Post by jeaniebueller on Nov 24, 2014 16:08:59 GMT -5
The people who make that sweet potato monstrosity and canned cranberry sauce are doing Thanksgiving wrong. And I say that knowing that my mom is going to serve that cranberry shit.
Also, canned veggies are great first foods because they are mushy. I just would buy the lower sodium kind and call it a day.
is this where I put my Thanksgiving hate? (Sorry I have nothing better than thinking my kid is boring and wondering why people get excited over Thanksgiving food).
Turkey is not exciting. It's like chicken's bigger cousin. And the cluster that is sweet potatoes with marshmallows and sugar and all that other stuff, no I can't.
I'm so freaking tired of hearing about thanksgiving. Plus it's going to be so boring at work on Thursday.
OH, but I might have a picture of Candy my brother's cougar girlfriend!
Also, update: apparently my brother might also be bringing a turkey that he butchered freshly from his own yard. (Yes, same brother who made the turtle purse.) I'm not 100% confident about eating something that he butchered and not dying from yard turkey poisoning.
is this where I put my Thanksgiving hate? (Sorry I have nothing better than thinking my kid is boring and wondering why people get excited over Thanksgiving food).
Turkey is not exciting. It's like chicken's bigger cousin. And the cluster that is sweet potatoes with marshmallows and sugar and all that other stuff, no I can't.
I'm so freaking tired of hearing about thanksgiving. Plus it's going to be so boring at work on Thursday.
@vicmo Takes the USA Episode 2: Thanksgiving Remixed
"But WHY are there pretzels in the Jell-o? I don't understand but I LIKE IT GIVE ME MORE"
The people who make that sweet potato monstrosity and canned cranberry sauce are doing Thanksgiving wrong. And I say that knowing that my mom is going to serve that cranberry shit.
Also, canned veggies are great first foods because they are mushy. I just would buy the lower sodium kind and call it a day.
My grandma served the can-shaped cranberry sauce for as long as I can remember.
She's been dead 12 years. Now it gets thrown out every year still in full intact can-shape. WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS ON THE TABLE??
is this where I put my Thanksgiving hate? (Sorry I have nothing better than thinking my kid is boring and wondering why people get excited over Thanksgiving food).
Turkey is not exciting. It's like chicken's bigger cousin. And the cluster that is sweet potatoes with marshmallows and sugar and all that other stuff, no I can't.
I'm 100% with you, I hate all things "thanksgiving" including pumpkin pie (well pumpkin anything, gross!).
J loves canned green beans - are canned vegetables considered good for a baby? They're so cheap but a little high in salt. All of the books on baby foods and whatnot recommend fresh, then frozen, and god-forbid if nothing else is available canned.
OMG yes they're fine.
Of course it's fresh then frozen then canned, but it's still MOTHERFUCKING VEGETABLES, NOT CHOCOLATE CAKE AND RUMCHATA..
I've never heard of Rumchata.
So I asked the googles.
When the very first website asked for my birthday to confirm I'm of age I was all, BOOM. KNOW WHAT I'M BRINGING FOR THANKSGIVING.
I need to know if I should be judging -- is it possible for a three month old EBF (I think) to be constipated?
Gassy? Yes, and uncomfortable about it too. Not pooping? Yes, C wouldn't poop for 10 day stretches at that age. Truly constipated? Probably not.
I imagine this is a "that does not mean what you think it means" kind of thing.
Yeah, this is totally a third had conversation through MIL and DH. He said a relative's three month old is "constipated." I'm wondering how that's even possible on a liquid diet unless they've introduced solids. But, you're probably right, "constipated" is code for "GI issues."
Also, I'm eating squash soup and I'm regretting bringing this topic up!
is this where I put my Thanksgiving hate? (Sorry I have nothing better than thinking my kid is boring and wondering why people get excited over Thanksgiving food).
Turkey is not exciting. It's like chicken's bigger cousin. And the cluster that is sweet potatoes with marshmallows and sugar and all that other stuff, no I can't.
I'm 100% with you, I hate all things "thanksgiving" including pumpkin pie (well pumpkin anything, gross!).
DS pooped through his outfit and his backup outfit today so I had him at physical therapy in a diaper and shoes in the stroller with an A&A blanket. I changed him there so most of the therapists knew what happened and laughed with me, and I guess one of the older clients heard what happened. She said something and I said, "At least it's warm out today!" (70, very warm here this time of year and she responded, "Not that warm". Stfu old lady, am I supposed to leave him in shitty clothes? Maybe flameful, I had an extra shirt in the car for me I could have put on him but didn't want to get it. It was 72 in there, he was fine.
I posted a while back about the christmas situation with my ILs. (Having Christmas in a hotel in a random city.) We worked it out to get a condo nearby, so yay, we can have a makeshift homey Christmas morning, sitting around the tree (I plan to find one!) in our pajamas drinking coffee and opening stockings.
