Hooray for Friday...RANDOMS!

[dmoney]

Jan 8, 2016 13:37:24 GMT -5 budders said:

Jan 8, 2016 13:15:35 GMT -5 dmoney said:

So I taught swim lessons for many year and some places do not allow the parents to be on the pool deck because of kids being to scared.  Most of the time from what I have seen is if the parent is around they child will want to be with mom or dad and refuse to go in.  But without the parents there they tend to be adventurous and surprise the parents and actually do more then they will with them.  I say give it a try tell him he has to try for 2 weeks (2 lessons) and then you guys can talk after that.  

Good Luck with whatever you decide and let us know how it goes. 

That may be true of the kid who is trying it for the first time, or is unsure of what to expect, but if this is a kid who has a tried-and-true phobia and is having that much of a meltdown before they even get there, and has expressed that over and over again, I'm not sure that forcing him to go in and participate fully is going to help things. If this is the actual situation that she's presented with, then my suggestion would be to skip lessons, and try to continue working on getting over the fear on your own time, possibly at an open swim time. That's just my opinion, though, and obviously she should make the choice that she feels most comfortable with.

I do agree,  i guess i was saying more for the first or second time.  Obviously i would never tell a parent to leave their child to deal with it and get over their fear.  Fear of the water is a real thing and can take years to over come.   In the end she has to make the best decision for her family.  No one can tell them what to do.  I just hope for the best outcome! 

[beersandweirs]

Jan 8, 2016 14:24:33 GMT -5 budders said:

Even though it's making me slightly dizzy, I'm glad that this board is so active right now. I'm three quarters of the way through my workout on the treadmill, and i've barely noticed that I'm exercising.

I just came in here to say how nice it is that the board is so active today.  The work day is half over already! (and I have actually managed to squeeze some work in, too!)

[belle0720]

Just wanted to say TGIF!

I meant to post earlier but got caught up in actual work

Chipotle sounds delish, but H and baby G are coming to pick me up for lunch and we already decided on bagel sandwiches.

[holliberry28]

Jan 8, 2016 15:13:28 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

Today is DH's birthday. I intended to do so many fun things for him while he was at work today. Instead I'm sitting here TCFing. I just bought his present today and I still need to wrap it.

FWIW I brought cupcakes to his office, so.

Happy Birthday to your H! Hope you guys have fun tonight.

I went on a brisk 25-min mile walk after lunch because I had two pieces of godiva dark chocolate sea salt squares instead of 1.  It was worth it.  Baby steps, right?

[musicfrk2002]

Jan 8, 2016 14:19:13 GMT -5 budders said:

Jan 8, 2016 14:17:17 GMT -5 @bubbs119 said:

trapped in car nap jail. Just idling in the driveway. Again.

Too bad chipotle doesn't have a drive-through.

It's probably a good thing they dont. Could you imagine the line? The lines here inside are always insane.

Plus, my bank account would not appreciate it.

[musicfrk2002]

Jan 8, 2016 14:35:34 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

We have Chipotle here, but we have a local burrito place called Pancheros and I'm so there today.

We have one too. Closer than either Chipotle is, plus there's almost never a line.

We just got home though. And I already ate lunch out. There's always hope for tomorrow though.

[beersandweirs]

I am on a conference call with just two other people and it's a total bitch-fest, I want off!

[musicfrk2002]

Jan 8, 2016 15:34:08 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Jan 8, 2016 15:24:19 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

We have one too. Closer than either Chipotle is, plus there's almost never a line.

We just got home though. And I already ate lunch out. There's always hope for tomorrow though.

Ohhhhh you must be close! It's pretty local.

I'm north Central IL...rockford area

[musicfrk2002]

Today here has felt like a Monday to me. First time ever we have overslept and been late to our music class. Like, I woke up 5 minutes before it started. We were 20 minutes late but it never starts on time. Then we had to drive back home afterwards, before our local groups bi-weekly coffee meet up, because I forgot my wallet. Mostly went back to get it because wallet less means moneyless, which means no coffee...but also because it's kind of illegal to drive without it. Plus it's been rainy all day.

But...it means I don't have to go to work tonight. Yesterday I was in haz mat purgatory...had to reject 6 of the 12 shipments...which added up to over an hour of paperwork.

[kemdupuis]

@michyme I would hold off on the lessons for maybe another 6 months or a year and re-assess. My parents went through almost the exact same scenario with my brother. He was legit just not ready. When he finally came around, he did great, went through the entire YMCA swimming program and as an older kid was definitely a "waterbug"

Hope it works out! I hope B likes the water because I am still a "waterbug!"

[musicfrk2002]

Nap or take a shower??? Decisions, decisions.

