Silence of the SPAMS...

riansmommie

Uh on @ColieAnn31‌ sorry your day got ruined

ColieAnn31

riansmommie said:

Uh on @ColieAnn31‌ sorry your day got ruined

Thanks love. Tomorrow is a new day, right?

musicalsilver

I'm totally in for a Christmas swap! I was just thinking about our swaps :-) 

Also - PSA for those of you looking for a nice winter jacket. Lands End has their waterproof 3-in-1 jacket (rated warmest -15C/25F) on sale for $80 (and is also running a 25% off for Columbus day - last day today).

https://www.landsend.com/products/toddler-boys-squall-3-in-1-waterproof-parka/id_265374

riansmommie

Ugh! I made mention of the play kitchen for Jameson to my hubby tonight and he full on freaked out! I mean pissed off "no son of mine will have a play kitchen" and I wanted to reach through the phone and strangle him!!!! I've never seen him get so defensive over something. WTAF!!! Needless to say the rest of our convo wasn't pleasant and I still want to drop kick him in the nuts.

ColieAnn31

riansmommie said:

Ugh! I made mention of the play kitchen for Jameson to my hubby tonight and he full on freaked out! I mean pissed off "no son of mine will have a play kitchen" and I wanted to reach through the phone and strangle him!!!! I've never seen him get so defensive over something. WTAF!!! Needless to say the rest of our convo wasn't pleasant and I still want to drop kick him in the nuts.

WTH?! I thought Alex was going to freak out when I mentioned getting Grayson one but he didn't. It's just a toy for crying out loud and plus real men know how to cook!

ColieAnn31

And I am down for a swap!!

riansmommie

ColieAnn31 said:

riansmommie said:

Ugh! I made mention of the play kitchen for Jameson to my hubby tonight and he full on freaked out! I mean pissed off "no son of mine will have a play kitchen" and I wanted to reach through the phone and strangle him!!!! I've never seen him get so defensive over something. WTAF!!! Needless to say the rest of our convo wasn't pleasant and I still want to drop kick him in the nuts.

WTH?! I thought Alex was going to freak out when I mentioned getting Grayson one but he didn't. It's just a toy for crying out loud and plus real men know how to cook!

Exactly! Every time that I've taken Jameson to a friends house and they have a play kitchen that ends up being the only toy he plays with! If he loves playing with it at other peoples houses he is gonna love having his own. He also said he rarely puts his foot down about anything but when he does he expects me to agree with him. I laughed in his face, made him more upset, but really!? He is my son too and if he enjoys the toy then I don't see a problem. He also argued that he never had one when he was little and he has never known a boy to have one before. I think my hubby needs a wake up call to this day and age. I'm gonna stand my ground on it though.

riansmommie

@majwv8‌ it doesn't even look like the same guy! He did lose a ton a weight.

pkp2

@riansmommie‌ I didn't order the kitchen cause I figured that'd be my husbands reaction (though maybe not as extreme) but he was like 'yeah, that'd be great. I bet he'd love it!' Now I'm kicking myself that I missed the sale!

riansmommie

@pkp2 will your hubby talk to mine lol! I honestly didn't see my hubby freaking out at all that's why I got it, so his reaction was way out of left field for me. He even went as far as to say of I got it he was gonna throw it away when he got home. I'm really upset and disappointed with how my hubby handled the whole situation.

riansmommie

@NaChelleBeck‌ I will def be bringing it back up with him. He caught me so off guard tonight though that all I could do was glare at him on FaceTime and then get off the phone. Normally my hubby doesn't piss me off but man tonight he worked my last nerve!

pkp2

riansmommie said:

@pkp2 will your hubby talk to mine lol! I honestly didn't see my hubby freaking out at all that's why I got it, so his reaction was way out of left field for me. He even went as far as to say of I got it he was gonna throw it away when he got home. I'm really upset and disappointed with how my hubby handled the whole situation.

Oh my! That's awful! I'm so sorry. And it's harder when they're gone too. Mine does draw the lines at dolls though. :-)

riansmommie

pkp2 said:

riansmommie said:

@pkp2 will your hubby talk to mine lol! I honestly didn't see my hubby freaking out at all that's why I got it, so his reaction was way out of left field for me. He even went as far as to say of I got it he was gonna throw it away when he got home. I'm really upset and disappointed with how my hubby handled the whole situation.

