“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
Okay, so I'm not the only one that thinks it's really vain and stupid?
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
Yep. And there are some really strong opinions on them.
Do you think they are good or bad?
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
When I saw an article on it this morning my first thought was, "I can just hear LGS. She will be saying this is just more libtard stuff where we live in a society where everyone has to get a present all the time. We always have to hand out trophies everyone these days."
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
I think if it's something the father wants to do, then who am I to ridicule it or them?
I got flowers and balloons.
What's the difference in that and a piece of jewelry?
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When I saw an article on it this morning my first thought was, "I can just hear LGS. She will be saying this is just more libtard stuff where we live in a society where everyone has to get a present all the time. We always have to hand out trophies everyone these days."
I overheard my SIL telling my brother when she was pregnant that she had better be getting a very nice push present. I think it's dumb, and just another way for our consumerism to devour us all.
When I saw an article on it this morning my first thought was, "I can just hear LGS. She will be saying this is just more libtard stuff where we live in a society where everyone has to get a present all the time. We always have to hand out trophies everyone these days."
You get a push present EVERY YEAR! Not just when the baby is born. EVERY YEAR! That's crazy to me. It's like the ultimate participation trophy! And the article I read said the presents are supposed to be expensive.
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
You get a push present EVERY YEAR! Not just when the baby is born. EVERY YEAR! That's crazy to me. It's like the ultimate participation trophy! And the article I read said the presents are supposed to be expensive.
LOL! Hell, we don't even give each other birthday or Christmas gifts! This would be so far off the radar!
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America guarantees equal opportunity, not equal outcome...
Complaining about it is like the "must be nice" comment.
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Complaining about it is like the "must be nice" comment.
It's the women that expect it that we are complaining about. And they are out there. Trust me. The push present can ruin the birth if it's not good enough.
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I told my ex in the delivery room that he better have me some fried chicken waiting on me when I got in a room.
Does that count as a push present?
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I didn't realize it was every year. I just thought it was before the birth & yes it has to be over the top expensive.
Yes. The article I read said every year. That women should be given gifts every year for pushing. Color me crazy but I thought that we give our moms gifts every year on Mother's Day for this reason. Why would a mom need a gift on each of her kids birthdays every year? And yes, the list included things like diamonds and expensive camera's.
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
Well shoot if I'd known that I might have had a couple of kids
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
You get a push present EVERY YEAR! Not just when the baby is born. EVERY YEAR! That's crazy to me. It's like the ultimate participation trophy! And the article I read said the presents are supposed to be expensive.
What? Every year. Ok - now that's ridiculous. I mean, if a guy wants to give mom a rose or something on the kids' birthday, that's sweet. But a present? That's what mother's day is for.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
I would have wanted food too. I was supposed to have a c-secton at 7:30 am. I kept getting bumped and didn't have it till 2pm. I was so hungry.I could smell my nurses bubble gum. I kept counting the ways I could kill her for her gum.
You get a push present EVERY YEAR! Not just when the baby is born. EVERY YEAR! That's crazy to me. It's like the ultimate participation trophy! And the article I read said the presents are supposed to be expensive.
What? Every year. Ok - now that's ridiculous. I mean, if a guy wants to give mom a rose or something on the kids' birthday, that's sweet. But a present? That's what mother's day is for.
THAT is why I was asking. I read an article on it and thought WTH? It's like the ultimate participation trophy. I have no problem with a husband bring flowers and balloons to the hospital. Or even buying her some earrings. But this article said that the woman HAD TO get a gift with each child on each birthday. Now I've been doing something wrong here because I have three kids and never got crap. But then again, I thought Mother's Day was for them and dad buying me stuff. It never crossed my mind that I should get a diamond tennis bracelet on THEIR birthday just for being their mom.
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
Just another example of the entitled generation. The best thing that could have happened to these child-like selfish people would have been to not be so spoiled as they were growing up. If they would have had to do without they wouldn't think like this.
I told my ex in the delivery room that he better have me some fried chicken waiting on me when I got in a room.
Does that count as a push present?
You set the bar way too low Lily. You were supposed to demand expensive sparkly jewelry but I'm with you. I'd rather have fried chicken.
I was 24 hours into labor.
I would have eaten him.
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What the heck? Push presents? Ok. How about some flowers after the birth? But, really we can barely pull off Christmas once a year and some birthdays without tossing in more gift giving grabs.
I got a bit of a shopping spree AFTER DD12 was born. But that was because I went back to work right at 6 weeks, and NONE of my clothes fit, yet. Now normally, when I get frustrated, I get mad. But that week, after going through my whole closet looking for something to wear and trying on outfit after outfit that wouldn't fit, I broke down pathetically crying. I'm sure it was hormones and lack of sleep, but my DH looked terrified. That just isn't me. I don't cry over stuff like that - I'm a "suck it up, buttercup" kind of woman. You don't cry over things you can't help. We went shopping that night and bought me new clothes to transition back to work in and the price didn't matter, just that they fit.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
What the heck? Push presents? Ok. How about some flowers after the birth? But, really we can barely pull off Christmas once a year and some birthdays without tossing in more gift giving grabs.
I knew I could count on you LGS!
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
I would have wanted food too. I was supposed to have a c-secton at 7:30 am. I kept getting bumped and didn't have it till 2pm. I was so hungry.I could smell my nurses bubble gum. I kept counting the ways I could kill her for her gum.
I got a bit of a shopping spree AFTER DD12 was born. But that was because I went back to work right at 6 weeks, and NONE of my clothes fit, yet. Now normally, when I get frustrated, I get mad. But that week, after going through my whole closet looking for something to wear and trying on outfit after outfit that wouldn't fit, I broke down pathetically crying. I'm sure it was hormones and lack of sleep, but my DH looked terrified. That just isn't me. I don't cry over stuff like that - I'm a "suck it up, buttercup" kind of woman. You don't cry over things you can't help. We went shopping that night and bought me new clothes to transition back to work in and the price didn't matter, just that they fit.
That was sweet.
And necessary.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I would have wanted food too. I was supposed to have a c-secton at 7:30 am. I kept getting bumped and didn't have it till 2pm. I was so hungry.I could smell my nurses bubble gum. I kept counting the ways I could kill her for her gum.
LOL SB!
I feel ya.
Some idiot made popcorn while I was starving.
That smell made me both sick and hungry.
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