I can't even with...
+ Anything on Instagram other than actual stories and photos. Why was Boomerang invented? Why? If I wanted to watch someone clink a champagne glass on a 2 second loop or watch someone take the same bite of the same donut 500 times, I would...well, I wouldn't. Also, Instagram filters. I'm sorry I feel this way, but nobody over the age of twelve should be posting photos/videos of themselves with flower crowns and anime eyes or deer faces. It's just weird and I got rid of Snapchat for a reason.
+ People who passive aggressively belittle your baby's name. Look, there are tons of legitimately weird baby names out there. But, just like you wouldn't look at someone's baby and say they look "interesting", it's not exactly polite to say someone's baby name choice is "interesting." Just smile, nod, and lie. Say it's a pretty/unique/awesome name, even if you think they should have just named their baby Dirt and been done with it. If I had a dollar for every person who asked what my daughter's name was and, when told, looks at me blankly and says "Oh, interesting," (or just a plain old "Huh??") I'd be a rich mother. For the record, we didn't make it up, it is an actual name, it's Irish, it means "maiden" and "innocent", and apparently nobody on the west coast has ever heard of it. And no, I'm not defensive at all about it, why!?
+ Waiting forever in a drive thru for someone with a gigantic order. One of my least favorite things in the world is pulling into the drive thru line at the coffee shop, then waiting ten minutes for the line to even budge. I'm sitting there wondering what's taking so long, then I see 4 frappucinos, 2 hot coffees, a smoothie, three bagels and two sandwiches handed to the driver. Look, if you're ordering for your daughter's soccer team, GO INSIDE. Drive thrus are for quick orders, not so you don't have to walk ten feet and stand in a normal line.
+ The price of some baby clothes. Look, I love Carters and Old Navy as much as the next gal, but sometimes I want to branch out, you know? There's this website full of baby clothes I just absolutely adore, but hail if I'm going to pay $30+ for an outfit she'll wear a handful of times, even if it is the cutest thing I've ever seen. Ironically, I would totally spend $30 on an outfit for a gift. But not for my OWN daughter...?
+ Loop giveaways on Instagram (coming back around to IG again). Simple giveaways from people I already follow, great! Giveaways where I have to follow 30 new small businesses and have about a one in a million chance of winning? Nooooooope. Not happening. Not ever. Mostly because I don't have the time to go back and UNfollow all those people when I don't win.
+ Mommy wars. I've seen far too many of them lately and they're getting on my nerves. Who cares if you breastfeed or formula feed? Who cares if your baby is in cloth diapers or disposables? Who cares if you choose to work or stay at home? Who cares if you give your six month old a jar of Gerber puree or do baby led weaning? Who cares if your kid watches Daniel Tiger or has no concept of what a television even is? We're all doing our best and my opinion is that we all need to make the best choices we can for our families and call it good. Be confident in your choices, and if you're not, make some changes. Getting offended only hurts one person - yourself.
I agree 110% with all of this.
ReplyDeleteYep. To all of it. Just yep.
ReplyDeleteOnce she gets to a point where she does stay in the same size for a bit, you might feel a splurge on a cute outfit is ok. There is hope :) But I do feel the same about gifts! I'll spend all the $$ on a gift but not for me. That makes me annoyed with myself.
ReplyDeleteYes to all of these!!! I'm the queen of shopping sales for E. Believe me most of her closet is $7.99 Cat and Jack stuff from Target haha.
ReplyDeleteI love Cat and Jack stuff! For some reason I never think to look online at Target's stuff. Probably because their online selection isn't nearly as extensive as in-store.
DeleteThe name thing is annoying. I have many thoughts but no need to cause offense in someone else's comment section lol.
ReplyDeleteIt's always actually quicker to walk into a Starbucks than to sit in the line.
Yes to it all.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, confession time, I did a boomerang once of Parker dancing and it's still my favourite.
For the record, I have heard the name Imogen before your little lady, and I love that name! I can relate to dealing with people's weird reactions - that's part of the reason we don't announce a name before baby is born, because we don't want people's weird reactions or unsolicited opinions. Once it's done, it's done, and people can't try to talk us out of it, haha!
ReplyDeleteI am over boomerangs. Sometimes it is fun to see someone go backwards on a slide on un-dive from a pool but it's so overused. I've seen people boomerang flags waving and candles flickering. It will go back and forth WITHOUT being a boomerang!
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely heard the name Imogen before--in my mind I associate it with literature so there must be some character with the name. There are some legit weird names out there...Angel's had students named Dragon and Demon...so I don't necessarily think that ALL names can be accepted without a couple eye blinks...but Imogen isn't a weird one.
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