Oh my! That's awful! I'm so sorry. And it's harder when they're gone too. Mine does draw the lines at dolls though. :-)

My lil guy plays with his sisters dolls all the time! I can't figure out for the life of me why my husband is so pissed off about a damn play kitchen!

cynthia2007

@riansmommie, your husband's reaction sucks. Doesn't he know that while there are female chefs out there, the majority is still male! Maybe when you get it and he sees his son's happiness playing with it, he'll change his tune. 

lioness13

@majwv8‌ - Maybe you should call her. Some people suck at communicating via text. I had a similar conversation with a friend recently and wanted to kill her. I mentioned wanting to try a new restaurant (included the restaurant name and address) and if we were bringing our kids her reply was no kids then she asked if I wanted to go *insert restaurant name* or if I had a suggestion. I was like, huh?!

summer2times

@riansmommie‌ I wanted to get the kitchen set and at first my husband wasn't interested. So, I had daycare take a pic of him playing with theirs and "it's pink" I told him it would be darker colors and he was alllll for it.

I hope he change his mind.

riansmommie

@candynicole26‌ I hope he does too because I already bought it and it came today and is sitting in my attic ready for Christmas.

GraceInCA

@riansmommie, I'm sorry your husband is being so ridiculous. Interesting timing, but right after I read your comment, I saw browsing through Facebook and saw this on the Mighty Girl page.
https://www.facebook.com/amightygirl/photos/a.360833590619627.72897.316489315054055/749011805135135/?type=1

riansmommie

@majwv8‌ I didn't even think about that. Thanks for bringing that perspective up. I will give it a few days before I bring it up again.

@GraceInCA‌ thank you for sharing that! I took a screen shot of it to show my hubby.

I'm really hoping that I can open his eyes about the whole situation.

riansmommie

@smpeachey‌ sending you all the good vibes!!

ColieAnn31

The Royals are one game away from being in the world series. Kansas City is going crazy.

ColieAnn31

majwv8 said:

ColieAnn31 said:

The Royals are one game away from being in the world series. Kansas City is going crazy.

I always love a great underdog story. I have a lot of KC area friends and I've been enjoying watching their excitement through fb.

It would be AWESOME if the Royals went up against the Cardinals in the world series. People will really be going crazy then!!!

amberdt03

Will someone please remind me how to change the pic in my signature? Thanks!

numbersgirl08

@steamboat123‌ I feel ya on the working thing. I've put in 30 hrs this week already. (

momofcatan

I didn't read the links, but the news this morning was talking all about how hospital staff here are not being well prepared for possible cases. Its not a question of understanding how the disease spreads, its just bad training. Even when the right gear is available they aren't being educated on how to use it. Very dumb.

@chicagochic82 I guess that's why I always see posts saying "no picking through" "take everything and pass on what you don't want"

musicalsilver

So DH had a $400 voucher from delta for a bumped or cancelled flight or something.  He had to spend it by tomorrow.  We'd talked about taking a trip, and DH wanted to do San Fran for a week in the spring.  Given my uncertain job situation and the additional 2k or so we'd have to shell out, I didn't want to do it.  He asked me if it was okay for him just to fly out somewhere and back real quick just so he could get added miles (this trip pushes him over to Gold status or something, so he really wants to do it).  I said it was fine.

This morning he books himself a trip to Colorado for a day and a half.  I looked at the tickets and they're only $319, and he's getting a free hotel with reward points and will only be paying for the rental car.  Now why couldn't he have suggested *that* kind of trip for all of us?  I'd be totally on board with that.

Alas.  He's already booked the tickets, and I already told him he could go by himself, and we'd have to board our dogs etc etc etc.  But man!  I'm all kinds of jelly.

lioness13

My old friend from high school died from a heart attack in her sleep. She was 36 and she left a 5 year old little boy and husband. If you can spare any extra thoughts or prayers, please send up a prayer for them. She was a teacher at our old high school and was one of the sweetest people I ever knew.

dmlk413

majwv8 said:

kari5186 said:

An American Girl catalog came in the mail yesterday.  DD LOVES it.  She sits so quietly, carefully turns the pages, and gasps and awws all over the place.  It's adorable.  And now I'm kicking myself for not ordering the Bitty Baby when someone posted that awesome deal.

I thought I ordered that deal, but I guess I didn't I realized a couple days later, I never got any emails and my card was never charged, so I must not have fully submitted the order or something..

@majwv8 I thought I had ordered it too.  I went back and looked at what I thought was the confirmation page and it said that the doll I wanted sold out while I was trying to order it.  BOO.

momofcatan

@lioness13 That is so sad. I will keep them in my thoughts.

momofcatan

@megsw85 So grown up! Did I get him that shirt for the birthday swap? I remember looking for something with a whale because you wanted a whale cake for him.

momofcatan

megsw85 said:

Oh man. My favourite bil and sil are coming out in fb as being anti vaccine.

