rubber pants Kohl's and ON have different jean shapes for toddlers.
We do have on pair of ON jeans that are decent. TCP also has ONE pair that we stock up on. Its lightweight wide leg, jean fabric with an elastic waist. BEST INVENTION EVER. Looks like "jeans" but kind of arent.
Natalie is in the big belly baby club as well. I'm surprised that there aren't more elastic waist band jeans for toddlers available. I hated wearing actual jeans until I was like 11.
Fenced in dog parks are a necessity for someone like me with a sight hound. My dog can run over 30 mph and needs a safe, open space for that. In addition, because she's a sight hound, anything that catches her eye she'll chase after. A rabbit or a leaf blowing on the breeze, boom, she's gone. If there is no fence, we'd never see her again. A fenced-in dog park is perfect for her, but I agree, some dog owners with aggressive dogs should rethink bringing their dogs to a place with other dogs and people.
And little kids at the dog park? No. Do not bring your toddler and let them mosey along while my dog is whipping by. It's not safe for the child or the dog.
Lots of people bring their dogs to run off leash in the cemetery. Because no one goes to cemeteries. Except people who want to let their dogs run off leash!
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
One is folded back up in the J.Crew box it came in, muddy bottom and all.
The other is hanging in a garment bag in a closet.
I don't have daughters nor would I want them to wear my dresses.
As a funny my mom is a bit odd side note......when I was getting married, she pulled out the dress she wore for wedding #2. To a guy I barely knew. She asked me if I wanted to wear it on my wedding day. Huh? She thought that since I was going to wear 2, maybe I wanted a 3rd. Nevermind that it was NMS, not sentimental at all (she divorced him 2 years alter) and we are not close.
I hate that "skinny jeans" exist for toddlers and that its really the ONLY thing you can buy nowadays. My toddler is not skinny or lean. She still has chunk to her and therefore, I can never buy cute little pants for her.
I cant wait for shorts & skirt season so we dont have to worry about stuff fitting and buttoning. Elastic waist forever!!!
Totally agree. I see a cute outfit and get irrationally pissed off that the bottoms are skinny jeans.
I was actually putting M in TCP 3T jeans w/the adjustable waist, those seemed to work the best. ETA: But I prefer tunics w/cotton leggings, they just seem more comfy for her.
I can dislike makeup on little girls and still think they can play dress up.
I also thought that picture was just weird. I would hope my daughter grows up into a woman with a variety of talents and that she finds someone to grow old with. Not into a bride.
I am seriously considering reinventing myself here because I'm afraid of being found. I don't want students having access to this life of mine.
Even if more tiny toy dogs bite annually I don't care. If matilda got bitten on the hand by a chihuahua, whatevs. I'm far more worried about a dog who can kill her with his bite.
Again I'm not saying "all pitbulls suck and should die". Simply that, going by statistics, it's more likely my child would die at the jaws of a pitbull than any other breed in this country. Ergo, i am more wary of pitbulls than any other breed. It's a simple conclusion. And if strangers I don't know, who own pitbulls are put off or hurt by my automatic distrust of their dog based on his breed alone so be it.
I don't disagree that you are right to be cautious of these dogs, but to me that's because you don't know their training, not because a particular breed is disposed to violence. Pitties are definitely powerful dogs with deadly bite. That they have the capability doesn't mean they are predisposed to automatically use it, given a good environment and proper training.
* disclaimer - I have no dogs and had only one dog growing up, so this is my thought on the matter, not my firsthand experience
A got some jeans from JCP. They're 2T but way too big in the waist. Luckily they're adjustable so I pulled those suckers way in. Now they at basically elastic waisted. She has some super cute jean shorts too, but with summer potty training probably happening, I need to get some more elastic waist stuff. Carter's had tons of cute little terry shorts
I have no aspirations of either of my daughters wearing my wedding dress. I just hang onto it because I'm a hoarder. And it's still dirty in the dress bag after 7 1/2 years b/c I am a master procrastinator.
So I was reading fast and all I saw in your sentence was master and the last part of procrastinator.
Reading through this whole garlic thing, I thought people were referring to a specific brand of garlic called Jarred that I was reading as if it was Jared - like the guy from Subway, as opposed to garlic that comes in a jar. The whole time thinking 'I'm ok, I don't use Jarred brand garlic" **Reading fail** LOL
ETA: I DO use garlic that comes in a jar, so I guess I better go back and re-read about whether or not there is formaldahyde!
LMAO! Me too! I didn't catch on until at least page 6. In my head it sounded like Jared.
Reading through this whole garlic thing, I thought people were referring to a specific brand of garlic called Jarred that I was reading as if it was Jared - like the guy from Subway, as opposed to garlic that comes in a jar. The whole time thinking 'I'm ok, I don't use Jarred brand garlic" **Reading fail** LOL
ETA: I DO use garlic that comes in a jar, so I guess I better go back and re-read about whether or not there is formaldahyde!
