UOs?

[jensriot]

In honor of Halloween, I hate the getting candy part of the whole thing. My kids love it and they're sooooo cute, and I love the actual activity. Their excitement is catching. I hate the inevitable daily candy fight that seems to go on for weeks after the big night. I also don't eat candy, so there's nothing in it for me. If only I can convince them to trade in the candy this year.

[minismama]

Oct 30, 2014 9:12:22 GMT -5 jensriot said:

In honor of Halloween, I hate the getting candy part of the whole thing. My kids love it and they're sooooo cute, and I love the actual activity. Their excitement is catching. I hate the inevitable daily candy fight that seems to go on for weeks after the big night. I also don't eat candy, so there's nothing in it for me. If only I can convince them to trade in the candy this year.

I never really cared to eat Halloween candy either.  Not my thing.  Until this year.  I have to buy more bags because I literally ate all the candy already...

[rockyrollgirl]

I can not really think of anything good.

I guess this comes after reading the SAHM UO. I do not have that belief structure either, but being told "have a blessed day" dosn't bother me.

[minismama]

I tried a Pumpkin spice latte for the first time last week and gagged on it. That is nasty. I really don't get the obsession.

[rockyrollgirl]

And I purposely bought a bag of candy with no chocolate in it. It would have been nearly empty by now.

[jensriot]

Oct 30, 2014 9:15:10 GMT -5 @kimbus22 said:

Oct 30, 2014 9:12:22 GMT -5 jensriot said:

In honor of Halloween, I hate the getting candy part of the whole thing. My kids love it and they're sooooo cute, and I love the actual activity. Their excitement is catching. I hate the inevitable daily candy fight that seems to go on for weeks after the big night. I also don't eat candy, so there's nothing in it for me. If only I can convince them to trade in the candy this year.

You're broken.

I hide Joey's candy and eat it when he's sleeping.  He still has Easter candy.  He forgets after 2 or 3 days.

I wish my kids would forget! They're like elephants with candy. "Mommy, where did you put that one piece of candy I got in that goody bag from 4 birthday parties ago?" Craziness I tell ya.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

I "like" pics of my family and friends kids on FB, I feel like if you can't do the same for mine then I'm not going to click on your pics anymore.  Maybe this is more of a FFFC.

[cna]

I always want to stay out longer than the kids for ToT. I'm the one who stays home handing out candy, so it's not something I get to do every year and it is exciting when I get to go.

This is probably a major UO around here.

[Deleted]

Oct 30, 2014 9:22:20 GMT -5 @kimbus22 said:

I prefer boy baby clothes to girl baby clothes.

Can someone please explain why they're cut completely differently? M (5 months old) outgrew all her 6 month and half her 9 month girl clothes. I finally got a pair of hand me down girl pants to fit her. They were 18 months! I got desperate and took out all of Joey's stuff. His 6 month clothes fit her fine. Do we really need to start having tight clothes on our girls from birth? Really? Same sizes and brands here. Why do 6 month girl pants only go halfway up her thighs and 6 month girls shirts I can't even get her shoulders into. But in the same brand boy clothes she fits great in 6 months. I mean, they're all babies. There is no difference in her figure at this age and how Joey's was. Why are the clothes fitting SO differently?

I have noticed this too--specifically having one of each in the same size at the same time...boy clothes are made a touch bigger. It is weird. When they're 6 months...aren't they all rectangular lumps? B always outgrows her clothes size 1st, even though J is bigger. Go figure.

[lattelady5]

Oct 30, 2014 9:12:22 GMT -5 jensriot said:

In honor of Halloween, I hate the getting candy part of the whole thing. My kids love it and they're sooooo cute, and I love the actual activity. Their excitement is catching. I hate the inevitable daily candy fight that seems to go on for weeks after the big night. I also don't eat candy, so there's nothing in it for me. If only I can convince them to trade in the candy this year.

The food babe does this thing where her kids get a certain amount of candy on Halloween night. Then, they can "trade" their candy to a candy fairy (or something like that) for a gift. After they eat their candy and before they go to bed, the put their buckets of candy on the doorstep outside and during the night a Candy Fairy takes their candy and replaces it with a gift...

We don't do that. I will eat all of the candy lol but it's an idea

ETC: It was Lisa Leake, not food babe and it's called the switch witch. She feeds Halloween candy to her black cat.

[Deleted]

The ONLY reason to put up with Halloween is for the candy!!

[lala]

Re: the clothes. It's probably no secret that I don't love boy clothes. I find it difficult to find what I want. Mainly something that's nicer for church or holidays without looking like a shrunken 30 year old man. I digress, I think the biggest reason the clothes are different sizes for different ages is because if you look at a growth chart, a 6 month old boy in the 50th %ile is bigger than a 6 month old girl in the 50th.

And their clothes are cut differently just like they are for 2, 4, 7, etc. They follow fashion trends in their own way. And yes, do I agree their bodies are the same? Sure. But I don't love how most boy clothes would look in a girl and vice versa.

