**Put your UO's here**

[Bluedaisy]

Oct 1, 2015 11:38:58 GMT -5 mathistm said:

I'm just hoping my mom will make all of LOs Halloween costume since she made all of ours. You know, because they usually have to be sewn around snow pants.

Omg do I know this problem...trick or treating in the snow

[erbear]

We were given baby sign DVDs. I need to find them. I've had good experiences with sign language and my students and my own nieces with speech delays, so I have an interest in it. I wasn't sure when to start, though.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Oct 1, 2015 10:17:34 GMT -5 wegrowsheep said:

Most of the kids and parents I've encountered that do baby signs are obnoxious about it. Mostly because at that point they could be saying the words, but refuse to say "please."

My UO: Candy corn is disgusting.

Candycorn IS disgusting. Fact. Truth. Not even opinion!

[tiffbot]

I don't think girls need the dress version of everything, I don't see why it's a problem for the store to sell it if they want. Just buy the pants version if that's what you want, or buy elsewhere. Maybe the problem is it shouldn't be labelled 'boys' and 'girls', but rather pants and dress or something like that.

[hannahl201477]

Speaking of Chirstmas: I don't like when Santa comes to visit kids besides at their parents homes! Santa coming to moms house and dads house totally fine. Santa coming to Noni and papas= not cool!

[baytosa2013]

Oct 1, 2015 10:17:34 GMT -5 wegrowsheep said:

Most of the kids and parents I've encountered that do baby signs are obnoxious about it. Mostly because at that point they could be saying the words, but refuse to say "please."

My UO: Candy corn is disgusting.

This is NOT an UO...can't stand that shit!

[baytosa2013]

Oct 1, 2015 10:54:15 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

Oct 1, 2015 10:22:10 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Ho do I know which one is a nurse and which one is a doctor? There's no skirt!

DUH nurses don't use stethoscopes!  

I kid I kid

[pghtruelove]

Oct 1, 2015 11:51:02 GMT -5 jessila said:

+1 FOR ALL THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!!

I never even make it to November before I start listening. That's right, I will start listening to Christmas music THIS MONTH!!!!!

Edit bc excited fingers spell things wrong

I'm listening to Christmas music right now. My SO hates me lol

[ashbash]

Oct 1, 2015 12:11:33 GMT -5 erbear said:

We were given baby sign DVDs. I need to find them. I've had good experiences with sign language and my students and my own nieces with speech delays, so I have an interest in it. I wasn't sure when to start, though.

Ive started now but its more to get myself in the habit of doing it, for them my guess would be around 6 months?

[Bluedaisy]

Oct 1, 2015 14:23:11 GMT -5 ashbash said:

Oct 1, 2015 12:11:33 GMT -5 erbear said:

We were given baby sign DVDs. I need to find them. I've had good experiences with sign language and my students and my own nieces with speech delays, so I have an interest in it. I wasn't sure when to start, though.

Ive started now but its more to get myself in the habit of doing it, for them my guess would be around 6 months?

The instructor here says that you can start before six months but that babies usually won't sign back until then.

[jessila]

pghtruelove Guess what I'm going to do on my drive home!!
H doesn't let me have it in the house until November 1. My mom never let it happen until Black Friday because I'd just always listen to it. In college I'd start in August just because I could.

[carolyngrace]

I need to weigh in on girls' costumes having skirts. It's not about whether your daughters "like skirts". Great if they do. They should then pick a costume that involves a skirt or dress - such as an ice skater, a princess, and probably a shitload of other things (I don't know, I have a baby not a grown kid).

It's about our still super sexist culture constantly de-valuing the work that women do and steering them towards more "nurturing" and less commanding careers. A police person costume doesn't need a skirt, period. If your girl wants to be a police she can wear the pants that go with it. Or, like I said, pick something that has reason to have a skirt with it.

[kemdupuis]

Oct 1, 2015 12:38:52 GMT -5 hannahl201477 said:

Speaking of Chirstmas: I don't like when Santa comes to visit kids besides at their parents homes! Santa coming to moms house and dads house totally fine. Santa coming to Noni and papas= not cool!

Disagree. Growing up, we always travelled to my mom's side of the family in the Boston area on Christmas Eve and stayed until the 27th. If Santa didn't visit us at Grandma and Grandpa's, we never would've gotten gifts from him. I never had a Christmas at home, and we'll be traveling for B's first Christmas, too.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Oct 1, 2015 18:41:56 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

I need to weigh in on girls' costumes having skirts. It's not about whether your daughters "like skirts". Great if they do. They should then pick a costume that involves a skirt or dress - such as an ice skater, a princess, and probably a shitload of other things (I don't know, I have a baby not a grown kid).

It's about our still super sexist culture constantly de-valuing the work that women do and steering them towards more "nurturing" and less commanding careers. A police person costume doesn't need a skirt, period. If your girl wants to be a police she can wear the pants that go with it. Or, like I said, pick something that has reason to have a skirt with it.

