Perhaps something that bothers me, more than many other things do. People, who call PETS "fur babies" Actually, I take that back, the term, in and of itself does not bother me. It's people who take it literally.
-those who buy strollers for their cats/dogs. because uhhh, IDK the point of a walk is for EXERCISE, which your chihuahua is not getting in the comfort of his stroller.
- the moby wraps for PETS. Yeah, those really exist! people like their pets close to their heart I guess.
- Those who bring a dog/cat to the GROCERY story, so people like my dad can have an allergic reaction to the fur that sheds nastily everywhere.
-those barking annoying pets that are left in the car.
-Cats going with you on trips (no!! that wasn't a crazy cat lady convention).
I promise you he would survive with a litter box, a large bowl of food and water....for quite some time actually.
-the list goes on.....and on, and on!!
Your pets are not your "grand kids" "babies" etc... they are PETS they will always be pets heres why (for those who need help differentiating): If your dog gets really sick, bites someone, begins pissing on everything you will get rid of it or better yet have it put down. <<see the difference? If your real child/baby gets sick, you will do everything to save them, if they get hit by a car you will not weigh cost over just putting them down. If they pee on everything in sight you will likely put them in a kennel 'til they are potty trained, if that doesn't work next step=death (IMO, but i guess you could re-home to save yourself the guilt) either way, that is not a decision you would have to face if it was your child. Unlike children it is not illegal to leave your pet at home for extended lengths of time. <<see, even the law agrees with me :D
I guess there are those select few who are really delusional who would live with peed on things in a ditch in order to "save their "fur babies" these people are SICK, literally, they need meds, and psychotherapy So to all the healthy and normal people out there I suggest you begin calling them what they are....PETS. Furry little companions.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
"We"
It bugs me so badly when parents use the term "We" when speaking of their child.
"we just got our first tooth"
-um, no YOU didn't your son did.
if you want to use "we" you could say "We survived Kaleb's first tooth" <<thus acknowledging yourself in your child's accomplishment because lets face it, teething is hard on all of us!!
"We just got our first haircut"
-hope you donated yours to locks of love!! I bet that was some LOOOOOONNNNGGG hair!!
Again if you want to use "we" say "we just got back from the barber Kaleb got his first haircut" <<again, you were there, but it was not your haircut.
"We have our first recital today"
- No, Kelsi has her first recital, you will just be in attendance.
you could say "so excited for Kelsi's recital today"
More examples:
"We just took our first steps."
"We just rolled over for the first time."
"We're crawling" <oddly enough this may be true, since you do crawl when your child does, but really, it's not that spectacular that you do it!
The reason this bothers me so badly is I feel that this wording is undermining your child's accomplishment and making it your own. YOUR CHILD just took his first steps, just crawled, just rolled over, YOU did not.
"we just got our first tooth"
-um, no YOU didn't your son did.
if you want to use "we" you could say "We survived Kaleb's first tooth" <<thus acknowledging yourself in your child's accomplishment because lets face it, teething is hard on all of us!!
"We just got our first haircut"
-hope you donated yours to locks of love!! I bet that was some LOOOOOONNNNGGG hair!!
Again if you want to use "we" say "we just got back from the barber Kaleb got his first haircut" <<again, you were there, but it was not your haircut.
"We have our first recital today"
- No, Kelsi has her first recital, you will just be in attendance.
you could say "so excited for Kelsi's recital today"
More examples:
"We just took our first steps."
"We just rolled over for the first time."
"We're crawling" <oddly enough this may be true, since you do crawl when your child does, but really, it's not that spectacular that you do it!
The reason this bothers me so badly is I feel that this wording is undermining your child's accomplishment and making it your own. YOUR CHILD just took his first steps, just crawled, just rolled over, YOU did not.
Toddlers in Tiaras
Need I say more??
This is wrong on so many levels, and yet I watch for the sheer shock of it. These little girls are dolled up and they almost all hate the glam.
quotes(or close to) from the show
"she loves it" as she screams and cries while her hair make up spray tan etc.. are done. Yeah, thats love (eyeroll)
"she won't be competitive without a spray tan"
Are you freaking kidding me?!?! how is a 7 yr old not pretty enough with out a spray tan??
"she went to bed at 1 and got up at 6 her daddy just went to get her a little cocktail of juice, energy drink and a little cola" UHHH really, you are going to give your 4 yr old energy drink and cola so she won't need a nap?? healthy! (not to mention it was brought to her in a baby bottle)
"it doesn't matter if you can breath or not, it only matters if you look beautiful"
:O enough said!!
The thing that bugs me most, these little children have to be so focused on glam and beauty and that all the parents care about that many are not yet potty trained(one said that it was easier for them to go in a pull up because using the potty glammed up was too much of a hassle) Many also still take a pacifier and a bottle even at 4-5-6 yrs old. These parents need to get their priorities in line!!
