MOTN November

yellingbanana

Toller

So I  was on my way to a nice reasonable  bedtime, was basically sleeping and then idk what happened but it was almost like I had an adrenaline rush, then every time I laid down/ closed my eyes I felt dizzy .....finally tried drinking some protein shake and feeling okay now... (2 hours later). please stay that way!! 

slartybartfast

ugh. I'm up and AWAKE. I am so overwhelmed by the amount of TRASH associated with Halloween and the holidays in general. Literally every piece of disposable plastic - every candy wrapper. Every straw. Every cup. stays with us. It's all for convenience but just leads to excess. But it's also sooo hard to avoid.
Well anyways, I ate some cereal (after pouring milk from my plastic carton and cheerios from the plastic liner bag) and am hoping that helps me go back to sleep...

yellingbanana

Hello 3:30 am. My right hand keeps falling asleep while I'm sleeping. I've got a use reflux from taking a sip of water. My nose is stuffy. I'm worried about my kindergartener in school and her teacher that I'm not a fan of her teaching styles, or how she treats the kids, or that she sucks at giving specific instructions. 
I'm also thinking about everything I need to do today. I forgot to tell DH to take the recycling containers to the top of our giant hill driveway. So I need to wake up in 2 hours to do it. And that it's my other DDs 10th birthday today. Which reminds me that 10 years ago right now, I was in mind-blowing labor and her heart rate was dropping with each contraction. I still have a little PTSD from her labor. She's an amazing kid though and I'm glad I was able to bring her into this world  
Anyway, @slartybartfast I agree with the trash thing. For each holiday and celebration. And everything I buy at the store. We could do more bulk shopping, a pain. The waste is a problem though. 

Going to to try and sleep again...

PensiveCrayon

Guys, I was super excited to get to post in the MOTN thread last night -- I'm usually not awake enough to want to turn on my screen and make things worse, but for whatever reason last night I was wide awake after my 3 a.m. pee. Then I realized this morning I'd posted in a duplicate thread!

So this is my official MOTN check-in after the fact, haha. Hopefully this isn't a recurring thing for me. I've been...in the midst of an anxious time over the past three days.

yellingbanana

I can't believe how often I'm here. It's 3 am again. DH likes to stay up late, then comes to bed around 1 or 2, starts snoring, and for some reason I can't get back to sleep. 
Also, my hands keep going numb so even bumping or looking at my phone is a pain sad. 
My daughter just turned 10 and had 2 friends for a sleepover, they started talking about the presidential race. That was painful in its own way. 

Soon on we will be posting in this thread because we will be awake with our babies!!! I'd rather be taking care of a baby right now than be so uncomfortable that I can't sleep. At least babies are cute

phoenix870509

I'm such a good wife. Was up at 4:30 with DH as he had to be at work before 6 this morning. I managed to get myself ready, take care of my sore throat with a cup of tea, pack his lunch and make him coffee in less than 30 minutes. Now I'm back home after dropping him off breakfast and I'm going to go back to sleep.

penelope4612

It's not technically the MOTN here anymore but I went out for a friend's birthday and then for some reason was wide awake until 2am.  Then I woke up at 6:30 and couldn't fall back asleep. Ugh.

gowenc

Fall back doesn't really give you an extra hour of sleep when you wake up at 4:00 AM.

ajstevenson

Word @gowenc

yellingbanana

I guess it's just early morning now at 5:00 am, but I've been awake since 2:00 am tossing and turning. Nothing is comfortable!!!
And my throat started hurting.
Also, every time I wake up, I start thinking about the election (eye roll). 

ashleaf2018

This election is ruining my sleep for tonight. And on top of that I just got my first ever pregnancy craving and it's for root beer float.

MissLeighAndBabyG

@ashleaf2018 I'm with you on the election ruining my sleep. I'm not sure sleep is possible tonight.

On another note, my heart burn, acid reflux, and general inability to get comfortable is really setting in. No sleep November?

SmashJam

Ditto in election ruining sleep. DH is still up and drunk, which has me annoyed so that ads to my not sleeping. Am I the only one who is like, STOP BEING DRUNK WHAT IF I GO INTO LABOR?! 

Anyway, we will be politics free oN TB tomorrow, right? Not sure I can handle a Facebook if the outcome is as it appears right now, and I need something to kill time on my day off, lol.

ashleaf2018

Yeah I was trying to complain about the election without focusing too much on the politics of it. I was more invested in my local election than the presidential one anyway but that still didn't go like I thought it would. 

MissLeighAndBabyG

I'm so over Facebook right now @SmashJam. 

Now I'm just trying to not puke. It seems to be becoming a part of my night time routine.

Upromise9687

Heartburn, heartburn, heartburn.  Oh and the election results are not helping either. I have been up since 1:30 with no signs of sleep tonight. 

dmontgo

I'm awake and just feeling sick... and not just because of the election. General grossness and I wish bumps were detachable so I could breathe or get sleep.

