I've been bitching about everyone and everything in my head all day lol. My hormones and inability to poop are making me cranky. Also, milk of magnesia is nasty.
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
@sprocketsngadgets that sounds awful! My dogs refuse to go out and pee/poop when it rains too, then whine at the door because they have to do said activities. So frustrating!
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
I'm a little jealous - I can't keep my dog out of the mud if it's raining. She's had four baths in the last week & a half.
Can you all send me that spare dog poop when you get a second? Because I would like to ship it to DH, who is currently on a work trip in London. To clarify, I'm not angry that he is in London (without me) visiting all my friends (without me). I am angry because he just texted me a picture of a GU pudding. For those of you who don't know what GU pudding is, it is basically the most heavenly chocolate dessert on the entire planet. But unfortunately you cannot get them in America. So no matter how badly I am craving one now, I cannot have one. So yes. Please send me all your dog shit.
I just irritated that there is a meeting ever.single.day at work. I'm so over it. SO over it. Seriously, how are teachers EVER supposed to get anything done if every spare minute we have it scheduled with a meeting of some sort? And most of them are literally just busy work. Aren't we told as teachers NOT to give our students busy work, because the entire purpose of it is JUST to keep them busy? Believe me, I have plenty of things I need to get done that will actually benefit the learning of my students to keep myself busy during my time. Stop coming up with ludicrous activities to "foster our professional development" when it is actually taking away from our classroom time. Their idea of productivity is the equilvalent of a pointless worksheet in the classroom.
Preach it, sister! That's totally my BF for today as well.
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
I'm a little jealous - I can't keep my dog out of the mud if it's raining. She's had four baths in the last week & a half.
Given the chance the young one would probably run around like a nut (because oh my god water from sky!) and be a muddy mess. We're still without a fence so everyone goes out on a leash. I really just don't get it because they both love taking showers. In fact, I had a shower stealer on Saturday. She was stinky though so I guess it wasn't such a bad thing
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
I'm a little jealous - I can't keep my dog out of the mud if it's raining. She's had four baths in the last week & a half.
Given the chance the young one would probably run around like a nut (because oh my god water from sky!) and be a muddy mess. We're still without a fence so everyone goes out on a leash. I really just don't get it because they both love taking showers. In fact, I had a shower stealer on Saturday. She was stinky though so I guess it wasn't such a bad thing
Athena does not like baths, thank goodness she's well-behaved because she's too big to chase down! Recently, she's been trying to tunnel to China...right where our drain spout come off the roof.
My freaking coworker was supposed to provide me with some data for a report I was compiling last week. He never responded, and then I came in this morning to find he sent my DRAFT report, with his pitiful comments, to my boss and my bosses boss, before I had a chance to review & edit. So of course, my boss replied with a ton of edits, that I should have/would have caught myself had I had the opportunity.
Thanks for making me look like an idiot, jerk face!
@Ready4theParty bring it back! I lurked on old boards and I had the time of my life reading the snark. In college I had a snark jar, when my roomies felt my snark was too snarky I had to put a dollar in the jar hahah
@AmadorRose@imrachellea awe thanks mamas! I just didn't want to be all "oh ya I'm a regular blah blah" then get side eye like umm no you're not. Would've been super awkward hahahah *creepy internet high fives* because I'm not a hugger
@sprocketsngadgets that sounds awful! My dogs refuse to go out and pee/poop when it rains too, then whine at the door because they have to do said activities. So frustrating!
My dog hates the rain too. I'll go to walk him and he just runs right to the tree in the front yard, pees, and sprints back into the house!
Sorry this is a novel but my BFM is also dog related. One of my neighbors has a tiny dog who constantly barks at my dog when we walk by. Every time we see her she INSISTS that if our dogs just "meet" her dog will stop barking at mine (even tho I don't give a crap that her dog barks). They met once a couple months ago and her dog kept lunging at mine and barking/baring his teeth and clearly was not having any of it. Then yesterday we were walking by her house and she came out again talking about how the dogs just need to meet again so they can be "friends". Uhh ok lady why are you so obsessed with this?? I was in a hurry so just kind of said yeah yeah maybe next time and walked away. Next thing I know her dog is SPRINTING down the sidewalk towards my dog barking and snarling and when he got to us he was bouncing on my dog biting him and trying to attack him. All the while his dumb owner is yelling AT ME to pick her dog up to stop him! UMMM ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME? I'm not going to risk getting bitten by your psycho dog, run your fat ass over here and control your own damn dog!
