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Re: The New Veronica Mars Trailer Is Here and Now I Have to Binge the Original Series

Nicole — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:05:33 -0000

You guys, WHERE's WALLACE???

Re: Potty Training Wars: The I Prefer a Pull-Up Kid

Nicole — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:30:47 -0000

OOH I know! My oldest did EXACTLY this!

Just make it her responsibility! My daughter would be in her underwear, per usual, and have to go potty. So we would hand her a pull-up, as requested. She had to get her own pants off, get the pull-up on, pee in it, take it off, throw it away. Quite the production! It really only took a couple of weeks of this before she decided welp, it's just sooo much easier to just sit on the potty. She actually looked at me like I was the idiot who suggested the pull-ups in the first place.

The reason this worked, I think, is because it was ALL. HER. DECISION. This child was so very stubborn, there was no negotiating or cajoling or bribes that would make her sit on the potty if she didn't want to. So we backed off completely, but made her deal with the hassle of the pull-up. It's funny now (she's 8) but OH LORD was it a test of my patience.

Good luck!

Re: The Dog Ate My Baby Name

Nicole — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:47:05 -0000

My sister has a dog named Jack Daniels, and I was *thisclose* to naming my son Jack. Even told my sister that was my plan, she thought it was funny. My husband ended up suggesting a name I liked even better, but we had already circulated Baby Jack and Doggy Jack and literally no one did more than giggle a little and move on :)

Re: That Defamation Suit Against John Oliver Has Been Dismissed, So Let’s Watch His Coal Segment One More Time!

Nicole — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:05:54 -0000

For context, there are something like 75,000 people employed in the coal industry...total. Solar, by contrast, employs over 250,000 people (and is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the country) whose jobs are now in danger because of the new tariffs Trump is imposing.

Re: Dealing with Coworkers’ Inappropriate Pregnancy Comments

Nicole — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:48:10 -0000

I agree with this...YES, it's super annoying to be the target of idle banter with coworkers about YOUR BODY. But usually they're just trying to connect with you over something really exciting. Maybe adopt an aura of "aw, poor awkward human" for the more egregious offenders, and try to let it roll off? If you keep working, you want your coworkers to care how you're doing and how the baby's doing and to look the other way when you leave early or skip out on a meeting because you have to pump or whatever.

Alternatively, time to start practicing your RBF, because I guarantee the comments don't stop once the baby comes. Does he have a hat? Where are his socks? You're breastfeeding/bottle-feeding? The horror! :)

Re: Scientists Seek Approval To Genetically Modify Human Embryos

Nicole — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:20:56 -0000

Because what is an ideal human? Is it male or female? Is it white? Blonde? Who can afford to create "ideal" humans? Rich people who are white and blonde? Maybe poor brown people shouldn't have babies at all...etc etc eugenics.

Note this is not my actual opinion, but I can see where racism/classism could turn something medically useful into something nasty.

Re: Girl's Gone Child: I hear ya, sister. (I also hear you.)

Nicole — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:03:14 -0000

I think it's important to note that no one will be FORCED to vaccinate their child. Everyone is still perfectly able to choose what they think is right for their own kids, now they'll just be required to back up that choice with homeschooling. The days of relying on herd immunity while not contributing to it, of expecting to take part in all the benefits (i.e. public schooling) of our society while refusing to contribute to its overall health, are over. I can only celebrate that decision!

Re: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie Review (2013) | Roger Ebert

Nicole — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:07:23 -0000

THIS is what I was looking for, thanks! I already know I like the story/series/genre, but I couldn't get a real idea about whether the movie was worth anything because the reviewer can't get past his disdain for anything teenage girls might like...

Re: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie Review (2013) | Roger Ebert

Nicole — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:13:39 -0000

This guy is just mad he had to watch a movie with a female protagonist and male supporting roles who lose their shirts rather than the (typical) other way around.

Re: Watch The Trailer For Tiger Eyes, The Very First Film Adaptation Of Judy Blume’s Books

Nicole — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:26:32 -0000

Uh, wasn't there a terrible Ramona Quimby movie?

