momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on May 2, 2016 20:13:01 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 20:14:06 GMT
I wish someone had warned me that I should not talk about armpit hair on TwoPeas.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 20:18:10 GMT
I wish someone had warned me that I should not talk about armpit hair on TwoPeas. word!!
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Post by papersilly on May 2, 2016 20:19:32 GMT
mine are just kind of light and silly. I wish someone warned me about that: -beets taste yucky -Costco can get Armageddon crowded on Sundays -customer service from Capital One is awful (that's why we don't use them anymore) -cell coverage from Sprint was so bad -perms were never a good idea (this warning is for the entire 1980's and early 90's) -and neither were bike shorts, denim overalls, and step haircuts (same time era)
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scrappinmama
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Post by scrappinmama on May 2, 2016 20:19:39 GMT
I wish someone had warned me that it's not unusual to poop when you are pushing during labor.
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Post by ntsf on May 2, 2016 20:21:14 GMT
I work with a child with autism..and I have an adult child with autism..so I was hanging out with other moms at a therapy appt. and was telling them to keep all copies of medical records and school records and assessments. medical records may only be available for 10 yrs..15 yrs from now..you can't get them information. they were shocked and hadn't thought of it. I am working on getting govt benefits for my child and it is extremely important that I have a copy of an assessment done at age 8.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 20:26:14 GMT
Honestly I blame my parents for this one - I was a kid! - but I wish someone had warned me not to stop wearing my retainer when the orthodontist told me I could wear it only at night. I started to skip nights and before I knew it, it didn't fit anymore because my teeth had shifted. So after all that work and pain, my teeth are not as straight as they should be and I always regretted that. I thought one day I would get braces again to right this wrong but I never got around to it.
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on May 2, 2016 20:29:09 GMT
Honestly I blame my parents for this one - I was a kid! - but I wish someone had warned me not to stop wearing my retainer when the orthodontist told me I could wear it only at night. I started to skip nights and before I knew it, it didn't fit anymore because my teeth had shifted. So after all that work and pain, my teeth are not as straight as they should be and I always regretted that. I thought one day I would get braces again to right this wrong but I never got around to it. Same, all 4 of mine have had brace and I nagged about this. Some listened, some not so much!
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Post by KikiPea on May 2, 2016 20:29:56 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it! Agreed! DH has his dad's first name; different middle names, but go by the same nickname. SO annoying when we are together.
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Post by bianca42 on May 2, 2016 20:31:05 GMT
I wish someone warned me that naming my dog Lexi when my son's name is Alex would be a bad idea. What was I thinking. Every time I call the dog, my son answers...which is helpful because half the time I call him the dog's name.
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Post by 5peanutsnana on May 2, 2016 20:31:52 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it! ITA My dad had a brother with same name as his father and he always said it was so confusing (especially since they both worked in the family business.). I also don't understand why people name a child after their father and then call them by a middle name or nickname. I certainly don't get why people name their second son after their dad. What? The first one wasn't good enough. I know many people who have done this. My DSIL is a second son named after his dad. Always felt the first sons got slighted. I do like family names. My DS has DH's middle name as his first names and it is his Great Grandfather's name who was deceased for a long time. My DD is named after her Great Grandmother's name who was deceased before my DH's parents were married.
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Post by lisae on May 2, 2016 20:55:40 GMT
I wish someone had told me in my 20's to move to a high cost of living area to start my career and own my home and retire back to the low cost of living area where I was raised. You can't take the equity in a home here and trade up to anything anywhere I really want to live in the future. On the other hand, we have lots of neighbors who have relocated here from NY and NJ who could buy a lot more house and land for their retirement than they had before.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 2, 2016 20:57:17 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it! The same is true when you have a very similar name to your mom. Ugh. My mom was a twin. She and her twin have very similar compound first names (MyName1 and MyName2) with separate middle names. By the time I came around, my mom had already named two daughters and was struggling to come up with something. Aunt said, "Why don't you name her My Name2?" So that's what my parents did, and my first name is the first half of mom and aunt's compound name and my middle name is the second half of aunt's first name. And up until I got married and changed my last name, there was constant confusion between my records and my mom's records with the doctor's office, dentist, Social Security, everything because they always shortened her first name. It was not fun always having to straighten things out! Needless to say, when I had my kid, I made sure that her name (or initials) had NOTHING in common with any names of any relatives, living or dead.
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luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 2, 2016 21:01:01 GMT
I wish someone had told me to finish that degree when you're young and without heavy responsibility.
