June 2016 Moms
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Twatwaffle Tuesday
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I haven't seen one started...but I know we all have one!!
Mine goes to a coworker of mine. He does SO MUCH but I'll give you two examples. Last week he hosted a workshop on a mandatory professional development day. Boss tells him to make it 4 hours, district mandates us to have a full day workshop. Well, buddy takes the FULL 8 hours to teach us on this practice that he uses but no one else does because well, we actually teach. His strategy is let the kids teach themselves...and that's precisely what we did for the entire first 4 hours while he walked around and "facilitated" which is a nice word for supervised while he did some online shopping. I'm a b**** so I took pictures of him and sent it to our AP. THEN, he walks into another teachers class to grab something as she's telling her students she is chaperoning a Busch Gardens field trip this Saturday. In front of the kids, he asks why she was asked to chaperone and he wasn't. She is taken aback (because really...who does that??) and says they needed chaperones and she volunteered. He then tells her, don't worry about it my wife and I are cleared volunteers and we'll be attending and walks out. He doesn't tell the field trip sponsor or anyone else because clearly since he's a man he's the boss and can make any decision he likes...
I'll probably write about him every week because he's just the worst. I've got better stories but I needed to get this week's off my chest!
(Conclusion: He's not going. There was an email sent like three weeks ago that he ignored asking for volunteers. Plus, it's too late to change the paperwork. So we're safe)
Mine goes to a coworker of mine. He does SO MUCH but I'll give you two examples. Last week he hosted a workshop on a mandatory professional development day. Boss tells him to make it 4 hours, district mandates us to have a full day workshop. Well, buddy takes the FULL 8 hours to teach us on this practice that he uses but no one else does because well, we actually teach. His strategy is let the kids teach themselves...and that's precisely what we did for the entire first 4 hours while he walked around and "facilitated" which is a nice word for supervised while he did some online shopping. I'm a b**** so I took pictures of him and sent it to our AP. THEN, he walks into another teachers class to grab something as she's telling her students she is chaperoning a Busch Gardens field trip this Saturday. In front of the kids, he asks why she was asked to chaperone and he wasn't. She is taken aback (because really...who does that??) and says they needed chaperones and she volunteered. He then tells her, don't worry about it my wife and I are cleared volunteers and we'll be attending and walks out. He doesn't tell the field trip sponsor or anyone else because clearly since he's a man he's the boss and can make any decision he likes...
I'll probably write about him every week because he's just the worst. I've got better stories but I needed to get this week's off my chest!
(Conclusion: He's not going. There was an email sent like three weeks ago that he ignored asking for volunteers. Plus, it's too late to change the paperwork. So we're safe)
Me: 30 DH:32
Married: 12/16/12
TTC #1: 06/15 BFP #1:07/13/15
D&C: 08/28/15
BFP #2: 09/26/15
M: 06/03/16
BFP #2: 02/12/18
L : 7/26/18 (SIUGR, micropreemie)
Married: 12/16/12
TTC #1: 06/15 BFP #1:07/13/15
D&C: 08/28/15
BFP #2: 09/26/15
M: 06/03/16
BFP #2: 02/12/18
L : 7/26/18 (SIUGR, micropreemie)
Re: Twatwaffle Tuesday
She needs help. She announced she was pregnant at 5 weeks, the day after I announced the sex of our baby and told me she hoped "I enjoyed my thunder." Fine. Then when the glory of that wore off she kept going back and forth to the ER telling everyone that she was going to lose the baby despite my mom going with her and hearing the doctor say the baby was fine and nothing was wrong. Then she started showing (bloating) so everyone, including her, started with the "Oh you're SO much bigger than Alex (me)" which she surprisingly loved. That wore off and now she's in the hospital again... for unexplained heart racing/dizzy episodes. She claims on Facebook (she's in LA at some obscure hospital alone because my cousin is working and she doesn't trust our hospital here that is one of the top rated cardiac centers in CA) she's been diagnosed with POTS and is on a medication that has only been given to 4 women ever.
One of my good friends in high school has a sister who has POTS. I told her this and that I could put her in contact and she responded "oh well my condition is VERY severe. So I doubt she could help me." Because you're freaking lying!
