poop diapers sitting around, we don't. They leave the house within a couple of hours every single day. But that's how we handle trash in general. Our receptacles are small and are emptied to the outside dumpster several times a week.

Not what I assumed at all.  However, I am glad to know your house doesn't smell like the horror of a week old poopy diaper.

On a related note, my mother got my DS to poop on the potty yesterday for the first time.  I know this means nothing in the grand scheme of potty training but at least there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel of two in diapers!

[peanutmuse]

Aug 27, 2015 8:02:46 GMT -5 doodler said:

On a related note, my mother got my DS to poop on the potty yesterday for the first time.  I know this means nothing in the grand scheme of potty training but at least there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel of two in diapers!

doodler, I had a conversation with my sister about this because she was horrified by the thought of two in diapers. (Keep in mind, she doesn't have any children yet, though.) A lot of people fear 2 in diapers. But I think diapering is so easy. I would rather diaper my toddler with a newborn than clean up accidents from potty training with a newborn. My tentative plan is to potty train next summer, but I'll play it by ear of course.

[doodler]

peanutmuse I am in pretty much the same boat. There are many things I worry about with two kids, but diapers is pretty low on the list. I'm lucky because my mother watches DS when I work and I have a feeling she is going to ramp up the potty training efforts soon. That's fine with me Mom!

[JoeLies]

I only feel old when people make comments about wanting to finish having kids before they hit 30 and it becomes harder to get KU. Or when people talk about fashion, because I'm just not trendy.

I am team DIAPER PAIL 4 LYFE because my kid's poop is nasty. We still have an extra pack 'n play set up downstairs where we change him midday and we don't have a 2nd diaper pail in there. All it takes is 1 diaper to stink up the entire 1st floor.


My UO: I don't get the obsession with bacon. Not as a breakfast item, in a burger, or in baked goods. No thanks.

[peanutmuse]

Aug 27, 2015 8:21:25 GMT -5 JoeLies said:

I am team DIAPER PAIL 4 LYFE because my kid's poop is nasty. We still have an extra pack 'n play set up downstairs where we change him midday and we don't have a 2nd diaper pail in there. All it takes is 1 diaper to stink up the entire 1st floor.

See, now, this is exactly why I am not a fan of diaper pails. Because the thought of keeping a poop diaper in the house disgusts me. Even if it's in a diaper pail.

[doodler]

Aug 27, 2015 8:21:25 GMT -5 JoeLies said:

My UO: I don't get the obsession with bacon. Not as a breakfast item, in a burger, or in baked goods. No thanks.

Bacon is awesome.  I haven't crossed over to the dark side of bacon in baked goods, i.e..bacon on donuts, but I love bacon on everything else.  Especially a burger!

[steveo]

@ismellbooks, did you read the NYT piece about Amazon's white collar workers? (I won't even mention the working conditions / low wages of the hourly workers).

This should probably be a FFFC, but I know all these things about them and still buy basically everything from them. Because I work a ton of hours and DNW to spend my time off at a brick and mortar store buying Cheerios. Prime Pantry FTW!

[steveo]

Aug 27, 2015 8:20:13 GMT -5 heartbot said:

Aug 27, 2015 8:06:31 GMT -5 peanutmuse said:

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I was excited for potty training until we actually started doing it. It's so much more work, and so much more disgusting, than diapers.

It took so long for me to realize that you have to require a bathroom stop before leaving the house, no matter how many times they tell you they definitely do not have to go.

Because they do. They always fucking do. And in the early days they will give you 30 second notice before they pee all over themselves.

[sosayweall]

I don't think aspartame is the devil incarnate and I usually have 1-2 diet cokes a day pregnant or not. That is a very UO at my workplace.

[danenikki]

I hate the Prius. It's so ugly.

[jags8]

Aug 27, 2015 11:28:02 GMT -5 sosayweall said:

I don't think aspartame is the devil incarnate and I usually have 1-2 diet cokes a day pregnant or not. That is a very UO at my workplace.

But it tastes sooooo gross!!

[Deleted]

Aug 27, 2015 7:03:34 GMT -5 steveo said:

I have a good one this week: cloth diapers are a complete PITA. I despise them.

(For background, M was cloth diapered for the first 4 months. He had the cutest diapers and I loved shopping for them and managed them fine. And then we went to Florida and just used disposables on the trip AND I'M NEVER EVER GOING BACK. EVERRRRRRRRRR.)

NOOOOOO! I can't wait to get to my stash!

[Deleted]

Aug 27, 2015 8:20:13 GMT -5 heartbot said:

Aug 27, 2015 8:06:31 GMT -5 peanutmuse said:

doodler, I had a conversation with my sister about this because she was horrified by the thought of two in diapers. (Keep in mind, she doesn't have any children yet, though.) A lot of people fear 2 in diapers. But I think diapering is so easy. I would rather diaper my toddler with a newborn than clean up accidents from potty training with a newborn. My tentative plan is to potty train next summer, but I'll play it by ear of course.

I was excited for potty training until we actually started doing it. It's so much more work, and so much more disgusting, than diapers.

DD will be 3 in December and for the most part I don't give two farts about potty training. She was interested like 2 months ago but the timing was horrible so we didn't really run with it and now she's not very interested. We also keep really busy and are hardly home so I don't want to deal with accidents! She'll be potty trained sooner than later but ugh, I prefer the diapers.

[Deleted]

Aug 27, 2015 8:29:28 GMT -5 doodler said:

Aug 27, 2015 8:21:25 GMT -5 JoeLies said:

My UO: I don't get the obsession with bacon. Not as a breakfast item, in a burger, or in baked goods. No thanks.

Bacon is awesome.  I haven't crossed over to the dark side of bacon in baked goods, i.e..bacon on donuts, but I love bacon on everything else.  Especially a burger!

Bacon on a cupcake with maple frosting is one of my favorite types of cupcake.

[jags8]

Aug 27, 2015 13:05:11 GMT -5 @aest said:

Aug 27, 2015 8:29:28 GMT -5 doodler said:

Bacon is awesome.  I haven't crossed over to the dark side of bacon in baked goods, i.e..bacon on donuts, but I love bacon on everything else.  Especially a burger!

Bacon on a cupcake with maple frosting is one of my favorite types of cupcake.

Oh I made one like that once! The cupcake was a French toast recipe, the frosting had maple flavoring, and then some bacon on top. The only thing is, the bacon had to be freshly cooked cuz after an hour it was nasty.

[craftcrazymama]

I don't consider myself old except on sites like this. And that only comes from the fact that my age is considered advanced for conceiving and having babies and how many posts you see saying "I want to be done by the time I'm 30". Otherwise I'm still waiting to feel old enough to have this house, this job, this husband and these kids!

[danenikki]

buttercup, 1000% agree

[minae01]

Aug 27, 2015 13:03:36 GMT -5 @aest said:

Aug 27, 2015 8:20:13 GMT -5 heartbot said:

I was excited for potty training until we actually started doing it. It's so much more work, and so much more disgusting, than diapers.

DD will be 3 in December and for the most part I don't give two farts about potty training. She was interested like 2 months ago but the timing was horrible so we didn't really run with it and now she's not very interested. We also keep really busy and are hardly home so I don't want to deal with accidents! She'll be potty trained sooner than later but ugh, I prefer the diapers.

I had two in diapers and it was great - especially since they were in the same size diaper for like a year. Now, we're potty training and I HATE IT! He won't poop on the potty, so he's in pull-ups because I refuse to clean up that mess. Because he's in pull-ups, peeing in the pull-ups doesn't faze him. It's a vicious cycle.

[samesister]

Potty training is the devil.