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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 4, 2013 13:12:04 GMT -5
What about sperm spinning?
I know what this is but the mental picture I have in my head of how to spin sperm is making me
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 13:14:03 GMT -5
You have access to a centrifuge, don't you DQ? You can even save some $$ by sending out the "sample" to her, *Lena! (*OOPS! Wrong name there for a second.)
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Post by formerroomate99 on Apr 4, 2013 13:14:31 GMT -5
Meh, I guess I have a thick skin because I just don't care what anyone else has to say about me as a person or as a parent. When my kids were younger I was on a few message boards for moms with babies born the same month. You think YM'rs are bad? These women would knock each other down constantly...breast vs bottle, circumcise vs not, cloth vs. pampers, and my favorite SAHM or those that clearly hate their children :-p But I would just laugh these battles off because at the end of the day, why the hell do I care was some random poster has to say about me? I will say that I took some glory a few years ago at a mom who got dumped by her husband. You have to understand, this woman was a MILITANT SAHM and thought any woman that didn't stay home shouldn't have had children. I explained my history and how I would never rely on a man to support me like my mom did....well, clearly my marriage was not Christian based because if it were, I wouldn't consider divorce...fastforward 10 years (I hold a grudge!lol) and her husband cheated on her and dumped her for another woman. She is now struggling to make ends meat since she hadn't worked in 15 years or so....it's probably mean but I was silently pleased that my warnings of what COULD happen actually happened to a beyotch like her I know someone like that. I think she had that attitude because she knew she was as dumb as a pile of dirt and could never earn a decent living in the working world. But she did a good job raising her kids. They had a wonderful childhood, much better than what she got, and turned out well.
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NomoreDramaQ1015
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 4, 2013 13:18:07 GMT -5
You have access to a centrifuge, don't you DQ? You can even save some $$ by sending out the "sample" to her
I do but I have no idea how to sort sperm. Who knows what you'll end up with if I'm in charge.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 4, 2013 13:18:50 GMT -5
OK, mutt, that picture *almost* made me want another baby. ALMOST. I kinda go back and forth about whether I am sad that we don't have a girl..... It's your husband's fault.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 4, 2013 13:18:54 GMT -5
Meh, I guess I have a thick skin because I just don't care what anyone else has to say about me as a person or as a parent. When my kids were younger I was on a few message boards for moms with babies born the same month. You think YM'rs are bad? These women would knock each other down constantly...breast vs bottle, circumcise vs not, cloth vs. pampers, and my favorite SAHM or those that clearly hate their children :-p But I would just laugh these battles off because at the end of the day, why the hell do I care was some random poster has to say about me? I will say that I took some glory a few years ago at a mom who got dumped by her husband. You have to understand, this woman was a MILITANT SAHM and thought any woman that didn't stay home shouldn't have had children. I explained my history and how I would never rely on a man to support me like my mom did....well, clearly my marriage was not Christian based because if it were, I wouldn't consider divorce...fastforward 10 years (I hold a grudge!lol) and her husband cheated on her and dumped her for another woman. She is now struggling to make ends meat since she hadn't worked in 15 years or so....it's probably mean but I was silently pleased that my warnings of what COULD happen actually happened to a beyotch like her I know someone like that. I think she had that attitude because she knew she was as dumb as a pile of dirt and could never earn a decent living in the working world. But she did a good job raising her kids. They had a wonderful childhood, much better than what she got, and turned out well. This woman isn't dumb...she does have a college degree but it is more than 15 years outdated and she has just about zero work experience. If it happened to any other woman, I would feel bad for her (I DO feel bad for her kids who are now living in poverty). But she was nasty to anyone that worked. Instead of recognizing that we are all different and do what is best for our family and our own security, she just bashed everyone. She felt she was taken care of because he had enough life insurance in the event of his death...well, I guess she should have shot his ass when she found out he was cheating on her and wanted a divorce
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 4, 2013 13:23:10 GMT -5
I'd be locked up in the loony tunes bin if I had to be a SAHM with babies. Now that they're getting older, there's slightly more appeal to it but infants, no way in hell.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 13:25:15 GMT -5
I'd gladly be a SAHM to school-aged kids.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 4, 2013 13:32:19 GMT -5
I'd gladly be a SAHM to school-aged kids. Jenny's room parent, asst. librarian and school nurse!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 13:33:27 GMT -5
<< unlikes Jenny's post >>
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 13:36:50 GMT -5
I'd gladly be a SAHM to school-aged kids. Jenny's room parent, asst. librarian and school nurse! I envision I'd be one of those "what are you calling me for that had to interrupt my morning workout?.... are you sure he needs me to pick him up?... But then I'll have to cancel my girlfriends' lunch!" parents.
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Post by midjd on Apr 4, 2013 13:43:39 GMT -5
Can someone explain sperm spinning to me?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 13:50:15 GMT -5
Sure!
Here ya go:
The idea behind this process is fairly simple. Sperm with an X chromosome tends to be heavier than sperm with a Y chromosome, so, in theory, spinning sperm in a centrifugewill separate out the male and female sperm, with the female sperm sinking to the bottom of the centrifuge. Once the process is complete, the sperm of choice can be introduced to an egg to create an embryo that may be implanted in the mother or a surrogate, depending on the family's situation.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 4, 2013 13:51:50 GMT -5
Can someone explain sperm spinning to me
That's when a guy spins his junk around really really fast so the male sperm get dizzy and can't remember what direction they were headed in.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 13:54:50 GMT -5
.....and that's how babies are made!