I kind of agree with the idea of what you're saying, dress up like a fairy or a witch or a character who wears a dress, whatever. But I think its less about the devaluation of womens work and more about the fact that sex sells, plain and simple, and it sells younger and younger. Just look at the freakin clothes for Brats dolls and Monster High and My Little fucking Pony... our toys didn't used to look like they were going to the club or working at the strip club for fucks sake. I kid, but its pretty bad. My baby cousins Brats doll had a LACE THONG under its mini skirt.... THAT I kid you not.

FWIW, as far as the child girl police officer costume goes, I take no issue whatsoever with the skirt. Make a skirt version and a pants version. Its whatever. But ditch the leather heels, the cutoff gloves, and come on with the pose with the handcuffs... Its clearly EXACTLY the way that an adult female would be posing in the "Sexy Cop" version of the costume. So unnecessary. The costume would be cute IMO if it wasn't for all that.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Also FWIW, I think it is totally ridiculous and hilarious that there is a mother who is "furious" about the costume. Like.... maybe don't buy it then?

[carolyngrace]

Oct 1, 2015 19:25:07 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Oct 1, 2015 18:41:56 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

I need to weigh in on girls' costumes having skirts. It's not about whether your daughters "like skirts". Great if they do. They should then pick a costume that involves a skirt or dress - such as an ice skater, a princess, and probably a shitload of other things (I don't know, I have a baby not a grown kid).

It's about our still super sexist culture constantly de-valuing the work that women do and steering them towards more "nurturing" and less commanding careers. A police person costume doesn't need a skirt, period. If your girl wants to be a police she can wear the pants that go with it. Or, like I said, pick something that has reason to have a skirt with it.

I kind of agree with the idea of what you're saying, dress up like a fairy or a witch or a character who wears a dress, whatever. But I think its less about the devaluation of womens work and more about the fact that sex sells, plain and simple, and it sells younger and younger. Just look at the freakin clothes for Brats dolls and Monster High and My Little fucking Pony... our toys didn't used to look like they were going to the club or working at the strip club for fucks sake. I kid, but its pretty bad. My baby cousins Brats doll had a LACE THONG under its mini skirt.... THAT I kid you not.

FWIW, as far as the child girl police officer costume goes, I take no issue whatsoever with the skirt. Make a skirt version and a pants version. Its whatever. But ditch the leather heels, the cutoff gloves, and come on with the pose with the handcuffs... Its clearly EXACTLY the way that an adult female would be posing in the "Sexy Cop" version of the costume. So unnecessary. The costume would be cute IMO if it wasn't for all that.

Oh I totally agree. And girls are aware, from a very young age, that it's good to be sexy. The 7-9 year old girls I work with tell me all the time how they wish they looked a certain (better) way, which features aren't good enough, etc. 

[ashbash]

Oct 1, 2015 19:25:07 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Oct 1, 2015 18:41:56 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

I need to weigh in on girls' costumes having skirts. It's not about whether your daughters "like skirts". Great if they do. They should then pick a costume that involves a skirt or dress - such as an ice skater, a princess, and probably a shitload of other things (I don't know, I have a baby not a grown kid).

It's about our still super sexist culture constantly de-valuing the work that women do and steering them towards more "nurturing" and less commanding careers. A police person costume doesn't need a skirt, period. If your girl wants to be a police she can wear the pants that go with it. Or, like I said, pick something that has reason to have a skirt with it.

I kind of agree with the idea of what you're saying, dress up like a fairy or a witch or a character who wears a dress, whatever. But I think its less about the devaluation of womens work and more about the fact that sex sells, plain and simple, and it sells younger and younger. Just look at the freakin clothes for Brats dolls and Monster High and My Little fucking Pony... our toys didn't used to look like they were going to the club or working at the strip club for fucks sake. I kid, but its pretty bad. My baby cousins Brats doll had a LACE THONG under its mini skirt.... THAT I kid you not.

FWIW, as far as the child girl police officer costume goes, I take no issue whatsoever with the skirt. Make a skirt version and a pants version. Its whatever. But ditch the leather heels, the cutoff gloves, and come on with the pose with the handcuffs... Its clearly EXACTLY the way that an adult female would be posing in the "Sexy Cop" version of the costume. So unnecessary. The costume would be cute IMO if it wasn't for all that.

My exact thoughts. Thanks for typing it out so I didnt have too

[hannahl201477]

Oct 1, 2015 18:55:34 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Oct 1, 2015 12:38:52 GMT -5 hannahl201477 said:

Speaking of Chirstmas: I don't like when Santa comes to visit kids besides at their parents homes! Santa coming to moms house and dads house totally fine. Santa coming to Noni and papas= not cool!

Disagree. Growing up, we always travelled to my mom's side of the family in the Boston area on Christmas Eve and stayed until the 27th. If Santa didn't visit us at Grandma and Grandpa's, we never would've gotten gifts from him. I never had a Christmas at home, and we'll be traveling for B's first Christmas, too.

That is PERFECTLY fine. That's unavoidable I just meant Santa leaving something at grandparents also!

