Post by fancynewbeesly on Mar 5, 2015 13:31:12 GMT -5
I love play-doh.
The teacher in me loves it because it enhances fine motor skills and creativity.
The kid in me loves the smell of it.
The parent in me loves how Reese can play with it for at least an hour without bothering me while I tackle a chore. (usually dinner or cleaning the kitchen).
Post by justbecause on Mar 5, 2015 13:31:17 GMT -5
My kids got Frozen for Christmas. They lasted twenty minutes before begging me to "turn it off!"
My UOs: I don't get what's great about that All About the Base song or whatever. It's just meh. I think it must be really difficult to be friends after a relationship. And pretty awkward once you are in a new relationship. I don't think it could be worth it.
Post by justbecause on Mar 5, 2015 13:41:29 GMT -5
I probably just had crappy relationships that needed to end. My DH has an ex like that. They never got along as a couple, but they make much better friends. Her and her husband have dinner with us whenever they are in town.
Post by Skyesthelimit1212 on Mar 5, 2015 13:46:30 GMT -5
fancynewbeesly, I love playdou too. I have to remember how we made it ourselves as kids. Although I don't know how much good it will do, I made "sand" for lo last week and she freaked out because it made her hands dirty.
Post by justbecause on Mar 5, 2015 13:51:38 GMT -5
My kids love playdoh. They find it delicious.
Yeah. My only two real relationships before DH would probably think I wanted to get back together if I tried to befriend them. "Refriend them? Is that a word?
Seriously? I pop in here and UO is about playdoh and Frozen?? How about this for controversy. I hate winter, but I am not ready to start planning my summer. I just signed my kid up for VBS, but IMO it's way to early to need to think about that!
Seriously? I pop in here and UO is about playdoh and Frozen?? How about this for controversy. I hate winter, but I am not ready to start planning my summer. I just signed my kid up for VBS, but IMO it's way to early to need to think about that!
And here I am, half packed for my cruise in August. No, seriously.
Post by notreallyirish on Mar 5, 2015 14:33:45 GMT -5
Looking for controversy? Should we spin off of Frozen and talk about the questionable legacy of Walt Disney? I know we have some Disney lovers on here. From what I have read, he was not necessarily anti-Semitic, but he was a major supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Lol. I had some crazy FB friends posting about Frozen and how it was a huge piece of the "homosexual agenda" and whoops, be careful, because your daughter was going to catch the gay and turn in to a lesbian. It was the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
We are starting to plan bible school, but the theme is Everest...so snow. I just can't with that yet.
I like frozen and play doh. Heck, I don't even mind the Disney collector do play doh dresses for Anna & Elsa.
Ours is Everest too! Talk to me about it, does it look like fun?
We're having our first meeting Sunday, so I haven't seen the curriculum yet. But, I've seen some stuff start to pop up on Pinterest. I am sure in August I'll love the cold weather theme!
Lol. I had some crazy FB friends posting about Frozen and how it was a huge piece of the "homosexual agenda" and whoops, be careful, because your daughter was going to catch the gay and turn in to a lesbian. It was the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Looking for controversy? Should we spin off of Frozen and talk about the questionable legacy of Walt Disney? I know we have some Disney lovers on here. From what I have read, he was not necessarily anti-Semitic, but he was a major supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Well, I am not familiar with all of that. But really I don't care. He's dead. The parks, movies, company have nothing to do with it. If he was still running the show? Sure, I'd care. Not sure if that's an uo or not.
Eta: I realize some of the movie and things he produced 50+ years ago could be affected.
I don't care if every kid gets a trophy. It doesn't matter to me or really kids in the long run. My kids know how to win and lose graciously. They also know to win they have to work hard. My kids have learned a lot from all their team sports/events even if they always get a trophy.
Lol. I had some crazy FB friends posting about Frozen and how it was a huge piece of the "homosexual agenda" and whoops, be careful, because your daughter was going to catch the gay and turn in to a lesbian. It was the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Um I wouldn't be friends with those type of people.
Looking for controversy? Should we spin off of Frozen and talk about the questionable legacy of Walt Disney? I know we have some Disney lovers on here. From what I have read, he was not necessarily anti-Semitic, but he was a major supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Well, I am not familiar with that. But really I don't care. He's dead. The parks, movies, company have nothing to do with it. If he was still running the show? Sure, I'd care. Not sure if that's an uo or not.
The rumor that he was anti- Semitic is widespread on the Internet. They also referenced it on Family Guy. I dont have a strong opinion one way or another. I mean, I disagree with his support of the HUAC, but there are many companies with dubious legacies (Volkswagen, Ford).
I don't care if every kid gets a trophy. It doesn't matter to me or really kids in the long run. My kids know how to win and lose graciously. They also know to win they have to work hard. My kids have learned a lot from all their team sports/events even if they always get a trophy.
