In that case I think you, me and @beagle need a girls trip. When do we leave?
You tell me where and when!
I don't have the when nailed down yet, but the where is Excellence Punta Cana. It was awesome and pretty affordable. The last time I was there I was PG and had to get virgin drinks. This time, bring on the rum!! (and tequila shots, what's a girls' trip w/o tequila shots?)
No offense to you specifically @supergreen, but "we'll see how you feel when...." has got to be one of the most fucking annoying things for new moms to hear from more experienced moms. I feel like I would think "oh will we? No, we won't. You won't see anything. These are my feelings. Fuck off." But then I tend to have problems with authority. lol.
I confess that I sometimes have to bite my tongue when new moms or newly pregnants say I will never... to a whole list of things. There were many things that I, I will never-ed about before I had a baby, too and look at me now! Haha. I'm positive that my older mom friends and CWs had to do the same with me at times.
I usually bite my tongue too! But, MM has been asking for "truly flameworthy opinions" for weeks now, and been unhappy that they never get any. So I went ahead and decided not to bite my tongue this time.
I don't think there's anything wrong or weird about thinking that your kid is the most interesting thing in the world... to you. I'd imagine/hope that a lot of you with kids feel that way?
It's only an issue when you don't realize that your kid may not be the most interesting thing in the world to other people.
[[pats self on back for not making an analogy to my cats]]
I have to seriously bite my tongue when other people talk about their kids to not mention Biscuit. "Quit comparing your dog to other people's kids, RBP, it's not polite..."
I don't think there's anything wrong or weird about thinking that your kid is the most interesting thing in the world... to you. I'd imagine/hope that a lot of you with kids feel that way?
It's only an issue when you don't realize that your kid may not be the most interesting thing in the world to other people.
[[pats self on back for not making an analogy to my cats]]
I have to seriously bite my tongue when other people talk about their kids to not mention Biscuit. "Quit comparing your dog to other people's kids, RBP, it's not polite..."
Velociraptor and Fatty ARE the most interesting sentient beings ever. FACT.
No offense to you specifically @supergreen, but "we'll see how you feel when...." has got to be one of the most fucking annoying things for new moms to hear from more experienced moms. I feel like I would think "oh will we? No, we won't. You won't see anything. These are my feelings. Fuck off." But then I tend to have problems with authority. lol.
I confess that I sometimes have to bite my tongue when new moms or newly pregnants say I will never... to a whole list of things. There were many things that I, I will never-ed about before I had a baby, too and look at me now! Haha. I'm positive that my older mom friends and CWs had to do the same with me at times.
I confess that I sometimes have to bite my tongue when new moms or newly pregnants say I will never... to a whole list of things. There were many things that I, I will never-ed about before I had a baby, too and look at me now! Haha. I'm positive that my older mom friends and CWs had to do the same with me at times.
I usually bite my tongue too! But, MM has been asking for "truly flameworthy opinions" for weeks now, and been unhappy that they never get any. So I went ahead and decided not to bite my tongue this time.
I'm not sure how "kids are boring as fuck" = "I will never..." ^o)
I usually bite my tongue too! But, MM has been asking for "truly flameworthy opinions" for weeks now, and been unhappy that they never get any. So I went ahead and decided not to bite my tongue this time.
I'm not sure how "kids are boring as fuck" = "I will never..."
Yeah, that's the part that didn't make much sense to me. Even if you think your own kid is the most fascinating person in the world, you won't necessarily think anyone else's kids are even remotely interesting.
I have spent a lot of time on the internet trying to find a blog from a carnie. Does anyone know of one?
Carnie as in carnival worker, right?
Not exactly the same thing, but after we took our kids to see the Ringling Brothers circus recently, I was so interested in how a person gets into working for a circus, so I spent a couple days playing online researching circuses. I found a couple blogs of people that were in the circus.
I found one that was really interesting -- a young woman joined Ringling Brothers and worked with the horses, lived on the circus train and everything, then had to leave because she had an accident loading the train and lost a finger But now I can't find it! I'll update when I can find it.
This one is different, but still kind of cool. It's the blog of a woman whose husband is a performer in one of the Cirque du Soleil traveling shows.
