Can we have a randoms/UO/FFFC thread?

PumpkinMommaaa

What are your plans for the weekend? What's bugging you? Any fun confessions? Or UOs?

PumpkinMommaaa

Last night we went to the Christmas parade. There were ten to twelve year old girls in super short shorts shaking their butts like they were ten years older and it completely rubbed me the wrong way. Every group of girls did this. There are many sex offenders in our town. Like 18 within a 1 mile radius of our house alone. And it makes me sad and sick I my stomach to think about how many were at the parade alone.

Then! Some drunk guy jumped in the parade behind said girls and started dancing inappropriately. He was asked to remove himself by the police and he walked away. Thirty seconds later he was doing the same thing. So he was arrested. As he was being escorted away, a group of 15-20 people put their hands up saying "Mike Brown. Mike Brown" and it pissed me off. Regardless of how you feel about the Mike Brown situation, the man at the parade was wrong and deserved to be removed.

End rant. I just hate the town we're living in right now.

sugarkissed

I'm in the mountains for DH's Christmas party this weekend. We decided last minute to leave DD with my mom, and it's our first weekend away from her. I miss her, but I just finished getting a massage and as soon as DH is done his we are going for a nice long walk through town.  We also have the fancy Christmas party this evening and I'm really looking forward to getting dressed up and eating steak and lobster without having to share!  

PumpkinMommaaa

@Legitsince86‌ that's what I'm saying! I could not believe the ignorance at all. I swear no one here has any common sense. At all.

@sugarkissed‌ I hope you have so much fun! I'm secretly jelly of youuu. I would love just a night away. Or a massage.

Meganbryn

fiveohfive said:

DD took a 4 hour nap today and now can't settle herself at bedtime.

FFSC- I knew it was too long of a nap for her, but I was so happy to be taking a 3 hour nap myself that I didn't get up and wake her!

holy moly that's a long nap! I'm lucky if dd does an hour long one. I wouldn't have woken her up either

Meganbryn

Today was a rough day.. we went to my best friends dad's memorial service ( a close family friend ) He passed away suddenly in a horrible tradgic work accident this month. I had tears streaming down my face almost the entire time. Dh was in tears too which is a very rare sight. I feel so sad for her family, especially to lose someone in such a horrible way. Needless to say I am having a couple drinks at the moment and feeling grateful to have the life I do and family members alive and healthy.

Burrberrymum

DD is fighting a nasty cold, and has been the entire week so we're trying to get well for Christmas. We also have to clean the house for our little Christmas secret Santa play date were having.

What's bugging me is the fact that still, at 15 months old, my kid wakes up every 35 mins to an hour. I'm losing my damn mind, literally. I feel so guilty for being so upset with her but I just can't take it anymore. We bed share and nurse and I'm sooooo sick of being her pacifier. I don't want to stop nursing (frankly I don't even know how to stop because I failed miserably when I tried) but at this point something has to be done.... I've tried everything though. I could cry I'm so frustrated.

Burrberrymum

fiveohfive said:

Hugs @Meganbryn‌- What a rough day for you

@Burrberrymum‌- sorry your LO has been sick... Are you willing to give up bed sharing? I can't image your LO wanting to night wean if you are right there when she wakes up.

I've tried and tried to get her in that crib, all she does is scream for hours. She won't even lay down and cry she stands up with her arms out for hours. It's complete chaos.

VitaLuna

Here's my UO... I really dislike it when people post pictures of their Christmas trees with captions taking about all the presents they bought/have. I know, I know, I'm being a Scrooge, but it just rubs me the wrong way, and makes me feel bad for their friends that may be looking at that picture that can't afford to give their own kids that kind of Christmas.

ETA: I'm not talking about Christmas tree pics in general, just the ones where people comment/brag/fake complain about all the gifts they have.

sugarkissed

jnetx said:

I made chocolate chip cookies this morning. I think I deserve a medal for not sneaking even one taste of the dough. I love chocolate chip cookie dough, but since I'm pregnant I know I can't have it. It was so hard tough...I just wanted to lick one spoon!

**I know you should technically never eat raw dough, but it's so good I will take the risk unde normal circumstances.

Good job!! I made them last week and had a huge bite of dough without even thinking. I felt so guilty later on when I realized it, but man it was delicious.

