Thursday opinions of the unpopular nature

[aaemommy]

Let's hear 'em!

[jamjoyful]

[vk]

I think leggings are pants ONLY if your butt is covered.

[jamjoyful]

I love housework. I enjoy transforming my home into a beautiful butterfly.

[vk]

Feb 18, 2016 9:08:05 GMT -5 jamjoyful said:

I love housework. I enjoy transforming my home into a beautiful butterfly.

[puffandstuff]

Feb 18, 2016 9:08:05 GMT -5 jamjoyful said:

I love housework. I enjoy transforming my home into a beautiful butterfly.

I like the end product, I just don't like getting there.

[jamjoyful]

Feb 18, 2016 9:24:18 GMT -5 puffandstuff said:

Feb 18, 2016 9:08:05 GMT -5 jamjoyful said:

I love housework. I enjoy transforming my home into a beautiful butterfly.

I like the end product, I just don't like getting there.

Getting there is a stress reliever for me. I scrub all my anger away.

[Chrisse]

Feb 18, 2016 9:04:27 GMT -5 vk said:

I think leggings are pants ONLY if your butt is covered.

I agree. And I am breaking this rule today. 

[vk]

Chrisse but yo ass is so fine!!!

[peachesncream]

Feb 18, 2016 9:26:41 GMT -5 eameselephant said:

I've got one I've been saving. I don't understand why people wait to find out the sex of their baby. My friends have said, "oh no, we want to be surprised!" As if the rest of us are just impatient fools that are spoiling our own delight /surprise (like peeking at Christmas presents).

Well, I was surprised too. I just found out 20 weeks before you.

I guess I don't understand the "surprised" part.

We are waiting just for fun but I don't think I have ever said "oh we want to be surprised!"  That is dumb.  Mostly we just wanted to try something different and we have learned that being team green is accompanied by the huge added bonus of not being constantly harassed by our families asking us what name(s) we have picked out.

I hate when people make a huge deal about being team green.  I also sort of hate calling it "team" in the first place because it implies some sort of competition.

[vk]

Feb 18, 2016 9:26:41 GMT -5 eameselephant said:

I've got one I've been saving. I don't understand why people wait to find out the sex of their baby. My friends have said, "oh no, we want to be surprised!" As if the rest of us are just impatient fools that are spoiling our own delight /surprise (like peeking at Christmas presents).

Well, I was surprised too. I just found out 20 weeks before you.

I guess I don't understand the "surprised" part.

There is no rush for me to find out early, I didn't want anything pink or blue beforehand. I didn't want tons of gender specific clothing/items at my shower. 

I do think the "surprise" is different. It was a big motivator for me during the actual birthing process. Having them hold up my son for me to see for the first time was magical because I had no clue who I was going to meet. 

My H wanted to find out from day 1. We would go back and forth about it. Until one day he came home from work and he told me what his coworker told him. He said that he found out with the first two kids, but not the third one. And the way he described that experience sold my H 100% on waiting. 

I don't think there is anything wrong with finding out early, I just prefer to wait. 

[Chrisse]

Feb 18, 2016 9:54:37 GMT -5 vk said:

Chrisse but yo ass is so fine!!!

If I had one, I bet it would be!

[jamjoyful]

I hate the long, almond shaped nail trend.

[gahorseygal]

Fake nails are gross.

[vk]

Feb 18, 2016 10:38:08 GMT -5 eameselephant said:

Feb 18, 2016 10:07:59 GMT -5 vk said:

There is no rush for me to find out early, I didn't want anything pink or blue beforehand. I didn't want tons of gender specific clothing/items at my shower. 

I do think the "surprise" is different. It was a big motivator for me during the actual birthing process. Having them hold up my son for me to see for the first time was magical because I had no clue who I was going to meet. 

My H wanted to find out from day 1. We would go back and forth about it. Until one day he came home from work and he told me what his coworker told him. He said that he found out with the first two kids, but not the third one. And the way he described that experience sold my H 100% on waiting. 

I don't think there is anything wrong with finding out early, I just prefer to wait. 

But even though I knew DD was going to be a girl, meeting her for the first time was magical. It was still my first glimpse of her sweet little face. I still couldn't wait to meet her, even though I knew she had a vagina.

Anyway, that's just my opinion, man...

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with waiting, I just don't like it when people infer that it is more special.

I didn't say it was more special, I said that I do think the "surprise" part of it is different. 

[vk]

Feb 18, 2016 10:35:31 GMT -5 gahorseygal said:

Fake nails are gross.

I think the word gross is a little harsh. Why do you think that?

[annapunkalunka]

Feb 18, 2016 10:29:36 GMT -5 jamjoyful said:

I hate the long, almond shaped nail trend.

Unless you're Adele.

[peachesncream]

Even though I am wholly in agreement with eameselephant I also can see the point mimsy made in the irrationals thread. I think it is sort of anticlimactic to find out the sex at 12 weeks with the blood test. I think that's mostly because it lumps all of your surprises into a short period of time - surprise, you're pregnant! and then just 8 weeks later - surprise, it's a ___! Then you have 28 weeks of waiting and no more surprises until baby arrives. I really liked the anticipation of waiting until 20 weeks with DD.

[aaemommy]

I think the whole born before or after midnight thing with insurance is stupid. Like if a baby is born at 11:59pm they kick you out the next day, but if it's born at 12:01am you get to stay basically 2 days. I just think it's dumb to do it that way. Why can't doctors make that call based on how your delivery went and how you're recovering? I hate how much insurance dictates treatment.