OMG thank you. Until I read this I thought damn this Jarred brand is really popular. I've never heard of it. In a jar. Duh. I'm tired.
I had my dress cleaned and preserved and one of the girls is going to wear it dammit!!! I'm telling myself it's classic enough that they'll like it. I don't like dogs. I want to. I grew up with dogs my whole life, but I just don't. I think I'm just more irritable since having kids and all dogs irritate me.
I'm not a fan of the pictures from JCP or the like...
Before I get flamed- the kids are SUPER cute, don't get me wrong. I'm just not a fan of the staged props and stuff.
We don't have any professional photos of B because DH doesn't "believe" in them. He says his mom always made fun of how fake the staged stuff looked growing up, so he didn't want any taken of B. I think he's just cheap Go figure, his mom bought us a groupon package to JCP because she couldn't figure out how to print any of the ones that we take with our camera. DH refused to use it and made her give it to someone else. I was a little sad. It has pushed me to take more pictures though
Annoyed would be a better word. Everyone is entitled to an opinion blah, blah, yakkety-smackety....but I can't help thinking that every time someone posts pics like that I'll be looking for your comment and thinking you're silently adding, "Even if it is posed!" or "Nice props!"
Even if more tiny toy dogs bite annually I don't care. If matilda got bitten on the hand by a chihuahua, whatevs. I'm far more worried about a dog who can kill her with his bite.
Again I'm not saying "all pitbulls suck and should die". Simply that, going by statistics, it's more likely my child would die at the jaws of a pitbull than any other breed in this country. Ergo, i am more wary of pitbulls than any other breed. It's a simple conclusion. And if strangers I don't know, who own pitbulls are put off or hurt by my automatic distrust of their dog based on his breed alone so be it.
I don't disagree that you are right to be cautious of these dogs, but to me that's because you don't know their training, not because a particular breed is disposed to violence. Pitties are definitely powerful dogs with deadly bite. That they have the capability doesn't mean they are predisposed to automatically use it, given a good environment and proper training.
* disclaimer - I have no dogs and had only one dog growing up, so this is my thought on the matter, not my firsthand experience
No I don't know their training, or any dogs training when I see them in the street. That is why I don't trust strange dogs. But I trust large/powerful breeds with giant jaws and high kill statistics even less.
I do know people with pitties that are very sweet and I'm fine with Matilda being around them. I know their temperament, they are good dogs and good with kids.
There's a Berner we bump into at times and he seems kind of aggressive toward ozzy. Therefore I'm not comfortable with Matilda running up to him and sticking her hands in his face like she does with Ozzy.
It's not like because Ozzy is the sweetest gentlest dog ever to exist, that that means I am insulted if people are afraid of him (I realize that he can be intimidating due to his size), or that I assume all Berners are wonderful and cool with kids crawling all over them.
Annoyed would be a better word. Everyone is entitled to an opinion blah, blah, yakkety-smackety....but I can't help thinking that every time someone posts pics like that I'll be looking for your comment and thinking you're silently adding, "Even if it is posed!" or "Nice props!"
Oh.
Because that's definitely how I come off to you??
I'm sorry you're annoyed. I love seeing people post pictures of their kids. Even if it's not my personal preference of a picture medium. I never look at a picture and judge their kid or anything, I just wouldn't choose it for myself or my kid.
But please, continue to think I'm a horrible person because of my opinion about JCP props.
Please, continue to overdramatize and put words in my mouth.
I don't disagree that you are right to be cautious of these dogs, but to me that's because you don't know their training, not because a particular breed is disposed to violence. Pitties are definitely powerful dogs with deadly bite. That they have the capability doesn't mean they are predisposed to automatically use it, given a good environment and proper training.
* disclaimer - I have no dogs and had only one dog growing up, so this is my thought on the matter, not my firsthand experience
No I don't know their training, or any dogs training when I see them in the street. That is why I don't trust strange dogs. But I trust large/powerful breeds with giant jaws and high kill statistics even less.
I do know people with pitties that are very sweet and I'm fine with Matilda being around them. I know their temperament, they are good dogs and good with kids.
There's a Berner we bump into at times and he seems kind of aggressive toward ozzy. Therefore I'm not comfortable with Matilda running up to him and sticking her hands in his face like she does with Ozzy.
It's not like because Ozzy is the sweetest gentlest dog ever to exist, that that means I am insulted if people are afraid of him (I realize that he can be intimidating due to his size), or that I assume all Berners are wonderful and cool with kids crawling all over them.
I think maybe I'm mis-reading your posts thinking you're expounding on the original UO point that pitbulls were inherently a violent breed.
Please, continue to overdramatize and put words in my mouth.
