FFC & UO Holiday Edition!

sarenu1

Can we do this?

I need to confess some stuff before I get all busy doing family stuff.

Let's get it all out because nothing brings out stress like the holidays.

sarenu1

I've done a total of 2 GIFs in my life.

Mandmeesh

sarenu1 said:

I've done a total of 2 GIFs in my life.

This one's a success!!

stoneycakes

I'm going to buy DS as many episodes of whatever train show he wants as it takes to get this house clean and cook before our party tonight.

sarenu1

I think Hugh Laurie is dreamy and loved his early comedies.

sarenu1

Nikkipal82

We couldn't resist doing a little early Christmas morning with M today since we'll be with family the next 2 days. She loves her Crawl Around Car!

sarenu1

I've never seen A Christmas Story.

Nikkipal82

It requires assembly, so you could use that as an excuse. Have it all ready under the tree in the morning...

unaveragejane

I haven't seen it either, @sarenu1‌.

FFC: I hate Santa pictures where the kid is freaking out. Every other day of the year we preach stranger danger, but then suddenly it's appropriate to force the kid to sit on the lap of a strange man dressed up as a make- believe character who supposedly watches everyone 24/7 and practices home invasion?!

SuperTinkerham

FFFC: The "addition" in this post title is driving me crazy.

FFFC2: I drank coffee with Baileys before I went to work this morning. Then ate a cough drop to cover up any boozey smells. And forgot to brush my teeth at all today.

sarenu1

SuperTinkerham said:

FFFC: The "addition" in this post title is driving me crazy.

FFFC2: I drank coffee with Baileys before I went to work this morning. Then ate a cough drop to cover up any boozey smells. And forgot to brush my teeth at all today.

Fixed. This is why I work with numbers.

sarenu1

Mapleme said:

Chickypoo2468 said:

I think Hugh Laurie is dreamy and loved his early comedies.

I only love House Hugh Laurie. Which is weird, bc normally I think accents are hot. But I find him much sexier bitter and with a limp.

I find lots of bitter guys sexy.  Limp optional.

I prefer less limp, more firm.

Ditto.

freezorburn

stoneycakes said:

I'm going to buy DS as many episodes of whatever train show he wants as it takes to get this house clean and cook before our party tonight.

Go to YouTube and do a search for trains. You're welcome.

flummadiddle85

unaveragejane said:

I haven't seen it either, @sarenu1‌. FFC: I hate Santa pictures where the kid is freaking out. Every other day of the year we preach stranger danger, but then suddenly it's appropriate to force the kid to sit on the lap of a strange man dressed up as a make- believe character who supposedly watches everyone 24/7 and practices home invasion?!

We go to a pancake breakfast sponsored by boy scouts (students sell DHtix), andsanta is there. This year V didn't even siton his lap, just on a chair next to him. And he was still freaking out.

nanabanana06

We've never done Santa pictures. I don't feel like paying out the nose for pictures with some random stranger that may or may not freak out my kid. We did Santa Paws last year at our pet store, but we knew who was in the suit (I know all of their employees) and it was a fund raiser for he Humane Society.

haileyq

I've had terrible insomnia and only gotten one decent night's sleep in two weeks. Every one of my ILs is coming today. I've already snapped at my FIL 3 times today. Sarcasm and goading aren't sitting well today, take the effing hint! The next 3 days should be a real treat for everyone.

unaveragejane

@sarenu1 I think you and I would get along well. I once (pre-kids) spent an entire afternoon watching YouTube videos of Hugh Laurie, which led down a rabbit hole with various skits by Rowan Atkinson, Dawn French, and Stephen Fry.

(Pardon some of the language) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLejEZ2KYs0

sarenu1

unaveragejane said:

@sarenu1 I think you and I would get along well. I once (pre-kids) spent an entire afternoon watching YouTube videos of Hugh Laurie, which led down a rabbit hole with various skits by Rowan Atkinson, Dawn French, and Stephen Fry.

(Pardon some of the language) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLejEZ2KYs0

I want to love this more than once.

abby8279

My sister got my niece a puppy for Xmas.  She wants everyone to be excited for her but I am not.  

The reasons for this are: 1. her daughter is only 9 and does not handle any responsibilities including brushing her own teeth. 2. my sister always bitches about how busy she is with 5 kids (although they are all in school all day and she stays at home). 3. she already has 2 badly behaved dogs who pee all over her carpet, bark all the time, are not taken to the vet, and she thinks one is at risk to bite.  4. she is trying to sell her house to move.  5. she got it from a breeder and I am a firm believer in rescues.  6. her boys are soo rambunctious that one of them broke their arm from wresting on the furniture and falling off- she got a teacup shih tzu puppy (and her other dogs are big).  7. she gave her last dog back to the rescue she got it from b/c it was peeing all the time- turns out it had a bladder infection.  8. she complains about how expensive it is to kennel the dogs when they go out of town.  There are probably even more reasons, those are just the ones I can think of now.

