Side Eyeing

[bliz1712]

I have a few that I need to share.  So what are you side eyeing lately?

[irish1213]

The CEO of Yahoo!. She is expecting identical twin girls in December and is only taking 2 weeks off. I get she will have a ton of help but let your body heal, woman!

[bliz1712]

1) I drove by a house on Sunday and a woman was outside holding what looked like a 1 year old and was clearly 7-8 months pregnant. She was smoking a cigarette!! UGH, I was so irritated by this. And my 1st thought was back to the iheartnjdevil days, lol

2) My brother was visiting this past weekend and we ate together several times. The first time was out to a local Mexican restaurant and we ordered Hanna cheese quesadilla and rice. Of course Hanna refused to even try the quesadilla and we were attemtping to get her to eat it. By we, I mean my Mom and Dad and me. My brother makes a comment along the lines of "when we have kids they will get served this and if they don't want to eat it then they will go hungry or just not eat! No stupid bargaining to get them to eat" OMG, it took all I had to not go off on him. I simply replied with "good luck with that. There are a lot of things I swore I'd never do before I had kids. But a 3 year old does not understand logic and good luck with attempting to get them to. Sometimes you just work with what you have and eating or bargaining is what you do." And then the next day at meal he commented again about it and my Dad also commented that he couldn't wait to see how he is with his kids.

ETA:  What's even more frustrating is that later in the day my brother and Hanna ate an acorn.  The little shit wouldn't try a quesadilla but without hesitation ate an acorn off of the ground.

[summergirl1211]

Sept 1, 2015 11:50:27 GMT -5 irish1213 said:

The CEO of Yahoo!. She is expecting identical twin girls in December and is only taking 2 weeks off. I get she will have a ton of help but let your body heal, woman!

I didn't see this, but that is very interesting.  Besides the obvious fact that she most likely won't be physically ready to return, I think it would set a good example for other women too. Like if she can find a way to take at least a month, etc. off then other women will feel they can too (not taking into account financial issues that would prevent a longer leave). I feel like our country puts too much pressure on people to not take vacation or time off they're allowed. It's time the attitudes start changing, and it all starts at the top!

[jodielyn10]

A family I saw riding bikes through our neighborhood yesterday. It was during rush-hour while everyone one was heading home for the night. A husband and wife were on their bikes and the H had one of the bike carriers where the kid sits in-between the handle bars and the rider. The child was maybe a year old and was NOT WEARING A HELMET. Neither the husband or wife were either, but adults are free to endanger their own lives with their stupidity. It is, however, illegal for children under 16 to be on a public road without a helmet. My H said he hoped a cop would catch them. I, however was tempted to tell him to turn the car around so I could give that jackass a piece of my mind.

[roo1582]

My SIL on my IL's side. She is 33 weeks pregnant. She is a half-marathoner (usually runs at least one a year as well as several other shorter races) and has been running her whole pregnancy. At 32 weeks she was running a 10K while it was super hot (in the 90's) and very humid. She also fell during the race. Well this past weekend she went in to the doctor's and was immediately admitted to the hospital because her amniotic fluid was dangerously low. She spent the night in the hospital where they also had to give her several shots to drop contractions she was having. Well, as soon as she got out, instead of going home to rest like a normal person, she came out to the family bungalow (about a 2 hour drive) to spend the day. Seriously...go home, relax and take care of yourself and that baby! Your body is trying to tell you to relax!!

[samelly]

I side-eye my MIL who loves her kids and granddaughter, but in a way that is sometimes creepy.  When I first met her, she had a necklace that was a cross with a baby tooth from both DH and BIL.  More recently, she coloured her hair to look more like my daughter.

Get a puppy!

[samelly]

Sept 1, 2015 11:50:27 GMT -5 irish1213 said:

The CEO of Yahoo!. She is expecting identical twin girls in December and is only taking 2 weeks off. I get she will have a ton of help but let your body heal, woman!

I imagine she will be working reduced hours and doing some work from home though.  I'm sure she has a nanny to help with the kids, which makes it easier but yeah - she has to take care of herself too.

[summergirl1211]

Sept 1, 2015 12:26:39 GMT -5 samelly said:

I side-eye my MIL who loves her kids and granddaughter, but in a way that is sometimes creepy.  When I first met her, she had a necklace that was a cross with a baby tooth from both DH and BIL.  More recently, she coloured her hair to look more like my daughter.

Get a puppy!

Um yes, that is indeed creepy. 

[origamimommy]

Sept 1, 2015 12:32:39 GMT -5 summergirl1211 said:

Sept 1, 2015 12:26:39 GMT -5 samelly said:

I side-eye my MIL who loves her kids and granddaughter, but in a way that is sometimes creepy.  When I first met her, she had a necklace that was a cross with a baby tooth from both DH and BIL.  More recently, she coloured her hair to look more like my daughter.

Get a puppy!

Um yes, that is indeed creepy. 

My thoughts exactly. That's fucking strange.