[mimsy]

Feb 18, 2016 10:55:46 GMT -5 peachesncream said:

Even though I am wholly in agreement with eameselephant I also can see the point mimsy made in the irrationals thread. I think it is sort of anticlimactic to find out the sex at 12 weeks with the blood test. I think that's mostly because it lumps all of your surprises into a short period of time - surprise, you're pregnant! and then just 8 weeks later - surprise, it's a ___! Then you have 28 weeks of waiting and no more surprises until baby arrives. I really liked the anticipation of waiting until 20 weeks with DD.

It's like you've read my sleep deprived mind.

[afmama22]

I don't give a shit what other's do with their own pregnancies. Clearly unpopular here today.

[annapunkalunka]

Feb 18, 2016 11:04:16 GMT -5 afmama22 said:

I don't give a shit what other's do with their own pregnancies. Clearly unpopular here today.

+1. As long as you're not binge drinking and skydiving, etc, I don't care and won't side eye.

[bobloblaw]

Feb 18, 2016 10:38:08 GMT -5 eameselephant said:

Feb 18, 2016 10:07:59 GMT -5 vk said:

There is no rush for me to find out early, I didn't want anything pink or blue beforehand. I didn't want tons of gender specific clothing/items at my shower. 

I do think the "surprise" is different. It was a big motivator for me during the actual birthing process. Having them hold up my son for me to see for the first time was magical because I had no clue who I was going to meet. 

My H wanted to find out from day 1. We would go back and forth about it. Until one day he came home from work and he told me what his coworker told him. He said that he found out with the first two kids, but not the third one. And the way he described that experience sold my H 100% on waiting. 

I don't think there is anything wrong with finding out early, I just prefer to wait. 

But even though I knew DD was going to be a girl, meeting her for the first time was magical. It was still my first glimpse of her sweet little face. I still couldn't wait to meet her, even though I knew she had a vagina.

Anyway, that's just my opinion, man...

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with waiting, I just don't like it when people infer that it is more special.

I've never heard anyone say it's more special or more of a surprise. It's just a choice as to when you find out. Back when I was born, you didn't have a choice to find out. I think it's great people have the opportunity to know now. I just choose not to know.

For me, it helps me get through the 3rd tri discomfort and then labor.  I operate well on anticipation but I understand that not everyone does.

I never felt like "team green" made it seem like a game or competition. It's just a cheesy term. I've heard people say "team blue" or "team pink" and I never thought it was a competition. It's just a group that you might be able to identify with. Nothing more, nothing less.

[greysonsmom]

Feb 18, 2016 11:01:10 GMT -5 aaemommy said:

I think the whole born before or after midnight thing with insurance is stupid. Like if a baby is born at 11:59pm they kick you out the next day, but if it's born at 12:01am you get to stay basically 2 days. I just think it's dumb to do it that way. Why can't doctors make that call based on how your delivery went and how you're recovering? I hate how much insurance dictates treatment.

What? How come I got stuck staying two nights? My kid was born at 11:04pm. I told DH I don't are what they say if we have a healthy baby I'm only staying one night. My back was killing me from the damn hospital bed.

[bobloblaw]

Feb 18, 2016 11:01:10 GMT -5 aaemommy said:

I think the whole born before or after midnight thing with insurance is stupid. Like if a baby is born at 11:59pm they kick you out the next day, but if it's born at 12:01am you get to stay basically 2 days. I just think it's dumb to do it that way. Why can't doctors make that call based on how your delivery went and how you're recovering? I hate how much insurance dictates treatment.

I think it really can have to do with what is filed with insurance. LO was born at 11:52 PM by c-section Tuesday evening after almost 2 days of labor and OB asked me, "Do you want to go home Friday or Saturday?" Friday would have been 3 days technically but he was born so late. I chose Saturday because I was so out of it and LO was still being treated for jaundice so I preferred not to leave him in the hospital.

Now, I PAID for that extra day but insurance still covered their portion. Those 8 minutes didn't make a difference as to their coverage or how long I could stay.

[peachesncream]

I think part of my unease with early sex identification is that the earlier technology allows us to identify sex the more sex selection we will see with pregnancy. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe a mom on my M16 BMB said that Canada does not allow you to know the sex before a certain time point because of the rise in sex-selective abortions. I forget if it was 16 or 20 weeks.

[gahorseygal]

Feb 18, 2016 10:49:36 GMT -5 vk said:

Feb 18, 2016 10:35:31 GMT -5 gahorseygal said:

Fake nails are gross.

I think the word gross is a little harsh. Why do you think that?

They give me the heebie jeebies.

[gahorseygal]

Feb 18, 2016 11:17:16 GMT -5 peachesncream said:

I think part of my unease with early sex identification is that the earlier technology allows us to identify sex the more sex selection we will see with pregnancy. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe a mom on my M16 BMB said that Canada does not allow you to know the sex before a certain time point because of the rise in sex-selective abortions. I forget if it was 16 or 20 weeks.

Omg that's terrible.

[peachesncream]

Feb 18, 2016 11:23:16 GMT -5 gahorseygal said:

Feb 18, 2016 11:17:16 GMT -5 peachesncream said:

I think part of my unease with early sex identification is that the earlier technology allows us to identify sex the more sex selection we will see with pregnancy. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe a mom on my M16 BMB said that Canada does not allow you to know the sex before a certain time point because of the rise in sex-selective abortions. I forget if it was 16 or 20 weeks.

Omg that's terrible.

I know :-(  I'm sure it happens here too and I know some reasons may have some legitimacy to them (i.e. sex chromosome linked disorders)... but it still makes me really sad.  I hadn't even thought about it until the Canada mom mentioned it.

[vk]

Feb 18, 2016 11:04:16 GMT -5 afmama22 said:

I don't give a shit what other's do with their own pregnancies. Clearly unpopular here today.

Sorry I care because I want you to make more adorable children.