Am I being too judgemental?  Should I just suck it up and act happy?  Esp. since it doesn't directly affect me?

freezorburn

Not your dogs, not your problem. Hopefully.

flummadiddle85

abby8279 said:

My sister got my niece a puppy for Xmas.  She wants everyone to be excited for her but I am not.  

The reasons for this are: 1. her daughter is only 9 and does not handle any responsibilities including brushing her own teeth. 2. my sister always bitches about how busy she is with 5 kids (although they are all in school all day and she stays at home). 3. she already has 2 badly behaved dogs who pee all over her carpet, bark all the time, are not taken to the vet, and she thinks one is at risk to bite.  4. she is trying to sell her house to move.  5. she got it from a breeder and I am a firm believer in rescues.  6. her boys are soo rambunctious that one of them broke their arm from wresting on the furniture and falling off- she got a teacup shih tzu puppy (and her other dogs are big).  7. she gave her last dog back to the rescue she got it from b/c it was peeing all the time- turns out it had a bladder infection.  8. she complains about how expensive it is to kennel the dogs when they go out of town.  There are probably even more reasons, those are just the ones I can think of now.

Am I being too judgemental?  Should I just suck it up and act happy?  Esp. since it doesn't directly affect me?

Then maybe I'm too judgemental for BIL's family getting a rabbit, duck, snake, birds, fish, hamsters?, all in addition to their not well trained dog. I have no idea what happened to the other animals since now it's just the dog and rabbit. But I can't help but feel like that they should put the money spent on animals elsewhere. The money is a whole other issue involving MIL tho....

flummadiddle85

And goodness, no, she should not have gotten a puppy for your niece.

unaveragejane

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem.

My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

nanabanana06

I dunno, I judge any person that gets a puppy or any animal for fucking Christmas. Animals are not gifts, they are members of the family. I'd side eye them for pretty much everything you said, they sound like shitty pet owners. The only thing I think is NBD is the breeder thing, but I got both my dogs from reputable breeders and I am of the thinking that there is nothing wrong with responsible breeding. I do support my local humane society though.

sarenu1

unaveragejane said:

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem. My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

I wouldn't bring a trained dog to that.  They are like trying to keep track of a toddler but worse.  At least you can put a diaper on a toddler.

nanabanana06

Also, after the Thanksgiving carpet debacle we are bringing Elsa to our Christmas Eve get together tonight. Elsa has such bad anxiety and this is the only solution we have. Ein is a good girl and can handle herself, Elsa not so much.

nanabanana06

sarenu1 said:

unaveragejane said:

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem. My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

I wouldn't bring a trained dog to that.  They are like trying to keep track of a toddler but worse.  At least you can put a diaper on a toddler.

I think it would be a good thing for the puppy to have gone. Socialization is super important with a puppy. A party is one of the best ways to do it too. It's how I've socialized my dogs, I take them everywhere with me as puppies.

sarenu1

nanabanana06 said:

sarenu1 said:

unaveragejane said:

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem. My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

I wouldn't bring a trained dog to that.  They are like trying to keep track of a toddler but worse.  At least you can put a diaper on a toddler.

I think it would be a good thing for the puppy to have gone. Socialization is super important with a puppy. A party is one of the best ways to do it too. It's how I've socialized my dogs, I take them everywhere with me as puppies.

I'd be more worried about 14 kids and the puppy getting overwhelmed by it all.

sarenu1

sarenu1 said:

nanabanana06 said:

sarenu1 said:

unaveragejane said:

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem. My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

I wouldn't bring a trained dog to that.  They are like trying to keep track of a toddler but worse.  At least you can put a diaper on a toddler.

I think it would be a good thing for the puppy to have gone. Socialization is super important with a puppy. A party is one of the best ways to do it too. It's how I've socialized my dogs, I take them everywhere with me as puppies.

I'd be more worried about 14 kids and the puppy getting overwhelmed by it all.

Or maybe I'm just thinking about how my daughter likes to hug (tackle) animals into submission.

nanabanana06

sarenu1 said:

sarenu1 said:

nanabanana06 said:

sarenu1 said:

unaveragejane said:

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem. My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

I wouldn't bring a trained dog to that.  They are like trying to keep track of a toddler but worse.  At least you can put a diaper on a toddler.

I think it would be a good thing for the puppy to have gone. Socialization is super important with a puppy. A party is one of the best ways to do it too. It's how I've socialized my dogs, I take them everywhere with me as puppies.