Now let me say, my dog is a solid 60LBs of muscle (Pitt-lab mix) so I wasn't concerned about her tiny dog hurting mine, but I was concerned about how my dog would react to her dog attacking him since he has never experience this before. One bite from my dog and hers would be toast, and we'd be the ones in trouble. Luckily my dog isn't phased by little dogs and just stood there totally confused about what was happening.
This is all to say I HATE dog owners who are completely obliviously to their dog's behaviors and limitations. KNOW YOUR DOG and know what situations could set him/her off. For example, I know my dog doesnt like other dogs that look like him (this is bizarre, I know) so whenever I see those dogs in the neighborhood I make him sit calmly until they pass or we cross the street/walk the other way. Also be aware that even if you know your dog, you don't know other dogs and you should always keep your dog on a leash in neighborhoods and ask if dogs can "say hi".
Ugh!!!! Mostly I just could t believe this woman yelled at me to control HER dog. What an idiot. Hopefully she will finally give up on our dogs meeting once and for all...
@spatter1 I can't love your post enough! I hate small dog owners who don't control their dogs (any dog owner, but small dog owners seem to think they don't need to train more than peeing & pooping outside). I have a lab/GSD mix that's 40-45 pounds at 5 months. She has the sweetest temperament but if a little dog came after her, I would punt that thing SO FUCKING FAR it would never come near me or my dog again. You are exactly right - even when the little dog starts the issue, if a big dog defends herself it's the big dog's fault. It would be so hard to defend a "vicious" breed like a pit or GSD even though I've never met a mean one. It's all in the way dogs are raised; if your neighbor wanted her yipper to be friendly, she should have socialized it. Of course it's scared - it's tiny! That's why they need to be socialized all their lives!
Open enrollment!!! DH's employer is dumping our current insurer, and our premium is almost doubling. And that's before we add the baby in the spring! X(
Open enrollment!!! DH's employer is dumping our current insurer, and our premium is almost doubling. And that's before we add the baby in the spring! X(
I'm sorry, love. When we looked into me getting added to my fiancé's insurance and having a shotgun wedding, it would have cost us almost a grand a month vs the $130 he's paying now. We'll stick with Medicaid for now, thanks.
Open enrollment!!! DH's employer is dumping our current insurer, and our premium is almost doubling. And that's before we add the baby in the spring! X(
I'm sorry, love. When we looked into me getting added to my fiancé's insurance and having a shotgun wedding, it would have cost us almost a grand a month vs the $130 he's paying now. We'll stick with Medicaid for now, thanks.
Ditto this! Our open enrollment hasn't even started because my company is searching for a potential new coverage provider. I appreciate they are looking for a more reasonable option for us but they did the same damn thing last year! And it was right after I got married so my husband and I needed to decide who was going on what plan. By the time my organization figured their ish out his open enrollment was closed so we didn't have a choice, we both just stayed on our own plans which ended up not being the most cost effective option for us. SOO annoying!!!!
Edited to add: I will be so so pissed if they change our coverage provider and my OB suddenly becomes out of network!
Open enrollment!!! DH's employer is dumping our current insurer, and our premium is almost doubling. And that's before we add the baby in the spring! X(
Ugh. Ditto. And all this too after I made a huge stink about not wanting to consider switching to my husband's company health insurance because I didn't want to deal with the hassle of switching health insurance providers (I have--or rather, HAD--UHC, and he's always had BCBS).
My only comfort is that my company's got slightly better options for a slightly better premium than his company does. But that didn't keep me from maybe crying a few angry tears when I got the benefits guide yesterday...
