Things I Don't Feel Guilty About But Should....

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Anonymous wrote:10:22 The Clintons did not exactly get rid of Buddy the dog. He was killed after running in front of a car at their home in New York.

Ah, yes, something akin to the Vince Foster solution.

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Anonymous wrote:There is food on the floor under the table where 3yo dd eats. I get down there every other day or so when it bothers me and scrub it up - old cheerios stuck to the floor with milk, mostly. I'm going to have to be better about it now that the baby can crawl and has developed an interest. DH calls them "floorios."

Love this!

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Anonymous wrote:I hate clutter and junk and crap mucking up my house. I throw things out all the time when they don't get claimed on freecycle or craiglist and I don't care if they end up in the landfill as long as they are out of my house. When my daughter doesn't put away things like crappy McD toys from gma, goody bag junk, etc., I throw it all away. I sort the mail over the trash can and I throw away things I know my husband will be interested in, like the val-pak, because I know he will look at the coupons and plan to use one, never use it, and insist that I not throw away the pack because he wants to use a coupon and he can't remember which one.

I do this too. All of it. I HATE clutter.

Me three! I throw away the crap and junk that comes in goody bags from birthday parties as soon as I can, too!!! (I hate goody bags and do not feel guilty for it either!!! AND I dont give out goody bags with candy and dollar toys either!!)

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I don't even feel remotely guilty that I LOVE goody bags - cheap stuff, good stuff, whatever, I think they're fun.

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Anonymous wrote:There is food on the floor under the table where 3yo dd eats. I get down there every other day or so when it bothers me and scrub it up - old cheerios stuck to the floor with milk, mostly. I'm going to have to be better about it now that the baby can crawl and has developed an interest. DH calls them "floorios."

Love this!

DD (18 mon) was eating a piece of cereal this morning, even though I gave them yogurt/fruit for breakfast for the past 3 days. Dont know where it came from and I dont care.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't feel guilty for thinking the dogs = kids posters all have various screws loose.

I'm just wondering WTF they do with the dog all day while they are at work? Do they take it with them because the dog needs to be with it's human pack...do bosses accept this?

So you dog owners work at home so your dog isn't alone all day??

I work at home almost all the time, and on those rare occasions when I don't, DH comes home to walk the dog at lunchtime.

I wouldn't have adopted a dog if I weren't going to be here with it a good part of the time.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with 12:51 - it is unkind to lock the dog down there all day, much like it would be unkind to lock your kid in the basement all day - alone, but with sufficient food and water.

It is just crazy to equate kids to a dog. Just ridiculous. A DOG is an animal, not a CHILD.

No one is equating a dog and a child. But, nice try with the distraction.
A dog has certain minimum needs and being social is one of them. Would you like to be locked in a room and ignored for 8 hours a day? Do you let the dog out to pee?

And, I question someone who cannot have a conversation with their spouse about something like this. Or who feels the need to separate the children from the dog. If the dog is that vicious that s/he can't be with the dog, you should rehome the dog.

I agree with this. While I feel sorry for OP's dog, it seems her problems are larger than that.

The dog is not vicious at all, but my 3 year old is allergic and I would rather keep him healthy than keep the dog in my presence all day.

In that case, re-home the dog and be done with it. Sheesh.

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Anonymous wrote:There is food on the floor under the table where 3yo dd eats. I get down there every other day or so when it bothers me and scrub it up - old cheerios stuck to the floor with milk, mostly. I'm going to have to be better about it now that the baby can crawl and has developed an interest. DH calls them "floorios."

Love this!

DD (18 mon) was eating a piece of cereal this morning, even though I gave them yogurt/fruit for breakfast for the past 3 days. Dont know where it came from and I dont care.

Probably the high chair or booster seat. I'm AMAZED by what DD finds in there . . . .

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Anonymous wrote:I don't feel guilty for thinking the dogs = kids posters all have various screws loose.

I'm just wondering WTF they do with the dog all day while they are at work? Do they take it with them because the dog needs to be with it's human pack...do bosses accept this?

Hilarious!!

Awesome point. Thank you.

Not an awesome point. We were told when we leave our dog to NOT leave her in the basement. Dogs need natural light and can go insane if closed up in basements. I don't think it's cruel to put the dog in a room alone, but put the dog in a room with windows.

Ah, I see, natural light eliminates the need for the dog to run with it's all-important human "pack." I always learn so much here!

Did you ever think that maybe Not-Guilty Basement Dog Lady might have WINDOWS in her basement. I mean, I have 7 windows I'm my own basement...it's something revolutionary called a "walk out basement."

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Anonymous wrote:There is food on the floor under the table where 3yo dd eats. I get down there every other day or so when it bothers me and scrub it up - old cheerios stuck to the floor with milk, mostly. I'm going to have to be better about it now that the baby can crawl and has developed an interest. DH calls them "floorios."

Love this!

DD (18 mon) was eating a piece of cereal this morning, even though I gave them yogurt/fruit for breakfast for the past 3 days. Dont know where it came from and I dont care.

Probably the high chair or booster seat. I'm AMAZED by what DD finds in there . . . .

oooh I knoooooowwww!! It really grosses me out sometimes... I clean it every day, and yet, she apparently is better at it than I am, because she manages to find something!

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I also use zillow to find out what everyone I know paid for their house. I google people. I check to see if random people have facebook pages even though I don't intend to friend them. I look on linkedin to see what schools random colleagues and associates went to and to guesstimate their ages. I'm overly curious about people. It's not my business but if it's out there and I am bored I will look for it.

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I often fantasize about my DW's hot friends and neighbors and random women I see everywhere....and I do not feel guilty.

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DC ate lunch in front of the TV today...while I surfed DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:When my husband leaves for work I put the dog in the basement. It's finished, warm, she has water - I just cannot deal with the huge dog AND two toddlers. If he knew the dog spent the day downstairs he'd be pissed. Oh well, he isn't home taking care of small children so he has no idea how annoying it is to keep the dog from the kids and vice versa.

What do you do that you should feel guilty about but dont?

This is cruel to your dog. If I knew your name I would report you to the ASPC Dogs need company, love, and petting. I hope your husband either reads this or comes homes one day and locks you in the basement with bread and water and what you consider warm in this weather. Remember that heat rises so the dog could be cold. I don't like you at all.

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let's keep to the subject. what's with all the dog talk? my dog sleeps in the basement all the time, he loves it down there. get a grip or post somewhere else.