I'd be more worried about 14 kids and the puppy getting overwhelmed by it all.

Or maybe I'm just thinking about how my daughter likes to hug (tackle) animals into submission.

I get ya, but that's what socialization is for. I usually bring my crate with me that way they have a place to go if they need a break.

unaveragejane

Nana, I would be willing to bet that you would probably keep a watchful eye on the puppy, whereas I'm not sure my SIL would. Plus I know there will be a lot of kids running around unsupervised, so I just wasn't comfortable taking the chance.

Into+the+Kitty

I am judging that a nine year old with presumably no significant special needs or delays doesn't brush her own teeth.

sasq09

nanabanana06 said:

I dunno, I judge any person that gets a puppy or any animal for fucking Christmas. Animals are not gifts, they are members of the family. I'd side eye them for pretty much everything you said, they sound like shitty pet owners. The only thing I think is NBD is the breeder thing, but I got both my dogs from reputable breeders and I am of the thinking that there is nothing wrong with responsible breeding. I do support my local humane society though.

Pets are absolutely family members, but I got my first dog for my 10th birthday (she's seriously the best dog ever and about to turn 16 but she stayed with my parents when I got married) and my mom paid for my husbands and my dog as a Christmas present. So obviously I think pets make great gifts! I should add that both times I went and picked the dog out and did not receive the either as a surprise on said holidays. I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

sasq09

My holiday fffc:
I kind of hope my bossy Aunt tries to tell me what to do with my daughter. I love her so very much, she's wonderful, but ay the same time she's also very opinionated and bossy and I feel like I've been waiting for the opportunity to tell her off for my whole life lol. Don't worry, we have a good relationship and one time telling her no won't ruin it.

CLLDLL

I just ate the left over cream cheese, sugar, and whipped cream mixture from the jello salad for tmorrow. And I wonder why I'm gaining weight since cutting back on BF'ing. 

My mom is coming late to our Christmas Eve get together.   She's coming late so she can go to church first. I'm not super religious, but I get it.  I'm still annoyed though.  That means my kids will be up later because I'll feel like I need to let them stay up late to visit with Grandma.  Then they'll be crancky all day tomorrow because they'll be up at 5 am wanting to open presents.  Boo.  

I'm a little happy that D's DS broke a few weeks ago.  I think it's a good lesson in responsibility and learning how it feels to "want" something.  DH wanted to run out and get a new one for Christmas. I said no way! I plan to stay strong on that for as long as possible.   

freezorburn

nanabanana06 said:

sarenu1 said:

unaveragejane said:

It sounds like it was probably an irresponsible decision, but I'd try not to dwell on it. Like Freezor said, hopefully it won't be your problem. My SIL asked DH if she could bring their new, almost house broken puppy to our house for Christmas, and we said no. I felt bad, but we don't have a good place to keep it out of the way with 12 adults and 14 kids crammed into our house already. Plus pee puddles suck.

I wouldn't bring a trained dog to that.  They are like trying to keep track of a toddler but worse.  At least you can put a diaper on a toddler.

I think it would be a good thing for the puppy to have gone. Socialization is super important with a puppy. A party is one of the best ways to do it too. It's how I've socialized my dogs, I take them everywhere with me as puppies.

But, wouldn't you need to have a good idea of the environment you are bringing them into, especially early in the training process? By environment, I mean both people and dogs. Or do you just wing it and if it turns out they are quickly overwhelmed you remove them from the situation? How do you balance all the variables with all the social obligations you might have? Just curious.

Mandmeesh

I don't get why santa is a big deal. I believed in him until last the age of 10. And I never feared that some creepy, old, strange, pedophile, Big Brother man was coming into my house. Lighten up about it

We did mall Santa pictures and they came out splendidly

unaveragejane

Mandmeesh said:

I don't get why santa is a big deal. I believed in him until last the age of 10. And I never feared that some creepy, old, strange, pedophile, Big Brother man was coming into my house. Lighten up about it

We did mall Santa pictures and they came out splendidly

I'm fine with it as long as the kids are okay with it. It bothers me when they are obviously terrified and the parents make them do it anyway.

Mandmeesh

unaveragejane said:

Mandmeesh said:

I don't get why santa is a big deal. I believed in him until last the age of 10. And I never feared that some creepy, old, strange, pedophile, Big Brother man was coming into my house. Lighten up about it

We did mall Santa pictures and they came out splendidly

I'm fine with it as long as the kids are okay with it. It bothers me when they are obviously terrified and the parents make them do it anyway.

Oh. Well, yeah. Can we say torture of children?

unaveragejane

Oh gosh, that stinks OR!