UO: Dogshit Edition🚗💩🚗🐕🏡

[lucybrown]

Nov 30, 2021 12:59:28 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

I'm going to burn this thing down.

I hate Christmas*. The movies, the songs, the obsession with buying STUFF. Get rid.

*Except for children. They are allowed to enjoy it up to a certain age.

SAME. All hail the queen.

[mx27]

Nov 30, 2021 13:02:21 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Nov 30, 2021 12:53:44 GMT -5 foundmylazybum said:

I think oatmeal raisin cookies are just as good as chocolate chip.

I'll take this one step further and say that I usually prefer oatmeal raisin over chocolate chip.

best of both...oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorites! 

[cville]

Nov 30, 2021 12:59:28 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

I'm going to burn this thing down.

I hate Christmas*. The movies, the songs, the obsession with buying STUFF. Get rid.

*Except for children. They are allowed to enjoy it up to a certain age.

Marrying a non-Christian has been eye opening here. His family doesn't expect presents or mandatory visits, he's super low key about it all, we are inventing as a family our own traditions, and he has 0 emotional baggage associated with it. I put my foot down the year we became parents and said we will always just celebrate in our own home. So, we eat what we want when we want at our own house, we buy each other a few things, we have enough decor to make the kids happy, and it's...good. Happy. Relaxed. His "whatever, it's just a day" has reframed it for me.

I disagree with you about cheesy rom com holiday movies, though. Now that my sarcastic daughter is old enough we enjoy them together while heckling the bad writing and acting.

[rupertpenny]

Nov 30, 2021 13:08:52 GMT -5 lucybrown said:

Nov 30, 2021 12:54:05 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

YES. It has been terrible for our marriage. And we used to work together!

I’m sorry. We work really well together too. But this is a lot of time in the same house. I don’t think this is healthy. He’s also very introverted and needs socialization built into his day. With people outside this house.

I hated working from home and I hate that my H still works from home. Our place is small and I can't escape him and the children at the same time and I just need to be alone for some portion of the day. I hate that his office is in our bedroom. I hate that it means that I'm the only adult he talks to most days. I hate that he pretends that working from home makes him more helpful in the mornings and at bedtime. I hate that the house is messy because there is always SOMEONE at home. 

He has an office that he could go back to and he just won't. He isn't worried about covid, he just can't be bothered. 

All I want is to be able to take a sick day and lay in my own bed, with the blinds closed, and for him to not be 4 feet away from me typing away and taking phone calls. 

[mags]

Nov 30, 2021 13:02:21 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Nov 30, 2021 12:53:44 GMT -5 foundmylazybum said:

I think oatmeal raisin cookies are just as good as chocolate chip.

I'll take this one step further and say that I usually prefer oatmeal raisin over chocolate chip.

SAME!

[lucybrown]

Nov 30, 2021 13:14:45 GMT -5 mx27 said:

Nov 30, 2021 13:02:21 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

I'll take this one step further and say that I usually prefer oatmeal raisin over chocolate chip.

best of both...oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorites! 

I read this as oatmeal, chocolate chip, AND raisin cookies. I was ready to burn it all down.

I can’t with people that put a bunch of shit in cookies, cakes, muffins, etc. Pick one or two items. Fruit, nuts, chocolate, whatever. Things like carrot cake with walnuts, chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, etc make me gag. DH does this and I get so mad about it.

[rupertpenny]

Maybe a real UO: I would prefer to not spend Christmas in my own house. I actually like going to stay with my parents or inlaws because then I don't have to be 100% responsible for the Christmas magic.

[joy]

Chocolate chip cookies taste best when stored in the fridge and eaten ice cold.

[Pilsy]

Nov 30, 2021 13:24:41 GMT -5 joy said:

Chocolate chip cookies taste best when stored in the fridge and eaten ice cold.

I could get down with that. Never tried it, but I will now! 

[Jalapeñomel]

Ugh I hate raisins. Get them out of my baked goods.