Pgh_Kel

I'm up too.  I'd put equal blame on the election and my acid reflux.  Just miserable

cayaylonglegs

Been up for nearly 2 hours with cramps, pukiness and just a general feel of awfulness. I legit haven't felt this bad since the first trimester.

yellingbanana

I managed to go to sleep at midnight, with the help of benedryl. The election has me so personally offended as a Hispanic woman who teaches special education. I would have taken any of the other candidates respectfully, but this one.... What do I tell my daughter? 
I woke up exactly when the benedryl wore off, and I don't know when I will be able to sleep again. 
On a good note, baby has been super active after a weekend of being a little too calm. So that has me feeling a little better. Also, saw a picture of @brittnic86 little girls that she gave birth to last night they're so cute!!!

H4aPartyof5

@yellingbanana, I was up at 1:00 and checked the polling information hoping that things would have changed since I went to sleep at 9:30.  Big mistake for me.  Needless to say they didn't, and I was awake for another couple of hours as a result and am now exercising a couple hours later.

I wish that I could just sleep thru the night already.  Between DS1's nightmares and having to get up to pee constantly, I think the most consecutive sleep I've gotten in the last week is 3-4 hours.  Not good.  My patience by the end of the day ends up shot.

gowenc

I went to bed at 12:30, when it wasn't looking good but hadn't yet been called. I woke up at 4:00 and had to pee, and tried to resist the urge to check the results, but was so worried that I ended up looking. And that was that...today should be fun on 3 hours of sleep. I am also personally offended, and scared for my family. I am white and come from a pretty average middle class background. My husband is biracial, my stepson is multiracial, and my little one will be multiracial as well - we are a very blended family. And it's now very apparent that more than half the country doesn't care much about our rights or well being.

yellingbanana

well said @gowenc

slartybartfast

@yellingbanana - I spent most of the night crying. The magical thinking and bigotry that lead to 60 million Americans voting for that man - who has lied and cheated in business and yet still managed to f-up returns, bathes his microphones in misogynistic and racist rhetoric, denies statements that are recorded and then calls the candidate who has been rated MOST HONEST by fact checkers a liar... That hasn't put forward a competent economic platform but promises Oprah-audience-esque prizes for all.
And WHY?!?! Oh because something about emails that we're too lazy to really understand but read a meme about.

I'm about to give birth to a baby girl under a president that brags about grabbing women by the pussy.
And, more disturbingly, I just found out half of my country people bought his snake oil and aren't deeply disturbed by his prejudicial views (and thus are bigots themselves, whether active or passive).

This isn't just politics. The fact that even one vote was cast for Trump is sad. We've failed to raise adults that are capable of critical thinking. That are easily distracted by sparkly words that confirm the stories that they and the fear mongering conservatives have created. It doesn't matter what Trump's reputation actually looks like. His sweet nothings speak to those that are uncomfortable with a shift from the white male hierarchy.

I'm mad. And disgusted. And most of all, I don't understand how we can dig out of this.

ashleaf2018

I'm worried as well. I feel even more pressure to be a "good" parent and teach Rhett to be a decent human being, unlike our next president. I just can't believe this is the world we live in and that FI and I are trying to raise children in it on top of that.

ea301

I am with you guys on the election results... but I also thought I would share this, which helped me realize a bit that it's not just the obvious racists/misogynists/xenophobes who support Trump. There are a lot of people who fall in the camp described here: https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about/ (some bad language so I dunno if NSFW?)

It's enlightening but maybe not completely reassuring. I'm taking solace in the fact that my family can be strong and moral and do the right thing. Hoping this is just a blip and the next four years go by quickly/without much actually happening.

Also @ashleaf2018 a root beer float sounds AMAZING right about now.

kbduke

@slartybartfast Thank you. You literally said everything I've been feeling about this election. I cannot believe so many people (or any person for that matter) can live with their decision to vote for such a person. What kind of world are we bringing these babies into?

slartybartfast

@ea301 before reading that I wanted to spout more back about how it's impossible to have voted for Trump and not view non-white, non-male citizens as being below white males... even if it is subconscious. While I believe that's true, that article did do a great job of providing relatability to that perspective and the other perspectives of that demographic.

jptrumptone

I was also up in the middle of the night after turning in at a reasonable(ish) time worrying about the election. I looked at my phone, saw the call and tossed and turned for 3 hours before falling back asleep. I think I can echo what most of you have said, but @kbduke captured what I felt all night,  "What kind of world are we bringing these babies into?"  