@AmadorRose I know right? Every tiny dog in our neighborhood goes nuts when they see my dog. I really don't care about the barking but don't try to force interaction now because you dropped the ball training your dog from the start! I'm not risking my dog or myself getting hurt especially if you apparently don't even know how to control your own animal.
My husband said the same thing about kicking the dog!!! I should have but I was in total shock over what was occurring! Still can't believe it. I think my husband is going to say something next time we see this woman and let her know that our dogs are not to interact ever again. Ain't nobody got time for that!!
@spatter1 I can't love your post enough! I hate small dog owners who don't control their dogs (any dog owner, but small dog owners seem to think they don't need to train more than peeing & pooping outside). I have a lab/GSD mix that's 40-45 pounds at 5 months. She has the sweetest temperament but if a little dog came after her, I would punt that thing SO FUCKING FAR it would never come near me or my dog again. You are exactly right - even when the little dog starts the issue, if a big dog defends herself it's the big dog's fault. It would be so hard to defend a "vicious" breed like a pit or GSD even though I've never met a mean one. It's all in the way dogs are raised; if your neighbor wanted her yipper to be friendly, she should have socialized it. Of course it's scared - it's tiny! That's why they need to be socialized all their lives!
FTR, my shih tzu mix has had heavily socialization (almost daily daycare for the first couple years when I was working FT in the city), and gets along with pretty much every dog...UNTIL she's on a leash. She'd even go ballistic barking and jumping at her doggie friends from the daycare!
I've never understood why she does that. In a home or daycare, she wants to be everybody's BFF. It's not just a size thing. Two of her favorite playmates at daycare were a pit and a huge, shaggy, GSD.
Of course, I also don't let her go running up to other dogs when she's like that. She gets a very short leash when we are passing by other dogs, and I step in front of her and nudge her back--or drag her in the opposite direction, if necessary--if she starts acting up.
I have two dachshunds, they are kinda yappy dogs, but very friendly. I cant imagine them ever trying to bite a random dog unless it was over food. However one of them doesnt realize she's a lot smaller than other dogs and isnt afraid to jump up in their face to bark and lick them if they get too close, she just wants to be everyones friend. But i try to keep her on the other side of the sidewalk when passing other dogs, cuz i never know how another dog will react to her greetings. @spatter1 your neighbor sounds rediculous and i would have given her a piece of my mind. Dogs should NOT be off the leash unless very closely supervised while meeting each other. Im glad your dog didnt retaliate.
I'm not saying people with small dog are bad dog owners, that's not a fair statement. I'm saying that there's more emphasis on training large dogs because they're more difficult to handle. I can't just scoop up my dog because she's half a human and squirmy. It's important for ALL dogs (and cats) to be socialized to avoid anxiety and aggressiveness around other animals. All I'm saying is that if someone's nippy little dog approaches myself, my dog, or my child in a manner I deem aggressive I will not hesitate to punt the MF far enough and hard enough for it not to be an issue again. And I certainly won't feel bad about it because my dog wouldn't react aggressively to being bitten, she would be too surprised to react. She's so used to taking beatings from the cats that she'd think it was playing. And heaven help the poor bastard who has a dog that would attack my child.
grammar police over here. For fuck's sake, nausea/nauseous/nauseated are not to be used interchangeably and all have specific meanings to them. Come on first tri board
grammar police over here. For fuck's sake, nausea/nauseous/nauseated are not to be used interchangeably and all have specific meanings to them. Come on first tri board
BF done. Carry on.
ETA because I fucked up on my grammar! LOL!
Yes to this. My first language is not English but I really do my best to make sure my grammar is on point. The thread "You know your preggo when.." always annoys the hell out of me every time I see it. No, I don't know my preggo.
We've been having plumbing work and he keeps turning the water off without telling me. Last week I asked him to let me know before he does so if I need to wash a dish or get a glass of water etc I can. Nope, it's off, and I'm disgusting and need to shower. I'm gonna have to wear a hat for preschool pickup
First BFP 12/2012, MMC at 9 weeks
Second BFP 6/2013, resulted in DS, born 2/23/14 :-)
Third BFP 5/2015, natural MC at 6 weeks
Fourth BFP 8/2015, hoping for sticky little brother or sister to H!