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Post by midjd on Apr 4, 2013 13:54:58 GMT -5
Thanks Beer! Drama, that makes sense, too DH's aunt has 5 boys and a girl, seems like sperm spinning would've been a cheaper alternative (This is really off-topic, even for YMOT, but is there something genetic that gives you a higher probability of having babies of the same sex? It seems like I know so many large families who have all girls or all boys.)
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Post by kgb18 on Apr 4, 2013 13:55:06 GMT -5
I haven't read the whole thread, but in regards to the OP, I think you can be too involved with your children. I love my kids so very much. I also still have lots of things that I'm interested in. While my children are the most important thing in my life, I don't want them to be the only thing in my life. Tomorrow night DH and I are going out to dinner and a sitter is staying with the kids. I'm really looking forward to it.
My neighbor has never worked and has five kids. I'm the only adult friend she has besides her sister. She wants more kids. I honestly think it's because she doesn't have anything else in her life and once one baby starts to get a little older she gets kind of panicky.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 14:04:58 GMT -5
She felt she was taken care of because he had enough life insurance in the event of his death...well, I guess she should have shot his ass when she found out he was cheating on her and wanted a divorce I've always said that perfectly good husbands die prematurely, run off with their secretaries, become unemployed or disabled, or decide to study for the ministry. Looks like she wasn't protected against the one that happened.
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Post by doxieluvr on Apr 4, 2013 14:15:35 GMT -5
I have a friend that's only hobby and interest was her children. Things went downhill for her when they became adults and he their own lives. Her husband left her, her other had to move in to take care of her. Things have become downright ugly since then, when her daughter died suddenly last year. I do not even know what to say to her. She is so depressed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 14:33:21 GMT -5
Gwen hated the leash. We tried it out at the State Fair last year. It was interesting to watch a toddler roll around on the ground trying to get a leash off. Yeah, I tried one with DS that had a velcro wrist strap so it didn't look quite as bad. He hated it. Since he was pretty good about sticking near me, I decided to let go of that battle. If I had a toddler who was in the habit of disappearing into crowds or running into the street, I would have used a leash and I wouldn't have cared what other people thought.
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 4, 2013 14:39:59 GMT -5
I always leashed DD to me, wrist to wrist. We went to Disney and other crowded places a lot. It's not in Florida so she can't ride on shoulders or hold sweaty hands all the time. Have us both freedom but no trauma of a lost child.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 4, 2013 14:42:36 GMT -5
OK, mutt, that picture *almost* made me want another baby. ALMOST. I kinda go back and forth about whether I am sad that we don't have a girl..... What about sperm spinning? My friend has 4 girls and she considered doing it. Wait what spinning? My head sure is..... Even if I could have a girl for SURE, I can't do another baby - too old and too tired and too cheap
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Post by kgb18 on Apr 4, 2013 15:05:50 GMT -5
I got one of the little monkey backpack leashes for DD. She loved it. She would ask to wear it even when I didn't need her to. I only used it right after DS was born and I had to go somewhere with both of them by myself. You should have seen the nasty, disapproving looks people gave me. Of course, they would have given me equally nasty looks if my 2-year-old were wandering aimlessly all over the place.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 4, 2013 15:09:31 GMT -5
We had the doggy backpack. DH was 100% against it until I pointed out that there are thousands of people at the State Fair a DAY and we have a kid that doesn't like to stay in her stroller. It was worth a shot.
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 4, 2013 15:14:18 GMT -5
Thanks for whoever explained sperm spinning. here I had always assumed that just "doing it" after riding the tilt-a-whirl
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 4, 2013 15:16:35 GMT -5
After reading some of you all's posts I'm feeling like I should turn in my mom id card. My kid was way way way too easy on us when he was little. I'm feeling pretty guilty. Sorry
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 4, 2013 15:18:02 GMT -5
After reading some of you all's posts I'm feeling like I should turn in my mom id card. My kid was way way way too easy on us when he was little. I'm feeling pretty guilty. Sorry I'll send you my youngest, help you balance things out Maybe I should send my middle child instead....she'll be a teenager soon and even more moody. I mean......... she's a sweet kid.
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Post by 973beachbum on Apr 4, 2013 15:21:11 GMT -5
After reading some of you all's posts I'm feeling like I should turn in my mom id card. My kid was way way way too easy on us when he was little. I'm feeling pretty guilty. Sorry I'll send you my youngest, help you balance things out Maybe I should send my middle child instead....she'll be a teenager soon and even more moody. I mean......... she's a sweet kid. Is there anyone here who wants to go out with my DD and help her try on a thousand more prom dresses? Just remember that she will only pick out the ones that don't fit, because they don't have her size, and it will be all your fault. Sounds like fun doesn't it?
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Apr 4, 2013 15:36:00 GMT -5
I'll send you my youngest, help you balance things out Maybe I should send my middle child instead....she'll be a teenager soon and even more moody. I mean......... she's a sweet kid. Is there anyone here who wants to go out with my DD and help her try on a thousand more prom dresses? Just remember that she will only pick out the ones that don't fit, because they don't have her size, and it will be all your fault. Sounds like fun doesn't it? Only if you pay the increase in my car insurance for my 16 yo DS.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 15:38:30 GMT -5
Prom dresses I had an exchange student once, she wold only try on what she couldn't afford.... Finally someone loaned her one, thank goodness...
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