This is wrong on so many levels, and yet I watch for the sheer shock of it. These little girls are dolled up and they almost all hate the glam.
quotes(or close to) from the show
"she loves it" as she screams and cries while her hair make up spray tan etc.. are done. Yeah, thats love (eyeroll)
"she won't be competitive without a spray tan"
Are you freaking kidding me?!?! how is a 7 yr old not pretty enough with out a spray tan??
"she went to bed at 1 and got up at 6 her daddy just went to get her a little cocktail of juice, energy drink and a little cola" UHHH really, you are going to give your 4 yr old energy drink and cola so she won't need a nap?? healthy! (not to mention it was brought to her in a baby bottle)
"it doesn't matter if you can breath or not, it only matters if you look beautiful"
:O enough said!!
The thing that bugs me most, these little children have to be so focused on glam and beauty and that all the parents care about that many are not yet potty trained(one said that it was easier for them to go in a pull up because using the potty glammed up was too much of a hassle) Many also still take a pacifier and a bottle even at 4-5-6 yrs old. These parents need to get their priorities in line!!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sorry about that!!
I just got an E-mail telling me
"Oops - we may have sent you an email you didn't ask for"
Are you freaking serious!! So now, because you accidentally sent me ONE email I wasn't asking for I get to have TWO?? Where is the logic in that?? Just Sayin'
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Drink+Drive= DIE!! Simple math right?
As many people know the jackass movie star, Ryan Dunn died in a car accident. Now, the toxicology report has not yet come back, so It's possible he was not actually drunk. Though he posted a photo of himself drinking just hours before his death on twitter. I fully believe he was drunk (likely well over the legal limit), if he was not, I will eat my words.
So many people are saying such thing as "it's sad" "he made a mistake" "Poor guy" etc...etc... all over FB. This annoys the shit out of me....really it does. If I were to post something in relation to his death it would be to the effect of "I hope my family and friends are smart enough to not drink and drive...." or "Glad he only killed himself and his drunk passenger and not an innocent family" <<ok that last one was a bit harsh. I am annoyed with the media for not taking the chance to re-educate the public on the seriousness of drinking and driving, possibly sighting resources (calling a cab, a friend(not a drunk one) shoot anything) He did NOT make a mistake....drinking and driving is a conscious decision...have a freaking plan BEFORE you go out drinking, have you never heard the term DD?? it stands for DESIGNATED DRIVER, this is a person who comes along with you while you drink or is on speed dial in your phone....they are there to drive you home, they are sober.... I am SURE that Ryan Dunn probably had a few (or more than a few) fans who quite literally would have paid him for a ride home....For those of you without a fan base there are cabs, for those without cabs, you have feet.....really, here are no excuses for DUI.
Yes, it is always sad to lose a loved one, But sorry to announce to my family and friends, if you kill yourself while drunk driving, I will be sad, but you will still be the idiot who drank and drove....I will not sympathize with you.
So many people are saying such thing as "it's sad" "he made a mistake" "Poor guy" etc...etc... all over FB. This annoys the shit out of me....really it does. If I were to post something in relation to his death it would be to the effect of "I hope my family and friends are smart enough to not drink and drive...." or "Glad he only killed himself and his drunk passenger and not an innocent family" <<ok that last one was a bit harsh. I am annoyed with the media for not taking the chance to re-educate the public on the seriousness of drinking and driving, possibly sighting resources (calling a cab, a friend(not a drunk one) shoot anything) He did NOT make a mistake....drinking and driving is a conscious decision...have a freaking plan BEFORE you go out drinking, have you never heard the term DD?? it stands for DESIGNATED DRIVER, this is a person who comes along with you while you drink or is on speed dial in your phone....they are there to drive you home, they are sober.... I am SURE that Ryan Dunn probably had a few (or more than a few) fans who quite literally would have paid him for a ride home....For those of you without a fan base there are cabs, for those without cabs, you have feet.....really, here are no excuses for DUI.
Yes, it is always sad to lose a loved one, But sorry to announce to my family and friends, if you kill yourself while drunk driving, I will be sad, but you will still be the idiot who drank and drove....I will not sympathize with you.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Leaving an infant alone in a car
This story is one that angers me on so many levels....Every year springtime rolls around and the news there are stories of infants and young children who die of hyperthermia from being left in a car. They cook to death!! With your child securely strapped in they cannot rescue themselves. Cannot get out of the car so they are trapped to die a torturous death because you "forgot" or were too lazy to take them out to put them back in. 3 things about this really get me mad.
#1 There is NO excuse NONE for leaving an infant/young child alone in a car not even for a minute. We all know that 1 minute can easily become 5-10+ You can become distracted by a phone call or numerous other things.
