I also dont like cats. They always seem so selfish. I am sure your cats are all much nicer. Especially bridey with the toilet trianed cat! But the ones I have met dont hold a candle to dogs. We have fish.
LOL at my toilet trained cat. They are NOT toilet trained.
Fatty just likes to hang out on the toilet and play in the toilet bowl. (The only rule in our house is always put the toilet lid down.) The bathroom is Fatty's favorite room in the house.
I have a cat like that too. He stands outside the bathroom when I'm in the shower until my husband lets him in, then jumps on the tub and pokes his head in. Also, I often stumble to the bathroom in the middle of the night and find him sleeping on the bathmat. He's weird.
Post by UnderProtest on May 18, 2012 17:33:08 GMT -5
I don't think either SAHM or working moms have it easy. I'm a SAHM of two and there are days when I just want a minute to myself, to talk to adults or just to run an errand without dragging two kids with me. On the other hand, I never would want the stress of trying to get two kids ready for daycare in the morning and have to rush dinner, quality time, baths in the short time between work and bedtime.
I'm against letting them watch tv, but that is more because I have seen kids that won't do anything but watch tv and I want my kids to be more active than me.
Oh, and my unpopular opinion is that I think your guys were too hard on PaisleyRuth. She said she wasn't sure of how she felt and instead of explaining why it was a human rights issue, everyone jumped on her.
I judge people who have outside only pets. I think it's mean and they shouldn't have pets at all.
Me too. What's the point? It's dangerous for cats and dogs to be outside unattended. I found this article the other day, where a researcher attached cameras to outdoor cats. People have NO idea how far their cats go and the dangerous situations they can get into.
Post by hannamarin on May 18, 2012 17:37:11 GMT -5
Parenting is working. Today, I took a dump with my child on my lap because I had to go and my baby screamed everytime I put her down. I did put her down to wipe and wash hands. However, at yourjob, even a bad job, your boss doesnt accompany you on your poops.
Being a SAHM is not a job, and I do not at all feel sorry for you. Even if you are staying home due to finances (cost of child care), the ability to SAH is a luxury.
Yes, we all have bad days, and those are acceptable complaints. However, the "it's a 24/7" job statements are just crap. Do you know how bad working moms must have it? Do you? I'm not a mom, so I can only imagine the weight of working and being a parent.
Obv not directed at the vast majority of SAHMs on this board. Or any that come to mind, in fact.
It is not a job but it most definitely is work -- very physical work. When the kids are home all day and not at day care, the house gets very messy. Then there is the constant "I need this" or "He is doing x to me." Or the baby is crying. To say all of this is a "luxury" is simply not accurate. A luxury would be not working, having a nanny, and spending straight quality/fun time with your child.
Post by citybudgetmom on May 18, 2012 17:45:47 GMT -5
I think eating animals AND animal by products is disgusting and financially irresponsible. Meat is an expensive meal in nature, but the entitlement factor of most western people makes them think they deserve to eat meat three times a day, seven days a week. That's why the quality of the food is so low and everyone is sick all the time.
If people ate the healthiest food they could afford, the vast majority of Americans would be eating beans and rice and not plugging up the healthcare system with obesity and other diet-related diseases.
Beans and starches are cheap. Eat them, save money and quick being such a nation of sick, fat people.
Parenting is working. Today, I took a dump with my child on my lap because I had to go and my baby screamed everytime I put her down. I did put her down to wipe and wash hands. However, at yourjob, even a bad job, your boss doesnt accompany you on your poops.
I haven't laughed much today because this cold I have won't go away, but this was hilarious!
It is not a job but it most definitely is work -- very physical work. When the kids are home all day and not at day care, the house gets very messy. Then there is the constant "I need this" or "He is doing x to me." Or the baby is crying. To say all of this is a "luxury" is simply not accurate. A luxury would be not working, having a nanny, and spending straight quality/fun time with your child.
ms.starry, I think I could be on-board with your marriage thing.
I don't really like America. Or at least, I don't think it is any more awesome than any of many, many other countries (and in many respects seems worse than a good number of them), so I think the pro-USA propaganda that has been shoved down our throats since whenever we all got here is kind of ridiculous.
I thought that the majority of the rings posted in the "show off your engagement ring!" post the other day were fug (particularly the engagement ring/wedding ring combos).
Agree in all counts.
Also I think it's tacky to state the number of carats.
Post by Laura Palmer on May 18, 2012 18:28:04 GMT -5
General observation: Regarding the e-ring post (here and other places), smaller stones are typically captioned "Heirloom", "grandmother's stone", "perfect for me, I think big stones are tacky".
If yours is small and you like it - you don't need to justify it to me.
I feel like I should do an intro and prove I'm not such a bitch all of the time...but then I'd be trying to prove something, thereby making you all think I'm even more of one.
Parenting is working. Today, I took a dump with my child on my lap because I had to go and my baby screamed everytime I put her down. I did put her down to wipe and wash hands. However, at yourjob, even a bad job, your boss doesnt accompany you on your poops.
And my UO is that I can't understand why parents (not specifically you, but this post brought it up) can't put a kid down a let it cry long enough to use the bathroom or whatever other 5 minute task they are currently complaining about not having time for.
General observation: Regarding the e-ring post (here and other places), smaller stones are typically captioned "Heirloom", "grandmother's stone", "perfect for me, I think big stones are tacky".
If yours is small and you like it - you don't need to justify it to me.
I feel like I should do an intro and prove I'm not such a bitch all of the time...but then I'd be trying to prove something, thereby making you all think I'm even more of one.
mine is small because my husband was a mix of poor and cheap. I am okay with that. lol.
I think that if you hate animals + babies (I give you a pass on one or the other), you're a creepy sociopath.
Ha ha. I can agree with this one. I don't get how people can hate any type of animal. I mean maybe you wouldn't want one as a pet, but to hate one seems so mean!
Also - I still feel bad that I apparently hurt people over my last UO so I don't think I should say anymore ever.
I tend to think less of people who watch a lot of reality tv. I can see watching Project Runway or something, but I just don't get why anyone would watch The Real Housewives of Anything, Teen Mom, or shows tracking the mundane lives of D-list non-celebrities.
Being a SAHM is not a job, and I do not at all feel sorry for you. Even if you are staying home due to finances (cost of child care), the ability to SAH is a luxury.
Yes, we all have bad days, and those are acceptable complaints. However, the "it's a 24/7" job statements are just crap. Do you know how bad working moms must have it? Do you? I'm not a mom, so I can only imagine the weight of working and being a parent.
Obv not directed at the vast majority of SAHMs on this board. Or any that come to mind, in fact.
Sorry, gotta disagree with you here. The days I'm at work are MUCH easier than the days I'm at home with DS. I wouldn't have thought so before I had a kid, though.