Oh and someone should've told me to listen to then 13 yo DS when he told us not to buy our used PT Cruiser. Darn kid was right!
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Post by papersilly on May 2, 2016 21:05:37 GMT
Honestly I blame my parents for this one - I was a kid! - but I wish someone had warned me not to stop wearing my retainer when the orthodontist told me I could wear it only at night. I started to skip nights and before I knew it, it didn't fit anymore because my teeth had shifted. So after all that work and pain, my teeth are not as straight as they should be and I always regretted that. I thought one day I would get braces again to right this wrong but I never got around to it. yup, my sister learned the hard way. all the money my mom spent on braces when she was in high school just swished down the drain. she just finished up Invisaligns to straighten out the shifted teeth. you can bet she wears the retainer now that SHE had to pay for the second round of teeth straightening.
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Post by oliquig on May 2, 2016 21:05:48 GMT
Honestly I blame my parents for this one - I was a kid! - but I wish someone had warned me not to stop wearing my retainer when the orthodontist told me I could wear it only at night. I started to skip nights and before I knew it, it didn't fit anymore because my teeth had shifted. So after all that work and pain, my teeth are not as straight as they should be and I always regretted that. I thought one day I would get braces again to right this wrong but I never got around to it. Lol! I just told niece this morning I knew she didn't wear her's last night and did we want to have a conversation about how expensive they are and how much it would stink to have to have braces again.
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Post by papersilly on May 2, 2016 21:10:03 GMT
I wish someone had told me to finish that degree when you're young and without heavy responsibility. Oh and someone should've told me to listen to then 13 yo DS when he told us not to buy our used PT Cruiser. Darn kid was right! I finished my degree after I got married, owned a house, and had real adult responsibilities. I think I had a better appreciation for school and my degree because I was no longer a young kid f#$%^ around on their parent's money (which in hindsight, I am sorry for).
We also had a PT Cruiser (a.k.a. The Clown Car). He got it back when there was a wait list for them when they first came out. Let's just say it was DH's one "gimme". never again.
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Post by Linda on May 2, 2016 21:10:04 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it! We didn't do the same name but they have almost the same initial - DH only has one middle name, DS has two but the second one is often dropped on records which leaves them with the SAME three initials. Not ideal...and not planned either - DS had a different surname when he was named and I didn't even think about the initials for the first two names being the same.
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luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 2, 2016 21:18:09 GMT
I wish someone had told me to finish that degree when you're young and without heavy responsibility. Oh and someone should've told me to listen to then 13 yo DS when he told us not to buy our used PT Cruiser. Darn kid was right! I finished my degree after I got married, owned a house, and had real adult responsibilities. I think I had a better appreciation for school and my degree because I was no longer a young kid f#$%^ around on their parent's money (which in hindsight, I am sorry for).
We also had a PT Cruiser (a.k.a. The Clown Car). He got it back when there was a wait list for them when they first came out. Let's just say it was DH's one "gimme". never again.
Good point on the degree. I know when I have taken classes recently, I definitely pay far more attention and do better than I would've when I was younger. Yah the PT Cruiser's only saving grace is it's nice styling. Otherwise, total piece of junk. Cheap in every way and has the turning radius of a tank! It will hopefully soon become a "kid car."
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Post by 950nancy on May 2, 2016 21:27:55 GMT
I wish someone had warned me that it's not unusual to poop when you are pushing during labor. I found out about two weeks before delivery and I was determined that was not going to happen to me. Apparently determination was not enough!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 21:32:22 GMT
-cell coverage from Sprint was so bad I think this had been discussed here many times. I wish someone had warned me that ex was not going to strive for more. It turned out he had no desire to leave our hometown, to ever hold a position that meant he was in charge, or even cut the apron strings to his mom or sisters.
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Post by papersilly on May 2, 2016 22:06:28 GMT
I finished my degree after I got married, owned a house, and had real adult responsibilities. I think I had a better appreciation for school and my degree because I was no longer a young kid f#$%^ around on their parent's money (which in hindsight, I am sorry for).
We also had a PT Cruiser (a.k.a. The Clown Car). He got it back when there was a wait list for them when they first came out. Let's just say it was DH's one "gimme". never again.
