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Drea926

I figured I'd get things going :-)

Before DH and I were married, I set his younger brother up with a friend of mine. They seemed great for each other at first, but over the course of their three year relationship I absolutely couldn't stand them together - for a multitude of reasons. Well, they broke up last week and I'm so glad! I kind of feel like a bitch for feeling this way but I was so happy when my friend called with the news. 

Lesson learned - I will never, ever, ever play matchmaker again!

schwabmomma

I'm leaving for a week long beach vacation today with DH's family. Although I'm excited about DS getting to see the ocean and I know we will have fun, I'm also nervous about being judged by my ILs about my parenting. I have never been with them 24-7 in the same house for this long and they are typically full of opinions about how I'm doing this or that wrong when they just babysit for a bit. I wish I was 100% excited but I actually feel a little reluctant to go. Meh....in-laws. They suck.

kleigh926

Okay, I feel like I actually have a flame-worthy confession today.
One my best friends called me two nights ago to tell me that she's filing for divorce. They have only been married for 14 months and I was a bridesmaid in the wedding. Her and her soon-to-be ex were together for 5 years before they got married, and I never really thought they were a good couple. He's 4 years younger than her (I believe he was only 20 or maybe even 19 when they got married), always seemed kind of immature to me, and there were issues between her and his family. Apparently after they got married it started coming out that he's a pathological liar, compulsive spender, and emotionally abusive.
I feel terrible for her, but at the same time, I'm also a little sad that the only wedding I've ever been in resulted in divorce just over a year later. I know that's totally selfish and doesn't even really make sense!!! But I still feel kinda sad for myself.
Ugh. I feel like a horrible person typing that.

Rosebean

I have been reading about some mothers who have dropped their babies by accident. And each time I read about it, I would get this kind of cocky/overly proud feeling like "well I have never dropped my child..." Which was very ridiculous because that is always followed with karma. I was walking up the stairs with DS to take him to the bathroom at a restaurant. The stairs were tiled and my shoes were really grippy, so I fell up the stairs with him in my arms. I tweaked my arm at the last second and caught most of the brunt on my arm, but I am pretty sure he clunked his head and got a bit squished. I took him to DH instantly (he is a paramedic, lucky us) and he announced he was fine. Of course, by the time I got there, DS wasn't even really crying anymore. So we think it was more surprise than hurt. But I felt really dumb for not being more careful and for having those really ignorant thoughts before it happened. I am just glad he is okay.

LyssRob

When DS wakes up with a scratch on his face (like this morning) I get upset purely for vanity reasons.  (He wont look as cute if I want to post a pic on fb!)  

musicalmama5

We were going to start some sort of sleep training, and I totally chickened out. I started crying when I was nursing and rocking him to sleep and I knew I just couldn't do it. I'm such a wuss.

sefferj

LyssRob said:

When DS wakes up with a scratch on his face (like this morning) I get upset purely for vanity reasons.  (He wont look as cute if I want to post a pic on fb!)  

I swear my son always scratches himself right before his monthly photo! He turns 6 months tomorrow and I'm betting he will scratch himself some time before then. It's sad, but I too get sad that he wont look as cute with a huge scratch across his face!

Drea926

sefferj said:

When DS wakes up with a scratch on his face (like this morning) I get upset purely for vanity reasons.  (He wont look as cute if I want to post a pic on fb!)  

I swear my son always scratches himself right before his monthly photo! He turns 6 months tomorrow and I'm betting he will scratch himself some time before then. It's sad, but I too get sad that he wont look as cute with a huge scratch across his face!

Haha! Count me in! DS also seems to scratch himself right before we go to the doctor too and I'm always like, "Ahhh now you don't look perfect!"

DublinMama

I never get tired of people telling me my kid is cute. Maybe it's ignorant mother blindness, but I know people aren't just saying it because that's what you say about a baby.  I take an unhealthy amount of pride in creating a kid that appears to be getting rave reviews from people on his looks. You'd think I personally arranged the outcome of his gene combinations and features myself. It's stupid vain.
X_X

ilysarahd

DublinMama said:

I never get tired of people telling me my kid is cute. Maybe it's ignorant mother blindness, but I know people aren't just saying it because that's what you say about a baby.  I take an unhealthy amount of pride in creating a kid that appears to be getting rave reviews from people on his looks. You'd think I personally arranged the outcome of his gene combinations and features myself. It's stupid vain.
X_X

Me 2! We took DD to the zoo to try and see the new baby polar bear exhibit. It was super crowded as usual so I was standing there waiting and a women said "your daughter is much cuter than the polar bears". I was so proud! lol In my head I was saying "well obviously she's my child". I love when people compliment her cuteness, it's even more flattering than if they said 

"wow you're freaking gorgeous". It sounds a lot more vain typed out than it does in my head.

MalRiggs

I couldn't wait to take my kids to grandma's tonight. She has been asking for a while foe them to come spend the night. I'm felt bad but am sooooo looking forward to an adult night :-bd and sleeping in tomorrow

DublinMama

I couldn't wait to take my kids to grandma's tonight. She has been asking for a while foe them to come spend the night. I'm felt bad but am sooooo looking forward to an adult night :-bd and sleeping in tomorrow


Jealousssss lol. Jackson's grandparents live 3 hours away in one direction, and 4 hours away in the other. There are no sleepovers at Nana's or Grandma's. None that we aren't part of, at least.  Now that I've gotten over the hump of dropping him off at daycare, I'm totally cool with Jax going overnight with his grandparents and re-living the glory days of sleeping past 6 a.m. lol.

tiffanyp

sefferj said:

When DS wakes up with a scratch on his face (like this morning) I get upset purely for vanity reasons.  (He wont look as cute if I want to post a pic on fb!)  

I swear my son always scratches himself right before his monthly photo! He turns 6 months tomorrow and I'm betting he will scratch himself some time before then. It's sad, but I too get sad that he wont look as cute with a huge scratch across his face!

Am I the only one who edits scratches and blemishes out of photos? Neither of my girls has ever had even a pimple in her monthly photo I guess that's my confession...