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MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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@FutureCEO , are you still contemplating getting your master's degree overseas? Just wondering if you've thought it through more, and were still interested or not. If I had to choose a location, I'd like Ireland, but I wouldn't like driving on the opposite side of the street! Lord knows, I'm bad enough of a driver here, even on the right side of the street! :eek:
 
StarWarsGirl

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Mr Ferret 88 said:
I just hope you don't get the years of relations asking "when are you going to find someone nice" which went to "when are you getting married" to "when are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet" that I have had to endure.
Apparently , when I'm ready.
When we are ready
And none of your damn business are not suitable replies.:rolleyes:
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I already endure that. Of course, not from my parents or my brother, but every time I see my grandmother she's talking about some nice young man that she met. The height of it was when she told his mother about me, and then I got a FB friend request from his mother, which I promptly deleted. Then we had a very serious talk about that. Of course, that lasted until last vacation, but I'm okay with that as long as there are no more strange Facebook friend requests. I just tell her that she was 53 by the time she found my step grandpa and he was wonderful, so I'll wait for someone like him no matter how long it takes. And my step grandmother thinks there's something wrong with me. She actually told my mother that I should lose some weight so guys would like me. My mother put her in her place right then, and then laughed about it because she's seen me get hit on while she's standing right there and decided step grandmother was nuts. I would love for her to say it to me just so I can put her in her place myself. Everyone else on my dad's side of the family doesn't question it, although his side is small.

On my mom's side of the family, my cousins tend to think there's something wrong with me, but my great aunt set a precedent by not getting married, so my mom's cousins and my aunts and uncles don't find it that strange.

Oh, and then a few years ago, we were in Aulani, and a former coworker of my father's happened to be there too. Her son, who was all of 10, asked me if I'd had many boyfriends. I told him no, and then he proceeded to tell me about his aunt who was single and spent all of her time on Match.com. I put him in his place. Very quickly. Not another word.

I'm just preparing them now not to expect grandchildren, so maybe I won't hear that.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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StarWarsGirl said:
Large IT projects take a while to roll out completely, especially ones that go out to consumers. One of our IT projects will span four years. Not to mention it probably has to go through so many checkpoints in a company like Disney. Just getting the infrastructure in place probably will take that long, not to mention testing.

None of this I knew until I started working in an IT Project Management Office.
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Hence why It could be pretty late for Disney. I mean.. Netflix already a a huge footing. Theres also Amazon and other big league players hitting already.

Plus Netflix is producing a few MARVEL exclusive shows as well.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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ajrwdwgirl said:
Went to the farmers market today and got some veggies. Also got lunch a woodfired pepperoni pizza. It was delicious. My friend was eyeing up my pizza and I gave her a slice, I must say I didn't want but she was looking so longingly at it I decided to give her a taste. #friendoftheyear
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She sure knows how to use the begging puppy eyes and you lost? :hilarious:

looks like a nice pizza!
 
donaldtoo

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Songbird76 said:
Yeah, you and @Goofyernmost both seem to have been very involved fathers, and kudos to you for that. Your kids will appreciate that. I just never saw that in most dad's growing up, and really, to my dad, we were mostly an inconvenience when we were younger. I was in college before my dad and I really got along and I could be around him without breaking out in a rash from nerves and stress. When I was in high school, he'd call on the phone and suddenly I'd be itchy and have bumps all over my forearms and stomach. But even my friends' dads...they were good fathers, and they took their daughters to the girl scout daddy daughter tea, and came to all ball games and things, but as far as the daily things like...making the lunch for school, or taking them to get allergy shots, or cleaning up scraped knees...that was generally all moms. To be fair, most public restrooms did not equip the mens rooms with baby changing stations, which MAY be why moms are usually saddled with that particular chore, but I rarely saw a daddy with a bottle, either. My husband handled most of the diaper changes in our house....I had to do the feedings, so he got diaper duty to balance it out.
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Thanks! :)
And yes, the kiddos do remember a great deal of it and definitely appreciate it.
Funny thing is, when they were little, our kiddos didn't think anything other than this is what all moms and dads do. When they got a little older and observed other families, that was when they realized it wasn't always that way.
As a side note, we also knew 3 other couples where the dad was the one at home with the kiddos, and mom was the "breadwinner".

That is sad about your dad. I don't ever remember feeling like an inconvenience to our pop. As a matter of fact, just the opposite. That's probably where I got it from, although my folks had a different approach (mostly due to the times) than we did. I remember talking with them about it when I was in my early 20's, and neither one of them had a problem with it. It worked for them.
Mom worked at home, pop did the "rat race" ;) to earn a paycheck.
Mom got us up for school, took us to dr. appointments, parent teacher conferences (which were during the day - working hours for pop - then), did the laundry, cleaned the house, made dinner, etc., etc., etc. But, pop did his part, too.
Workaday world, night school to further his career, home maintenance, vehicle maintenance (I remember him being up on more than one weeknight doing a brake job, or replacing a water pump, long after I was ushered off to bed by mom because I wanted to "help dad!"...!!! :hilarious:
They had one joint bank account and one checkbook that mom kept. Pop took sack lunches to work. They went over the checkbook together over the weekends.
Pop also managed to coach all 4 of us (including 12-year younger sis) in baseball/softball and soccer. Heck, myself and both of my brothers even played soccer with him on an IBM team when he still worked there...!!!!! :joyfull: :)

I missed not one single Girl Scout Father Daughter Dance with our DDs, not one school award ceremony, not one choir concert, etc. I knew ahead of time and planned accordingly.