Good point on the degree. I know when I have taken classes recently, I definitely pay far more attention and do better than I would've when I was younger. Yah the PT Cruiser's only saving grace is it's nice styling. Otherwise, total piece of junk. Cheap in every way and has the turning radius of a tank! It will hopefully soon become a "kid car." I hated the styling of the PT but I was actually impressed by how much room it had when the back seats were folded down. I used to pile it full of containers and stuff when I did craft boutiques and it all fit. for a little car, it held a lot. but yeah, the turning radius sucked unless you were making a U-turn on the tarmac.
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Post by papersilly on May 2, 2016 22:09:17 GMT
I wish someone had warned me that ex was not going to strive for more. It turned out he had no desire to leave our hometown, to ever hold a position that meant he was in charge, or even cut the apron strings to his mom or sisters. this was kind of like DH when we got married. BUT, we left his hometown after 3 1/2 years, he bought the company he worked for so now he's the boss, and he opened his eyes to the craziness that is his mother and sisters so he doesn't get sucked into their drama anymore.
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Post by papersilly on May 2, 2016 22:11:31 GMT
I wish someone had warned me that it's not unusual to poop when you are pushing during labor. I once worked with a woman who had her first baby when she was in her 40's. she was a very quiet and prim woman. I guess no one told her about the pooping thing because she did it during childbirth. she was so freaked out about it that she re-did the baby's room entirely in crisp, clean white. she never quite got over that moment.
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Post by Really Red on May 2, 2016 22:34:12 GMT
I wish someone had told me that it was damn stinking hard to switch two rooms, even when both teenagers are so neat. One is like a monk neat and the other is normal neat. Seven hours later, half the rooms are switched and my back is screaming in pain. Every dang piece of furniture had to be dismantled. AARGH.
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on May 2, 2016 22:55:41 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it! ITA My dad had a brother with same name as his father and he always said it was so confusing (especially since they both worked in the family business.). I also don't understand why people name a child after their father and then call them by a middle name or nickname. I certainly don't get why people name their second son after their dad. What? The first one wasn't good enough. I know many people who have done this. My DSIL is a second son named after his dad. Always felt the first sons got slighted. I do like family names. My DS has DH's middle name as his first names and it is his Great Grandfather's name who was deceased for a long time. My DD is named after her Great Grandmother's name who was deceased before my DH's parents were married. I can't answer for all, but I can tell you why we named after dh, but call ds by his middle name. dh wanted son named after him. dh's name is ok in it's formal version, but not something I would have chosen had it not been at his request. I do not like the nicknames to it at all!! He doesn't have a middle name, which wasn't going to be an option. So it was a compromise, he would be given his name, but would be addressed by his middle name (especially since dh still went by the nicknames anyhow and having two of them would have been confusing.) Most people don't even know he's named after his father and I wish I had thought to see if he'd have gone for using his name as ds middle name instead....would have been much simpler!
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AnotherPea
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Post by AnotherPea on May 2, 2016 23:05:21 GMT
I've never understood the need to name a child after yourself.
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Post by Linda on May 2, 2016 23:30:47 GMT
I certainly don't get why people name their second son after their dad. What? The first one wasn't good enough My Dad was a second son named for his father. In his case, it was two different naming traditions colliding. His father was Scottish - and their naming tradition was first son for paternal grandfather, second son for maternal grandfather, third son for the father. His mother was English and she wanted to name the first son for her husband. My grandfather won the naming battle with the first child who was indeed named for the paternal grandfather. But Grandfather wasn't home (Army) when my Dad was born and Gran named him
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on May 2, 2016 23:38:39 GMT
The Jeeps are a money pit!
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Post by scrapsotime on May 3, 2016 0:14:35 GMT
Wish someone had warned me that naming your kid after their father will always create issues. dh doesn't have middle name and ds does. He goes by middle name, except for things that he legally needs to have under his first name. Yeah still creates an issue. Today's issue....dh's accident from last week has ds' middle initial added to the name. One phone call only reveals the accident wasn't reported on ds' policy, but they couldn't confirm which one of their licenses is on the claim. Awaiting call from someone else - sigh! So when hubby wants to name junior after him, just say NO! Your son will thank you for it! We have a Senior, a Junior and a Third. No real problems have come up because of this. Only time I remember is when Senior and the Third were seeing the same neurologist and they pulled the wrong file, but that was an easy enough fix when they realized the Third wasn't a 65 year old man. Dh, his father, his 3 brothers and my son all have the same initials. I was at his father's house years ago where some of his brothers still lived. The phone rang and I was the only one available to answer it. They asked for first 2 initials and last name. I asked which one they wanted because there were 6 with those initials and last name.
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