Can you talk with them in person? I'm sure a FB war won't be productive, there's too much stupid out there on the internet.

lioness13

Also giving me the sads today is that I found out my favorite pediatrician left the practice we take KJ to. I loved her! Who wouldn't love a woman that always says my child is perfect? KJ's 15 month appointment was scheduled for today and they never called to remind me. I thought that was odd. They called me this morning to tell me that my favorite Dr. left in August so I don't have an appointment with anyone and would be considered a walk in if I came in today. I opted to reschedule for tomorrow but I am pissed! I am going to give them a piece of my mind tomorrow! X( On the upside I googled the doctor and found her. I called her and we had a nice chat. I will be moving to her new practice in January.

GraceInCA

I'm sorry @lioness13. That's just so sad.

GraceInCA

Rant ahead, go ahead and scroll past because it is a FWP.


There's a mom at my LO's school that I want to smack in the face.  Which might just help her relax, since her face is perpetually screwed into a worried look. That is her only face. Even when she smiles, it's a worried smile. She has been concern trolling the shit out of the class, and badmouthing the teachers nonstop.  Last week she said something to me along the lines of, "I told them that Jimmy has to eat his snack at 2 pm on the dot or else it throws off his whole schedule, but they said he was having too much fun playing and they didn't want to interrupt him, so he didn't get his snack until 2:15! Well you can just imagine how bad the rest of my day with him was!"  No, crazy lady, I can't imagine.  "Do they do this to you too? Are they as horrible with your child?"  Um, actually no they're just fine. They attend to her every need. "Did you see how much makeup Teacher Kathy was wearing?? I'm worried about it rubbing off on my child!" I'm sure she's not going to wipe her face vigorously on his shirt, so relax. 

You get the point.

I really feel like saying something to her, but I don't want to escalate it into something stupid. I just nod my head and look dumb whenever she talks to me. The problem is that she's taken to emailing me (and I'm guessing other parents too) about her "concerns". 

GraceInCA

The problem is that she emails that some horrible thing has happened to her child, and asks if it has happened to mine too. The answer is never "yes".  She told me a couple of weeks ago that her child cries hysterically when she gets him ready for school in the morning and then he's terrified when the show up and she brings him into the room.  I've never witnessed this at the school, so I don't even know if she's telling the truth.  She seemed to imply that something sinister was happening at the school and that's why her child was so reluctant to go.  Well my child goes running out of my arms and straight into the classroom to hug a teacher, so clearly we are not having the same school experience. Right now she's paying the full time program fee, but she only brings him one or two days a week, tops.  I don't even know why she bothers. I can't even imagine what a nuisance this woman is to the teachers.

momofcatan

@GraceInCA I would be doing a blank stare nod as well. If I had to guess, her kid is picking up on her worried vibe. She sounds like the kind of crazy you don't want to engage, because if you do you are suddenly on her "side", for this reason I wouldn't even offer advice. Not sure if that makes me a bad person.

GraceInCA

momofcatan said:

@GraceInCA I would be doing a blank stare nod as well. If I had to guess, her kid is picking up on her worried vibe. She sounds like the kind of crazy you don't want to engage, because if you do you are suddenly on her "side", for this reason I wouldn't even offer advice. Not sure if that makes be a bad person.

No, it doesn't make you a bad person. I pretty much take my husbands advice to "lay down play dead" when she's around. I really think she feeds off the anxiety. Her child has a million health issues (real and imagined) including food allergies that may or may not actually exist, and she relishes talking about all of it.  If I were a shrink, I'd say there was some kind of Munchausen by proxy going on there. But no, neither one of us is bad. Me, maybe a little, because I fantasize about running her down with my car. Gently.

summer2times

@lioness13‌ sorry for your loss and prayers for her angel and husband.
@GraceInCA‌ oh my lord. I cant. I agree with your husband "lay down play dead". I would stop responding to her email. Does all the moms share emails?

dmlk413

I seriously think my boss should let us all leave early so we can watch the Royals game.  Nobody is going to be able to get anything done.

 

@lioness13 I'm so sorry for your loss.  I'll be thinking of your friend's family.

riansmommie

I'm with you on that @NurseMommy13‌ my Facebook feed is full of people so freaking concerned with Ebola right now. I roll my eyes. Sure I'm not close to where it's happening right now but even if I was I would not be concerned about catching it at all. The freaking media is having a hay day freaking everyone out about though.