...nap it is.

[jessila]

I was feeding O to get ready to go grocery shopping. He spit up all over the inside of my bra and his shirt so we both had to change. DH showed up early, while we were cleaning up. Meaning CHILD FREE GROCERY TRIP!!

[hannahl201477]

Jan 8, 2016 16:41:54 GMT -5 @babybean9 said:

Jan 8, 2016 9:50:28 GMT -5 hannahl201477 said:

Mal has horrible eczema. It always flares when he goes to MDO. Apparently DH forgot to put his cream on his head before bed last night so I had to deal with Mal itchy all night! Ugh

DB has eczema too, it's all over now. We're dealing with an penicillin reaction too, so much rash everywhere. I hate this so much and am sorry you're dealing with it too. DB's doesn't bother him, but I recently got the cetaphil wash and cream and it seems to help. Which one are you using?

Happy birthday little @jemomma

Hoping you have a cirque du soleil baby mrsmonogrammed

we have been battling it since birth. We used Eucerin until it got cold and now nothing helps. We are on a steroid cream and had to switch to milk free formula and so far that is helping but he still has flare ups. Typically on his face.

[erbear]

I saw this at Starbucks earlier and I thought a lot of you would love it - crunchy cheese!

[veggiemo]

Jan 8, 2016 14:35:34 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

We have Chipotle here, but we have a local burrito place called Pancheros and I'm so there today.

Are we close and I forgot? We have pancheros here where I am. Haven't been there in ages, though.

[veggiemo]

@badwolf321 Nope, Michigan. I haven't been since my drunken college nights out. We would always stuff our faces on the walk home.

[gigi3126]

Jan 8, 2016 14:24:40 GMT -5 alayne926 said:

Jan 8, 2016 14:14:18 GMT -5 hannahl201477 said:

I almost started a thread for this but wasn't sure how many people watch it. Teen mom OG?
For anyone that does what do you think about Gary Amber and Leah? I'm concerned about Leah. She really puts Gary and Leah against each other. And seems so young to be doing that!

I hate that I don't have cable anymore. Teen Mom was my guilty pleasure when we had it!

Mine too! We have cable, but our provider dropped all Viacom channels last year. I can't even get it on MTV's website.

Also, not chipotle, but I had freebirds for lunch and it was amazing. Can't tell H bc it's his fave and I only had it bc I was in a training all day.

[veggiemo]

michyme123 That's so great to hear! Please report how tomorrow goes. Fingers crossed he ends up loving it!

[erbear]

Jan 8, 2016 19:18:25 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Anyone ever get lasik? Is it worth it? Thoughts?

My mom did. She was a life-long bifocal glasses wearer and now only needs them to read fine print.

[silv3rlining]

Ugh I really really did not want to have to bedtime sleep train LO, but lo and behold doing a bit of Ferberizng tonight. Going on almost an hour already. I really thought we wouldn't have to for her (for going to bed) but it's getting ridiculous

(We had to with DS and it worked wonders but I don't know if it will work for LO)

[jillywilly]

Jan 8, 2016 19:18:25 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Anyone ever get lasik? Is it worth it? Thoughts?

my mom got it eons ago when it was first a thing, she loved it but has issues now - although I think those issues have since resolved. My eye doctor has encouraged me to do it, but did tell me to wait until I'm done having kids since pregnancy can change your eyes.

[thecatsmeow]

Jan 8, 2016 19:18:25 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Anyone ever get lasik? Is it worth it? Thoughts?

I had it done in 2008. Worth. Every. Penny.

My vision was 20/800 and my eyes started reacting to my contacts. I did start to have some blurriness issues again and ended up having a touch up in 2010 along with getting punctal plugs put in. The plugs were to treat dry eye and honestly that was probably a major problem for me for quite some time... it just was so gradual that I didn't realize it. Now I am consistently at 20/15 and have zero issues.

One of the first things I really noticed was being able to see in the shower... I no longer shaved my legs by feel! Hahaha - it was amazing!

[bookninja]

Jan 8, 2016 19:18:25 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Anyone ever get lasik? Is it worth it? Thoughts?

Yep... About 7 years ago. I had really bad eyes, couldn't function with out my Coke bottle glasses. I have had to continue with glasses, though... My glasses free time was only about a year. My eyes are just always getting a bit worse every year. But I can function/drive/read without them. It was worth very penny.
That said, read up on halos and glare (specifically at night or in low light situations) and be sure you would be okay with that if it happens to you. I do notice glare at night when I'm driving (street lights kinda look like they are streaky) and sometimes have trouble watching movies in the complete dark. My understanding is the worse your eyes are to start with, the more chance you have of those symptoms.
Still worth it though.