What makes you a freak?

[Sunnyday]

I recently have started selling my stash of cloth diapers. And I'm truly sad.

They are in excellent condition, and they are so cute.

There is a whole sub-sub-sub culture of women and men (very few of those, though) who are in love with them. They call them fluff. And they go into the extreme details about the material (cotton, microfiber, hemp, bamboo, zorba), styles (pre-folds, AIO, pocket, hybrid, fitted, etc.) and their care and maintenance.

I love them, and I felt sad, because I wanted to make sure that they'll go to a good home, but once they are out of my hands, I will have no control.

I know this makes me a freak. When my husband found out that I was going to sell my good stuff online, and give the not so good stuff to his expecting sister (because I know she will not care of them!!), he was surprised, and told me to take pictures.

I did take lots of pictures.  

I'm a freak. Luckily, my husband accepts it, even though he never got my obsession with them.

So fly your freak flag today. What makes you "different?"

And, I will be waiting for your jokes. The clever ones get bonus points.
ps I also have to pick at a scab or zit even if it hurts and bleeds.  weird.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

What makes you "different

How much time do you have?
 
Here's one.  I have way more knowledge of Star Wars and it's extended universe than any person needs to know.  I kick DH's ass at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit every time we play.

I could rule the world if that space in my head was devoted to stuff that actually mattered.

[Nazgul Girl]

Reading Doxie threads makes me a freak.

[Deleted]

I also have to pick at a scab or zit even if it hurts and bleeds.

That's not weird! 

[Deleted]

Maybe I am not the best judge for this kind of thing... 

[The Captain]

I do taxes for a living, and I enjoy my job.

BEAT THAT!

[vonna]

Feb 20, 2014 14:09:19 GMT -5 The Captain said:

I do taxes for a living, and I enjoy my job.

BEAT THAT!

I'm a volunteer tax preparer, so I do taxes for FREE!!

[The Captain]

Feb 20, 2014 14:10:21 GMT -5 vonna said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:09:19 GMT -5 The Captain said:

I do taxes for a living, and I enjoy my job.

BEAT THAT!

I'm a volunteer tax preparer, so I do taxes for FREE!!

Winner. 

[doxieluvr]

Feb 20, 2014 14:01:14 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

I recently have started selling my stash of cloth diapers. And I'm truly sad.

They are in excellent condition, and they are so cute.

There is a whole sub-sub-sub culture of women and men (very few of those, though) who are in love with them. They call them fluff. And they go into the extreme details about the material (cotton, microfiber, hemp, bamboo, zorba), styles (pre-folds, AIO, pocket, hybrid, fitted, etc.) and their care and maintenance.

I love them, and I felt sad, because I wanted to make sure that they'll go to a good home, but once they are out of my hands, I will have no control.

I know this makes me a freak. When my husband found out that I was going to sell my good stuff online, and give the not so good stuff to his expecting sister (because I know she will not care of them!!), he was surprised, and told me to take pictures.

I did take lots of pictures.  

I'm a freak. Luckily, my husband accepts it, even though he never got my obsession with them.

So fly your freak flag today. What makes you "different?"

And, I will be waiting for your jokes. The clever ones get bonus points.
ps I also have to pick at a scab or zit even if it hurts and bleeds.  weird.

I cant believe all the things you have gotten on me about ... And your attached to poop rags?

[Sunnyday]

Feb 20, 2014 14:06:22 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I also have to pick at a scab or zit even if it hurts and bleeds.

That's not weird! 

Until it bleeds?!! What if you did it with the same scab for over a year, never letting it heal?  

Yeah, that is pretty freaky.  I did that a lot when I was a teenager.  I don't do THAT anymore, but I still can't help peeling the dry skin off of my lips.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

if you did it with the same scab for over a year, never letting it heal?

DH is that you?  I told him I'm not taking him to the ER when his leg falls off.

[vonna]

Feb 20, 2014 14:15:37 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:10:21 GMT -5 vonna said:

I'm a volunteer tax preparer, so I do taxes for FREE!!

Winner. 

BUT, if it is any consolation (and if you like taxes, I know it is) under the volunteer agreement I am not allowed to do fun stuff on the Schedule E's and C's like depreciation -- I have to send them away to a paid preparer. (Even though I am a former EA -- let it lapse since it didn't make sense to pay for CEU's if I wasn't getting paid)

[Sunnyday]

Feb 20, 2014 14:03:56 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

What makes you "different

How much time do you have?
 
Here's one.  I have way more knowledge of Star Wars and it's extended universe than any person needs to know.  I kick DH's ass at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit every time we play.

I could rule the world if that space in my head was devoted to stuff that actually mattered.