Proud SAHM to our little monkey H.
Pro Vax, extended breasftfeeder, ring sling and stroller loving mama. I don't judge you unless you don't vaccinate!
I'm bitchy today. I swear everyone has decided to chew loudly or smack their gum everywhere I go just to piss me off! It takes everything in me not to say something. How can they not hear themselves!?
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
I'm a little jealous - I can't keep my dog out of the mud if it's raining. She's had four baths in the last week & a half.
My wiener dog does this and in the winter I'll let him out and he will take 2 steps and crap on the porch instead of the 5 acres at his disposal. He then lifts his front paw and wines like he's injured and will pretend limp so I let him in right away... Good thing he's cute
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
I'm a little jealous - I can't keep my dog out of the mud if it's raining. She's had four baths in the last week & a half.
My wiener dog does this and in the winter I'll let him out and he will take 2 steps and crap on the porch instead of the 5 acres at his disposal. He then lifts his front paw and wines like he's injured and will pretend limp so I let him in right away... Good thing he's cute
Hahaha one of my doxies does this! I have literally seen her pee on my deck because she didnt want to go out in the snow. My other one is a long hair and he LOVES snow. He'll play outside for an hour, rolling around, burrowing, and plowing trenches through the snow!
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
I'm a little jealous - I can't keep my dog out of the mud if it's raining. She's had four baths in the last week & a half.
My wiener dog does this and in the winter I'll let him out and he will take 2 steps and crap on the porch instead of the 5 acres at his disposal. He then lifts his front paw and wines like he's injured and will pretend limp so I let him in right away... Good thing he's cute
My ex had two weenie dogs. SUCH a stubborn breed, and entirely too smart for their own good! Can't deny that they're adorable, though.
grammar police over here. For fuck's sake, nausea/nauseous/nauseated are not to be used interchangeably and all have specific meanings to them. Come on first tri board
I know It's no longer monday, however, I had a major BF due to my MIL yesterday! She acts like she is DH's second wife or something. She said some really ugly explicit words to us because we stopped by to get something from their house and couldn't stay longer because we had cold stuff in the car from grocery shopping... she is the perfect example of a "Monster-in-law". She guilt trips him into doing things for her and manipulates him just to get her way. One day FIL texts DH and says "Your mother is bawling her eyes out because you were in the neighborhood earlier and didn't stop by to see her." Im not sure how much more of it I can take. >:P
Married: May '15 M/C: May '15 Expecting DS: April '16
I know It's no longer monday, however, I had a major BF due to my MIL yesterday! She acts like she is DH's second wife or something. She said some really ugly explicit words to us because we stopped by to get something from their house and couldn't stay longer because we had cold stuff in the car from grocery shopping... she is the perfect example of a "Monster-in-law". She guilt trips him into doing things for her and manipulates him just to get her way. One day FIL texts DH and says "Your mother is bawling her eyes out because you were in the neighborhood earlier and didn't stop by to see her." Im not sure how much more of it I can take. >:P
That's ridiculous. You choose your spouse the day you get married; you do not choose your family. She is WAY overstepping - what would she do if y'all were to move away?
@BrittnyS10 you and me both! Thank God my dog was just stunned and didn't have time to react. I don't think he would have done anything but you just don't know! These are still animals and as much as I might treat my dog like a person in the house, when we are outside among other people and animals I am totally aware that he is an animal with instincts. Not to mention he has become super clingy and protective of me these past few weeks (like he finally realized I'm pregnant or something, durr.....) so I was concerned about that aspect as well.
I've seen crappy dog owners of all shapes and sizes so agree it's not just a small dog thing. I will say in my neighborhood at least, it does seem to be the small dogs that cause all the ruckus!
My dogs are driving me nuts. They hate going outside when it's raining. It's like they've never experienced rain before every single time I take them out. At least our older dog will stay under the umbrella but the younger one is all freaking out and takes forever to poop because water is coming from the sky. It's been raining in Atlanta for a week with barely a break. DH has been out of town for a week and still has a week to go. DD keeps asking for him then starts crying because she can't find him. So please dogs, give me a break and hurry up the potty time
Reminded me of this post when I saw it. Sorry it is DEFINITELY not Monday anymore!
