Gimme all your FFFCs

melody921

Let's get this party started.

melody921

LoisLayn23 said:

We got a report back from AEA (our local education agency) about Tessa and they said that she has some "issues" but they aren't severe enough to qualify for special education. So now we aren't sure what to do.

2 Pediatricians have acknowledged her problems (we are in the process of having her evaluated for ADHD/SPD) but since we aren't ready to medicate at this point, we aren't sure what to do next. Developmentally, she's normal. It's the social aspect that concerns us and we are trying to be proactive about it rather than wait until she enters school and then falls behind or is getting into trouble.

"Issues" sounds like a very non-helpful term for them to throw out. I hope you can get some answers. I think knowing you need to work on the social aspect is the first step, and not having any developmental things to overcome should make it easier. Hang in there!

melody921

I tell myself I'm going to save money, and then I buy a cute purse and more clothes for the kids. I need to get off the Internet.

melody921

LoisLayn23 said:

I'm dreading the long weekend. DH works 8-8 on Sat, Sun, and Mon so it's just me vs the kids. The weather will be gorgeous but that means they'll want to do all the things and I want to lounge. I should find something fun to do for a day or most of a day to kill the time.

I always feel like I need a game plan when it's just me and the kids so DS doesn't start antagonizing DD, and both kids whine less, lol. Is there somewhere you can go like a zoo or park? Or a friend or relative you can visit to kill some time?

melody921

I fully intend to spend my lunch hour getting my nails done, and then I may run to Target too. Productivity is low on days when most other people are off.

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thebanich

I have to get my oil changed today but I really, really want to go to target to get a swimsuit for this weekend. Obviously one is more important than the other.

I think its the swimsuit.

tinyhumantoe

My toes have been unpainted for a couple weeks.  I'm leaving them unpainted to let them breathe, but my red polish stained them pretty badly.  They look hideous. 

thebanich

My real hope is that my supervisor tells me to go home early so I can do both.

::Holds Breath::

misscheapandchic

I'm addicted to shopping for Zeke...it's always oh I just need one more shirt and then his summer wardrobe will be complete...lies! Whoever said having boys would save me money is a dirty liar!

BillyMollyEmmy

Yesterday was the first time I've used a tampon since before Aubrie was born because I have been terrified to try putting one in (even though I have sex and that's fine? haha) 

KellersPrag

Sorry @LoisLayn23, that's hard. But you sound like you are being as proactive as possible about it. I hope everything works out!

tinyhumantoe

I was watching game of thrones on my airplane last week, and the old man I had been chatting with before takeoff looked over during one of the raunchiest sex scenes.  ">

When we were landing he was telling me about all of his work with the church.  Haha

PenelopePond

Dh's brother lost a lot of weight. Now he looks pretty hot. X_X

MomtobeNJ

PACgirl71 said:

My FFFC: When I first heard Iggy Azalea's "Fancy," I did not picture her as a white girl with blond hair.

I have no idea who this is, but I think I know the song. She sounds exactly like Gwen Stefani so I DID picture a white girl with blonde hair. 

My FFFC: we have been planning a staff lunch outing for weeks because the school has a 1/2 day today, but 2 of my staff members have really been pissing me off lately and now I have no desire to go. This counts as a FFFC because I'm supposed to be the mature boss here. 

BillyMollyEmmy

@loislayn23 my brother exhibited a lot of the symptoms you're experiencing with Tessa. My mom was very against medication and really focused on diet, which DID help.
Once he was in school my mom spent countless hours doing one on one work with him to keep him focussed. He did get in trouble at school - but mostly because he always acted first and thought later. His teachers all recognized that he was a sweet, good-hearted kid, though, and also really worked with him.

EDIT: Also, don't always believe the expectations the doctors put on your child. One doctor told my mom that my brother would likely never stay focussed long enough to get through a book. He LOVES reading. It was his passion growing up and he had two bookshelves in his room and was always somewhere with his nose in a book. So, eff doctors. 

melody921

tinyhumantoe said:

My toes have been unpainted for a couple weeks.  I'm leaving them unpainted to let them breathe, but my red polish stained them pretty badly.  They look hideous. 

I hate when my toes are unpainted.

melody921

LoisLayn23 said:

melody921 said:

LoisLayn23 said:

I'm dreading the long weekend. DH works 8-8 on Sat, Sun, and Mon so it's just me vs the kids. The weather will be gorgeous but that means they'll want to do all the things and I want to lounge. I should find something fun to do for a day or most of a day to kill the time.

I always feel like I need a game plan when it's just me and the kids so DS doesn't start antagonizing DD, and both kids whine less, lol. Is there somewhere you can go like a zoo or park? Or a friend or relative you can visit to kill some time?

We have 3-4 parks in walking distance but that usually only lasts 30 minutes or so before a kid runs off or gets hurt. The zoo is an hour away but doable. I may set up the inflatable pool and the big umbrella so we can hang outside.

That sounds glorious. It's still not that warm here.

