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Kristonita12

Let's hear them!

Kristonita12

I started the thread today because I actually have one for once and didn't want to forget. Flame away, but I LOVE Miley Cyrus.. Well, her music, not her. She's a train wreck, but one that I'm a happy bystander for!

PrettyInPearls23

I can't stand dirty dishes in the sink and last night there was a bowl, a couple of drinking glasses and some forks, knives and spoons. I knew the dishwasher was full and clean, but instead of emptying it like I should've, I just found room for those dirty dishes and ran it again.

DH will be home tonight and he can empty the dishwasher for me. It's my least favorite chore.

ravenclaw1

I moved my work hours from 9-5:30 to 8-4:30 so I could leave in time to get A to daycare. So far, I haven't showed up at 8 even one day. I usually get here 8:30-45... but my FFFC is that as long as I show up before anyone else in the office (which I do) nobody knows the difference and I don't feel bad leaving early. 

OliveMom3

ravenclaw1 said:

I moved my work hours from 9-5:30 to 8-4:30 so I could leave in time to get A to daycare. So far, I haven't showed up at 8 even one day. I usually get here 8:30-45... but my FFFC is that as long as I show up before anyone else in the office (which I do) nobody knows the difference and I don't feel bad leaving early. 

Walk

OliveMom3

That was supposed to say "walking a fine line, no?" It won't let me edit.

llybeck

I hate the phrase, "sorry, not sorry." People sound like a snotty little preteen jerks to me when they say that. If you aren't sorry, than don't even say it, it just sounds bitchy to me.

bumpuser10024844

llybeck said:

I hate the phrase, "sorry, not sorry." People sound like a snotty little preteen jerks to me when they say that. If you aren't sorry, than don't even say it, it just sounds bitchy to me.

I also hate the word "butthurt."

OliveMom3

My FFFC: I screen our calls and won't answer when it's a particular friend of my DHs because he ALWAYS wants our families to get together. His wife is super woman with a 4 year old a twin 1 year olds, and she talks a mile a minute and frankly being around them exhausts me. I will "forget" to mention to my DH when his friend calls and I know dh is fine with that.

llybeck

hlcollums said:

llybeck said:

I hate the phrase, "sorry, not sorry." People sound like a snotty little preteen jerks to me when they say that. If you aren't sorry, than don't even say it, it just sounds bitchy to me.

I also hate the word "butthurt."


Yes! My issue with that one is I had an ex that said it constantly, it starts sounding childish. There are a lot of other words to use in place of it.

ravenclaw1

OliveMom3 said:

That was supposed to say "walking a fine line, no?" It won't let me edit.

eh, my office is a bit of a hot mess. nobody knows WTH is going on anyway, and I'm not really planning on staying long. 

my boss has always says that as long as work gets done, he's not terribly concerned where people are and when people get here. office hours start at 9 and there is rarely any more than 2-3 people here before 9:30.

eyris

My IUD fell out before Christmas and I've been too busy/lazy to make an appmt. with my OB to figure out my options.

DH and I had sex this week and the condom broke and I've been stressing about it ever since. My cycle isn't predictable yet at all so I have no idea if it was near ovulation time.

Confession: part of me kind of wants to be pregnant so I can just have a second one and be done with pregnancy/newborn stage (I only want two.)

eyris

twolittlewheels said:

eyris said:

My IUD fell out before Christmas and I've been too busy/lazy to make an appmt. with my OB to figure out my options.

DH and I had sex this week and the condom broke and I've been stressing about it ever since. My cycle isn't predictable yet at all so I have no idea if it was near ovulation time.

Confession: part of me kind of wants to be pregnant so I can just have a second one and be done with pregnancy/newborn stage (I only want two.)

Do it! Do it! Then I can live vicariously through your pregnancy since we are done.

Haha, I probably would except for the fact that I'm supposed to wait a year because I had a c-section. Also, looking forward to not being pregnant this summer. Considering TTC in the fall though.

JocelynB0911

I don't care for new people that are just now coming out of the woodwork. Excuse me while I don't squeeee at the fact you claim to have stalked our board for almost a year and are just now making an intro. It's creepy not cute.

psychgirl33

SLBxtreme said:

I thought I would love being a SAHM, but so far I hate it. Unfortunately we just moved so I have no free/cheap child care so it makes more sense for me to stay home since I would barely make enough to cover child care. But I need to escape from this child before I lose what little of my mind is left. I found a moms group and I'm still dealing with PPD, so I'm holding out and hoping that I eventually enjoy this more. I feel like a terrible mother for not wanting to spend time with and care for my child.