#2 What a horrific way to die!! Have you ever just say in a car even on a cool day while the sun is beating down? it gets hot FAST and with no circulation you begin to feel like you are suffocating not to mention you are sweating and dehydrating.
#3 Often the excuse you read is "I thought mom had them" or "I didn't know I had my baby today" or even "they were sleeping and I didn't want to wake them so I went inside and accidentally forgot" The biggest flaw in this is how much longer does it take to CHECK THE CAR SEAT? I mean really!! I used to work full time, we had a car seat in my car and one in my husbands, EVERY DAY before I would walk into work I made it a habit to look at the car seat....I knew I had not taken her with me just in case for some unknown reason my husband had snuck out and thrown her in the car I could rest assured knowing she was not cooking in the car seat with no way to move.
#1 There is NO excuse NONE for leaving an infant/young child alone in a car not even for a minute. We all know that 1 minute can easily become 5-10+ You can become distracted by a phone call or numerous other things.
#2 What a horrific way to die!! Have you ever just say in a car even on a cool day while the sun is beating down? it gets hot FAST and with no circulation you begin to feel like you are suffocating not to mention you are sweating and dehydrating.
#3 Often the excuse you read is "I thought mom had them" or "I didn't know I had my baby today" or even "they were sleeping and I didn't want to wake them so I went inside and accidentally forgot" The biggest flaw in this is how much longer does it take to CHECK THE CAR SEAT? I mean really!! I used to work full time, we had a car seat in my car and one in my husbands, EVERY DAY before I would walk into work I made it a habit to look at the car seat....I knew I had not taken her with me just in case for some unknown reason my husband had snuck out and thrown her in the car I could rest assured knowing she was not cooking in the car seat with no way to move.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Going out while Sick
This has always been a point of frustration with me.
If you are sick, STAY HOME, If your child is sick KEEP THEM HOME.
Seriously people, Is it too much to ask to not take your coughing, sneezy, slobbery, snotty nosed self out in public?? Now FTR I'm not speaking of trips to the doctors office, trips to the pharmacy or emergency shopping trips for medications, pedialyte or an easy to eat while sick meal. I am speaking of those people who take their coughing, sneezing, green nastiness, obviously sick all over the place self and/or child to library time, to a playground or to a store for a non-necesity trip. You do not NEED to go to the thrift store when you are sick!! Nor do you need a hair cut, manicure or tan. Your child will not be missed at the library their birthday party can be put off and you do not need to attend your friends-cousins-uncles birthday party, I can assure they do not want your germs as a gift and they may just thank you for calling and canceling!!
When I see a sick person in public (at St Vinnies, at Goodwill, at the Spa, etc...) I can't help but think they must really not care about the health of others (namely young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.)
We are a very healthy family (have only been sick 4x in the past 12 months which is excellent considering on average children get 6-10 colds/flu's per year) you put ANYONE in a closed room (ie library time) with an obviously sick child and one of the 5 of us that goes is likely to get sick.... and if one of my 2 daughters gets it then the other will because they share a room.
I am especially passionate about this now because my 2 yr old has "respiratory distress syndrome" which basically means that when she gets sick she gets asthma like symptoms which could land her in the hospital.
Anyhow--Rant Over PLEASE KEEP YOUR SICKIES AT HOME.
If you are sick, STAY HOME, If your child is sick KEEP THEM HOME.
Seriously people, Is it too much to ask to not take your coughing, sneezy, slobbery, snotty nosed self out in public?? Now FTR I'm not speaking of trips to the doctors office, trips to the pharmacy or emergency shopping trips for medications, pedialyte or an easy to eat while sick meal. I am speaking of those people who take their coughing, sneezing, green nastiness, obviously sick all over the place self and/or child to library time, to a playground or to a store for a non-necesity trip. You do not NEED to go to the thrift store when you are sick!! Nor do you need a hair cut, manicure or tan. Your child will not be missed at the library their birthday party can be put off and you do not need to attend your friends-cousins-uncles birthday party, I can assure they do not want your germs as a gift and they may just thank you for calling and canceling!!
When I see a sick person in public (at St Vinnies, at Goodwill, at the Spa, etc...) I can't help but think they must really not care about the health of others (namely young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.)
We are a very healthy family (have only been sick 4x in the past 12 months which is excellent considering on average children get 6-10 colds/flu's per year) you put ANYONE in a closed room (ie library time) with an obviously sick child and one of the 5 of us that goes is likely to get sick.... and if one of my 2 daughters gets it then the other will because they share a room.
I am especially passionate about this now because my 2 yr old has "respiratory distress syndrome" which basically means that when she gets sick she gets asthma like symptoms which could land her in the hospital.
Anyhow--Rant Over PLEASE KEEP YOUR SICKIES AT HOME.
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