[scattered]

I hate Food Babe. She eats all the (low fat gluten free or whole wheat) crackers.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

Oct 30, 2014 9:41:01 GMT -5 scattered said:

I hate Food Babe. She eats all the (low fat gluten free or whole wheat) crackers.

Please to explain, I have no idea who or what this is?

[scattered]

She's a food blogger but she's sort of a fear mongering every thing will kill you type.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

I going to die eventually I might as well enjoy food while I can. Ughh I hate people who can't find the joy in eating.

[lattelady5]

Oct 30, 2014 9:48:00 GMT -5 scattered said:

She's a food blogger but she's sort of a fear mongering every thing will kill you type.

This is very true.

I like some of her stuff but most things are just take with a grain of salt.

I remember reading one of her blog posts about making her daughter choose their once a week family special "junk food" treat or a birthday treat brought into her class. She doesn't do that anymore but yeah...she's pretty extreme.

[jnksmom]

Not sure this is unpopular here but it is where I live. I don't understand the need to wear a sticker that says "I voted". Yes I voted bit don't feel the need to wear a sticker about it. People here wear it like its a big deal and the lady at the polls was horrified that I didn't take a sticker.

[ashb62]

Oct 30, 2014 9:41:01 GMT -5 scattered said:

I hate Food Babe. She eats all the (low fat gluten free or whole wheat) crackers.

I can't stand her. I'm still laughing over her post about the Starbucks PSL.

[lattelady5]

I love boy's clothes. I want to buy everything in the boys section of H&M. I have a hard time finding cloths that fit DD correctly but there's never any shortage of cute stuff for her either.

[cna]

I always picture the girls clothing section as a sea of pink sequins and tutus. I absolutely adore the boys clothing section.

[toots]

I don't understand pretty frosted sugar cookies that taste like cardboard. My girlfriend makes these elaborate Halloween cookies every year, but they're not any good. I don't get it.

[ashaw512]

I love candy corn and I might actually do the candy fairy thing. DD only wants to eat fruit and vegetables over everything else right now unless it's a Popsicle. DH has the worst eating habits and I have a bad sweet tooth so I don't want her getting into the habit of eating a shitload of candy. I do give her chocolate or a sugar free sucker every now and again. I always wait until she's asleep to devour the sweet or candy.

[Kcthepouchh8r]

I judge adults at the bus stop or dropping off their kids while wearing pajamas. The sole exception is someone with a newborn. I feel they get a pass for a few months.

[auroraloo]

Oct 30, 2014 9:33:02 GMT -5 lattelady5 said:

Oct 30, 2014 9:12:22 GMT -5 jensriot said:

In honor of Halloween, I hate the getting candy part of the whole thing. My kids love it and they're sooooo cute, and I love the actual activity. Their excitement is catching. I hate the inevitable daily candy fight that seems to go on for weeks after the big night. I also don't eat candy, so there's nothing in it for me. If only I can convince them to trade in the candy this year.

The food babe does this thing where her kids get a certain amount of candy on Halloween night. Then, they can "trade" their candy to a candy fairy (or something like that) for a gift. After they eat their candy and before they go to bed, the put their buckets of candy on the doorstep outside and during the night a Candy Fairy takes their candy and replaces it with a gift...

We don't do that. I will eat all of the candy lol but it's an idea

I hate that anyone reads food babe.

[auroraloo]

Oct 30, 2014 10:28:22 GMT -5 @kimbus22 said:

Oct 30, 2014 9:57:20 GMT -5 jnksmom said:

Not sure this is unpopular here but it is where I live. I don't understand the need to wear a sticker that says "I voted". Yes I voted bit don't feel the need to wear a sticker about it. People here wear it like its a big deal and the lady at the polls was horrified that I didn't take a sticker.

I like that people wear the stickers.

Mostly because when I see someone with one, I go "Oh shit!  I have to go vote today!" instead of forgetting until the results come out.

A lot of people don't vote, and that's a shame. Wearing the sticker reminds people that voting is important and something to be proud of.

[auroraloo]

Oct 30, 2014 10:37:36 GMT -5 Kcthepouchh8r said:

I judge adults at the bus stop or dropping off their kids while wearing pajamas. The sole exception is someone with a newborn. I feel they get a pass for a few months.

Why do you care? I will never understand caring what someone else wears to a non-dressy "event".

[cna]

Oct 30, 2014 10:37:36 GMT -5 Kcthepouchh8r said:

I judge adults at the bus stop or dropping off their kids while wearing pajamas. The sole exception is someone with a newborn. I feel they get a pass for a few months.

I have been known to walk my kids to school in pajama pants and a sweatshirt. I just have zero fucks to give when I have a migraine hangover or am really sick and nobody else can take them.

[thecheshirekat]

Oct 30, 2014 10:37:36 GMT -5 Kcthepouchh8r said:

I judge adults at the bus stop or dropping off their kids while wearing pajamas. The sole exception is someone with a newborn. I feel they get a pass for a few months.

I just wear my same old tired yoga pants to bed, so no one can really tell that I'm wearing "pajamas" at preschool drop off

[olivegoose]

Food Babe is a fear mongering, facts twisting, anti-science POS. I wish I could delete her from the internet.