I don't get it/we get it?

mehgank

I feel like my hair 'comfort zone' is just below my bra strap line. Not quite waist length. My hair was down past my waist last Christmas (I was also growing it out for the wedding) though, and I loved it even then.

number55

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[QUOTE]Another IRL I don't get it: A math professor I used to work with has the first name of Adolph. He's 80 years old, and was born in 1931. Students give him so much shiit about his name--calling his parents racists, asking him if he's going to exterminate an entire population, etc. FFS, do they not understand a basic timeline of world events? In 1931, the name did not have such a stigma.
Posted by specialk84[/QUOTE]

<div>hahahaah! I experience this all the time with elementary age kids. The really young ones have no idea about age in general. They would likely say that I am in my 60s.  The kids I teach just don't 'get' a lot of things. It makes me laugh. For instance, when I asked them where we got money to pay for things before interac cards they had no idea what a teller was, didn't know the word, didn't know you could walk into a bank to get money. Of course, the generation I teach has never been without computers. </div>

krizzo17

So I thought maybe he was some chick's husband or something, then I googled him and realized these bump ladies don't even know him.

Maybe I'm about to piss off a bunch of people, but it kind of reminds me of that annoying little boy who used to write bad poetry and was always on Oprah.

specialk84

The tree thing is stupid. I don't follow anything on TB, so I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, but I still think the tree sounds stupid.

Giving a potted plant instead of a floral arrangement for the funeral? Fine. A magnolia? Not cool.

annakb8

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[QUOTE]Was it Trigg's funeral that they wanted an "hour of silence" on TB withn no postings, or was it the other little boy that died?
Posted by allisong23[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Some people proposed an hour of silence, most wanted to make a bunch of threads and then send links to the mom. Because yeah, I'm sure that's what she needs to spend her time doing. Reading a bunch of shiit on TB.</div><div>
</div><div><a href="http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/62366000.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/62366000.aspx</a> 

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maratea

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I don't get it/we get it? : I'm lurking on these threads and those bump people are insane. Especially the thread about what they should do during the funeral. Who cares what one random internet message board posts about during this poor boy's funeral?
Posted by annakb8[/QUOTE]
Exactly! I was dying over that thread. Those people seem like they are doing all of this just to look good. Make your donation, silently remember him and be done. Don't make a big hoorah out of it.

The Colts fired head coach Jim Caldwell- I totally get it.

adamar15

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[QUOTE]I feel like my hair 'comfort zone' is just below my bra strap line. Not quite waist length. My hair was down past my waist last Christmas (I was also growing it out for the wedding) though, and I loved it even then.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

I wish I could grow my hair that long.  Mine's too thin to let grow too far past my bra. 

I don't get DDs like the one in the registry post.  The OP wasn't bad and neither were any of the responses.  Why DD?

arwo

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[QUOTE]Mehg- I use a Diva cup. I've used it for 3 cycles thus far and I love it.
Posted by kodakitty[/QUOTE]

I'm posting as I am catching up--but I also use a Diva Cup. It's been...7 years? I love it.

I hate tampons, I really do. I don't like shoving a glorified wad of cotton balls into my vagina. I know it's personal preference, but cotton balls in general creep me out like crazy. Tampons are 100 times worse for me.

arwo

Oh man, we're not talking about bleeding anymore, are we.

Dang.

Blueyed228

Meagh- this is where my hair is at now.



 

allisong23

Tripp's story -
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/tripp-roth-louisiana-toddler-inspired-thosands-dies-mothers/story?id=15365445#.TxXRZ_kt2So

krizzo17

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[QUOTE]Tripp's story - <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/tripp-roth-louisiana-toddler-inspired-thosands-dies-mothers/story?id=15365445#.TxXRZ_kt2So" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Health/tripp-roth-louisiana-toddler-inspired-thosands-dies-mothers/story?id=15365445#.TxXRZ_kt2So</a>
Posted by allisong23[/QUOTE]

...how did he "inspire thousands"? Maybe his mom inspired people to be better moms, but I'm just not getting it. Unfortunately, kids die every day, and it's always sad. I just don't get how some of them become pop culture icons....

adamar15

My hair was down to my butt until a fateful sleepover in pre-k.  My mom was PISSED.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]Another IRL I don't get it: A math professor I used to work with has the first name of Adolph. He's 80 years old, and was born in 1931. Students give him so much shiit about his name--calling his parents racists, asking him if he's going to exterminate an entire population, etc. FFS, do they not understand a basic timeline of world events? In 1931, the name did not have such a stigma.
Posted by specialk84[/QUOTE]


My great-grandpa's name was Adolph, too.  But because after the war and everything, he started going by his middle name, Orlando.

adamar15

Yeah my hair had to be cut to just under my ears.  From what I remember, we somehow got toothpaste in my hair and decided it would be easier to cut it out.  Luckily she didn't touch my bangs.

krizzo17

Haha I used to have a roommate who would tell the story of how when she was 4, she cut her 2 year old sisters hair. Her punishment was that her mom cut her hair to look just like her sisters. She never cut anyones hair again, lol.