Today, I have lots of time. This is why I posted this thread!


But that makes me think, I am an expert on Gone with the Wind. I know that novel so thoroughly that when in the 90s, Alexandra Ripley wrote the sequel, I went through her book, and was able to pick out every single inconsistency from the original novel. 

And I have a love and hate relationship with the movie. First, could there ever have been a better Rhett or Scarlett as was personified by Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh? In one word, NO.

But in the novel, Scarlett had three children, Wade, Ella and Bonnie. How can you omit the fact that she had three children from the movie?

Freak, I am.

[sarcasticgirl]

If I list what makes me a freak, I fear I may be banned! 

[Deleted]

Feb 20, 2014 14:19:53 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:06:22 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

That's not weird! 

Until it bleeds?!! What if you did it with the same scab for over a year, never letting it heal?  

Yeah, that is pretty freaky.  I did that a lot when I was a teenager.  I don't do THAT anymore, but I still can't help peeling the dry skin off of my lips.

I do that too. 
ETA: I am a hot mess all winter long! 

[Sunnyday]

Feb 20, 2014 14:18:28 GMT -5 doxieluvr said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:01:14 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

I recently have started selling my stash of cloth diapers. And I'm truly sad.

They are in excellent condition, and they are so cute.

There is a whole sub-sub-sub culture of women and men (very few of those, though) who are in love with them. They call them fluff. And they go into the extreme details about the material (cotton, microfiber, hemp, bamboo, zorba), styles (pre-folds, AIO, pocket, hybrid, fitted, etc.) and their care and maintenance.

I love them, and I felt sad, because I wanted to make sure that they'll go to a good home, but once they are out of my hands, I will have no control.

I know this makes me a freak. When my husband found out that I was going to sell my good stuff online, and give the not so good stuff to his expecting sister (because I know she will not care of them!!), he was surprised, and told me to take pictures.

I did take lots of pictures.  

I'm a freak. Luckily, my husband accepts it, even though he never got my obsession with them.

So fly your freak flag today. What makes you "different?"

And, I will be waiting for your jokes. The clever ones get bonus points.
ps I also have to pick at a scab or zit even if it hurts and bleeds.  weird.

I cant believe all the things you have gotten on me about ... And your attached to poop rags?

Well, this is YM. And I am recouping 70% of what I paid for them. So essentially, I have diapered my babies for pennies.

And, yes I am attached to poop rags?  Would you like to hear about my love for alternative female menstrual products?

[Deleted]

I possess animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, and a healing factor that allows me to recover from virtually any wound, disease, or toxin at an accelerated rate.

[Miss Tequila]

<<backs slowly out of the thread...disables account and mumbles "bunch of freak" as she walks out the door">

[doxieluvr]

Feb 20, 2014 14:27:29 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:18:28 GMT -5 doxieluvr said:

I cant believe all the things you have gotten on me about ... And your attached to poop rags?

Well, this is YM. And I am recouping 70% of what I paid for them. So essentially, I have diapered my babies for pennies.

And, yes I am attached to poop rags?  Would you like to hear about my love for alternative female menstrual products?

Umm nope. I have a crunchy friend. She has already shared that info....

[doxieluvr]

Feb 20, 2014 14:26:05 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

If I list what makes me a freak, I fear I may be banned! 

Me too...

[Chocolate Lover]

Feb 20, 2014 14:25:12 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:03:56 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

What makes you "different

How much time do you have?
 
Here's one.  I have way more knowledge of Star Wars and it's extended universe than any person needs to know.  I kick DH's ass at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit every time we play.

I could rule the world if that space in my head was devoted to stuff that actually mattered.

Today, I have lots of time. This is why I posted this thread!


But that makes me think, I am an expert on Gone with the Wind. I know that novel so thoroughly that when in the 90s, Alexandra Ripley wrote the sequel, I went through her book, and was able to pick out every single inconsistency from the original novel. 

And I have a love and hate relationship with the movie. First, could there ever have been a better Rhett or Scarlett as was personified by Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh? In one word, NO.

But in the novel, Scarlett had three children, Wade, Ella and Bonnie. How can you omit the fact that she had three children from the movie?

Freak, I am.

So, being a big old GWTW freak, have you read the other 2 books? Rhett Butler's people and the parody, The Wind Done Gone?

If they had put Scarlett's kids in the movie, it would have needed a 2nd intermission!! 

[Virgil Showlion]

I come to the boards because it's the only place I don't feel like a freak.

You think I spend time with you leopard-loving, brainteaser-hating crazies for the fun of it?

[The Home 6]

Sunnyday I love GWTW as well! I don't think it makes either one of us a freak.   And Drama, ain't nothing wrong with Star Wars, either. 

