I think it's silly that some of the people left on TB are saying they're going to stick with the board until it's dead, but not come here. I don't get it. If you enjoyed M14 so much that you're going to stick with it to the end, why not come here where there a ton more M14ers? It's not the actual site that made us M14, it's the people, and we're mostly all here now.
This is my face when people brag they got "snow days" from their jobs.... teachers, government stuff, etc. etc. It's cool, it's cool - - I'll kill myself on the way into my job ((that I woke early to defrost the car and creep 30 miles going 20mph behind a salt truck)) while you're home feeling high and mighty. Eat two Oreos for me and I hope you get fat.
I don't get why some parents are so uptight about nicknames. There's a little girl in J's daycare with a name similar to Lilian. God help you if you call her Lily within earshot of her mom - you get this huffy "Her name is Lilian" response. Maybe it's just me, but I'm happy that someone bothered to learn my kid's name at all.
I don't get why some parents are so uptight about nicknames. There's a little girl in J's daycare with a name similar to Lilian. God help you if you call her Lily within earshot of her mom - you get this huffy "Her name is Lilian" response. Maybe it's just me, but I'm happy that someone bothered to learn my kid's name at all.
One of the reasons we chose LO's name is that there is no nickname for it. Yes, someone may come up with their own nickname at some point but her name has no common nickname. So I can see how a parent would get upset at their child being called by a different name. But we did as much as we could to discourage it. Btw, this mostly comes from my having a full name and a nickname. I always go by my nickname but have to use my full name on legal things and resumes. I love both names but I just don't respond to my given name and didn't want LO to have to deal with that.
lincbeesmom sorry I'm weird about sharing her name online. But I'd say Mary is similar in the way that there isn't a true nickname for it. Sure, someone could call her Mar or something like that, but to me, that isn't really a nickname.
lincbeesmom sorry I'm weird about sharing her name online. But I'd say Mary is similar in the way that there isn't a true nickname for it. Sure, someone could call her Mar or something like that, but to me, that isn't really a nickname.
Got it! I couldn't remember if you had shared somewhere else at some point.
I didn't think Layla would have a nickname, but everyone at school has taken to calling her Lulu...which is usually a nickname for Lulwa here. But it doesn't bother me.
My UO is that I'd rather Layla be good and interested in sports, then good and interested at school.
With my older DD I used to get my panties in a wad if anyone called her Cece rather than Cecelia. It's cutesy and I'm not a fan. But now everyone calls her Cece and I really don't care.
UO Thursday Jan 29, 2015 11:15:25 GMT -5via mobile
Post by younglove316 on Jan 29, 2015 11:15:25 GMT -5
I'm ok with nicknames but it bothers me when you don't spell her name right. Our neighbor continually spells it wrong no matter how many times I type the right way after her comments on Facebook.
I'm pretty much what ever about nicknames. I have a Maxwell. I never used Max when he was young, I also did not correct people if they did I just consistently used his full name in front of them. Now he is 14, guess what he gets to choose what people call him and what he prefers. His name is still Maxwell. I guess what I'm trying to say is I understand your preference for using a full name, but at some point your lo and/or their friends will pick a nickname. I think of nicknames as a term of endearment and love when someone uses my childhood/young adult nickname- it means we have a relationship going back many years.
My uo today (I think it is anyway) is I love bedsharing . My day is spent away from Levi and I love feeling his little foot kick me and hearing his little moans/noises. I'll take (for a little longer) disrupted sleep to have that closeness.
I purposefully choose names that don't have easy, common nicknames. I hate them. My mil started called my 12 year old Tay Tay. It made me vomit in my mouth! I had to tell her to stop. Now she is calling E lovey, which also elicits a vomit response. I may have to tell her to stop if it continues. I gave my kids a specific name, use it!
UO Thursday Jan 29, 2015 11:36:51 GMT -5via mobile
Post by redwine410 on Jan 29, 2015 11:36:51 GMT -5
I think it's kind of petty for parents to get uptight about nicknames. My mom was that way with my name and I desperately wanted a nickname. I ended up giving myself one and my mom still refuses to use it.