I also love Christmas and DisneyWorld (but not enough to only vacation there, we like other places too!).

DH wasn’t remotely interested in Disney, and then we went with my son, and now he’s all in. It’s been three years, and both of them still talk about the magic of DisneyWorld and the Disney cruise. We are now planning a trip to Disneyland for the Marvel Universe.

[oregonpachey]

I am not a dog person. We have a dog and he's loved, but I would much rather NOT have a dog. I am more of a cat person.

[calamity]

Nov 30, 2021 13:33:33 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

I am not a dog person. We have a dog and he's loved, but I would much rather NOT have a dog. I am more of a cat person.

Same.  Our dog was a rescue and I love her and all, but OMG she's so high maintenance and annoying.

[tamarindy]

Churches should pay taxes.
Ted Lasso sucks.

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

Nov 30, 2021 13:27:38 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Nov 30, 2021 12:59:28 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

I'm going to burn this thing down.

I hate Christmas*. The movies, the songs, the obsession with buying STUFF. Get rid.

*Except for children. They are allowed to enjoy it up to a certain age.

It doesn’t have to be all or none, you old crank! Lol. I love the movies, decorations and some traditions, but I don’t buy for a ton of people or stress. And I don’t over extend myself, I do what I can handle and what I enjoy.

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[cap]

Nov 30, 2021 12:32:04 GMT -5 bex1973 said:

Nov 30, 2021 11:50:43 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

I have similar feelings about Vegas.  I went for the first time this summer.  It was meh.  I have no desire to go back.

Adding Bourbon Street to this list.  It smells SO BAD.

Yep. Like pee and stale beer. 

[glw]

I hate the "___ when you're in your 20's vs. ___ when you're in your 30's" memes.
Signed,
Almost 40 but still fun and can now afford the good alcohol/nice clubs.

[mags]

Nov 30, 2021 13:08:25 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

I fucking HATE Mickey Mouse. Hate. He makes my skin crawl.

I hate EVERYTHING Disney....all of it!

[eb777888]

Nov 30, 2021 13:08:25 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

I fucking HATE Mickey Mouse. Hate. He makes my skin crawl.

I don't know why this is making me laugh so hard.

But let's do it! Fuck Mickey Mouse!

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Nov 30, 2021 13:40:45 GMT -5 glw said:

I hate the "___ when you're in your 20's vs. ___ when you're in your 30's" memes.
Signed,
Almost 40 but still fun and can now afford the good alcohol/nice clubs.

The stupid “start a riot” tik toks make me mad!

[letsgetweird]

I'm not a parent but IMO motherhood is romanticized. Parents can't really be honest about their experiences without their love for their child be questioned.

[jinkies]

I am a known Grinch, so I am 100% in agreement on the Christmas sentiment. The way we do Christmas in my family is beyond stupid. Basically an exchange of: "Here is an Amazon link to exactly what I want you to buy for me." None of us need anything, so it is mostly just the adults wracking their brains to come up with something, anything, they might like in roughly the correct price range. Dumb.

I will keep holiday-themed cooking/baking challenge shows, Christmas lights, and several days off work. Everything else can go.

I am also anti-Disney and have no desire to ever go back to Vegas. So maybe I am just not fun in general?

Despite growing up in an anti-raisin household, I now love oatmeal raisin cookies and carrot cake with raisins. I also like Werther's originals. I think this is all a reflection of being pretty sheltered growing up and spending a lot of time with my grandparents. LOL.

[joy]

Nov 30, 2021 13:50:36 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

I'm not a parent but IMO motherhood is romanticized. Parents can't really be honest about their experiences without their love for their child be questioned.

YES.

[litskispeciality]

My husband's family isn't Catholic, and his parents only pressure you go to go church for baptism (ask them the last time they sat in a church...) yet they will.not.move. the g-d holiday. My dad goes to church, yet he'll move Christmas or Easter if DH is working. If you don't even believe in Jesus don't make everyone work around you and go to your house.