MomtobeNJ

melody921 said:

tinyhumantoe said:

My toes have been unpainted for a couple weeks.  I'm leaving them unpainted to let them breathe, but my red polish stained them pretty badly.  They look hideous. 

I hate when my toes are unpainted.

I don't mind them unpainted in the winter. They stay naked from October to May and I'm fine with that. But in the warmer months they're ALWAYS painted.

MRoxy0628

MomtobeNJ said:

melody921 said:

tinyhumantoe said:

My toes have been unpainted for a couple weeks.  I'm leaving them unpainted to let them breathe, but my red polish stained them pretty badly.  They look hideous. 

I hate when my toes are unpainted.

I don't mind them unpainted in the winter. They stay naked from October to May and I'm fine with that. But in the warmer months they're ALWAYS painted.

Me too.  I figure no one is going to see them then anyway.

melody921

I try to convince myself that my one longish run a week is contributing to overall health and weight loss. But really, I need to get my ass in gear the other six days.

redneckmomma25

I haven't had a pedicure wince I was pregnant. I also cannot remember the last time I painted my toes. I will for the wedding tomorrow but I just don't care enough to do them more often.

melody921

I've gotten to the point where I am tired of gossip and don't trust a lot of people. If you're flapping your gums to me about one person, I'm pretty sure you'e slamming me the same way when I'm not around. This obviously applies to IRL folks. I'm all for TB gossip ;-)

melody921

I'm too defensive when it comes to other people's comments/assumptions about my kids/family. I just want everyone to shut up, even though I know they mean well. Sometimes, I just feel like I don't need the analysis.

BillyMollyEmmy

LoisLayn23 said:

BillyMollyEmmy said:

@loislayn23 my brother exhibited a lot of the symptoms you're experiencing with Tessa. My mom was very against medication and really focused on diet, which DID help.
Once he was in school my mom spent countless hours doing one on one work with him to keep him focussed. He did get in trouble at school - but mostly because he always acted first and thought later. His teachers all recognized that he was a sweet, good-hearted kid, though, and also really worked with him.

EDIT: Also, don't always believe the expectations the doctors put on your child. One doctor told my mom that my brother would likely never stay focussed long enough to get through a book. He LOVES reading. It was his passion growing up and he had two bookshelves in his room and was always somewhere with his nose in a book. So, eff doctors. 

That's how Tessa is, her impulsivity is scary sometimes. I just don't want her to be *that* kid, you know?  " does great in school, easily distracted, doesn't pay attention, talks too much."

My brother is still very impulsive... but he's also the kind of person who would never think twice about helping someone in need, you know? His impulsive behaviours, on the flip side, make him the type of person who would stop and help a lady with her flat tire, or buy my kid 20 Christmas gifts because he loves her so much he just had to because he was at Wal-Mart and Elmo was right there. haha. Being impulsive doesn't always result in bad behaviours and I think that's what it's mostly associated with. 
Talks too much? She's friendly and likes interacting. Easily distracted? Perhaps she's a different learner - hands-on rather than visual, for example, and she's bored out of her skull. This is how we always approached ADHD with my brother. 

AKB090609

I'm not sure how to tell DH that I'm not going to the party his family is throwing for his brother and family moving home. It would require 12-14 hours in the car for a 24-36 hour visit and I just don't want to deal with it or pay for that much gas less than 5 weeks before we have a baby. He thinks I need to go because I have yet to meet our nephew (DH has met him once when he was in town for work, and they've met DD twice when my inlaws flew them in). I will happily travel wherever DH wants once this baby is out.

Pokedot

I had softball last night. We play double headers, 7 innings. First game we stunk and lost. Second game we were tied from inning 4 until friggin 13 when we pulled out a win. I'm so sore today! I knew DS wouldn't be in bed yet so I took the long way home, stopped at Culvers got an ice cream and ate it in peace. Pure bliss.

thebanich

GDI. I forgot to put on deodorant this morning. And its not in my purse.

I can already smell myself.
:-&

tinyhumantoe

I think DH gives W waffles or pancakes for breakfast every day, and lets her eat it while watching Monsters Inc or Despicable Me.  My request early on was that she get eggs every other day. 

The flameful part is that he is solely in charge of mornings M-F.  He is not very happy about it, and I need to pitch in more.  So........ I'm not about to inject my opinion about what he's feeding her.  Pancakes sound GREAT.

MarisaKathleen

I told my SIL I had a baby shower tomorrow and I told my BFF that I had a graduation party for my niece tomorrow so I could avoid all plans except getting my damn yard in order.  The truth is, the shower is for my BFFs sister who I'm not even friends with, and I don't want to spend the day with my FIL because he's going back to Florida for a few weeks.

I just want one day to get my own shit done with no one to bother me.  Nancy and I are going to run to my Mom's, then to the garden store, then we're going to plant in the afternoon after she naps.  We have enough to do the rest of the weekend.

