lol I call my DD a bruiser. It's a term of endearment!
From Urban Dictionary:
bruiser
Someone who's tough and doesn't get taken down easily, someone who has a history of being in fights and winning.
"That Tony was a bruiser, he'd get knocked down and bounce right back up, then he knock em down and they'd never stand up."
I don't see that as endearing. I want DS to grow up to be kind, not get in fights.
LOL. Being a bruiser isn't about getting in to fights; no one wants their kid to get into fights. It's about "take a bruisin' and keep on cruisin'" My kid IS a bruiser. Nothing phases my little wild man. He gets knocked down and gets right back up. He is a bruiser and it's a trait I like.
Someone who's tough and doesn't get taken down easily, someone who has a history of being in fights and winning.
"That Tony was a bruiser, he'd get knocked down and bounce right back up, then he knock em down and they'd never stand up."
I don't see that as endearing. I want DS to grow up to be kind, not get in fights.
LOL. Being a bruiser isn't about getting in to fights; no one wants their kid to get into fights. It's about "take a bruisin' and keep on cruisin'" My kid IS a bruiser. Nothing phases my little wild man. He gets knocked down and gets right back up. He is a bruiser and it's a trait I like.
Word. I joke it's slang for "resiliant." DD is tough in the sense she can manage and take care of herself. Tough in the sense she knows when to cry and knows when to get back up and try again. I think it's a good skill too! So I guess in our house the term doesn't refer to just physical.
Also "bruiser" in reference to my big toddler. Everyone calls him that. Just because he's a big toddler doesn't mean he's going to be a bully and/or play football.
lol I call my DD a bruiser. It's a term of endearment!
Yeah my FIL calls M "bruiser." And he's in the fourth percentile for weight. Lolol
What the hell am I supposed to call my child's lovey?
We used to call them security blankets and stuffed animals.
it is neither a blanket not a stuffed animal though. It is a 1 foot square piece of cloth with an animal head on top. And my daughter has been able to say "lovey" since about 12 months. "Security blanket" not so much.
wow... people here are way too sensitive. I'm afraid to speak now :-#
We only get sensitive over uncrustables, goldfish and the phrase "you all." Feeding babysitters is the other big one. Ha. JK.
Otherwise, we're pretty tame.
We're all just making Monday morning coffee conversation. I don't think anyone is going to start throwing daggers over these terms because we all pretty much use them 464643 times a day.
Like I said I hate the term "wakeful" but I know I use it.
I am quickly getting sick of the differentiation with family leave between parents who give birth versus adoptive parents. We ALL need bonding time and time to recover, it doesn't just happen to come quicker to adoptive parents. Also, if you take custody/adopt a baby too young to go to a licensed daycare, you still need the time off. Oh, yeah, and usually not much notice when you adopt, so finding daycare/other care can be just as time consuming.
We used to call them security blankets and stuffed animals.
it is neither a blanket not a stuffed animal though. It is a 1 foot square piece of cloth with an animal head on top. And my daughter has been able to say "lovey" since about 12 months. "Security blanket" not so much.
It's a lovey. Haters to the left.
Which animal? That's what I'd call it. Sheep. Cow. Bear. Owl.
it is neither a blanket not a stuffed animal though. It is a 1 foot square piece of cloth with an animal head on top. And my daughter has been able to say "lovey" since about 12 months. "Security blanket" not so much.
It's a lovey. Haters to the left.
Which animal? That's what I'd call it. Sheep. Cow. Bear. Owl.
Its a giraffe but she actually calls it "lovey dovey." I challenge anyone hear my adorable toddler asking for her lovey dovey and tell me it's not cute.
How could I forget lovey?! It is just a stuffed animal or blanket or whatever. Or comfort object if you must (very The Giver, LOL). But lovey?! It's obnoxious.Â
I like "doudou." It's what the French call them. But in DD's particular case, we just use the name of her stuffed frog: Ramón.
Which animal? That's what I'd call it. Sheep. Cow. Bear. Owl.
Its a giraffe but she actually calls it "lovey dovey." I challenge anyone hear my adorable toddler asking for her lovey dovey and tell me it's not cute.
Aw. I would not hate on your adorable toddler, I promise That said, I still dislike the term.
Along the lines of "mama, mommy" as your whole identity, a friend of mine has just recently started calling herself a "baseball mom".
Pic in FB of having a sunburn on her shoulder, "this is the life of a baseball mom!". A whole new board on pintrest for it. How to pack a "baseball mom kit" to bring to games, snack ideas, etc.
Um, your kid is 4 years old and is about 2 weeks into t-ball.
I call DD mama/mamita and she is not a mother. It's not an identity term for me.
That wasn't one of the examples I used. I'm talking about when women address others only as momma or refer to themselves only as momma.
What I mean is that when I call a female a "mama," I don't literally mean mother, even if the person/friend I am addressing happens to be a mother as well.
Sleep crutch annoys me. It's as if unless your baby can sleep naked and alone on a concrete floor, there's something wrong with what you're doing.
I don't know if it's the term that bothers me as much as parents feeling the need to take away every possible sleep "aid" by the time their kid is 2 months old that in turn makes the term bother me, kwim? I think I'm just tired of hearing about it. (This board is actually suprisingly rational about sleep crutches. 1/2 my IRL is not).
There is no shame in taking something to bed with you. Hell, most adults do it and that's why I'm bothered.
I'm sure I will use the term when DS is older, but it just bugs me. When did this become a thing? I don't ever remember hearing this as a kid.
If I have to set aside time on a calendar for it, then it's a play date, just like a lunch date is something set up in advance. More spontaneous play time or gtgs with friends don't get the term "date."
I hate when people tell their kids "Do you want some nums-nums or yums-yums?" Ask them if they are hungry or if they want to eat or if they want food.
It irritates me sooooo much.
I had a problem with this when we bought B Mum Mums - loved the biscuits, hated the name. I finally started calling them cookies, then though people would judge that I was feeding my 10 month old cookies.
But I preferred that to saying, "Do you want a Mum Mum?"
Sleep crutch annoys me. It's as if unless your baby can sleep naked and alone on a concrete floor, there's something wrong with what you're doing.
I don't know if it's the term that bothers me as much as parents feeling the need to take away every possible sleep "aid" by the time their kid is 2 months old that in turn makes the term bother me, kwim? I think I'm just tired of hearing about it. (This board is actually suprisingly rational about sleep crutches. 1/2 my IRL is not).
There is no shame in taking something to bed with you. Hell, most adults do it and that's why I'm bothered.
Sleep aid is a much less loaded term. I'll own up to needing white noise, a dark room, and a specific pillow in order to sleep well. Why would I shame a baby for needing a similar environment?