My grandma is in the ICU because yesterday her HR was elevated at 190+ for hours and she had a seizure. They thought she was going to die and someone in my family posted on Facebook for prayers, etc. Not my thing but whatever. Immediately after, said cousin's fiancée posted about how they were "pumping her full of magnesium" so she doesn't have a heart attack and how they had to keep her another night because HER HR was elevated.
I've been trying to give her the benefit of the doubt but the fact that she's claiming to have POTS and has never had an "episode" except when she's alone and her constant trying to out do anything that might deter attention from her, makes me think she's lying. My friend's sister suffers daily and has struggled so much with the disease. It's super frustrating that no one will say anything to her. I think she needs some serious psychiatric help.
Sorry that was so long......
Married: 12/16/12
TTC #1: 06/15 BFP #1:07/13/15
D&C: 08/28/15
BFP #2: 09/26/15
M: 06/03/16
BFP #2: 02/12/18
L : 7/26/18 (SIUGR, micropreemie)
Plus, I don't think anyone wants to accuse her of lying about her health but I feel like it's getting to the point where it's kind of obvious that something is off.
My twatwaffle for the day....well almost my whole life, but has REALLY pissed me off lately is my brother. He's 2 years older than me, yet I'm more responsible and mature than him. He lives at my parent's house with his gf and her daughter (LONG story that just pisses me off even more so I won't get into that). Anyways, my parents are going to FL for a hardware convention for my Dad's company. Well they have a dog and my Dad texted me this morning asking if I can bring the dog to my house while they're gone Wed-Sunday so he doesn't have to go to a kennel......I wouldn't have a problem with this,however, when our dogs are together they pee EVERYWHERE because they're both trying to claim dominance, and the last thing I need is my house smelling like dog pee especially when I have an extra sensitive nose and can smell it and will make me throw up even after "cleaned up." Plus my H and I are gone for work 9 1/2+ hours a day for work, and their dog is not used to being alone for longer than like 5-6 hours at a time. So even more reason to be nervous about leaving him alone. I feel HORRIBLE because my parents watch my dog a lot for me and do a lot for me, but I don't want my house smelling like pee. So I asked my Dad why my brother couldn't watch the dog, and my Dad flat out says he doesn't trust him or my brother's gf. So I'm just EXTRA annoyed because it's not like my brother's busy or anything it's because my brother's an irresponsible, immature brat that can't even be trusted to watch a dog for a couple days. I feel like a twatwaffle saying no to my parents....but I don't know why my brother can't just grow up and be responsible for SOMETHING. I may agree to take the dog for the weekend because my H and I will be able to keep a close eye on the dogs so they don't wander off and pee, but I just don't see it being possible during the week.
Married: 12/16/12
TTC #1: 06/15 BFP #1:07/13/15
D&C: 08/28/15
BFP #2: 09/26/15
M: 06/03/16
BFP #2: 02/12/18
L : 7/26/18 (SIUGR, micropreemie)
I have 2 brothers like that. Granted, they're younger than me but they're still both adults. So frustrating!
For Christmas she gave DH and I tickets to see a broadway musical for March. I was so over the moon excited, and thanked her for her generosity.
Yesterday I found out that she also bought a ticket for herself to come with us. So much for a romantic day in NYC for just me and DH...
I know I probably sound like a brat, but I honestly thought that part of the gift of giving us tickets was that she would offer to watch my 3 yo for the day too, now I feel like it's just going to be an awkward day in NYC of me and DH following around MIL and eating/sight seeing whatever she feels like :-/
Today the award goes to my mother! I have a 3 year old brother who is 11months younger than DS. So last night she calls asking me if I could watch him this morning I explain I have a class and wouldn't be able to so she asked my grandma (who i live with). No big deal they've got it under control. Well she asked if I could watch him tonight I told her no bc she needs someone until 10 and DS never gets to bed with him here and he has school in the morning. So again she asks my grandma and my grandma said it is too hard on us with him here that late. She calls me freaking out saying she needs a sitter and this is my grandmas house so we shouldn't have a say! Well mother I pay all the monthly bills, the house is paid off so grandma isn't paying anything (which is fine she provides the house) and the only reason we're here is bc no one else cared enough to let her live with them or move in with her to take care of her!! She comes back to say she could live alone and my mom would come shovel for her. Like are you for real?? She's in a wheelchair she can't reach places to clean, she can't mow the lawn, she needs help getting in and out of the tub, she can cook but it's not easy and if she falls who'd be here to help?? Gosh she drives me nuts! Let her live with you then if you don't like us here!!