I think the trophy for everyone is more a symptom of marketing and capitalism run rampant than sparing kids feelings. Some shmoe at a trophy company was meeting with his ad guy: "How can we sell more trophies?" "What if everybody gets a trophy instead of just the winners?" "Genius!"
Lol. I had some crazy FB friends posting about Frozen and how it was a huge piece of the "homosexual agenda" and whoops, be careful, because your daughter was going to catch the gay and turn in to a lesbian. It was the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Um I wouldn't be friends with those type of people.
I am not legitimate friends with them. FB friends.
It makes it worse that they were my (distant) family members. I couldn't restrain myself from commenting on their ridiculousness. And then I unfollowed.
The teacher in me loves it because it enhances fine motor skills and creativity.
The kid in me loves the smell of it.
The parent in me loves how Reese can play with it for at least an hour without bothering me while I tackle a chore. (usually dinner or cleaning the kitchen).
We were at a play date recently and the other little girl told my DD that "we dont mix the colors". Sad had already done that. Wtf?
I don't love play doh, but yeah you can miss ix them up!
The teacher in me loves it because it enhances fine motor skills and creativity.
The kid in me loves the smell of it.
The parent in me loves how Reese can play with it for at least an hour without bothering me while I tackle a chore. (usually dinner or cleaning the kitchen).
We were at a play date recently and the other little girl told my DD that "we dont mix the colors". Sad had already done that. Wtf?
I don't love play doh, but yeah you can miss ix them up!
Oh no I hate when the colors mix. The boys do it and then next time they play are all mad their green has black in it.
My kids got Frozen for Christmas. They lasted twenty minutes before begging me to "turn it off!"
My UOs: I don't get what's great about that All About the Base song or whatever. It's just meh. I think it must be really difficult to be friends after a relationship. And pretty awkward once you are in a new relationship. I don't think it could be worth it.
I kept up two really close friendships after that part of our relationship ended. One of the guys was just a sweetheart and so supportive. He and my H hung out and got along. He and I kept in touch all the time. We talked about our jobs, our lives, our new relationships. He passed away suddenly when Joey was a baby and I still miss him fiercely.
The other I'm still close to. When we had Joey, he and his wife gave us ALL their baby stuff. We still get together and our kids play together. When M was born and everything went to shit, he was one of the first messages I got, offering anything we needed or to take Joey for us so he could play and be normal while we were dealing with things.
I think for sure it matters what type of relationship you had prior and why it ended. But when it comes down to it, I was with those guys because I enjoyed them as people. That didn't stop because we stopped having a romantic relationship. They're good guys and I didn't want to lose them from my life because we weren't having sex anymore. My H never gave me a hard time about it. He hung out with them and saw why we were friends and never said a word about it.
Exes as friends isn't my thing but I see how it could work for someone else. When I tried to be friends with my ex (years before meeting h and getting married), we just ended up having lots of sex and it got crazy. Probably didn't help that he was hot as hell (picture fit and cute asian guy) anyways live and learn and all that lol. This reminds me how fun my 20s were. Hah.
Post by penguingrrl on Mar 5, 2015 16:44:23 GMT -5
Maybe this is a confession, but one of my exes was one of Hs groomsmen! He and H were friends for years. H introduced us a good year before H and I started dating. He and I dated for a few months (in HS) and it didn't work out. We split amicably and remained friends. 8 years after we broke up H and I got married and since he was still good friends with both of us he was a natural choice to be in our wedding.
A few years after that, during my brief stint at the bank, he was our "manny." He has tons of experience with kids and was a broke grad student and we were all in the same neighborhood of the city. The girls were thrilled to have "Uncle N" as a sitter.
I would come home from work and we would cook dinner and split a bottle of wine while getting the kids to bed and chat. All while H was at work. H was thrilled because he would share his relationship woes with me to get advice and H had no patience for that, so he didn't have to listen lol! Nothing inappropriate ever happened, nor was it a thought or concern. At this point he's like a brother.
He's the only ex of mine who's worth talking to or thinking about, but he's good people and just because we didn't work romantically doesn't mean we can't be friends.
I don't care if every kid gets a trophy. It doesn't matter to me or really kids in the long run. My kids know how to win and lose graciously. They also know to win they have to work hard. My kids have learned a lot from all their team sports/events even if they always get a trophy.
I think the trophy for everyone is more a symptom of marketing and capitalism run rampant than sparing kids feelings. Some shmoe at a trophy company was meeting with his ad guy: "How can we sell more trophies?" "What if everybody gets a trophy instead of just the winners?" "Genius!"
This one is probably going to get me beat up. I'm secretly jealous of those of you that have a bunch of snow. Don't get me wrong, I hate winter as much as the next person, but currently we just have cold temperatures and ice. You can't do any of the fun winter activities when it's like this
Kids aren't idiots -- they know the difference between the winners' throphy and the one for participants. And if they don't, they are likely so young that who the hell cares.
Throphy or not, kids know who won. There's nothing wrong with a throphy that basically says "congratulations for trying and giving it your best". Especially in a country where less and less kids are participating in physical activity.