I was the same. Hugs. I hope it gets better for you!

psychgirl33

Mine is that I'm secretly glad my weight loss affected my supply because now I have an excuse to keep eating more and not worry about my weight too much.

amelbug

I have one - my grammar sucks! I often mix up your and you're (I know how to use them, i just autopilot don't.) I can probably say I don't know how to use affect and effect properly, as I mentioned in another post and I am sure there are a lot more! My mum and sister use yous which makes me shudder ie hope yous had a good day! Its common in my hometown so I'm thankful I don't use that!

JLMcWeeney

twolittlewheels said:

I ran out of milk for cornbread yesterday so I substituted breastmilk. The real confession, I've actually lost track of the number of times I've done this over the last 4 years of nursing. No one's ever noticed a difference.

This is grossing me out so much. Maybe it shouldn't because I breastfeed, but it is really weird to me.

kennazebrowsky

I got a bonus today at work for a small job we closed out. I'm happy I did because I've been debating on quitting which I don't want to but I have this love hate relationship with my job. My confession is I haven't done much recently to deserve it. Mainly because I have felt used and abused.

I work for my dad so it's not an easy walk away deal and I'm supposed to take over the company in 4 years.

It's just been stressful lately and I haven't had a raise so who knows when. I've been here ten years so it's just wearing me down.

So I got a bonus and that makes me feel more appreciated. It wasn't big but the job wasn't either. I'm supposed to get more for the next job we close out and that one is supposed to be big because it's a 1/2 a million dollar project

JocelynB0911

SLBxtreme said:

JocelynB0911 said:

I don't care for new people that are just now coming out of the woodwork. Excuse me while I don't squeeee at the fact you claim to have stalked our board for almost a year and are just now making an intro. It's creepy not cute.

I disagree. While yes, it's creepy, who cares if there are new people who want to participate? The ones who think they are going to change us, like that gem earlier this week, can get bent. Why do we (using we loosely as the group as a whole) have to keep chasing newbs away? I guess if everyone wants to keep this exclusive now then I'll just have to accept that but I don't get it.

By all means join in. I still think it's extremely weird that they claim to have stalked our board and just now want in.

JLMcWeeney

After yet another argument about DH being obsessed with video games and putting them before taking the time to help with DS he decided he needed to delete them all from our computer. He said he wanted to and he will wait until DS is older to play them.
My confession: I feel guilty about him not playing them at all. I am grateful he made that decision, but I know how much he likes to play them.

noelani42

My husband mentioned to me last week that it upsets him that I havent even attempted to initiate intimacy since the baby was born and he feels unwanted...I do feel bad about it, but am just so tired and have no sex drive!

My confession is that the other night, I knew he was exhausted from his work day and half asleep, so I decided that's when I would "initiate" something because I knew there was a 95% chance he'd say he was too tired, which he did. Now he can't say I haven't tried!

And I know, we need to get it going again, and I'm sure it will get much better once I'm getting sleep again...

thedash

jdoud77 said:

I have recently stopped breast feeding because I could no longer bare the stress of supply issues and all my attempts to increase my supply. Since then, I'm much happier and so much of my time has freed up because I no longer have to pump all hours of the day. Before, I would wake up at 3 a.m. to feed baby, rock her back to sleep and pump which sometimes would take more than an hour to do. Now I'm back to sleep in about 20 minutes. I'm surprised how fast I dried up and without any pain. Even though everyone around me is proud of how long I did it given my circumstances, part of me feels like crap because I feel like I'm robbing my kid of the added benefits to breast milk.

You did an amazing job and should not feel bad! I remember some of your posts here and on the BF board. Try to give yourself credit for how hard you worked at it and that you made it as far as you did. Everything about parenting is a balancing act. Sure there could be benefits to breastmilk for for more time but there are definitely benefits to you being a happy, (relatively) rested mom. Try to let go of the guilt and enjoy the extra time you have for yourself and with your LO.

thedash

I probably could have stayed home today but instead I took the kids to their DCP and came in to the office to get some work done. But now I'm bumping...