MarisaKathleen

Also, for @LoisLayn23 & @tinyhumantoe, to prevent the yellow nails in the future, use 2 coats of basecoat.  Works everytime.  I pretty much only wear purples/dark reds in winter.  2 coats of Seche Vite base coat and 2 coats of polish and I never get the yellow nails. :-)  I know other base coats will work too, that's just the one that I happen to love the most.

MomtobeNJ

Banich4eva said:

GDI. I forgot to put on deodorant this morning. And its not in my purse.

I can already smell myself.
:-&

Been there - I now keep some in my desk drawer.

melody921

LoisLayn23 said:

melody921 said:

I'm too defensive when it comes to other people's comments/assumptions about my kids/family. I just want everyone to shut up, even though I know they mean well. Sometimes, I just feel like I don't need the analysis.

I never used to be like that but I'm becoming more and more this way.

Like my dad saying I just need to "break Tessa's spirit." Uh, you mean like you did to me, beating me into submission? Good plan, dad.

That's horrifying. Thank goodness we learn the good and bad from our parents.

melody921

LoisLayn23 said:

redneckmomma25 said:

I haven't had a pedicure wince I was pregnant. I also cannot remember the last time I painted my toes. I will for the wedding tomorrow but I just don't care enough to do them more often.

I think I've only had 1-2 actual spa pedicures in my life, and one was for my wedding. I don't like them. I have ticklish feet and it's weird and I'm self conscious about my feet. But I like the feeling and look of having them cleaned up and toes painted.

My feet are crazy ticklish! But I still love a pedicure bc the pros do a better job than I do.

melody921

tinyhumantoe said:

I think DH gives W waffles or pancakes for breakfast every day, and lets her eat it while watching Monsters Inc or Despicable Me.  My request early on was that she get eggs every other day. 

The flameful part is that he is solely in charge of mornings M-F.  He is not very happy about it, and I need to pitch in more.  So........ I'm not about to inject my opinion about what he's feeding her.  Pancakes sound GREAT.

I figure one egg divided by an entire batch of pancakes isn't that much egg. My kids eat a lot of pancakes and waffles bc they're easy to make ahead and freeze.

AKB090609

I have been hiding in my bedroom in the morning to try and get DD to sleep later. She gets up the second I open my door. 

The flameful part: I now keep lucky charms or cinnamon toast crunch in my night stand so I can snack when I wake up. :P

MomtobeNJ

melody921 said:

LoisLayn23 said:

redneckmomma25 said:

I haven't had a pedicure wince I was pregnant. I also cannot remember the last time I painted my toes. I will for the wedding tomorrow but I just don't care enough to do them more often.

I think I've only had 1-2 actual spa pedicures in my life, and one was for my wedding. I don't like them. I have ticklish feet and it's weird and I'm self conscious about my feet. But I like the feeling and look of having them cleaned up and toes painted.

My feet are crazy ticklish! But I still love a pedicure bc the pros do a better job than I do.

So much better.

My husband got me a gift certificate at a new salon for a spa pedicure for Mother's Day. I was so excited. Best pedicure EVER! It was my first one after the winter and my feet were baby soft. When I went to counter to give them my GC I saw that the spa pedicure costs $70. SEVENTY DOLLARS!!!!! I will never have a pedicure that good again because I am too cheap.

tinyhumantoe

melody921 said:

I figure one egg divided by an entire batch of pancakes isn't that much egg. My kids eat a lot of pancakes and waffles bc they're easy to make ahead and freeze.

Oh, I was saying I'd like her to have 2 eggs every other day for the protein.  He never gives her eggs because pancakes are easier.  Oh well...:-p

tinyhumantoe

I have been a black hole of complaints all week and I don't know WTF is going on. 

FFFC:  I didn't speak up to a couple things last night with MIL because I'm tired. 
1. The amount of fruit that she gives her, that kills W's butt for days
2. She admitted to giving 3 rice crispy treats yesterday, not including the one she brought over while W was scarfing down dinner.  Guess who picked rice crispy treat over peas?
3. I watched how she 'brushes' W's teeth.  She puts toothpaste on the brush and hands it to W.  W sucks off the toothpaste.  She puts more paste on and hands it to W, W sucks it off.  Then she sucks water off.  No brushing, and I didn't check to make sure the kids toothpaste was fluoride free. 

I just keep thinking it's not worth it to battle, but now I'm thinking it's going too far...

melody921

I'm constantly amazed how many people have few privacy settings on their FB pages. I looked at the page of a guy I dated briefly and was surprised to see he's married and they own a business that's used for wedding receptions and other events.

This guy was a hot mess -- baby mama drama times 2, I think a bit of PTSD from time in the military, he was a cheater (that's what led to the demise of our summer fling) -- but I was young and stupid, fell hard, believed him when he said he loved me and thought I could fix his inadequacies. But even with all the crap he doled out in our short time together and the horrible way I felt when it ended, he is still beyond hot, and if I were 25 and single again, there'd be no way I could walk away from him.

tinyhumantoe

Can anyone tell me why my MIL would pronounce Dr. Suess as Dr. Zuess?  Is there something I don't know?  All of the video tapes growing up pronounced it Dr. SSSSSSuess.