I don't like when people feel the need to comment on EVERY person's post. If I see a post with more than 3 people tagged, I usually just skip over it.
I'm one of the guilty ones who tries to respond to everyone. I always worry that I'll leave someone out and they will think I ignored them on purpose.
This is my problem as well, I try to limit myself, but some days I guess I just feel like replying more than others.
My UO kind of piggyback's off of budders, but even though I use it all the time right now, I think the crock pot in general is highly overrated. I use it for convenience only, but if I had the time to put together dinners, I'd much prefer to make dishes that either are simmering on the stove or roasting in the oven for a while. I'm SO looking forward to BBQ season - quick, easy, and even less clean up than the crock pot... and waaaay yummier
This is my problem as well, I try to limit myself, but some days I guess I just feel like replying more than others.
My UO kind of piggyback's off of budders, but even though I use it all the time right now, I think the crock pot in general is highly overrated. I use it for convenience only, but if I had the time to put together dinners, I'd much prefer to make dishes that either are simmering on the stove or roasting in the oven for a while. I'm SO looking forward to BBQ season - quick, easy, and even less clean up than the crock pot... and waaaay yummier
See, I love my crockpot. I agree that I enjoy grilled items, and those are pretty easy, but I love the idea of getting home and having almost nothing to do to get dinner on the table. Plus, meat tastes so great when it's slow cooked.
Probably 80% of our dinners are from the crock pot. I work 2nd shift, so that way H can have a hot meal, and then it's usually still warm when I get home. There's a few meals I will make up so that he can just throw them in the oven, but the crock pot ones work better for us.
Crock pot has changed my life hahaha. So friggin convenient and easy on busy days.
I don't like Pinterest. I feel like it has set high standards for parents with gifts and parties. It's just too much. Plus, I'm not a crafty person, so there's that.
Crock pot has changed my life hahaha. So friggin convenient and easy on busy days.
I don't like Pinterest. I feel like it has set high standards for parents with gifts and parties. It's just too much. Plus, I'm not a crafty person, so there's that.
I like it for the idea sharing, but I absolutely agree with the party issue, and even more so with the "perfect home, etc" stuff. It's a shrine to stuff.
My UO based on the response on the voting thread: I love the siggy challenge and it makes me sad that not many people participate in it and/or vote on the winner. I get that a lot of people are mobile and therefore don't see siggys, but it still makes me sad.
Crock pot has changed my life hahaha. So friggin convenient and easy on busy days.
I don't like Pinterest. I feel like it has set high standards for parents with gifts and parties. It's just too much. Plus, I'm not a crafty person, so there's that.
I just cant get Pinterest being responsible for high parenting standards. Ive never once heard someone say something negative about a party or gift because it wasnt above and beyond. If you want to make individual themed treats for the class, go for it Mama. If you want to buy a jumbo container of animal crackers at costco and call it a day, I feel you. Ive done both and when I want to do the first Im glad pinterest is there with all its cute creative ideas.
But mainly I love it because it helps me be organized and not cook the same 5 dishes every week
Not a UO per say but more a discussion on a sensitive topic. I was listening to the radio this morning and they were arguing about why some US TV shows don't do well overseas. The show was Empire. I don't really understand why there are shows with exclusively african americans, or asian people, and so on. (Looking at you ABC with Black-ish and Fresh of the Boat) Diversity does not come from having specific ethnic shows, it comes from having everyone together. At least that's how I see it, from a French prospective, which explains why Empire would not do well in France.
Any thoughts on this?
I fee like it speaks to a large race issue here. I hope this comes out how I mean it. For so long it was white only with a ridiculous token black person on TV. Then came things like BET (black entertainment television), Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Family Matters. All giving black people a true representation on TV. That was late 80's/ 90's. Unfortunately there hasnt been progress beyond that - true diversity the way you described it as multi race/ ethnicities together. Perhaps because those shows do well? Perhaps there are still people who want "all black" as a rebuttal to "all white" shows? Im not sure and agree that it speaks more to real life and diversity to have a mix
Ok UO: I find the siggy pics to be kind of annoying. They are there for a month and I get sick of seeing the same thing over and over.
How is this any different than someone who just has a ticker or just their kids names/initials/stats in their siggy? At least the challenge changes...
The tickers/initials are much smaller and you sort of skim over them and only use them for reference when need be. The pics are huge and distracting. And yes, I'm glad they change but a month is a long time!