[hannahl201477]

Oct 1, 2015 19:32:14 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

Oct 1, 2015 18:55:34 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Disagree. Growing up, we always travelled to my mom's side of the family in the Boston area on Christmas Eve and stayed until the 27th. If Santa didn't visit us at Grandma and Grandpa's, we never would've gotten gifts from him. I never had a Christmas at home, and we'll be traveling for B's first Christmas, too.

I think Santa comes to wherever the kids are Christmas morning. If the parents are separated, Santa can visit at 2 locations so both parents get to do Santa. Or if you're traveling and can't bring the Santa presents, Santa came while you were gone and you open them when you get home. But Santa doesn't come to every grandparent house plus parents' house.

Yes, that is what I meant!

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Agree with PP the Halloween costume is tacky and I wish costumes weren't so sexual but they are clearly selling or else they would not be in stores.

There are other aspects of kids stuff that is more toned down now a days. When I was little we could go to the drug store and in the candy aisle they sold fake cigarette candy. I used to go home and smoke the candy in the front of the mirror when I was in 2nd grade. So sad. They still sell big league chew at target which who are we kidding. That is totally supposed to be chewing tobacco in gum form.

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Oct 1, 2015 22:06:57 GMT -5 sammyca said:

Oct 1, 2015 21:54:09 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Agree with PP the Halloween costume is tacky and I wish costumes weren't so sexual but they are clearly selling or else they would not be in stores.

There are other aspects of kids stuff that is more toned down now a days. When I was little we could go to the drug store and in the candy aisle they sold fake cigarette candy. I used to go home and smoke the candy in the front of the mirror when I was in 2nd grade. So sad. They still sell big league chew at target which who are we kidding. That is totally supposed to be chewing tobacco in gum form.

+1 to "smoking" chocolate cigarettes. We made peanut-shaped ashtrays in art class too.

I don't remember chocolate ones. Crazy. The ones we had were white and basically all white sugar to look even more 'authentic' yours probably tasted better!

[stinybean]

Oct 1, 2015 22:10:27 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Oct 1, 2015 22:06:57 GMT -5 sammyca said:

+1 to "smoking" chocolate cigarettes. We made peanut-shaped ashtrays in art class too.

I don't remember chocolate ones. Crazy. The ones we had were white and basically all white sugar to look even more 'authentic' yours probably tasted better!

The ones I had were different colors covered with powdered sugar so I could blow "smoke." I'm pretty sure they were wrapped in paper too. And I wonder why I became a smoker at one point.

[periwinkledaydreams]

The different color ones with the paper wrapper and powder "smoke" were gum!!! Our ice cream man sold candy ciggies and gum ciggies, we'd always feel so bad ass walking home from the ice cream truck "smoking" hahaha.

[gilder40]

Halloween is just an excuse for women to dress as whorish and revealing as possible without anyone chastising them for it. Well, a lot of young women. I never went out in college on Halloween because I enjoyed having my clothes on.

But I do like Halloween.

[gilder40]

And +1 for loving Christmas music. I could listen to TSO year round.

[gilder40]

Oh and my UO: I think drinking with the sole purpose to get completely schmammered is stupid. I can't stand when 30-something year olds talk about how trashed they got over the weekend, or how trashed they are going to get.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Oct 5, 2015 13:02:26 GMT -5 gilder40 said:

Halloween is just an excuse for women to dress as whorish and revealing as possible without anyone chastising them for it. Well, a lot of young women. I never went out in college on Halloween because I enjoyed having my clothes on.

But I do like Halloween.

Here's ME as The Incredible Hulk Halloween 2012, revealing nothing but my anger lol!! *poof*
Most fun part of that night (aside from Hulk Smashing everything) was that NOBODY could tell if I was a dude or a chick, or my age, and I didn't get hit on by anybody at all. So freeing! Don't skip out on the fun just because some people do it a different way than the way you want to do it.. just do it your way.

Also, I was totally shmammered

[gilder40]

Oct 5, 2015 18:19:16 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Oct 5, 2015 13:02:26 GMT -5 gilder40 said:

Halloween is just an excuse for women to dress as whorish and revealing as possible without anyone chastising them for it. Well, a lot of young women. I never went out in college on Halloween because I enjoyed having my clothes on.

But I do like Halloween.

Here's ME as The Incredible Hulk Halloween 2012, revealing nothing but my anger lol!!

Most fun part of that night (aside from Hulk Smashing everything) was that NOBODY could tell if I was a dude or a chick, or my age, and I didn't get hit on by anybody at all. So freeing! Don't skip out on the fun just because some people do it a different way than the way you want to do it.. just do it your way.

Also, I was totally shmammered

LOVE IT!! And being schmammered isn't a bad thing. I've definitely had my fair share of those nights!! I should've clarified that I think its stupid when people do it over and over and brag about it every Monday morning at work.

And isn't schmammered such a fun word?? A good combo of hammered and shit-faced. Another one I like to use is schlitzed. A combo of shit-faced and blitzed lol.