TOTALLY GEEKED!

Lawyerlady wrote:

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apple wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Doesn't anyone read the rules anymore? Good grief.

 

Also - if you "figure out" who someone is on another board - their user name there is private information as to this board.  You may not "out" someone who may be trying to get a fresh start by telling their old user name(s) here.  If they want people to know, they will tell them.  See above for the consequences of sharing private information.

-- Edited by Lawyerlady on Wednesday 12th of August 2015 03:58:23 PM

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 Who is this directed at?

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 It is directed at you.  And I edited your post.  You used a person's screen name from another board on here.

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 ah...so I did. I see her daily as someone else, I do apologize.

 

Lawyerlady wrote:

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apple wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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apple wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Doesn't anyone read the rules anymore? Good grief.

 

Also - if you "figure out" who someone is on another board - their user name there is private information as to this board.  You may not "out" someone who may be trying to get a fresh start by telling their old user name(s) here.  If they want people to know, they will tell them.  See above for the consequences of sharing private information.

-- Edited by Lawyerlady on Wednesday 12th of August 2015 03:58:23 PM

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 Who is this directed at?

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 It is directed at you.  And I edited your post.  You used a person's screen name from another board on here.

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 ah...so I did. I see her daily as someone else, I do apologize.

 

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 Quite alright.  She doesn't get her panties in a twist over it - but I needed to take it down and remind you of the rule.  Interestingly enough - Weltz did the exact same thing when she got here.

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 Old habits die hard. I will try to remember not to do that again. 

weltschmerz wrote:

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You were right...it was on another board, so I apologize. In my defense, the same posters post on both boards. I know who said what but I'm not supposed to "out" anybody, so that's the end of that.

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 Thank you for your apology.  Just a point to make - they may be some of the same posters, but they are arguing with many different folks who push buttons differently.  There are no innocent parties in arguments such as those, I find.

Anyone up for ice cream?

I dont like ice cream....:(

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Well would you like some jello shots instead?

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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weltschmerz wrote:

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Ohfour wrote:

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Im sure you would....

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Meh. He'll either grow out of it, or he's gay. I'm fine with either one. 

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 That is quite stereotypical thinking of you,  just because a boy is gay, doesn't mean they identify with traditionally girl colors or toys.  Open you mind.

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LOL!  Exactly!  You are a gay boy, so now you like the Pink Aisle.  Uh huh.   

Alright - I was just in Target, and the "girl" lego sets are still in a different aisle than the "boy" lego sets.

But, I did think about this thread and I would be very happy if they would put all the Nerf guns in one spot - boys and girls. BUT, the problem is this, so many people think of Nerf guns as a "boy" toy, they would not go looking there for a "girl" gun. You can take the gender steriotypes out of the store, but you can't take them out of the people.

cadiver wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Alright - I was just in Target, and the "girl" lego sets are still in a different aisle than the "boy" lego sets.

But, I did think about this thread and I would be very happy if they would put all the Nerf guns in one spot - boys and girls. BUT, the problem is this, so many people think of Nerf guns as a "boy" toy, they would not go looking there for a "girl" gun. You can take the gender steriotypes out of the store, but you can't take them out of the people.

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 I went to nerf.hasbro.com.  There are no "girl" Nerf guns.  Out of 227 products 200 are "boy" products 27 are gender neutral.  It seems Nerf belongs in the "boy" aisle.

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 Did you search Nerf Rebelle?  Those are very much "girl" with flowers and everything.

 

OK - I just went and searched and if you put in Rebelle you will get 3 products.  If you put in girl - you get 2 products.  But you are correct - there is no gender selection for girl, and even when you go to "both", you don't get the Rebelle stuff.  We have TONS of it in my house. 

Nerf guns, legos, farm sets, animal sets. None of those were ever boy or girl toys to me.

And if it squirted water, shot darts, or popped caps, my kids had it.

Of course they also had the real thing too.

I don't have a bit of problem with kids having toy guns.