Bamgal25

jdoud77 said:

I have recently stopped breast feeding because I could no longer bare the stress of supply issues and all my attempts to increase my supply. Since then, I'm much happier and so much of my time has freed up because I no longer have to pump all hours of the day. Before, I would wake up at 3 a.m. to feed baby, rock her back to sleep and pump which sometimes would take more than an hour to do. Now I'm back to sleep in about 20 minutes. I'm surprised how fast I dried up and without any pain. Even though everyone around me is proud of how long I did it given my circumstances, part of me feels like crap because I feel like I'm robbing my kid of the added benefits to breast milk.

I understand your feelings completely. I am still BF but every other day decide to stop due to struggles. So far I've managed to keep going but will likely stop soon. I know I will feel guilty but it may be for the best if it improves my stress levels. And I definitely think bottle feeding would be faster than what I've been doing lately. Hugs to you!

diamondhappy

I rarely get a chance to view discussions on this board. When I do I read old posts first, with the exception of UO & FFFC bc they're juicy.

My FFFC: If someone offered me money to give a bumpies username from this board, I couldn't. IJDGAF. Who posts what, when, where, how many times, old vs new, doesn't determine the level of crazy/weirdness in my book. So if I have a question I'll try to find the answer by looking through old posts first. If I can't find it, I'll ask this board. If I get an answer, great. I really appreciate all the answers I've received so far on this board. If not, oh well. I certainly wouldn't ask a life or death question and wait for the internet to give me my answer.

barnratash

I use a blanket when I put DS down. I tuck it under his legs and have no issues. At this point I'm not really worried about him suffocating himself. He usually kicks it off anyway.

happybride 276

jdoud77 said:

I have recently stopped breast feeding because I could no longer bare the stress of supply issues and all my attempts to increase my supply. Since then, I'm much happier and so much of my time has freed up because I no longer have to pump all hours of the day. Before, I would wake up at 3 a.m. to feed baby, rock her back to sleep and pump which sometimes would take more than an hour to do. Now I'm back to sleep in about 20 minutes. I'm surprised how fast I dried up and without any pain. Even though everyone around me is proud of how long I did it given my circumstances, part of me feels like crap because I feel like I'm robbing my kid of the added benefits to breast milk.

You have no reason to feel bad. You did the best you could do. I am proud of you. Give yourself more credit.

Bamgal25

I find dog hair on DD's pacifier and clothes all the time, but I'm not too concerned about it. Our dog is an inside dog and stays fairly clean, so I figure if she happens to get a few hairs in her mouth it won't kill her.

JocelynB0911

diamondhappy said:

I rarely get a chance to view discussions on this board. When I do I read old posts first, with the exception of UO & FFFC bc they're juicy.

My FFFC: If someone offered me money to give a bumpies username from this board, I couldn't. IJDGAF. Who posts what, when, where, how many times, old vs new, doesn't determine the level of crazy/weirdness in my book. So if I have a question I'll try to find the answer by looking through old posts first. If I can't find it, I'll ask this board. If I get an answer, great. I really appreciate all the answers I've received so far on this board. If not, oh well. I certainly wouldn't ask a life or death question and wait for the internet to give me my answer.

Wtf are you talking about?

jlp0528

JocelynB0911 said:

diamondhappy said:

I rarely get a chance to view discussions on this board. When I do I read old posts first, with the exception of UO & FFFC bc they're juicy.

My FFFC: If someone offered me money to give a bumpies username from this board, I couldn't. IJDGAF. Who posts what, when, where, how many times, old vs new, doesn't determine the level of crazy/weirdness in my book. So if I have a question I'll try to find the answer by looking through old posts first. If I can't find it, I'll ask this board. If I get an answer, great. I really appreciate all the answers I've received so far on this board. If not, oh well. I certainly wouldn't ask a life or death question and wait for the internet to give me my answer.

Wtf are you talking about?

@JocelynB0911

jlp0528

My FFFC isn't juicy... I use my pants as a napkin a lot bc LO is usually asleep in my arms or something so I don't get up and get napkins to avoid disturbing her. Usually at home I'm in yoga or pj pants so I don't really care.

JocelynB0911

jpryber0528 said:

JocelynB0911 said:

diamondhappy said:

I rarely get a chance to view discussions on this board. When I do I read old posts first, with the exception of UO & FFFC bc they're juicy.