My in laws arrived tonight at my house. We had recently told them that my DD is really loving Elmo right now. Well, they come in tonight and have 3 Elmo outfits and an Elmo Christmas ornament. To top it off, they have like 5 more Elmo things to give her for Christmas/birthday (table and chairs, bed sheets, etc...) I know they have good intentions but I HATE character clothing and novelty items like that!
Re: BFM 11/2
Eta- I can't spell
Thanks for making me look like an idiot, jerk face!
@AmadorRose @imrachellea awe thanks mamas! I just didn't want to be all "oh ya I'm a regular blah blah" then get side eye like umm no you're not. Would've been super awkward hahahah *creepy internet high fives* because I'm not a hugger
Sorry this is a novel but my BFM is also dog related. One of my neighbors has a tiny dog who constantly barks at my dog when we walk by. Every time we see her she INSISTS that if our dogs just "meet" her dog will stop barking at mine (even tho I don't give a crap that her dog barks). They met once a couple months ago and her dog kept lunging at mine and barking/baring his teeth and clearly was not having any of it. Then yesterday we were walking by her house and she came out again talking about how the dogs just need to meet again so they can be "friends". Uhh ok lady why are you so obsessed with this?? I was in a hurry so just kind of said yeah yeah maybe next time and walked away. Next thing I know her dog is SPRINTING down the sidewalk towards my dog barking and snarling and when he got to us he was bouncing on my dog biting him and trying to attack him. All the while his dumb owner is yelling AT ME to pick her dog up to stop him! UMMM ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME? I'm not going to risk getting bitten by your psycho dog, run your fat ass over here and control your own damn dog!
Now let me say, my dog is a solid 60LBs of muscle (Pitt-lab mix) so I wasn't concerned about her tiny dog hurting mine, but I was concerned about how my dog would react to her dog attacking him since he has never experience this before. One bite from my dog and hers would be toast, and we'd be the ones in trouble. Luckily my dog isn't phased by little dogs and just stood there totally confused about what was happening.
This is all to say I HATE dog owners who are completely obliviously to their dog's behaviors and limitations. KNOW YOUR DOG and know what situations could set him/her off. For example, I know my dog doesnt like other dogs that look like him (this is bizarre, I know) so whenever I see those dogs in the neighborhood I make him sit calmly until they pass or we cross the street/walk the other way. Also be aware that even if you know your dog, you don't know other dogs and you should always keep your dog on a leash in neighborhoods and ask if dogs can "say hi".
Ugh!!!! Mostly I just could t believe this woman yelled at me to control HER dog. What an idiot. Hopefully she will finally give up on our dogs meeting once and for all...
Edited to add: I will be so so pissed if they change our coverage provider and my OB suddenly becomes out of network!
My husband said the same thing about kicking the dog!!! I should have but I was in total shock over what was occurring! Still can't believe it. I think my husband is going to say something next time we see this woman and let her know that our dogs are not to interact ever again. Ain't nobody got time for that!!
All I'm saying is that if someone's nippy little dog approaches myself, my dog, or my child in a manner I deem aggressive I will not hesitate to punt the MF far enough and hard enough for it not to be an issue again. And I certainly won't feel bad about it because my dog wouldn't react aggressively to being bitten, she would be too surprised to react. She's so used to taking beatings from the cats that she'd think it was playing. And heaven help the poor bastard who has a dog that would attack my child.
BF done. Carry on.
ETA because I fucked up on my grammar! LOL!
We've been having plumbing work and he keeps turning the water off without telling me. Last week I asked him to let me know before he does so if I need to wash a dish or get a glass of water etc I can. Nope, it's off, and I'm disgusting and need to shower. I'm gonna have to wear a hat for preschool pickup
>:P
Married: May '15
M/C: May '15
Expecting DS: April '16
I know they have good intentions but I HATE character clothing and novelty items like that!