I think it's silly that some of the people left on TB are saying they're going to stick with the board until it's dead, but not come here. I don't get it. If you enjoyed M14 so much that you're going to stick with it to the end, why not come here where there a ton more M14ers? It's not the actual site that made us M14, it's the people, and we're mostly all here now.
I read a post the other day where a lurker said the silver lining to all of this is that all the clicky posters left and the board had a better feel (or something along those lines) and that they felt more comfortable posting. I was like wth when I read that.
I'm ok with nicknames but it bothers me when you don't spell her name right. Our neighbor continually spells it wrong no matter how many times I type the right way after her comments on Facebook.
People assume that DH and I made up the spelling of the name, so most of our American friends call him Nicholas. It infuriates me
Post by bennieangel on Jan 29, 2015 12:26:12 GMT -5
RE nick names - I refer to T on here because easy & anonymity. My MIL calls him "Mr. T" all the time & it drives me insane. Also no to Ty. Basically I want him to be his name until he can decide if he likes it shorter. I picked my own nick name (which is what I go by exclusively) when my mom got fed up with me being called 5 different names...so she asked me what I liked best, in like 1st grade or something.
yalllow - YES. SO much that. I have contemplated un-friending anyone who gets snow days because it makes me irate & jealous. Especially since I could easily do my job from home but my bosses are stuck in the stone ages.
I think it's silly that some of the people left on TB are saying they're going to stick with the board until it's dead, but not come here. I don't get it. If you enjoyed M14 so much that you're going to stick with it to the end, why not come here where there a ton more M14ers? It's not the actual site that made us M14, it's the people, and we're mostly all here now.
I read a post the other day where a lurker said the silver lining to all of this is that all the clicky posters left and the board had a better feel (or something along those lines) and that they felt more comfortable posting. I was like wth when I read that.
Post by bennieangel on Jan 29, 2015 12:35:06 GMT -5
I've popped in over there since deleting to see what's happening...and it's crickets. SO quiet. I agree, I originally hadn't planned on moving over here, but then when there was only 3 of us left over there & you all were here...I came on over. It's totally the people not the site!
I read a post the other day where a lurker said the silver lining to all of this is that all the clicky posters left and the board had a better feel (or something along those lines) and that they felt more comfortable posting. I was like wth when I read that.
Lol
OK, I just popped over there & read this (one of the three new posts in the last 2 days...) and thought WTH too!? Seriously, in all the conversations that have happened in the last year & a half she felt like she couldn't chime in, at all? BS.
OK, I just popped over there & read this (one of the three new posts in the last 2 days...) and thought WTH too!? Seriously, in all the conversations that have happened in the last year & a half she felt like she couldn't chime in, at all? BS.
Exactly what I was thinking. It was a rude comment about our board. If you feel that way why did you stick around to read it all?
Re: Snow days: I get pissed when people would get them and I didn't, but now I work at home, so snow day for the office means I still have to work anyway. They closed my office the other day (they had to, they closed the roads in MA for the storm via travel ban) but I guess everyone was given something that they had to do at home while the ofc was closed. we also have an inclement weather policy that you can go in late but you either have to make up the time or use vacation time. I think it makes sense.
Re: Nicknames: I don't really care if someone calls Aubrey by a nickname, her DC provider called her "Aubs" in front of me the other day, but I didn't care really, meh, whatever. We knew there were possibilities of several nicknames like Aubs, Bree, AJ when we chose that name.
My UO-although not unpopoular I would think: I hate when you call someone for business and they are just a flat out rude asshole. I work for a law firm that handles SS disability cases. I had to call this guy and there is a note that he is rude and argumentative, great. Just great. I call him and he didn't answer, then calls me back and says "You just called me..." I said "Is this Joe?" (not his real name) "WHO IS THIS?" he says. Well if you had listened to your voice mail you would know who I was...DICK. Then I tell him why I'm calling and he says "I'm at physical therapy, and if I don't do this then I don't get paid, so SS doesn't really matter right now" in a totally douche bag tone of voice. I felt like telling him that he won't get paid if he doesn't follow through with the SS either, but I bit my tongue and just said "Give me a time that is good for me to call you back". Now I have to call him in an hour and I have NO DESIRE to deal with this douche bag, but alas...this is my shitty job. End rant. Sorry, just had to get that out, you get cookies if you read it all!
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