a U to the OSept 10, 2015 11:21:15 GMT -5via mobile
Post by auburn on Sept 10, 2015 11:21:15 GMT -5
I used much of the last three days I was home with a sick child to clean and declutter. It feels so much better to walk into a clean, clutter free room. We haven't done a great job in the last few months because of being overwhelmed by a variety of things. I worry constantly about what it is teaching the kids and I want to do so much better.
My apparently UO with little kids: "it's not nice to follow around your mom dragging out all the toys she just out away"
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 11:24:52 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 11:24:52 GMT -5
I had a 93 mustang convertible as my first car. It froze shut and liked to fishtail in the winter, parts of the roof leaked, and constantly had engine problems. My mom said my dad was trying to be cool by getting me a convertible, I think he was trying to kill me.
I do not like the style of the new Honda Pilot and want them to go back to the old style when I am ready to buy one in a year or so. Otherwise, I'm screwed when it comes to finding a new SUV.
I felt the same way when the new Highlanders came out, but they have grown on me.
I mean, Parenting (did? has?) a similar reputation. Like you'd better be on your A game before venturing in. On the other side of having ventured, I can say that this is generally a false first impression of the board.
So I'm willing to admit that I'm probably wrong about GKU too.
I think a lot of that impression is because what draws outsiders to visit is rubbernecking... When shit goes down word spreads and everybody reads it, so that's the only impression you get. Kind of like most A15 threads did not have any racism or whitewashing over the history of slavery, but the threads everybody came over to read were legitimately awful!
Still don't regret missing out on the A15 exodus and choosing to join Parenting instead don't get me wrong
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 11:39:31 GMT -5via mobile
Post by readyornot on Sept 10, 2015 11:39:31 GMT -5
UO If I have to take out a loan for any type of "new" car, it will be for MY car, not my childs. Unless there is something horribly wrong with my current vehicle, the 16yo will get the hand me down while momma gets the new ride
UO If I have to take out a loan for any type of "new" car, it will be for MY car, not my childs. Unless there is something horribly wrong with my current vehicle, the 16yo will get the hand me down while momma gets the new ride
This is what my parents did for my brother and me. The car they "gave" us was still technically theirs, and they were letting us borrow it for school and work and sports and stuff.
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 11:47:02 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 11:47:02 GMT -5
I have no car opinions. I've no experience with cars. I guess I should get on that. Hopefully, K can just ride a hovercraft to school, that'd be great.
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 11:51:26 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 11:51:26 GMT -5
We sometimes hire a babysitter to take the kids away so that we can get stuff done around the house. I think it is a reasonable use of assets, and there are jobs that either can't be hired out or ones that we would rather not hire out, for whatever reason.
Where do I go to share my Prime with 4 other people? My parents are always asking me to order stuff for them so they don't have to pay shipping. I can't figure out how to add them to the account.
We sometimes hire a babysitter to take the kids away so that we can get stuff done around the house. I think it is a reasonable use of assets, and there are jobs that either can't be hired out or ones that we would rather not hire out, for whatever reason.
opinion
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noun
1.
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
2.
a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
3.
the formal expression of a professional judgment:
to ask for a second medical opinion.
4.
Law. the formal statement by a judge or court of the reasoning and the principles of law used in reaching a decision of a case.
5.
a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.:
to forfeit someone's good opinion.
6.
a favorable estimate; esteem:
I haven't much of an opinion of him.
Sorry. It was mostly in response to somerandomchick's comment about not having time to do stuff without kids underfoot. I do understand what an opinion is, although I thank you for the dictionary refresher.
Where do I go to share my Prime with 4 other people? My parents are always asking me to order stuff for them so they don't have to pay shipping. I can't figure out how to add them to the account.
Settings>Manage Prime Membership>Share Prime Benefits
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 12:02:27 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 12:02:27 GMT -5
It is my opinion that people who say they have no friends are generally untrustworthy or assholes.
You don't have friends bc you're too pretty and other women hate you? Wrong. You don't have friends bc you just moved to town? There's no one in the vast world of social media who would consider you a friend. Don't have friends bc you have kids? Um, ok.
I hate this... I think it's an oversimplification of what is really a wonderful resource and board.
you hate that I think that?
I'm not disagreeing that it can be a wonderful resource. But as a new poster, who is confused and lost...it does not feel like a wonderful board.
I think this goes hand in hand with how things are approached. Because I was definitely confused and lost, but if you go in looking for help as opposed to ZOMG! I think I got pregnant in the pool ELEVENTY!! then I found almost every one of their ladies helpful and they pointed me to many many resources I didn't even know existed. I mean, I didn't even know what charting was before I got there.
It is my opinion that people who say they have no friends are generally untrustworthy or assholes.
You don't have friends bc you're too pretty and other women hate you? Wrong. You don't have friends bc you just moved to town? There's no one in the vast world of social media who would consider you a friend. Don't have friends bc you have kids? Um, ok.
Well how are you defining friend? Someone you hang with regularly that's not your SO? If that's the definition I don't have any of those.
I do have a handful of people I know I could call crying if I needed to, even if I have not seen their actual face in a while.
Post by dc2london on Sept 10, 2015 12:11:44 GMT -5
Also I get really annoyed when parents of only NT kids think they know my lyfe. Yes, please, suggest 11,000 basic ways to calm the average 4 year old. Gosh, it never occurred to me to try them with my SN kid. AUTISM SOLVED.
I have friends that I rarely see or talk to. I tend to be a bit lonely in the day to day, but I would drop everything to help my peeps and when I do see them, it's as if no time has passed at all.
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 12:14:27 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 12:14:27 GMT -5
Ok, maybe I am judging too harshly. When I meet someone IRL, and they tell me they have no friends, I definitely feel wary of them.
I do get that some people aren't as social as others. And I also get that people have friends that they only talk to online or via social media, and that doesn't strike me as odd.
Actually, I'm usually completely anti-social and awkward. The only reason I have mom-friends here since we moved is because one of them adopted me when we arrived. She actually said "You're going to be my friend whether you like it or not, so you may as well just give in". So I did.
Ok, maybe I am judging too harshly. When I meet someone IRL, and they tell me they have no friends, I definitely feel wary of them.
I do get that some people aren't as social as others. And I also get that people have friends that they only talk to online or via social media, and that doesn't strike me as odd.
perhaps you should just allow them to explain what they mean by no friends before diagnosing them with creepy mccreeperson.
a U to the OSept 10, 2015 12:18:32 GMT -5via mobile
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 12:18:32 GMT -5
The situations that you all are describing seem pretty normal to me- you have friends, maybe not people to hang out and grab a beer with. That seems normal.
What doesn't seem normal is if you move to a new place and none of the people from your old place want to keep in touch with you. Or if every single woman that you have ever encountered in your entire life is unable to be friends with you because of your overwhelming beauty.
The situations that you all are describing seem pretty normal to me- you have friends, maybe not people to hang out and grab a beer with. That seems normal.
What doesn't seem normal is if you move to a new place and none of the people from your old place want to keep in touch with you. Or if every single woman that you have ever encountered in your entire life is unable to be friends with you because of your overwhelming beauty.
The situations that you all are describing seem pretty normal to me- you have friends, maybe not people to hang out and grab a beer with. That seems normal.
What doesn't seem normal is if you move to a new place and none of the people from your old place want to keep in touch with you. Or if every single woman that you have ever encountered in your entire life is unable to be friends with you because of your overwhelming beauty.
I definitely agree that the bolded is fucking weird.
Agree. And I can honestly say I've never met a single person in my entire life who has said they don't have friends because they're "too pretty." Maybe I just live in a really ugly town?
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