I emailed today offering to host everyone for breakfast at the condo Christmas morning. BIL and SIL are staying with us, so it's just FIL and his wife that would need to come over from their hotel a few blocks away.
They don't want to come because the condo doesn't allow pets and therefore they cannot bring their two dogs (who are staying in the hotel with them). Instead, they want all of us to come over to their hotel room on Christmas morning.
You guys. I just cannot respond rationally to this. They can't leave their dogs for a couple of hours in order to celebrate their first grandchild's first christmas? THEY'RE DOGS.
I am SO not dealing with getting DD up, nursed, fed breakfast, dressed, etc to go there on Christmas morning. No, no, no. By the time we got there it would be nap time anyway.
I don't think their dogs are even kid friendly. They are small terrier types with anxiety issues. I guarantee the dogs would rather chill out alone than be chased around by DD.
Post by SallySparrow on Nov 24, 2014 16:15:53 GMT -5
I have a flameful. I don't really care if people shop on Thanksgiving. I don't think stores should be open, but whatever.
I do, however, care if people justify their shopping by saying things like, "nurses work on Thanksgiving! Why shouldn't retail!!! 1!"
Well, because if nurses don't work, people die. No one will die if Best Buy isn't open on Thanksgiving day.
On top of that, as a nurse who has had to work several holidays over the years, WHY would I want someone else subjected to that if it's not necessary? And retail workers aren't compensated as well as nurses, so that makes it even worse, IMO. If I work a holiday, I am paid pretty well for it.
It's a ridiculous comparison and I'm tired of seeing it in my Facebook feed.
Here's my unflameful "flameful" (to go with the theme of canned veggies and FF at over 2 years old): We are going to feed DD solids for the first time on Thanksgiving (SWEET POTATOES!!!!). And for some ridiculous reason I feel guilty giving her solids 4 days before she's 6 months old. Because WHO and AAP and my pedi say wait until 6 months.
Here's my unflameful "flameful" (to go with the theme of canned veggies and FF at over 2 years old): We are going to feed DD solids for the first time on Thanksgiving (SWEET POTATOES!!!!). And for some ridiculous reason I feel guilty giving her solids 4 days before she's 6 months old. Because WHO and AAP and my pedi say wait until 6 months.
I know, I'm an embarrassment.
But she was born 2 days before her due date, so her adjusted age means she isn't actually 6 months old until SIX days after Thanksgiving!
I posted a while back about the christmas situation with my ILs. (Having Christmas in a hotel in a random city.) We worked it out to get a condo nearby, so yay, we can have a makeshift homey Christmas morning, sitting around the tree (I plan to find one!) in our pajamas drinking coffee and opening stockings.
I emailed today offering to host everyone for breakfast at the condo Christmas morning. BIL and SIL are staying with us, so it's just FIL and his wife that would need to come over from their hotel a few blocks away.
They don't want to come because the condo doesn't allow pets and therefore they cannot bring their two dogs (who are staying in the hotel with them). Instead, they want all of us to come over to their hotel room on Christmas morning.
You guys. I just cannot respond rationally to this. They can't leave their dogs for a couple of hours in order to celebrate their first grandchild's first christmas? THEY'RE DOGS.
I am SO not dealing with getting DD up, nursed, fed breakfast, dressed, etc to go there on Christmas morning. No, no, no. By the time we got there it would be nap time anyway.
I don't think their dogs are even kid friendly. They are small terrier types with anxiety issues. I guarantee the dogs would rather chill out alone than be chased around by DD.
You have gone above and beyond in accomodating them already. End of story. If they don't want to come to your condo I would say oh well, Merry Christmas then. Do they want 6 adults plus a baby plus a dog to sit around a regular hotel room? What?
My aunt's stuffing is so bad. We call it "Glue Stuffing" behind her back. My SIL no longer asks anyone outside of our generation to bring anything just so we can not have glue stuffing thrust upon us.
Blue Bell Peppermint Bark ice cream is incredible.
Also, I am making a pecan pie for Thanksgiving even though nobody else likes it because I'm pregnant and I passed my GD test and pumpkin pie is basically cat vomit on a cheap air freshener.
Stuffing is also the most overrated Thanksgiving dish. I've tried the recipes that are like "this is amazing zomg" and all that happens is I've spent too damn long slicing three different kinds of bread that still taste shitty after taking up space in my oven that could be used on more delicious foods.
I'm so freaking tired of hearing about thanksgiving. Plus it's going to be so boring at work on Thursday.
OH, but I might have a picture of Candy my brother's cougar girlfriend!
Also, update: apparently my brother might also be bringing a turkey that he butchered freshly from his own yard. (Yes, same brother who made the turtle purse.) I'm not 100% confident about eating something that he butchered and not dying from yard turkey poisoning.
Pretty, pretty, pretty please get a picture of the turtle shell purse!
(Unless that's a Christmas gift? Meaning I have to wait 31 MORE DAYS!?!?!?!)