I tried to watch Mare of Easttown this weekend (free preview), and I shut it off 20 mins in. Maybe I have a trigger, but I couldn't see what everyone was so pumped about, it was super depressing

[al dente]

On the Christmas theme... I hate giving gifts and receiving them. Especially as an adult who lives fairly comfortably. Anything I want I buy. Anything I want and haven't bought is because it's too much money which means it's also too much to ask for as a gift.

I especially hate people who enjoy giving gifts and spend so much money on tons of random things. Its not a gift if then I have to figure out how to get rid of it and feel bad about the waste. I don't care if it makes you feel good.

[winecat]

I hate automatic transmissions.

[dontlook]

Nov 30, 2021 13:39:50 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Nov 30, 2021 13:27:38 GMT -5 mofongo said:

It doesn’t have to be all or none, you old crank! Lol. I love the movies, decorations and some traditions, but I don’t buy for a ton of people or stress. And I don’t over extend myself, I do what I can handle and what I enjoy.

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Reported! Someone page a mod

[iheartthe90s]

Nov 30, 2021 9:12:36 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

Nov 30, 2021 8:51:57 GMT -5 iheartthe90s said:

I completely agree. I do t really remember feeling joy. I do remember feeling the most exquisite sense of sheer relief that the ordeal was over and the baby was out, lol. 

on the subject of motherhood. I follow a couple people on social media who used to complain constantly about the things older parents would say to them while pregnant, claiming they were sick of these scare tactics and that it can’t be that bad. Usually things in the vein of “just wait” which, admittedly, can be annoying and grating to hear. I’d think yo myself “yeah I can see how it is frustrating to hear that your life will never be the same again but on the other hand, they’re not exactly wrong about what they’re saying.” Now that their babies are here, it’s been amusing for me to see them slowly realizing thst the people who had all btdt were pretty much all right about it, lol. One of them has a podcast and she was talking about her birth and immediate post partum experience and kept saying “not to scare people but…” Gave me a chuckle.

so I guess my UO is that maybe people should try to be more a little more humble and aware about realizing you probably don’t know things about an experience you haven’t been through yet. Especially one as transformative and complex as parenthood.

I think my problem with it is that the older generation seems to take pleasure in telling you all the shitty parts you haven't experienced yet as a way of "at leasting" you or stealing joy from a brief moment of happiness. And no sentence ever starts, just wait until they *insert something positive here*. It's just always negativity.

I still remember the first time I posted my son babbling "mom" over and over. I was the happiest I had been in a long time and thought it was so cool. Except my DMs were like "just wait until they won't stop saying your name when you want them too." Which is absolutely true, but in that moment, those comments are just about ruining the experience of joy.

Yeah I agree that the phrasing of “just wait” is condescending and annoying. Also shitty to try to diminish peoples joy. I just found it funny how many influencer types thought having a baby would be different for them and *surprise* it’s really not. Lol

[joy]

Nov 30, 2021 14:08:43 GMT -5 winecat said:

I hate automatic transmissions.

I hate the automatic engine turn off that happens in new cars when they’re idling. Seems like another thing to break on my car and for it to happen at a super inopportune time/place.

[iheartthe90s]

Nov 30, 2021 8:54:12 GMT -5 TR said:

I don’t agree that Baby, It’s Cold Outside is rapey. I see it as being about the bullshit chaste appearance women were supposed to give off. You won’t change my mind, so don’t bother with the whole wolf/mouse whatever thing.

ETA: and it annoys me every year when someone writes a new essay about it thinking it’s an original take. 

Yep. I like Idina Menzel and Michael Buble’s version bc they kind of laugh about that at the end. I think they may have changed some of the lyrics too. I think it’s cute 🤷‍♀️

[foundmylazybum]

In the words of Kelli from Insecure: "Now, I don’t like children. Never have. Their small features and stilted movements remind me of tiny demons.” — Kelli

It's true.