Not to make light of her crazy behavior - but have you seen the Penelope skit (Kristen Wiig) on SNL? She sounds like her.
UGH. That is so ANNOYING. I have a sibling like this too. It baffles me how they can't see how irresponsible they are. I'm sorry you're put in that position b/c of your brother. But you have legit concerns! Don't feel too bad - I'm sure your parents will understand.
No way!!!! Did she not even tell you she was also going? That's SO WEIRD!!!
I have to rant today - because I just spent almost an hour and a half waiting for my high risk OB appointment, after my ultrasound (that was over 1/2 hour late starting). So, I wait and I get it - doctors in hospitals are busy - but an hour and a half goes by and finally doc comes in, a doc I've never met, she doesn't introduce herself, explain who she is - I ask her twice but she just keeps talking over me. She gives me the most vague update possible. Well, baby is growing, still small, but growing. That's her analysis of the ultrasound I had. No measurements, no indication of how small exactly - just that baby is small, below the curve still, but growing. She was done in less than a minute, gets up and asks if I have questions. UH YAH I DO. Sit back down. She's visibly annoyed by my asking her to explain what curve the baby is below. How far below? Should I still be worried? I told her last time I was here I was given a percentile - she tells me she can't tell me that, but then when I ask her to explain what curve she's talking about she mentions that the baby's measurements are below 3rd percentile. So I said that seems really low - again she says the baby isn't "abnormally" small, and I don't have to be worried.
She was the worst. I was SO angry that I waited SO long to be treated like crap. She didn't even introduce herself! I hate being high-risk. I want to go back to my midwife. I missed a super important morning at work MOSTLY to wait around and do dick all.
Sorry - still super mad. ON top of it all, I'm still worried that my baby is so small. I have had two 10lb kids- having a small baby worries me. But, that wasn't really that important to this chick. UGH. Sorry. Rant OVER.
She's officially been named Doctor Twatwaffle.
Sorry about Dr. Twatwaffle. That sounds extremely infuriating. Maybe you can call back and schedule an over the phone consult with another doctor?
That's some real life sneakiness right there! I would be sooo irritated!
@courtjack That's terrible! I was so glad when I no longer had to go to the high risk doctor. They were nice but it was never the same doctor and I had to explain our situation every time!
My stupid in-laws are my twatwaffle for this week! They have no boundaries and it drives me nuts! My MIL called my husband and said she wanted to take my DS to get his pictures taken and get him an outfit to wear for the pictures. (of course, nothing I would put him would be good enough) My husband told him that we have a lot going on right now but maybe in a couple of weeks. She texts me later that night and says that this Saturday would work the best for them, despite what my husband already told her. Instead of standing up to her, my dh called her and said that was fine. She then called me to tell me they also want to take him to Build-a Bear for his Easter present but my ds won't be able to pick out what he wants because my FIL already picked out what he wanted him to get. Yeah, that will be fun for him! At this point, just buy him a stuffed animal! They are just so controlling and passive aggressive and my dh refuses to stand up to them, so it never gets better! They are truly one of the only things we ever fight about!
Twatwaffle for me today is:
1. Person at work. Seriously makes it a personal mission to be as obnoxious as possible while being as combative as possible.
2. My network outlet in my office. It's busted, and I have to play "let's fix the interwebs" after work when all I want to do is curl up with a bowl of cereal.
My twatwaffles are rather mild by comparison....y'all have some doozies today. My sympathies.
P.s. this is the vicious dog, yes, under my kids...
I'd also like to give the honour to H...he is driving me insane today. Everything he does is frustrating me to an unhealthy level. He leaves crumbs & other crap all over the kitchen, throws all the utensils into the same spot in the dishwasher (when the cutlery divider is literally RIGHT there, & completely empty)...& is just getting on my last remaining nerves overall. Come to think of it...maybe this makes me the twatwaffle because I am just so annoyed by him. Hmm...
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My twatwaffle today is my new car. We got it in late December and have probably had to take it to the shop every other week since we got it. Today it's my tires which are apparently filled with nitrogen instead of regular compressed air. So instead of just filling them myself, it's back to the dealer I go. Seriously, my 11 year old car had fewer problems!
sounds gross, but it helps so much! Just
do it in the shower