Re: Girl's Gone Child: Liner Notes 3/27

Nicole — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:25:51 -0000

And now I'm crying. This was beautifully stated.

One of my clearest memories as a kid was when our family dog died suddenly and I found my dad crying. It was a shock, but in a good way. It made me proud that I could comfort him, and that he seemed to need me that day. Don't feel a moment's guilt about showing emotion to your kids, it's a good thing for them to know Mom is human and also gives them a chance to empathize and nurture you.

I've also been there with my own old man dog - I got him as a freshman in high school, and he was right there with me through many changes and many tears. In the end, he was sick and miserable - when we finally took him in and I felt him relax for the first time in months, I knew it was the right thing. It was terribly hard, but I don't regret letting him go.

Hang in there, and collect all the baby kisses you can!

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Re: People's Weekly World - How racism sparked capitalism�s financial crisis

Nicole — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:00:05 -0000

AND...how do you expect us to believe that racism is a root cause when only 11% of these loans were made to first-time home buyers?

Re: People's Weekly World - How racism sparked capitalism�s financial crisis

Nicole — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:56:10 -0000

What about the fact that the hardest hit areas are in the mid-west? These areas aren't exactly known for being racially diverse.
If these statistics are true, this article negates itself by pointing out that sub-prime mortgages were originally created as assistance to low-income families with bad credit. Is it racist to point out that a larger proportion of families that fall into that category are minorities? If it wasn't racist when it was meant as assistance, it can't suddenly become racist because it was mismanaged by wall street.

Re: Milk (Gus Van Sant)

Nicole — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:18:16 -0000

There aren't any films this year that are any better - this is a bad bad year for movies.

Re: 13 Oscars noms for Button?

Nicole — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:45:54 -0000

For realz...Pitt was just relying on being a pretty face, not actually acting; the "love story" wasn't engaging at all - they tried to hard to keep it from being creepy that it was just boring; the whole premise of reading the diary just interrupted the flow of the story. I seriously don't understand how this movie got such good reviews and so many oscar noms.

Re: It's a Hoax: Joaquin Pheonix retires from acting and becomes a rapper

Nicole — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:06:46 -0000

We'll know in a few months - either hoax documentary or rehab.

Re: Still Life (Jia Zhang-ke)

Nicole — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:16:32 -0000

"patient pacing" = boring as hell. OMG, freakin do something!

Re: Lancelot du Lac (Robert Bresson)

Nicole — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:12:23 -0000

The only reason to watch this is to appreciate how funny Monty Python is...this movie is like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, only they're totally serious and have no sense of humor. yawn.

Re: Fair-Use and Copyright Law: The Curious Case of Kevin B. Lee

Nicole — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:08:00 -0000

hippie.

Re: Assault on Precinct 13

Nicole — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:06:24 -0000

Maybe its a guy thing...this movie was totally random, and all the shooting didn't make up for a missing plot.

Re: Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer)

Nicole — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:09:21 -0000

Either way, it was stupid. Up until this point, this move was pretty realistic: life is hard, and then you die. It would have been better as a religious film if he chastised them for having no faith and she remains dead. Cuz that's what happens in real life. If I believe in God really really hard, will he give me a pony? This movie says yes, he will.

Re: Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer)

Nicole — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:29:50 -0000

I could see the ending coming a mile away, and it annoyed me even more than the ridiculously slow pacing. Does 'spiritually significant' mean blasphemous? Cuz this film was clearly pro-religious, and yet we are asked to believe that Johannes is actually Jesus.

Re: Harry Potter Countdown: Sorcerer's Stone (#4)

Nicole — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:21:15 -0000

I agree with your assessment; however, in terms of staying true to the book and telling the complete story, this one is the best. That's what drives me crazy about the latest movies...they cut out half the book and then it's just an action movie with magic.

Re: Best Music Videos of 2008: #6 - Beyonce! Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)

Nicole — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:14:08 -0000

The video makes me like the song...and the SNL video demonstrates all the reasons Justin Timberlake is awesome....

Re: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Nicole — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:37:31 -0000

I didn't mind that this movie was childish - it fits with the tone of the 2nd book. It's still a kids' series at this point, and the books don't really take a dark turn until the 3rd.