General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
We went directly from crib to twin.

Our toddler bed was free or we would have done the same.

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
...don't buy the fancy European brands if either you or your SO is over 5'10".

An American brand won't help - we are both over 5'10" and we trip over the stroller's back axle and have to lean down to the handles - not good for long walks, though I am not so into long walks these days anyway.

WRT strollers - I refused to deal with one fo those big fugly travel systems and got a smaller stroller that fully reclines instead. It weighs 13 or 14lb and is vastly better for shopping than a bigger system, even if you have to take the baby out of the bucket to use it. It's no good to have the SUV of strollers if you loathe hauling out of the trunk to use it.

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I'm more inclined to blow a wad now on a super-comfortable chair and ottoman for the nursery that I can use in the family room or guest room later.

Then be sure to pay extra for the scotchguarding and get a fabric that doesn't show stains because it will have several layers of vomit (and worse) on it before the kid is 3 months old, as will pretty much everything else within 3 feet of the kid.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by TexLex
Then be sure to pay extra for the scotchguarding and get a fabric that doesn't show stains because it will have several layers of vomit (and worse) on it before the kid is 3 months old, as will pretty much everything else within 3 feet of the kid.

Vinyl, baby. All the way.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
inclined to blow a wad now on a super-comfortable chair and ottoman

a few weeks ago, Fringe posted some thoughts on how to prevent this from happening.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by TexLex
I have no doubt that your driving is beyond reproach, much like mine. I have been rear-ended 3x in the last 2 years because I am just lucky like that: my 2002 vehicle is on replacement bumper #3.

I can assure you that even if rear ended, after the initial bump, one's head tends to lurch toward the front of the hit car quite quickly because it is pushed in the direction the other car was going. If you are going forward and hit something slower, one's head continues going in the direction your car was going (is this not Newton's 2nd law or something?). Anyway, this is the logic behind the rear-facing carseat as far as I can figure it. Now, if you are stopped and hit head-on from the front, the rear-facing baby is toast, but until they invent some sort of plastic-travel- bubble for babies, that's just a risk you take.

Don't know which Law it is, but the other one of them will tell you that if hit from the rear, the greatest acceleration will be upon the initial hit, and the "rebound" acceleration (likely from hitting the car in front of you) will not be as great. Conservation of energy and all that.

Fact of it is, the calculus can only be that the severity of a frontal collision is likely to pose greater problems for a front facing car seat than a rearward collision is for a rear-facing car seat, hence the recommendation. After a certain age, they figure the straps won't crush the chest, so it balances out better.

ETA: If you're hit from the front, i.e., head on, it doesn't matter, other than severity, whether you're moving or not. The rear-facing baby seat will be better than front facing for such collisions.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
On the FB, I would have had to tie in a reference to Dan Savage's column this week:

" [M]y boyfriend just suggested, in the kindest way, that he wants me to wear diapers for him. Diapers, Dan. Diapers. I want to be a GGG gal but realistically, how do I suck up my inner monologue that says this is absolutely ridiculous? And how can I continue to respect my statuesque boyfriend, especially without psychoanalyzing his need to baby me like this?"

G3 likes to wear diapers? I understand the diaper tie-in to the LWK thing, but I think this belongs on the FB.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by robustpuppy

I'm more inclined to blow a wad now on a super-comfortable chair and ottoman for the nursery that I can use in the family room or guest room later.

I suggest an Ekornes (or -like) chair. Leather means easy cleanup and appropiateness for a living room/family room. Reclining means easy comfort and napping, now and later. And they provide a nice platform for reverse cowgirl.

For example (you select color/style)

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I suggest an Ekornes (or -like) chair. Leather means easy cleanup and appropiateness for a living room/family room. Reclining means easy comfort and napping, now and later. And they provide a nice platform for reverse cowgirl.

For example (you select color/style)

That is not attractive. Though I see what you mean about reverse cowgirl platform. I think it's the base that bugs me.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
G3 likes to wear diapers? I understand the diaper tie-in to the LWK thing, but I think this belongs on the FB.

The implication is that I like my women to wear diapers. This is obviously a Hank plant. And, if this were the fashion board, I would of course respond with a reference to Hank's beastiality thing, but, since this is a family oriented board, I will not.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
That is not attractive. Though I see what you mean about reverse cowgirl platform. I think it's the base that bugs me.

I think there are different bases. But, having one at home, it's not nearly as noticeable when it's on anything other than a white carpet. And white carpets with black chairs are very mid-80s, and thus not in teh burger household.

Besides, as long as the girl's not ugly, you won't notice the base.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I think there are different bases. But, having one at home, it's not nearly as noticeable when it's on anything other than a white carpet. And white carpets with black chairs are very mid-80s, and thus not in teh burger household.

Besides, as long as the girl's not ugly, you won't notice the base.

It's in the middle of the damn living room. It's noticeable.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
The implication is that I like my women to wear diapers. This is obviously a Hank plant. And, if this were the fashion board, I would of course respond with a reference to Hank's beastiality thing, but, since this is a family oriented board, I will not.

Sorry. I skimmed. Didn't mean to cast dispersions (or, I guess, aspersions) on your internet persona.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
It's in the middle of the damn living room. It's noticeable.

Move your furniture. the middle of the living room should be open or a coffee table.

Unless you want to put yourself on display in some really bizarre way.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Move your furniture. the middle of the living room should be open or a coffee table.

Unless you want to put yourself on display in some really bizarre way.

It's in a damn public room of the house. Happy?

Actually, the way my living room/dining room/entry are set up, my one armchair is highly visible.

And, reverse cowgirl is a pretty display-y position for the chick -- an audience can see her better than the guy can.

ETA and since in this case the audience is an infant, perhaps rp should get a different chair.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
ETA and since in this case the audience is an infant, perhaps rp should get a different chair.

Good point, I was nearly sold on that chair.

Burger, I agree with you on so many things, but that is just CRAZY.