Post by tatersalad on Mar 31, 2016 14:56:49 GMT -5
As far as Pinterest goes, I don't use it for crafts or party ideas. Just house ideas, decor, fashion and recipes. But I'm also not the type of person who plans a first birthday party with a theme months in advance. I just throw up a bouncy house for big kids, make sure the adults have plenty of good beverages and nibbles, and let the baby smash cake.
Post by tatersalad on Mar 31, 2016 15:00:54 GMT -5
My opinion unpopular? I've been trying to follow the AMA's on the private board and while it's nice to get to know some posters a little bit better, I have zero interest in when they lost their virginity or how their sex lives are. As cavalier as I am about Internet security a private board is still the Internet, and I'm not posting about my sexual history. Probably makes me sound like a prude.
I've always ignored the "siggy" threads because I didn't know what they were about. I gather that in some contexts, some people have signatures under their posts? I've been on other boards that do that. Since I have never seen any I thought it just wasn't a thing on TCF.
Post by blueskiessmiling on Mar 31, 2016 15:10:41 GMT -5
I love my crockpot, I love Pinterest for saving webpages I don't want to have to Google repeatedly, I don't really have much opinion on TV shows. My UO: I think the use of Miss vs. Mrs. vs. Ms. with young children (especially in the school setting) is pointless (thinking preschool age here). A 3 year old really doesn't understand (nor care) about the distinction between these. Plus, it makes things messy when there are divorces, or someone who is not legally married, etc... Make it Miss (or Mr) across the board and move on.
blueskiessmiling, is this from personal experience? I don't understand why it matters if they have different titles? Are kids being corrected? I guess I just don't understand why it's a problem.
blueskiessmiling, is this from personal experience? I don't understand why it matters if they have different titles? Are kids being corrected? I guess I just don't understand why it's a problem.
More so because kids often assign labels to things. So, for example, many of my students associate "Miss" with "someone who's not a mommy" because, to them, all female adults are mommies. Or, conversely, that "Mrs " means a female adult with a baby. I just feel like, in today's society, these titles are confusing for kids, if that makes sense. It's not really a personal thing for me, but some teachers I work with are put in the position of having to give awkward explanations of their personal life to kids who don't understand "how you have a baby if you're not a Mrs.".
blueskiessmiling, I think that speaks more to what the children are being told is "Miss", "Mrs." and "Ms." and I think that teachers are quite capable of deflecting that question should they choose to.
In my program we all go by Miss First Name or Mr. First Name and I don't think it really stops any of those kinds of questions.
tatersalad Not being interested and thinking it's not wise to post due to security are two different things. Which is it?
Personally those questions are some of my favorite
I think it's both. I don't think it's wise (at least in my situation) and I'm not that interested. But I'm an open book about those subjects with people I know in real life. Maybe it's just an illogical fear that my mother could be lurking the inter webs...
Post by carolyngrace on Mar 31, 2016 15:40:31 GMT -5
IMO shows with all-nonwhite casts represent real life just like shows with all white casts do. It's a fact, at least in the us, that we are extremely segregated in most areas. Ideally we'd have a good mix of these shows and shows with diverse casts (like new girl for example). Unfortunately media is dominated by rich white people and things aren't changing anytime soon.
I love my crockpot, I love Pinterest for saving webpages I don't want to have to Google repeatedly, I don't really have much opinion on TV shows. My UO: I think the use of Miss vs. Mrs. vs. Ms. with young children (especially in the school setting) is pointless (thinking preschool age here). A 3 year old really doesn't understand (nor care) about the distinction between these. Plus, it makes things messy when there are divorces, or someone who is not legally married, etc... Make it Miss (or Mr) across the board and move on.
I agree. It seems old fashioned and unnecessary. Also a bit sexist if men are not asked to have a married vs unmarried distinction.
carolyngrace, this is my point. If networks were offering more plural ethnicity shows, I (naively) believe that it would help bringing us closer together in real life. I just feel like this is not going in the right direction, and who runs the medias are definitively to blame.
I don't see a problem w doing a combo where in addition to diversity within casting on some shows there are also shows that offer all one ethnicity. It shows a new perspective. I for one would love to see a sitcom or comedy that is all Asian casting. To me it's different to show a side of a family culturally that I haven't seen before. I was a huge fan of the Cosby show growing up and fresh prince of bel air. Good writing is good writing.
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