Sure. So I may have put "horrible person" in your mouth, but you started the drama when you chose to get annoyed with my opinion and make it about you.
What drama? Seriously, you asked for clarification, I stated my emotion and why. Yes, there was sarcasm in my initial post. I've stated quite a bit that I'm a sarcastic person.
No I don't know their training, or any dogs training when I see them in the street. That is why I don't trust strange dogs. But I trust large/powerful breeds with giant jaws and high kill statistics even less.
I do know people with pitties that are very sweet and I'm fine with Matilda being around them. I know their temperament, they are good dogs and good with kids.
There's a Berner we bump into at times and he seems kind of aggressive toward ozzy. Therefore I'm not comfortable with Matilda running up to him and sticking her hands in his face like she does with Ozzy.
It's not like because Ozzy is the sweetest gentlest dog ever to exist, that that means I am insulted if people are afraid of him (I realize that he can be intimidating due to his size), or that I assume all Berners are wonderful and cool with kids crawling all over them.
I think maybe I'm mis-reading your posts thinking you're expounding on the original UO point that pitbulls were inherently a violent breed.
statistically they are, as a whole, more dangerous than other breeds here in the USA. So I guess I am agreeing with it? In general, as a breed they are more dangerous/more likely to kill my child. So when I see a strange dog, if it is a pitbull I am more worried about matilda than if it's a different breed like lab or whatever.
I think maybe I'm mis-reading your posts thinking you're expounding on the original UO point that pitbulls were inherently a violent breed.
statistically they are, as a whole, more dangerous than other breeds here in the USA. So I guess I am agreeing with it? In general, as a breed they are more dangerous/more likely to kill my child. So when I see a strange dog, if it is a pitbull I am more worried about matilda than if it's a different breed like lab or whatever.
I totally agree that I would be afraid of them around Maggie and that the stats are bad in regards to them. But it's a training issue and not a breed issue, as I understand it. Because people mistakenly think they are a mean breed (and because of the powerful jaw) people who will not properly train a dog, or will purposely train for aggression, or are assholes who want the "mean" rep and are also mean to the dog are drawn to the breed, which worsens the rep more and makes the problems of the breed even worse, kwim? I'm not sure I'm even making sense anymore, lol.
What drama? Seriously, you asked for clarification, I stated my emotion and why. Yes, there was sarcasm in my initial post. I've stated quite a bit that I'm a sarcastic person.
@therealmc - btw, love the new siggy!
So you were being sarcastic when you said that every time I commented in a thread with a JCP photo, that you wonder if I will be silently judging them?
No, that really was my thought on reading your post. My inital post on the topic was with the " <----kinda". I dropped my sarcasm and clarified with my actual thought when you posted your confusion.
I don't really worry that much about gender roles. I dress her in pink clothes, girly clothes etc. I will dress my boy in boy clothes. I will let them watch disney.
I assume both my children will get married, probably to a member of the opposite sex. Just because that is the most likely outcome. If they don't get married or get married to somebody of the same sex, ok that's fine too. Whatever.
I guess I just don't really worry about that stuff much. I assume that our general personalities, household, parenting style, and the image we project to our children will override any sort of niggling "princess needs to be saved by a man" stuff disney might insinuate. I just don't really worry about it.
My mom was a mother and a housewife. She never worked outside the home. She kept a very clean house and cooked a dinner every night. My dad worked always, often long hours and spent little time with us in comparison to the "dads of today". Same with my H, his mom did most of the caregiving and housework. We both watched disney.
yet H is a very involved dad, spends as much time with her as me generally,and I don't do housework if I can help- it he does most of the cleaning.
So I guess I just don't really go around worrying about gender roles and "messages" and such. She IS a girl. He will be a boy. They will likely naturally gravitate towards mostly girly or mostly boy-y things and I guess I just don't see the big deal. She will probably like clothes and dress up and he will probably like trucks and cars. I'm not going to force her to play with toy trucks when all she wants to do is make us "soup" and "cake" in her fake pots and pans and hug her dolly.
No, that really was my thought on reading your post. My inital post on the topic was with the " <----kinda". I dropped my sarcasm and clarified with my actual thought when you posted your confusion.
Well I'm sorry you feel that way about me. That's unfortunate.
no no chels. I think you are reading her wrong. she doesn't feel that way about you as a person. She just likes props and those types of pictures.
Its like i get annoyed at people who don't like mayo. Weirdos.
No, that really was my thought on reading your post. My inital post on the topic was with the " <----kinda". I dropped my sarcasm and clarified with my actual thought when you posted your confusion.
Well I'm sorry you feel that way about me. That's unfortunate.
<overly serious sarcasm tone>Yes, my total assesment of you is based upon this UO. On every single topic, not just posed and propped pics.</overly serious sarcasm tone>