Burrberrymum

VitaLuna said:

Here's my UO... I really dislike it when people post pictures of their Christmas trees with captions taking about all the presents they bought/have. I know, I know, I'm being a Scrooge, but it just rubs me the wrong way, and makes me feel bad for their friends that may be looking at that picture that can't afford to give their own kids that kind of Christmas.

ETA: I'm not talking about Christmas tree pics in general, just the ones where people comment/brag/fake complain about all the gifts they have.

I feel this way too.

Maybe a confession but seeing everyone's piles of gifts for their kids made me second guess my decision not to buy much. It bugged me that I even second guessed my decision because of what others bought their kids. Not that I can't afford to buy more, I just didn't want to so I can only imagine how those who really can't afford it feel seeing the bragging/and or complaining about having so much pictures.

lilqt3929

Burrberrymum said:

VitaLuna said:

Here's my UO... I really dislike it when people post pictures of their Christmas trees with captions taking about all the presents they bought/have. I know, I know, I'm being a Scrooge, but it just rubs me the wrong way, and makes me feel bad for their friends that may be looking at that picture that can't afford to give their own kids that kind of Christmas.

ETA: I'm not talking about Christmas tree pics in general, just the ones where people comment/brag/fake complain about all the gifts they have.

I feel this way too.

Maybe a confession but seeing everyone's piles of gifts for their kids made me second guess my decision not to buy much. It bugged me that I even second guessed my decision because of what others bought their kids. Not that I can't afford to buy more, I just didn't want to so I can only imagine how those who really can't afford it feel seeing the bragging/and or complaining about having so much pictures.

Exactly this. You both nailed it on the head for me.

PumpkinMommaaa

Burrberrymum said:

VitaLuna said:

Here's my UO... I really dislike it when people post pictures of their Christmas trees with captions taking about all the presents they bought/have. I know, I know, I'm being a Scrooge, but it just rubs me the wrong way, and makes me feel bad for their friends that may be looking at that picture that can't afford to give their own kids that kind of Christmas.

ETA: I'm not talking about Christmas tree pics in general, just the ones where people comment/brag/fake complain about all the gifts they have.

I feel this way too.

Maybe a confession but seeing everyone's piles of gifts for their kids made me second guess my decision not to buy much. It bugged me that I even second guessed my decision because of what others bought their kids. Not that I can't afford to buy more, I just didn't want to so I can only imagine how those who really can't afford it feel seeing the bragging/and or complaining about having so much pictures.

I completely agree. We couldn't really afford much, but it impossible not I compare to other people. DD got a handful of gifts but she made out at a church thrift shop and got 22 board books for only $2. But I wrapped them separately in groups by size and it looks like she has WAY more.

bermybabe68

My MIL is CRAZY. Let me set this up - DHs (Andrew) best friend just had a baby in Canada. We live hundreds of miles away. Here's one of the emails she sent me on facebook yesterday (3 messages all within 2hours).

B** and J** posted pictures of the baby did you see them, I hope someday Carys and her become good friends like B*** and Andrew.

Look lady, I don't care about perfect grammar, but FFS could you learn how to end a fecking sentence? And how da heck do you think DD and some little girl are going to be BFFs when they MIGHT meet each other once every 2-3 years? Omg she irritates me to no end. And this isn't even the annoying email. I haven't responded because I just don't have it in me to not be a bitch in my reply.

barnwife

@Burrberrymum Look into Dr. Jay Gordon' nightweaning method. 
@jnetx Make chocolate chip cookie dough truffles (can find on pinterest). There's not raw egg, so eat away!
I have nothing else to add, other than I am not looking forward to all the hours in the car this weekend with the 3 kids.

PumpkinMommaaa

@bermybabe68‌ that stinks. Sounds like my mom. She irritates me to no end. On the other hand, I absolutely love my MIL. Does MIL live far away too?

bermybabe68

@PumpkinMommaaa‌ She thankfully lives in Canada (I'm in Bermuda) so she's no where near me. It doesn't stop her from facebook harassing me though. There are times that I don't go on facebook just because I don't feel like being pestered. My mom on the other hand lives 5 houses down and is amazing. I sooooooooo lucked out with that arrangement!

sugarkissed

My tree looks like we went insane shopping.. but most of the gifts are fake! Haha.  We wrapped up giant boxes too tall for DD to climb and filled them with textbooks and bricks to make them too heavy for her to move.  Alas... a toddler fence that still looks pretty! 

She's only tore a corner of wrapping paper from one box and all of the ornaments have stayed intact, so I'm calling it a win.