And yes, my job (although DS was only ever bottle fed - with very expensive special formula early on - because he was in the NICU so long), was to go to baby, change diaper, bring baby to mom for feeding, check diaper again after feeding, and return baby to bed.
There were also many times I bottle fed DS in the middle of the night myself.
I remember the black tar/Velcro poop diapers for about the first 2-3 weeks with DDs, then came the larger loads and the odeeeeeeerrr... :eek: :confused:
Good memories...!!!!! :joyfull: :hilarious: ;)
 
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StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Cesar R M said:
Hence why It could be pretty late for Disney. I mean.. Netflix already a a huge footing. Theres also Amazon and other big league players hitting already.

Plus Netflix is producing a few MARVEL exclusive shows as well.
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I kind of understand it, but I also wonder compared to the amount of money they will spend compared to how many subscriptions they will have if keeping the Netflix contract would have worked better. Plus, I don't know about the rest of you, but the Disney movies I want, I already have or will buy. Even if I spend $60-$100 on several movies throughout the year, that's still cheaper than 12 months of a $10 per month subscription, and I own them, so I have them forever. But if I let the subscription lapse, that's it. Whereas for Netflix 1. I watch a lot of their TV shows, and 2. A lot of the movies on there I don't own, so I can't watch them whenever I want. Not without my subscription anyway. And for the occasional one that I didn't see in theaters but don't want to buy, there's Redbox for about $2 a movie to rent.

And then there's the cost. I'm guessing Disney will have to purchase new servers and other additional IT infrastructure, plus bring on contractors for the duration of the project, plus they'll likely have additional people on permanently to maintain it...I'm wondering what their payback period will be.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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Songbird76 said:
That is how it was with all my friends' families, too. Even the ones with moms who worked outside the home, too. Mom was the one expected to get off of work when the kids were sick. Mom's were the ones who went to the school to help with parties, or field trips, or track and field day. I have to say, my husband is SO lucky his boss is great about that stuff. He has his own kids, too, so he knows what it's like. But I got the stomach flu once and could not get the lunches made, or get the kids to school. DH called his work and was cleared to work from home so I could just sleep and not have to worry about school runs, grocery shopping, cooking, etc. And if the kids need to be somewhere, I have no drivers license, so DH has to get time off to take them.
But even today, that mentality of the mom being the family manager exists. My best friend worked full time as did her husband. When their daughter was born, my friend wanted to quit her job because she was struggling with the needs of the baby AND work. Her husband refused to allow her to quit. Or to go to part time. Or to get a house cleaner once a week. His mother had done it all, and so must she. He conveniently forgot that his mom had only worked part time AND had a house cleaner. They moved to California, and the company she worked for was based on the East Coast, so she had to start work at 5 am, take care of a newborn baby, keep the house spotless, have dinner on the table when her husband came home, and work until 11 pm to make up for the work hours she missed while doing all the household stuff. But he wouldn't lift a finger to help her with anything around the house, either and he kept telling her she should be happy...they had a really nice big house and she could afford to get her nails done every two weeks, and they lived in a rich neighborhood, etc. He didn't understand what she had to complain about and she was EXHAUSTED. He got transferred to Australia and she had to quit her job and doesn't have a work visa there, so she finally got to let that ball drop. But only because she isn't ALLOWED to work there. Those gender role ideas are still alive and well.
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It could be a demographic thing too and a huge chunk of circumstances. I had to travel with my first career. When I had to unexpectedly go out of town I was just scrambling to find someone to cover for me, usually my Mom would take them if I was out of town, I rarely got real sick but a couple of times she had them for over a week when I couldn't take care of them. I guess I never really gave it a thought back then why I was always scrambling...We don't get do overs but hindsight is great.

It is the one and only reason I gave up career #1. I could not keep up with kids, house, career and school/ sport obligations. Finally just said Uncle. The next year with finances in place I started my own business and home base was my home. It was in ways easier not to have to find sitters, daycare etc but I never had the opportunity to be focused on my work, I still was always juggling. It was hard and I am glad they are grown and out of college.

And that is why I'd never ask anyone why they don't have kids, when are they going to have kids etc. While I'd do it all over again...I'd do it differently.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Cesar R M said:
I want to snuggle her :(

I blame my kitty weakness!
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She's not much of a cuddler. Belle is the one who likes snuggles. Jasmine will come up and ask to be petted and then want to lay on someone's lap, but Belle will come to me and want to be picked up and squeezed

Jasmine slept with my brother on the end of his bed last night. She wanted to sleep with my parents, but they didn't want that and if she sees Belle, she wants to play, and Belle was with me, so I put her in with my brother and that's where she stayed.

We'll also add laundry basket and dining room table to the list of weird places where I've found Jasmine asleep.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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MinnieM123 said:
To each his own, and you expressed some valid reasons. For me, even if I was going broke, I'd still find a way to have a happy dog with me. :p Dogs are so much fun.

As a side note, if you really did enjoy animals but didn't want the responsibility of upkeep, bills, etc., there are pet shelters everywhere that love to have volunteers. Even one day a week, a person could volunteer to walk a few of the dogs on the grounds of the shelter, to exercise them a little. It gives the shelter staff a break, as they're already so busy doing everything else there.
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Or Fostering a Pup is always a short term option until they have a forever home.
 

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