I don't have a bit of a problem with my kids having toy guns either. Until they start shooting people, and pets, in the face. We have two rescue dogs that have never shown a single sign of aggression. I would like to keep it that way. Then we have Hemi who is 14 and blind and deaf. In dog years that's like 96. I'd be pissed at 96 if some bratty kid was shooting at me with nerf guns. I warned SS not to shoot the dogs. He thought it was funny. Next I told him he'd lose the nerf guns for a day. Gave them back and he did the same thing. I took them for a week. Soon as he got them back he was back to shooting the dogs. I took them for a month. He got them back and went after the dogs again. So now they are permanently mine.

Cheerios4606 wrote:

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Totally agree. If he cant respect your authority and refuses to learn a lesson, time to take back the 'toy' that he is not using properly.

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 Thanks.  It wasn't the gun but treating people and pets with respect when playing with it.

Lexxy wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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I don't have a bit of a problem with my kids having toy guns either. Until they start shooting people, and pets, in the face. We have two rescue dogs that have never shown a single sign of aggression. I would like to keep it that way. Then we have Hemi who is 14 and blind and deaf. In dog years that's like 96. I'd be pissed at 96 if some bratty kid was shooting at me with nerf guns. I warned SS not to shoot the dogs. He thought it was funny. Next I told him he'd lose the nerf guns for a day. Gave them back and he did the same thing. I took them for a week. Soon as he got them back he was back to shooting the dogs. I took them for a month. He got them back and went after the dogs again. So now they are permanently mine.

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 I'd be pissed if he shot at the dogs too.  Slow learner that one.  I think after he did it that many times I would have swatted his arse.

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 We try to keep spankings to very very serious offenses.  But you know, he now is not allowed to have play guns in my house.  At all.  So he screwed that one up.

Yeah some kids really do like to push the envelope.

I bought Baby J some boy shoes for school b/c it is really hard to find girl sneakers that meet the uniform requirements. She said all the kids told her she was wearing boy shoes but I just asked her if she liked them, and she said yes, and I told her that is all that matters.

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What were the other girls wearing? Just curious.

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 OK, so the kids can wear brown, black, red or white shoes.  Sneakers have to be white and if they have a color accent, the color has to be red, black or blue.  So, most of the girls wear black mary janes or red toms or similar.  Baby J like sneakers.  We have a solid white pair, but she also liked these - they are white, black and blue sketchers and light up!

I wonder how the kids could tell they were boys' shoes?

When my boys were in preschool I could not find boys' turtlenecks so I bought them the girls'. They wore them under sweaters, etc., and no one knew the difference. Even I had forgotten about that until you mentioned your daughter's shoes.

I remember back when I was in middle school it was all the style for girls to wear boys Nikes. My feet are narrow & I had a hard time because they were too wide for my feet.

Lexxy wrote:

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I remember back when I was in middle school it was all the style for girls to wear boys Nikes. My feet are narrow & I had a hard time because they were too wide for my feet.

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 I remember when it was popular to wear boys' gym shorts.  I wore my brother's after he graduated.  They were so comfortable I wore them around the house for a few years after graduating.  The man next door used to come out and visit when I washed my car.  He used to say it was because I wore those little red pants.  I used to cringe but his wife just laughed.  We're still friends and on FB together.

As you can see, I wore them out:

FNW wrote:

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I wonder how the kids could tell they were boys' shoes?

When my boys were in preschool I could not find boys' turtlenecks so I bought them the girls'. They wore them under sweaters, etc., and no one knew the difference. Even I had forgotten about that until you mentioned your daughter's shoes.

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 I needed some sweat pants for SS one year and they didn't have any boys.  DH had a holy fit because I bought navy and black sweats for SS in the girls department.  I didn't tell SS and he never knew.

Tignanello wrote:

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Target went bankrupt in Canada. At least we don't have to deal with this!!

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 Well, this means you will be lacking in gender nonseparation.

Wander all the aisles and try to figure out where everything is so you can buy me stuff because you know you're going to have me for SS.

Tignanello wrote:

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Target went bankrupt in Canada. At least we don't have to deal with this!!

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I never did check out Target while it was here, it seems a lot of us didn't. lol

Target has always been very "trendy". That is hardly new. Registering at Target is a mistake - they will discontinue and clearance out your stuff before your event, and forget about completely something.

I like Target - I doubt this will affect my shopping except for baby showers, but I still think it's dumb.