I don't think there's anything wrong or weird about thinking that your kid is the most interesting thing in the world... to you. I'd imagine/hope that a lot of you with kids feel that way?
It's only an issue when you don't realize that your kid may not be the most interesting thing in the world to other people.
[[pats self on back for not making an analogy to my cats]]
I have to seriously bite my tongue when other people talk about their kids to not mention Biscuit. "Quit comparing your dog to other people's kids, RBP, it's not polite..."
Yes.
Because once you say, "Oh Maddie does the same thing" after someone tells you something about their child, you can't take it back. EVEN THOUGH SHE TOTALLY DOES THE SAME THING WHERE SHE MAKES A HUGE FUSS IF I DON'T PUT HER IN MY LAP.
Kids are people. Like any other people, some are boring and some are interesting. I find some of my 6 yo's friends to be smart, funny, and interesting (at least by 6 yo standards) and others to be boring and/or obnoxious.
IMO, everyone under age 3 is pretty boring unless you are their parent, grandparent, or (possibly) aunt/uncle. But really I am not even very interested in my nieces and nephews as infants, and I like kids enough in general to have had three of my own.
I'm so lost. I don't understand how those statements relate.
FWIW, I don't enjoy other people's kids that much.
When I think of my I will nevers, much of it is stuff that my mom did/didn't do when I was a kid. I swore that I wouldn't be like her and I would never..., but man, I've changed my tune on so many things.
I feel like no one enjoys other people's kids that much, or more than their own. Wouldn't that disrupt the laws of nature? However, don't take my word for it. I'm not the scientist in the family. Hell, I barely stayed awake through Bio and Energy Issues. So, I knew not to touch O-Chem with a 10 ft. pole.
O-chem didn't teach me anything about child-rearing. (wilted)
I have to seriously bite my tongue when other people talk about their kids to not mention Biscuit. "Quit comparing your dog to other people's kids, RBP, it's not polite..."
Yes.
Because once you say, "Oh Maddie does the same thing" after someone tells you something about their child, you can't take it back. EVEN THOUGH SHE TOTALLY DOES THE SAME THING WHERE SHE MAKES A HUGE FUSS IF I DON'T PUT HER IN MY LAP.
I don't see what's wrong with saying that. There are a lot of similarities between kids and pets. Why is it wrong to point it out?
Because once you say, "Oh Maddie does the same thing" after someone tells you something about their child, you can't take it back. EVEN THOUGH SHE TOTALLY DOES THE SAME THING WHERE SHE MAKES A HUGE FUSS IF I DON'T PUT HER IN MY LAP.
I don't see what's wrong with saying that. There are a lot of similarities between kids and pets. Why is it wrong to point it out?
People don't like when you compare Baby Einstein to a dog.
I feel like no one enjoys other people's kids that much, or more than their own. Wouldn't that disrupt the laws of nature? However, don't take my word for it. I'm not the scientist in the family. Hell, I barely stayed awake through Bio and Energy Issues. So, I knew not to touch O-Chem with a 10 ft. pole.
O-chem didn't teach me anything about child-rearing. (wilted)
Literally the only thing I remember from ochem is Dr. B referring to a compound as a cock-a-poo.
Those of us who didn't get O-Chem are failing at LIFE. Feel sorry for my husband and children.
Since the initial O-Chem comment was made, I've stayed up each night hoping only Mr.Kirkette's and the other members of my medical family's genes are passed down to future generation. Heaven forbid the girls wind up with my completely pedestrian economics knowledge. It is of course a soft science, so not a science at all. How have I survived all these years? </3
I think I found the o-chem comment the most offensive part of this entire thread, lol!
Since the initial O-Chem comment was made, I've stayed up each night hoping only Mr.Kirkette's and the other members of my medical family's genes are passed down to future generation. Heaven forbid the girls wind up with my completely pedestrian economics knowledge. It is of course a soft science, so not a science at all. How have I survived all these years? </3
I think I found the o-chem comment the most offensive part of this entire thread, lol!
Yeah, organic chemistry is hardly a gatekeeper for proving that you are an intelligent person. LOL