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met DH 1995 ~ married DH 2006 ~ completed our family 2008
Life is good!
Open letter Wednesday
What's on your mind? Vents, confessions, thanks...
met DH 1995 ~ married DH 2006 ~ completed our family 2008
Life is good!
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Re: Open letter Wednesday
Dear DD,
I am sorry I am not the Mommy I know I can be these days. I am working on it and hope you can have patience while I work on it. Keep getting healthier and being adorable often enough for me to forgive your testing moments. I love you more than you will ever know.
hugs, grateful every day to be your mommy
Dear DD's future therapist,
Please tell her that I am doing the best I can and don't mean to do the harm I fear I do to her. Everything I do is out of love.
Sincerely, an exhausted mom
Dear FIL,
Your wife's 60th birthday is this weekend. You haven't organized anything despite my attempts to help you and your wife's hints. I am glad I am married to your son and not you.
Signed, the daughter your wife wished she had
Dear Boss,
You are awesome. I am so thankful for your family friendly policies, especially this week. I'll try to work harder in exchange.
Sincerely, thankful paycheck
Dear DD's Christmas presents,
Please stay in the closet and don't tempt me to get you out early. I am so excited for DD to meet you on Dec 25!!
Love, credit card signature
met DH 1995 ~ married DH 2006 ~ completed our family 2008
Life is good!
Dear Time,
Please stop going so fast. DS is not really ten months old and I am not ready to have a toddler. This year has been so much fun, but I can wait to see what the future brings.
Respectfully Yours, Blinked too many times
Dear Medela PISA,
I am so disappointed in your product but am grateful you sent me a THIRD new pump at no additional cost to me. Because my second pump stopped working, my supply has been ruined and I have had to start giving DS whole milk 2 months too early. When your product works, it's great, but it shouldn't break every three months. Please fix the problem.
Sincerely, All dried up
One more.....
Dear Co-irkers,
If you finish the coffee, MAKE SOME MORE! I am tired of going into the break room and finding all 6 coffee urns empty.
Sincerely, Not your mama!
Dear Employer,
Thank you for having a winter break. I can't wait to spend 2 weeks with baby C and to not have to go out when it is 6 degrees.
Sincerely, VP of Talent Acquisition
Dear DH,
You're the best. Thank you for being a really great dad. But thanks even more for making dinner and cleaning the kitchen last night. I'll also thank you for the great Christmas present you got me that I'm not supposed to know about.
Love, your overtired, grateful wife
Dear Baby C,
Thank you for being so smiley and chill all the time. If you wouldn't mind not waking up at 3am, I promise to make our two weeks together super, super, fun.
Love, your mama who will love you in spite of the 3am wake-ups.
Dear Chicago Winters,
You suck. I can't wait until we're done with you.
Signed, the girl in the white comforter, I mean parka.
Dear Whiney/Martyr co-worker - speak up, ask for help! this isn't heart surgery here - you don't have to work until 9 pm, its your choice, don't try to make me feel guilty abuot your poor planning.
Dear DD - I'm kinda having fun this week with just the two of us while DH is at a class, even if even if getting home to you at night it is very hectic. Don't tell Daddy we had fun w/o him!
Dear new basement playroom - you rock! I'm so glad we have you now - winter's going to be alot more fun!!
Dear company that just interviewed - you guys are idiots for not hiring me and letting me WFH PT. I love how all these employers say they are family friendly, want people to have a work-life balance, etc. but when push comes to shove, you are unwiling to adapt. Oh well . .... your loss!
Dear H,
I know you are working hard .I know 13 hour days are long (I did them for the last 3 years while pregnant or nursing). Even though I've been there and done that, I appreciate your efforts and I say so with a "thank you" all the time. But because of your long hours I am solely responsible for our four beautiful children Monday-Friday plus work and household duties. So I am really sorry if I haven't been in "the mood" lately, but I'm working really hard too. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, we will be debt free soon, and it will all be worth it! I do love you, and we will get through this.
Signed your mentally and physically exhausted wife
Dear Boss,
You are the best. I've never had a boss that would let me take a "long lunch" just to see my peanut do an art project at school, or let me adjust my hours so I can drop my monkey off at pre-school. I never saw myself doing a "desk job" but your employees actually like working for you. Your disposition and respect for me and others is something I think a lot of bosses feel they don't need to give employees. I tell people how awesome you are everyday.
Signed couldn't ask for a better job
Dear winter,
If it's going to be 20 degrees, at least let it snow. I've over you.
Love Me
dear patience,
please give me the strength to deal the worlds twists and turns in this thing called life. i need u more than ever bills are piling up, my daughter is sick, my finace is testing me, work and school are very demanding.
thank you, an exhuasted mama
Dear DS: You're adorable and I love you. But I do not love being woken up 4 or 5 times a night. Can we please go back to sleeping at least 4hrs straight, even if you're not ready for 10hr stretches like you had 3wks ago?
Dear DH: I love you, you keep me sane.
Dear Work: Is it seriously only Wednesday? I should have taken next week off completely too.....
Dear co-irker... Please stop whining about the upcoming year and having to do a little more work...this year you hardly had to put ANY effort in...just b/c next year you will have to work your hours doesn't mean you can cry about it...
From your irrated coworker
Dear MIL & SIL, Please leave your condescending attitudes at home this holiday season.
from your loving DIL & SIL
Dear Road Commission,
I think your excuse for not salting the roads at night is pathetic. There are ways to get around paying overtime - like by having 3 shifts! We live in the auto factory capital of the world, surely you've heard of such a thing. At the rate we're going, my kids will be in school until July because of snow days due to bad roads. Some of us actually do have to go to work on these days too, you know!
Signed,
Disgruntled tax payer
Dear Menopausal Co-irker,
I'm sure you were comfortable with your thermostat set to 60 degrees. I think I should remind you that you wear a shirt and jacket to work every day. I wear a shirt and jacket to work every day and then put on a sweater when I get into my frigid office. Here's a thought ... take off your damn jacket if you're hot!
Signed,
Your freezing Coworker
dear office thermostat,
Please start working. If we set you at 77, that doesn't mean we want the building to be at 57.
Sign,
Freezing
Dear kids,
I love you both dearly, but you are growing up too fast. Please stay my little babies a bit longer. I haven't had enough time at this stage yet.
Signed,
Where has time gone
Dear work,
Please finish yourself. I'm tired and would really like a nap. Can't you just fill in the spreadsheet for me by reading my mind?!
Signed,
Tired but not done.
Dear Boss: I am soo extremely pissed at you right now. I can't believe you won't let me work from home on Friday so I can attend LO's holiday concert. The concert starts at 2:30 p.m., the CONFERENCE CALL I must attend "in person" starts at 1:30 p.m. and is 45 miles away from my home. I'm sorry you had to take the red-eye home from Hawaii last night and you are in the office today and obviously extremely grumpy. It's not my fault!! We will discuss the same things on this call that we discussed last month. You know this. Stop being pissy. I'm serious, I may not appear in person on Friday. Let's not forget that I've been working non stop on this stupid project for the last 10 days and that I have worked every evening at home until 10 p.m. and at least 4-5 hours on Saturday and Sunday. Not to mention I dragged paperwork with me on my business trip to Reno so I could work on it in my hotel room until midnight. I think I have earned the ability to see my son!!
Dear DH; You had better make this holiday concert a priority. I expect you to attend since I can't. All the other parents will be there and let's not forget your absense of employment right now, it's not like you have something else going on .
Sincerely, Extremely pissed off and frustrated!!
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