My FFFC: If someone offered me money to give a bumpies username from this board, I couldn't. IJDGAF. Who posts what, when, where, how many times, old vs new, doesn't determine the level of crazy/weirdness in my book. So if I have a question I'll try to find the answer by looking through old posts first. If I can't find it, I'll ask this board. If I get an answer, great. I really appreciate all the answers I've received so far on this board. If not, oh well. I certainly wouldn't ask a life or death question and wait for the internet to give me my answer.

Wtf are you talking about?

@JocelynB0911

@jpryber0528 was I the only one lost on that?

blinnea23

JocelynB0911 said:

jpryber0528 said:

JocelynB0911 said:

diamondhappy said:

I rarely get a chance to view discussions on this board. When I do I read old posts first, with the exception of UO & FFFC bc they're juicy.

My FFFC: If someone offered me money to give a bumpies username from this board, I couldn't. IJDGAF. Who posts what, when, where, how many times, old vs new, doesn't determine the level of crazy/weirdness in my book. So if I have a question I'll try to find the answer by looking through old posts first. If I can't find it, I'll ask this board. If I get an answer, great. I really appreciate all the answers I've received so far on this board. If not, oh well. I certainly wouldn't ask a life or death question and wait for the internet to give me my answer.

Wtf are you talking about?

@JocelynB0911

@jpryber0528 was I the only one lost on that?

I'm totally lost

noelani42

jpryber0528 said:

I rarely get a chance to view discussions on this board. When I do I read old posts first, with the exception of UO & FFFC bc they're juicy. My FFFC: If someone offered me money to give a bumpies username from this board, I couldn't. IJDGAF. Who posts what, when, where, how many times, old vs new, doesn't determine the level of crazy/weirdness in my book. So if I have a question I'll try to find the answer by looking through old posts first. If I can't find it, I'll ask this board. If I get an answer, great. I really appreciate all the answers I've received so far on this board. If not, oh well. I certainly wouldn't ask a life or death question and wait for the internet to give me my answer.

Wtf are you talking about?

@JocelynB0911

I think she's saying she doesn't really keep track of who's saying what or follow anyone's stories or wnything...I get it, but I had a very similar reaction to @JocelynB0911 when I read it...

ravenclaw1

jpryber0528 said:

My FFFC isn't juicy... I use my pants as a napkin a lot bc LO is usually asleep in my arms or something so I don't get up and get napkins to avoid disturbing her. Usually at home I'm in yoga or pj pants so I don't really care.

That's me when I'm home. I also use DD's onesie/pants/etc as a napkin. I figure there's a decent chance they'll get pee on them anyway, what's a few crumbs?

JocelynB0911

@sabrinakurtz, that makes sense now that you say it like that.

Shanmarie1083

Bamgal25 said:

I have recently stopped breast feeding because I could no longer bare the stress of supply issues and all my attempts to increase my supply. Since then, I'm much happier and so much of my time has freed up because I no longer have to pump all hours of the day. Before, I would wake up at 3 a.m. to feed baby, rock her back to sleep and pump which sometimes would take more than an hour to do. Now I'm back to sleep in about 20 minutes. I'm surprised how fast I dried up and without any pain. Even though everyone around me is proud of how long I did it given my circumstances, part of me feels like crap because I feel like I'm robbing my kid of the added benefits to breast milk.

I understand your feelings completely. I am still BF but every other day decide to stop due to struggles. So far I've managed to keep going but will likely stop soon. I know I will feel guilty but it may be for the best if it improves my stress levels. And I definitely think bottle feeding would be faster than what I've been doing lately. Hugs to you!

I could have written your post myself. Every day I want to quit but then the feelings of guilt take over and I talk myself into "one more day". When I was pregnant I had a goal to make it to a year and now I'll be lucky if I can make it to 6 months. It's just always been a struggle for me to maintain supply and keep up with her appetite. Then to make matters worse, she absolutely refuses a bottle from me unless it's breastmilk. She literally screams and flails and vomits it all out if it's not breastmilk. I feel like I'm stuck...

blonde151188

1. I still have my Christmas decorations up. I have no clue when I'll have the energy to take them down.

2. I still use the nipple shield with DS. I just haven't felt like teaching him to nurse without it if it's working so well for us.

Violet1372

JocelynB0911 said:

@sabrinakurtz, that makes sense now that you say it like that.

Yes I totally didn't understand until Sabrina re-explained

JamieWM

I think the song "I loved her first" is creepy and cheesy, especially for a father-daughter dance.