ETA: seeing @brittnic86 with her baby girls was probably the highlight of my evening!

yellingbanana

DH caught an early flight home to pick up our 10 and 5 yr old DDs from school early. He wants to take them out and have a chat. My 10 yr old heard a lot of bad things that president elect said and was so upset that people would vote for him. She was crying this morning before school, I felt so bad. I tried my best to comfort her, but she is horrified that there are so many people who'd brush off all the terrible things he has said. 

ea301

@yellingbanana Your 10 y/o sounds very thoughtful for her age... which is a great thing. I share her thoughts and def don't envy your position in trying to comfort her. Hugs to you both

slartybartfast

@yellingbanana - I'm so sorry. I desperately want your daughter to feel supported by those of us that will never be quiet in the face of racism and misogyny.
I also want to know how the heck Trump got 29% of the Hispanic vote?!

penelope4612

@slartybartfast - I have a friend who is Cuban and he said a lot of Cubans are Republican.  It probably doesn't explain it all though.

MissLeighAndBabyG

It's only midnight but this baby is shoving her feet into my ribs and oh my gosh it HURTS. Not to mention the acid reflux and heart burn I've had all day and into the night. I'm definitely going to look up ways to spur on labor tomorrow. 

I'm thankful this baby and my son won't remember much if anything of this presidency. He didn't win the popular vote, just remember that ladies.

gowenc

Up at 4:00 again. At least I was in bed relatively early last night, so today won't be so bad.

I had some pretty heavy family stuff going on yesterday--my sister was in town with my nephew so he could see a pediatric neurologist about some very concerning symptoms he's had that have been misdiagnosed as something else for several years. Luckily the neurologist is confident in her diagnosis and treatment plan and thinks that he should be back to normal within a few months. 

All that is to say, I really didn't have time/energy to think about the election results yesterday. I made the mistake of looking at Facebook when I woke up, and now the worry and fear is setting in. Doesn't look like I'll be getting back to sleep.

princesslockness

I can't get a link to copy, but cracked has an article that truly sums up why 90+% of the people I know IRL voted for trump. It has to do with some of his policies, but mostly that the rural way of life is being killed off and we are sick of it.

The article is 'How Half Of America Lost Its F**king Mind' by David Wong written Oct. 12 2016.

SmashJam

@Kate08Young thanks for the article!

DH's snoring is a freakin' anomaly to me. Out of the blue he gets pnemonia and now his snoring is SO SO god awful. He complains about not sleeping but won't take suggestions about it. Like last night-no snoring for hours. Like, maybe a little past midnight even. 1am rolls around and I wake up to freight trains. I'm like, ok, he's on his back. So i tell him to roll over. He does. THE SNORING CONTINUES. I fall asleep finally, wake up to MORE FREIGHT TRAINS. He's on his back this time, so I tell him to roll the other way. Snoring stops. Wake up again, MORE SNORING. There is nothing to do. And I shit you not it is the worst snoring he's every had. I've been sleeping poorly for months now, and its only been this bad for maybe a month, slightly more. I can't explain it! And its making me crazy.

princesslockness

@SmashJam You are most welcome! Sorry I can't get the link on mobile.

I am 100% with you of the snoring. H gets a bronchial infection every year about this time. I can't sleep in the same room, so I am in the recliner in the living room and can hear him over my movie. Its ridiculous.

Austenista

@Kate08Young I enjoyed that article. This whole political/cultural clashing phenomena has taught me a lot about myself and helped me articulate a lot of my feelings and confusion coming from the rural south and still living there, and trying to reconcile my life, my values, my faith, my education, my intelligence, and my family with what the internet, the culture, television, etc. tells me they should be. I've struggled a lot with it, to the point of even being double-minded about it. Feeling like if I don't find ways to agree and conform, I'm a stupid bigot (oh, how I hate that word). Or feeling like I need to be apologetic about the fact that I actively choose to be a house-wife and I'm satisfied with that choice. The times I haven't felt satisfied with that choice was when others/media, etc. have told me I shouldn't be. Made me feel that it was some sad cop-out to my potential instead of my own decision to make my life be about hearth and home because that was what I wanted. Or the times I've felt like I needed to say, "yes, I'm a Christian, I'm really sorry about that." Sometimes I just have to completely unplug from it all and allow my brain a reprieve from trying to figure out the "right" way, and just be.  

DiFazette

@Austenista word.  I'm exhausted with having to be a list of things if I support this and another list of things if I support that.  I am a well educated, well read, successful woman who also is a stay at home mom part time.  Why is it incomprehensible that I'm many things that sometimes can't be put into a nice box to make other people comfortable with how they should judge me?  I have said so many times on this board - it makes people's head explode whenever I engage and explain that's i'm fiscally conservative and socially liberal.  I have many friends that are conservative christians and support LGBT rights... why is that so hard for people to understand? We get to choose how we feel on every subject - not based on the narrative of a political party.  It's so damn silly to me.  I'll continue to think for myself, and people can continue to judge me based on mob mentality.  Zero shits given.