Steph0871

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I don't get it/we get it? : ...how did he "inspire thousands"? Maybe his mom inspired people to be better moms, but I'm just not getting it. Unfortunately, kids die every day, and it's always sad. I just don't get how some of them become pop culture icons....
Posted by krizzo17[/QUOTE]

Well this seems kind of assholish.  It's not like the mom (or the DYING KID, ffs) asked for the attention.

ErinG93

My SIL was beyond pissed last year when my niece cut her own hair to chin length. I didn't think it was that big of a deal - it was a little past her chin. So what? I understand that cutting your own hair is probably breaking a rule, fine. But my SIL was genuinely upset about the loss of the long hair. Definitely an I don't get it.

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]Yeah my hair had to be cut to just under my ears.  From what I remember, we somehow got toothpaste in my hair and decided it would be easier to cut it out.  Luckily she didn't touch my bangs.
Posted by adamar15[/QUOTE]

I had a similar experience.  Do you remember the slime from "You cant do that on television"?  Well, when i was in elementry school, they used to sell it like play-do.  A friend and I were throwing it back and forth at each other and it got stuck in my hair.  It took 5 HOURS to get it out.  Thank God my mom didnt give up, or I would have had a bowl cut.

Steph0871

oh, I love OB tampons.  Cardboard applicators freak me out.

and I did the wife chop.  I promised H I'd leave my hair long until the wedding. I cut off 18 inches a few weeks after the wedding though.

ErinG93

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[QUOTE]oh, I love OB tampons.  Cardboard applicators freak me out. and I did the wife chop.  I promised H I'd leave my hair long until the wedding. <strong>I cut off 18 inches a few weeks after the wedding though.</strong>
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

<div>Holy long hair. I don't know if I've ever had 18 inches to cut!</div>

Nebb

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I don't get it/we get it? : Well this seems kind of assholish.  It's not like the mom (or the DYING KID, ffs) asked for the attention.
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]


I disagree, I totally agree with her on the matter. I don't think that makes her an a-hole, its just the truth.

chelseamb11

So wait.. with the whole Tripp thing.. was his mom a reg on TB over there?

krizzo17

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I don't get it/we get it? : I don't think they are really becoming pop culture icons.  I think they just raise awareness of the issue or do something small that has a lasting impact. Either way, it's not like they are whoring themselves out for fame. I am thinking specifically of Ryan White and what he did for HIV/AIDS.  It also makes me think of Alex Scott, who started a lemonade stand to raise money for OTHER kids with her disease and ended up sparking a lot of interest in fundraising in kids of similar ages. 
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]

That's what I meant, though. Alex Scott and Ryan White <em>did</em> something to be inspired by, as opposed to people being inspired because this baby had a disease. Inspired to do what, exactly? I think these situations can make us more grateful for what we have, or give us pause to reflect on how we live our lives, but sometimes I think people go a little far.

ricksang

I think the story may have inspired thousands because the mom was young, dedicated, and a single mom. She was tough as nails about the situation and I find that pretty inspirational.

annakb8

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[QUOTE]So wait.. with the whole Tripp thing.. was his mom a reg on TB over there?
Posted by chelseamb11[/QUOTE]

<div>I think not, they just picked her as their pet project. </div>

Steph0871

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I don't get it/we get it? : Holy long hair. I don't know if I've ever had 18 inches to cut!
Posted by ErinG93[/QUOTE]

yeah.... it was unnecessarily long.  This is an awkward picture, but you can see how long my hair is (even curly!)


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krizzo17

...but it says that Tripp inspired thousands, not his mom.

Girlie1030

Your hair is gorgeous Blue!

Anything shorter than shoulder length on me (and by shoulder length, I mean lays over my shoulders not just touches them) and I look ridiculous. 

specialk84

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I don't get it/we get it? : Well this seems kind of assholish.  It's not like the mom (or the DYING KID, ffs) asked for the attention.
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

<div>This is kind of assholish, too. She said she didn't get it, not that it was wrong.</div><div>
</div><div>I don't get why the Casey Anthony trial became such a huge media event, but that doesn't mean I don't feel bad for the little girl who was murdered.</div>