[summergirl1211]

Sept 1, 2015 12:29:27 GMT -5 samelly said:

Sept 1, 2015 11:50:27 GMT -5 irish1213 said:

The CEO of Yahoo!. She is expecting identical twin girls in December and is only taking 2 weeks off. I get she will have a ton of help but let your body heal, woman!

I imagine she will be working reduced hours and doing some work from home though.  I'm sure she has a nanny to help with the kids, which makes it easier but yeah - she has to take care of herself too.

I also just read that she has a nursery attached to her office at work. How convenient for her... 

[pinkluna]

Sept 1, 2015 11:50:27 GMT -5 irish1213 said:

The CEO of Yahoo!. She is expecting identical twin girls in December and is only taking 2 weeks off. I get she will have a ton of help but let your body heal, woman!

I hope she doesn't have a c-section if that is her plan.  Plus she should plan on taking time before just in case. There are so many more risks with a twin pregnancy than a singleton pregnancy and she can't expect the same as her first.  And there are even more risks with identical twins. 

[pinkluna]

bliz1712 my younger sister (no kids) came with us on our vacation last month and omg she was the same way as your brother. She kept making comments about the way the kids were acting and on how we need to parent them...DH and I both spoke up and told her to wait till she has her own kids before she gives any parenting advice. And I didn't tell her this but if she is planning to be that type of parent, I feel bad for her kids. Sheesh.

[lainikins]

Sept 1, 2015 11:53:50 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

1) I drove by a house on Sunday and a woman was outside holding what looked like a 1 year old and was clearly 7-8 months pregnant. She was smoking a cigarette!! UGH, I was so irritated by this. And my 1st thought was back to the iheartnjdevil days, lol

2) My brother was visiting this past weekend and we ate together several times. The first time was out to a local Mexican restaurant and we ordered Hanna cheese quesadilla and rice. Of course Hanna refused to even try the quesadilla and we were attemtping to get her to eat it. By we, I mean my Mom and Dad and me. My brother makes a comment along the lines of "when we have kids they will get served this and if they don't want to eat it then they will go hungry or just not eat! No stupid bargaining to get them to eat" OMG, it took all I had to not go off on him. I simply replied with "good luck with that. There are a lot of things I swore I'd never do before I had kids. But a 3 year old does not understand logic and good luck with attempting to get them to. Sometimes you just work with what you have and eating or bargaining is what you do." And then the next day at meal he commented again about it and my Dad also commented that he couldn't wait to see how he is with his kids.

ETA:  What's even more frustrating is that later in the day my brother and Hanna ate an acorn.  The little shit wouldn't try a quesadilla but without hesitation ate an acorn off of the ground.

Wait, am I reading this right? Your brother ate an acorn too? He is not three. I side eye him for this as well as his parenting advice. 

[cookiesandwine]

Sept 1, 2015 16:12:07 GMT -5 lainikins said:

Sept 1, 2015 11:53:50 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

1) I drove by a house on Sunday and a woman was outside holding what looked like a 1 year old and was clearly 7-8 months pregnant. She was smoking a cigarette!! UGH, I was so irritated by this. And my 1st thought was back to the iheartnjdevil days, lol

2) My brother was visiting this past weekend and we ate together several times. The first time was out to a local Mexican restaurant and we ordered Hanna cheese quesadilla and rice. Of course Hanna refused to even try the quesadilla and we were attemtping to get her to eat it. By we, I mean my Mom and Dad and me. My brother makes a comment along the lines of "when we have kids they will get served this and if they don't want to eat it then they will go hungry or just not eat! No stupid bargaining to get them to eat" OMG, it took all I had to not go off on him. I simply replied with "good luck with that. There are a lot of things I swore I'd never do before I had kids. But a 3 year old does not understand logic and good luck with attempting to get them to. Sometimes you just work with what you have and eating or bargaining is what you do." And then the next day at meal he commented again about it and my Dad also commented that he couldn't wait to see how he is with his kids.

ETA:  What's even more frustrating is that later in the day my brother and Hanna ate an acorn.  The little shit wouldn't try a quesadilla but without hesitation ate an acorn off of the ground.

Wait, am I reading this right? Your brother ate an acorn too? He is not three. I side eye him for this as well as his parenting advice. 

Buahahahahhaahhahahaaaa

[bliz1712]

lainikins, Yes he ate one too. I think to get her to do it, but I wasn't there.

[lainikins]

bliz1712, that is just wrong. Total side eye.

[sarahandeddie]

I totally side eyed a parent at the school I was working at today. I was outside supervising lunch recess and she let three kids between the ages of about 2-4 (assuming she was babysitting) start playing on the playground equipment while the fifth and sixth graders were on it. All of the kids got bumped into. Thankfully the bigger kids were careful but they shouldn't have to be. It was there 10 minutes of freedom.

[cbear]

Sept 1, 2015 16:35:06 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

lainikins, Yes he ate one too. I think to get her to do it, but I wasn't there.

Sooooo he ate one to BRIBE her to eat one?!? Mm hmmm he gets a side eye from me too!