Tell me your story please.

BeachBum73

Hi...I've been a lurker on The Nest/Bump for a loooong time.  I think I joined after my first daughter was born in 2004.  This is my 3rd screen name - my first was my last name and my second I forgot.  I WFH in Marketing which is why I'm mostly a lurker - I get busy and don't post/reply very often and then things slow down and I'm here more often.  I always feel weird about posting b/c even though I've been here forever, no one really "knows" me. 

I'm 40, DH is 42 and I have an (almost) 20 year old stepson, 9 year old daughter and 3 year old son.  I live outside of Chicago in the Western 'burbs and don't have a hometown since my Dad was in the military for my entire childhood.  He retired a few days before I graduated from high school so I never lived anywhere for longer than 3 years.

Can't think of much else....

JackoftheBox

Hi I am a long time lurker who was too nervous to post on the lurker thread after that scary invasive uncle sam GIF... thanks btw. I have been married 3 years and I have a 17month old son. I am from the Midwest so feel free to ask about corn fields, soy beans, wheat, and other extremely boring shit.

phunkyphish

I don't post too often, but figured I'd get in on this action. 

I'm 31, DH is 36, together since 2002, married since 2009. We actually met at the mall, we both worked there. 

First child is our graybeard chocolate lab, she's 8 and finally starting to slow down (a little) and she loves our 9 month old DD, especially now that she is eating real food. 

Have major love for jambands and music festivals, and I hand out skittles to poor people for a living. 

NativeFloridian

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@nativefloridian Whaddid ya get?

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secretsout

I'm 33, husband is almost 32.  We've been married 6 years, together for 16.  We have one son who is 22 months.  I am not sure if we will have another child or not.  We also have a huge dog and 2 annoying cats.  I grew up and still live in MD, just outside of DC.  I've been a member of the the knot/bump for a long time, but was never much of a poster until recently.  I work full time at a University supporting faculty in their technology needs.  Sometimes my job annoys me, but overall I like it and the benefits are awesome, even if the salary leaves a bit to be desired.  I used to want to be a stay at home mom, but am pretty sure that I'd never be able to pull that off mentally unless I was super rich and could afford a nanny and do things like shop all day and travel a lot. 

Hobby wise, I used to sew/quilt regularly, but since having a baby that has gone by the wayside.  I like to read, listen to music, and stalk Harry Styles. 

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I'm the poster formally known as Wine O Mite.  I wanted to be able to be tagged, so I changed my name (I'll explain how the name DragonBlood came about later).

I'm 32.  Originally from the Land of Cleve, but have called Chicago my home for the past 9 years.  I met my H here in Chicago.  We dated for 5 years, were married for 2.5 and now we are getting divorced.  He decided that he didn't want kids and that is a complete deal breaker for me.

So I've been back in the dating scene and some guy on Match.com named DragonBlood messaged me with a VIP message.  It was funny (sorry, I know it's kind of mean) and I decided to use the name.  It's kind of awesome.

I was recruited to The Bump from The Knot in June of 2012.  That's why I'm on a parenting site with no children.  I also thought I'd be having children right about now, so that kind of sucks. Instead I'm single and partying it up.

I had a dog, but my ex took her.  That is probably the hardest part about all of this crap.

bullybutt

My name is bullybutt (because I have an 8 year old bulldog who was my first kid).  I have another mixed rescue and ongoing desire for more animals. 

I waited many years to finally reproduce with someone whom I can't stand now.  We have been together for almost 5 years and have no intention of marriage.  He is the hardest working (by choice) person I know but the biggest mother efn asshole.  I fear that my DS will inherit some of his behaviors one day. 

I Bump Stalk more than I work.  I work for a lucrative company in Tulsa, OK and have a degree, also, in Environmental Science.  I wish that I could run an animal rescue instead of sitting behind a desk pretending to work.

I eat like a 500 lb man, wish that I could drink more than I do (still BF) and am in the process of trying to run 1/2 marathons like I use to. Farts are hilarious and I think Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears is overrated. Charlie Hunnam is my man-crush.

kelseypie

I'm Kelsey. New to the party. "Came out" in the dirty lurker callout thread. I'm in St. Louis, but from a very rural area. I'm 26, married for 3 years on Tuesday. I met my husband at a little hole in the wall concert venue that I used to work at.

Our son is 4 months old. To my surprise, I'm starting to become crunchy since becoming a parent. DH seems to be taking it pretty well. I've gotten into cloth diapering and baby wearing and I spend way too much money on it.

I love Harry Potter and Star Wars. I'm a hairstylist. I like it, but am hoping to SAH soon. I'm kind of a music snob. I tend to like metal and indie. I hate new country, and side eye people who like Nickelback.

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ILY @DragonBlood13

ILY2 @ashleysyn2

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MotherOfPearl85 said:

@DragonBlood13, I am really sorry to hear that. He sucks. How does one just decide he doesn't want kids? Funny but not so funny story, my friend was dating a guy that said he didn't want any kids and she actually has infertility issues (not funny part). Well, they broke up and now he is married with children. :-/

Good luck with your future dating and partying. 