What DOES make me a freak~

~I love the smell of Murphy's Oil Soap
~I crochet and quilt (and I'm not a grammy)
~and anything else I could tell you about my freakiness is against the ToS.

[NancysSummerSip]

Feb 20, 2014 14:27:42 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

I possess animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, and a healing factor that allows me to recover from virtually any wound, disease, or toxin at an accelerated rate.

Does this mean Mrs. Archie screams, "Yowza, baby!" every time your animal-keen senses take over in the boudoir?

[Sunnyday]

Feb 20, 2014 14:42:14 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:25:12 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

So, being a big old GWTW freak, have you read the other 2 books? Rhett Butler's people and the parody, The Wind Done Gone?

If they had put Scarlett's kids in the movie, it would have needed a 2nd intermission!! 

I read excerpts from the parody, but I had no interest in reading it in its entirety. I haven't read the Rhett's book, but I heard that it took a step away from the love story.

I took the book too much to heart when I was child. I do occasionally pick it up and read it now, because it's like putting an old favourite sweater. 

But I had a hard time with the book when I went to college, and I took a couple of graduate literature classes that made me see the other aspects of the book that were less savoury. 

I am now able to separate the story somewhat from the cultural and racial subtext and just enjoy the story like I did when I was a kid. But it can be hard. 

But whatever you have say about that, it was well written. There was a reason that M. Mitchell won a Pulitzer. 

I also blame the novel for my bad taste in men when I was younger. Rhett did make bad boys look good.

[Deleted]

Feb 20, 2014 14:27:29 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:18:28 GMT -5 doxieluvr said:

I cant believe all the things you have gotten on me about ... And your attached to poop rags?

Well, this is YM. And I am recouping 70% of what I paid for them. So essentially, I have diapered my babies for pennies.

And, yes I am attached to poop rags?  Would you like to hear about my love for alternative female menstrual products?

I love my cloth diapers too.  I did an awesome job shopping for them and got them for about half what I can still sell them for now.  My son has been potty trained for 8 months now and I haven't been able to bring myself to selling them.  My cousin is due in a few months and my aunt asked if I would give them to her and I about died!  Not my slobby, irresponsible cousin!  She would not possibly take care of my precious stash!  LOL 

[giramomma]

Feb 20, 2014 14:25:12 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

But that makes me think, I am an expert on Gone with the Wind. I know that novel so thoroughly that when in the 90s, Alexandra Ripley wrote the sequel, I went through her book, and was able to pick out every single inconsistency from the original novel. 

And I have a love and hate relationship with the movie. First, could there ever have been a better Rhett or Scarlett as was personified by Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh? In one word, NO.

But in the novel, Scarlett had three children, Wade, Ella and Bonnie. How can you omit the fact that she had three children from the movie?

Freak, I am.

You aren't a GWTW freak until you've named one of your children after one of the characters and plan a vacation route so you be sure you get to stand where the book was written.


 

[giramomma]

DH and I spend most of our time hanging out with people that are much, much, much older than us. It's rare to find people of our age group that like the same things we do.

I had my crafty class yesterday, and most of the women there are older than me by 20-30 years.

I also am a very tactile person. I took a class on spinning wool, and I'd get to class early so that I could pet all the different fibers the instructor had brought.

I also don't do most social media.

[Sunnyday]

Feb 20, 2014 14:55:15 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Feb 20, 2014 14:27:29 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

Well, this is YM. And I am recouping 70% of what I paid for them. So essentially, I have diapered my babies for pennies.

And, yes I am attached to poop rags?  Would you like to hear about my love for alternative female menstrual products?

I love my cloth diapers too.  I did an awesome job shopping for them and got them for about half what I can still sell them for now.  My son has been potty trained for 8 months now and I haven't been able to bring myself to selling them.  My cousin is due in a few months and my aunt asked if I would give them to her and I about died!  Not my slobby, irresponsible cousin!  She would not possibly take care of my precious stash!  LOL 

YES< YES, YES< 
My SIL is so so dirty and careless, she would ruin my precious stash. She would use diaper cream and wash it with Tide or something and put fabric softener on it.

thank you. thank you!!!!! I just needed validation. Really, thank you!!! I hope you're not making fun of me, but even if you are. I felt happy that someone understood for just one second.  

[midjd]

One of my friends let me have her stash of 30+ SunBaby pocket diapers since her kid is potty-trained now. She has a son and I have a daughter.

So not only am I clothing my kid with used diapers, they're not even the correct gender.  Can't beat the price, though! And I don't think DD minds the little racecars and dinosaurs.