Who fucking knows @motherofpearl85...it does really suck though. Mainly because like 6 of my friends are due this month.  It's awesome.

But next weekend @onederfulmother and I will be together and it is going to be the greatest weekend ever.

Edit to add....I want to clarify that I am happy for my friends, it just kind of stings right now.

PinkyFloyd73

@christel811 OMG your siggy! I want to just eat her.


@DragonBlood13 I was wondering where Wino went. I'm sorry you're going through all that, especially about losing your pup.

robyn2201

I intro'd on the lurker thread but to keep it going and not be a dirty lurker anymore...here you go:

My name is Robyn. I am 31 years old. I grew up in Indiana and moved to So Cal after HS to go to college. I have my BA in Studio Art but don't use it. I do claims for a large construction company. DH and I met in 2001, got married 2007. I started posting on TK when I was planning my wedding in 2006. DH is a SAHD during the week and is a free lance camerman on weekends. He mostly films auto races and travels ALOT. In fact he currently on his way to Georgia right now and won't be back till Monday. I hate how much he travels but it does allow him to be home with the girls during the week.

studyinpink

I am 31 today and have been with DH for 12 years and married 7 of those.

I have 2 DDs- just turned two years and two months.

I am an RN in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and I absolutely love it most of the time. I am blessed to be able to have a flexible schedule and work when I want to for the most part. It's taken five years and a lot of waiting lists to get that flexibility.

We had loans equal to a house because I went to a private college and was in school forever because I was going to be a teacher and then switched to nursing.

I have a lot of chronic illnesses that make me feel crappy all the time but am blessed that I have an amazing hubby who supports me in every way. He has never known the not sick me.

And now I feel all vulnerable :-S I also happen to be super shy and think I have generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety.

Pearls+Oysters

I'm a 30 year old SAHM to our (almost 100%) one and done 6 month old son. I'm not married but we are engaged and have no intention of getting married soon. I have a 10yo dog that is sick and I spend my days picking up poop vomit and spit up, courtesy of said dog and son. I hate my life and I need adult interactions, hence my presence on TB. I want to go back to school because my degree in accounting is BS and I hate it and I don't want to go back to working in that field. SO is never home. My house looks like a tornado hit it twice and my baby is dirty. He's also teething. And I need a shower. A long one. Without DS in his bumbo on the bathroom floor fussing it out the whole 5min it takes me to shampoo wash and rinse.

I'm just having a bad week. I'm usually happy I swear.

nancy30005

@DragonBlood13 - I am so sorry he took her.
I didn't know that. (((hugs)))

My story - I'm nancy, 41, DH is 35. Married for fie years. DS turns 3 on Tuesday. I majored in Communications but wound up being in the stock market. Now I stay at home. 

I had a crazy ass childhood and like a PP said, I'm paranoid about ruining my kid. I love beer and football and red meat. I grew up in the DFW area but now I'm in ATL. Been on TB since TTC in 2009.

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Ursulala

I am 40; live in N. California with three kids (DS: 8; DD1: almost 3; DD2: 8 months).  Met my husband in college when we were 19; went steady & lived in sin for a long while, then got married 11 years ago.  

I'm an attorney, but have been at home with the kids & liking it for the past 2 years.  If I could travel back in time and tell my pre-kid self this, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't believe me.  I do want to go back to work in a couple of years.

I think I must hold a record for longest interval between joining & posting.  I posted here for the first time on the delurking thread a couple of days ago; when I went to join up so that I could delurk, I found out that my e-mail already had an account.  I remember looking at wedding dresses on the Knot, so it must have happened then.  So now I have an Ancient Membership badge and like three posts.

PinkyFloyd73

@Stephpinkd Happy Birthday!

Snufflyfluffy

I guess since I am trying to come out of lurking this is a good place to post.

I am 24 and live in UT.  I met DH almost 6 years ago, and have been married for almost 3 years. We have DS who is almost 10 months old and 2 dogs and a cat.

I work at a telephone translation company for the hearing impared but it is just a job, not a career.  I hope to go back to school soon so that I can do what I really want to do.

As for hobbies, I cross stitch (very cool I know), read, watch TV, do crafty stuff (I worked at Michaels for years so it got ingrained into my brain) and hang out with DH.  Very recently I also have started going to the gym in hopes of going back to my PP weight.

 

hero

Hi. My name Hero.My sn is the name of one my dogs. I am 35 and dh is 30. I have a BS in Liberal Studies and a lapsed Elementary Education teaching credential. I am a SAHM at the moment but I hope to go onto  graduate school after dh finishes his degree.  We have been together almost 8 yrs and married 6. Ds is 4 and is absolutely awesome. I have been on the Bump since the 2007 but took a break after a m/c. I have anxiety and am shy so I have a bad habit of lurking and not posting.  

I am pretty boring. I drink once a year, have never done any kind of drugs, no tattoos (I want one), most of my piercings had to be removed because of psoriasis, and I don't listen to 1D. 

L-)

I love Sherlock, creating art and crafts, and reading.